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Make-A-Moment is an organization (similar to the real-life Make-A-Wish Foundation) that provides virtual reality simulations for Deckers. During their final day of life, people can use Make-A-Moment locations to simulate high-risk and otherwise unattainable activities like skydiving.
Make-A-Moment Quotes in They Both Die at the End
The They Both Die at the End quotes below are all either spoken by Make-A-Moment or refer to Make-A-Moment. For each quote, you can also see the other terms 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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Make-A-Moment Term Timeline in They Both Die at the End
The timeline below shows where the term Make-A-Moment appears in They Both Die at the End. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Rufus, 7:12 a.m.
Mateo and Rufus get the same notification that there’s a Make-A-Moment location nearby. Mateo explains that the locations launched last fall; they’re like the Make-A-Wish Foundation....
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Mateo, 8:32 a.m.
...Olivia insisted they not ski there anymore after Rufus was hospitalized. The boys reach the Make-A-Moment station, and Rufus takes a photo of the entrance and uploads it to Instagram. He...
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Mateo, 11:32 a.m.
...but Rufus says that defeats the purpose—if they knew they were dead, it’d be like Make-A-Moment. He says he doesn’t really believe in God, so heaven is just a place for...
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Deirdre Clayton, 1:50 p.m.
...to talk her down but today, she’s alone. Her job doesn’t help. She works at Make-A-Moment, where she charges Deckers for fake memories. She doesn’t understand why they don’t spend time...
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Mateo, 1:52 p.m.
...feels free as the bike picks up speed. This is more exciting than skydiving at Make-A-Moment. Mateo thinks that if he wasn’t a coward or a Decker, he’d lean forward against...
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