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Hello.
[It's not a familiar daemon, no one Jughead has met before. When he clicks in, he finds that their Inbox image is an indifferent picture of landscape, and their Synchr isn't set up at all.]
Word is you have worked in investigative journalism.
[It's not a familiar daemon, no one Jughead has met before. When he clicks in, he finds that their Inbox image is an indifferent picture of landscape, and their Synchr isn't set up at all.]
Word is you have worked in investigative journalism.
[ he hasn't told anyone, however there's always whoever watches the through the daemons, making sure they're actually fulfilling the intimacy aspect of saving their worlds. he'll have to discuss this with betty, possibly after he's done a bit of digging into who this person is. no synchr, not much on the daemon. there's just not enough information. ]
If I say yes?
If I say yes?
Then Mora and her friends could use your help to track down these thieves. You look like an ordinary human, so if you have the ordinary preconceptions about demons, I'd say -- let go of those.
They'll do you no good with us.
They'll do you no good with us.
Late at night it is. Tomorrow.
[And it is the following night— without any further clarification as to time, that there's a knock on his door, interrupting the background cadence of crickets and deep-throated night birds. The quality of the air changes too, subtly. The mellow, crisp scent of the cool evening gains something sweeter-- sweet like blood must smell to vampires.]
[And it is the following night— without any further clarification as to time, that there's a knock on his door, interrupting the background cadence of crickets and deep-throated night birds. The quality of the air changes too, subtly. The mellow, crisp scent of the cool evening gains something sweeter-- sweet like blood must smell to vampires.]
just a heads-up. i told veronica about what happened between us.
[ no, he's not going to write it out. no, they're not going to talk about it. just in case she tells betty, he's throwing it out there. ]
[ no, he's not going to write it out. no, they're not going to talk about it. just in case she tells betty, he's throwing it out there. ]
[ jughead figured he would. archie's not the type to lie and when he does it either blows up in his face or fails to work. now he knows he has to tell betty. because whatever veronica know will almost certainly be shared with betty. ]
that's fine. I'll be telling Betty.
I mean, it wasn't really anything other than us trying to save our asses.
that's fine. I'll be telling Betty.
I mean, it wasn't really anything other than us trying to save our asses.
Yes.
[ She emerges from the bedroom and goes to find him..]
Sorry, I thought I was the only one home.
[ She emerges from the bedroom and goes to find him..]
Sorry, I thought I was the only one home.
[ he's sitting there, fingers poised above his keyboard, but no words are coming to him. he doesn't know what to say or do, a rarity for him given words are his refuge. but since having kissed archie, it's like his brain is all twisted up. it hadn't even been a good kiss, just one to save them from suspicion. but he still feels the obligation to tell her. after all, he loves her more than he can say and even if the kiss had been a near necessity, he feels as though he's betrayed her. ]
Hey. Wanna sit?
Hey. Wanna sit?
[ something has been off. it's why she wanted to talk, to make sure he was okay with everything. her marriage to v hadn't meant anything to her. he knew that, right? when he invites her to sit, she does so, sitting down next to him on the couch.]
Out with it, Jug. [ she reaches for one his hands.] Something's been off with you. What's going on?
Out with it, Jug. [ she reaches for one his hands.] Something's been off with you. What's going on?
[ he almost winces as she demands to know what's up, but fortunately hides it well. instead, he sighs and closes his laptop, setting it aside so he can reach for her hands. ]
You know I love you, right? I've never loved anyone as much as I love you. But something happened in that world. And as a result, I kissed Archie.
[ he gazes at her, blue eyes full of remorse, because the last thing he wants is to lose her. ]
You know I love you, right? I've never loved anyone as much as I love you. But something happened in that world. And as a result, I kissed Archie.
[ he gazes at her, blue eyes full of remorse, because the last thing he wants is to lose her. ]
[ his starting lines make her nervous, she feels her stomach start to drop, she begins to prepare for some horrible bombshell and....
he kissed archie? okay. so that is....]
Wait, what? [ she blinks rapidly before her lips quirk just a little, like she's trying desperately not to laugh. because she is. it's a reaction to nerves, it's from relief. ] That's it? [ she shakes her head, realizing that she might be minimizing his hurt over it.] Jughead, do you really think that after all we've been through here, together, that a kiss you used to maintain a ruse is going to make me hate you? [ She pauses.] Unless it was more than that...
he kissed archie? okay. so that is....]
Wait, what? [ she blinks rapidly before her lips quirk just a little, like she's trying desperately not to laugh. because she is. it's a reaction to nerves, it's from relief. ] That's it? [ she shakes her head, realizing that she might be minimizing his hurt over it.] Jughead, do you really think that after all we've been through here, together, that a kiss you used to maintain a ruse is going to make me hate you? [ She pauses.] Unless it was more than that...
Of course it's not! [ the words come out rather brusque and he clenches his teeth before releasing a slow breath. he should've known she wouldn't be mad. it's betty, after all. but his own fears were rearing their heads and he has to get a control of his emotions before he continues. ]
Arch is like my brother. Can you imagine having to kiss your brother like that? It wasn't pleasant.
[ and all the while, all he could think about was how archie had kissed betty and how he was betraying her. ]
Arch is like my brother. Can you imagine having to kiss your brother like that? It wasn't pleasant.
[ and all the while, all he could think about was how archie had kissed betty and how he was betraying her. ]
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