Character creation selection area overlayed on screen and can't get rid of it

[rzn6jw]

I was away from the game for a while and decided to get into it tonight. However, when I loaded my last story save I was presented with the play screen and Arthur at the camp site where I left him but with a Character Creation selection overlaying the right side of the screen. The only keys that would work were the arrow keys, so I maneuvered down to 'create character' and hit enter. I was presented with some loading screens and when the game came back my character Arthur was some dude with a beard and was in a hotel front lobby with the Character Creation selection overlaying that screen as well. No way to get out of it. I backed out and verified the game files but still couldn't get rid of that Character Creation selection. I can't get an image of what I'm seeing because the game won't do a print screen.

 

Does anyone have an idea of how to get rid of that annoying overlay?