@jackslate Search up "In Ear Monitors detached" on google images. IEMs are modular that way for various reasons, most probably because the wire itself would be expensive and that if one "driver" fails you can replace one instead of getting rid of the whole thing.
Musicians and sound engineers...
I'm only waiting since 20 chapters back for someone to snap, so that everything falls apart violently. And even with this insane plot it's such a slow burn