Here's a closer look at one of our characters. How will she fit into our story...?
I apologize for the lack of screenshots. You'll see Kelley when she makes her first appearance.
Kelley Nash had pressed "reset" too many times. She hoped she'd never have to do that again.
She grew up in a big house in Newcrest, with everything she wanted and more. She got things she didn't want, too, such as pressure from parents who insisted on perfection: in the classroom, on the soccer pitch, at the easel. As soon as she could, Kelley made it very clear that she was going to make her own way. Instead of continuing on to university, as scripted, she moved to an apartment in San Myshuno. Reset number one.
She sold a few paintings and worked at one job or another...as long as they didn't get in the way of her partying. One night, she met a man named Caden Fulton. His life seemed to have little more direction than Kelley's. He thought he would try to make it big as a musician; he had the look, but the sound was still a work in progress.
Kelley called what followed a relationship. Caden wasn't so sure. At any rate, Kelley was left with a baby girl when Caden hit the road. Kelley named her Sloane. One look at her was all it took for Kelley to realize it was time to grow up. Reset number two.
Odd jobs wouldn't cut it any longer, not with a baby girl to care for. Kelley's father helped her get a job as a writer. She was good at it, and she could work from home while she raised Sloane. She continued to paint on the side. The time and energy she'd devoted to partying was shifted to fitness. Life had taken a turn for the better, and Kelley was happy. She moved out of her apartment into a small house in Brindleton Bay, and that made her happier still.
Then Kelley met Aaron Curtis. He was handsome, smart, and successful, and he was smitten with Kelley as quickly as she with him. He swept her off her feet, and it wasn't hard to do. He seemed perfect; just the kind of man Kelley's parents envisioned her marrying one day. One night at the Romance Festival, Aaron proposed. They planned a wedding at the Brindleton Barn.
Kelley hoped Aaron would be as delighted as she was when she learned she was expecting their baby. Aaron was far from delighted. He also proceeded to reveal how far from perfect he really was.
When Aaron had a problem, his solution was invariably to throw money at it. He hadn't been thrilled about the fact Kelley had a daughter. He didn't like kids, but he had convinced himself to accept Sloane as part of the bargain if it meant he'd have Kelley. But the idea of having TWO children was more than he could handle. He wrote Kelley a letter, stuck a big check inside, and hit the road.
Kelley's growing household needed a bigger home, so she took the money her slimeball of an ex-fiancé left her and bought a beautiful home on Sable Square. Several months later, her son Cooper was born. Reset number three.
Somewhere along the line, Caden Fulton had repackaged himself as Rob Wylde. His name was always found high on the list of "one-hit wonders," the result of recording a song called "Hotter Than Sin." It played on the radio from time to time and when Sloane Nash heard it, she invariably rolled her eyes. When Kelley Nash was unfortunate enough to hear someone perform their version on a karaoke machine, she invariably smiled and told the singer, "You're MUCH better than the original."
The recipient of this compliment, such as it was, invariably believed Kelley was flirting with them. That was, in fact, quite often the case. Kelley was a shameless flirt and always had been. Twice, she'd connected with the wrong man, and while those connections had given her the blessings of her beloved children, they had also forced her to press "reset" twice.
Kelley was tired of "resets." She would rather remain single if it meant she could take her finger off that button.
