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I think you might be able to kill two birds with one stone here.

If Vampire is dominating every scene, it seems like killing her off would allow you to develop the other characters much more easily. But literally killing her off isn't the only option; you just need to silence, her, so a kidnapping or serious injury would also work. Even better, the incident that dilutes the scene could be caused by something that the other three could bond against; perhaps the stress of exam week causes her to attempt suicide, or the mean landlord ran her over with a car, or she gets in a fight somehow - you get the idea.

I agree with the others that the easiest way to avoid the problem is going to be to reduce the input from vampire rather than increasing the others' conflict.

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