Tant de façades, tant de faux prétextes parmi nous, peu fous. Déceit et se couche comme des tourbillons comme des tourbillons. Les acteurs masqués un et tous...
Isaac Vaughn avait mangé la nourriture à la grande invitation de ses manipulateurs, principalement pour s'assurer qu'il était aussi truqué avec des explosifs que chacun des autres. Ils n'étaient pas mauvais pour l'homme, se distinguant des autres gardes comme étant clairement membres du SIS du roi uni, ayant pris la garde personnelle d'Isaac et l'ayant amené pour rembourser une dette due à Waller, et les États-Unis par extension, et les Britanniques étaient toujours impatients de ne pas être endettés, du moins sur le bas bas sur les cas tels que ceux-ci. L'ancien capitaine du SAS n'était donc pas surpris d'être remis à Waller, sous aucune obligation de recevoir les avantages offerts par l'offre du Groupe de travail. Cependant, c'était mieux que de pourrir dans une cellule, et il pourrait même avoir une chance d'empêcher un autre éveil fou par les forces de l'entre-deux. Le collier et les menottes de retenue de puissance sont tombés, et Isaac s'est étiré, gémissant un peu à être enfin sorti d'une veste droite.
L'éveil de Lady Nightmare dans sa vraie forme a suscité beaucoup de peur et de choc, sans aucun doute, mais peut-être la réponse la plus particulière a été un rire qui a éclaté dans un grand, presque douloureux coup de rire. Isaac était presque doublé à l'exposition, les larmes qui couraient sur son visage de l'effort pur et simple que le rire exerçait sur lui. La réponse de l'arracheur Terminator n'a guère reçu beaucoup de réponse d'Isaac alors qu'il regardait vers elle, souriant follement, les yeux fixés sur la sienne pendant quelques secondes trop longtemps, déconnectant et regardant profondément dans son âme, ou comment elle pourrait se sentir. Le sourire s'est évanoui lorsque la question a été posée de savoir pourquoi ne pas envoyer dans quelques Métahumains mieux connus, comme le JL, et son sourire a disparu, sombre en face alors qu'il se tournait pour regarder Waller mort dans les yeux, vingt ans d'expérience d'op noir parlant au lieu de l'Isaac fou qui résidait habituellement.
"Actifs dérivants. Si la Couronne, Dieu les bénit, voulait une contingence les héros du monde devraient-ils être voyous, que pourquoi pas les coloniaux? Pourquoi les amener dans un cas possible, et je ne peux pas dire que c'est une telle chose, quand ils peuvent envoyer des gens sans intérêt, et personne ne croirait facilement. Et, si quelque chose devait mal tourner, eh bien, qu'est-ce qu'un couple de criminels morts et de fous?"
Le commentaire sur le carburant cauchemar par le cow-boy a apporté un snort fou d'Isaac, ou Lovecraft comme les fichiers qu'il appelait, et il s'est tourné pour donner à Lady Nightmare un coup d'oeil offhand, vraiment non impressionné par ce qui était en face de lui. Le dernier commentaire qu'il a fait à propos de la récupération de son vêtement, la seule arme étant un vieux revolver du service Webley, qu'il a assuré était prêt à l'action car c'était le seul morceau de son équipement pour survivre à l'incarcération qu'il semblait, était peu susceptible d'aider beaucoup du tout.
"Une goutte de vérité parmi les invités à un brunch de minuit dans le jardin du bien et du mal. Au moins, elle se porte clairement et vraiment, presque aussi près de son moi parallèle que notre nouveau supérieur. Quelque chose que je n'ai pas encore décidé est soit un soulagement, soit un dérangement... »
Name:
Isaac Vaughn
Alias:
Lovecraft
Age:
44
Powers and Skills:
His mind has warped from exposure to the, best forgetten, places between dimensions, causing him to snap and become a shell of the man he used to be. His mind wavers between this reality and the "truth of things", seeing what people and his surroundings are when plunged into the madness of the inbetween, and allows him to channel the cold void between spaces when in this mindset. Isaac retains his SAS combat training, both in melee and at range with various weapons, making him dangerous even when his mind is stable. When unstable, his skill with weapons varies chaotically, although often times they are unnecessary due to manifesting things that should not be from between planes, commonly shielding himself and lashing out with tendrils of frigid, nearing absolute zero, darkness for a lack of better terms.
Weaknesses:
Despite his training and powers, he is still just a man beyond that compared to metahumans and superhumans in general. Subject has a warped sense of reality, slipping into a state of mind that could be best described as sheer madness, claiming to see everything around him for what it really is, making him dangerous to be around to allies as well as enemies. Even when stable, he shows a lack of teamwork that once defined his life, perhaps a side effect of his condition, and often times shows fatalistic pessimism, and a general devil may care attitude about how life turns out, convinced that his own well being is irrelevant compared to the happenings of the cosmos and in between them, showing a lack of concern for his life.
Personality:
Isaac is a quiet man when he retains control of his faculties, preferring to speak little and act greatly rather than speak boldly and not act. This comes from his military time, and even before then, as he always had an introverted streak that would make him an odd leader, preferring to let a team speak and hear them all out before offering a comment or disagreement that often was pinpointed on how it would unravel an entire plan or idea. Polite and amiable beyond his quiet tendency, one would be forgiven as to wonder why Isaac would be kept by himself, in a room reinforced with several inches of steel and often provided food only when he could prove his sanity long enough for someone to slip a tray in past the door. His alter ego is a jarring shift that might as well not be related to Isaac at all.
When his mind warps, Isaac becomes something completely different. Laughing and crying in equal measures, he throws himself into situations with wild abandon, often speaking things that are utter madness to others that might not, and usually do not, make any sort of sense what so ever. His interpersonal interactions while warped are nonsensical, often times lashing out verbally or physically at anyone who dares engage him during his mind breaks. This mindset often bleeds over into his normal self, often times twitching or making comments that are out of place, such as on how people appear outside themselves or otherwise things that only make sense to someone who has seen things that should have completely blasted his mind out of his head.
Appearance:
Isaac stands at about 5'10" tall, with a fairly thin build that, other than muscle that he retains, is remarkably thin and almost, to the untrained eye, malnourished at the best of times.

Biggest Claim(s) to Fame:
Was tasked with leading a British black op investigating superhuman activities involving Stonehedge. Isaac would chase the cult of superhumans across the globe, from London to Cairo to Tokyo even, storming hideouts and fighting raving madmen powered by their own abilities and something else, usually manifesting in corruption that caused men to go mad when coming into contact and often, for their own good, being put down. Isaac was haunted by having to put his own men down during his pursuit of this cult, as he chased them closer and closer to Stonehenge, expecting their leader and some lunacy of a ritual, at worst, and vengeance for those who had fallen during the pursuit.
Isaac could only wish that the reality was that innocent.
Isaac would find Stonehenge quarantined off by the British Royal Army, surrounded by a creeping, unnatural corruption that was barely contained by the Royal Army, and was spreading. Isaac and his men donned full CBRN attire, which seemed to work against the black, tarry substance as the squad advanced into the infested area. Isaac refuses to discuss what transpired at the core of Stonehenge, but he lost his entire team and was corrupted by whatever the cult was attempting to summon. Isaac had reached the center circle of Stonehenge, apprehending their leader before he could finish the rights, but the man killed himself and tried to use his life force to finish the ritual.
Isaac would be incarcerated after an outbreak, several months after the events at Stonehenge that were covered up by the British government, the incident ending up slaughtering a platoon of Royal Marines prior to being subdued. He was tossed into a maximum security facility, remaining in solitary confinement with nothing but his thoughts, and other beings thoughts, for four years after the event, where he continues to remain alone and isolated.
How Long Have You Been in Prison: 4 Years of Solitary Confinement
Notes:
Prefers not to sleep if he can help it, haunted by nightmares of things in between realities at the best if times.