Tumor is a society obsessed with honor and serving the state. After a lifetime of embodying these values, a disillusioned Chiara Percy sets out to discover the truth kept hidden by the overpowering government which has dictated everyone's beliefs for too long now. She recognizes her privilege and fashions it into a instrument for helping those less fortunate than her. But with secrets of her own, Chiara walks dangerous ground as she strives to convince an entire society that they deserve more than the perpetual denial of their individualism for the sake of strengthening an all-powerful state. In return they attempt to destroy her by torturing her with a painful past which must be kept private. How easily can an identity be sedated once it has flourished?