The Case Study of Vanitas (2021) s01e07 Episode Script
Love
I am so callow.
There is so much I do not know.
For instance
Vanitas, I wanted to ask you something.
Well, out with it.
What in the devil is love?
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
You always ponder the simple stuff like emotions and love
I hope one day you'll come to understand them
Torn apart and patched back together so many times leaves you a miserable sight
You don't even know what it means to be alive
You needn't put into words that you want us alone together
I have a feeling we can accept one another, and that's fine for now
I love this world, and I love the light that only you can bring me
Even with my fractured eyes it makes this world
Appear ever so radiant
There's nothing certain in life
But I'm sure you can see me
When the sky and void meet, turn back from dreams of the future
T-Tarte Tatin!
I didn't think he'd get this excited.
Noé has always been a sucker for Tarte Tatin.
Thank you for letting me know, Dominique.
It's an honor to be of service.
Tarte Tatin!
Um, may I dig in?
Of course.
It's so good!
My maître often brought Tarte Tatin home as a gift from trips to the human world.
But I never imagined I'd have it in Altus Paris!
They say a vampire who fancied it as much as you brought the recipe back from the human world.
Don't tell me that said vampire was my grandfather.
Thank you for taking me to such a magnificent restaurant, Luca.
No need to thank me.
You came all this way to visit.
Apologies for my uncle's absence.
It's quite all right.
I'm glad we'll have plenty of time for a meeting tomorrow.
I have lots of questions about what went on after the ball.
Noé.
I'm really grateful for last night.
Thanks to you, my life and the lives
of many other vampires were saved.
No, I didn't do anything.
Too sweet!
I must thank you as well, Noé.
You protected Master Luca in my absence.
I am truly grateful.
Actually
You have it all wrong.
It was not I who ended the turmoil. It was Vanitas's power.
Of course, I'm aware of that.
No curse-bearers had to be beheaded,
and that is without a doubt thanks to him.
However, Vanitas!
Before I convey my gratitude,
I want you to apologize for the other day!
Apologize? Whatever for?
The day we first met you know with Jeanne!
Um
You forced yourself on her!
Oh, you mean the kiss?
Th-That's right.
You can start by apologizing for that.
My bad.
No, not like that!
You're a real pain in the keister.
To whom am I apologizing, anyway?
To Jeanne or to you?
T-To Jeanne, of course.
I see.
In that case, there is no need to apologize.
Jeanne and I are in love with each other.
Keep your fantasies to yourself.
I'm not fantasizing.
See? Feast your eyes.
Jeanne and I already share that sort of relationship.
He's marked!
Th-That's Jeanne's?
That's right.
It is the mark left when vampires imbue the victims of their bloodlust with some of their power.
He lies!
I don't remember doing any such thing!
Now, now, you must at least recognize your own mark.
Then again, you were quite rough.
It's no surprise your memory is spotty.
It was like you were in a trance the way you greedily fed.
Was my blood really so delicious?
So much so that you left this mark upon me?
Jeanne, did you really suck his blood?
Master Luca!
Is this the sort of man you like?!
Huh? Where did that come from?
It's true, isn't it?!
How could you leave your mark on a member of the Blue Moon Clan?!
It's as if you're claiming him as your own!
Th-That's
That's
Sorry! Sorry! It seems I took the jest too far.
What?
Luca, this certainly is Jeanne's mark, but she did not wish to leave it.
Are you saying you forced her?
Listen. Calm down. You're scaring me.
She wasn't in her right mind at the time.
You all heard them.
The curse-bearer's voices.
Like the other vampires, it was a momentary lapse of control that made her attack me.
Is that true, Jeanne?
Yes, Master Luca.
Forgive me for not reporting the matter to you.
I see! So that's what happened!
What a relief!
That explains it.
Unless you had lost control, you would never leave your mark on a terribly rude, selfish man such as him!
Why, Luca, I'm getting a distinct feeling you don't like me.
I am so glad you're all right, Jeanne.
Forgive me, Master Luca!
I'll bring him back when I'm done!
Jeanne?!
Noé?
I'll go after them!
Noé?!
Why is everyone leaving through the window?
Why did you tell such a lie?
What? Should I have told the truth?
From what I could tell, it didn't seem like you wanted Luca to know you were stricken with the urge to suck blood.
So I made something up.
I've asked you before, Jeanne.
Are you a curse-bearer?
You've no intention of saying, eh?
It doesn't always happen like that.
I can suppress my thirst for blood as long as I take my medicine.
But its effect wore off quickly that day.
I never heard of such a medicine. How interesting.
Listen, human.
Do not speak a word of this to anyone.
I beg you.
Please.
Do not speak of this!
Have no fear, Jeanne.
I'm not the kind of man who spills the secrets of the woman I love.
But I have two conditions.
Conditions?
That's right.
I won't tell anyone your secret.
In exchange
you must not suck the blood of anyone but me.
What?!
M-Must you set such a condition?!
It's really quite simple.
Having you suck my blood felt truly divine.
Wait!
What?
What?!
Having my blood sucked never rocked me to the core till that day.
It was truly incredible.
The pleasurable effect of vampire bites results from
the aphrodisiac-like substance injected by their fangs.
But its efficacy may differ by the vampire's power and compatibility with the victim.
Vampires inject this substance to keep them still while sucking their blood.
Some vampire bites cause sleep, paralysis, or other non-pleasurable effects.
But much of that is still a mystery, and I—
Too much information!
What I'm saying is we have superb physical chemistry.
You good-for-nothing Stop saying things that can be taken out of context!
This is marvelous! Being with you sets my heart aflutter!
If you ever thirst for blood, just say the word.
I'll give you all you want.
No.
I mustn't think about it.
His blood tasted so very sweet.
You said
You said there were two conditions.
What is the second one?
Oh, that's right.
From now on, I want you to say my
name rather than calling me "human."
Vanitas.
Noé?
They're back.
Yes, I saw them.
What's the matter, Mon Chéri?
You look as if you'll cry.
Domi, I
Since hearing that Jeanne sucked Vanitas's blood,
I've had an agonizing feeling in my chest.
I thought about why that is.
And this is what I found.
I was
I was vexed that Jeanne got to him first!
Huh?
I always thought Vanitas's blood smelled really good.
Had I known this would happen, I'd have had him give me a taste!
It's such fine blood that Jeanne marked him to have it all to herself!
Can you imagine how scrumptious it must be?!
Seriously? You really are a handful.
Domi?
D-Domi! What are you
Hush!
Men like you should be gnawed on by women like me!
Stop. That tickles my ear!
You've no idea how I feel.
I already knew.
Your blood is delectable.
Noé, you are such a fool.
Huh?
This place really livens up after sundown.
Shall we—
Jeanne!
Let's dance!
Huh?
Nothing wrong with tormenting him a little.
Um, Mademoiselle Dominique?
You must know of me.
Should you be seen dancing with a bourreau,
it shall do harm to your good name.
Good grief, a goody-two-shoes.
What?
"Acts of pleasure come first and foremost before all of one's other passions."
My father's words.
So I enjoy beautiful flowers blooming before my eyes.
I'm not one to put off such pleasure for some future passion of mine.
You don't want to dance with Jeanne?
I'm not a very good dancer.
It would be a pity if I ended up stepping on her foot.
Then shall I teach you?
All right.
I accept.
Master Luca.
Are you all right?
She's so lucky.
I can't wait to grow up.
Huh?
So you can dance.
I never said I couldn't.
Vanitas, I wanted to ask you something.
Well, out with it.
What in the devil is love?
That ham-fisted invitation to dance was due to a question?!
I knew you had something on your mind!
That's your question?
I have no idea.
But when I see Jeanne, my heart quickens, and I can't stop trembling.
For me, at least, I've defined that feeling as love.
It's more interesting that way.
A racing heart and a trembling body
It sounds like a nasty cold.
You're right. It is like catching a cold.
Vanitas, what is it you like about Jeanne?
She's strong and beautiful.
She's awkward and delicate.
She has an ample bosom and is a joy to tease.
And what else?
Let's see
It doesn't seem like she'll ever love me.
I don't understand.
When you love someone,
don't you want them to love you back?
That is not what I seek.
Jeanne need not love me, even though I love her.
I have zero interest in the sort of person who would love me.
There is still much I do not understand.
Why?
Why has my heart been sent aflutter?
My ignorance abounds.
Oh, forgive me.
You can do better than, "Oh, forgive me"!
It wasn't on purpose.
At any rate, you're visiting Lord Ruthven though you know nothing about him. You truly are
I know he is a member of the Senate.
He's far more than that!
Lord Ruthven is a moderate who helped end the war between vampires and humans.
He's a peacemaker.
To this day, there are many who praise him as a hero.
How marvelous.
So then you know nothing about Master Lucius, either?
Huh?
Never mind.
He'll wish to tell you himself, no doubt.
Perhaps I should go too.
No, Domi.
You received an urgent summons from the House of de Sade.
I had good intentions when I brought you to Altus,
but I ended up dragging you into a big mess.
Why are you apologizing?
You always show your concern for me.
It makes me happy to know that.
All right.
May we meet again, Mon Chéri.
Love
Love
Love
As soon as it all began
I could see how it would end
Like melting ice cream beginning to drip
I release a sigh that echoes ever so far
Ever so gently like ripples on the water
When I lose myself I become you
I'll meet all your desires
I'll cling to you
Lose the veil
'Cause tomorrow
All doubts will be dispelled
Was it you who I've been searching for
Spent my life alone and waited for?
So tenderly and endlessly
You made me whole, you made me whole
I'm sinking beneath all the tears
To a place beyond goodbyes
Torn through time by myself
You made me whole, you made me whole
Was it you who I heard through the door
When I cried and had no place to go?
Torn through time by myself
I know I'm never alone
Since I found your embrace
You made me whole, you made me whole
I lose myself
I lose myself
I know I'm never alone
Where the Dead Sleep
Where the Dead Sleep
Where the Dead Sleep
There is so much I do not know.
For instance
Vanitas, I wanted to ask you something.
Well, out with it.
What in the devil is love?
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
The Case
Study of
Vanitas
You always ponder the simple stuff like emotions and love
I hope one day you'll come to understand them
Torn apart and patched back together so many times leaves you a miserable sight
You don't even know what it means to be alive
You needn't put into words that you want us alone together
I have a feeling we can accept one another, and that's fine for now
I love this world, and I love the light that only you can bring me
Even with my fractured eyes it makes this world
Appear ever so radiant
There's nothing certain in life
But I'm sure you can see me
When the sky and void meet, turn back from dreams of the future
T-Tarte Tatin!
I didn't think he'd get this excited.
Noé has always been a sucker for Tarte Tatin.
Thank you for letting me know, Dominique.
It's an honor to be of service.
Tarte Tatin!
Um, may I dig in?
Of course.
It's so good!
My maître often brought Tarte Tatin home as a gift from trips to the human world.
But I never imagined I'd have it in Altus Paris!
They say a vampire who fancied it as much as you brought the recipe back from the human world.
Don't tell me that said vampire was my grandfather.
Thank you for taking me to such a magnificent restaurant, Luca.
No need to thank me.
You came all this way to visit.
Apologies for my uncle's absence.
It's quite all right.
I'm glad we'll have plenty of time for a meeting tomorrow.
I have lots of questions about what went on after the ball.
Noé.
I'm really grateful for last night.
Thanks to you, my life and the lives
of many other vampires were saved.
No, I didn't do anything.
Too sweet!
I must thank you as well, Noé.
You protected Master Luca in my absence.
I am truly grateful.
Actually
You have it all wrong.
It was not I who ended the turmoil. It was Vanitas's power.
Of course, I'm aware of that.
No curse-bearers had to be beheaded,
and that is without a doubt thanks to him.
However, Vanitas!
Before I convey my gratitude,
I want you to apologize for the other day!
Apologize? Whatever for?
The day we first met you know with Jeanne!
Um
You forced yourself on her!
Oh, you mean the kiss?
Th-That's right.
You can start by apologizing for that.
My bad.
No, not like that!
You're a real pain in the keister.
To whom am I apologizing, anyway?
To Jeanne or to you?
T-To Jeanne, of course.
I see.
In that case, there is no need to apologize.
Jeanne and I are in love with each other.
Keep your fantasies to yourself.
I'm not fantasizing.
See? Feast your eyes.
Jeanne and I already share that sort of relationship.
He's marked!
Th-That's Jeanne's?
That's right.
It is the mark left when vampires imbue the victims of their bloodlust with some of their power.
He lies!
I don't remember doing any such thing!
Now, now, you must at least recognize your own mark.
Then again, you were quite rough.
It's no surprise your memory is spotty.
It was like you were in a trance the way you greedily fed.
Was my blood really so delicious?
So much so that you left this mark upon me?
Jeanne, did you really suck his blood?
Master Luca!
Is this the sort of man you like?!
Huh? Where did that come from?
It's true, isn't it?!
How could you leave your mark on a member of the Blue Moon Clan?!
It's as if you're claiming him as your own!
Th-That's
That's
Sorry! Sorry! It seems I took the jest too far.
What?
Luca, this certainly is Jeanne's mark, but she did not wish to leave it.
Are you saying you forced her?
Listen. Calm down. You're scaring me.
She wasn't in her right mind at the time.
You all heard them.
The curse-bearer's voices.
Like the other vampires, it was a momentary lapse of control that made her attack me.
Is that true, Jeanne?
Yes, Master Luca.
Forgive me for not reporting the matter to you.
I see! So that's what happened!
What a relief!
That explains it.
Unless you had lost control, you would never leave your mark on a terribly rude, selfish man such as him!
Why, Luca, I'm getting a distinct feeling you don't like me.
I am so glad you're all right, Jeanne.
Forgive me, Master Luca!
I'll bring him back when I'm done!
Jeanne?!
Noé?
I'll go after them!
Noé?!
Why is everyone leaving through the window?
Why did you tell such a lie?
What? Should I have told the truth?
From what I could tell, it didn't seem like you wanted Luca to know you were stricken with the urge to suck blood.
So I made something up.
I've asked you before, Jeanne.
Are you a curse-bearer?
You've no intention of saying, eh?
It doesn't always happen like that.
I can suppress my thirst for blood as long as I take my medicine.
But its effect wore off quickly that day.
I never heard of such a medicine. How interesting.
Listen, human.
Do not speak a word of this to anyone.
I beg you.
Please.
Do not speak of this!
Have no fear, Jeanne.
I'm not the kind of man who spills the secrets of the woman I love.
But I have two conditions.
Conditions?
That's right.
I won't tell anyone your secret.
In exchange
you must not suck the blood of anyone but me.
What?!
M-Must you set such a condition?!
It's really quite simple.
Having you suck my blood felt truly divine.
Wait!
What?
What?!
Having my blood sucked never rocked me to the core till that day.
It was truly incredible.
The pleasurable effect of vampire bites results from
the aphrodisiac-like substance injected by their fangs.
But its efficacy may differ by the vampire's power and compatibility with the victim.
Vampires inject this substance to keep them still while sucking their blood.
Some vampire bites cause sleep, paralysis, or other non-pleasurable effects.
But much of that is still a mystery, and I—
Too much information!
What I'm saying is we have superb physical chemistry.
You good-for-nothing Stop saying things that can be taken out of context!
This is marvelous! Being with you sets my heart aflutter!
If you ever thirst for blood, just say the word.
I'll give you all you want.
No.
I mustn't think about it.
His blood tasted so very sweet.
You said
You said there were two conditions.
What is the second one?
Oh, that's right.
From now on, I want you to say my
name rather than calling me "human."
Vanitas.
Noé?
They're back.
Yes, I saw them.
What's the matter, Mon Chéri?
You look as if you'll cry.
Domi, I
Since hearing that Jeanne sucked Vanitas's blood,
I've had an agonizing feeling in my chest.
I thought about why that is.
And this is what I found.
I was
I was vexed that Jeanne got to him first!
Huh?
I always thought Vanitas's blood smelled really good.
Had I known this would happen, I'd have had him give me a taste!
It's such fine blood that Jeanne marked him to have it all to herself!
Can you imagine how scrumptious it must be?!
Seriously? You really are a handful.
Domi?
D-Domi! What are you
Hush!
Men like you should be gnawed on by women like me!
Stop. That tickles my ear!
You've no idea how I feel.
I already knew.
Your blood is delectable.
Noé, you are such a fool.
Huh?
This place really livens up after sundown.
Shall we—
Jeanne!
Let's dance!
Huh?
Nothing wrong with tormenting him a little.
Um, Mademoiselle Dominique?
You must know of me.
Should you be seen dancing with a bourreau,
it shall do harm to your good name.
Good grief, a goody-two-shoes.
What?
"Acts of pleasure come first and foremost before all of one's other passions."
My father's words.
So I enjoy beautiful flowers blooming before my eyes.
I'm not one to put off such pleasure for some future passion of mine.
You don't want to dance with Jeanne?
I'm not a very good dancer.
It would be a pity if I ended up stepping on her foot.
Then shall I teach you?
All right.
I accept.
Master Luca.
Are you all right?
She's so lucky.
I can't wait to grow up.
Huh?
So you can dance.
I never said I couldn't.
Vanitas, I wanted to ask you something.
Well, out with it.
What in the devil is love?
That ham-fisted invitation to dance was due to a question?!
I knew you had something on your mind!
That's your question?
I have no idea.
But when I see Jeanne, my heart quickens, and I can't stop trembling.
For me, at least, I've defined that feeling as love.
It's more interesting that way.
A racing heart and a trembling body
It sounds like a nasty cold.
You're right. It is like catching a cold.
Vanitas, what is it you like about Jeanne?
She's strong and beautiful.
She's awkward and delicate.
She has an ample bosom and is a joy to tease.
And what else?
Let's see
It doesn't seem like she'll ever love me.
I don't understand.
When you love someone,
don't you want them to love you back?
That is not what I seek.
Jeanne need not love me, even though I love her.
I have zero interest in the sort of person who would love me.
There is still much I do not understand.
Why?
Why has my heart been sent aflutter?
My ignorance abounds.
Oh, forgive me.
You can do better than, "Oh, forgive me"!
It wasn't on purpose.
At any rate, you're visiting Lord Ruthven though you know nothing about him. You truly are
I know he is a member of the Senate.
He's far more than that!
Lord Ruthven is a moderate who helped end the war between vampires and humans.
He's a peacemaker.
To this day, there are many who praise him as a hero.
How marvelous.
So then you know nothing about Master Lucius, either?
Huh?
Never mind.
He'll wish to tell you himself, no doubt.
Perhaps I should go too.
No, Domi.
You received an urgent summons from the House of de Sade.
I had good intentions when I brought you to Altus,
but I ended up dragging you into a big mess.
Why are you apologizing?
You always show your concern for me.
It makes me happy to know that.
All right.
May we meet again, Mon Chéri.
Love
Love
Love
As soon as it all began
I could see how it would end
Like melting ice cream beginning to drip
I release a sigh that echoes ever so far
Ever so gently like ripples on the water
When I lose myself I become you
I'll meet all your desires
I'll cling to you
Lose the veil
'Cause tomorrow
All doubts will be dispelled
Was it you who I've been searching for
Spent my life alone and waited for?
So tenderly and endlessly
You made me whole, you made me whole
I'm sinking beneath all the tears
To a place beyond goodbyes
Torn through time by myself
You made me whole, you made me whole
Was it you who I heard through the door
When I cried and had no place to go?
Torn through time by myself
I know I'm never alone
Since I found your embrace
You made me whole, you made me whole
I lose myself
I lose myself
I know I'm never alone
Where the Dead Sleep
Where the Dead Sleep
Where the Dead Sleep