Kinemantik Instant Messenger

The Kinematik Instant Messager (KIM) is a communication and chat service created by Kinemantik in 1999, allowing users to communicate with individuals or in chat rooms. It is available after completing The Hex quest.
==Overview==
KIM is often used by the citizens of Höllvania to communicate and distribute information. The Drifter gains access to KIM to socialize with .
KIM can be accessed using the Pom-2 computer in the Orbiter or Backroom.
==Romance & Relationship==
KIM's primary feature is the Romance & Relationship System that allows the Drifter to form budding relationships with the Hex, learning more about their backstories and the history of Höllvania.
Optionally, the Drifter may pursue an individual member as a love interest and spend New Years Eve 1999 with their significant other, culminating in a kiss with them.
===KIM Profiles===
Each Hex member has a profile that displays their username, real name, birthday, and their current Chemistry rank.
Selecting a Hex member on the KIM screen will display their actual name, their Birthday, and current Chemistry rank. Continuing to chat with them will add notes about that member to assist in conversation decisions and gifting!
Icon 	Username 	Real Name	Birthday 	Chemistry Rank & Notes	Compatible Gifts	Message Logs
 	Broadsword	Arthur 	November 3	
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed fandom-table"	Neutral 	
*Seems to feel rather neutral towards me. Doesn't know what to do with me yet. Feeling is mutual.
*Seems standoffish. Doesn't like to talk about his personal life.
*Not sure what to send him for gifts yet... practical things? Maybe?
Friendly 	
*We're starting to get more friendly. Progress!
*He seems to like to cook. Maybe items that help him make food would be good gifts?
*Still reluctant to talk about his personal life, but seems to want to know a lot about Duviri...	 	 	 	 	
Liked 	
*Now he's starting to warm up a bit. I think he might actually *like* me. (Still doesn't seem to know what to do if I flirt with him, though.)
*Opening up more about his life, finally. Being honest about my intentions - that I'm trying to get to know him - seems to go a long way.
*He seems to like to cook. Maybe items that help him make food would be good gifts?	 	 	 	 	
Trusted 	
*I think he's really starting to trust me now. I have to decide if I can trust him with the real story of Duviri, though...
*He seems to like to cook. Maybe items that help him make food would be good gifts? And maybe something that'll help wake up the whole Hex at 5:00am...
*I can now really push on him when he's being stubborn into telling me more. Unfortunately, that seems to go both ways, now.	 	 	 	 	
Close 	
*We're now really close. I have to decide how much to tell him and how much I want to withhold. And I think he'll know, deep down, if I do.
*He seems to like to cook. Maybe items that help him make food would be good gifts? And maybe something that'll help wake up the whole Hex at 5:00am...
*I think he'd tell me anything now, if I asked. But I feel like if I betray that trust, it'll end very poorly. I wonder if he'd go out with me if I asked...	 	 	 	 	
Best Friends	
*We're best friends. I know that no matter where I am, where I go, or what I do... he's got my back.	 	 	 	 	
Loved 	
*Arthur told me he loves me. And I love him in return. I know that no matter where I am, where I go, or what I do... not even the Indifference can touch that.	 	 	 	 	
===Chemistry===
Interacting with KIM increases Chemistry with individual members.
Players can increase their Chemistry by chatting, gifting, and running Bounties. All activities are available once per day resetting at the Daily Reset. To start earning Chemistry requires completing an introductory chat with each Hex member. Chemistry will not be decreased if the player provides less favored chat options or gifts.
Chemistry ranks are as follows:
#Neutral
#Friendly (requires 40 Chemistry, 2 Dialogues, and Rank 2 - Fresh Slice with the Hex Syndicate)
#Liked (requires 90 Chemistry, 4 Dialogues, and Rank 3 - 2-for-1)
#* Reaching Liked with all six members is required to trigger The Hex Finale and unlock Rank 4 - Hot & Fresh with the Syndicate.
#Trusted (requires 160 Chemistry, 7 Dialogues, and Rank 4 - Hot & Fresh)
#Close (requires 250 Chemistry, 10 Dialogues, and Rank 5 - Pizza Party)
#Best Friends or Loved (requires 360 Chemistry and 13 Dialogues)
If the player is capped by the Syndicate standing, a lock symbol and rank requirement will appear on the Hex member's tab, along with a note stating "I need to prove myself as a member of the Hex before I spend more time talking to them one on one..." However, players can continue to earn Chemistry points even if they are capped by the Syndicate standing; any excess points will flow into the next Chemistry rank once the Syndicate is ranked-up.
Increasing Chemistry rank unlocks more personal conversation options and the ability to date a Hex member.
====Chatting====
Striking up a conversation and choosing the correct responses that varies by member may generate Chemistry, indicated (though not always) by a glimmering gold text.
Discussions with the Hex may veer into serious and sensitive topics such as mental health, loss, war, and more. 
====Birthday Messages====
Completing the 1999 Calendar advances the in-game time forward to reach a Hex member's birthdate. The player can optionally send a birthday message to earn Chemistry. 
*Leticia: February 14th (Winter)
*Amir: May 23rd (Spring)
*Aoi: July 10th (Summer)
*Eleanor: November 2nd (Autumn)
*Arthur: November 3rd (Autumn)
*Quincy: December 4th (Autumn)
====Gifting====
The DIRECTGIFTZ store can be used to send gifts to each member for a cost of . The Chemistry gain is reflected in the “Gift Sent” screen via a red heart symbol.
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==== Bounties====
Each Bounty in the Höllvania Central Mall has a randomly assigned Hex member that will join the player in-mission, and is guaranteed to award Chemistry upon completion. Every bounty grants 20 Chemistry regardless of Bounty Tier. Members are reassigned every 150-minute bounty reset.
Note that the accompany member will not participate in the mission when providing transmissions:
*Arthur will not accompany Assassination.
*Aoi for Scaldra Exterminate.
*Amir for Scaldra Hell-Scrub.
*Quincy for Techrot Exterminate.
*Leticia for Techrot Hell-Scrub.
*Eleanor for Legacyte Harvest.
====Dating====
After reaching "Trusted" with Aoi, Amir or Quincy, or "Close" with Arthur, Leticia, or Eleanor, the option to "Ask to date" will appear when speaking to the members in the Höllvania Central Mall. Depending on chatting responses in KIM, the recipient may or may not accept the invitation to date.
Only one Hex member can be dated at a time, requiring the player to break up with their date in the Höllvania Central Mall. However, a breakup may prevent getting back with that person.
It is also possible, albeit unpredictably, to start and end relationships during KIM chats, so players should take caution with flirtatious dialogue if they wish to engage in dating.
After reaching "Loved" with the player's date, they will appear in the Backroom.
=====Smoochin’=====
When the 1999 Calendar year rolls over to the Winter season every 4 real-life weeks and the player has reached "Loved" with one of the Hex members, the player will receive an inbox message containing a cutscene showing the Drifter and their date sharing a kiss on New Year's Eve. If the player does not have a date but has "Best Friends" with all of the Hex, the Drifter will instead share a hug with Kalymos.
===Starting Over===
While it is not possible to retread other response options in conversations, it is possible to reset the Romance & Relationship progression. Once the 1999 Calendar year rolls over to the Winter season once every 4 real-life weeks, the player will be prompted to REMEMBER or FORGET; choosing to forget will prompt a yes or no confirmation.
Choosing to reset the Romance & Relationship System will erase all conversation history and Chemistry ranks with every Hex member. This does not affect standing with the Hex Syndicate or the group chat conversations from Syndicate rank-ups.
== Patch History==
==External Links==
*Kimulacrum - a KIM simulator
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