using show for storm, but lights change at end

[crashdox]

I'll probably have to supply my file, but here's the basics, based on what previous people have done:

1) I use QLC+ in low end high school musical setup, in a Scene/Chaser/VC mode, where my scenes are generally the settings (i.e., patio, mansion, etc.) The Chasers contain the dimming & lighting leading in & out of each scene, and the VC contains the chasers. Each QLC+ scene almost always contains all of my lights.

2) My "storm" *show* contained my lights, which did a strobe affect, followed by my thunder sounds (note, I saw & have the 4 second audio issue I saw somewhere else here & can't find again). Anyway, each lightning & thunder scene lasts 10-14 seconds. (and these are individual shows, in my case, 9 shows over the course of 2 pages of script). Immediately after the lightning, I return the scene lighting to what it was prior to entering that particular show. (I use shows due to concurrent audio & light - which BTW, I am very thankful for QLC handling audio, as it decreased my workload!)

I advance my VC/chaser manually, based on the script.

So.... at the end of each ~12 second show, I noticed the lights ALWAYS fade to 0, and my next step in my chaser brings the lights back to my scene setup, resulting in a very short but noticeable "blink". I am a volunteer at the school & NEVER have enough time to play around on an empty stage & dark room, so I was never able to figure out a way around this blink. Is there a better approach to this? Is there something I should have done to the show to keep the lights stable between the show & the next chaser step?

Thanks. QLC+ has been a complete life-saver for me, and I love using it (especially being a non-pro in the sound/light/effects arena).

[GGGss]

With the big guys, this intermediate scene would have the stomp attribute, temporarily killing what is going on, and overriding settings present. After the release, it would continue as before.
I would change these scenes in the chaser so that it would dim down to 40% (and in the next step of the chaser) go completely dark. It would be less noticeable I guess.