As Above, So Below

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Quinn's outfit

"We're in trouble here, Bee

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"We're in trouble here, Bee. We're up to our eyebrows in bills. Pops is hemorrhaging money." Veronica tells her as the three of us sit in a booth.

"Well, how far along is the speakeasy? Is it close at least? Q, Vee, what? What is it?" Betty asks as me and Veronica look at each other.

"The truth is that the speakeasy has been ready for a while now." I tell her.

"What? Why haven't you guys opened it?" Betty asks.

"I wanted to wait for Archie. It's just...I want him to be there on opening night dancing with me. Be a part of it." I tell her.

"This is exactly what Archie didn't want, for you to just put your life on hold. You need to focus on you for a change. I'm saying this to you as your friend, open the damn speakeasy." Betty tells me.

"And I'm telling you as my friend there is no my life without Archie." I tell her and then stand up and walk away from them.
***
"Oh, my god. I died and went to Kander and Ebb heaven." Kevin tells us as he and Josie walks into the speakeasy where me and Veronica are waiting.

"Veronica! Quinn!" Josie exclaims.

"Welcome to La Bonne Nuit." Veronica tells them.

"I've hired some of the best Serpents I know to serve drinks with me. Mocktails only. La Bonne Nuit isn't a business to corrupt minors." I tell them as we all sit down with Reggie by us.

"Not yet." Reggie tells me.

"Not ever say that again and you can find a new job." I clap back at him with a glare.

"Josie, we need star power. We would love for you to be our resident chanteuse." Veronica tells her.

"Are you for real?" Josie asks.

"Mm-hmm." me and Veronica tell her.

"I have been working like a woe trying to find my sound now that I'm solo, and I haven't had anywhere to test it out. Ooh, this is the perfect opportunity!" Josie exclaims and me and Veronica chuckle.

"Kevin. We'd love it for you to our emcee." I tell him.

"So long as I can sing every now and then." Kevin tells us.

"But of course. Or, as we like to say at La Bonne Nuit, mais oui." Veronica tells him and then the phone rings.

"Hey, pop, what's up?" Reggie asks and nods for me to head up.
***
"Penny Peabody, we meet again. What the hell do you want?" I ask her.

"No, no, no, no. It's not what I want. It's what you want. Protection. The Ghoulies are offering their services. For a modest price." Penny tells me.

"And let me guess. Protection from you and your crew." I tell her.

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