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Victor is Delilah’s ex-fiancé and the Death-Cast herald who calls Rufus. Victor is a kind and compassionate person who still pours his all into his job: when Rufus asks Victor to be a person and talk to him straight, Victor shares that he’s already spoken to a mother about her four-year-old daughter dying. He had to call the police, in case the mother is going to kill her daughter. Victor makes it clear that his job is emotionally-taxing, but he is still trying to do it to the best of his abilities. His ability to do so, however, is waning; he’s speaking to the company counselors to manage his worsening mental health. Victor’s life is turned upside-down the day before the novel begins, as Delilah breaks off their engagement. He still loves Delilah and wants to get married, so he rushes to her when she calls just before midnight, crying and terrified that she’s going to die—she received her Death-Cast alert almost 24 hours ago. It’s possible that Victor hits Rufus with his car in his hurry to reach Delilah.
Victor Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Victor or refer to Victor. 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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Rufus Emeterio, 1:05 a.m.
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I’m trying to stay shut ‘cause I don’t wanna take my problems out on some guy doing his job, even though I have no idea why the hell anyone applies for this position in the first place. Let’s pretend I got a future for a second, entertain me—in no universe am I ever waking up and saying, “I think I’ll get a twelve-to-three shift where I do nothing but tell people their lives are over.” But Victor and others did.
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“You want me to get off my throne and get real with you? Okay. An hour ago I got off the phone with a woman who cried over how she won’t be a mother anymore after her four-year-old daughter dies today. [...] And then I had to put in a request to the Youth Department to dispatch a cop just in case the mother is responsible, which believe it or not, is not the most disgusting thing I’ve done for this job.”
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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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Victor Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Victor or refer to Victor. 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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Rufus Emeterio, 1:05 a.m.
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I’m trying to stay shut ‘cause I don’t wanna take my problems out on some guy doing his job, even though I have no idea why the hell anyone applies for this position in the first place. Let’s pretend I got a future for a second, entertain me—in no universe am I ever waking up and saying, “I think I’ll get a twelve-to-three shift where I do nothing but tell people their lives are over.” But Victor and others did.
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“You want me to get off my throne and get real with you? Okay. An hour ago I got off the phone with a woman who cried over how she won’t be a mother anymore after her four-year-old daughter dies today. [...] And then I had to put in a request to the Youth Department to dispatch a cop just in case the mother is responsible, which believe it or not, is not the most disgusting thing I’ve done for this job.”
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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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