| Contents |
| Scene Summary • Script Summary • Translations • Trivia • Songs Featured |
| Lullabye for a Stormy Night | |
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| Chronicle | DC Chronicle |
| Game Date | December 1, 2015 |
| Real Date | March 29 — April 1, 2016 |
| Characters | Ginevra Bianchi Jacque Beaumont Maeve Glaistig Marcus Vitel |
| Locations | Limbo |
| Previous Scene | To Old Friends and New Beginnings (Ginevra, Jacque) Nordic Fog (Maeve) Night Classes (Vitel) |
| Next Scene | Night Off (Ginevra) In Want Of (Jacque, Vitel) Scream Therapy (Maeve) |
| Content Warnings | Dubious Consent, Mind Control |
| Original Scene | Lullabye for a Stormy Night |
Lullabye for a Stormy Night is a scene from the DC Chronicle featuring Ginevra Bianchi, Jacque Beaumont, Maeve Glaistig, and Marcus Vitel. It depicts Ginevra and Jacque rescuing a despondent Maeve after her performance.
Scene Summary
Maeve arrives at Limbo, surprised that she feels so calm, and goes into the dark building, where she picks her way by touch through the house to the stairs. She climbs them and wanders down the hallway until she finds a balcony box that she feels draws her in and enters. Inside, the Prince is sitting, staring out at the dark house, distracted by the distant agitation of the ocean. Maeve enters the box and greets Vitel, who after a long pause orders her to sing the emotion of grief. She objects, surprising Vitel, but after he does not answer her aquiesces and sings a grieving song for him.
Maeve weeps as she sings and uses Melpominee to make Vitel feel her grief, which he enjoys, not having experienced it in centuries. After she finishes, his Obtenebration wraps around her while he reaches out to wipe a tear from her cheek, surprised at himself for breaking his usual patterns. They exchange good nights and he leaves. Maeve sits down in a chair and cries for a while, but then gets up and picks her way back toward the stairs.
Outside, Ginevra and Jacque arrive, and Ginevra leaps out as soon as Jacque parks, frantically gesturing for him to follow as she rushes inside to look for Maeve. Maeve hears the commotion and calls out to Ginevra and the two find each other in the dark. Ginevra frantically checks Maeve for injuries and is upset to see that she has been crying, as is Jacque. Maeve tries to protest that she is all right, but Ginevra ignores her and Jacque offers to lead them both outside since he can see in the dark. Maeve finally agrees, and the three leave for the night.
Script Summary
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Maeve is riding in a rented car down Elysium Row. The car drops her off in front of Limbo. She goes inside and picks her way around tables and bumps into several chairs. She climbs the stairs and puts a hand on the wall as she walks to help her in the dark. She pauses outside one balcony box and then goes inside. Vitel is sitting in a chair, leaning his chin on his hand.
 MAEVE: Good evening, sir. |
There is a long pause.
 VITEL: Sing, Songbird: grief. |
There is another pause.
MAEVE: Must I? |
There is another very long pause. Maeve goes to the front of the box. She sings a mournful song and uses the Melpominee discipline to multiply her voice into several and to force Vitel to feel grief. She cries as she sings. When she finishes, he unconsciously uses the Obtenebration discipline to cause shadows to solidify and stroke her. Vitel stands and wipes a tear from Maeve's cheek.
VITEL: You may see the ghoul downstairs for something to eat. Good night, Songbird. |
MAEVE: Good night, sir. |
He leaves the box. Maeve sits down in one of the chairs and puts her face in her hands. After several minutes, she gets back up and leaves the box. She begins to descend the stairs. Outside, Ginevra and Jacque are holding hands as Jacque drives to Limbo. He parks and Ginevra hurries out of the car, fumbling with her keys. He follows as she opens the stage door and goes inside, banging her leg against a chair. She waves for Jacque to follow, then starts to pick her way inside. Jacque follows and uses the Obtenebration discipline to allow him to see in the darkness. Maeve reaches the ground floor.
MAEVE: Ginevra? |
Ginevra rushes toward her.
 GINEVRA: Maeve? I'm over here, hon. |
She reaches Maeve and grabs her arm.
GINEVRA: Oh, thank goodness, there you are. |
MAEVE: Where else would I be? |
Ginevra turns on her phone's flashlight and uses it to examine Maeve. She dabs at Maeve's face with her scarf.
GINEVRA: Let's get you outside. |
MAEVE: It's all right, you don't need to do that. Let's just go home, I'll be fine. I always am, remember? |
GINEVRA: Last time you had a broken leg, Maeve, you are not always fine. Oh, stop trying to be brave and come outside, we should get you home so you can eat. |
Jacque steps out of their way.
 JACQUE: Puoi seguirmi, se vuoi. Prima abbiamo finito qui, prima potremo riposare tutti, sì?[1] |
Maeve jumps.
MAEVE: Oh! Msr. Beaumont... Mi dispiace, non sapevo che fossi lì. Sì, andiamo tutti.[2] |
Ginevra and Maeve follow Jacque toward the exit.
Translations
Trivia
- Maeve's meeting at Casper Iversson's house is seen in Nordic Fog.
- Vitel's mood is due to the fact that he suffers from the Poseidon's Call Flaw, causing his emotions to be affected by changes in the weather over the nearby ocean.
- Maeve's previous accident on the Limbo stairs is mentioned in Maeve's Journal: From Paris to DC.
- The Latin phrase Vitel uses, Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare..., translates to "And he shall rule from sea to sea..." The phrase appears in Psalm 72 of the King James Bible, a psalm that predicts the glory and prosperity of the future rule of the fabled king Solomon. It has also been adopted as the national motto of Canada, although it is unlikely that Vitel is aware of this. His use of it is most likely referring to the prophecy he believes his sire pronounced, predicting his own successful empire.
- The ghoul Vitel directs Maeve to meet downstairs is Troy Masterson.
- The person Maeve's despair reminds Jacque of is Jean Claude Danut.