General Information
Name: Sander Riis.
Alias: Sand, Sandman.
Birthdate: November 16th.
Age: Sixteen.
Birthplace: Middletown, OH.
Nationality: American
Current Residence: Outskirts of Tokyo, Japan.
Family Business: Computer Technology/Dance Class (Father/Mother respectively).
Class: 2-A

Appearance
Visual Appearance:
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Height: 5'9''
Weight: 142 lbs.
Hair: Fiery Red
Eyes: Dark Grey/Silver.
Skin: Pale, tanned in the summer. Has a tattoo that goes up the left side of his face, starting from the middle of his neck and stopping midway to his eye. (Not seen in picture. Sorry <3)
Voice: Deep, yet flows easily.
Clothing and Style: See above. (He describes it as Classy-Casual.)

Personality
Overall Personality: Sander is often percieved as someone who could care less what happens to those below him, as he's often using them as a stepladder. However, that is not the case, as he can become emotionally, attached to people and things, albiet he's rather blunt and honest when he speaks. The only issue is though he may have the personality of a stoic, self-confident male, he has problems expressing how he feels and thus is often afraid of speaking and saying something wrong. Because of this, he keeps to himself until he's comfortable with the person he is speaking to. A stubborn person, and brash-- he will act first based off feelings before actually thinking. This tends toget him into a lot of trouble, which is a bit funny considering he's more of a follower than a leader.
Likes: Coffee, silence, gardening, dancing.
Dislikes: Strong, flavorless tea/coffee, arrogant or hyper-active people.
Strengths: High self-esteem, easily conversable, and very open-minded. Doesn't lie about most things, unless he deems it necessary, or knows it will hurt the other person. Also a very good detective, rather observant, but keeps his findings to himself, allowing him to be a good organizer of notes, albiet a perfectionist of those notes.
Weaknesses: Blunt, seemlingly emotionless/uncaring when he talks, often has trouble starting up a conversation with people and expressing his feelings. Tends to get a bit personal as well, as he likes to see the inner workings of people, to see how easily he can make them tick, and how far they will go before they blow up.
Fears: Afraid of screwing up enough that he won't be forgiven, rendering him friendless and alone.
Strange Gestures and Obsessions: Hands are often in his pockets, and he will shift his weight around by leaning or putting more weight on one foot than the other.

Social Life
Family History: Sander comes from a middle-class Danish family that is often traveling to find more work. While his parents were visiting in America, he was born, and so they stayed there until he'd managed to finish primary school, moving to Denmark where he attended middle school and his first year of high school, and his sister began primary school. The next time they moved, it was to Japan, and his little sister stayed behind with his grandparents to complete school. She's supposed to join the middle school in Japan after she finishes primary in Denmark, which won't be until after Sander graduates.
Personal History: Sander has been dancing since he was young, attending his mother's classes when she was unable to find him a baby sitter, not that he minded much. Once they moved out of America, as his father had decided it was time to check on the business there and visit family, he took a break from the passion he'd inherited and find something else to occupy his time with while he balanced attending his mother's dance classes alternatively as well as school, and filling in his free time... Which is how he found out about fencing. He joined a beginner's class, lasting about three months and joined an official team of the club shortly after, and resumed fencing until he moved to Japan with his family. He continues to fence now, only practicing strikes of course as he lacks a partner, and often visits the kendo club. If he's not practicing either sword, he's often dancing or in his small garden, if not curled up under a tree asleep.
Hobbies: Fencing, dancing, drawing.
Special Skills: Cooks a bit in his free time. (Try his hot cocoa #noregrets.)
Primary School, Middle School, and Extra-School Activities: Spent his six years of primary in America, moving to Denmark in the summer after hsi sixth year and starting school there before he moved to Japan for his last two years. He often takes time after school to play against the guys in kendo, since he did fencing while he was in Denmark. When he's not doing that, he's dancing.

Additional Notes
**Please take note that this was added in myself, and it's just comments/additional notes on my character. Thanks.

    Personality Notes
    Strength + Weaknesses, I took as a summarized version of the Overall Personality, so please keep this in mind. ; u; However, I made a list of Sander's main attributes, which I used to write up his personality. These are still a part of him, although some probably are more-or-less repeats of others. Hah. ^^;;

    - Self-confident
    - Ambitious
    - Passionate
    - Blunt + direct
    - Challenges are taken personally.
    - Good detective
    - Loves to see what makes people tick.
    - Unfeeling + tactless when met w/ resistance.
    - Act first, think later.
    - Strong emotional reactions, unable to express well.
    - Hardly ever angry; furious + unforgiving when he is.
    - Relationships - All or nothing.
    - Curious + inquistitive
    - Honest + truthful
    - Inventive
    - Good at organization
    - Aloof, standoffish
    - Not much of a leader
    - Perfectionist


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