After the family's predictably messy meal, everyone seemed to settle down once more to digest. Sammy gnawed on his chew bone, still growing his demonic little teeth. Eli was pretty sure the kid had at least two rows of them by now. Caleb was off in the corner, jealously hoarding all the best chicken bones while Jabiko tried to sneak one away. Elsa was back to reading her book, now reclined in one of the mattresses that was thrown down on the floor. Meanwhile, Eli was by the broken out window. He sat on the edge, peering out over the city and wondering if there was anything going on. He glanced back at the family, then decided that they could live without him for a few hours.

He unfurled his wings and leaped from the window, falling a few stories before letting the wind catch beneath his feathers. He slowly banked down towards the street before landing on the sidewalk, gaining the attention of a shabbily dressed fellow who was smoking on the curb. 
"Sup Eli," The man said with a nod. Eli tucked his wings against his back as he came over to plop down next to the man. 
"What's new, Deon?" He asked, watching as a puff of smoke left the man's lips. Deon gave a shrug. 
"Ain't much, man. The wife kicked me out again. Forgot that yesterday was her birthday." Eli winced. "Yeah man. I guess I ought to be writtin' that shit down, but by the time I get back home, I already forgot again."
"I think that's what hands are for," Eli said, holding up his left palm that sported a few grocery items and other notes scribbled in pen. Deon laughed. 
"Eh man, ain't you 'spose to be across town?" He asked out of the blue. Eli furrowed his brow. 
"I don't think so...why?"
"I heard from a brother that there's some shit goin' down over there. Some crazy ass guy and some thugs are robbin' a bank. 'swhat I heard anyway." 

Eli stood up and let his wings unfold. "That sounds pretty serious...I guess I should probably go check it out. Hey, keep an eye on the building for me, will ya'?" He took a running leap into the air, quickly ascending into the sky. 
"You got it, man!" Deon called after him. 

Eli arrived at the scene of the robbery a little too late, it seemed. There were already a few other heroes on the case, and they looked pretty capable. Eli landed on a rooftop across the street and folded his wings in. If nothing else, he could always watch. Maybe someone he knew would be down there. Still fairly new to the game, Eli didn't have all the local superhero names down pat, but he was working on it. 

He saw a young girl arrive, one that he'd seen before. What was her name....Blaster, or something like that. Then there was a robot, that was pretty cool. Sayta? He wasn't entirely sure how to pronounce it. The next girl that arrived looked like something that came out of Schwartz's lab. Eli wasn't too sure about that one, but she seemed to be on the right side.