Eli Greyson

"I don't mean to be hard on you or anything, but we're kind of already late, man."
-Eli's first words in the series. Overview

Eli Greyson is a returning student to Wawanakwa Academy.

Personality and Characteristics

Relatively little is known about his personality, though he does appear to have a decent sense of devotion to his friends, given his interaction with Adagio. Also going by said interaction, as well as his interactions with Liam, he also appears to have a good, but still limited, amount of patience.

Eli is described as having light brown hair, styled in a quiff, and large hazel eyes. His school ensemble consists of a white shirt and dark-wash jeans. He accessorizes with a woven bracelet on his right wrist.

History

Eli first appears in the first part of the series premiere, Orientation: Part I, alongside Adagio DiVagleo. He continually tries to hurry Adagio along, citing that they're already running late for a meeting, and attempts to comfort his friend shortly afterwards. Adagio, however, brushes him off.

Alongside his peers, Eli, shocked to discover that Chris McClean has taken over as principal, is divided up and told to govern the incoming juniors.

In Orientation: Part II, Eli joins Liam and Smith in a card game, though he loses a hand to Smith and is considerably put-off after Liam purposefully rips off his shirt. Eli subsequently checks up on Adagio, who'd been sitting nearby, and admires the latter's pencil sketch silently, afraid to ask any questions for fear of annoying him.

Etymology

Eli is a common abbreviation of many male names, usually Elijah or Elias. On its own, however, Eli is a Hebrew name meaning 'high' or 'ascended'. In Judeo-Christian teachings, Eli was the priest that cared for the prophet Sampson as a child, possibly alluding to Eli's compassionate nature. Greyson in a common English surname, meaning 'son of Gregory' or 'Grey-haired'.