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"so, i usually start off my tours with a little history and context." betty smiled, leading the new student, veronica lodge, through the riverdale high halls. "riverdale high first opened its doors in 1941, and—"
"—and hasn't been redecorated since apparently." veronica interrupted, inspecting the walls. "honestly, i feel like i'm wandering through the lost epilogue of 'our town'." betty fidgeted awkwardly and she chuckled. "so what's the social scene here? any nightclubs?"
"a strip club called the 'ho zone' and a tragic gay bar called 'innuendo'." kevin keller, the sheriff's son, approached the girls, his green turtle neck fitting snuggly around his shoulders. "friday nights are football games, tailgate parties at the mal-mart parking lot. saturday night is movie night, regardless of what's playing at the bijou— and you better get there early because we don't have reserved seating in riverdale. and sunday nights? thank god for hbo."
"veronica lodge, kevin keller. veronica's new here, kevin is—" betty introduced.
"—gay. thank god. let's be best friends." she held her hand out for kevin to shake, and he gladly obliged.
"is it true what they say about your dad?" the keller boy asked eagerly, clutching his books to his chest.
"that he's the devil incarnate?" veronica raised an eyebrow. "i stand by my father. does everyone here know?" kevin and betty shared a look, and she took the hint. "wonderful. ten minutes in and i'm already the blue jasmine of riverdale high."
the pair continued giving the lodge girl her tour, explaining everything there is to know about the school. "—oh yes, and of course we have a back-to-school semi-formal dance coming up—"
betty was once again interrupted by veronica, who pulled her by her sleeve and stared across the hallway. "there's the hottie you were with last night. the red-headed ansel elgort. is he your boyfriend?"
"no, we're just friends."
"no, he's straight."
betty and kevin answered at the same time.
veronica chuckled and was about to comment until another student caught her eyes. "—wait who's that?"
"that's gracie. 'ansel elgort's' bestfriend." kevin explained.
"wow— she's h—"
"—coming this way!"
gracie walked towards them, a bright smile on her face. "betty! kevin!" she called out, before her eyes landed on the unfamiliar girl in between them.
veronica stretched her arm out to greet the gorgeous brunette. "veronica lodge."
gracie smirked and raised an eyebrow at veronica's manicured hand that was before her. she took it and shook it, laughing at the formal gesture.
"i haven't seen you all summer! where have you been?" betty asked.
"i've just been hanging out with jug, you know— trying to avoid my dad—" they were interrupted by the pa announcing that it was time for the assembly. "—speaking of jughead, i gotta go find him—"
"what's a jughead?" veronica asked.
gracie laughed at the raven-haired girl, shaking her head in amusement and setting off down the hallway.
"— what i was going to say, was... i have tried every flavour of boy but orange." veronica spoke up again, turning the attention back to archie. "but now, i think i might like to try a new, more exotic flavour." she added, biting her lower lip as she watched gracie hurry down the hallway.
kevin grinned, catching on, but betty was oblivious. "that's good, because betty was going to ask archie to the semi-formal. but i heard it might get cancelled. because of what happened to jason. they're gonna tell us in assembly."
