The Narrator asks Raymond what he was studying. Raymond stammers and manages to say he was studying biology. The Narrator asks him what he wanted to be. Raymond has no answer. The Narrator says, "Then you're dead, turn your head." He begins to count down from ten. Raymond blurts out that he wanted to be a veterinarian. The Narrator says he would need more school for that. Raymond says it is too much school. The Narrator asks him if he'd rather be dead. Raymond says he'd rather be a veterinarian. The Narrator says he is going to keep Raymond's wallet and check on him in three months. If he isn't on his way to becoming a vet, he will be killed. He tells Raymond to go home. To himself the Narrator thinks: "Raymond K.K. Hessel, your dinner is going to taste better than any meal you've ever eaten, and tomorrow will be the most beautiful day of your entire life."