Vampire High

Marty Strickland:
My nose... infallible.

Marty Strickland:
The motto: find 'em, fang 'em, and drain 'em!

Essie Rachimova:
This place sucks - and not in a good way.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
By adhering to the rules, now, maybe some day, this experiment will...

Drew:
...Cost me my one chance at happiness with her.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Then it wasn't meant to be. Are we clear on this?

Drew:
Yeah. [leaves]

Drew:
[in his poem to Sherry] They say that love is blind. / But I say love is light. / Like the sun... you chase the darkness from my very soul. / The soul I thought I never had.

Marty Strickland:
I may be short, manipulative, attention-grabbing clown, but what I lack in humanity, I make up on the dance floor.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
The taming of the ancient urges is a constant struggle for my vampire students. However, underneath their ravenous nature lies the simple needs of all teenagers: to be needed, to be loved. But this bonding that could mean so much is still far off. And the bloodlust that controls the wheel of their lives continues to hold it's grip.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Finding someone to love is a difficult quest, Merrill.

Merrill Young:
Is it worth the pain?

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Is that what you're feeling?

Merrill Young:
Surprised for someone of my species? Or is it subspecies?

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Merrill.

Merrill Young:
It's like I don't even exist. Still, he's all I can think about. I don't know what to do.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
The way to cure an obsession is to confront it.

Merrill Young:
How?

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
By giving, not by wanting. But be delicate.

Merrill Young:
With him?

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
No. With you. It's your heart, after all.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Each day, my students and I take small steps. But to succeed, I must wean them off what they crave. For as long as their addiction stands and their ravenous nature continues to boil, they will be a threat not only to others, but to themselves.

Sherry Woods:
Who are you?

Drew French:
Name's Drew.

Sherry Woods:
Have we met?

Drew French:
[laughs] Hey, are you using a line on me?

Sherry Woods:
[laughs] No. I just... You seem really familiar.

Drew French:
Um, you did it again.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
For the Mansbridge Experiment to succeed, my night school vampires will have to coexist with my regular day school. For these young predators must learn to live among the living, but invisibly.

Merrill Young:
Hi. I'm Merrill

Drew French:
I know.

Merrill Young:
I thought I'd introduce myself since we're all new here.

Drew French:
Hi, Merrill. I'm cellmate #666.

Merrill Young:
I didn't know we were in prison.

Drew French:
No? Look around you. Does this seem like paradise to you?

Sherry Woods:
Well, here I am again. Back at school. And even though I'm surrounded by people, nothing changes. I still feel like I'm all alone. It's like there's this emptiness inside me that's trying to swallow me up. And I keep hoping to find someone. Someone who really gets me. Who likes me for me, and not for who they want me to be. Where is he? The one special person who will rescue me from loneliness.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Pick up your first assignments as you leave. Any cheating is punishable immediate expulsion. Oh. As is the other cardinal rule around here. No mixing with the day school.

Essie Rachimova:
They must be rich kids.

Karl Todman:
Good. I have expensive taste.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
No mixing!

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Why are you here, Sherry?

Sherry Woods:
Because my parents have nothing better to do with their money. Why are you here?

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
To help you take control of your life.

Sherry Woods:
Don't you have anything better to do with yours?

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
No.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
A vampire must learn to live among the living, invisibly. A rule that, once broken, leaves both worlds forever changed.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Ghost stories are not simply child's play. They speak to us about our deepest desires and fears. Every person has their own ghost story which they carry with them. Hidden from view.

Sherry Woods:
You know, I've grown up a lot since we first met. I want something solid, something real.

Drew French:
This is real. I'm real.

Sherry Woods:
Are you?

Drew French:
I won't hurt you, if that's what you mean.

Sherry Woods:
How can you be so sure?

Drew French:
Look, the first time we met, I knew there was a connection. I have to follow that instinct.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Some ghost stories are there to challenge us. Inspiring us to slay the dragon, win the princess. Others are there to reveal who we are and where we come from.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Of all human endeavors, creativity ranks the highest. For it brings life into the world. For a vampire, fostering creativity is especially important, since their basic impulse is to take life, not to give it.

Dillan Vanderson:
How's lover boy?

Sherry Woods:
His name's Drew.

Dillan Vanderson:
Yeah? Drew what?

Sherry Woods:
Just Drew.

Dillan Vanderson:
You've been seeing this guy for how long and you don't even know his last name?

Sherry Woods:
What's the big deal?

Dillan Vanderson:
In my books, no last name equals secrets.

Sherry Woods:
In my books, you're just jealous.

Dillan Vanderson:
Right. You're driving blind, girl. I bet you you don't even have his phone number. Face it. You don't know this guy at all.

Sherry Woods:
I want you to paint me.

Drew French:
I don't think I can.

Sherry Woods:
Oh, come on. To be captured on canvas by the one you love. What could be more romantic? Hmm?

Drew French:
Will you pose nude?

Sherry Woods:
Only if you paint nude.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
Creativity gives life. A song, a poem, a story, a painting. Each form a portrait revealing who and what we are.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
The vampire is, by nature, a lone wolf, predatory. Therefore, any sudden temptation to join the human community is suspect... and dangerous.

Dr. Reginald Murdoch:
[voiceover] The role of a teacher is a lonely one. By necessity, the teacher's personal needs and desires are often sacrificed. But sometimes, the temptation to indulge is hard to resist.

Sherry Woods:
You're quite the mystery man, aren't you?

Drew French:
If you only knew.

Sherry Woods:
It doesn't matter. I can look at you and I can see what's inside of you.

Drew French:
No, you can't.

Sherry Woods:
Yes, I can. I know I can trust you to do the right thing.

Sherry Woods:
I don't think you should be here.

Drew French:
Probably not.

Sherry Woods:
Someone's here looking for strangers.

Drew French:
What, do you find me strange?

Sherry Woods:
No. I'm actually glad you're here. Do you think we could sit and talk or are you gonna disappear again?

Essie Rachimova:
It doesn't add up. When does Dr. Murdoch eat? Hmm? All humans have to get their nourishment from food.

Karl Todman:
Maybe he's carbo-loading in private.

Essie Rachimova:
And how old is he? Has he ever been married? What about friends, family? Where was he born?

Marty Strickland:
Look, everybody! It's Essie Rachimova, vampire PI!