Kyra

Kyra Preece is a character in Our Life: Beginnings & Always. She is the mother of Cove. She first appears at the beginning of Step 2. 
== Appearance ==
Kyra has light green hair that gradually becomes the same color as Cove's hair at the tips, ocean blue eyes along with a light tan skin tone and a sun tattoo on her chest. She has manicured nails, and is seen throughout the game wearing an assorted set of bracelets, although they are different in each Step. She is described by the main character as short for an adult, and as (potentially) looking "really young" or "super pretty."
In Step 2, Kyra wears a white camisole crop top, a sheer cardigan with a tropical design, denim shorts, and a belt wrapped around her waist. Her hair reaches down to her hips.
In Step 3, she wears a purple sweater and light blue pants. Her hair is shorter than it was in Step 2, now reaching the middle of her back. 
In Cove’s Step 4, she wears a beige cardigan with a net pattern on the side, a pink shirt, navy jeans, and a gold double-chain necklace. She keeps some of her hair tied in a high bun, and the rest reaches down to her collarbone.
== Personality ==
Kyra can often be described as a cheerful and optimistic person. She's not afraid to openly display her affection for Cove, often embarrassing him in front of the main character with her actions. She's prone to teasing her son and the main character, especially if Cove has a crush on them (if the player is at “Crush” level with him). Kyra also displays her maturity when deflecting the main character’s questions regarding her personal life such as her reasons for divorcing Cliff or if she's in a new relationship. This maturity appears yet again when she allows Cove to choose when he wanted to confront his dad about how he felt displeased with his bad habit of springing unexpected surprises on him (which she dubs a “Clifford Surprise”). She is also visibly unamused by this predicament, as it is hinted this isn't the first time she was subjected to her ex husband's unwelcome surprises.
She's also shown to have an easy going parenting approach to Cove, exemplified when she doesn't scold him or the main character after they walked in the house drenched from an unexpected sun shower, where the main character's moms would've reacted more negatively. However, this does not mean she will approve of or go along with anything such as her voicing her disapproval of Cliff offering the main character money in Step 1 or showing concern upon discovering Cove's attempts of running away in Step 1. Both cases only occur if the player chooses to reveal these secrets in Step 2.
Despite her charming and endearing personality, she is not without her faults. Kyra is shown to often be impulsive and thoughtless which is displayed when she takes Cove and the main character on a spur of the moment drive in "Escapade" and takes them to a cinema to watch a horror movie without considering their preferences. This can end in the main character running out of the cinema in fear if the player chooses to do so or with Cove voicing his discomfort. Kyra apologizes by purchasing food for them. Cove may have gotten these traits from her.
She still retains most of her personality traits in Step 3, especially with her affectionate nature with her son and to an extent, the main character.
== Background ==
== Relationships ==
=== Cove ===
Cove is Kyra's son. Kyra often teases Cove, though this is her way of showing affection. She often dotes on him and calls him her baby. She also likes showing her love through physical affection like squeezing Cove's cheeks, tapping the end of his nose, or ruffling his hair. She deeply cares for him; keeping his room clean in her apartment and making sure he eats well.
At the start of Step 2, she was confused by Cove's frustration with her surprise visit instigated by his father. She offers to go back and let him visit her instead, showing her understanding side whenever he's upset. Kyra often makes sure that the memories she makes with her son are unforgettable. As such, she grabs opportunities that will help them bond more like their impromptu movie-viewing in "Escapade".
Cove also takes after her habit of purchasing multiple items off of menus in order to mix and match each food upon consumption. The earliest hint of this is shown when he mixed his cake and ice cream in a soup slurry during Miranda's birthday party. This also happened when Cove ate both his Crepe and smoothie at the same time in “Hangout”, and when he ordered everything on the desert menu in “Late Night Shifts” so that he could mix them.
=== Cliff ===
Cliff was formerly married to Kyra. Although divorced, they retain a good relationship as friends with Kyra staying at the Holdens' as a guest to visit Cove during Step 2 as one of Cliff's surprises to his son. She playfully teases him sometimes but also reprimands him whenever he does something that displeases her and Cove, like with his aforementioned habit of making surprises without the knowledge of other people.
=== Main Character ===
Kyra is also shown to be friendly towards the main character and shows a high level of interest in them due to Cove not giving too many details about them to his mom. She mentions that Cove often speaks fondly of the main character whenever he visits her, and will resort to teasing him if he has a crush on them by stating that they look cute together. She even takes a surprise picture of them both during their trip to the National Redwood Park.
She is thankful to the main character for keeping her son company for all these years.
If the main character is dating Cove in Step 3, they can greet her as "Mom 3" during a phone call with Cove, resulting in him immediately regretting putting his phone on speaker due to his embarrassment.
=== Pamela & Noelani ===
Kyra is on friendly terms with both moms as she is eager to be good neighbors with them even during her temporary visit. Both Pamela and Noelani show that they trust her with taking the main character out to dine, go to the mall, and even go for a drive as long as they return on time.
Kyra and Pamela share a specific sense of humor that both the main character and Cove do not understand. They are shown to joke around with each other and be playful.
Noelani is very considerate to Kyra and feels sorry when everyone goes out to eat outside on the day before her arrival. Both her and Pamela promise to take her out to a restaurant again with the others when Kyra arrives from Nevada.
== Gallery ==
Kyra 01.jpg|Step 2 Kyra & Step 4 Kyra Comparison
== Trivia ==
* It was mentioned in one of GB Patch's tumblr posts that Cliff was nineteen and Kyra was eighteen when Cove was born.https://gb-patch.tumblr.com/post/641541113925222400/ask-answers-january-28th-2021-part-1
** Based on this and Cove being born in 1997, Kyra was most likely born in 1979.
*Kyra's sexuality is straight.https://gb-patch.tumblr.com/post/620116996117413888/are-there-any-canon-trans-characters-also-what
*She used to read Chronicles of Narnia by C.C Lewis to Cove when he was a kid. https://ourlife.fandom.com/wiki/Step_1_(Our_Life:_Beginnings_%26_Always)#Library_(DLC)]]
**Cove mentions her favorite character was Susan.
== References ==
Category:Characters in Our Life: Beginnings & Always