Shirai McElroy

Shirai McElroy
Shirai McElroy, textile mechanic and pitcher for the Core Mechanics wearing a variety of homemade fabrics. Her pink hair is covered by a hard hat which resembles a sea snail shell, and she has two eyestalks with built-in lidar sensors. She has a woven smart shirt with a flexible screen controlled by a sewn-in touchpad. She also has a knitted hyperbolic scarf, a woven kumihimo bracelet, and quilted pants. The picture is animated: The shirt is changing between different colorful patterns and the text "one fear", while the squares of the pants are changing color to simulating Conway's game of life. Art by @hillexed
Basic Information
Team	Chicago Firefighters
Former Team(s)	Canada Moist Talkers, Dallas Steaks, Core Mechanics
Overall Rating	(2.5)
Batting	(3)
Pitching	(2)
Defense	(2)
Running	(2)
Vibes	(3)
Dates Active	Oct 16, 2020–present
External Links	Blaseball-Reference Player Changes Player Page

Shirai McElroy is a player in the Shadows for the Chicago Firefighters, and has been with the team since the Season 2 elections. McElroy has played for the Core Mechanics.

Official League Records

McElroy joined the ILB as a player in the Shadows for the Canada Moist Talkers as the Moist Talkers' Season β10 Playoff Birth.

During the Season β13 elections, McElroy joined the Moist Talkers' pitching rotation in exchange for Mooney Doctor as a result of the Moist Talkers' Foreshadow will. McElroy was then promptly traded to the Core Mechanics in exchange for PolkaDot Patterson via the Moist Talkers' Plunder will.

During the Season β15 elections, McElroy gained the Maximalist modification due to the Sky's the Limit blessing.

McElroy was traded to the Dallas Steaks in exchange for Zoey Kirchner during the Season β20 elections via the Mechanics' Equivalent Exchange will. McElroy then retreated to the Mechanics' Shadows as a result of the Mechanics' Move will.

On Season β22, Day 2, McElroy joined the Mechanics' lineup in exchange for Mira Lemma at the Core Pillar Center via the Ratified Voicemail.

Over the course of Season β23, McElroy entered and exited the Mechanics' Shadows seven times as a result of Core Pillar Center Fax Machine and Voicemail events, ending the Season in the Shadows.

On Season β24, Day 2, McElroy rejoined the Mechanics' pitching rotation in exchange for Gia Holbrook at the Core Pillar Center via the Ratified Voicemail.

McElroy was recruited to the Chicago Firefighters' Shadows during the Season 2 elections via the Firefighters' Dark Matter blessing.

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Box of Shirai McElroy Files

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Background

Shirai McElroy is a chemist and textile engineer, and specializes in safety measures related to handling hazardous metaphysical concepts. McElroy was born in raised in Halifax, Canada. She discovered how to make fabric as moist as emotionally possible, gaining the attention of the Moist Talkers. She was signed on to design uniforms for the team, but a paperwork mishap lead to her being drafted into the team's shadows, and her uniform designs were never put into use.

Trade to the Mechanics

McElroy was instrumental in mounting the rescue mission that retrieved PolkaDot Patterson from the Core. After it was discovered that Patterson was not in any danger, and was in fact reportedly "vibing" with the newly descended team, McElroy grew interested in the culture of the Mechanics and made the decision to stay, trading spots with Patterson on the team's rotation.

While not pitching, McElroy creates experimental fashion pieces alongside continuing her work with safety protection gear. McElroy has recently partnered with fellow Mechanic Jasper Ji-Eun to expand the scope of their line of affordable vogmasks.

McElroy has a noted distaste for Baltimore Crabs pitcher Jacoby Podcast. When asked the origin of this feud, McElroy responded: "I don't like podcasts. I have never heard a podcast. Everyone keeps asking me when I am going to be on Jacoby Podcast's podcast and I am sick to death of it"

Fan Works

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  Art by @poolleviathan

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  Art by @hillexed

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  Art by @werewolfgamey

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  Shirai by @wiresandlight

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  Art by @SwirlingFlight

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