Rookie 'Doc' Hornigold

"I’m young, I fell. Shit happens. Get the whiskey."

- Doc

Rookie ‘Doc’ Hornigold is the next Rook in ‘Who Killed Cock Robin’ and as such fills the role of the parson (or priest/ preacher in some versions). With the legacy being previously filled by persons of varying morality and commitment to the Cloth, Doc doesn’t lose a lot of sleep over her somewhat lackadaisical attitude and pull to the darker side of Horus. Though she suffers from moments of an almost senile lapse of memory due to a vehicular accident, she remains kind, respectful, resourceful and patient. She embodies the right aspects of Christian theology while putting 0 stock in it, and throwing out what tenets don’t service her, and she is completely comfortable with that self same lifestyle.

Personality
How do they act? How are they perceived and what are their intentions?

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Appearance
Doc is soft. She looks soft, in a good way. With a solid build and excellent posture, her slightly angular structure is offset by soft flesh, soft eyes, soft, rosy cheeks that turn up when she smiles, she’s soft. Her brown eyes crinkle when she smiles and she keeps her silver-white hair well-maintained and around shoulder-length.

How the Story Goes
Notorious outlaw The Sparrow murders Cock Robin, and the tale details the investigation, trial, and funeral connected to the event.

How does Doc come into it?
The role of the Priest sticks out in most iterations of the Cock Robin tale, and those that have filled it have ranged from mouth-foaming zealots to similarly disillusioned/ hypocritical ‘men of faith’. Even just a few generations back, the Rook was a priest proper, but already, Doc knows exactly who she is and where she intends to go in terms of the fulfilling of her destiny. She has family tied up in Horusian crime, and has no real desire to break free of that pathway. In fact, the very accident that caused her memory lapses was actually an instance of her assisting her uncle, the previous Rook. They were knocking off an armored car but due to internal complications with her uncle’s gang, Doc was assigned to dispose of one of the vehicles involved and was then separated from the rest of group. Her Uncle was killed in the ensuing interactions with other Horusian criminals but did manage to deposit the money in a secret location. Doc is the only living, unincarcerated person connected to those events that knows the location. She itches to graduate so she can retrieve it proper and secure more of a future for herself.

That said, the secret location in question is connected to the Cock Robin proceedings, which necessitates that she take up the mantle of the Priest. After all, in Doc’s own words, “people tend to look the other way when you’re wearing a collar.”

Family
Doc’s strongest family relationship was arguably with her Uncle Rudy, but he died several years ago during the Car Job, as stated above. She was terribly close with him (Rudy actually gave her the nickname she goes by) and misses him dearly, honoring the day of his death.

Friends
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Romance
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Enemies
Doc’s relationship with Caponica Hitchcock is an odd one. It’s certainly strained, as Doc is a little more openly hostile, while Caponica tends to be a little more amiable/ passive-aggressive.

Outfits
Doc is almost universally seen in the standard garb of a priest; black suit, white collar, occasionally a hat etc. But she also adds something of a punk slant to the outfit with the odd splash of color, whether that be her shoes, a gold watch-chain, a neon colored flower, etc.

Trivia

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Behind the Scenes

 * She is heavily inspired by Jeff Bridges’ character (Father Daniel Flynn) in 2018’s ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’.

Gallery
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