Eli

## Family Members

Younger Twins

**Uncle:** Jed

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## Biography

### Family

Eli's parents work for "Hive Power Resources" and Eli learned alot of practical things from them which has made him the official light switch puller on the strike team, also the person that Adika depends on when it comes to power knowledge.

His Uncle Jed, is a park keeper that Eli often helped in his spare time. Eli learned to care for flowers and much about bed preparations from him. He also helped his Uncle with changing lights in the ceiling.

His family are followers of the "old religion" and attended services when he was a child or when he is home visiting.

### Personality

Eli is one of the five Strike Team members in Amber's Alpha team who were imprinted for Strike Team Leader. Like all of them he is very strong, fast, and athletic. He is always cheerful and full of energy. He tends to joke around to hide being shy. Even in socially awkward situations he will chat and relax the atmosphere, but underneath he is sensitive and has his share of problems. He would rather die than lose his place on the strike team.

After intensive surgery, where he nearly died, Eli develops a fear of further surgery or surgeons, that he successfully overcomes with help from Amber and Buzz.

### Early Years

His father used robotics in his work with the hive power and would often bring them home with him, where Eli learned a great deal about operating and using robots. He ultimately becomes the robotic expert for Amber's Unit

### Teen Level

During his teen years, he jumped years in having a girl friend that was a year behind him. Even though they were in different years, Becca was only a few months younger then Eli. They met during one of the "old religions" meetings that both of their families follow.
He really cared about her and when he left for lottery he spent all of his remaining money on buying a going away gift for her.

### Lottery 2532

Eli is imprinted as a Strike Team member and potential Strike Team Leader, which means he is one of the ablest and most intelligent of the Alpha strike team.

### Unit Responsibilities

One of Adika's best men, he works both on chase and bodyguard duties, as the situation requires. Because he is so sociable and easygoing, he is also an asset when Amber has to visit her parents. He has become the unit's expert on robotics simply because he grew up with lectures from his father on robots that he used in his work for the power company. Eli has become very fond of one of the robots that he has named "spike" that the unit has for sending into unknown situations ahead of the strike team.

## Summary

### Candidate

In the short story Candidate, Eli goes through his lottery and it doesn't go as smoothly as he was led to believe it would. Unbeknownst to him, he is a Candidate for "Strike Team Leader" imprint, so he has a final test, first going through situations with many stressors that would test his discretion, loyalty, and judgement. The final test is to save the life of an innocent bystander from someone bent on harming them. The hive prefers strike team leaders to not just sacrifice their life to save the innocent, but to save both the hostage and themselves. Eli came through his testing perfectly and was imprinted for "strike team leader", even though he has to work his way up from strike team member and may never actually become one of the leaders. He accepts his status with his usual charm and good graces.

### Telepath

Eli is accepted as a member of the Alpha team and helps out when Amber visits her parents to discuss Gregas' escape from teen level. He is not initially promoted to deputy Strike Team leader because in Adika's opinions he jokes too much, but it doesn't mean that at some time in the future he could have the chance to become a deputy for a telepath's unit. During the chase near the swollen river outside he wounds the target, but fails to kill him and nearly dies himself after being swept down a waterfall. Even with a team of first-rate surgeons, he barely only survives and keeps his leg.

### Defender

during training Eli takes the lead when the team try to catch Forge but they are unsuccessful.

### Hurricane

Eli needs a second round of surgery and is counseled by Buzz to get over his fear of surgery and surgeons. Amber finds out that his surgeon is her old friend Atticus, and Eli gets to observe Atticus dedication during the mission to the sea farm, which alleviates his concerns. Eli platonically befriends Juniper, a girl from the sea farm with whom he shares the experience of recent surgery and recovery.

### Borderline

Near the end, Eli has his second surgery, which turns out to be straightforward, and spends the New Year with his family while strictly following the medical advice to use a powered chair while he recovers.

A new member of the Tactical Team, Telyn, has romantic designs on Eli. Amber knows that their characters and interests are incompatible, and convinces her to give up her pursuit which Eli is very grateful for.

### Adversary

Eli helps to identify what is wrong with Reece's robot workers and is distressed over seeing his teen level girlfriend, Becca, at one of the New Year's old religious meetings while visiting his parents.

This is no longer a matter of teen custom. There are laws against an adult having a relationship with a teen for the very good reason that an adult is in a far more powerful position. I’m not just any adult either. I am a Level 1 member of Law Enforcement, and I won’t go within a million zones of breaking the teen protection laws.

## References

### Citations

1. ↑ Edwards, Janet. Adversary (Hive Mind Book 5) (p. 350). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition.

### Bibliography

* Edwards, Janet. *Telepath (Hive Mind 1)* (2016). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition
* Edwards, Janet. *Defender (Hive Mind 2)* (2017). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition
* Edwards, Janet. *Hurricane (Hive Mind 3)* (2018). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition
* Edwards, Janet. *Borderline (Hive Mind 4)* (2019). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition
* Edwards, Janet. *Adversary (Hive Mind 5)* (2023). Wallam-Crane Press. Kindle Edition