The only living boy in New York

[Lastvoyages - 049]

2011-12-26T21:03:37Z

[Hey there hello there Barge. Have a young boy in an eye-searing, oversized sweater--not an unusual sight today. He's sitting in what is clearly Isaac's cabin, given the easels and canvases behind him, but he hasn't really noticed that this isn't his bedroom. He's too busy sitting on the floor with stacks of comic books piled around him, excitedly flipping through one.]

Uncle Burk gave me lots of good ones this year, didn't he, mama? Not even any I already have! I hope papa gets back soon so I can show him.

[He pauses, picking uncertainly at his sweater.] But I don't think I really like this sweater...it's kind of itchy. And too big and I don't even know who it's from. [Give him a moment to push the sleeves up here while giving the camera an uncertain look.] Do I have to..wear...it...?

[His voice trails off and his smile falls. Yep, he's noticed.] Where am I? This isn't my room.

[Lastvoyages - 048] Fourth Wall Day

2011-11-11T20:01:18Z

Again? Hasn't this happened this year already?

...My name is Isaac Mendez. I'm sure I spoken to a few of you the last time this happened.

{OOC| Have at, anyone and everyone.}

[Lastvoyages - 047] Isaac just wants an overpopulated Barge, doesn't he?

2011-10-05T04:38:44Z

People have been leaving recently. Graduating. People who have been here for as long as I have or longer.

[He pauses for a moment, remembering how often he's been mistaken for a new arrival due to how private he is. Best to clear it up:] ...I've been here for almost two years.

I have a question to those of you who were inmates before or those of you who intend to stay when you graduate. Why would you choose to stay when you're given the option to go back home?

[Private to Cissie]
I have your file. I'll be honest and admit that I read it.

...Why didn't you ever tell me?

[Lastvoyages - 046] new york's not my home

2011-08-25T05:51:15Z

[Hark! Isaac has returned from his little off-barge adventure hiatus thing. He looks his usual mopey self, but there's a clear added note of disappointment in both his voice and his expression. He consciously switched on the video feed, but he never actually looks at it, musing to himself more than to anyone else.]

I was gone. For a week--back home. It wasn't what I expected.

[A fairly long pause as Isaac gazes thoughtfully off into space, considering his next words.]

What are you supposed to feel when you finally have to accept that there's really nothing left for you to go back to? That even if you were still alive, no one would be waiting to welcome you back and you're the one to blame?

[Realizing that he's actually (gasp) opened up, he shakes his head, then cuts the feed suddenly. Short, but surprisingly talkative for him. Take it while you can, Barge.]

[Lastvoyages - 045]

2011-08-13T23:46:38Z

[Isaac is clearly a little confused. He's never fallen into a Barge coma before, and he doesn't quite seem comfortable with the fact that a few days have passed and he's just now waking up. He is a very busy man, dammit. Has paintings to paint and no social interaction to make. Sleep is the last thing he believes he needs.]

I think I fell asleep...for at least two days. There was a flood?

[Someone is a little disoriented.]

I don't even remember--what type of flood? What happened?

[Private to Cissie]

I'm sorry if you were trying to get in touch with me and couldn't. That hasn't ever happened to me before. Were you affected?

[Lastvoyages - 044] This--this counts as socializing, right?

2011-07-06T03:31:35Z

This is a bit of an odd request, but if it isn't too much trouble, can those of you whose cabins are on level six tell me your names and cabin numbers?

If you're concerned, I won't be bothering you. I've just been given an assignment by my warden.

[Yes. Isaac has been here for a year and a half and doesn't know any of his neighbors. Time to change that?:|]

[Lastvoyages - 043] Instant karma's gonna get you.

2011-05-26T18:24:24Z

[Isaac has decided to spare you his lovely face today, but his voice sounds strained, like he's trying to bite back all the pain he can muster. He's way better off than a lot of you, but--floods don't normally involve physical pain right off the bat.]

God, what is this--? [He takes a moment to hiss in pain, and there's the sound of items crashing to the ground as he presumably stumbles his way to the bed. Heavy breathing, a few soft swears uttered between gritted teeth, and then he finally continues, halting every so often to cringe.]

I was starting to give the Admiral a benefit of the doubt, but-

It feels like someone is--like someone is twisting a knife into my back--God, please tell me this is as bad as it's going to get...

{OOC: Isaac's karma is a "stabbed in the back" sort of deal for ratting out Peter's location in his canon.:| I made it literal, though. No real wound, just crippling pain. SUPER FUN, AMIRITE? Also, responses might be a little slow.}

[Lastvoyages - 042] Isaac always gets taken back to his most miserable moments.

2011-04-23T18:47:08Z

[Hello, Barge. The voice that will now come over the network is panicked, wavering, and obviously in need of a drink.]

Simone...? Sim--

[There's a long pause, filled with the sound of heavy breathing and clattering as Isaac literally tears the room apart looking for an answer. His voice occasionally drifts forward with a frantic mumble of,"this isn't a hospital", "I don't remember painting any of these", or "have to stop it". It sounds like a lot of nonsense, really, until he picks up the item again to speak breathlessly into it.]

Where--I have to--

[After another brief pause, his voice comes through a little more desperately, but coherently.]

Peter Petrelli. If anyone can hear this, is there a Peter Petrelli out there?

{OOC| Isaac's ~moment in time~ is after he's recovered from his overdose in the first episode. Exploding people ad heroin are still on his mind and he's...yeah, he's a little bit of a mess.}

[Lastvoyages - 042] I do not like ports, Admiral.

2011-04-17T03:56:13Z

[Private to Cissie]

Do you mind if I just...stay behind this time? [Not that it's anything unsurprising.] I know I'm probably supposed to be working on getting out more, but as pitiful as it probably sounds, I don't really think I've recovered from the last port.

[Lastvoyages - 041] O hai again Fourth Wall //Video

2011-04-08T08:05:29Z

[Isaac is sitting at his desk, the usual backdrop of the epic mess of canvases and paints behind him. But he has a hamster now too, guize, and he's managed to keep it alive. It's just chilling in a cage on the end table behind him.

This is his third Fourth Wall event, but now he's only putting an entry up out of interest rather than hope that someone he knows will respond. That hope is pretty dead. Although it was pretty cool when Lancelot showed up and had his face.:|]

Didn't this happen just a few months ago? Are we doing this more often now?

[Pause.]

Who's out there this time?

[Lastvoyages - 040] Just keep all guns on the highest shelves.

2011-02-17T05:41:45Z

[Private to Cissie]

[There's just his voice. And he sounds kind of meek an a little nervous.]

Can I--can I talk to you? I mean--you've probably been the kindest warden I've had by giving me my space, but I just...I feel like I haven't told you anything at all.

This is kind of sudden and I understand if you're busy, but--? [There's a hopeful note in his voice. It's a shame he doesn't explain himself better.:|]

[Lastvoyages - 039] Video//Better late than never? :D

2011-01-22T22:58:29Z

[Little!Isaac isn't going to publicly announce he's Isaac, because this is always embarrassing, but it isn't that hard to guess, really.

Because he's in a room that's absolutely filled to the brim with comic books. More comic books than a ten year old should even be aware of. He's sitting on the floor and flipping through one of them while a fairly large stack, made up mostly of obscure titles, sits beside him.]

I haven't even heard of half of these comics. [A page flip, silence, and then a chuckle.] What kind of person gains their powers through cocaine?

[No, seriously, that's real. And that concept is very familiar, actually, based on the way his expression changes once the words leave his mouth.]

...Am I supposed to have read and enjoyed all of these?

[Lastvoyages - 038] Ports are for squares.:|

2010-12-17T07:16:59Z

I haven't been off of the Barge since the Valentine's Day port nearly a year ago. I'm almost glad I didn't go this time.

Did all of you really cooperate and wear those sweaters, or did the Admiral have to force you?

[Isaac sat back and watched during the port, and now he's ignoring the fact that he's been placed with a new warden until Cissie comes out of comatose. Ironically enough, he's wearing a less than beautiful sweater himself.:| A very plain grey one. He felt left out.]

~~Admiral~~ ~~Santa~~

I feel ridiculous writing this, but I suppose it isn't appropriate to compare the Barge to home anymore. I'm not usually demanding, but there aren't many people left on the Barge who I feel I need to give gifts to. If you can deliver the following, I'd be most appreciative.

To Claire, a pair of nice diamond earrings. Also, a memento from home, if possible.

For Sylar, a set of first edition books. Classics that he doesn't already own. Again, add in a memento from home, but only if there's something that does't automatically draw to mind any painful memories.

To Tim, I honestly have no clue. Give him something appropriate to thank him for being my step-in Warden. Something as simple as a card is fine, but if you're going to choose something embarrassing or a novelty tie, make it anonymous.

To Harry Lockhart, a bottle of wine. Nothing too cheap.

I take it bringing people back to life or back onboard isn't within your abilities, so I'm not going to ask. If it's possible, I'd like a trip back home to New York. Just for a few days.

[Added in a very, very hesitant hand. Like, so hesitant you can tell.]
If by some chance you're not just exclusive to the Barge, then Joanna Harvelle, Theodore Sprague, Peter Petrelli, and even James Wilson all deserve something nice. That's up to you.

[Lastvoyages - 037] Isaac needs a new hobby//Video

2010-12-02T20:19:07Z

[How you doin', Barge? Have Isaac, looking a little less worse for wear. He isn't here to complain, though. He sighs, focusing the camera to the cabin behind him. It's cluttered with paintings as usual, but this time most of them are facing outward instead of facing the wall. There are stacks upon stacks of them, making it obvious that painting is one of the few things he does. Behold the wonders that are his art skills.]

If it weren't obvious, I'm running out of room to even walk in here. I'm going on a year on the Barge now and I need to clear out some of the paintings I've done. I can't say they're worth anything more than the canvas they're painted on, but they're free for the taking if anyone is interested in something for their walls. Or fuel for a bonfire. Let me know.

[Private to Tim]
Thank you for being patient with me during that flood. I know you have your hands full enough with Sylar, but in case I haven't said it, I really do appreciate you taking the time to check in on me.

[Private to Claire]
Can I talk to you? About that flood? You have your own inmate to deal with and I really don't want to drag you into my problems, but I think it might help me to talk about it before it gets to me. You would probably understand better than anyone else.

[Lastvoyages - 036] Turning Points//Video

2010-11-29T23:00:51Z

[Isaac definitely has the look of a recovering drug addict, more so than usual, although he doesn't seem to notice that his cabin is obviously not his loft. He must have somehow hit his device as well, because he's oblivious to the fact that he's being recorded. He calls to someone as he strides off screen and opens the door.]

Bennet? Noah--? I don't know what you expect me to do! I'm not a--

[Clearly he just discovered he's not where he thought he was. He wanders back on frame, blinks several times, sits down on the bed, and ever so casually check his arm for any new tracks, just in case he relapsed without remembering. And because he's already in such a stressful situation, he doesn't ask. He just lowers his head into his hands and attempts to figure it out himself.]

{OOC| Because I gave in.:c Isaac is taken from after being given a pistol and being told to shoot Peter, aka ~the source of the explosion~.}

[Lastvoyages - 035] Fourth Wall Day 2.0.

2010-11-23T17:11:00Z

...This again? Really? Isn't there some way to prevent this, or is it going to happen twice every year?

[And since everyone else is doing it:] Isaac Mendez, 2006, New York. I don't expect anyone I know to pop up this time ~~but that's probably for the best.~~

[IC - Lastvoyages - 034] //(a very grumpy) voice

2010-11-14T00:26:50Z

[Let this be a lesson that friends and acquaintances are a very good thing to have on the Barge. Isaac has very few and is also too stubborn to ask for help. That paired with his failure to get out of situations are the reasons why is why he's been tied to a chair while this whole bomb fiasco has been going on.

Somehow he's finally managed to get ahold of and turn on his device to record the following message between clenched teeth. Clearly this new ~asking for help~ concept hurts his pride.]

Whatever happened, I don't care. What I do care about is the fact that I've been tied to this chair for at least twenty four hours. I don't know where my Warden is, and I care if I've never spoken to you in my life. I'd just appreciate it if someone got up here and helped me. Level 6, room 9.

[A pause.] And someone tell the Joker he owes me a bottle of turpentine.

{OOC| Due to my slowatus fail, I kind of didn't find time to plan for anyone in particular to untie him. Taunt him, save him, do what you will. First kind offer to go untie him gets it?}

[IC - Lastvoyages - 033] Post-flood

2010-11-01T20:03:45Z

...I didn't think it was that bad.

Granted, I did get a sword.

[IC - Lastvoyages - 032] Halloween Flood//Video

2010-10-29T21:20:35Z

How is this possible?

[The man who is poking at the camera looks like a well-groomed Isaac, but he certainly doesn't sound like Isaac. He actually speaks fairly eloquently and not quite as harshly as Isaac--with an English accent.

And he has a sword. And a good attitude.

He shakes his head, because he can't afford to spend so much time poking at machinery. He'll give talking to it a try, just in case it's friendly.]

If by any change someone out there can hear me--this...wouldn't Camelot by any chance, would it?

{OOC| Because the mun is a fail at Arthurian legend and doesn't want to brush up on it, Isaac has ~taken on the personality~ of Lancelot from the BBC's Merlin. Same actor, different personality entirely. He's on yer barge, savin yer princesses.}

[IC - Lastvoyages - 031] //Voice

2010-10-15T20:01:26Z

Took you long enough, Admiral.

[Private to Wilson]

[Hello, new warden. Because he's been through this twice before, Isaac wants Wilson to hear the tone of his voice. It's dull, monotone, and all together unfriendly, like this is a chore more than anything. In the back of his mind, he's thinking this is going to be a repeat of his last two wardens: stick around for a few months, then disappear. Not something he particularly enjoys.]

I take it by now you know you've been assigned as my warden. Name a time and a place if you want to meet, unless you would rather wait for port. [Read: I would like to get this over with as quickly as possible.]

[Lastvoyages - 030] Ha ha. What a story, Barge//Video

2010-09-25T18:29:43Z

['Sup, Barge? Have one Isaac Mendez, looking less than thrilled. Granted, that's his default expression, but this time it's actually not all that hard to figure out why he's less than thrilled.

He's standing with his back against the wall near a door, through which the voices of Judas and Sexby can be heard. Rolling his eyes, Isaac jerks a thumb towards the door.]

This is what I've been listening to for the past--I don't know, thirty minutes? [He grimaces, glaring momentarily at the door.]

I don't want to, but I can't get away from it. I get a few feet, and I just stop. From the sound of it, I'm going to be out here all day.

[IC - Lastvoyages - 029] I don't wanna fade away~

2010-09-17T04:37:03Z

It's been a month since my warden left and I've yet to be assigned a new one. It makes me wonder how the Admiral really decides who to assign to who and how much time he's been spending with that shark recently.

[Private to Claire]
I'm sorry it took so long, but I finished that painting you asked for. It's nothing too special, but it's not as...gory as what I'm sure you're used to seeing from me if you'd like me to drop it off.

[Private to Sylar]
Tim asked me about you. Should I be ~~suspicious~~ concerned that you're planning something?

[IC - Lastvoyages - 028] Video//Musical flood is pure crack. :3

2010-09-11T06:27:49Z

[So, uh, you guys know that quiet artist guy? The one who barely leaves his room and only makes entries to complain and angst? That's not the case today. The flood got to him. Badly.

The camera flickers on to a low shot of Isaac's boots as the opening drumbeats of a song pound out. And suddenly, he leaps up onto the table at the far side of the room, back facing the camera, and begins to sing and dance (ridiculously--see the video) to this.

I get up in the evening
and I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
I ain't nothing but tired
Man I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help

[SPIN-JUMP. Facing the camera now.]

You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
even if we're just dancing in the dark

Message keeps getting clearer
radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
I check my look in the mirror
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man I ain't getting nowhere
I'm just living in a dump like this
There's something happening somewhere
baby I just know that there is

You can't start a fire
you can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
even if we're just dancing in the dark

You sit around getting older
there's a joke here somewhere and it's on me
I'll shake this world off my shoulders
come on baby this laugh's on me

Stay on the streets of this town
and they'll be carving you up alright
They say you gotta stay hungry
hey baby I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action
I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction
come on now baby gimme just one look

You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

[And the best part of all this? He's actually having a bit of fun and doesn't even realize he looks like a complete idiot. :3 Happy moments on the barge.]

[IC - Lastvoyages - 027] Lost my warden fit 2.0//Video

2010-08-13T06:35:07Z

[When Isaac gets angry, he doesn't know how to use his words. Anyone on the sixth floor would have very likely heard the door to his cabin slam with way more force than what was necessary. Yes indeed, it's time for lost-my-warden rage 2.0. Emo: he has it.

Not too long after that incredibly loud slam, the camera flips on to show a wide-angle shot of the far wall of Isaac's cabin and a stack of canvases propped up against it. A couple of seconds later, Isaac himself walks into frame carrying an open can of black paint, ~~stolen~~ borrowed from the art room. The only painting fully visible to the camera is Ted's painting of the Joker, which he steps back to eye scrutinizingly for a moment before he completely and utterly destroys it by pouring the entire can onto it.

Letting the empty can clatter noisily to the floor, he strides back across the room and crouches down in front of the camera, his expression blank. The paintings left at his door from the recent temporary power-swap with his warden were his notification that Ted isn't on the barge anymore, but he's going to say the few words he wants to say, goddammit.]

Neither of us got what we wanted. It was pointless--all of it. Why should I even try anymore?

[IC - Lastvoyages - 026] His smiling muscles work//Video

2010-07-27T20:58:23Z

[There's one reason why this is a video entry. It's because Isaac is actually smiling, a sight so rare that it's something the entire barge needs to see. It's faint, and more recognizable by the spark in his eyes than by his mouth, but it's a smile. He needed that camp flood after the job that the VIP flood did on him.]

That wasn't such a bad flood, for once. I still don't know a thing about camping and I still can't say I have any desire to, but that was actually a bit enjoyable.

[Still smiling faintly, he turns his gaze to a stack of paintings just over his shoulder, which reminds him to add:] Also, I'm not entirely sure who to take this up with, but is there any way to get some larger canvases in the art room? I don't think many people use the things in there to begin with, but the canvases in there now are pretty small. [Then again, this comes from a guy who paints on canvases that are taller than he is.]