Shauna Marie Anderson (a.k.a. Shadow)
"Heck, when I started really looking, I saw stuff like that all over. Made me kind of sick. Why do we do that to each other?"
"Control," Shadow answered. "Selfishness. Lack of empathy. When we stop seeing other people as people with the same kinds of wants and feelings that we have, we do that to each other. We hurt each other." She took another sip of her wine. "We talk about building walls to keep people who are different out, talk about groups of people as 'they' instead of learning their names and their stories. We stop caring when someone is hurt. We start shooting them, raping them, going numb to their cries, the cries of their children." She chuckled hollowly. "I need a button that says 'humanize' instead of 'legalize.'"
"This is the darkest first date I've ever gone on," Buck offered with a small smile. "Are you always so cheerful?"
"I'm called Shadow for a reason."
Mental characteristics
Her senior year of high school, Shadow was raped by her boyfriend. When she tried to report it, he denied it and the whole situation was swept under the rug because his father was on the police force. As a result, Shadow is reluctant to date and keeps mostly to herself, socially.
Social
Secular humanism, socialism, and a moderate interest in the occult, especially with the background of Wicca's "Harm none, do as ye will."
Shadow seldom speaks in company unless required to. She is capable of being social and is quite friendly when in the right mood for it, but generally prefers to keep her own company and is very careful about who she lets into her life.
Shadow speaks with a North Carolina accent mixed with a more northern flair after her time at school in Virginia.
Shadow is a game hunter, preferring white-tailed deer. She has also hunted moose, elk, and antelope, but still prefers to come back home to hunt deer. Most of her hunting is for food, as she does process the venison and eats it year-round. She also enjoys hiking and camping, so hunting is generally perfect for her.
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