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Okay, well, it's clear to me that Shakespeare's saying here that love does

last.

Okay? Listen.

What... What is love? It is not hereafter.

Present mirth hath present laughter.

What's to come?

Still unsure.

Fine, so we'll argue that Shakespeare distrusted love.

Well, it's not his thing at all, Carl.

Fine, we'll argue that he believed in love.

That's not what he's saying either.

Well, why doesn't he say what he means?

I hate Shakespeare. I hate poetry.

Well, I like it.

And besides, if you have a report due, remember.

Okay,

that tickles. Stop.

Look, here's something.

Nothing in the world is single.

All things by law divine in one another's being mingle.

Why not I with thine?

You want to mingle?

First of all, that's jelly, not shake.

So who cares? Okay, well, I do, Carl. You know what? Forget it, Carl. You're

making me crazy.

Do it by yourself.

I see. I'm just playing.

Okay, well, not with me.

Just pretend I'm not here.

Effie.

What the...

When the great eclipse

plunged the world into darkness, the vampire race erupted in a civil war.

The bloodthirsty fury battled with the enlightened elders for domination of the

undead. In desperation, the elders gathered up those young vampires that

be saved.

and entrusted them to me.

To humanize them, to tame their instincts, and teach them how to live

mortals.

Vampires are solitary characters.

Declaring love is not in their nature until they find the one.

I mean, why'd she get so huffy with me?

Maybe she's playing hard to get.

No, I mean, Essie's nothing if not up front.

I mean, whenever we start to get close, she pulls away. She's a complete mystery

to me.

A feminine mystique.

I mean, Essie knows I'm crazy about her. Yeah, but she's also pretty closed.

Well, you know, self -protection kind of thing. Oh, for me?

Yeah.

She needs to feel safe.

She needs to know you're rock solid.

All right.

How?

Oh, you don't want to go there.

What?

The Declaration.

It's a formal ceremony where you pledge your love for each other forever.

Whoa, that could be, like, centuries.

Yeah, no kidding.

So you better make sure that she's the one.

Better? Yeah, she's still out of focus.

Ooh, ooh, I got it.

Man, two days and I'm up the throat.

Hey, we gotta ask questions that'll make him sweat.

We're doing a video, I think.

Yeah, to show our viewpoint of the experiment.

And here comes our first interviewee.

So, S .E.

Rakamova, is it?

Tell us, what's with you and Carl? Where's this coming from?

See, Marty doesn't have a life of his own.

And, uh, macho man Carl does.

Marty.

Actually, Carl happens to be a very gentle, caring guy.

And, uh, it turns me on.

Wouldn't you be the last to know that?

So, how's the sex?

Hey.

What are you doing? This is cinema verite, and Messi happens to be the

There you are.

Oh, for you.

Wow, red roses.

A little something to say, you make me crazy and I love it.

Just a little.

Marty, this is personal. Come on.

Wow, so many.

You don't like them?

No, no, I do.

Thank you. Maybe I should have gotten carnations or something.

Roses are fine, Carl.

So how about dinner tonight in the solarium? Just the two of us.

Okay.

That's sweet.

Carl, this is really nice.

Thanks.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I can do that.

Let me, let me.

Thank you, Carl, but I'm not a princess.

Oh, you are to me.

Seems kind of funny having dinner with no food.

Maybe I should serenade you.

Oh, maybe not.

To the woman who taught me to be a man after I was dead.

Wait, wait, wait. To the man who finds the chink in my armor every time.

You know, I don't always say things the right way.

So I thought I'd borrow somebody else's words.

It's all I have to bring today.

This and my heart beside.

This and my heart and all the fields and all the meadows wide.

Emily Dickinson.

For you.

Oh, my God.

I want us to make the declaration.

Us?

We're meant to be together forever.

I promise you, Essie, I will love you with all my

heart.

Carl just told me.

It's wonderful.

Oh,

wow.

It's beautiful.

Meryl, I have this weird rash on my hand.

Pre -declaration jitters.

Went for ceremony.

I don't know. I guess we have to speak to Murdoch.

You're so lucky to have found the one.

Tell me, how do you know for sure everything beautiful that you see or

want to share with him?

When he walks into a room, nobody else exists.

And when he's gone, it's like a part of you is missing.

I don't know. You just know.

Yeah.

Maybe I should serenade you.

Maybe not.

Nice shot, money boy.

Meryl! Meryl, come look at this!

You gotta see. We'll go down and look at this.

You had no right to do this.

We're showing the real progress of the experiment.

You grab anything and call it truth.

The truth shall set us free.

Well, the truth just set you free to work on this assignment by yourself.

I was just kidding about the truth thing.

Yeah, temperamental.

We're meant to be together forever.

The Declaration is a big step.

We know.

You're both still in school.

Oh, please, you're not going to insult us by saying we're too young.

I mean, I am older than you by 50 years.

You see, age isn't the issue.

I feel that you're both still working out who you are.

No, I know who I am.

And I know that I've found the one.

Well, that being the case, I guess all that's left is to set the date.

As soon as possible.

Well, wait, Carl, there's no hurry.

Well, why wait?

Am I going to love you any less than a week, a month, a year?

Fine then.

Black orchids are the tradition, but we don't have to go with tradition.

Well, black orchids are fine.

Great.

Music? Pipe organ? Or contemporary?

I don't know. Whatever.

Essie.

Pipe organs.

Pipe. Do you want to feed before or after the ceremony? Hey, why do I have

answer all these questions right now? Huh? Why?

So, any second thoughts?

Okay, guys, can I just have one minute alone, please? Just one.

Marty, Carl, relax.

You know, take it easy. It's just a camera.

I got a few questions to ask you. You know what I'm saying? It's going to be

easy. Carl, I'm afraid you're going to have to pretend it's beer.

So,

Carl, tell us about all the women you'll never have.

What, after Essie?

Oh, very nice.

And did you ask Essie perhaps if she's ready to spend the rest of eternity with

you? Well, I don't have to.

Oh.

A toast to Carl. To Carl.

Good luck.

You're going to need it.

I do publicly and honestly... What? I do publicly and honestly what? I can't

remember the words.

You have to.

It's your declaration.

Okay, but it won't stick in my head, Meryl.

Don't worry.

I'll prompt you.

Hurry up.

Okay.

Just give me a minute. Okay.

By the blood of all those before us, we pledge faithfulness, honesty, and

respect, now and in the perpetual darkness, as our love will shine as an

flame.

With full awareness, you, Essie, and you, Carl, have, within this circle of

and with the blessing of the elders, publicly declared your union.

You are bound together for eternity.

What?

What's wrong?

I can't feel my legs.

What?

Don't! Carl!

Carl! Carl!

Say something!

Turn that stupid thing off now!

I can't feel my legs.

Come on, Carl.

Have some.

You'll feel better.

Oh! Stop!

I can't stand this!

We're going to find an answer, Carl. Okay?

I'm so sorry.

It's not your fault.

His paralysis could last a few days or years.

I'm sorry.

And my blood test?

Somehow, your whole system has become toxic.

That explains your physical symptoms.

When you kissed Carl, you transmitted the poison to him, which caused his

paralysis.

Oh, there must be an answer.

Maybe you're not looking in the right place.

What do you mean?

Try looking in your heart, Effie.

I just don't know what I'm not looking at.

No, don't touch me.

I'm poison.

When did you first see signs?

I don't know.

Wait, I think it's when Carl gave me the ring.

A female vampire's metabolism is very sensitive.

It reacts to our emotions.

What do you think?

What Murdoch was getting at.

What's your heart telling you?

That I'm allergic to Carl.

Oh, Meryl, I have known lots of men.

And I've loved a lot of men.

But Carl's different, you know? He's genuine.

Like everything he does is to tell me how much he loves me.

Do you love him?

I do.

But he's not the one.

Carl deserves to know the truth.

I don't know.

Oh, I can't. Meryl, I'm all he has.

Hey, Carl.

How you doing?

I've been liking computer games the past century.

Yeah, well, here's some movies for you.

What's this?

Oh, that's just some off -the -record stuff I won't be needing anymore.

Enjoy.

Just one.

Turn it off!

You are bound together for eternity.

happy here.

Carl.

Funny, you know.

You never said I love you.

Carl.

Don't worry.

Carl, wait.

Stop.

I'm not leaving you, okay?

God, look at me.

You are a kind and wonderful guy.

I've never met anyone who treats me the way you do.

You're so afraid to love that all you can do is run.

You will never meet anyone who will love you more than I do.

I know.

I love you too, girl.

Sorry.

With the change of heart, Ethi's poison became the antidote.

But it couldn't heal everything.

The elders were sympathetic, given the circumstances.

I'll need both your signatures.

So the declaration's been annulled?

Yes.

That's all finished.

Carl.

Carl, wait.

Your ring.

Keep it.

The vampire's body is profoundly connected to their emotions.

Emotional dishonesty creates illness.

Emotional truth creates wholeness.

But as with humans, finding true love for a vampire carries its own risk.

It can set you free or alone.