The Orca

Part 11: New Lives

Veronica and Luisa walked through the streets of London as refugees.

"First off, we need cover identifications." Luisa explained. "We can't walk around as our true names, because people will know we're Orcana."

"Right." Veronica agreed. They headed to the identification office and asked for IDs. The identification lady was a mean, grumpy old woman with a mole on her left cheek and a sinister frown on her face.

"Can I help you." She bellowed in her booming voice.

"We want identifications." Veronica told the woman.

"What are your names?" Veronica and Luisa didn't want to tell the woman their real names, so they went with fake names.

"I am Hazel, and this is my friend Marigold." Veronica lied.

"Hazel and Marigold." The lady was puzzled, as she was ready to hand them the Life in the UK British citizenship test booklet.

"Excuse me, m'am, but these questions are absurd!" Luisa had problems with the questions. "First off, this question right here. What country did Britain gain independence from? That makes no sense because everyone was trying to gain independence FROM Britain."

"Look at this sign here." The lady pointed upward. "Does it say I give a damn?" Luisa was not done.

"And this question right here?" Luisa pointed to another question. "What role does the British crown play in government? The British crown plays no role in government, they're a celebrity figure, a figurehead, a tourist attraction!" The attendant was getting mad, more annoyed by Luisa.

"And this question right here." Luisa pointed to another question. "What color are London buses? London buses can be literally any color and not just red. Modern London buses can be blue, black..." The attendant had enough so she snapped.

"Come here." She told to Veronica and Luisa. She pointed the camera at them, took their photos, and got them their identifications.

"Here's your identifications, now get out of my sight, I never want to see your faces again!!"

"Aced it!" Veronica smiled at Luisa.

"Now that we have identifications, we need jobs to earn money." Luisa explained. "But where would we work?" Veronica pointed to a coffeeshop known as Cafe Augustus, a cafe with a green sign and brown lettering.

"Bingo!" Veronica found their workplace. "Let's go to work!" They got into Cafe Augustus, ready to begin their job.

"Hello!" Veronica and Luisa waved. "We would like jobs here."

"Who are you lovely ladies?" The owner greeted them.

"I am Hazel, and this is Marigold." Veronica waved hello.

"Ok, then fill out the job application and I will have you start as soon as possible." The owner handed them each a job application. They filled them out and gave them to the owner.

"Very nice indeed." The owner was impressed. "Not a hair out of place. "You can start right now, I have customers ready!" Veronica and Luisa were ready to begin their work.