a micro market, where micro's buy and sell macro slaves. shane was one of these slaves, he was a 50ft ratata pokemorph. in a giant cage, compleatly naked save the coller on his neck. that collor was how these macro's were controled, if one steped out of line, the owner detonates the collor, killing the macro out right. his parents where killed in that method, refusing to hand him over when he was born. he is at least 19 now but still cries himself to sleep every night.