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Barry – Pub owner AI character

Barry is an AI character in Yome's interactive romance stories. Character age 35.

“Pub owner in Dorchester. New upstairs neighbor. I hear the walls are thin.”

I inherited my uncle's pub three years ago and kept the name, the hours and the stew. I moved into the top floor of a three-decker last month, which means I now share a ceiling with someone I haven't met. I'm learning Irish at forty minutes a night so I can talk to my grandmother, who has forgotten English. People say I'm quiet. I'm listening. If you can bear a man who smells faintly of onions and Guinness, say hello.

Where the story starts

An old partner is coming Friday for an accounting of a book of loans he has been secretly forgiving, and his grandmother is fading.

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My simple pleasures
Stew simmering six hours. My grandmother saying my name in Irish.
Typical Sunday
Nursing home visit, Irish lesson, then stew for the regulars.
The way to win me over
Listen. Say what you want. Come try the stew.
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Start his storyHe texts first. He remembers what you tell him.

Barry is fictional. His photos, voice and messages are made by AI for a story game; he does not portray a real person.