#circaocs

very well! eyre was very close with the leadership in their battalion. the commander, named caelifer, was a soft-spoken and solemn young man who carried a heavy weight on his shoulders, not unlike eyre themself. they forged a connection through this, caelifer stepping up as an older brother and an advisor to eyre as well as their second-in-command. given that they were ranked the same—both commanders—they had equal authority over the battalion, but caelifer always deferred to eyre unless otherwise asked, which was actually a source of tension in their relationship. eyre, not even a jedi guardian but rather a scholar, felt immensely unqualified for leadership on the battlefield, but caelifer was resistant to the idea of taking charge over a jedi. it’s something they struggled to work through.

eyre is also close with the other members of leadership in their battalion—the captain and the cmo.

the captain, named vox, was loud and gregarious and found friends everywhere he went, so their friendship was one of the first eyre made with their battalion. they’re not incredibly close in the way that caelifer and eyre are, but they’re very familiar and very trusting of each other.

the cmo is named bona-fide, but generally goes by bona. they’re innovative, quick-witted, and whip-smart, but with a good sense of humor. they have a tendency to snap at everyone when stressed, regardless of rank, and bona has shuffled up to the door of eyre’s quarters well into their sleep schedule to apologize for any rude comments they may have made earlier more than once. eyre’s always happy to brush it off with a sleepy smile and invite them in for a late-night game of war or sabacc or to chat about any ideas bona may have had to improve life on the ship. they enjoy a more intellectual friendship, trading jabs and debate and strategy, even if strategy is neither of their specialties.

nah you’re all good!!

eyre’s master was a togruta named ellans rekaari (just master rekaari to eyre). he was a healer within the jedi order, and a fairly high-ranking one at that. eyre has always had an interest in and a propensity for healing, and flourished in this part of their training.

however, the relationship between eyre and rekaari was not incredibly healthy. in nature, it veered more towards father and child than master and apprentice, but that didn’t make it any better of a relationship. eyre was overly invested and rekaari wasn’t invested enough—he was eyre’s sole source of love, approval, and care, and all of those things were entirely conditional with him. it was very disorienting and difficult for eyre to deal with as a young teenager.

rekaari died at the first battle of geonosis, leaving eyre without a master. in the chaos after the battle, they sort of just… fell through the cracks. instead of being assigned a new master, the already stretched-thin jedi order assigned them a clone battalion to lead under the ever-changing leadership of various jedi masters. their battalion would travel from front to front, aiding and providing support to whichever battalion or army needed their assistance. it was a fleeting, confusing, and unstable life for eyre and their men.