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lunaminetta·:

“I bet you’d fit right in. They’ve got pretty dope drinking songs, pretty mountains, and hell of a good food festival,” Luna grinned. “You could do that too, but I doubt they’d taste as good with everything you know now, but it might be good if you didn’t have to eat those alone,” she spoke, hoping he would pick up on her hint. If she was gonna get close to the serpents to protect her family, Jughead was the prefect start. She raised an eyebrow, trying to read any expression from his face. “I’m sorry you feel that way, Jughead. It’s only people’s lack of respect for law and order that causes the chaos. I feel like that comments pretty pointed, but I’ll give you the benefit of doubt. It’s the town as a whole that continues this Northside versus Southside madness, not individual people.”

“I’m for a good view and food.” Jughead nodded, he didn’t drink, wouldn’t after seeing what it did to his family and especially not around his father so he wouldn’t either concern him or make him more likely to fall off the wagon, but food was always on the table. At her alone comment he chuckled. “So I guess we’re ordering confused sandwiches now.” He nodded and then began to listen as she gracefully glossed over his obvious comment towards her dad. “I suppose we’ll have to agree to disagree then. The Southside has tried to work with the Northside and the blame gets dropped on us every time.”

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angelxserpent·:

angel offered him a small smile as they agreed on their dislike of the subject. “well i never made it to trig but i’m sure we won’t actually ever use that in real life,” she laughed softly. it wasn’t like she was going to be able to go to college. she didn’t have the grades to get a scholarship and definitely wouldn’t have the funds on her own. besides, there were other things going on that needed their attention. she shifted, unsure if she wanted to open that can of worms. she’d never talked about it before with anyone but andy. she chewed on her lip. “school and graduation, the ghoulies, the….place i live,” she answered, muttering the last part as she hesitantly lifted her eyes to meet his. she wondered what he saw just then. she was usually wild and sarcastic but right then she felt like the broken little girl she was. angel took a deep breath, shaking her head and putting her walls back up. “true. at least we know we can’t trust her. just like her sister. well we might end up burning the whole town down but you know i’ll fight.”

"Pretty sure I've never used more than the basics in real life, plus I never have to calculate what rate my plane is flying and how fast I'd drive to the same location with different starting points." He was rambling now, too tired to care, but he caught himself and looked up at her before shaking his head as he realized. He nodded as she started breaking down what was going on a bit, eyebrows furrowing slightly as she said where she lived. "Well we're going to handle the Ghoulies, when it comes to school, so long as it's not math I'm sure I can help and as far as home-life goes, take it from me, you can get away from it if you need to. Just say the word." Jughead had lived away from his home for a long time, he understood what it was like to not exactly have a healthy or safe environment at home. He was just lucky things had turned around now. As Angel said the town might have to burn down he nodded, it was a different way of getting a fresh start, but it was one way. "I know I can count on you."

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fiimsylungs‌:

‘I’m presuming that you heard about Sylvia, right? Sorry I’ve been kinda distant.’

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"Yeah, of course I have, still no word on where she might be? And don't apologize, I think everyone's been caught up in their own issues a bit more than usual as of late."

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jckingcobra·:

“I’m glad you cant be that reckless, pass it on to Sweet Pea.” he joked “you’re doing a good job, i know you’ll do the right thing.” he nodded “i think you’ll be able to avoid the war, i just led everyone straight to their own defeat.” he looked at his fingers and then back across at his son “I told you i’d get us back to where we needed to be. I just needed time, I’m not slipping up again.” he paused “i’m going to be the dad i should have been a long time ago.”

Jughead let out a bit of a laugh and shook his head. "I can only work with Sweet Pea the best I can, you're asking for miracles." He joked and let out a silent sigh as his dad mentioned the last Ghoulie vs. Serpent war. "No one is defeated, the Serpents are still standing and we'll make sure they get what's coming to them. You know if you came back they'd still listen to you any day." He said with a small nod towards his dad. "You're already doing better than I could have hoped, it's nice that this is the you Jellybean gets to see again."

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lunaminetta·:

“A very confused sandwich,” Luna answered with a cheeky smile. “Burgers are only burgers because of the town they were created in so I’d say burgers truly don’t exist unless it’s in Germany. Burgers are a figment of our imagination,” she added laughing. For someone who didn’t meat, she sure knew a lot of food facts.”Lucky for you, you have that luxury. Police aren’t allowed to run off the law whenever it fits them. I know Riverdale’s pretty corrupt, but not my father. How could you tell? Rules provide structure and stability. If we didn’t have rules it’d be chaos and lawlessness.” 

"Sounds like I need to move to Germany, then." Jughead spoke with a slightly amused tone. "Or just pretend I never learned that fact and live in ignorance, enjoying my confused burger sandwiches." When she said her dad wasn't corrupt he had to bite his tongue and let out a small laugh instead. "Take a look around, like really look, there are rules and there is still chaos. Your dad along with just about everyone here will work the law around to make it fit what they want. For those of us that don't have that luxury, well, they put us on one side of the town and pretend we don't exist."

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jonesyjellybean·:

As they neared the hospital Jellybean could feel the dread gros more and more to a point where she almost asked Jug to stop and just take her home. But the thing is, as much as she hated it, she knew she had to go because if there was internal damage she was royally screwed. “You’ll call dad once I’m checked in and let him know Im okay, right?” She asked as she got of the bike

Jug parked right at the emergency entrance, knowing he’d end up having to leave as soon as his dad got there to check in on Sweet Pea and Fangs. After she was off the bike, he got off and nodded. “Of course, he’ll be here right away, ‘Bean.” He helped her inside and told her to sit down as he went to the front counter, telling them he had one of the kidnapped girls and she needed immediate help, thankfully though since it wasn’t as bad in the ER as riot night he didn’t need to yell at anyone and he was told someone would be right over, so he went back to Jellybean and crouched down in front of her. “Someone’s going to be out with a wheelchair in a minute, do you want to talk to dad?” He asked as he pulled out his phone, finally able to call up their father. 

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fallenginger·:

“After all the times we’ve hung out in that tree-house, I’d think you know me better than that! If we’re laying it all out on this dining table.. I only get to see you so much. I recommend a bedroom and not being so hard on yourself!” He jokes with a wink, resting his arm along the booth. Archie knew he had been in a similar situation as Jughead—wanting to stay up until he knew that it was safe to shut his eyes, to let himself think that the town didn’t have a violent hiccup for the first time in weeks. He was listening closely to what Jughead was saying, noticing a slight pause in his words. “I’m sure you’ve helped him get on track too, bro. After seeing how he looked when he was carrying you after what happened with the Ghoulies, it’s safe to say that he needs both of you in his life.” Archie half smiles, rolling his eyes back with a laugh. “Anything that could bring a potential amount of money or service to Hiram is too good for him to pass up. I’m still trying to pick up the pieces from when I had to cut the chains off of you at Southside High.”  Archie tried to look on the positive outcome of Hiram’s doings, and at most, it only brought even more negative thoughts on how bad of a friend he was before. He realized he was in deep waters with Hiram the second he went against his dad’s wishes—and he felt like he would never be able to forgive himself for the pain he caused his friends and parents. “Suddenly, it doesn’t sound so bad that the air mattress is screaming to be thrown in the trash can! Hiram would find a way to sabotage the wedding anyways—Probably with my head as the cake topper.” He shakes his head with a smirk, followed by a sigh. “We all have things to attend to, Juggie. I just wanted to hint that you’re my best friend and that I’m more than willing to help you kick some ass. If I’m going to have a wedding, I’m going to need my best man there with me!”

Jughead couldn't help the chuckle that fell from his lips as Archie mentioned the treehouse. It had been ages since they hung out there, since they had gotten to be kids. "So does that mean I'm setting up a blow up mattress for you now?" He gave his best friend a small grin, reluctantly letting Archie win this one. As Archie brought up his mostly unspoken of beating from the Ghoulies Jug nodded and thought back to the conversation he was having with his father earlier. "He said having his kids home helps. I was worried we might lose him there for a bit during everything with Jellybean." He didn't often admit these things to people, honestly probably would never admit it to anyone outside Archie and Betty. He knew it was a rough hole Archie fell into, getting at all involved with Hiram, but it was a lesson and one he wasn't going to let his friend get tied up in again. "Getting rid of the Ghoulies will just be one step towards messing with Hiram's plans, but hey, we managed to get Southside High open again." Jughead just grinned as Arch said he was going to throw out the air mattress. "You'll have Secret Serpent Service at the wedding, I'll make sure of it." He chuckled and shook his head, trying to hold back a yawn.

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lunaminetta·:

Luna smiled, looking around the boy to spark her interest. “Did you know that hamburgers are technically sandwiches and not burgers because we toast the bread?” Luna explained laughing a bit. So many nights she spent watching  Jeopardy waiting to make sure her father made it home safe after his shifts, she was full of random facts. “I like her, though I can’t say she feels the same towards me,” she giggled. “That’s because police go for more than just evidence. They go through suspects and timelines before jumping into theories. They also have a lot of laws stopping them from doing things civilians can. You know, you’d probably be a good cop if you learned to play by the rules,” she teased.

“Well then what’s a burger?” Jughead asked, oddly curious. “Are burgers anything that isn’t toasted bread? Are my usual sandwiches considered burgers then? Because that sounds pretty on brand.” Jughead’s favorite food was burgers, they held their own slot on his food pyramid, but now that might just be sandwiches and it was actually an interesting fact. “Give her some time, she usually comes around.” He shrugged, Jug wasn’t going to tell his sister to get along with anyone, but Jellybean was typically pretty open minded from what he knew. “Eh, playing by the rules doesn’t usually get things done in a timely manner.” He chuckled and shrugged. “But take it rules are more your thing?”

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jckingcobra·:

FP nodded “yeah, sounds like someone else i used to know.” his eyes looked up and at Jug, a smile on his lips. His son was doing a good job, maybe even a better job than he had early on. “A full blown war is really never the answer, at least not if it can be avoided.” The older male couldn’t help but smile, dropping his head for a minute before looking back “thanks, jug. it’s not easy but I’ve got my kids back and other things are starting to fall back into place. Things are looking up for once, not just for me but for this family.”

Jughead let out a small chuckle and shook his head as his dad said it sounded like him. “Yeah well, now I’ve got a bit more responsibility and can’t be as reckless.” He joked, recognizing that he definitely made some stupid and rash decisions in the past. “And that’s what I’m going to avoid as best I can.” He nodded and watched as his dad smiled, his own smile growing on his face. “We’re Jones’, we’ll be fine. You’re on your feet again, Jellybean is back home, so long as i have a steady flow of caffeine I’m good. Things are looking up, finally.”

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miniqueenpin·:

“I’m actually an amazing liar Jughead, as are the rest of us Peabody’s. We’re just selective on who we waste our good lies on. Sorry to tell you but the Jones family did not make the cut.” she smirked, sitting back in the booth. “Oh please, if the ghoulie’s were anyone minions we’d defiantly not be ‘scummy’ we actually get shit done, unlike the serpents who seem to be standing around like a dog with it’s tail between it’s legs. Cowards?”

“Practice, Patty, learn to lie well always and you might weave a better web. Then again, Penny got a little too..tied up in that web of hers.” He quirked a light brow and crossed his arms in front of him on the table. “Maybe you just aren’t capable of it, it’s okay.” There was so much sarcasm between the two that anyone who didn’t know them probably wouldn’t know what was honest and what was just a little dig. “Yeah? You know you talk highly about the group you once hated, what’s it like? Having to run from a family because Penny was finally cut out for her bullshit? Please, if anything you took the scum with you and brought it right to the Ghoulies. And the Serpents are fine, better than, not that you would know.”

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angelxserpent·:

angel knew it wasn’t just her that struggled. basically being a southside meant dealing with struggles. nothing seemed easy on the rougher side of town. especially since the ghoulie’s started taking over. she let out a small chuckle. “we’re not even gonna talk about math. i hate math,” she replied to his joke. she bit her lip and sighed. “jug? do you ever feel like everything is just crushing you and you just find it hard to breathe sometimes?” she asked softly. she was so tired and could relate to his exhaustion. “yeah sounds about right. i mean what other way is there?” she asked with another chuckle. she grimaced. “patty can go rot in a well. she was supposed to be our friend. my friend. oh yeah? doesn’t sound like a bad idea. just be prepared for sweet pea’s ideas to invole fire or explosions.”

Jughead chuckled as she announced her abhorrent distaste for math. “Tell me about it, I don’t care about trig when there are actual issues going on in the real world that need more time than these five problems that will take a page each to solve.” He rolled his eyes. Jughead wasn’t usually one to complain about school, but being behind in it wasn’t usually his issue. Now, however, there was too much taking up his time to stay on top of it. He didn’t exactly answer her question, he knew he didn’t have to, everything was basically running over him like a train and he figured it was pretty obvious. “What’s crushing you?” He asked a little more sincere, a little more concerned. “Any Serpent that can turn on us like that isn’t family. At least we know where she stands now, shitty timing, but now there doesn’t have to be a surprise when she does something against us. And honestly, sometimes you have to fight fire with fire, that’s what I’m learning more and more as of late.”

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angelxserpent·:

“mm. being a teenage adult sucks, doesn’t it?” she asked him, pressing her lips together. maybe that was why she acted out sometimes. just to feel like a normal teenager for once. she let out a soft chuckle. “jug, we don’t have enough time to talk about what keeps me up. besides there’s more important stuff going on than my stuff,” she said with a shrug. not that talking about it would fix anything. angel nodded. “that’s good. she’s tough. she’ll pull through alright,” she said with a small smile. “dude i’m pretty sure that i’m more coffee than water by now. i might even bleed it,” she laughed. “it’s one of my many charms. mm. no one really worth mentioning. i mean patty and i pretty much have it out every time i see her traitorous, backstabbing face.”

Jug didn't offer any commentary back, aware that Angel probably knew just how rough it was to not get to just been a teenager, not that Jug ever really had a normal life after his mom left, but now things were finding a new normal and it was still incredibly abnormal. He supposed any Serpent his age was going through something similar. "Yeah like what? This math exam that's going to kick my ass?" He lamely joked, aware that there was plenty going on in their town to keep them busy, but it didn't mean he didn't care about how his extended family was doing. "Bleeding coffee sounds like the only way I want to go out." He gave her a small smile, making light of their clear exhaustion. “Patty paid a visit before you, she’s definitely a nuisance, but she’s not worth it. People like her and Penny will get what’s coming to them. Speaking of which, I'm going to call a meeting soon, throw around our ideas and get the gears in motion to stop these clods.”

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lunaminetta·:

“Well do you want to talk about what’s going on or something else? I know a lot of random trivia?” Luna questioned. She might have been overstepping, but Luna wanted to so all she could to help. There was no need for someone to be alone in a time like this, though she had heard that Jughead was more on the loner side. Then again, so was Luna as of lately. “I think I defended the police and my dad a little too much. She didn’t like that I didn’t have any inside help or leads to give out,” Luna explained. She was practically waiting for the harsh words once she confirmed who her father was but his tone was surprisingly more tonal than expected. “He’s not a fan of people discovering evidence and not going to the police with it. I doubt it’s you specifically,” she defended. “I’m sorry if he’s given you a hard time or anything.”

“It’s not anything I haven’t already been asked about by everyone, I’m sure your questions wouldn’t be anything I haven’t heard already. But I’m interested in this trivia.” He gave her a tight smile, trying to come off somewhat friendly. “Ah, well.. sounds like a Jones to me.” Jug let out a little chuckle. “Eh, we’ve given each other probably equally hard of times. I just don’t see the police finding enough evidence, so Ill do it myself. They didn’t save my sister or Sabrina.” Jughead and his friends were good at what they did when they put their heads together, he wasn’t going to stop just because it frustrated the law enforcement in this town which, maybe he judged harshly, but didn’t solve most if any real problems. 

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jckingcobra·:

FP nodded as Jug talked about Sweet Pea, he knew if anyone was throwing around crazy ideas it was him. “That’s good though, you pulling from his ideas to figure out a way, the last thing he wants is to feel like his voice doesn’t matter.” he folded his hands and set them on the table, listening to his son speak. “You’re right to do it one by one, don’t get in over your head because that’s when trouble happens. We’ve lost enough Serpents this year, we don’t need anymore going either.” he paused and gave him a smile “you know i’m proud of you for how well you’ve been doing. i know this is a lot for you, you’ve got school to worry about too but you’re proving to me that i made the right decision. just know if you need anything, ever…i’m here.” 

Jughead nodded, his dad out of anyone would sure as hell know how Sweet Pea could be and sure he was extreme, but there was a way to find a middle ground with him and that's what Jug was learning. "He has good ideas, they just need... refinement." He said with a slight chuckle. The best leaders, especially new ones, took everyone's opinion and ideas and gave them a solid shot, the Serpents had a way of functioning he still sometimes felt like he was adjusting to, but if they were still standing after all this time then clearly they were doing something right. "We don't have the numbers nor should we take any more chances starting a full blown war." He nodded, listening to his dad and giving him a slight smile. "Thanks, dad, I will." Jug nodded and noticed how it was nice for once, how different things were in the Jones family. "Proud of you too," He started. "Holding down a job and staying clean. I know it's not easy."

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miniqueenpin·:

“The ghoulie’s had nothing to do with that but if they did and they wanted her dead they would have killed her n problem. There is a reason she’s alive. That you’re alive.” She said as her eyes narrowed slightly, her voice icy and low. She would never have stood for someone dishonoring the Serpents when she was one and that transferred over to the Ghoulies when she joined their ranks. “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Juggie. Mr. Lodge has nothing to do with us. Why would the Mayor’s husband be slumming it down in the southside with the Ghoulies?” she questioned, knowing full well the two both knew the truth.

If she said one more thing to make Jughead want to roll his eyes, he was going to get them stuck there. Maybe it would be best so he didn’t have to look at her. “Anyone ever tell you you’re a terrible liar? Does that run in the family too?” He hummed and quirked an eyebrow at her. “He’s slumming it because just like any mobster, he needs some scummy minions.” Jughead folded his hands on the table in front of him. 

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angelxserpent·:

angel nodded. “yeah i know that feeling. the can’t sleep part. not the big brother duty. i can say i’ve never been a big brother. or had one. how she doing?,” she asked. “yeah sounds about right to me. i’m sure you’ll think of a good plan though. school is tough when you’ve got other things to worry about.” she knew that much at least. she gave a shrug. “been working at the shop mostly. and racing stitch. fixing up the bike. getting into fights cause i can’t keep my mouth shut. you know. the usual.”

“It’s probably best, feels like being a parent without actually being able to tell her what to do or else I might get that ‘you’re not my dad’ lecture.” It was funny, finding the annoying tendencies of teenagers as inconvenient like an adult would despite him being a teenager himself. “What’s keeping you up?” He asked, not missing her mentioning that she couldn’t sleep either. “She’s alright, taking her time, seems like one person in the family deals with things normally.” He shrugged. “That’s what the coffee is for.” He  hummed and grabbed the mug next to him, taking a drink and chuckling at her comment. “You never fail to get into trouble, anyone I should keep an eye out for?”

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lunaminetta·:

“Sorry if I just kind of inserted myself. You looked like you could use someone to talk to…. or at least have someone sitting here so people assumed you were talking and not actually approach you,” Luna explained. It was just like her to try and be the upbeat one in every situation, no matter if she was invited or not, but Luna felt some kind of responsibility for everything that went on considering who her alliances were to. “She kind of chewed me out a bit, but I respect it,” Luna shrugged. She let out a heavy breath, knowing this could only go bad depending on how harsh her father was being to the Southside right now. “That’s my dad… But I promise I’m not here on his account,” Luna defended. 

“No, no you’re fine. Honestly conversation will probably wake me up, so thank you.” He didn’t mean to just shut out everyone right away, but he never knew what anyone wanted off the bat, some people just wanted to say they wished JB the best and that their family was okay, but she seemed a little more interested in talking and maybe she was just as alone as he was today in Pops. As Luna said Jellybean chewed her out he chuckled. “She’s a Jones, what did you do to piss her off?” Hearing that her dad was the one he thought of, Jug felt suddenly cautious of what he should ever say. “Sure hope not, because he sure as hell isn’t a fan of mine.” Jug not only lead the Serpents, but meddled in investigations constantly. but to be fair, he and his friends usually figured out what was happening long before the police.