Elf Moe No Mo?

Lots of shaking up going on in North Pole Flight Command. This new jobs thing has really made a lot of elves think.

Me too, to be honest.

I applied to become the International Director of Santa Trackers.

I didn’t think I’d get it. I just wanted to see what would happen.

Well, it stirred up a world of trouble, that’s what it did. I first got interviewed by Elf Roger himself.

How embarrassing.

You see as the current International Director of Santa Trackers he’s on the committee to name a replacement. He’s interview #1. I did not know that when I applied.

He was very nice to me.

We had a good, long talk that lasted about an hour. He didn’t seem to be bothered at all that I wanted his job.

Well, me and about 60 other elves.

No wonder we haven’t heard from Elf Roger since the first of the year. He’s too busy interviewing his replacement.

Well, I said something right I guess because I got another interview. This time with Santa.

THAT interview didn’t go so well.

At least that’s what I took away from it.

“Trixie, what are you doing?” Santa asked me as I sat down. “What business do you really have applying for this job? Are you here because you really want the job and think you can do it or are you here as a reporter, trying to get an interview with me for some story you’re chasing?”

I’ve known Santa to be blunt at times but never at this level.

But as he talked I felt something inside me that said, “Hey, why NOT me?” After all, I’m just as engaged in all this as any elf. I could do it. I could be the International Director of Santa Trackers.

Then Santa brought me down to earth. I’ve only got about four years as an elf. I’ve never been to flight school. I don’t know diddly about Santa’s sleigh. I haven’t led a tracker group and my own experience in tracking Santa is limited to what I do on Christmas Eve. I’m a lousy candidate to be International Director of Santa Trackers.

Santa made me admit that the more he asked me questions.

And let me tell you – he asked a ton of questions. My interview with Elf Roger was about an hour. But my interview with Santa was about four hours.

I kid you not.

They are taking this jobs thing completely serious and there will be, I think at least, a great many changes to things. Take, for example, Elf Moe.

I can’t get Moe to talk to me. But I’ve noticed he is talking to a lot of elves. He’s been in to see Santa, and Elf Roger, and Elf Agent X.

Yeah, North Pole Security.

Since all that’s been going on the past few weeks I’ve discovered that Elf Moe has become more…distant. Quiet. Almost secretive.

Elf Moe is not a super talkative elf anyway. He never has been. I know he covered for Elf Max a lot last year but with Max being back I know Moe is looking to get back to his old job. His old job is to be the bouncer here at SantaTrackers.net. He takes care of the trouble makers. He is the enforcer.

But what kind of job did he apply for?

I don’t know that he applied to anything. I snooped around a bit with Elf Sandy in Elf Resources and she flat out told me that Elf Moe hasn’t applied for any job openings.

So, something else is up.

Will we get an announcement? Will Santa or Roger tell us what’s up with Elf Moe?

I know one thing: we’ll never get to the bottom of it by asking Elf Moe or Elf Agent X. If there’s a guy who talks less than Moe it’s Elf Agent X. Talking to him is like talking to a wall. He always answers a question by asking questions.

I can’t stand that.

Me: Hey, Elf Agent X, are you considering Elf Moe for a job in North Pole Security?

Agent X: Why do you ask?

Me: I’m a reporter. That’s my job. Is he going to work for you?

Agent X: Do you think that’s a good idea?

Me: Just answer the question!

Agent X: Isn’t it a beautiful day?

Nothing is more maddening that talking to that guy. Or to Elf Moe.

Stay posted, kids. There’s stuff going on behind the scenes here.

I’m just not sure what it is yet.

About this Elf: Elf Trixie

Elf Trixie is now Chief of Staff to Mrs. Claus, a position she took on originally in 2023. She previously worked in the Public Relations Department at the North Pole as an intern. She was one of the youngest elves on staff in the News Department. She keeps the weekly countdown going at SantaUpdate.com and frequently assists Mrs. Claus in her publishing efforts. Trixie is a Journalism major at Southern North Pole University and has recently accepted additional writing duties as a staff reporter at the Santa Tracker Herald Star. Trixie is single, she has a pet gerbil named Pebbles, and recently adopted her own baby reindeer named Trixie.