With the violence of Los Angeles behind them, MASTICATE scatters back to homes, families, and obligations. But they bring back new baggage and questions: about what they’re holding back, who gets to decide what’s an asset, and whether they crossed a line so long ago it’s no longer visible in the rearview mirror.
The world keeps going. Parades roll on. Holiday lights flicker. Familiar voices say the wrong things at the wrong time. MASTICATE is left staring at what they’ve become. Whether any of it matters will be tested when the next operation begins in Ithaca, New York.