In general, the question of who is really alive in Degraman is very debatable. Even Turkey (of course) will answer - "who knows?"
Here, again, we can recall the origin of the word quansie, and then the question of the state of superposition becomes even more explicit.
Perhaps in this understanding, Victor's answer "in some kind - alive" emphasizes that life and death may not be absolute states, but rather a spectrum where intermediate states exist.
We are interested to see if our dear players will conduct further discussions about the degree of "alive or dead" in relation to other quansies (especially when more of the plot begins to be unfolded)
And, perhaps, this is all of Victor's "dead inside" mood)) Everything is complicated!