The Twin’s house: American suburban neighborhood, they are housebound without a car and given they are 13 they cannot drive. Their mom will be taking them most places they need to go.

School: public middle school, they would take the bus there or their mom would take them. They live a 10 min drive from their school.

Area of the US- nondescript and not really a fun destination city. somewhere in the southeast or midwest.

Set in modern day, so they will have cell phones to communicate and much of their interaction with others will be online

Potential virtual communication platforms to explore like reddit or forums online

Their childhood best friend will ride the same bus and live close by either in their neighborhood or a few neighborhoods over.