Shadow's Obsession

Shadow's Obsession is the second episode of the first seson of the Hadrosaur838 Series. In this episode, Shadow falls in love with Sayori and dates her as a piece of paper, much to the dismay of GareGoji and especially Bo Gao.

## General Info

### Characters

Shadow, Dui, Bo Gao, GareGoji, Sayori(?), Hadrosaur838

## Characters

* Shadow the Red Panda
* Dui
* Bo Gao
* GareGoji
* Sayori(?)
* Hadrosaur838

## Description

Shadow finds love in what some others find questionable.

## Synopsis

The episode begins as Shadow opens his laptop over to Reddit and later approaching Bo Gao for his critique on a bouquet of roses. Shadow then introduces Sayori (who is a sheet of paper since dakimakura aren't made in Shadow's size) to Bo Gao, only for the Snow Leopard to reject the idea.

GareGoji is called over to help out with the situation, but is ultimately confused. Dui enters the room as well and is happy for Shadow, who then leaves to go on a date with Sayori, via the following montage.

Bo Gao, still pissed off by Shadow's obsession, decides to bring the Red Panda over to consult with Hadrosaur838. However, Hadro ends up infuriated over Shadow dating Sayori,having dated her for two years. The two weebs eventually deciede to let Sayori choose which of the two she's rather date. The sheet leans toward Shadow, who triumphantly walks off with it, leaving Hadrosaur838 wallowing in his despair.

Shadow takes Sayori to go vacation in Venice, but they end up staying for six weeks (due to them getting arrested for swimming in the canals). Upon their return, Shadow brags about having sex with the paper and goes of to watch TV.

Realizing that it's gone too far, Bo Gao confronts Shadow, only to be put down several times before finally attempting to confiscate the paper. Shadow retaliates by pulling back, only for the paper to rip in half.

Shadow, believing that Sayoir's been killed, takes his rage out onto Bo Gao and chokes the snow leopard. However, GareGoji intervenes. Shadow finally gives into despair and runs away, leaving Bo Gao and Gare to clean the mess they left behind.

Two weeks pass and Shadow succumbs to his depression, claiming he has PTSD. Bo Gao and Dui attempt to lift Shadow from his despair, but to no avail. Shadow heads outside and attempts to hang himself. Upon doing so, he finds himself asphyxiating rather than dying suddenly. Bo Gao cuts him down and decides to help him through his struggle.

## Trivia

* The episode reflects upon Kyle's weeaboo-esque demeanor. This is especially apparent whenever Hadrosaur838 appears.
* A fourth wall joke eludes to the fact that the video was based off of "SML Movie: Joseph's Imaginary Girlfriend," which has a similar premise.
* This episode marks the beginning of Shadow's set arc throughout the Hadrosaur838 Series.
* While being choked by Shadow, Bo Gao mistakenly refers to Japanese as Spanish.
	+ In the same scene, Shadow tells Bo Gao to say hello to Sasuke (referring to Sasuke Uchiha form the Naruto franchise) for him.
		- An image of Sasuke being choked can also be seen.
* The scene where Shadow attempts to hang himself is a direct nod to Doki Doki Literature Club, via Sayori's death.
	+ Two other girls from Doki Doki Literature Club can be seen in the video, namely Natsuki and Yuri, both as sheets of paper.