#ISM

[thines85]

wrestling looks fun

[redran6er]

Some illustrations I drew for my friend's Desmond Wales x Lucas Cole fanfic which yall should totally read! 🤭✨

[inkcoffinz]

Allen the silly

[fisheadz]

Answered a request for a SWTD + ISM crossover and, I’ve thought about it before, but not in much detail. And so, I present to you, the detail! (more or less :/):

The events of swtd would take place around the same time as the events of ism. Like, as Desmond’s in the CU, Caz is going through it on the rig.

They escape around the same time as well, with @milestonekestrel ‘s (so sorry for the @) Caz survives AU occurring in correspondence to the everybody lives AU. (If that’s alright of course :O)

Desmond goes back to working as a therapist, in part so he can help monitor the remaining effects of Agent Rainbow, as Lucas, Rosemary, and the rest of the gang do their own parts in helping everyone heal from the event (whether the people affected are aware or not).

The Caz survives AU happens as normal (though things might change depending on if the thing with Billy, Addair, Finlay, all that stuff, happens here). At one point, they end up in America (for whatever reason), in Washington, and, of course, Milton Haven.

Caz is still not doing so great, even with Suze’s (and maybe Billy’s) help, and so, after hearing about Dr. Wales from one of his other patients (in other words, one of the gang figuring out that something’s Not Right with the new guy in town and trying to send him Desmond’s way via his clearly worried partner), Suze gets Caz to give the man a call and see about scheduling an appointment.

And so, Caz ends up in Desmond’s office, and decides, what the hell right? Everybody in town already thinks he’s nuts so why not play into it? It’s not like there aren’t any weirdos in town already, like that lighthouse keeper who talks to shadows, or the girl with long hair who keeps staring at him, and getting mad when he stares back.

Caz tells Desmond everything, and I mean everything. That morning, in the canteen. Getting fired. The helipad, and the drill hitting something. Raffs in the bell, Finlay telling him about Gibbo, his brief encounter with the man, or what was left of him. He talks about the Infected, how they seemed to talk like themselves, knew things only they did, like Addair’s kids, or Trots’ lover on the mainland. He talks about all of it, expecting to be laughed out of the office, or sent away to some looney bin with all the other crazy people who rave on about the monsters of their friends, and colorful goop that twisted their vision, and seeing their dead friends in the corners of their eyes years afterwards.

What he didn’t expect, was a look of sympathy and understanding. For his therapist to call someone mid-session, and for that someone to be over in less than 5 minutes, and bring along the Park Ranger that everybody says is a lunatic.

That someone’s name is Rosemary, a scientist, and the Park Ranger is Lucas, a veteran that’s experienced something very, unsettlingly similar back during his time in the war. They ask him a shite load of questions, like, what did these monsters say (nonsense ramblings), what color was the thing that did all of it (every color, really), what did the monsters look like (they looked… I… w-why am I being interrogated? Who are you?! And who the fuck is that creepy purple cunt in the corner!? He’s - it’s - he’s mocking me!).

Eventually, after a lot of not-explaining and promises of more answers, he goes with them to their base of operations (Lucas’ cabin) to discuss the matter further. The burst of confidence Caz had when he’d gone to Desmond’s office that morning has left him, and he doesn’t really want to recount the details of what happened in the rig. Lucas, Rosemary, Desmond, and the seemingly random people they keep calling seem reluctant to talk about whatever the hell they went through as well. Apparently the government is involved somewhere?

By all accounts, their situations seem to be the same, more or less. Apparently, Lucas had been infected by the thing years and years ago, and Desmond had recently been through his own adventure with it. With his limited information, Caz is able to deduce that Rosemary wasn’t infected, but she’s been working around the Shape for years, until a few years ago. The people they’re calling have all had their own encounters with it.

And suddenly, Caz (and maybe Suze and maybe Billy) isn’t alone in this. There’s a whole group of survivors - hell, a whole town, even if they aren’t aware of it, and they know how to deal with it, to an extent. They’re all infected, this whole damn town is infected, and they’re all more or less going about their normal lives, almost unaffected. At least, the majority of people are almost unaffected.

Desmond, Lucas, the lighthouse keeper Allen, the weird girl Virginia, and an angry, lowkey parental man, Max, they’re all working to mitigate the effects of the Shape in the townsfolk. At least, that’s what Caz has gathered from their half-conversations and their very specific questions.

On the flip side, holy shit, Meyer was a lot more widespread than they thought. Not even Rosemary knew about this, and she was the head researcher at one point! And the poor man’s crew, all killed in an experiment gone horribly wrong (or right, if you ask Meyer, probably). Lucas relates to him with the loss of his platoon and the disbelief from those around him, Desmond relates to him with the long, near hopeless fight for his mind.

Eventually Caz goes home, tells Suze (and maybe Billy) everything (her reaction depends on how far into the Caz survives AU this is), and keeps in touch with the gang (reluctantly). He continues to go to therapy, which, despite the new revelations, is actually helping. Slowly, but it’s helping. Suze (and maybe Billy) are ecstatic, because Caz is getting help and making friends (also slowly). Until the Shape comes knocking once more.

Things change a lot here, depending on where I go with this. Is the Shape really connected with Agent Rainbow and vise versa, or are they separate, yet similar things? Is this farther into the Caz survives AU, or is it not? Either way, someone is getting stuck in the CU, and people are gonna get Infected. Caz and the others are going to have to fight the Shape (again), and they’re also going to have to fight Agent Rainbow (again). And people are going to get hurt.

Bonus points if ghost Finlay is here, and can see and interact with Desmond’s Agent Rainbow. Extra bonus points if Caz can also see him, and Desmond can see Finlay (though that’s mostly if we’re going the "Shape and AR are connected" route). Finlay and AR are always at each other’s throats, and it’s funny (though if AR is "good" or not, is up for debate. Really depends on your definition of "good".).

Even MORE bonus points if Fin and Tonia become support animal besties. Tonia would absolutely hate the pupper at first, but eventually warms up to him. In the CU, she’s just complaining to Desmond about Fin, and Desmond is like okay please let me focus on not going insane during my visit here.

Mega post from me, but oh my cheese mold this is fun to think about. Back when SWTD was just something I half-watched Eddie play on yt, I thought about an AU where it’s the ISM crew going through it on the rig, but now that I’m in the SWTD fandom, having it as a crossover is so fun.

I wanna make more fanart of this, oh man I really do. I usually hate putting my blorbos from separate universes in the same space, but like, an exception can be made here for this.

[universalevensong]

Never in 30 years of being a Spider-Man fan did I consider myself a parksborn shipper until I spent a week and a half watching cut scenes from the new Spider-Man game lol

[mhbleedingheart]

!! HELLO IN SOUND MIND FANS !!

I made this drawing in February, finished it at the end of that same month, but I only posted it on Twitter. Which was silly of me because the ISM fandom is very VERY dead over there, LOL.

the fandom may be dead, but what the fuck!! ISM poster GO!!! I'm still quite proud of this drawing and might remake it in a few years, y'know, to hopefully revive the fandom every once in a while :]

vvvv !! drawing down here !! vvvv

reblogs are appreciated ':]

!!Version with tape in the background down here!!

it might be a tad hard to see, but its there!!

i love this game..a lot. its one of my absolute favorites and its so, so important to me. if you haven't played the game, I HIGHLY recommend that you get it. it's $35 on steam but its EXTREMELY worth it. :]

[gizm0-gadgetz]

I feel like it would be funny if ism crew remembered stuff that Desmond said during his adventures through the tapes. Not just like the good therapy talk but also

Desmond, climbing on top of a knocked out bull to get onto a train car: Save a horse ride a cowboy-

Desmond sprinting through the minefields frantically chanting the military alphabet: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Ffffucccck!!

My mans a dork and a bit of a dumbass and I just think it would be funny

[mikmik2976]

Hello In Sound Mind fans! In case you are like me and couldn't find the song that plays in Lucas' cabin during the first encounter with The Flash, I made my own recording and put it on youtube (and called it Ranger Cabin because yknow, forest ranger)! It somehow only occured to me now that putting it here might make more people see it, so here it is!

Also, to anyone who wants to take cool screenshots and whatnot, there's a steam post with the devtools right down here ⬇️

As the post says, it might mess up your save file, so make sure you're not in the middle of your playthrough when you use em (you can turn them off and start a new save no problem tho!) I haven't gotten some of them to work, but they are still super useful!

[voidwritesstuff]

Hello In sound mind fandom. This is literally us (we're like 10 bugs under a rock)

[thedaily-beer]

Pure Project + ISM Brewing Eclipsing Echoes West Coast DIPA (Picked up at Windmill Farms). A 4 of 4. Yeah, this is great. Tons of candy-like citrus and fruity hop notes dominate as well as a quite a bit of herbal/resin/pine. The body is relatively light and plenty bitter towards the finish -- it's an excellent change of pace from all the more sweet hazy IPAs.

[adalidposts]

Valentine's Day is approaching. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THIS IDEA, I REALLY LIKE IT, YOU'RE VERY CREATIVE @theallenshorefangirl

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[megastarwiley]

"that ship is death. it bears death’s name."

"thanatos doesn’t want you here."

"so i’m saying it to the ocean: i’m sad. there. do whatever you want with it."

"by my light, the darkness will burn."

[dhddmods]

IGM/ISM, FGM/FSM, & MGM/MSM flags

(Before reading this, we recommend reading and reblogging our intersex guide! It is important to spread awareness and educate about intersex bodies.)

Tw: talks of bodily mutilation.

We decided to make flags for those that have suffered from genital mutilation, reproductive mutilation, or hormone abuse.

The IGM (intersex genital mutilation)/ISM (intersex sex mutilation) flags. Yellow and dark purple represents being born intersex. Black represents violation of consent and negative mental health affects (dysphoria, dysmorphia, depression, etc.) The red intersex symbol with the slash represents the negative affects that came from mutilation (scarring, chronic pain, difficulty urinating, reproductive issues, etc.) Blue, pink, and white are for victims that identify as transgender later in life. Green and light purple are for victims that identify as altersex later in life.

The FGM (female genital mutilation)/FBM (female breast mutilation)/FSM (female sex mutilation) flag.

Dark pink represents being born female. Black represents violation of consent and negative mental health affects (dysphoria, dysmorphia, depression, etc.) The red female symbol with the slash represents the negative affects that came from mutilation (scarring, chronic pain, difficulty urinating, reproductive issues, etc.) Blue, pink, and white are for victims that identify as transgender later in life. Green and purple are for victims that identify as altersex later in life.

The MGM (male genital mutilation)/MSM (male sex mutilation) flag.

Dark blue represents being born male. Black represents violation of consent and negative mental health affects (dysphoria, dysmorphia, depression, etc.) The red male symbol with the slash represents the negative affects that came from mutilation (scarring, chronic pain, difficulty urinating, reproductive issues, etc.) Blue, pink, and white are for victims that identify as transgender later in life. Green and purple are for victims that identify as altersex later in life.

There are millions of people worldwide who have had their anatomy mutilated and violated against their consent, for no medically necessary reason whatsoever. This ongoing issue affects people of all sexes, however it disproportionally affects endosex females and intersex people.

An estimated 230 million AFAB individuals (endosex or intersex) have suffered (and continue to suffer) from genital mutilation worldwide. 144 million in Africa, 80 million in Asia, 6 million in Middle East, and 1-2 million in other parts of the world.

There is very little statistical research showing the accurate number of intersex mutilations that occur (as intersex topics are often hidden and underesearched, due to intersexism), however from country-to-country, it is often shown that anywhere between 40-80% of intersex individuals are operated on while underage (often as infants or during puberty.) Most places in the world DO NOT have proper protective laws against intersex medical abuse. A majority of intersex individuals that you speak to will have experienced genital, reproductive, or hormone "correction" against their consent.

Genital and reproductive mutilation diminishes (or entire rids of) the ability to experience sexual pleasure, and can increase the risk of urinary tract infections, possibly even cause difficulties with urination. In many cases, it causes scarring and numbness or chronic pain. It can also strip away a person's ability to have children.

Hormone abuse forces a person's body to develop in a way that they are incapable of consenting to. Rather than allowing an intersex person to develop the way they prefer, or go onto hormone blockers so that they have time to figure out their desires, caregivers and doctors force upon them whatever "gender" they think "suits them best."

People that suffer from any of these violations are at a much higher risk of developing mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria, sex dysphoria, and fear of sex.

These terrible practices need to stop, and more people need to be aware of it!

[fisheadz]

I’m making an In Sound Mind fanfic, and right now I’m making it sort of a novelization but I think I’ll go back, use the plot points I’m writing and make an AU of it.

Im at Allen’s tape, like most of the way through, but at the pace I’m going it’ll take forever! And I might not even post it for longer until I’m very, very happy with it. Which will never happen cos I’m a bad writer who struggles to even distinguish between writing with past tense and present tense lmao.

For the, like, three ISM fans that exist outside the devs and stuff, it’ll be on Ao3 when or if I finish it.

Also, lil bit of a spoiler, Jorge is the journalist writing the newspapers in Allen’s tape! I thought it was fun fact and I never noticed it in my first play through.

[documenting-apartheid]

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 - Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak on the murder of 26-year-old Turkish-American peace activist and teacher Ayşenur Eygi, who was shot in the head by the Israeli Occupation Forces during a peaceful demonstration against illegal settlement activity:

"What happened today is no accident…It was quiet. There was nothing to justify the shot. The shot was taken to kill."

Full video transcript:

“What happened today is no accident. It is the continuation of the killing of 17 of Beita’s residents during demonstration since 2021. It is an intentional killing that is now receiving the light of day because she is an American citizen. It was an intentional killing that cannot be justified.  My name is Jonathan Pollak. I was there when she was shot. We got to Beita for the weekly demonstration against the settlement there. The army was already present where people pray in protest of the settlement. As soon as the prayer ended, clashes ensued, and the army shot tear gas and live ammunition immediately.  We were forced to retreat down towards the village and ended up standing at the outskirts of the built-up area of the village about 150-200 meters away from where the soldiers were. We stayed there for about half an hour. Soldiers at some point took over a rooftop that has a view over the entire area. including where we were.  It was quiet. There was nothing to justify the shot. The shot was taken to kill. There were two shots fired from the rooftop.  I’ve been doing this for 20 years. I know the difference in sound between tear gas, rubber coated bullets, live ammunition. These were two separate shots of live ammunition, one after the other. The first one hit the middle object and then a young man from a village in his thigh. And then I heard another shot, and then I heard people calling my name in English saying “we need help, we need help, come help us.” I ran over there, about 10 or 15 meters away behind me into the olive groves I found her lying on the ground beside the tree, bleeding from her head. I put my hand under her head to try to stop the bleeding. I took her pulse, she had a very weak pulse. We called the ambulance. From there we evacuated her to the village’s medical center, where the doctor came into the ambulance and continued into the hospital where they tried to resuscitate her but failed."

[thetisming]

zombie saga chapter where Romeo is talking about how Juliet could never understand what it feels like for people to think he's dangerous and evil when all he did was exist and Juliet looks him dead in the eyes and says 'Romeo, i'm Black'