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Jesse, very carefully:
- JESSE…Hi.
- JESSEWe — uh.
- JESSEWe're a band.
- JESSEWe just got into town. Tonight. We're trying to find a place to play.
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The bassist of the 2026 band — a woman with a half-shaved head and a denim vest — squints at the green guitar.
- BASSISTThat's a sweet guitar, dude. What year is it?
- JESSE…It's from 2026.
- BASSIST…Yeah, no shit. It's new. I meant model.
- JESSECustom.
- BASSISTWho builds it?
- JESSEMy dad.
- BASSISTSick.
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The 2026 band's lead singer — late 20s, oversized t-shirt, half a tattoo sleeve — looks the brothers up and down. The brothers look like they have been wearing the same outfits for two weeks (because they have).
- SINGERYou guys hungry?
- DEV…Starving.
- SINGERWe got pizza coming. There's a basement show tonight at our friend's place over on Charleston.
- SINGERSix bands. We open at nine. You can have our spot. We've been on every weekend this month, I don't care, you look like you need it.
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Jesse, gobsmacked.
- JESSE…You're giving us your slot.
- SINGERYeah dude.
- SINGERYou guys obviously just got off a Greyhound from somewhere weird. I'm not gonna make you sleep in a 7-Eleven parking lot.
- SINGERWe've all been there.
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Dev, very quiet, to Jesse:
- DEVPeople in 2026 are nice, Jesse.
- JESSEI know.
- DEVIt's freaking me out.
- JESSEI know.