Mystery Cell: One Night Ultimate Werewolf!

"Everyone, close your eyes. Seer, wake up. You may look at another player's card or two of the center cards.

Seer, close your eyes."

LCCC Mystery Cell 2014 started off in an unorthodox fashion as we listened to the dulcet tones of the One Night: Ultimate Werewolf narrator, backed by the lively chirping of crickets. We were getting familiar with the intricacies of the board game, a spin-off of Ultimate Werewolf, which is a super advanced version of the more commonly-known game "Mafia". The purpose: to prepare ourselves for the main part of Mystery Cell, which was based off of this game!

Chris being the Troublemaker... tsktsk.

Instead of having a 'night time', we had various activities instead, during which the participants had to perform subtle 'signatures' or say 'key phrases' to activate their special role. For example, if the Healer wanted to keep one person from dying during an activity, (s)he would perform a previously-designated 'signature' such as high-fiving the person that (s)he wants to save. The roles were:

• Werewolf - performs an action to kill one person throughout the activity
• Minion - look out for keyword from mod to know they are on werewolf’s team; during discussion, try to keep people from killing werewolf
• Villagers - no particular role; can give them random actions to perform, if you want
• Healer - perform an action to heal one person through the activity
• Cupid - perform an action of two separate people, making them lovers so that if one of them dies, the other dies as well from heartbreak
• Hunter - if dies, gets to choose one person to die with them
• Mayor [2] - gets to vote twice during discussion period
• Diseased - if killed by werewolf, werewolf is only able to respond to questions during discussion; they are not able to initiate any speech. Applies even if Diseased was saved by healer.
• Defence Lawyer - during discussion, no matter who is being accused, always try to defend them, even if you think they’re the Werewolf
• Prosecutor - during discussion, accuse everyone left and right
• Doppelganger - go up to mod before the activity starts and choose one person that they want to become
• Invinciboy/Invincigirl - Cannot die, whether by werewolf kill or voting or Hunter’s choice
• Fortune Teller - Ask the mod privately one yes or no question any time during the game with no limitations about what they can ask
• Villagers [4]
• Tanner - suicidal; wins if they die

Yes, I was too lazy to actually explain it so I just copied and pasted it from our secret Meeting Minutes. But that's okay, it should be relatively straightforward. Anyway, our Mystery Cell consisted of three independent activities (ie. three new 'Games' where everyone gets a new role)—an Easter Egg Hunt in the basement of UCC, Easter Egg Decorating, and an Eggstatic Obstacle Course! During each activity, interaction was high as LCCCers tried to kill, heal, or set up fellow participants.

Activity #1: Easter Egg Hunt!

Activity #2: Easter Egg Decorating!!

(We didn't take the camera out for the physically-intensive Eggtastic Obstacle Course, so this will have to do)
Activity #3: Eggtastic Obstacle Course!!!

After each activity, there was a 5-7 minute discussion period where the participants tried to figure out who had done what. The Villagers tried to work together to figure out who the Werewolf was and to kill him/her, the Minion tried to protect the Werewolf, and the good ol' Tanner just tried to get him/herself killed. The night did not favour the villagers much, as they missed out on killing the Werewolf in all three discussions, and instead killed the Tanner, the Minion, or both! All in all, Mystery Cell turned out to be a great success as we tried to pick out lies and trust the right people (and failed).

After the main part of our Mystery Cell, it was the most important part of the night—the farewell to the graduating members of LCCC. This year, LCCC's graduating class of 2014 consisted of Alana Chung and Gary Tong, two dedicated members that had been through the ups and downs for a long time. Both members gave heartfelt speeches as they talked about how LCCC has helped them grow throughout their years at Western, causing many of us to take out our tissues (or at least, to steal tissues from Viatrix). Alana also surprised us with a video scrapbook that she had made with her sister, compiling a bunch of photos and videos that highlighted the highs of her four years with LCCC. 

Two LCCC veterans that had been through it all.

The grad presents were up next! For Alana, she had (sort of) been expecting a scrapbook for a year, but it was nonetheless a very sweet and heartwarming gift, capped off with (sort of) Jason's super amazing unique awesome idea of ending the scrapbook with colourful Warm Fuzzies instead of short notes. LCCC had worked on the scrapbook for a few weeks and it was lovely to see it finally delivered into Alana's hands. For Gary, LCCC only had about a week and a half to pull something together—he had dropped a last minute bombshell on us, telling us in the second-last week of March that he would be graduating this year after all and moving to Winnipeg. With some quick thinking, LCCC—largely with the help of Mama Cheryl—compiled a video of its members (old and new!) wishing him farewell and the best in Manitoba.

FUZZ WARMSIES

Gary was pleased :)

After Mystery Cell, the group headed out (with the help of three very generous chauffeurs) for dinner at Crabby Joe's (where a few members had some unfortunate stomachaches), and of course, karaoke. LCCC 2013-14 ended with a bang as Mystery Cell proved to be a fantastic conclusion for the second year in a row. Only more fun times remain ahead as LCCC prepares for its upcoming 2014-15 year... but first, stay tuned for some LCCC Summer 2014 fun! Good luck with exams, and enjoy the summer break! :)

P.S. Special mentions go out to our visitors for this cell: As usual, our LCCC alumna Viatrix, Honourary LCCC member Chris... and MCCC visitor Henry Chau! Thanks for coming and hope you had a blast :)

LCCC: Saints + GT Committee Visit

Friday March 15th was a busy night. Half of the members either had an exam during the cell, or an exam the next morning—we hope St. Aloysius Gonzaga was able to help and guide you during your exams! Who is this saint you might ask? We learned about different saints in this cell meeting, with each exec presenting one of their favourite saints.

Gary spoke about St. Aloysius

• Patron saint of young students
• Aids patients
• Plague Victims
• Caregivers

So if you need help in your exams, or struggling with your studies as a young student, he's a saint for you!

Seline spoke about St. Kateri Tekawkwitha

• First Native American Saint
• Survived smallpox 
• Canonized on October 21, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
• Had many Reputable Miracles
• 2006 – Jake Finkbonner
• Click HERE for a beautiful story of how St. Kateri Tekakwitha was able to heal this little boy 

Jason spoke about St. Matthew

(well... Alana spoke on behalf of him because he was writing an exam during the cell)

• One of the four Gospel Writers (although he is not the first Gospel writer, which was Mark)
• Matthew wrote as a learned Jew, for an audience of learned Jews
• Was a tax collector before becoming an apostle

If you are studying accounting, he's a saint for you!

Alana spoke about St. Therese of Lisieux

• Therese experienced 2 major losses in her childhood (her mother's death, and her sister going to the convent) which caused her to be very sensitive
• Christmas Day 1886 – her "full conversion"
• Known for Simplicity, Spiritual Childhood and her "Little Ways"

Annette spoke about St. Maria Goretti

• One afternoon in 1902, her teenaged neighbour Alessandro attempted to rape her. She refused to submit and he stabbed her repeatedly
• Before her death, she expressed forgiveness towards Alessandro
• While Alessandro was in prison, he dreamed of Maria handing him lilies which went aflame in the palm of his hands
• After being released from imprisonment, he sought the forgiveness of Maria's mother. She forgave him and they went to mass together the next day

After our cell meeting, 3 lovely ladies representing the Eastern Canada Chinese Catholic Living Camp Committee drove from Toronto to talk to us about this annual retreat that happens on Labour Day Weekend. For more information about this retreat, please check out this link. Many LCCC members have gone before, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask any one of us :)

We went for dinner at Congee Chan (having fish congee and vegetarian fried rice and seafood yummm) and then we played some games at 168 Tea Shop. We played One Night, which is similar to the game Mafia, which was a lot of fun—it involved Alana lying and tricking Jason into thinking he'd won!

LCCC: Chinese New Year Party 2014!!

I FORGOT WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 25 AND THE EXECS DID A LOT OF RUNNING AROUND BUT IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME AND SHERMAN AND BELLE CAME AND SURPRISED US YAYY!! 新年快樂!

Pre-Party Fiesta:
1) The Mission to Get to Gary's House
- Chris and JLo were having lunch somewhere on Richmond Street, and decided to give Alana a ride to Gary's house because it was a blizzard outside (big surprise). They go to Cheryl's house to pick up Cheryl and Alex, but then Gary missed his bus at Nat Sci, and so Chris decided to pick him up as well. Good thing we're all relatively close, because we all had to squish in Chris' car (yay to 6 people in a 5 person car :D)
2) Gary's Near Heart Attack
- Gary left his laptop at Nat Sci...but thankfully Jasmine (?) picked it up
3) Banana SPLIT
- Half of execs go to Food Island to shop for food, while the other half stayed at Gary's place to clean and set up
4) Would People Come?? - Execs were worried about the weather stopping people from coming to the Chinese New Year party....but it stopped snowing just in time, and we had a great turn out!

twins

awkward family photo

SO MUCH LCCC LOVE <3

An LCCC Christmas

Our annual LCCC Christmas socials are always loads of fun, and this year, the tradition continued. At 5 PM, LCCCers trickled into Jason's apartment for what would be a night filled with food, fun, and fgames (trying for alliteration there).

This was the most decor Jason's apartment had ever had. Ever.

Nomnomnom.

The execs prepared the main dishes for the potluck, with food ranging from lasagna and fried udon to salad and Jason's exquisite, hard-to-prepare white rice. General members chipped in by bringing drinks and cookies. To top it off, we ordered in some barbecue chicken!






Halfway through dinner, we were joined by special guests Sherman and Belle, the latter of which is from QCCC! LCCC was extremely honoured that Belle chose to come to LCCC's Christmas Social instead of QCCC's ;) It was a cozy scene, with guests arriving fashionably late, lights decorating the otherwise bland apartment, and a faux fireplace set up on Jason's monitor.

After dinner, the group sat down to have some present-filled fun! Led by Alana, we played an intense game of unwrapping presents as quickly as we could while wearing gloves and a Santa hat. The goal of the game was to unwrap the many layers while the other players rolled dice to try and get a specific combination, in order to get their own chance at tearing apart the layers. The presents ended up being hand cream, used Catholic playing cards, Sorry! Revenge, cute reindeer slippers, and a brand new Airzooka! Shouts and laughter filled the apartment as players attacked the wrapping paper with teeth and ferocity (and consequently kept Jason's roommate from giving in to itis).

 

We also played another game, dubbed the "Windsor CCC Game", which is a combination of Taboo, Charades, and describing something with one word. The group was split into two teams and they competed against each other in a test of memory and describing. In the end, Team Sherman beat out Team Belle 61-53.

The night was capped off by a visit to London's Lighting of the Lights Festival. The group wasn't able to make countdown, but the lit trees were still beautiful and colourful as always.

[Insert Light of Lights pictures here if Sherman ever decides to upload them.]

The night could not have been more perfect. Visitors, fireplaces, presents, food, games, snow. We're all looking forward to our next party at Chinese New Year (when we expect alumna Viatrix and honourary LCCC member Chris)! Good luck with exams, and Merry Christmas! :)

Merry Christmas from LCCC!

LCCC: On Prayer and Singing!

      After an extended three week holiday, LCCC finally met once again for our weekly general meeting. The meeting offered members the opportunity to take a much-needed break from the constant flow of midterms and assignments. This week’s theme was “How to Pray” and emphasized the process of communicating with God. All of us shared our thoughts on prayer. Before we began our set of activities, we once again asked members to share their weekly happenings with the rest of the group. Certain weekly highlights mentioned include: An unfortunate bump on the head from a falling parking gate, an eventful dart-throwing excursion, and a memorable trip to see a significant other in Kingston.

To set our members into the mood, Gary and Cheryl created their very own LCCC Vending Machine, with a wide selection of goodies ranging from chips to various Asian snacks. Later, members were offered one item they wished to have from the machine. However, many were surprised to find that the listed item they selected did not always correspond to the one dispensed from the machine. To explain, one request for an eraser actually resulted in the dispensing of pencils, but another request for an Asian snack actually led to an Asian snack.

Confused, members were told that the activity was created to compare vending purchases and prayer. It is often known that when people ask for things from God, they may not always receive what they ask for. Thus, this same concept was demonstrated in the form of unpredictable vending purchases.

A stimulating discussion followed as members shared their insights on what prayer means to them. Certain ideas that were shared include: Prayer as a means that find a significant other, to lose a significant other, to thank God for sandals and to thank God for the nature that surrounds us.

To wrap up the meeting, LCCC had its first Singspiration, to the delight of its members. As St. Augustine said, “He who sings prays twice”. Classics were sung, including Open the Eyes of my Heart Lord, Mighty to Save, and Amazing Love (You are my King). Each member’s beautiful singing voice was showcased and a few even harmonized with the others throughout parts of the songs. The “Prodigal Son” story from the Gospel of St. Luke was then read and was used as a leeway in between the songs. And that’s a wrap J