Tyler, though he's already grown comfortable in his own skin as a trans man, must face and confront friends of their past that are not accustomed or aware of the change. While the twins work to rebuild their relationship throughout the game, the siblings also battle their own demons. But even after the twins confront her for the first time and discover Mary Ann was struggling financially right before her death, there's still a lot that Tessa and Tom are keeping secret.

While Tom is running for Mayor of Delos Crossing and helps Tessa run their store, Tessa was one of the closest people to their mother. Two of those people are Tom and Tessa Vecchi. They are also able to use this information to confront those who are keeping the truth from the twins, such as Sam, who was seemingly in love with Mary Ann and is still distraught by her death.

Through their Bond, the twins uncover memories that reveal insights about what may have led to Mary Ann's last moments. In Mary Ann's room, Tyler finds a book titled ' Raising Your Transgender Child,' which conflicts with the truth that the twins grew up believing: that Mary Ann pointed a gun at her son for cutting his hair. The task between them now is to sell Mary Ann's still-empty house, but when they begin to sort through the objects of their childhood, the twins rediscover their twin telepathy, the Bond. After an awkward yet positive reunion between the siblings when Alyson picks her brother up, they take a ferry and return to Delos Crossing. In the first playable moments of Tell Me Why, it's now ten years later, and a grown-up Tyler is cleaning out his dorm in Fireweed where he went to juvenile hall for the murder of his mother, while a grown-up Alyson has been living with Eddy, the chief of police in their hometown of Delos Crossing as well as a good family friend. RELATED: Twin Mirror from Life is Strange Dev Gets Release Date This is the biggest question that the twins face: why their mother was in this state and if she was actually pointing a gun at her son. She had seemed upset by Tyler having his hair cut off, and Tyler claims that his mom, Mary Ann, was trying to kill him.

The game opens up to a child, a young Tyler, telling the police that he stabbed and killed his own mother after she chased him down.

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