🦇 ✨spooky and spice ✨🦇

( purple tying together the perfect outfit , red waves of hair falling perfectly down her back , finger on the record button of her phone to catch anything creepy ) – wait ! Is that ( abigail cowen ) ?? No , according to their file that’s ( daphne blake ) from ( scooby doo ). i heard they are ( twenty four ) and ( she ) ( is ) known for being ( high strung ) , but also ( intrusive ). if you ’re looking for ( her ) you’d have a good chance looking in ( riverdale library ). it’s very clear that they are a ( leo ) since they have ( carmen ) playing by ( lana del rey ) on repeat. hopefully they’ll have what it takes to survive ! 

——        ▸▸ rue sat back in one of the lounge chairs, watching everyone else. as much as she wanted to go home and watch some netflix . . she had to admit, the free entertainment was unmatched. people stood up and either gave cringe worthy performances or . . they gave an applaud worthy performance. after a while, she decided to make a small game out of it. grabbing a few handful of napkins . . she started writing numbers on them, lifting one after each performance. most people got a solid 4 or 5 . . a few got 1′s and only one girl who she’d met once at pop’s earned a 10. as she felt another presence next to her, she handed over some napkins. ❝ feel like rating these awful performances with me ? ❞ she questioned before chuckling. ❝ no amount of alcohol could make me go up there and embarrass myself . . what about you ? ❞

walking around looking amazing was exhausting. but when she laid eyes on the girl she had earlier set up with a whole new look she was shocked. “hey, cool cat! you’re just sitting around after i spent so long making you look like you belong walking out of a movie set?” she shook her head and looked around. “shouldn’t you be talking it up to some cute people? i did tell you i’d get you a date.” daphe looked down at the napkins and laughed. it was a pretty good way to pass the time but daphne had a different idea for rue that night. “you know, the only numbers you should be writing down on those napkins are the ones that a total hottie is giving you to call them back.”

“Yeah, I guess so! That would be ideal to have wouldn’t it? At least we wouldn’t have to hear the people that think they can sing, screaming into the microphone.“ she agreed with a shrug and then laughed a little. “I’m not sure what i’m singing, its a surprise. Sabrina is picking it out for the both of us. Shes lucky I even agreed to do this.” She sighed looking from the petite blonde picking out the song back over to Daphne when she spoke. “Maybe you’ll change your mind by the end of the night. I don‘t think anyone will boo you off stage.“ she teased.

“exactly, nothing like hearing the worst part of tiny dancer breaking your eardrums. it is funny to watch though, isn’t it?” daph laughed a bit and shook her head. she can imagine all the tick toks that would be going around from this night by the time the weekend ended. “oh, see, i could never go up unprepared! you have guts, i’d be jello legged and everything. ugh. but i’m sure you two are going to do great.” daphne’s eyes set on the stage for a while as she listened to betty speak. “hopefully by then they will all be too drunk to even tell the difference. speaking of drinks...do you want anything? i was thinking a mojito might be good, i love a little mint in my drink.”  

“unmatching clothes, chipped nails, headphones that get tangled, when people smell like sausage but refuse to change, and the sound of vacuums are just so annoying.”

Betty looked over at the red head and smiled, a laugh escaping her lips. “I guess thats all anyone ever needs is a little liquid courage.” nodding her head she sighed a little, “Yeah, I think so. I think Sabrina is getting me to sing with her actually in a few minutes. Maybe I need a little more liquid luck too. What about you? Are you going to sing?” she asked, motioning towards the stage.

“it’s some of the best stuff around, too bad it’s not like the harry potter kind, huh?” she said with a laugh. “if we had that everyone would be sounding like rockstars...unlike the guy who was just up there signing baby got back.” he said laughing. “what do you want to sing? i might, but i don’t know if i’ll have enough courage or what i want to sing. foxy shazam or crimson and clover.” daphne looked at the stage and already felt nauseous. “jeepers creepers. yeah...i don’t know about that just yet. this place might have to miss out on my tone deaf voice after all.” 

___________ his brows furrowed slightly when the redhead found him and called his name. the blonde man turned to his friend and gave her a small but awkward smile before shrugging his shoulders. “ it looks nice “ he stated softly. “ but too tight. “ he added before leaning himself back against the rail with a sigh. “ and too many people in a small space and- “ link paused before he gave his friend the most pitiful and soulful look. “ i am worried about epona. “

Betty wasn’t particularly in the party mood, if she was being quite honest. But how could she ever say no to Veronica inviting her for the time at the Lodge? So she showed up, and mostly hung around picking at the food that was scattered across a long table. And working on her third of forth drink, she couldn’t remember, she had lost count at this point. But she was starting to feel it. Betty found herself in front of the make shift stage, watching as her fellow friends and acquaintances took the stage to sing karaoke. “You know,” she started, hearing her words starting to slur just a bit from the alcohol. “I didn’t know they could sing that good. I’m impressed.” 

daphne was loving all of this. her outfit above all but it was exciting. aside from the amazing outfit she was wearing it was different then what she was at home running around with the gang and finding stories to talk about. and as she looked over at the blonde she laughed a little.  “well, you know what they say, a little liquid luck and you can do anything.” daphne said with a laugh.  “are you going to sing?” 

link was uncomfortable and itchy in this outfit he had allowed his new acquaintance to dress him up in. though the worst part was how restrictive it felt. he was trying his best to reach out to others through this party as much as he hated it. though something about it felt off to him. maybe it was a person here inside the building or it could just be that he didn’t enjoy being shut in among so many people that had his warning bells going off inside his head. whatever the case was he knew he needed air which was why link was outside taking a breath away from the crowd. the reclusive man was already beginning to miss his horse and as he looked up at the sky he sighed in disappointment. the lights from this house seemed to dull the appearance of the stars. “ i hope you’re okay. “ he muttered into the night air to no one in particular. it was probably the the first set of words he had said aloud without being prompted.

status : open

location : indoor bar

it wouldn’t be to anyone’s surprise that jughead found himself positioned by the dinner table, collecting a plentiful amount of french fries and fanciful street tacos. he knew veronica had to be of some influence , otherwise they’d be receiving the very posh end of the rich kid nightmare. taking his food to the barstand , he ordered a glass of whiskey – although a voice in the back of his head advised against it. it’s often one he hits puts on silent daily. “ it’s kind of odd that hermosa is the captain of this party , or so i heard. “ his words were light , though he’d never imagine hermosa tugging veronica beneath her – that seemed like a suicide mission, or on the verge of one. hell hath no fury than an lodge that feels caged. 

hermosa and veronica. names only brought up in meeting with hiram when she’d hand in reports. daphne had been having more than a blast showing off her impressive work with link that she hadn’t even managed to think of eating yet. “haven’t met the lodge daughters yet...but by the looks of it this isn’t too far off what a lodge would plan... not that i can imagine... tacos and fries as a normal spread, my mother would be having a total wig if she ever saw burgers at her parties.” but daphne shrugged. guess the younger crowd would prefer that to seared wagyu beef and jewel potatoes, huh?” 

link was still so new to the area that many of her questions couldn’t be answered even if he wanted to. he had no suspicions yet though her question about the serpents being at fault seemed to catch his attention. “ no. “ he stated softly while shaking his head from side to side. “ serpents are good. “ he added. at least she was starting to get a little more out of him. “ why? “

daphne was proud. the more she pushed the more words she got. soon it might be an actual sentence. “how good can they be if they are the main suspects to all of this. though, theory has it they are being framed.” she told the male. her head tilting. if she wasn’t going to get much out of him about the fires then maybe she can learn about it. “how long have you been around? and are you now a permanent resident or just passing through?” a new murderer and this man comes to town? suspicious.

link had an unreadable expression on his face and as he turned to look away from the woman questioning him, it would seem as if he was somewhere else mentally. azure eyes gazed forward when she mentioned the lives lost and he began to absentmindedly brush his fingers over epona’s neck, more for his comfort than hers. when she asked his name though he seemed to snap out of it and turn his attention back to the woman questioning him. “ link. “ he stated, though he didn’t give her anything more for the moment. 

“link...link, link, link...” she said over and over. there was obvious disappointment in her voice. she was not getting far and that stressed her out. but still determined the girl nodded her head. “okay, mr. link. so, you have heard about these fires, what...would you think about it? do you know anyone in riverdale who might be suspect to the crime?” she asked him. would he even know anyone? with a sigh she tried to match his gave but he seemed so lost in his own world. “do you believe the serpents are the criminals as many believe?” 

when it seemed that the woman would not leave him alone and she began to question him about the fire that he had no knowledge of, link stopped for a moment. deep blue eyes studied the woman while his lips drew into a thin line that showed his disapproval of the information she had given. he had heard there was a lot going on in this town but this was the first he had heard of the fire. “did the people survive?” was all the strange man asked her before he brushed his hand over the neck of his agitated horse. 

it was good to see the man slow down as she asked her question,  her shoes were not made for this. “well, i’m supposed to be the one asking questions, mr. but...yes.” she said with a slight huff, holding her recorder and wondering if it would be useful. but a good reporter would always stay recording. and her friends would want all the voices they could get. useful or not. “two injured and i believe there was three dead.” she held out her recorder to his face. “do you mind stating your name and age? for informational purposes of course. you...don’t know about the fire?” maybe he was interesting in a different way? she was sure everyone knew about that night.

link was caught by surprise when the woman turned her attention to him. he had just been making his way back to the forest with his horse when she called him out. he turned towards her and gave the redhead a silent stare before he shrugged off her question and continued on his way back to his camp. he didn’t know what story she was talking about and even if he did. he didn’t want to talk.

the horse was a bit odd, but that only made him more interesting and interesting was good for a story. but as he went back to walk forward she huffed. “wait, please! i really need this.” dont follow a random man with a horse into the woods, daph. she could practically hear one of her friends tell her but she was determined. “you know. rviverdale has hundreds of stories and the fire is the biggest right now! what are your thoughts on someone trying to light a fire on a building full of people? random acts of arson or more malicious intentions?” the girl was clicking record on her recorder that hung around her neck.  

“oh god, that feels like a lifetime ago,” Midge replied, a slight roll to her eyes at the reminder of her cheerleading days. but that had been one of her priorities in high school, one with all the memories that came along with it. she nodded in agreement with Daphne, at the same time feeling like ever since she had come back to Riverdale there was this slight sense of deja vu all over again. “which is probably a good thing that we’re not high schoolers anymore.” shifting her weight she took a sip of her drink. “podcast?! Daph, that’s awesome! what’s it about?”

“that’s because it was a life time ago, you know, i like to think im well past my high school days, that drama has come and goe and here we are now! bumping into each other at pops.”daphne’s enthusiasm was always well received as long as she didn’t take it too far. “oh yes! my podcast, it’s called the Mystery Inc. and i do it with my gang of friends back home! it’s this rad show all about true crime and creepy stories. riverdale is full of them i hear which helps me because i can get the real deal facts right in town!”