Chapter Two: Memories

Hello and welcome to the Hadley Legacy: Redux.
Last time, Nicole was struggling to raise Temperance as a single teenage mother, and Tempe became a child.

It was a little strange for mother and daughter to ride the bus together, but they were both doing pretty well in school.

They were made fun of a lot at school, though. Tempe hated it. Nicole just wanted to find someone to help her take care of her daughter. They were so poor they had to share a bed because they couldn't afford another one for Tempe.

The next day at breakfast...
"Mom, a couple of the kids at school have been calling you names."
"I know, Tempe, just ignore them."
"But why? They're saying you don't even know who my daddy is."

"That's not true. I know exactly who he is. Was."
"Who was he, Mommy? One of the boys in your class?"
"He was someone I knew... a long time ago. It feels like forever ago." Nicole sighed. "In our old neighborhood."
"Why did we have to leave the old neighborhood?"
"Well... it's a little fuzzy."
"Tell me anyway!"

"Well, there was this boy, his name was Ameen, and we fell in love."
"Yes?"

"But my father didn't like it. And then..." Nicole frowned. "I don't really remember."
"But Ameen was my daddy?"
"Yes."
"And we left because of your daddy?"

Nicole thought about the horror of the blue, how they had fled. She thought about how she had carried Tempe with her as they ran, and then her memory got fuzzy. She couldn't remember exactly how she had ended up in this new home.

"Mom?" Temperance pressed.
"Clean the dishes when you're done," Nicole said, and got up.

Tempe stuck her tongue out at her mother's back. For some reason, her mom never seemed to want to talk about their past, but Tempe was curious. She had been too young when they arrived to remember their life before.

But most of the time, their life was simple. Temperance painted for hours so she could sell her paintings for money, and Nicole played her guitar.

On the weekends, Nicole went to the park to earn some tips. Even so, money was tight.

There definitely wasn't enough money for a plumber, which Nicole thought was disgusting.

Even more frustrating, everything was in the same room, so if she wanted to watch TV or do a little laundry, it woke them both up.


While Nicole spent a lot of time working, Tempe was getting to know he classmates.

And soon, it was time for her to celebrate her birthday once again.

Chapter One: Do Over

Hello and welcome to the Hadley Legacy: Redux. We're starting over! (After my game crashed repeatedly, a complete do-over was required.) Nicole was our Gen 7 heiress... but she's the start of the new Generation One, and it's not going to be an easy beginning, since she's still a teenager and is caring for her toddler daughter, Temperance, on her own.

After the blue destroyed her home, Nicole walked for days, carrying Tempe on her hip, and arrived in Twinbrook. Ms. Francis Frankfurt was assigned as her social worker, but it didn't really work out.
"You can't just leave us here!"

"That's exactly what I can do. You've left me no choice. If you won't let us find you a foster home, then all I can do is give you somewhere to stay."

"But that's not fair, Ms. Frankfurt! I just want to go home!"

"You never can go home. Call me when you're ready to go to that foster home."
With that, Ms. Frankfurt drove away and left them standing on the lawn.

Nicole broke into tears as soon as she was left alone. How was she going to raise a child, when she was just a child herself?

She gathered her courage, and settled in to teach Tempe the skills she'd need to become a well adjusted young girl, unlike her mother.

Nicole really did love Tempe, she wanted to take care of her, she just wasn't sure how.

She tucked her daughter into her crib, and kissed her forehead.
"I promise," she said softly, "we're safe here."

She promptly set the stove on fire. Though the fire department responded immediately, Nicole was pretty shaken. It cost them most of their remaining money to fix the damage in the kitchen.

It seemed to her like it was time to get a job. She got a job at the day spa, earning $99 a day, when it cost her $75 just for the babysitter.

Fortunately, she still had time to teach Tempe to talk before cleaning the house and collapsing in bed.

Though sometimes she was so busy, all she had time for was collapsing on her bed for a quick nap before school.

The babysitter was great with Tempe, always playing with her and taking care of her.

After several hard days, it was time for Temperance to grow up. Nicole used what little money they had to get her little girl a birthday cake.

Tempe grew up with her father's dark hair, but her mother's eyes. When Nicole saw how she looked, she started to cry. Seeing her mother so upset, Temperance gave her a big hug.
"Don't worry, Mummy. We're going to be okay."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Blue

Hello and welcome back to the Hadley Legacy. I apologize for the long wait, we've had glitches all over the place, and some strange things have happened to the Hadley's since you last saw them.

First, Nicole went into labor. She rushed to the hospital all alone, where she gave birth to...

Temperance Hadley, the first child of Generation Eight. A beautiful little girl.

She was promptly arrested for being out after curfew.

Nicole was struggling to care for Temperance and make it to school and continue her education. Her family did their best to help, but most of it still fell on her back.

Nicole approached her father, but Santiago only yelled at her that it was her fault for getting pregnant in the first place. If she had thought this through she wouldn't have a child upstairs crying for her.

In a fit of rage Santiago slapped his daughter. Nicole ran upstairs, crying, and refused to let him into the house again. She held Temperance tightly to her chest and promised her daughter she would take care of her better than her parents cared for her.

And then it happened. All around town, buildings were disappearing, vanishing into thin air. One by one their neighbor's homes vanished, the businesses, everything was gone. People were disappearing in large numbers.

Nicole grabbed a crying Temperance and fled her home, yelling for her family to do the same, but it was too late. The home lot was replaced by a blue square.
Nicole took her daughter and fled their dying neighborhood, forced to abandon the rest of their family to escape. They walked for many days, and suffered greatly. When they finally found a place to stay Nicole had grown up, and Temperance had already grown enough to go to school.

Nicole had changed a lot as she grew up, and though she regretted having to leave behind her family, she was happy to finally find somewhere to stay. She had taken most of the family's wealth with her, which she used first of all to make sure that they would be safe and financially secure.

After all, she had a school aged child now. Temperance's early life on the run with her mother had left her a bit neurotic about some things, and Nicole knew her daughter would need extra help at school to accommodate her needs.

Using the money they had, they built a small home on their new plot of land. Nicole hired someone to watch Tempe, then got on a bus to go to China. She dreamed of traveling to every country and reaching the highest visa level in each. It would be nice to explore without having to worry about the blueness, which seemed to be spreading through the town.

Nicole was so excited to go to China, she immediately went on several adventures and as she explored her visa level went up.

While she was there, Nicole met a nice man that she told about the blue that had destroyed her home. He comforted her and they became very close.

But as soon as she got back, Nicole found the blue had followed her here as well! She ran home and found Temperance waiting for her. They fled this town along with several locals, and relocated to the next town over, where they were told they would be safe.

They rebuilt their home to reflect Nicole's new worldly views, and tried to make it as close to the last one as possible.

There was enough room for both Nicole and Temperance, and room to expand.

There Nicole left her daughter again, to go to France. Temperance was angry that her mother would abandon her in danger of the blueness that could come and get her, but Nicole seemed confident that nothing would happen in this new town.

In France Nicole met another man who reassured her that her home would be safe this time. Though he had a wife, he seemed perfectly happy to flirt with Nicole all day long.

When she got home Nicole invited him over and made some nectar just for him.

They drank some together, and soon Nicole was inviting him back to her bedroom. Temperance retreated upstairs to give them some alone time.

Tempe had a friend over as well. His name was Mortimer Goth, and he bore a strange resemblance to her great-great-great-grandfather.

Due to some glitches with her hair, Temperance cut it short, and I have to say that style looks really good on her.

One day, whilst buying out some local businesses, Nicole discovered she was pregnant. She canceled a planned trip to Egypt and stayed home with her daughter, reading pregnancy books. She was determined to do this one right.

Three days later, while making lunch, Nicole went into labor. She had a home birth.

This is where I leave you, with a shot of Nicole holding her new daughter, Genevieve Hadley.