Post by Lori on Dec 25, 2016 6:07:07 GMT
Full Name
Kyra Nicole Zaal
Pronounced
K-I-ra Nick-ol Z-aah-l
Nicknames
She often answers to Ky, though has no problems going by Kyra. Skiah will call her Auntie while Bria typically refers to her as KayKay.
Age/Birthday
31/August 17
Zodiac
Leo
Reputation
Although Kyra comes across as reliable enough at work and people in general have responded well to her 'peppy' personality, she can be a bit of an oddball. Not everyone catches onto nor appreciates her sarcasm. The older generation in Salem particularly know her as the illegitimate child of a well-liked man and believe she and her mother nearly ruined his reputation horribly. How they know that about a guy who lives two or three towns over is a mystery to Kyra that she really doesn't want to know the answers.
Job
Kyra is one of the assistant managers at the Silver Moon Diner. It basically translates to helping employees deal with customers, explain why a deal or coupon doesn't work, helping man the register up front and occasionally greet or wait tables.It's technically part time work, though between the busy times and some of her coworkers she easily feels like it's over 30 hours a week. Kyra receives no benefits but when the customers like her the tips are nice.
Last she checked, Kyra was 5'3 1/2 and weighed 125 pounds. (She assumes that didn't change much as she hasn't had an actual checkup since graduating.) She is a petite girl and, with the right brand and size, can still shop in the juniors section at stores. She is fairly fit, more than likely from walking back and forth around the diner so much and lifting things, though considers herself more busty than anything.
Eye Color
Either brown or hazel. What does it matter anyway? How's anyone going to compliment her eyes? 'Your eyes look like two pools of mud'? Yeah right.
Hair
Kyra's hair has a bit of a wave to it and reaches down to her chest. It's naturally black in color but sometimes she will add brown highlights, especially if she wants to look really good for a hot date. As far as styling goes, she typically goes for whatever she's feeling like that day. If she's feeling cute she'll do a braid. If she wants to make a rare good impression at work she might tie it back. And if she's having a bad hair day that's what a hat is for.
Style
When she's not at work Kyra likes to look flirty. She loves having her eye out for potential mates and likes to look her best. She doesn't necessarily prefer one article of clothing over another; skirts, dresses or pants, heels or flats, sweaters or cardigans - whatever looks good! She does sometimes like to wear hats and occasionally dabbles with makeup. Kyra's must have accessory at all times, however, is earrings. She never goes anywhere without a pair.
Playby
Kiely Williams
Kyra Nicole Zaal
Pronounced
K-I-ra Nick-ol Z-aah-l
Nicknames
She often answers to Ky, though has no problems going by Kyra. Skiah will call her Auntie while Bria typically refers to her as KayKay.
Age/Birthday
31/August 17
Zodiac
Leo
Reputation
Although Kyra comes across as reliable enough at work and people in general have responded well to her 'peppy' personality, she can be a bit of an oddball. Not everyone catches onto nor appreciates her sarcasm. The older generation in Salem particularly know her as the illegitimate child of a well-liked man and believe she and her mother nearly ruined his reputation horribly. How they know that about a guy who lives two or three towns over is a mystery to Kyra that she really doesn't want to know the answers.
Job
Kyra is one of the assistant managers at the Silver Moon Diner. It basically translates to helping employees deal with customers, explain why a deal or coupon doesn't work, helping man the register up front and occasionally greet or wait tables.It's technically part time work, though between the busy times and some of her coworkers she easily feels like it's over 30 hours a week. Kyra receives no benefits but when the customers like her the tips are nice.
School
Kyra attended the local community college where she earned her Associates Degree, albeit by the persuasion of her mother. Kyra had never really been interested in school nor was she ever completely certain with what she wanted to do in her life. She graduated with a decent enough GPA, however she had no intention of earning a Bachelor's Degree let alone put more money into something she didn't care about. She's got more important things to buy!
Friends
TBD
Enemies
People, mostly. Ugh, Kyra hates people. They're so needy and bossy and annoying and dramatic and complain-y. They are the reason she can have such a cynical outlook on life and think the worst of someone before even talking to them. Stupid people.
Interested in
Guys and girls; Kyra considers herself bi with no preference
Relationship Status
Single and flirty!
Home
Kyra attended the local community college where she earned her Associates Degree, albeit by the persuasion of her mother. Kyra had never really been interested in school nor was she ever completely certain with what she wanted to do in her life. She graduated with a decent enough GPA, however she had no intention of earning a Bachelor's Degree let alone put more money into something she didn't care about. She's got more important things to buy!
Friends
TBD
Enemies
People, mostly. Ugh, Kyra hates people. They're so needy and bossy and annoying and dramatic and complain-y. They are the reason she can have such a cynical outlook on life and think the worst of someone before even talking to them. Stupid people.
Interested in
Guys and girls; Kyra considers herself bi with no preference
Relationship Status
Single and flirty!
Home
Kyra lives downtown in a cheap one bedroom studio apartment. Despite the fact that her job just about covers the essentials, Kyra's mother does chip in once a month for electric and gives her a little extra money to eat with the condition that Kyra looks into doing something with her life other than working a dead-end retail job.
Body
Eye Color
Either brown or hazel. What does it matter anyway? How's anyone going to compliment her eyes? 'Your eyes look like two pools of mud'? Yeah right.
Hair
Kyra's hair has a bit of a wave to it and reaches down to her chest. It's naturally black in color but sometimes she will add brown highlights, especially if she wants to look really good for a hot date. As far as styling goes, she typically goes for whatever she's feeling like that day. If she's feeling cute she'll do a braid. If she wants to make a rare good impression at work she might tie it back. And if she's having a bad hair day that's what a hat is for.
Style
When she's not at work Kyra likes to look flirty. She loves having her eye out for potential mates and likes to look her best. She doesn't necessarily prefer one article of clothing over another; skirts, dresses or pants, heels or flats, sweaters or cardigans - whatever looks good! She does sometimes like to wear hats and occasionally dabbles with makeup. Kyra's must have accessory at all times, however, is earrings. She never goes anywhere without a pair.
Playby
Kiely Williams
Positives
Sarcastic; Witty; Active; Casual; Naive; Fast thinker; Flirtatious
Negatives
Absentminded; Cynical; Sarcastic; Flakey; Procrastinates; Naive; Impatient; Shopaholic
Likes
Blogging; Coffee; Gilmore Girls; Cheetah print; Dating; Rom coms; Singing in the shower; Tacos; Hats; Degrassi; Board games; Sleeping; Italian ices; The Simpsons; Demi Lovato; Spicy food; Movie nights with her nieces; Cartoons
Dislikes
Work; People; Turtlenecks; Greek food; Doctors; Arguments; Family Guy; Birds; Long lines; Trivia; Drama; Bananas; Old movies; People rubbing things in her face; Pressure; Covering peoples' butts; Being an adult (seriously, who's bright idea was that
)
Sarcastic; Witty; Active; Casual; Naive; Fast thinker; Flirtatious
Negatives
Absentminded; Cynical; Sarcastic; Flakey; Procrastinates; Naive; Impatient; Shopaholic
Likes
Blogging; Coffee; Gilmore Girls; Cheetah print; Dating; Rom coms; Singing in the shower; Tacos; Hats; Degrassi; Board games; Sleeping; Italian ices; The Simpsons; Demi Lovato; Spicy food; Movie nights with her nieces; Cartoons
Dislikes
Work; People; Turtlenecks; Greek food; Doctors; Arguments; Family Guy; Birds; Long lines; Trivia; Drama; Bananas; Old movies; People rubbing things in her face; Pressure; Covering peoples' butts; Being an adult (seriously, who's bright idea was that
)Family
Mother - Ivonne Cecelia Zaal, Aid - Working as an aid in a nursing home was often a long and demanding job. Ivonne would put in long hours and at times be on call whenever she was needed. It was a lot of pressure and at times a depressing job but she always took pride in her work. She didn't have much time for a life outside of her job, which she was often alright with. When she did have instances of one, however, it happened to involve a married man. Ivonne was with Montez for three years, unaware of his unavailability or that he was even living a double life. When she found out she was pregnant the can of worms was opened. Montez's marriage was in jeopardy, his reputation was on the line and everyone in town blamed it on Ivonne. When it became too much for her to handle, she relocated a couple of hours away to Salem. She was able to get a job at a different nursing home, which was located across the street from a daycare where Kyra spent many a day. Unfortunately news spread even into Salem and Ivonne still had to deal with the victim blaming. She tried very hard to shield Kyra from that and instead insisted that she make something out of her life. Although Kyra may not have necessarily completely turned out the way Ivonne would have liked, she is proud of her daughter for maintaining some independence and finally able to make peace with at least one member of her family.
Father - Montez Taquan Error Sr, Financial consultant - A successful business and family man, Montez seemed to have everything. He had a great business. He was well-liked. He had a beautiful wife. He had a boy and a girl. And he got all that from growing up with little to nothing in downtown Salem. Little did anyone know that the extra hours Montez had put into 'work' was actually him entertaining other women. One of the ones he kept going for quite some time was Ivonne. He had her believing he was working long tiring hours with time few and far in between for her. However, it was just enough time for her to get pregnant. As soon as she told him, Montez lost it. He insisted she get an abortion; if she had the baby then everyone would find out about him. His reputation would be ruined. His wife would leave him. He'd have nothing. Fortunately for him, everything worked out in his favor. Ivonne was made out to be the bad guy who seduced him and tried to trap him. He was so relieved when she moved away and all he had to deal with were court dates about child support payments. Montez tried very hard to keep up his clean reputation and so far, for the most part, everything has worked out in his favor.
Stepmother - Victoria Quinn Error, Housewife - Victoria had been in the picture long before Ivonne was ever a problem. She was a loyal wife who did all the chores, raised two amazing children and did anything her husband ever asked of her. Unbeknownst to her there were times where it just wasn't enough and Montez felt the need to get his pleasure elsewhere. When she eventually found out about Kyra, Victoria was pissed - at Ivonne. How dare that woman come out of nowhere and try to break up her perfect household! She believed every lie out of Montez's mouth and thought as badly as possible as someone could of Ivonne. She fought harder than Montez ever did to get his name off child support payments and to get Ivonne to submit a DNA test for Kyra. To this day she still believes that everything is fake and that her husband is the perfect man. She just can't understand for the life of her why her own daughter can't follow in her footsteps.
Half brother - Montez Taquan Error Jr, Actuary - The oldest of the kids, Jr is 36 years old and might as well have followed in his father's footsteps. He went to the same school, mostly focused in math in college and married a trophy wife. He lives on the East Coast with his wife and son but travels a lot for work. Kyra has no contact with him whatsoever and can only assume he turned out just as bad as Montez. Much like her father and stepmother, Kyra is estranged from him.
Half sister - Amira Renee Error, Divorcee - Amira is 33 and did not quite live up to the 'picture perfect' family that she was raised in. Originally she hated the idea of having a younger sister and her father potentially being taken away from her to daddy another girl. A daddy's girl at heart, all Amira ever wanted was Montez's undivided love and and attention. Much like his wife, unfortunately, he didn't seem to care as much as he led on or else he would have never risked destroying his family. Because of the example Montez set, Amira might as well have been raised to accept a cheating boyfriend as normal and that it was ok for her not to come first. Failed relationship after failed relationship, she eventually settled down with her college sweetheart Xavius Carr. Although she knew he had cheated on her in the past when she ended up pregnant he insisted that things were going to change. It wasn't until she contracted an STD after giving birth to her second daughter that she realized Xavius hadn't changed. To make matters worse, he was engaged to another woman. Despite having no work experience and two kids to care for, she filed for divorce and turned to her family. They victim blamed her just as they did Ivonne; Montez and Victoria insisted that Amira make the marriage work no matter what. With no one to watch the girls while she attempted to get her life back on track, she turned to Kyra. As much as she hated it originally, seeing how well Kyra is with the girls really turned out to be one of the best things.
Nephew - Montez Taquan Error III - Kyra knows nothing about her nephew except his name and that he lives on the East Coast. As worried as she probably should be how he's going to turn out, with the 'wonderful' examples in his family, there's nothing she can do about it. So instead of worrying about the namesake of the man who caused so much trouble in everyone's lives, Kyra focuses her attention on her nieces. They're way more fun anyhow!
Nieces - Skiah Grace Carr and Bria Heaven Carr - Skiah recently turned 8 and Bria is almost 4. They are Amira's daughters who have barely had any contact with their father since the divorce and have no idea of the drama that occurred in their family long before they were even thoughts. When they're not with their mother or in school they're more than likely spending time with Kyra watching Disney movies or playing games. Skiah's favorite movie is Frozen and she adores Disney Princesses. Bria is a bit more of a handful, always running around and causing trouble; she never goes anywhere without at least one stuffed animal. Both girls were given more 'unique' names to stand out from their classmates.
Backstory
Conceived through an affair, most things Kyra knew was drama. She knew her parents didn't get along; she knew her father had another family; she knew people hated her mother for some reason. Unfortunately, their move to Salem didn't seem to change anything. Word still got around about Ivonne's 'reputation' despite the fact that it was really Montez's fault. Court dates, custody hearings and child support cases were few and far in between; as much of a fight as Ivonne put up for Montez to have something to do with his daughter's life, he just didn't want to bother. Everything was done through his wife, who held out on giving straight answers about anything without a paternity test.
While Ivonne did her best to shield Kyra from all of the goings on, her stress did come out in other ways. She wanted better for her daughter. She didn't want Kyra to get distracted by a handsome man or to think she could take second best in anything. Unfortunately for her, Kyra was always short on motivation. Whether it was because Montez was so absent or that she was just naturally lazy was up for debate.... It's probably the latter. Overall, though, Kyra rarely got in trouble and was doing fairly well for someone being raised by a single parent.
School was made a priority for Kyra growing up and she had little to no contact with either of her siblings. Not that it mattered; they wanted nothing to do with her anyway. She questioned it at first, but over time she found other ways to deal with the pressure and stress. Sometimes it was as simple as distracting herself with a good show or the Internet. Other times she would take whatever allowance she had and spend it on things she didn't need. Kyra became a bit of a shopaholic early on.
She attended Salem High and, after graduating, attended community college. The plan was to go to school, work part time and see if she could figure out what to major in. She would apply to other schools to earn her Bachelor's, hopefully find a job in the field she wanted and maybe settle down and have a family. Except none of it worked out that way. Kyra just wasn't interested in more school. She was content with her Associate's Degree, much to the dismay of her mother. And even though her part time job in customer service wasn't much, it was experience.
Kyra bounced around through a few different part time jobs, at one point juggling two at once. Working part time at Walgreens while fitting in extra hours seasonal at JC Penny was not her finest three months. The money was nice enough, but the stress and lack of a life wasn't worth it. She eventually ended up leaving both jobs, living with her mother until she got a new job and continued saving money.
After a few years of working at CVS, much to her dismay, Kyra began looking for another new job. While her mother continued to push her to find something - anything, really - entry level to get her foot in the door, Kyra decided to stick with retail. As much as she hated dealing with people, she already had nearly five years experience in the field so it made the most sense to stick with it. That was how she got the job at the Silver Moon Diner. She started out at the beginning, like most others; she seated customers and worked the register. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you looked at it) people at the diner could be a bit flakey and Kyra had open availability. It was thanks to putting in so many hours and somehow being pretty good with customers that she became one of the assistant managers when she was 28. Not the best accomplishment ever, but it did offer a raise and she felt like she had enough money saved up to live on her own. Kyra rented out one of the cheapest downtown studio apartments she could find. Though her paycheck went almost completely to rent, utilities and food, Ivonne did offer to chip in a little bit each month so long as Kyra did something with her life and stayed out of trouble. At least she held up the latter very well.
It was shortly after moving into the apartment that she came into contact with her half sister Amira. On the verge of being blacked out by her own family, Amira didn't know who else to turn to except for Kyra. At first she made it quite well known how much she hated doing this. However her attitude did seem to change slightly when she saw Skiah and Bria bond with Kyra. As much as Kyra always hated dealing with people, she loved her nieces and they did nothing bad to her. Offering to make a truce, Kyra would help watch the girls when she wasn't working while Amira attempted to get back on her feet. The girls still don't see eye to eye and very much have their guards up around each other, but all is put aside for the kids.
As much as Kyra would like to have more and not deal with people as much, she's content with living a simple life. The diner isn't the worst job in the world all things considered, she has a roof over her head, a supportive enough mother, and she's great with kids. The time is quickly approaching for the questioning of settling down and figuring out for sure what to do with the rest of her life. But Kyra doesn't really want to share that with anyone. She's content enough playing the field, going on a few dates and spending more money she can afford to on things she doesn't necessarily need for a place that grows lower and lower on space each year. What else could she possibly need?
Mother - Ivonne Cecelia Zaal, Aid - Working as an aid in a nursing home was often a long and demanding job. Ivonne would put in long hours and at times be on call whenever she was needed. It was a lot of pressure and at times a depressing job but she always took pride in her work. She didn't have much time for a life outside of her job, which she was often alright with. When she did have instances of one, however, it happened to involve a married man. Ivonne was with Montez for three years, unaware of his unavailability or that he was even living a double life. When she found out she was pregnant the can of worms was opened. Montez's marriage was in jeopardy, his reputation was on the line and everyone in town blamed it on Ivonne. When it became too much for her to handle, she relocated a couple of hours away to Salem. She was able to get a job at a different nursing home, which was located across the street from a daycare where Kyra spent many a day. Unfortunately news spread even into Salem and Ivonne still had to deal with the victim blaming. She tried very hard to shield Kyra from that and instead insisted that she make something out of her life. Although Kyra may not have necessarily completely turned out the way Ivonne would have liked, she is proud of her daughter for maintaining some independence and finally able to make peace with at least one member of her family.
Father - Montez Taquan Error Sr, Financial consultant - A successful business and family man, Montez seemed to have everything. He had a great business. He was well-liked. He had a beautiful wife. He had a boy and a girl. And he got all that from growing up with little to nothing in downtown Salem. Little did anyone know that the extra hours Montez had put into 'work' was actually him entertaining other women. One of the ones he kept going for quite some time was Ivonne. He had her believing he was working long tiring hours with time few and far in between for her. However, it was just enough time for her to get pregnant. As soon as she told him, Montez lost it. He insisted she get an abortion; if she had the baby then everyone would find out about him. His reputation would be ruined. His wife would leave him. He'd have nothing. Fortunately for him, everything worked out in his favor. Ivonne was made out to be the bad guy who seduced him and tried to trap him. He was so relieved when she moved away and all he had to deal with were court dates about child support payments. Montez tried very hard to keep up his clean reputation and so far, for the most part, everything has worked out in his favor.
Stepmother - Victoria Quinn Error, Housewife - Victoria had been in the picture long before Ivonne was ever a problem. She was a loyal wife who did all the chores, raised two amazing children and did anything her husband ever asked of her. Unbeknownst to her there were times where it just wasn't enough and Montez felt the need to get his pleasure elsewhere. When she eventually found out about Kyra, Victoria was pissed - at Ivonne. How dare that woman come out of nowhere and try to break up her perfect household! She believed every lie out of Montez's mouth and thought as badly as possible as someone could of Ivonne. She fought harder than Montez ever did to get his name off child support payments and to get Ivonne to submit a DNA test for Kyra. To this day she still believes that everything is fake and that her husband is the perfect man. She just can't understand for the life of her why her own daughter can't follow in her footsteps.
Half brother - Montez Taquan Error Jr, Actuary - The oldest of the kids, Jr is 36 years old and might as well have followed in his father's footsteps. He went to the same school, mostly focused in math in college and married a trophy wife. He lives on the East Coast with his wife and son but travels a lot for work. Kyra has no contact with him whatsoever and can only assume he turned out just as bad as Montez. Much like her father and stepmother, Kyra is estranged from him.
Half sister - Amira Renee Error, Divorcee - Amira is 33 and did not quite live up to the 'picture perfect' family that she was raised in. Originally she hated the idea of having a younger sister and her father potentially being taken away from her to daddy another girl. A daddy's girl at heart, all Amira ever wanted was Montez's undivided love and and attention. Much like his wife, unfortunately, he didn't seem to care as much as he led on or else he would have never risked destroying his family. Because of the example Montez set, Amira might as well have been raised to accept a cheating boyfriend as normal and that it was ok for her not to come first. Failed relationship after failed relationship, she eventually settled down with her college sweetheart Xavius Carr. Although she knew he had cheated on her in the past when she ended up pregnant he insisted that things were going to change. It wasn't until she contracted an STD after giving birth to her second daughter that she realized Xavius hadn't changed. To make matters worse, he was engaged to another woman. Despite having no work experience and two kids to care for, she filed for divorce and turned to her family. They victim blamed her just as they did Ivonne; Montez and Victoria insisted that Amira make the marriage work no matter what. With no one to watch the girls while she attempted to get her life back on track, she turned to Kyra. As much as she hated it originally, seeing how well Kyra is with the girls really turned out to be one of the best things.
Nephew - Montez Taquan Error III - Kyra knows nothing about her nephew except his name and that he lives on the East Coast. As worried as she probably should be how he's going to turn out, with the 'wonderful' examples in his family, there's nothing she can do about it. So instead of worrying about the namesake of the man who caused so much trouble in everyone's lives, Kyra focuses her attention on her nieces. They're way more fun anyhow!
Nieces - Skiah Grace Carr and Bria Heaven Carr - Skiah recently turned 8 and Bria is almost 4. They are Amira's daughters who have barely had any contact with their father since the divorce and have no idea of the drama that occurred in their family long before they were even thoughts. When they're not with their mother or in school they're more than likely spending time with Kyra watching Disney movies or playing games. Skiah's favorite movie is Frozen and she adores Disney Princesses. Bria is a bit more of a handful, always running around and causing trouble; she never goes anywhere without at least one stuffed animal. Both girls were given more 'unique' names to stand out from their classmates.
Backstory
Conceived through an affair, most things Kyra knew was drama. She knew her parents didn't get along; she knew her father had another family; she knew people hated her mother for some reason. Unfortunately, their move to Salem didn't seem to change anything. Word still got around about Ivonne's 'reputation' despite the fact that it was really Montez's fault. Court dates, custody hearings and child support cases were few and far in between; as much of a fight as Ivonne put up for Montez to have something to do with his daughter's life, he just didn't want to bother. Everything was done through his wife, who held out on giving straight answers about anything without a paternity test.
While Ivonne did her best to shield Kyra from all of the goings on, her stress did come out in other ways. She wanted better for her daughter. She didn't want Kyra to get distracted by a handsome man or to think she could take second best in anything. Unfortunately for her, Kyra was always short on motivation. Whether it was because Montez was so absent or that she was just naturally lazy was up for debate.... It's probably the latter. Overall, though, Kyra rarely got in trouble and was doing fairly well for someone being raised by a single parent.
School was made a priority for Kyra growing up and she had little to no contact with either of her siblings. Not that it mattered; they wanted nothing to do with her anyway. She questioned it at first, but over time she found other ways to deal with the pressure and stress. Sometimes it was as simple as distracting herself with a good show or the Internet. Other times she would take whatever allowance she had and spend it on things she didn't need. Kyra became a bit of a shopaholic early on.
She attended Salem High and, after graduating, attended community college. The plan was to go to school, work part time and see if she could figure out what to major in. She would apply to other schools to earn her Bachelor's, hopefully find a job in the field she wanted and maybe settle down and have a family. Except none of it worked out that way. Kyra just wasn't interested in more school. She was content with her Associate's Degree, much to the dismay of her mother. And even though her part time job in customer service wasn't much, it was experience.
Kyra bounced around through a few different part time jobs, at one point juggling two at once. Working part time at Walgreens while fitting in extra hours seasonal at JC Penny was not her finest three months. The money was nice enough, but the stress and lack of a life wasn't worth it. She eventually ended up leaving both jobs, living with her mother until she got a new job and continued saving money.
After a few years of working at CVS, much to her dismay, Kyra began looking for another new job. While her mother continued to push her to find something - anything, really - entry level to get her foot in the door, Kyra decided to stick with retail. As much as she hated dealing with people, she already had nearly five years experience in the field so it made the most sense to stick with it. That was how she got the job at the Silver Moon Diner. She started out at the beginning, like most others; she seated customers and worked the register. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you looked at it) people at the diner could be a bit flakey and Kyra had open availability. It was thanks to putting in so many hours and somehow being pretty good with customers that she became one of the assistant managers when she was 28. Not the best accomplishment ever, but it did offer a raise and she felt like she had enough money saved up to live on her own. Kyra rented out one of the cheapest downtown studio apartments she could find. Though her paycheck went almost completely to rent, utilities and food, Ivonne did offer to chip in a little bit each month so long as Kyra did something with her life and stayed out of trouble. At least she held up the latter very well.
It was shortly after moving into the apartment that she came into contact with her half sister Amira. On the verge of being blacked out by her own family, Amira didn't know who else to turn to except for Kyra. At first she made it quite well known how much she hated doing this. However her attitude did seem to change slightly when she saw Skiah and Bria bond with Kyra. As much as Kyra always hated dealing with people, she loved her nieces and they did nothing bad to her. Offering to make a truce, Kyra would help watch the girls when she wasn't working while Amira attempted to get back on her feet. The girls still don't see eye to eye and very much have their guards up around each other, but all is put aside for the kids.
As much as Kyra would like to have more and not deal with people as much, she's content with living a simple life. The diner isn't the worst job in the world all things considered, she has a roof over her head, a supportive enough mother, and she's great with kids. The time is quickly approaching for the questioning of settling down and figuring out for sure what to do with the rest of her life. But Kyra doesn't really want to share that with anyone. She's content enough playing the field, going on a few dates and spending more money she can afford to on things she doesn't necessarily need for a place that grows lower and lower on space each year. What else could she possibly need?
Random
¢She knows she's African American and that there's some Dutch ancestry on her mother's side, but has not been completely informed of the heritage on her father's side.
¢Her favorite food in the world is tacos.
¢Kyra has a license but not a car. She gets most places via public transportation. Between living on her own and owning a car, she'll take living on her own. Besides, this way sometimes if she gets called in earlier she can bug one of her coworkers for a ride!
¢She knows almost the entire dialogue of Frozen because she's watched it with her nieces so many times. The Little Mermaid is a close second.
¢She hates people. Not all people, just people in general. Anyone who sees her at work and thinks she's doing a good job? It's all an act. Kyra's faking the whole thing. She hates every second of going into work to deal with people, listen to their complaints and have to actually interact with them but for some reason they just keep putting her on the schedule and calling her in. She has no idea why they're stupid enough to do that.
¢Kyra, among being a Disney Princess aficionado, is also a Pegasister courtesy of her nieces. Many an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has been watched under her roof.
¢Although she and Amira still don't see eye to eye and have their moments, she is happy the two of them have some common ground and that she gets to have her nieces around. Kyra loves being around the girls and is happy to be their aunt.
¢Kyra is a shopaholic. She loves shopping for anything and is very easily willing to spend money whether something is on sale or not and whether she needs it or not. There is no determined reason for this other than that it might as well be an addiction.
¢Although Kyra is unaware of the details, her father's name is known in Salem for a reason. Prior to going to school and becoming a success three towns over, Montez grew up as a foster kid bouncing from home to home in downtown Salem with very little to his name and never getting adopted. Many a resident have some idea of what he went through and are proud of his accomplishments despite the fact that he's a dirty dog.
¢All of Kyra's experience is in retail and customer service. Towards the end of high school and throughout community college she worked as a cashier at Target. After graduating she started working at Walgreens. A year later she earned a part time seasonal job at JC Penny in Salem Mall. Kyra was extremely happy when she was able to leave that January and stayed at Walgreens until she moved onto CVS. Shortly before turning 24, Kyra was unable to take it anymore and up and left, remaining jobless for a bit until she began working at the Silver Moon Diner. About three years after starting she earned the title of one of the diner's assistant managers and has been one there since. One of the reasons she doesn't leave is because, despite the human interactions, she hopes to eventually make it up to manager which is a full time position.
Music
¢Wake Up - Hilary Duff
¢So Bring It On - Cheetah Girls
¢For the First Time in Forever - Frozen
¢Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
¢Kiss the Girl - The Little Mermaid
¢Where You Lead - Gilmore Girls
¢The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
¢Over You - Cassasee Pope
¢Perfect - Simple Plan
¢She knows she's African American and that there's some Dutch ancestry on her mother's side, but has not been completely informed of the heritage on her father's side.
¢Her favorite food in the world is tacos.
¢Kyra has a license but not a car. She gets most places via public transportation. Between living on her own and owning a car, she'll take living on her own. Besides, this way sometimes if she gets called in earlier she can bug one of her coworkers for a ride!
¢She knows almost the entire dialogue of Frozen because she's watched it with her nieces so many times. The Little Mermaid is a close second.
¢She hates people. Not all people, just people in general. Anyone who sees her at work and thinks she's doing a good job? It's all an act. Kyra's faking the whole thing. She hates every second of going into work to deal with people, listen to their complaints and have to actually interact with them but for some reason they just keep putting her on the schedule and calling her in. She has no idea why they're stupid enough to do that.
¢Kyra, among being a Disney Princess aficionado, is also a Pegasister courtesy of her nieces. Many an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has been watched under her roof.
¢Although she and Amira still don't see eye to eye and have their moments, she is happy the two of them have some common ground and that she gets to have her nieces around. Kyra loves being around the girls and is happy to be their aunt.
¢Kyra is a shopaholic. She loves shopping for anything and is very easily willing to spend money whether something is on sale or not and whether she needs it or not. There is no determined reason for this other than that it might as well be an addiction.
¢Although Kyra is unaware of the details, her father's name is known in Salem for a reason. Prior to going to school and becoming a success three towns over, Montez grew up as a foster kid bouncing from home to home in downtown Salem with very little to his name and never getting adopted. Many a resident have some idea of what he went through and are proud of his accomplishments despite the fact that he's a dirty dog.
¢All of Kyra's experience is in retail and customer service. Towards the end of high school and throughout community college she worked as a cashier at Target. After graduating she started working at Walgreens. A year later she earned a part time seasonal job at JC Penny in Salem Mall. Kyra was extremely happy when she was able to leave that January and stayed at Walgreens until she moved onto CVS. Shortly before turning 24, Kyra was unable to take it anymore and up and left, remaining jobless for a bit until she began working at the Silver Moon Diner. About three years after starting she earned the title of one of the diner's assistant managers and has been one there since. One of the reasons she doesn't leave is because, despite the human interactions, she hopes to eventually make it up to manager which is a full time position.
Music
¢Wake Up - Hilary Duff
¢So Bring It On - Cheetah Girls
¢For the First Time in Forever - Frozen
¢Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
¢Kiss the Girl - The Little Mermaid
¢Where You Lead - Gilmore Girls
¢The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
¢Over You - Cassasee Pope
¢Perfect - Simple Plan