The part of Richie Ryan is temporarily being understudied.
This was an open chat with no particular plot...no beginning and no end...just unbridled fun.
Joe finishes hooking up all of the sound and video equipment that comes with the karaoke set up.Aldria: He's really serious. Look its all set up. Karaoke.Aldria mutters to Methos, shaking her head.Methos shakes his head mirroring Aldria.Methos: I wonder what's got into him.Aldria: Midlife Crisis?Aldria suggests absently, not taking her eyes off JoeNikki: That's one thing I'll say about Joe. He doesn't do anything half assed. He always tries to give it his all.Nikki says as she takes a sip of her Fuzzy Naval.Methos: Yes, mortal men apparently get that.Methos nods wondering what it would be like, not that he had a chance to find out anyway.Joe signals his bartender, Mike, to test the lights and suddenly the bar gets a little darker.Nikki: Am I going blind?Nikki says as the bar unexpectedly gets darker.Nikki: Oh. Wish he'd warn someone when he does that.Aldria: Don't think so... unless I am too.Aldria adds.Nikki says when she realizes what has happened.Methos: No, he's just going to start with "Love me tender" or something.Methos chuckles softly, expecting a slow music to start playing.Aldria: That or well... given us, maybe something Queen? I'm still trying to figure out who I have to kill for cluing Queen in on our kind... sadly my top three suspects have already bit the dust.Aldria shrugs.Joe makes one last adjustment of the monitor that will be displaying the lyrics to the songs each person picks to sing. Joe steps up to the microphone and switches it on.Joe: Ok everyone.Joe says into the mike.Methos: Could have been Byron, if he got to know any of them. If it was him you're kind of late, he already lost his head.Methos shrugs before he takes a sip of beer, thinking it might be possible being in the same music business and all.Aldria: He was your student wasn't he?Aldria asks, recalling that tidbit.Joe: I just want to encourage everyone to sign up to sing something. We have 3 judges who will announce the winner later tonight and the grand prize is this trophy.... 
Joe: ...and a free drink tab for a week.Methos: Sort of. He was too stubborn to learn anything properly.Joe says cheerfully.Joe: So see Mike behind the bar if you want to sign up.Methos shrugs again, he really didn't want to discuss Byron now.Joe says...shutting off the mike and heading back to the bar to help Mike mix drinks.Richie pulls into the parking lot at Joe's Bar and climbs off of his motorcycle. Then he helps Athinai off the back of the bike.Nikki: So, Ally? Are you going to sing something?Nikki asks and takes another sip of her drink.Methos: Maybe "Who wants to live forever?"Methos suggests side glancing at Ally with a smirk.Aldria: I was thinking more along the lines of "Don't lose your Head"...if I sing, which isn't likely.Aldria says with a nod at Nikki.Athinai:Thanks, Richie.Athinai says smiling at the man.Richie takes off his helmet and helps Athinai with hers then secures them both to his bike.Nikki: Ah come on, Ally. Don't be chicken.Nikki says teasingly.Richie: Shall we?Richie says and extends his elbow to his date.Methos: I'd go for "Princes of the universe". Wouldn't it be ironical one of us sang that in front of all the mortals here?Methos smiles amused, feeling tempted to do just that, he knows only Joe would understand what it meant anyway.Nikki giggles.Nikki: Why don't you sing it?Nikki says leaning close to Methos...looking up at him and batting her eyelashes flirtatiously.Methos: I might do just that.Methos nods, chuckling softly.Methos: Don't want to be the first though, let's save the best for last.Athinai: Yes, I think we shall.Athinai grins hooking her arm through Richie's.Richie leads her around to the front door of the bar. As he reaches for the door handle he feels the buzz of an Immortal. He opens the door and steps aside so that Athinai can go inside.Richie: After you gorgeous.Richie says and bows dramatically.Athinai: Why Thank you.Athinai laughs.Two young girls walk up onto the stage and stand in front of the mike as the music begins to play. They begin singing "I Can See Clearly Now".http://artists.letssingit.com/cgi-exe/am...Nikki: Hey....they sound pretty good.Nikki says looking at the stage.Richie follows Athinai inside and looks around. Seeing "the gang" he leads Athinai to their table. http://artists.letssingit.com/holly-cole...Nikki: You know what?Nikki says taking a big gulp of her drink for courage.Aldria: Hmm?Aldria asks absently.Nikki: I think I'm going to give it a try.Nikki announces.Richie: Hi guys. You remember Athinai....right?Richie says as he approaches the table full of Immortals.Nikki: Hey....stranger.Nikki says to Richie as he walks up to the table.Nikki: Long time no see. How have you been?Richie smiles down at Nikki....glad that someone acknowledges his presence.Methos rolls his eyes looking at the stage, Richie had to bring that dumb blonde to their table, he's guessing no one would be able to get an intelligent talk anymore.Richie: Good. Busy but good. How's things with you? How's the ranch doing?Richie asks with a grin.Nikki: Great. Why don't you two join us? There's plenty of room.Nikki says indicating the 2 empty chairs at the table.Richie pulls out one of the chairs and holds it for Athinai.The two girls finish their song and everyone applauds as they leave the stage giggling.Athinai: Why thank you, sir.Athinai giggles.Richie pushes the chair in a bit closer to the table then sits down in the other empty chair.Richie: So how's things with you Adam?Richie asks Methos....wondering if anyone has heard when MacLeod would be returning to Seacouver. He has a proposition he'd like to give to his one time teacher.Methos side glances at Nikki disbelievingly for a moment, she'd had to ask them to join them, then he turns his attention to Richie.Nikki empties her glass and gets up.Methos: I'm fine, Richard, how are you?Nikki: Anybody want anything from the bar as long as I'm going to be up there?Nikki asks...looking around the table.Richie: What would you like to drink, babe?Richie asks Athinai.Athinai: Martini, dry, dirty, and olives, please.Athinai says with a smileMethos: Beer?Richie: Want some help Nikki?Methos asks Nikki, raising an eyebrow.Richie offers.Nikki: Nope. Thanks, Richie. But I can handle it.Nikki says and winks at the young Immortal.Nikki: So one beer, a DD Martini...and what about you Ally?Nikki says making sure she has everyone's order.Aldria: I'm good.Richie: I'll have a beer, too....please? Whatever's on tap.Aldria says holding up her half full beer mug.David parks his car in front of Joe's bar, exits locks the door and walks inside. As he approaches the door he gets a really bad buzz, so he guesses there are a lot of Immortals inside and not just the judge and that Adam something that used to hang up with her. He opens the door rubbing his forehead.Richie says and reaches under the table. He takes hold of Athinai's hand and gives it a squeeze.Nikki: Gotcha! Back in a flash.Nikki says and heads for the bar where she puts in her order and signs up for the karaoke contest. Then she returns to the table carrying a tray with everyone's drinks on it. She hands out the drinks and hands the empty tray to a passing barmaid then sits down.Richie feels an Immortal buzz and looks toward the door of the bar.Nikki refuses to look around every time she feels an Immortal enter the bar. Joe's just seems to attract too many. She'd end up with a crick in her neck if she did that all night long.Methos tenses when he feels an Immortal buzz and looks back at the door, he relaxes when he sees the kid who tried to hit on Aldria. "Great, another one." He murmurs under his breath.Aldria: Ignore 'em old man.Aldria mutters to Methos, with a soft chuckle, keeping her eye on the stageMethos: You shouldn't really, I don't think you saw who just came in.Methos chuckles softly, remembering the last scene between those two.Methos: And you're still not my woman.Methos teases shaking his head and the young Immortal's foolishness.Nikki glances first at Methos then at Ally....wondering what part of their conversation she missed.Aldria: I am well aware of who came in. And I'm my own woman.Aldria says tossing a grin Methos' way.Richie: So what is the grand prize for this karaoke contest?Richie asks since they had come in late.Nikki: A week of free drinks and a trophy.Nikki answers and takes a sip of her drink.Richie: Really?Methos: Oh I know that, I've always known that, even as a Horsemen, but apparently he doesn't.Richie says and glances over at Athinai. Then....without another word he gets up and goes to the bar. He signs up to do one specific song and returns to the table and sits down.Methos nods chuckling softly, to ask an ex-Amazon if she belonged to any man wasn't the best way to win her over.Athinai: What'd you do?Athinai asks Richie softly.Richie: Nothing.Richie says with a shrug and flashes his most innocent boyish grin.Athinai: Uh huhDavid hesitates for a moment, then decides to be polite and walks to their table, after all it wasn't Nikki's fault he made a fool of himself in front of the other two Immortals.Athinai says clearly not believing it, but leaned over and planted one right on one of his dimples.David: Hello Nikki, how are you doing? Judge Everson? Adam?Aldria: David.Richie blushes and playfully flips the tip of Athinai's nose the takes a sip of his beer.Aldria nods in greeting, and then turns back to the stage. The man singing now was really good.Nikki: Hey David. How are you?Nikki says politely. Even though she knows that what happened between her and David's boss had nothing to do with David....she still feels a bit uncomfortable around him knowing that Craig is not only his boss but his friend.Methos nods at David, then smiles when he gets an idea, this should prove interesting, if he'd judged Zoe's friend correctly. And it would also should be a Richie's wake up call.Methos: Oh hello, David, why don't you join us?David raises his eyebrows, slightly surprised at the invitation, but decides to pull a chair and sit at their table.Nikki is a bit surprised that Methos is inviting David to join them. He hadn't seemed too thrilled when she invited Richie.Methos: This is Richie in case you haven't met, and... Athinai?Methos introduces the only two David didn't meet yet.A young man and his girlfriend step up to the mike and begin to sing their song choice.http://artists.letssingit.com/kenny-roge...Richie reaches lout and shakes David's hand.Richie: Hey.Richie says simply.David: Hello, nice to meet you.Nikki: So how's the PI business, David?Nikki asks and takes a sip of her drink.David says as he shakes Richie's hand.Athinai: Hi.Athinai says brightly to David.David: Busy, just managed to get out of there now and...Richie 's interest spikes.David stops himself, realizing who he was about to mention Craig to.Richie: You're a PI?Richie asks David with interest.David: I decided to stop by and have a drink.David goes on, thinking fast.The young couple finish their song to cheers and applause and are replaced by a young woman who begins singing her song.http://artists.letssingit.com/cher-lyric...Nikki: Everyone needs a break once in a while.Nikki says and takes a sip of her drink.Nikki: You know what they say about all work and no play....David: Yes, I work in a detective agency, well most of it is security now but we still get a jealous husband once in a while.
Nikki says and winks.David nods at Richie before he looks around to look for a waitress to order a drink.Richie: That sounds fascinating What do you need to do that? Any special license?Richie asks his interest growing. He has always fancied himself a bit of a investigator type.Joe: Our next contestant....Joe announces from behind the bar.Joe: ....is Miss Nikki Flynn. Go on up Nikki.David: Yes, you need a PI license, they run your fingerprints and have the police do a background check, nothing to it.Nikki quickly empties the contents of her drink for courage then gets up and walks up onto the stage.David shrugs, being an ex-cop helped but almost anyone could be a PI if they got approved, nothing to it.Richie: A background check? What are they looking for?Richie asks as he applauds absentmindedly when Nikki heads for the stage.Nikki waits for the music to start. She has a death grip on the microphone as she begins to sing her song choice.http://artists.letssingit.com/coven-lyri...David: Well, if you have ever been arrested for anything you'll get denied. And that's arrested... Not even any misdemeanors, or whether or not there was a conviction.David explains wondering if the other Immortal was interested in becoming a PI.The End
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