Elijah, a boy with dark curly hair in a blue T-shirt and jeans, standing with his arms crossed and a confident half-smile.
Apollo: Found it. Here’s Elijah’s file.

The Master Tinkerer / Inventor

Elijah

If it has gears, wires, or a power source, Elijah can figure out how it works—or how to build something even better. With his dark curly hair and a trusty pocket screwdriver always in hand, Elijah fearlessly jumps into every new idea at full speed without bothering to think everything through.

“I’m an inventor, not a dreamer.”

Elijah, The Great Engine
Likes
Seeing how things work, building scrap metal robots, and building snowforts with his Mom.
Dislikes
Reading instructions, long lectures from adults, and the idea of doing math when he could be tinkering.
First seen
Chapter 1 of The Great Engine

Appears in

  • Book 1 · first seen here

    The Great Engine

    Does science make God obsolete?

    Coming November 17, 2026

From the book

In Elijah’s own words, from The Great Engine. No spoilers.

  • “Once I lock this servo and calibrate the GPS... Boom! Pinpoint snack drop perfection.”

    Chapter 1
  • “I just like seeing how things work.”

    Chapter 2
  • “Plus, who can get mad at this handsome face?”

    Chapter 3
  • “Now you’re giving me a test? Are you sure you aren’t related to my Mom?”

    Chapter 5
  • “BEST. DAY. EVER.”

    Chapter 6

Apollo Jet X

Gear hunt

Seven brass gears are hiding on this site

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Apollo Jet X · Diagnostic Protocol

Logic cross-reference initiated.

  1. Primary Initializationstanding by
  2. Structural Unitystanding by
  3. Foundational Integritystanding by
  4. Counterfeit Buildsstanding by
  5. Design and Purposestanding by

Five protocols loaded. How each one turns out is in the book.