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This is what I've got so far:
We're listening to an unedited recording session between cyborg Woody Guthrie and his producer/spymaster Moe Asch. Woody's been continually rescheduling the session to take impulsive and sometimes reckless action in response to things the evil fascist corporation (we're in a sort of semi-apocalyptic Dust Bowl situation in an '80s-esque corporate dystopia) has been doing, and Moe's been patient, but Woody's music is an important arm of their rebel work, reaching and resonating with people (and cyborgs) across the country and potentially lasting for centuries. Woody wants to go punch some fascists and get instant gratification; Moe turned on the equipment because we're gonna record today, damnit, and remember why Woody's music -- and Moe's own role in transmitting and archiving Woody's work -- matters. But as Moe tries to get Woody to knuckle down, he realizes there's something beneath Woody's view of heroism that's keeping him "too busy" to record: something about this song that he's more afraid to face than killer robots and threats of disassembly.
We're listening to an unedited recording session between cyborg Woody Guthrie and his producer/spymaster Moe Asch. Woody's been continually rescheduling the session to take impulsive and sometimes reckless action in response to things the evil fascist corporation (we're in a sort of semi-apocalyptic Dust Bowl situation in an '80s-esque corporate dystopia) has been doing, and Moe's been patient, but Woody's music is an important arm of their rebel work, reaching and resonating with people (and cyborgs) across the country and potentially lasting for centuries. Woody wants to go punch some fascists and get instant gratification; Moe turned on the equipment because we're gonna record today, damnit, and remember why Woody's music -- and Moe's own role in transmitting and archiving Woody's work -- matters. But as Moe tries to get Woody to knuckle down, he realizes there's something beneath Woody's view of heroism that's keeping him "too busy" to record: something about this song that he's more afraid to face than killer robots and threats of disassembly.