Senne Aiorouma

Sander Aiorouma, preferring to go by Senne, is a character from the series Subrift Tales. A finder of Subrifts alongside his brother Riza Aiorouma, he is most known for his ability to perpetually float.
==Appearance==
Senne has very pale brown hair, green eyes and a rather small build. He wears the typical uniform of a Subrift Analyser - a blue collared jacket with two sets of short, paler sleeves, purple shorts equipped with several pockets and a bluish belt, blue shoes and pale blue socks. He carries numerous gadgets, with a communication device hooked into his ear, a Subrift Scanner on his left side, along with a Text Transferer and Code Translator on the back of his belt. Inside his jacket he carries a tablet for keeping notes and an electro-mag rod for self-defence.
==Personality==
Senne is a timid boy who generally dislikes getting into situations that have a hint of danger. He is somewhat dependent on the help of others, having refused to go on a solo mission in his line of work. Beyond this persona of his, however, Senne has a hidden sense of courage and resourcefulness, determining himself to carry on in the most dire situations and often being able to think his way out of trouble in seconds. He does not realise these traits of his most of the time, letting his timid demeanour take the forefront.
==Abilities==
===Levitation===
As a result of what he gained from entering a Subrift, Senne is perpetually floating a short distance above the ground, giving him invulnerability to hazards on the ground. He can also levitate small objects and control them freely, though this ability is offset by its limited applications.
===Electro-Mag Rod===
Senne's primary form of defending himself, the electro-mag rod can be used both for melee combat and for launching electrical projectiles. While it is ill-fit for causing harm, it is very effective at immobilising options. His access to electricity also has various practical applications, such as offering power to machinery in a pinch.
==Story==
Senne lived a rather normal life in Mareila, prior to learning of his brother Riza joining the Mareila Subrift Analysers, when Riza was fourteen and Senne was eight. Senne was interested in Subrifts at the time, but wasn't considering becoming a Subrift Analyser. Three years later, however, a chain of events had a heavy impact on his mental health, and consequently his grades at school. Senne decided he would become a Subrift Analyser to escape his failing grade (as the profession of Subrift Analyser overrides typical education), to give him something to put his mind off his troubles, and to spend more time with his brother.
Senne applied as a Subrift Analyser at the age of eleven, and was put through the one-week taster session to see if he was fit for the job. While he had the abilities to pass, they were severely hampered by his mental state. Riza decided to step in and give Senne an edge by getting him to enter a Subrift and gain some powers (also being interested in a power of his own), thinking that Subrift powers might help him become happier. Senne disapproved of the idea, though Riza ignored him and entered a rift regardless - specifically, one filled with levitation magic.
After trying to call his brother back for a while, Senne gave up and was able to pluck up the courage to run inside the Subrift and find him. As it turned out, Riza had ended up in a brawl with one of the residents of the Subrift. Senne stepped in and tried to break up the fight just as Riza was struck down with a spell that left him unconscious. Soon after, the Subrift began to collapse due to an overflow in its magic, with Senne and Riza being heavily harmed by the falling rubble.
Senne came to just outside the rift entrance along with his still-unresponsive brother, now in shock to find that he and Riza were both floating above the ground. He also found a magic staff, which had been left by the Subrift's resident, Levina, after she had pulled the two out of the rift. Through the staff Levina was able to explain to Senne what had happened in the Subrift, why Riza had attacked her, and why he was unconscious - as a result of great body harm while unconscious due to her spell, he had lost most of his energy and could be expected to never move again.
Heartbroken, Senne decided to try and find help for Riza, though along the way he was encountered and questioned by two of his superiors from the Subrift Finders - as they assumed he was the cause for the Subrift damage. Senne tried to protest, though this escalated into a battle that Senne easily lost, due to not knowing how to use his newfound gravity powers. As his attackers began to push him too far, however, Riza managed to wake up and fight back, showing far stronger power than his brother as a result of greater exposure to the Subrift.
Riza had not been incapacitated for good, though his body was running on a much lower energy level than normal. As such he remains unable to stay active for much of the day, though he can gain a short spurt of awake time from extreme conditions, mostly fuelled by Senne being in a dire situation.
That evening, Senne broke down and explained to Riza the causes for his depression. While he now knew what was wrong, he couldn't do anything about it, and on the end of the seventh day, Senne was set to fail his application as a Subrift Analyser. However, when the brothers explained what was wrong, his taster session was reconsidered as invalid due to his mental health problem. He was allowed to retry after his emotional state improved, which he did after three months of therapy. Senne tried the taster session again, and was able to pass and join.
Since then, Senne and Riza remained Subrift Analysers. Three years later, Senne was able to gain a promotion due to “considerable improvement over the years, high resourcefulness and perserverance”, putting him at the same rank as Riza. Over time Riza's condition has grown less bad, now being able to stay awake for six hours at most, though he is still fairly dependant on Senne.
==Relations==
===Riza Aiorouma===
Senne and Riza are typical brothers, being frequently argumentative with one another but nonetheless holding a very close bond. Senne often thinks that his brother is too forceful, while Riza in turn wishes for Senne to be more active and confident.
Since their episode in the Subrift, their relationship has become more complicated, as Senne often has to help Riza with various tasks as a result of his lower energy levels. The brothers have actually argued less since then, simply because they have less time to do so.
==Gallery==
Senne 2022.png|Solo art in casual clothes (new)
Senne and Riza 2022.png|Group art with Riza in casual clothes (new)
Senne Fantendoverse.png|Solo art (old)
Senne and Riza Fantendoverse.png|Group art with Riza (old)
Jopi Art Collection.jpg|Senne with Riza (centre top-right), by Jopi.
==Etymology==
Senne is a Dutch name believed to be a diminutive of Sebastian or Sander. Sander in term, is a Dutch, Estonian, Danish and Norwegian short form of the name Alexander.
Alexander, in turn (though in Subrift Tales' canon, Alexander is not the source of the name Sander) is a Latinised form of the Greek name Alexandros, which meant “defending man”. In Greek mythology, Alexandros was another name for Paris, a critical character in the story of the Trojan War.
Aiorouma is a Greek word that means “to be suspended in the air”.
==Trivia==
*Senne is half-Niphoran half-Mareilan, with his mother being from Niphora.
*Senne dislikes being called Sander because “it feels too old for me”.
*From an in-universe perspective, his real name Sander was chosen because of the colour of his hair, as the name resembles a Mareilan word meaning “sand” (it also contains the English word “sand”).
*Senne is known to be highly protective of any threatened child younger than himself. This is a result of Riza showing similar protectiveness over Senne.
*Senne is extremely skilled at calculating distance by looks alone. Most of his assumptions of distance end up being at most ten centimetres from the actual distance.
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