The sky had begun to darken, as sunlight began to fade and the streetlights began to flicker to life. A young woman stepped out of a cab, tossed the driver a stack of bills and flung her duffel bag over her shoulder before proceeding to the bar, passing a brightly lit sign that simply read "McGinty's". Mercy smiled faintly as she pushed through the door, A group of men sat at the bar, more at various tables around the room, the laughter invaded her senses. Just like home, the young woman smiled. The stink of spilled beer and whiskey hung heavy in the air, the scent enough to make her gag. She doubted the men could even smell it, that they were used to it. Yeah, definitely just like home. Passing the nearest table, the young woman picked up two empty glasses before setting them on the bar. "The lads over there need another two pints" She smirked at the old man behind the bar, whose eyes widened as he spotted her "Mercy" He smiled "You're a sight for sore eyes" Mercy stepped behind the bar and pulled the old man into a hug "I know Doc, I would've come to visit sooner but I had business to attend to" The old man smiled and shook his head "Never m-mind. You're here n-now" He noticed the bag over her shoulder and pointed to the double doors behind the bar "Kitchen's through there and there's a st-st-taircase leading upstairs. There's a room up there where you can sl-sl.." He took a deep breath "Where you can stay" Mercy smiled and patted him on the shoulder "Thanks. I'll put my bag away and then I'll come help down here" With a quick kiss on the old man's cheek, she pushed through the double doors as three men at the bar began to cheer Doc on. Mercy rolled her eyes and began to ascend the stairs.
When Mercy reappeared a half hour later, She found the bar more crowded and the men at the bar seemed to have multiplied. Pulling her long black hair into a ponytail, The young woman stepped behind the bar and patted Doc on the arm, Having to yell over the din of the crowd "Where should I start?" Doc grinned, his wrinkled face lit up "I'd like you to meet some f-f-friends of mine" He waved an arm at the men behind the bar, pointing to each man as he introduced them "This is Rocco" An man with wavey dark hair, a full beard and mustache grinned at her, "This is Connor Macmanus and his brother Murphy" Two men raised their glasses to her, one with dark hair, the other with dirty blonde almost brown hair. The man named Murphy nodded to Doc "Who's this?" He asked, winking at the elderly bartender "Something going on we should know about?" Connor laughed. Doc chuckled and slid an arm around Mercy's shoulders "This is my grandaughter" He announced proudly.