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Conversation at Joe's

The stories here share little except a common setting. They all take place in one of Joe's bars.

HUMOR
Watching Me, Watching You
Ragtime
Last Call
The List
DRAMA
To Tell the Truth
Absolutely Not
Let There Be Light New!
Probably Will
A Night at Joe's
DRAMA
Perspective
Last Tango at Joe's
Belinda's Tale
After Hours
by Ashlyn Donnchaid
After Hours by Listen-r and Cathy Butterfield
We've all been there.  Dark, maybe smoky atmosphere, the murmurs of conversation and the scraping of chairs on the wood floor ... sometimes soft blues music in the background. The door opens, and ...

Last Call, by Merry Lynne
A drunk Connor is forced to explain how he "won the Prize" to the amusement of Joe, Duncan, and particularly Methos.  Humor.
rating: PG
sample text: "Duncan glared at his Watcher. 'Thanks, Joe. You've killed my only kin.'"
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A Night at Joe's, by Cristina
After "Indiscretions", Joe and Methos talk.
rating: PG
sample text: "'Oh, Joe. I'm not your daughter, and I'm sure too old to have a father,' he said, amused."

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The List, by Lawrence Nagy
An immortal visits Joe, looking for a special Watcher service.
rating:  PG
sample text: "'Oh, lets see.' Joe paused as he changed the information on his screen.  'There's insurance, clean up, a trace service and a few other services tailored for the active immortal.'"

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To Tell the Truth, by Emma Keigh
Richie tries to find a way to tell Duncan about his new relationship.
rating: PG-13 for m/m relationship
sample text: “I figured it out,” the Watcher admitted. “Richie tends to wear his heart on his sleeve.”

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After Hours, by Ashlyn Donnchaid
An exhausted Methos shows up at Joe's, just after Revelations 6:8.
rating: PG
sample text: "The ancient immortal put down his mug and again stood and paced the kitchen.  'Do you have any idea how easy it would have been for me to go back to the old ways?'"

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After Hours, by Listen-r and Cathy Butterfield
Joe is reunited with Emory Garland and they discuss many things, including Duncan and Adam.
rating: PG-13 for language and M/M allusions
sample text:  "'Sarcasm, Joe, ever hear of it?  It's not just a geological phenomenon anymore.'  She arched her eyebrows and looked down her nose in what she hoped was a manner reminiscent of Adam Pierson."

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Probably Will, by R.J. Ferrance
Immortal Matt Brennan plays a sad farewell to Amanda and learns his own lesson in the music.
rating: PG
sample text: "Of course, Joe thought as he effortlessly pulled chords from his Stratocaster, watching your former girlfriend make time with a buff Scotsman at the bar would go a long way towards blunting that high."

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Absolutely Not, by Kay Kelly
Methos reveals to Joe some answers about immortals, by retelling some painful history of his own.
rating: PG
sample text:  "Funny," Methos murmured, as if to himself. "There have been times when I thought you knew..."

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Let There Be Light, by Kay Kelly
A follow up to Absolutely Not and its sequel,Time Out Of Mind.  Spoilers for those stories.
rating: PG
sample text:"...The funny thing is, I knew there were many Immortals older than me. Much older. I was a mere youngster!"

Last Tango at Joe's, by Vi Moreau
Joe gets to know just a bit more about two of the most dangerous immortals he knows, Connor MacLeod and Elena Duran, when an immortal comes stalking the "weak" woman.
rating:  PG-13
sample text: " This was the famous fight or flight syndrome, in the flesh, and they each had their own way to cope.  Neither of them chose flight, I noticed. "

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Belinda's Tale, by Cathy Butterfield
Joe has few days left before he must stand trial for murder.  Methos and MacLeod wonder if they can trust Joe's buxom friend Belinda, neither Watcher nor musician.
rating:  PG-13
sample text: "Belinda?  An arch-conspirator?  You have _got_ to be kidding.  You just want the lowdown gossip."

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Perspective, by Teresa Coffman
MacLeod and Joe insist on the truth; Methos thinks a lie would be more comfortable.
rating: PG
sample text: "The truth is I've seen hundreds of Richies.  They usually get killed before they become worth knowing, so I don't want to get attached."

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Ragtime, by Kris Larsen
The customers are on bad behavior; Methos is in a bad mood. Humor.
rating: PG-13 for mild slash references and language
sample text: "I'm busy. You're ugly. Have a nice day," Richie quipped ...
 

Watching Me, Watching You, by Tenaya
How many of Methos's claims about himself can Joe and MacLeod believe? Humor.
rating: G
sample text: "How much of this is true?" Methos' eyes danced with mischief. "More than he thinks, less than you hope."

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