let's begin the operation.

[cogitatio]

THE DOCTOR

CANON

Arknights

AGE

??

SEX

??

GENDER

NB

HEIGHT

5'5" / 165cm

code by vigils.

information. BIO Calm, collected, and calculating, the Doctor was formerly a neurologist before becoming a field commander and strategist for the military operations of Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals, an organization dedicated to providing care for those infected with Oripathy. Though they may sometimes seem indifferent or self-centered, their moral compass is in fact anchored in Amiya's boundless idealism and desire to help others, and in times of need, the Doctor can often be deeply compassionate and comforting, though they don't often express this side of themselves. The Doctor was originally working on a cure for Oripathy — a disease in which the infected patient's body gradually crystallizes and disintegrates — but their research has stalled on account of contracting amnesia after a traumatic near-death experience. Most of the Doctor's past is shrouded in mystery because of their amnesia, but they are generally capable and well-meaning, if something of a workaholic. They seem to have once been a polymath with proficiency in most fields of study; nowadays, they need some degree of assistance to orient themselves around their own daily activities. The Doctor's desire to help their patients and friends is entirely real, but several characters have noted their capacity to become a "chessmaster" and "war machine" with no consideration for the pieces on their chessboard and a tendency to gamble on incredibly reckless stratagems. Prior to their amnesia, the Doctor seems to have been a much colder individual, described as a "hardass" who "was acting weirder and weirder" before the events that caused their memory loss; every now and then, this icier side of them resurfaces, but most of their companions agree that they've become considerably more mellow and approachable now that they've forgotten who they were. They are notably eccentric, to the point of... you know what? I'm just going to let Kal'tsit explain the Doctor to you. For more canon-specific information, please visit their page on the Arknights Wiki. APPEARANCE The Doctor typically wears a full-body medical suit complete with hood, mask, and gloves; this is stated to be for recuperative reasons, and the Doctor apparently only takes off their clothing to sleep in the privacy of their own quarters, though why they must minimize exposure to the outside world remains unknown. (They do not seem to have Oripathy. It is implied that the Doctor is simply in poor health.) Beneath their medical suit, the Doctor has white hair, dark grey eyes, and a fairly delicate figure. They might be described as conventionally handsome, with a face that would probably get them gendered disparagingly as a "pretty-boy" by most strangers. They are typically quite unwilling to undress in front of others, so your character is not too likely to see them without the hood and mask, but sometimes they do take the hood off — and on even rarer occasions, they only wear a hoodie. SEX AND GENDER In canon, the Doctor is only referred to in gender-neutral ways and uses they/them pronouns in the English localization. I write the Doctor as being nonbinary, though they won't elaborate on the finer points of their sex and gender unless it's absolutely necessary. He/him or they/them pronouns are preferred, but they won't object to she/her. In terms of physical sex, I am completely flexible in all directions. I prefer to write the Doctor as being male-bodied with male genitalia and/or male-bodied with female genitalia, and this is what I will default to in most settings, but I can and will write a female-bodied Doctor upon request. VOICE The Doctor speaks in an androgynously husky, breathy whisper that may occasionally be muffled by their mask. Here is the anime trailer for your reference. ic permissions. PLATONIC CONTACT Sure, no problem... as long as you don't mind hugging them through the hazmat suit. SHIPPING & SMUT I am open to ships and smut with most Arknights characters! I'm not really looking for anything in particular, however, and I will be playing the Doctor as being mildly asexual by default. They are not strictly disinterested in romance and not incapable of enjoying sex; they just don't have sexual interests of their own. If you would like your character to pursue a ship with them, then by all means let me know and I can lean in. Conversely, if I think our character chemistry is ripe for a ship, I'll ask you first before proceeding. My favorite ships include SilverAsh/Doctor and Młynar/Doctor; no to Kal'tsit (and all child Operators in general) as that relationship is really not romantic at all in my view, but I would love to tag her for non-romantic things. When it comes to smut, the Doctor is sexually flexible; dom, sub, top, and bottom dynamics are all available, though I'll default to whatever seems most natural in our thread unless you have a preference. The Doctor leans dom with a tendency towards non-penetrative sex, but I can write anything. PHYSICAL VIOLENCE Yes, absolutely. MINDREADING Sure, though what you find may be somewhat disjointed. OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS None in particular. High tolerance for problematic subjects, given their history and profession. ooc permissions. BACKTAGGING No problem. I tend to drop threads whenever I think the conversation is winding down, though — always feel free to poke me into continuing a thread again if you had something planned. THREADJACKING Always cool with me. FOURTHWALLING I really don't care. OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS None in particular. PREFERRED THREADS Just to be transparent, I'm OTA but generally prefer tagging castmates! I usually only play cross-canon with canons I already know or can get the gist of very quickly, so if you hit me up for a cross-canon thread and I'm not keen on it, I'll let you know, and I promise it's nothing personal; I'm probably just not familiar with your canon. Otherwise, as mentioned earlier, I'm mostly seeking gen interactions for the Doctor right now. Would love to play out things like issuing orders or having conversations with Operators mid-battle, broadcast over public channels. Ships and smut are fine, but I won't bring it up unless I get your approval first. OTHER I am generally a slow RPer, as a word of warning. Expect anywhere between 2-3 weeks for a tag depending on my personal workload. I know that’s kinda crazy; you can add me on Plurk if you’d like to know what I’m up to, but basically I’m just super busy for long stretches at a time and then catch up on everything in my inbox when I can! Arknights is a wide-ranging canon that is difficult to review, so please forgive any slip-ups in my understanding of the lore. The Doctor has no canon or commonly accepted fanon name, as most Arknights characters simply refer to them as "Doctor." I will be playing them as just "the Doctor," but if you play a character with a strong compulsion to call them by a given name, let me know and I will randomly generate an appropriate name for the Doctor for our thread.