Shay King

*"I don't know how to make conversation...it doesn't come to be as naturally as it does others. But you don't care about that, do you?"*

## Shay King

### Occupation

Merchant (sells meat and furs), High School Student

## Description

Shay King (Sh-ay Kee-ng) is a cold person who's usually out for his own survival, even if it means sacrificing others. He knows little of the common social practices, even something as basic as shaking hands with someone when you meet them, or that a middle finger means flipping someone off. This can make him come off as extremely rude and cruel when in fact he's just extremely socially awkward. He has a short temper and has been known to snap in stressful situations and turn to threatening when he can't think of anything else to say.

## Appearance

Shay is on the taller side, has a muscular build and a face that's rough enough around the edges, that anyone who looks at him, gets an unsettling feeling. He is usually spotted in a black hunting jacket that has a grey iron on patch of an eagle. Shay also wears dark greyish green pants with dark grey combat boots.

However, he has bright blue hair that's extremely messy and usually tangled. Shay also has stubble thats poorly shaved that seems to have only grown on his chin. His right ear

## History

"It takes a village to raise a child" Shay's story takes this quite literally when he was discovered by a group of hunters from a nearby village. He had been abandoned near a cave known to have bears that would eat just about everything.

He was taken in named Shay, the name meaning "gift" as the villagers believed this was a gift from nature for their hard work in making sure they kept the forest thriving. From a young age, Shay was taught how to hunt and make his own clothes and he learned quickly becoming one of the top gatherers in the village.

However, good things can only last so long. People quickly became displeased with the restrictive rules and at age 8, a civil war broke out, destroying everything. Shay ran off into the woods afterwards and with his survival skills, has been living in the woods ever since.

## Relationships

### Kit Parisa

The very first time these two met, they seemed to hit it off pretty quickly. Shay admitted that he had never played Pokemon and they took the immediate chance to introduce Shay to the series. He fell in love with it, and gave Kit a Surperior plush as a gift for their birthday as well as a thank you. He's still not sure how to talk with them, but he's confident they're trustworthy and considers them a friend.

### Lilica Stars

While they haven't talked as much as he'd like, Scar and Shay became fast friends. The first time they met Scar was carving a knife in the student lounge and Shay stumbled upon her while trying to search for somewhere quiet in the school. He sat down next to her and they struck up a conversation about different types of weapons and their purpose. Quickly, Shay felt comfortable around, faster than he did around anyone else. She was funny, easy to talk to, and a good listener. Plus she didn't judge him if he didn't pick up on those small social cues that everyone else did.

Shay's not sure if he's in love with her, but he knows for a fact he wants to see her again.

### Barbara Stryker

As soon as Shay saw Barbra type in her first message into the school group chat, she had irritated him due to poking the fire that is Hope's Peak Academy. These two have never met in person but there's been occasions of Shay getting tense and snappy with her, only to receive a snarky reply in response.

## Trivia

*~Shay has never had a shower. He's always bathed in the river and is almost a tad terrified of them.*

*~He's currnetly working on a cabin the woods and will eventually move out there when he's finished*

*~Sometimes animals will show up to Shay's cabin. At the moment, there's a fox he's named Ruby and a raccoon he's named Ricki Tiki after the story. They'll sometimes bring him food like berries if he gives them meat in return.*

*~His hands are extremely calloused from working all his life.*

*~Most of the time, Shay doesn't sleep in his dorm being uncomfortable in a bed, and can usually be found sleeping in a tree outside the school or sleeping on the forest floor.*

*~He makes most of his own weapons because he doesn't recongize the materials in other sold weapons.*

*~Shay is faster than the average human due to living in the woods all his life. While he can run on all 4's and hunt down a deer with his bare hands, he doesn't usually due to how dangerous it is.*