Betty starts to tell Jug all about their parents, but the more information Jug gets, the more annoying he gets. Jughead’s theory is that they’ve all been playing this game for a lot longer than they even know. After all, the Serpents and the Ghoulies are the warring tribes. Their mission to rescue Hot Dog? What if it was a quest? Most importantly, the realm in the game is called Eldarvire — spelling? — which is an anagram of Riverdale. Furthermore, Jug thinks the entire game is an analog of Riverdale.
Hearing all about Jug’s mission to become a game master and meet the Gargoyle King, Betty decides to leave her annoying boyfriend to his game in the bunker — but without even trying to slap some sense into him?! — while she tries to figure out which of their parents is to blame for Principal Featherhead’s death. Her thinking is simple: If they can figure that out, maybe they can figure out who is running the game now.
While Betty fills in Reggie, Kevin, and Josie and gets them to talk to their parents, Archie finds himself strapped to a bed. Apparently his punishment for leading a failed escape is to be branded BECAUSE THAT SEEMS FAIR. When Veronica gets word about the failed escape, she puts in a call to her friend Elio, who gets her an invite to fight night, where apparently the worst security guards in the world work. This is a fight club filled with juvenile delinquents who are currently serving time, and yet Veronica gets 20 minutes alone with Archie in a locker room?! But don’t worry guards, it’s not like they’re going to be smart with their extensive time together. Instead of using that time strategically, teenage boy Archie immediately picks Veronica up and decides now is a good time to have sex. Thankfully, that only takes, I’d guess five minutes, and then they’re able to come up with a plan:
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