Shane Matthews
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Hometown: Constantly on the move
PersonalityBooks. These are the cornerstone to Shane's personality. They are an almost unlimited wealth of information. Fascinating things, horrific things, completely unexpected things- all of this and more are found in books. Through books, he can become an astronaut, a physicist, a pirate, a noble knight, a demon hunter, or even a fairy princess. Perhaps one of the most prominent parts of Shane's personality is his rampant imagination, fueled by the plethora of literature he has devoured over the years. To him, writing was the greatest of all of mankind's inventions, for it provides an outlet outside of the limitations of reality.
Now, while we're on the topic of reality, what an amazing world that is! For, while the fantasies of writing may be able to transcend reality, that does not mean that reality is in any way drab or unamazing in itself. For someone such as Shane, there are always new things to learn and new sights to see. He is a rather adventurous fellow, fascinated by the world of Pokemon and fixated on not only learning more, but seeing for himself many of the wondrous spectacles he has only read about.
In general, he's a friendly and likable guy, though he has his quirks when it comes to dealing with other people. Being very prone to getting overly excited about things regarding Pokemon and fond of spouting out random useless trivia, he isn't exactly all that great with social interaction. Girls, in particular, are something of an enigma to him. While not exactly scared about them, he has a tendency to freeze up and lose track of what he's trying to say when around women, particularly if they happen to be exceptionally attractive (pretty much ordinary teenage nerd stuff). In summary: he's super socially awkward.
BackgroundMuch of Shane's early life was shaped by his parent's insanity. Though, for clarify: by 'insanity', we're not talking about a 'grab a shovel and start digging while I unload this body from my trunk' sort of insanity. Nah, it's more of a 'Holy schist! That's a super gneiss rock by the side of the road! Time to floor the breaks and roll on over to grab it!' kinda crazy. Basically, both his parents were archaeologists. Their work and their hobbies were pretty much interchangeable with one another. Cool rocks, fossils, ancient civilization- these things were their passion and their daily lives.
Thus did Shane grow up in an highly academically-charged environment. His life was fairly unstable, always being shuffled from dig site to dig site, so he never did get a real social experience among peers- the sort you might find by attending a public school system. In spite of his lack of formal structured education, Shane was by no means lacking in learning. Shane's education largely took the part of “home”-schooling from his parents, along with random lessons from whichever of his parent's colleagues he ended up spending time with when his parents were off doing something deemed to be too unsafe for Shane to accompany them. After all, there are all manner of tools and delicate instruments and artifacts you wouldn't want a child being anywhere near wherever scientists set up camp.
Due to this sort of hectic upbringing, being always surrounded by scholars and academic enthusiasts, it is little wonder that his primary hobby and pastime became reading. Shane was willing to read anything he came across, from fantasy novels and comic books to academic journals and scholarly works. Some of his primary role models while growing up were the renowned Pokemon Professors, from whom it seemed you could almost always learn something you had never before known.
Even into his teen years, Shane stuck with his parents and their work, being engrossed in the subject of studying Pokemon. Offering himself as an assistant to any researcher who would let him, he eventually managed to get his hands on an old Pokedex that would have likely otherwise been tossed out in favor of a newer model. Though he ended up delaying a bit beyond the normal age when kids run off to get their first Pokemon, eventually Shane decided he wanted to go on his own journey to explore as much as he could. As such, he bid his parents farewell and headed off to pick up a starter and get on the road.
Current BadgesNone
Pokemon in PartyYoma the Duskull
Nature
Impish
MovesShadow Sneak
Night Shade
Astonish
Foresight
Pokemon with InstituteNONE
