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* DoNotSpoilThisEnding: Downplayed with a not-so-hidden WARNING.png file which reads: "YOU WOULDN'T RPA EXTRACT A GAME", implicitly requesting readers refrain from delving through the game files (or at the very least, disseminating them).
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''Twofold'' is a sequel to the free [[VisualNovel visual novel]] ''First Snow'' (2020), and a collaborative work by Salty Salty Studios and Studio Coattails published under [[Creator/StudioElan Studio Élan's]] Bellhouse wing. Its development began as early as 2013, but saw key additions such as full voice work, an [[AnotherSideAnotherStory additional in-game story]], and several short-stories within in its artbook and physical edition before finally releasing in October 2023.
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''Twofold'' is a sequel to the free [[VisualNovel visual novel]] ''First Snow'' (2020), and a collaborative work by Salty Salty Studios and Studio Coattails published under [[Creator/StudioElan Studio Élan's]] Bellhouse wing. Its development began as early as 2013, 2012, but saw key additions such as full voice work, an [[AnotherSideAnotherStory additional in-game story]], and several short-stories within in its artbook and physical edition before finally releasing in October 2023.
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* EstablishingShot: The story opens with a CG of Olive lamenting their poor academics before calling August to deliver the bad news, establishing both their [[StrugglingSingleMother characters]] and [[GoodParents dynamic]], the story's tone, and Act 1's [[GottaPassTheClass narrative hook.]]
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* ApatheticStudent: Deconstructed by Olive's busy schedule affording little time or passion for academia—their grades eventually slipping to the point of near-expulsion.
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* BetaCouple: Allison and Eileen's relationship has significantly less focus here that in ''First Snow''.
* BookSmart: Near the end of Act 1, Allison frets over whether she'll maintain her 4.00 GPA whilst the college is late with posting final scores. [[spoiler:She keeps the GPA, and wishes Olive luck before celebrating with Eileen]].
* BookSmart: Near the end of Act 1, Allison frets over whether she'll maintain her 4.00 GPA whilst the college is late with posting final scores. [[spoiler:She keeps the GPA, and wishes Olive luck before celebrating with Eileen]].
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* TragicKeepsake: Millie keeps a journal filled with advice, Q&A, messages, and other writings from her late mother. [[spoiler:After reconciling in Act 3, she lends it to Charlie and Mike so the couple may read the messages Adelaide left for them.]]
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** In the Caprice route, they become an item after [[spoiler:a successful first date at the start of Act 2, celebrating the occasion with a [[BigDamnKiss damn big]] FirstKiss.]]
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** In the Caprice route, they become an item [[spoiler:days after [[spoiler:a successful Olive passes their courses, the pair reconvening in the art room and stumbling through CrushBlush-laden [[LoveConfession love confessions]] before agreeing to a first date at date.]]
--->'''Caprice:''' [[spoiler:"You—you interrupted me! You can't just get thestart jump on me like that! That's no fair!"]]
--->'''Olive:''' [[spoiler:"Wait, hold on, you told me to go first—with how much you were trying to force it out ofAct 2, celebrating the occasion with me... I figured you'd caught on."]]
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''Twofold'' is a sequel to the free [[VisualNovel visual novel]] ''First Snow'' (2020), and a collaborative work by Salty Salty Studios and Studio Coattails published under Creator/StudioElan's [[Creator/StudioElan Studio Élan's]] Bellhouse wing. Its development began as early as 2013, but saw key additions such as full voice work, an [[AnotherSideAnotherStory additional in-game story]], and several short-stories within in its artbook and physical edition before finally releasing in October 2023.
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[[caption-width-right:600:'''Front:''' Club leaders Millie and Caprice. \\
'''Rear:''' Olive and the leaders' roommate, Hayley.]]
-> There's going to come a time when you feel all alone. When the world feels too big and you feel too small. I want you to remember one thing: no matter where you are, if you can make a friend, the world is a whole lot less lonely. It doesn't even really matter how you reach out, so long as you put your best foot forward.
-> Make small talk. Offer a helping hand. Join a club! It can be scary to take that first step, but you'll be amazed at how much things can change for the better once you do.
-> That's my hope, anyway. You deserve it.
-->-- '''August Penn'''
Once an overachieving high-schooler, Olive Penn's busy schedule and refusal to burden their mother, August, with extra shifts at The Bellhouse leaves them with a 1.5 GPA–and at risk of expulsion should their [[GottaPassTheClass grades fail to improve by the semester's end.]]
Upon cutting a deal with academic advisement and receiving yet another RousingSpeech from August, Olive is presented with two choices: a writing class or an art class. Neither seem viable until rival club leaders Millie Clarke and Caprice Shiften offer a helping hand to the wayward student, provided they join the club.
An outsider embroiled in a feud between ChildhoodFriends, Olive must navigate these groups' delicate bonds to survive the semester, and hopefully, repay their club leader's generosity.
''Twofold'' is a sequel to the free [[VisualNovel visual novel]] ''First Snow'' (2020), and a collaborative work by Salty Salty Studios and Studio Coattails published under Creator/StudioElan's Bellhouse wing. Its development began as early as 2013, but saw key additions such as full voice work, an [[AnotherSideAnotherStory additional in-game story]], and several short-stories within in its artbook and physical edition before finally releasing in October 2023.
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!!''Twofold'' provides examples of the following:
* TheBigDamnKiss
** In the Millie route, [[spoiler:the two share a passionate kiss after their house date, in the same spot Allison and Eileen reconciled in ''First Snow''.]]
** In the Caprice route, [[spoiler:the pair shares their FirstKiss while walking home from their first date, Caprice raising her cap over their lips in a downplayed DiscretionShot.]]
* BrickJoke: Hayley and Millie allude to a horrific "egg incident" that left Caprice banned from cooking. In her route, she eventually learns to make omelets under Olive's tutelage.
* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Acts 2 and 3 focus on the strained relationship between Millie and Caprice, the writer's grief leaving her less than pleased with Mike and Charlie's engagement.
* CastFullOfGay: The main characters, most of the art club, and Darren Baker are all queer people.
* CreativeClosingCredits: Both routes close with Olive and their partner [[spoiler:walking together as sketches of their future lives scroll past, meeting the other club leader as the credits end. Which direction the couple walks also depends on the route.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: Caprice and Millie were friends almost since birth thanks to Charlie and Adelaide's PlatonicCoParenting, and the two befriended Hayley in high school.
** In ''Perfect Circle'', [[spoiler:a young Olive, Millie, and Caprice, are reveled to have played together after a chance meeting following Adelaide's hospital visit.]]
* FamilyOfChoice: Hayley views Millie and Caprice as family, even confessing to Olive that the pair "saved" her back in high school.
* AFriendInNeed: Should Olive join the art club, Hayley will join the writing club to prevent its dissolution.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Once good friends with Wallace, Heather's cruelty towards Millie and disdain toward the writing club leaves her despised by much of the cast.
* FriendlessBackground: Olive begins a cynical loner whose only connections are their mother, and Darren, a guy they happened to shared a few classes with in high school. This lack of experience with friend groups makes Olive hesitant to reach out in fears of overstepping boundaries.
* {{Jerkass}}: Heather goes out of her way to belittle Millie and undermine the writing club, even attempting to turn its remaining members against her despite [[spoiler:negotiating to keeping the club afloat]] out of spite.
--> '''Hayley:''' "I'm not really in the mood to listen to you brag about how much you screwed the club over.
--> '''Heather:''' "I did no such thing. My target was exclusively Millie."
* LinearVisualNovel: The only choices of consequence are the club you decide to join, and which member you elect to hang out with in Act 1.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Averted with Caprice, whose eccentric persona belies her low self-esteem and fear of being TheFriendNobodyLikes.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler:A frustrated Caprice drops one during Millie's attempt to reconcile with her, prompting Charlie to intervene.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Caprice:''' "Then why did you come all the way out here!? Why even bother if you don't know what you want, just that it isn't me?".]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Millie:''' "Because I'm scared of losing my best friend!"]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Caprice:''' "Well join the fucking club!"]]
* RelationshipUpgrade:
** In the Caprice route, they become an item after [[spoiler:a successful first date at the start of Act 2, celebrating the occasion with a [[BigDamnKiss damn big]] FirstKiss.]]
** In the Millie route, [[spoiler:their FakeRelationship becomes real after Olive comforts a distraught Millie at the bridge in Act 2's closing, the writer professing her love and the pair reaffirming their feelings the day after.]]
--->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"I don't feel like I have a home to go to anymore".]]
--->'''Olive:''' [[spoiler:"You can stay with me if you want. For as long as you need".]]
--->'''Millie:''' "..."
--->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"... I think I love you, Olive".]]
* ShoutOut
** Caprice's room has a drawing which reads "Please Be Otter", a reference to the publisher's 2022 visual novel, ''VisualNovel/PleaseBeHappy.''
** The Bellhouse, a family-owned diner Olive and August work at, doubles as a reference to the coffee shop in ''Please Be Happy'', and a nod to [[Creator/StudioElan Studio Élan's]] Bellhouse publishing wing, which helps smaller teams release their own visual novels.
* SickeningSweethearts:
** Inverted with Charlie and Mike, who refrain from displaying their affections publicly to avoid upsetting Millie.
** Allison and Eileen are seen being flirty with one another before entering The Bellhouse and realizing Olive works there.
* SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality: Level 5. Though a good deal of the main cast's troubles are caused by absentee fathers [[spoiler:(especially in ''Perfect Circle'')]], the men present in Twofold are no less kind, capable, or empathetic.
** Everyone respects Darren and Olive's identity and pronouns, even without the latter introducing themselves as non-binary.
* TheStinger: Both routes feature post-credit scenes of [[spoiler:Charlie and Mike's wedding,]] and ''[[AnotherSideAnotherStory Perfect Circle]]'' closes with [[spoiler: Millie, Caprice, and Olive having read the journal entries depicted in its short stories.]]
* WhamEpisode: Act 2 closes with [[spoiler:Christmas going horribly wrong after Millie rebuffs Caprice's attempt at reconciliation, saying in no uncertain terms that she'd rather the Shiftens [[LeaveMeAlone out of her life.]]]]
-->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"Oh, sorry, guess it's only "dumb" when it's important to me. Lesson learned."]]
-->'''Caprice:''' [[spoiler:"Mom and I LOVE you, I just want you to talk to us!"]]
-->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"And ''I'' just want you both out of my life!"]]
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'''Rear:''' Olive and the leaders' roommate, Hayley.]]
-> There's going to come a time when you feel all alone. When the world feels too big and you feel too small. I want you to remember one thing: no matter where you are, if you can make a friend, the world is a whole lot less lonely. It doesn't even really matter how you reach out, so long as you put your best foot forward.
-> Make small talk. Offer a helping hand. Join a club! It can be scary to take that first step, but you'll be amazed at how much things can change for the better once you do.
-> That's my hope, anyway. You deserve it.
-->-- '''August Penn'''
Once an overachieving high-schooler, Olive Penn's busy schedule and refusal to burden their mother, August, with extra shifts at The Bellhouse leaves them with a 1.5 GPA–and at risk of expulsion should their [[GottaPassTheClass grades fail to improve by the semester's end.]]
Upon cutting a deal with academic advisement and receiving yet another RousingSpeech from August, Olive is presented with two choices: a writing class or an art class. Neither seem viable until rival club leaders Millie Clarke and Caprice Shiften offer a helping hand to the wayward student, provided they join the club.
An outsider embroiled in a feud between ChildhoodFriends, Olive must navigate these groups' delicate bonds to survive the semester, and hopefully, repay their club leader's generosity.
''Twofold'' is a sequel to the free [[VisualNovel visual novel]] ''First Snow'' (2020), and a collaborative work by Salty Salty Studios and Studio Coattails published under Creator/StudioElan's Bellhouse wing. Its development began as early as 2013, but saw key additions such as full voice work, an [[AnotherSideAnotherStory additional in-game story]], and several short-stories within in its artbook and physical edition before finally releasing in October 2023.
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!!''Twofold'' provides examples of the following:
* TheBigDamnKiss
** In the Millie route, [[spoiler:the two share a passionate kiss after their house date, in the same spot Allison and Eileen reconciled in ''First Snow''.]]
** In the Caprice route, [[spoiler:the pair shares their FirstKiss while walking home from their first date, Caprice raising her cap over their lips in a downplayed DiscretionShot.]]
* BrickJoke: Hayley and Millie allude to a horrific "egg incident" that left Caprice banned from cooking. In her route, she eventually learns to make omelets under Olive's tutelage.
* BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Acts 2 and 3 focus on the strained relationship between Millie and Caprice, the writer's grief leaving her less than pleased with Mike and Charlie's engagement.
* CastFullOfGay: The main characters, most of the art club, and Darren Baker are all queer people.
* CreativeClosingCredits: Both routes close with Olive and their partner [[spoiler:walking together as sketches of their future lives scroll past, meeting the other club leader as the credits end. Which direction the couple walks also depends on the route.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: Caprice and Millie were friends almost since birth thanks to Charlie and Adelaide's PlatonicCoParenting, and the two befriended Hayley in high school.
** In ''Perfect Circle'', [[spoiler:a young Olive, Millie, and Caprice, are reveled to have played together after a chance meeting following Adelaide's hospital visit.]]
* FamilyOfChoice: Hayley views Millie and Caprice as family, even confessing to Olive that the pair "saved" her back in high school.
* AFriendInNeed: Should Olive join the art club, Hayley will join the writing club to prevent its dissolution.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Once good friends with Wallace, Heather's cruelty towards Millie and disdain toward the writing club leaves her despised by much of the cast.
* FriendlessBackground: Olive begins a cynical loner whose only connections are their mother, and Darren, a guy they happened to shared a few classes with in high school. This lack of experience with friend groups makes Olive hesitant to reach out in fears of overstepping boundaries.
* {{Jerkass}}: Heather goes out of her way to belittle Millie and undermine the writing club, even attempting to turn its remaining members against her despite [[spoiler:negotiating to keeping the club afloat]] out of spite.
--> '''Hayley:''' "I'm not really in the mood to listen to you brag about how much you screwed the club over.
--> '''Heather:''' "I did no such thing. My target was exclusively Millie."
* LinearVisualNovel: The only choices of consequence are the club you decide to join, and which member you elect to hang out with in Act 1.
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Averted with Caprice, whose eccentric persona belies her low self-esteem and fear of being TheFriendNobodyLikes.
* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler:A frustrated Caprice drops one during Millie's attempt to reconcile with her, prompting Charlie to intervene.]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Caprice:''' "Then why did you come all the way out here!? Why even bother if you don't know what you want, just that it isn't me?".]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Millie:''' "Because I'm scared of losing my best friend!"]]
--> [[spoiler:'''Caprice:''' "Well join the fucking club!"]]
* RelationshipUpgrade:
** In the Caprice route, they become an item after [[spoiler:a successful first date at the start of Act 2, celebrating the occasion with a [[BigDamnKiss damn big]] FirstKiss.]]
** In the Millie route, [[spoiler:their FakeRelationship becomes real after Olive comforts a distraught Millie at the bridge in Act 2's closing, the writer professing her love and the pair reaffirming their feelings the day after.]]
--->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"I don't feel like I have a home to go to anymore".]]
--->'''Olive:''' [[spoiler:"You can stay with me if you want. For as long as you need".]]
--->'''Millie:''' "..."
--->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"... I think I love you, Olive".]]
* ShoutOut
** Caprice's room has a drawing which reads "Please Be Otter", a reference to the publisher's 2022 visual novel, ''VisualNovel/PleaseBeHappy.''
** The Bellhouse, a family-owned diner Olive and August work at, doubles as a reference to the coffee shop in ''Please Be Happy'', and a nod to [[Creator/StudioElan Studio Élan's]] Bellhouse publishing wing, which helps smaller teams release their own visual novels.
* SickeningSweethearts:
** Inverted with Charlie and Mike, who refrain from displaying their affections publicly to avoid upsetting Millie.
** Allison and Eileen are seen being flirty with one another before entering The Bellhouse and realizing Olive works there.
* SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality: Level 5. Though a good deal of the main cast's troubles are caused by absentee fathers [[spoiler:(especially in ''Perfect Circle'')]], the men present in Twofold are no less kind, capable, or empathetic.
** Everyone respects Darren and Olive's identity and pronouns, even without the latter introducing themselves as non-binary.
* TheStinger: Both routes feature post-credit scenes of [[spoiler:Charlie and Mike's wedding,]] and ''[[AnotherSideAnotherStory Perfect Circle]]'' closes with [[spoiler: Millie, Caprice, and Olive having read the journal entries depicted in its short stories.]]
* WhamEpisode: Act 2 closes with [[spoiler:Christmas going horribly wrong after Millie rebuffs Caprice's attempt at reconciliation, saying in no uncertain terms that she'd rather the Shiftens [[LeaveMeAlone out of her life.]]]]
-->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"Oh, sorry, guess it's only "dumb" when it's important to me. Lesson learned."]]
-->'''Caprice:''' [[spoiler:"Mom and I LOVE you, I just want you to talk to us!"]]
-->'''Millie:''' [[spoiler:"And ''I'' just want you both out of my life!"]]
