EMO KIDS (Club)

EMO KIDS is a Club that the player may join. The Club's goal is to restore Hunter's lost memories. They meet secretly to perform their rituals at Agatha's Altar.
==Members==
==Initiation==
On a free night, Nico Minoru invites Hunter to the first meeting. This typically occurs shortly after the mission Spidermaaaans, however, the timing may vary based on other events taking place and the speed at which the player progresses through the story.
==Rewards==
The rewards for each meeting vary based on the player's responses during each meeting. In addition, for meetings 2 through 5, rewards also change based on whether or not Ingredients were provided to Magik prior to the meeting.
*Meeting 1: Choose 1 card from a group of Nico Minoru cards, EMO KIDS Abbey Outfit
*Meeting 2: Choose 1 card from a group of Doctor Strange cards, plus 1 Hunter card
*Meeting 3: Choose 1 card from a group of Magik cards, plus 1 Hunter card 
*Meeting 4: Choose 1 card from a group of Hunter cards, plus 1 Hunter card 
*Meeting 5: Choose 1 card from a group of Scarlet Witch cards, plus Mindbender
==Ingredients==
Before meetings 2 through 5, Hunter is asked to provide several ingredients in advance of the meeting. This is an optional task that does not affect the story, but if completed, improves the reward options for that meeting. Illyana will send a Superlink message with the requested ingredient list, and she will accept the ingredients if the player chooses to turn them over.
===Meeting 2 Ingredient List===
*Oyster Mushroom: 10
*Wolfsbane: 10
*Skill Essence: 15
===Meeting 3 Ingredient List===
*Witch Hazel: 10
*Chicken Mushroom: 10
*Skill Essence: 30
===Meeting 4 Ingredient List===
*Death Cap: 10
*Moon Flower: 10
*Attack Essence: 50
===Meeting 5 Ingredient List===
*Corpse Flower: 10
*Dryad's Saddle: 10
*Heroic Essence: 50
==Story==
===Meeting 1===
Nico asks Hunter for their help with the Esoteric Mystical Order, Knights of Intellect and Dimensional Spiritualism, or EMO KIDS for short. She leads Hunter to Agatha's Altar where Strange and Illyana are waiting.
Nico, Illyana, and Strange explain the purpose of the group. Even though the reanimation spell brought Hunter's spirit back to their body successfully, not all of their memories are intact. The EMO KIDS believe that Hunter's memories of their battle against Lilith are still there, but buried, and recovering them could give an advantage in their current fight.
Nico's spell helps Hunter remember racing through the Abbey Grounds toward a threat, alone, unprepared for the fight. The EMO KIDS all see the vision and are moved by the experience. Nico is excited that they made progress and is sure they will learn more next time. 
===Meeting 2===
Strange has asked to lead the night's meeting. He believes the fundamentals of the first attempt were sound, and that by using additional mystic power they can restore more of Hunter's memories.
As they start the ritual, the visions pick up where they left off at the last meeting. Hunter is racing through the Abbey Grounds and bursts into a clearing to find Lilith. Suddenly the vision is interrupted by the appearance of Caretaker, who happened to hear the activity as she was taking a walk. She demands to know what they are doing, and after it is explained to her, she asks to observe the next time they perform the ritual.
===Meeting 3===
Illyana wants to take the lead for this meeting. She wishes to use her power to push Hunter harder than the other two. She explains that Limbo never forgets, and that she can retrieve an echo of Hunter's memories from there to restore it.
The ritual begins, and the vision continues from Hunter's last memory of being with Lilith in the clearing. As Hunter prepares to attack, Lilith tells them she never sought to harm them. Hearing Lilith's voice, Caretaker insists that Magik end the ritual, but Magik ignores her. The vision continues with Lilith telling Hunter that to remake the world, she needs them by her side. Caretaker finally puts a stop to the spell on her own. She forbids doing this again, and Magik begins to argue with her.
Afterward, Strange admits that Magik was right to push Hunter, as progress was made. Magik is still upset, saying that Caretaker had no right to stop them, but Nico is happy to have progressed farther into Hunter's memory.
Caretaker explains that when Hunter hears Lilith's voice, even as an echo, it creates a magical link that she could follow back. With preparation, she could shield Hunter from this effect.
===Meeting 4===
Nico tells Hunter that Caretaker wants to lead tonight's meeting, but promises that it's just for this meeting -- she won't let Caretaker take over EMO KIDS.
Caretaker cocoons Hunter's mind to block Lilith's memory link, as the ritual begins where the last meeting left off. Lilith is trying to convince Hunter to join her and Hunter refuses. Lilith believes that removing Hunter's "shackles" -- the collar -- will set their true self free to join her. She raises the Darkhold to use its power to remove the collar when everything goes black. After a few moments, Caretaker announces that there is nothing more.
Nico believes that Lilith must have channeled her powers through the Darkhold, but Magik simply comments that being killed by a book is a boring way to die. Caretaker comments that she had always thought Lilith's attack on the Abbey was to recover the Darkhold, but now knows it was really just a means to an end. Hunter wonders how Lilith died if not by their hand; Caretaker guesses that the power of the Darkhold was too much for Lilith to control and the same spell killed them both. 
Hunter discusses Lilith's comment about their true self with Caretaker and Nico. Caretaker says that it is mere nonsense, but given that Lilith believes it, perhaps they could use it against her.
===Meeting 5===
Hunter is surprised that there is an EMO KIDS meeting, since they already recovered their memory at the last meeting. Nico tells Hunter that Wanda thinks there is more to it and wants to meet.
As Hunter arrives, Wanda is having second thoughts, saying it was a mistake to have brought it up. Doctor Strange, Caretaker, and Magik all tell her that her theory is sound, and that they support her. With newfound confidence, Wanda tells Hunter that she doesn't believe that what the EMO KIDS saw at the last meeting was where their life ended.
She explains that she sensed subtle magic that clouds perception. She has felt this twice, most recently when she was under Lilith's influence. The other time was when she killed Agatha. At that time, she had no warning that she had lost control until it was over; something masked the danger from both her and Agatha.
Wanda tells Hunter that her magic can strip away illusion from reality, and that they deserve to know the truth. She asks Hunter for their last memory, which was Lilith trapping them with the Darkhold, and they couldn't move. 
As the ritual begins, Wanda announces she will remove the veil. In the vision, Lilith approaches and tells Hunter that they shall now be free. Hunter is unable to move, but they hear themselves shout in a strange voice. Hunter's body moves toward Lilith, but not of their own will. Lilith struggles against her own limbs, but she cannot control them. Hunter's hand reaches for the Darkhold, they start to see fear in Lilith's eyes. Hunter touches the Darkhold and pain washes over both of them. Everything goes white, and then there is nothing.
The group wonders who was controlling their movements. Caretaker points out that it was someone who was able to control Lilith.
After the meeting, Hunter talks to Caretaker about what they saw. The voice that they heard wasn't one that she recognize; it's possible Lilith could have summoned a dark spirit. Hunter wonders if it could be Chthon. Caretaker says it is possible, but isn't sure why Chthon would draw Hunter toward the book. Next, Hunter asks what actually killed them. Caretaker's theory is that since both Hunter and Lilith share the magic of the Blood, that a sort of mystical feedback was created when they both touched the book.
Hunter speaks with Wanda. They are glad to finally know the truth, but wish they fully understood what it meant. Wanda hopes it may give them some edge in their fight or a future insight.
Hunter closes out the last meeting by talking to Nico. She wonders if someone else was there, and if they killed Lilith. Hunter says that these are difficult questions. Nico looks at it positively, and responds that at least now they know to ask them.
==Notes==
* The following cards have been observed as Meeting 5 rewards: Chaos Field, Chaos Reigns.
==Trivia==
*EMO KIDS stands for Esoteric Mystical Order, Knights of Intellect and Dimensional Spiritualism.
*According to a Superlink conversation, the club was originally going to be called GOTH NITE: The Greater Order of Thoughts Hermetic: Nerds Interpreting Thaumaturgical Esoterica.
*Nico mentions they meet every lunar cycle, or when they all have nothing else to do.
Category:Abbey Clubs