Elijah Greene

Elijah, a character in the Open Heart series, is an intern at Edenbrook Hospital. He is first seen in Chapter 1, but his name is not revealed until Chapter 2.

Appearance
Elijah has brown eyes, short black hair, and dark skin. He keeps himself clean-shaven. His "outside" clothes consist of a muted olive green shirt under a purple sweatshirt jacket hoodie. At the hospital, he wears the standard blue scrubs. He uses a wheelchair.

Personality
Elijah is quite a fun person. He is always seen to be cheerful and happy, which is an extreme contrast to that of his situation being in a wheelchair.

Open Heart

 * Chapter 1: The Doctor Is In
 * Chapter 2: Code Blue
 * Chapter 3: Hanging in the Balance
 * Chapter 4: Dolores
 * Chapter 5: Relief
 * Chapter 6: Housewarming
 * Chapter 7: Patient X
 * Chapter 8: Make-Believe
 * Chapter 9: The Pita
 * Chapter 10: Risk and Reward

Your Character
You first meet him during orientation. In Chapter 2 you get to talk to him alone when you end up in the same hall as him, not knowing where you are. He is glad if you admit it since he got lost as well. The two of you bond immediately. He makes several references to Harry Potter when you are around ever since you told him during orientation that you are currently staying in a closet under a staircase. In chapter 5, you have the option to kiss him if you are wearing the premium outfit.

Phoebe
Phoebe lives in the same apartment complex with him and your friends. They first meet in a hallway. You tell him that she was definitely flirting with him. In Chapter 8, he invites her to hang out with him and your friends at the Boston Common.

Trivia

 * Elijah is the first wheelchair-bound character in the Choices franchise.
 * The reason why he doesn't want to stay in his former place is because he's afraid the old elevator will crash one day.
 * Elijah is a Hebrew name which means "My God is Yahweh".
 * Playing catch with his dad was one of the few sports he became good at.
 * If you wear the premium outfit and kiss him on the cheek, he will confirm that he is single.
 * It is revealed in Chapter 8 that he was born with chronic spinal cord damage, which was potentially fatal. His parents paid for experimental surgery that saved his life, but it bankrupted them. Part of him feels guilty about it.
 * In Chapter 9, it is revealed that he went to the University of Chicago.
 * In Chapter 4, he reveals that he's never thrown a party before.
 * In Chapter 4, he also said that his parents made him apply to schools close to where they lived.
 * Standing in the Intern rankings for the Diagnostics Team fellowship:
 * Week 1: 10th (Chapter 6)
 * Week 2: 13th (Chapter 7)