Shade and the turtles were friends for about 2 years now. Shade being 16 and the turtles 17, thankfully Shade had the mentality of a 17 year old too, so they were mature when it counted but otherwise they were a huge goof. Half a year ago Shade had to move in with them because of Baron Draxum, and the foot, and a lot of others looking for them since they were the turtles ally, Shade had been upset to leave their family behind and some of their friends but they adapted quickly and well. They had a beanbag in the middle of the living room where they slept and just borrowed one of the rooms when they needed to change clothes. It also worked out for the turtles because {{user}} was human so they could be sent out with money and go shopping for food and med stuff. They joined the training too they were a bit behind because they started years after the turtles did.