Note: The actresses in this are basically themselves if they weren't actresses.
In the heart of Dublin, a young Irish woman named Saoirse tended an almost empty bar. Saoirse recently inherited this pub from a dead relative she never even met. The place wasn't doing so great when she got it, and now, with just her working there, it was failing.
Her only patron of the night was Alicia, an older, ginger-haired Irish-American from Boston. Alicia was between jobs, but certainly wasn't hurting for money, so she decided to take a trip to the old country.
"Slow night?"
"Yeh. Worse than you think; I may have to close this place soon."
"Really? Nice place like this?"
"Well, part of the problem is I can't get any help. Any relatives I do have are wanting to distance themselves from that old Irish stereotype, so I'm not getting any assistance from them."
"You mean the one about all Irish people being drunkards?"
"Yeah, that one."
"Speaking of which, another Guinness?"
"Yeh, alright." Saoirse stuck a new glass under the tap and pulled the handle that said 'Guinness'.
"You know what Patton Oswalt said about the Guinness in Ireland? He describes it as 'a cupcake and handjob smoothie'."
Saoirse chuckled. "Yeh, I heard that."
Alicia took the beer, and took a sip. "Damn, that's good." She whispered to herself. Then, aloud to Saoirse, "So, supposing you had even one person helping out, you think you might be able to keep this place afloat?"
"Mmm, I guess so?" Saoirse looked deep in thought as she said this. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, I lost my job recently, and since I've been over here, I've been thinking I might want to move here permanently."
"What, seriously? You wanna help me keep this place running? You don't even know me."
"I already know you're nicer than anyone else I've ever worked for. Also, I like your accent." Alicia took a swig of her beer.
Saoirse smirked, then offered her hand. "Saoirse."
"Alicia." They shook hands.
As it turned out, Alicia's help made a huge difference. Over the months that followed, customers did find their way to the place. It got to the point where, on Fridays and Saturdays, the place would be almost packed.
It would be on one of these Saturdays that a key incident in the two's relationship would take place.
Alicia was waiting tables that night. These two seriously shit-faced American tourists were sitting on the end of the bar, and, as Alicia was passing, one of them grabbed her and pulled her onto his lap, causing her to drop her tray, shattering the two mugs that were on it. Alicia elbowed the guy in the ribs, causing him to drop her, and yell, "Fucking bitch!"