you their ancestry and how they live, and you know where you might find one. alison decided to tap into her wild side and make a costume of a shada stumbled upon for suits and eventually the furry community. they're artists and writers and just nerds. i really fit right in. she connected with first suit makers online and months later finally brought a shada to life. so what's the red stripe? i had just been diagnosed with lupus, and one of the telltale signs is the lupus butterfly rash. so i decided that i would give her that mark to show that even though she has that it's not everything that she is. how different is a shader from allison? i mean, she's that other part of me that i used to be back when i was healthy, used to be up and running and going and doing all sorts of stuff. i was always exploring and always hunting for different things to do. and i miss that. you know, i miss what i used to be like for