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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31303
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For each line of dialog, I have three pieces of text: the dialog itself, and two things I call Subtext1 and Subtext2 for now.

**Dialog** : Self-explanatory, the only thing actually "visible" to the reader  
**Subtext1** : Shows what _I_ want the reader to think or what _I_ expect them to think  
**Subtext2** : Shows what the scene really is about, with info the reader isn't supposed to know yet.

**Example** :  
**Dialog** : (Pirate) Where is my other boot?!  
**Subtext1** : He seems awfully concerned for a useless boot. What, does he plan to put it on his peg-leg?  
**Subtext2** : He fears someone might have found his super secret treasure map in the small pouch on the side of the boot.

So my question is, is this already a "thing"? Like, is there a technique of sorts that works like this already? What names would be more fitting for Subtext1 and Subtext2?

Original score: 5