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Tagoe Hayes
Deirdre is a woman who works at the Make-A-Moment station. To Mateo and Rufus, she’s simply the woman who checks them in and accepts payment, but the narrator reveals that there’s far more to Deirdre than meets the eye. A lesbian who has suffered prejudice since coming out as a teen, Deirdre already struggled—but her job makes her feel suicidal, as she believes she’s complicit in taking money from Deckers for experiences that aren’t all that great, especially when she thinks those Deckers should be spending time with family. She’s prepared to jump off the roof of her apartment building when she catches sight of Rufus and Mateo below. Though she doesn’t recognize them from so far away, seeing them together gives her hope and makes her decide to not kill herself. Deirdre also writes stories to deal with her depression and suicidal thoughts.
Deirdre Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Deirdre or refer to Deirdre. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Deirdre Clayton, 1:50 p.m.
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Deirdre reaches deep within herself, far past the place where lies and hopelessness come easily, and even beneath the very honest truth where she’s okay with the impacting the relief that comes with flying off this roof. She sees two boys living and this makes her feel less dead inside.
Intent may not be enough to cause her to actually die, she knows this from the countless other mornings when she’s woken up to ugliness, but when faced with the chance to prove Death-Cast wrong, Deirdre makes the right decision and lives.
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Mateo, 3:26 p.m.
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“Welcome to the World Travel Arena. Sorry to lose you three.”
“I’m not dying,” Lidia corrects.
“Oh. Cost for guests is going to be one hundred dollars,” the teller says. He looks at me and Rufus. “Suggested donation is one dollar for Deckers.”
I pay for all our tickets, donating an extra couple hundred dollars in the hope that the arena remains open for many, many years.
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Deirdre Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Deirdre or refer to Deirdre. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Deirdre Clayton, 1:50 p.m.
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Deirdre reaches deep within herself, far past the place where lies and hopelessness come easily, and even beneath the very honest truth where she’s okay with the impacting the relief that comes with flying off this roof. She sees two boys living and this makes her feel less dead inside.
Intent may not be enough to cause her to actually die, she knows this from the countless other mornings when she’s woken up to ugliness, but when faced with the chance to prove Death-Cast wrong, Deirdre makes the right decision and lives.
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Mateo, 3:26 p.m.
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“Welcome to the World Travel Arena. Sorry to lose you three.”
“I’m not dying,” Lidia corrects.
“Oh. Cost for guests is going to be one hundred dollars,” the teller says. He looks at me and Rufus. “Suggested donation is one dollar for Deckers.”
I pay for all our tickets, donating an extra couple hundred dollars in the hope that the arena remains open for many, many years.
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