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| **Peter Kilmer** {{petey.webp?300}} ||
^ Also Known As | Peter K., Petey |
^ Portrayed By  | [[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0891485| Yul Vazquez]] |
^ Status        | Reintegrated, Deceased |
^ First Appearance | [[s1e1]] |
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====== Peter Kilmer ======

**Peter Kilmer**, commonly known as Petey, was a [[Macrodata Refinement|Macrodata Refiner]] at [[Lumon Industries]]. Prior to his sudden departure, he served as department chief and was know around the office to be the tone-setter. Petey and [[Mark Scout|Mark]] developed a close friendship over time, with Mark claiming he was his best friend.

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===== Biography =====

Petey and his wife, [[Nina]], were separated,(([[https://youtu.be/A09IBNdkAPY?t=462|Davidson, Denton (May 6, 2022). “Yul Vazquez (‘Severance’) on ‘dream’ role of Petey.” Gold Derby.]])) presumably before he joined Lumon. It is speculated that the divorce led to him choosing to become severed.((Season 1, Episode 4, [[s1e4]] ([[the_you_you_are_transcript#section003031708|30:31]]) ))

Petey was the first person to undergo [[Reintegration]], an experimental procedure where the [[Severance chip]] no longer separates one’s memories. A successful Reintegration enables the individual to remember and have access to both their Innie and Outie experiences. Going to work with his memories intact allowed Petey to make a [[Petey’s map|map]] of the [[Severed Floor]] on the back of one of the [[Group Photo|group photos]] and leave it for [[Mark Scout|Mark]] to later discover. He also was able through unknown means to smuggle out a tape recording of one of Mark's [[Break Room]] sessions which was key in convincing Mark he was telling the truth.

Petey later collapsed at a [[Midday Star|convenience store]] and died soon after, possibly from [[Reintegration sickness]]. Petey was 52 years old when he died, according to the Kier Chronicle article. He is survived by a daughter, [[June Kilmer|June]].

===== Trivia =====

  * During his brief stay at [[Mark Scout|Mark]]’s home, Petey tells Mark, “We had a joke that you had an elevator allergy. There was even a song for it.”((Season 1, Episode 3, [[s1e3]] ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section001020495|10:20]]) )) The song is never sung on-screen. However, Hayley Erickson Goelzer, the sister of //[[Severance (TV show)|Severance]]// creator Dan Erickson, tweeted a screenshot of a text message she attributed to her brother, containing what the message’s sender (named “Dan”) says are “the canonical lyrics to the elevator allergy song.”

>(Swing style tempo)
>
>Psss go the pistons
>Ding goes the bell
>Down goes the elevator 
>All seems well
>But the car will never reach its destination true
>’Cause that’s when Mark S starts to say Achoo!
>Achoo, Achoo — Elevator allergy
>It’s true, it’s true — No lamer malady
>The sneezin’ knocks the elevator off its track
>And now the Outie world won’t take Mark back! <WRAP attribution>Hayley Erickson Goelzer, [[https://twitter.com/HayleyGoelzer/status/1523322258919354370|Twitter]] (May 8, 2022)</WRAP>

===== Quotes & Dialogue =====

>'Hi, kids. What’s for dinner?' I'm sorry. You don't get that reference. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 1, [[s1e1]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section005018018|50:18]])</WRAP>

>Your voice is different here. Worse. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 1, [[s1e1]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section005018018|50:34]])</WRAP>

>Nothing down there is what they say. If something happens to me, the things I know need to stay known. I’d prefer it be by a friend. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 1, [[s1e1]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section005206210|52:06]])</WRAP>

>I’m your best friend. You’re my very good friend. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 1, [[s1e1]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section005232194|52:32]])</WRAP>

>Mark, sorry about the card. and I know it’s not appropriate. Though I’m sure you’d be a really fucking awesome niece. We used to wonder what kind of men we were on the outside, what choices we had made and why. I used to think it would take a monster to put someone in a place like that office. Especially if the person was himself. But we’re not monsters, Mark. Not real ones. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 1, [[s1e1]] ([[good_news_about_hell_transcript#section005312109|53:12]])</WRAP>

>'They' is a group of people that know severance is a blight on mankind. And they’re gonna do something about it. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 3, [[s1e3]] ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section000437611|04:37]])</WRAP>

>Don’t you wanna know what you’re doing down there? <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 3, [[s1e3]] ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section000505722|05:05]])</WRAP>

>Well, I don’t want you to unsever because that’s not a word. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 3, [[s1e3]] ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section000516733|05:16]])</WRAP>

>How happy are you that you asked me to stay here? <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 3, [[s1e3]] ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section000713600|07:13]])</WRAP>

>You carry the hurt with you. You feel it down there too. You just don’t know what it is. <WRAP attribution>Season 1, Episode 3, [[s1e3]] ([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section001032716|10:32]])</WRAP>

===== Appearances =====

==== Season 1 ====

<html><ol class="manually-numbered">
  <li value="1"></html>[[s1e1]]<html></li>
  <li value="2"></html>[[s1e2]]<html></li>
  <li value="3"></html>[[s1e3]]<html></li>
  <li value="4"></html>[[s1e4]]<html></li>
  <li value="5"></html>[[s1e5]] (archive footage)<html></li>
  <li value="6"></html>[[s1e6]] (archive footage)<html></li>
</ol></html>

===== See Also =====

  * [[List of characters]]
  * [[greeting_card]]

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