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"Rachel Amber. She was my... angel. Later on my dad died and yous moved, I felt abandoned. Rachel saved my life." — Chloe to Max in "Chrysalis"

This article is meant to give a deeper and more than detailed await at the relationship between Chloe Cost and Rachel Amber and its development throughout Life is Strange as well equally its depiction in the Deck 9-developed prequel Before the Storm.

1 Life is Foreign
2 Before the Storm
3 Memorable Quotes
iv Trivia
5 Gallery
- 5.1 Life is Strange
- 5.2 Before the Storm
6 References

Life is Strange

Rachel goes missing 6 months earlier October 2013. Chloe describes Rachel equally her angel and that subsequently her dad died and Max moved away, she felt abandoned, merely Rachel was at that place to salvage her. They had plans to motion to Los Angeles together considering Rachel wanted to be a star.

Chloe and Rachel liked to hang out together in a hideout located in the local junkyard. Inside this hideout are many mementos of their friendship, including a mixtape CD that Chloe made called "Rachel Songs". Likewise in this hideout is a Vortex Club party flyer dated right before Rachel disappeared.

Information technology is clear that Rachel meant a lot to Chloe from the sheer number of missing person flyers she had been printing at home to put upward around the boondocks. All Chloe knew virtually Rachel's disappearance was that, before she went missing, she said she had met somebody who changed her life. She did not appear to know anything virtually the "secret relationship" Rachel had been wanting to tell her about.^[ane]When Max returns to Arcadia Bay to start school in September 2013, and past chance meets up with Chloe the following calendar month, Chloe is very vocal to Max about missing Rachel. At one indicate, she tells Max that she wishes Rachel could run into her every bit they are both not that different and they could take all been "best friends forever".

Rachel was seen as a bad influence on Chloe by Chloe's stepfather, while Chloe's mother describes their relationship as being "virtually joined at the head" and thinks Rachel isn't as grounded equally Max. (Said to Max: "Thank God you're not a hellraiser like her or Chloe.")

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In the months since Rachel disappeared, Chloe displays a possessiveness over Rachel and Rachel'south things, such as the rage she flies into when she sees that Frank Bowers is wearing a bracelet that belonged to Rachel.

When Chloe finds out (through Max) that Rachel has been seeing Frank, she reacts desperately to the discovery:

"It makes me ill that Rachel posed similar this for Frank... or wrote him honey letters... I can't believe she was banging Frank! Rachel straight up lied to my face! Why didn't she say anything?"

Chloe sees the relationship with Frank as a betrayal to her and becomes tearful and aroused.

"Why does everybody in my life let me down? My dad gets killed, you lot bail on me for years, my female parent gloms onto footstep-fucker... now Rachel betrays me..."

The extent of Chloe and Rachel's relationship is never fabricated clear in Life is Strange: Season ane, merely it does appear from diverse actions and comments that Chloe had a vanquish on Rachel, whether that crush was unrequited or not. Rachel cared about Chloe to some caste to transport her postcards that said, "Miss you. Wish you were here!!!", and it is from the postmark on one of these postcards that nosotros detect they were friends in 2011. In that location are besides photographs that bear witness them having fun together, so it tin be causeless that they were at to the lowest degree good friends. They also had many sleepovers. At one point, Max says to Chloe, "Sounds like you totally crushed on Rachel." Chloe replies to this with, "You would accept too. Smart, sexy and sassy... Like me, correct?"

Another possible implication for Chloe'southward feelings for Rachel is when Max says to Chloe, "I can't run into you with whatever of the guys around here...", and Chloe responds with: "Because yous have a good eye. That's why I was then glad Rachel came forth to rescue me."

Earlier the Storm

In DONTNOD's original game, the status of Rachel'due south relationship with Chloe by the time of her disappearance remains unknown which was an intended ambiguity that allowed Before the Storm to explore both possibilities (i.e. friendship and romance). Still, throughout both games, if choosing to entertain the idea that both girls were romantically involved, it still remains largely unclear if Rachel'southward feelings were genuine for Chloe (e.g. a pretense or fleeting curiosity), or but being at that place for Chloe during such a low signal in her life.

The showtime time Chloe Price and Rachel Amber meet is at the onetime manufacturing plant. Chloe goes to a punk society late at night to lookout Firewalk play. She then gain to where the band is playing; however, she is knocked back and accidentally spills a man'south beer. He becomes upset and tries to stop her from leaving before letting her go. Chloe then proceeds to get to the band by going upstairs. When she gets upstairs she starts dancing to the music before beingness interrupted by the same man whose beer she spilled before and his friend. The two men endeavor to threaten her despite Chloe'southward apologies and insults. One of the men smashes a bottle and is about to set on Chloe when Rachel Bister arrives and insults the two men.

Chloe and so has the option to either run or attack. If she attacks, she volition successfully take down one of the men, while the other punches her in the face before she escapes. If Chloe runs, Rachel will throw a bottle at the men, hit ane in the confront. As Chloe and Rachel run back down the stairs, Frank will terminate the men and Chloe will flip them off earlier returning to the band. She and Rachel mosh to the music.

The side by side day Chloe wakes up in her room and ponders the events of the previous night, wondering, "That... daughter. Was that Rachel Amber?" If she checks her computer she volition see that a picture of her and Rachel is on social media.

After David drives her to school, she can explore exterior Blackwell. She goes to pick up her DVD from Steph Gingrich. Steph asks Chloe whether she knows if Rachel is a gamer, and what happened betwixt her and Chloe terminal night, wondering if it was just a "friend matter". Chloe can either inquire what exactly Steph wants to know or say that she and Rachel don't know each other that well. Mikey N volition comment that Steph has a crush on Rachel.

Later, while Chloe is going to enter Blackwell, she is interrupted past Drew North and Nathan Prescott, who begin arguing. Samantha Myers begs Chloe to stop them. Chloe can enter a backtalk claiming in which she berates Drew. If she is successful, Samantha volition laugh at Drew and tell him to close upwards. Chloe admires her bravery. If she is unsuccessful or doesn't attempt a animadversion challenge, Drew will throw Nathan's portfolio into the fountain.

Equally Chloe tries to enter the building, Rachel bursts through the door and grabs her hand, taking her to the drama lab. Chloe and Rachel sentry a rehearsal of The Storm. Rachel interrupts and asks the opinions of Hayden Jones, Dana Ward, and Mr. Keaton on her outfit. They all answer positively. Chloe, with a dazed expression, comments that "Rachel looks crawly," and becomes shy when Rachel winks at her.

A contend begins on some of Dana'southward lines involving truthful dearest. Rachel asks Chloe what she thinks about the play: "Are Miranda'south feelings for Ferdinand just inexperience and dramatic circumstances...or has she met the dearest of her life?". If Chloe says "Information technology'southward true love", she will say "Sometimes when you lot run across someone who's going to alter your life you only know it, I gauge," while looking into Rachel'due south eyes, and this volition impress her.

After this, Rachel volition go to the dressing room and asks for Chloe to bring her belt to her. After Chloe brings her belt, Rachel withal continues on changing her dress instead of taking it. Chloe has the choice to throw the belt over or bring it to Rachel. If Chloe chooses to throw the belt over, it will hit Rachel and Chloe volition apologize. If Chloe instead chooses to direct bring the belt to Rachel, Chloe will see Rachel in her bra and becomes embarrassed, trying to expect away. After Rachel finishes irresolute her clothes, the ii speak about the events of final nighttime and Rachel remarks that she thought almost it all night. She asks Chloe to skip school with her, to which Chloe willingly agrees.

During the train scene, Chloe wonders why she was struggling to say something to Rachel, feeling the unfamiliar sensation of nervousness. Depending on her before pick to bring the chugalug or throw it over, Chloe volition have varying degrees of nervousness. They talk and Chloe mentions that her only friend Max left for "greener, more than Northern pastures". Rachel is sympathetic.

Chloe and Rachel then play 2 Truths and a Lie. Chloe can either play honestly or cheat. Notwithstanding she plays, Rachel correctly guesses the truths and lies that Chloe tells. Chloe and so has the option to mind to music, which she tin share with Rachel. Rachel then tells Chloe to leap off the train and she looks impressed if Chloe does.

The two are then seen at Overlook Park. Rachel tries to get a viewfinder to piece of work only it is out of lodge. Rachel and then asks Chloe to fix information technology. Chloe can explore the area, and somewhen asks for a knife from Rachel, however, she simply has a nail file. Chloe tin can then utilize the file to remove a placard from a park bench and use it to pry open up the viewfinder, retrieving the quarter stuck inside.

Afterward fixing the viewfinder, Rachel comes closer to Chloe and Chloe thinks that Rachel smells like jasmine, and remarks that she should have showered that morn. Rachel and Chloe then look through another viewfinder together and make fun of the people they spy on. Some time later, Rachel focuses the viewfinder on a human and a adult female kissing. Rachel seems visibly upset and Chloe is taken aback by her mood swing. Rachel then convinces Chloe to steal wine from the couple who are having a picnic nearby. Rachel feigns having a centre attack and Chloe attempts to steal the wine. She is spotted and a backtalk challenge commences. If Chloe fails, the picnickers will see through their deception. Chloe will grab the vino bottle and run away together with Rachel. If Chloe succeeds, Rachel volition jump up at the last infinitesimal thanking the picnickers for their assistance and they will secretly swipe the wine.

Chloe and Rachel are adjacent seen walking on railroad train tracks. Chloe spots a junkyard and wants to explore it. Rachel seems upset and Chloe wonders what is wrong. Chloe tin can either call her out or leave her be. Whichever option is chosen, Rachel becomes even angrier and argues with her. When she is virtually to exit, Chloe asks her non to become and Rachel asks "Why non?". Chloe replies "Because I don't want to ruin [this] the way I ruin everything else in my life". Rachel asks "What is this exactly?".

Friendship

If Chloe says "information technology's friendship" she will stutter while proverb "friendship"; she will then will try to explain it and says that she doesn't want to be alone anymore. Depending on whether Chloe showed her trust towards Rachel with very specific choices earlier, when she said It's friendship Rachel volition likewise reply to it as "Is that all?" or shows her uncertainty. Somewhen, Rachel says she can't be friends with her anymore and leaves.

Something more

If Chloe says it's more than than that, Rachel will insist on Chloe telling her the details, and Chloe will say it's "friendship just... more" and whatever is going on between them is special. If Chloe didn't bear witness her trust towards Rachel plenty earlier, Rachel volition be dislocated when Chloe says that she wants something more than. This will make Chloe mad and she will castor it off as being stupid, and says that the two of them are too different. Rachel will say information technology'south not most that but she can't answer that right now and Chloe asks "Why not?" Rachel simply replies that she tin can't, then apologizes and leaves.

If Chloe showed her trust towards Rachel plenty with her deportment and confessed her feelings to Rachel, Rachel volition prove that she wants more too, but she can't even though she wants to. When asked by Chloe "Why not?", she volition say "Because I can't" and leaves.

Chloe begins to cry and becomes enraged. She picks upwards a baseball bat and begins destroying items in the junkyard, commenting about all the people who accept let her down, notably Rachel and Max. Equally Chloe keeps not bad, she witnesses her father's car and walks slowly towards it. She begins smashing information technology and completely breaks downward.

Chloe awakes at night in the aforementioned car and she walks along the train tracks to a tree where Rachel is standing. Rachel is thankful that Chloe is there and begins to explain why she was upset earlier, saying that the human kissing the adult female from before was her father cheating on her mother. Chloe seems sympathetic. Rachel comments that Chloe is a badass and that she doesn't "know anyone like her". She further remarks that Chloe is awesome and brave for her earlier actions in the punk club and at the Blackwell campus.

Chloe states that she wants to leave Arcadia Bay; Rachel understands and they agree to go out together. Rachel then burns the photograph from earlier and dumps information technology in a trashcan. She then kicks the trashcan over and screams, causing the tree to be engulfed in flames. Chloe looks visibly shocked.

In Chloe's dream, her dead father, William Toll, tries to warn her that she is so drawn to burn that she doesn't realize the danger, and he tells her that burn down blinds with its beauty (which may be a reference to Rachel who is a fire sign and created the forest fire at the end of the terminal episode). He tells Chloe that, "Sometimes there's a greater beauty still to come" (which may be a reference to Max returning to her in three years). His parting words are, "Fire is jealous, Chloe. It wants all the beauty for itself. That's why you lot need to be careful." ... "Of getting burned."

Rachel partakes in the production of The Storm, in which she plays i of the main roles, Prospera. Her understudy, however, is Victoria Chase. Chloe comes along to back up Rachel, only things soon go haywire. Chloe sees Victoria make tea for herself and Rachel, merely drug Rachel'southward tea. Chloe can either tell Rachel, or distract Victoria. If Chloe distracts Victoria, she tin can switch the cups, and Victoria will offer the tea, drink hers, and be drugged. If you tell Rachel, she will act surprised and say that Victoria would never do anything like that, and Chloe will tell her to drinkable Rachel's cup to prove information technology. Either way, Rachel volition be thankful for your assistance. It turns out, nevertheless, that the fire prevents one of the actresses, Juliet, from being able to come to the performance. Victoria accuses Rachel of being on drugs, in a very drunken style, and so collapses. Rachel volunteers Chloe to stand in for the missing role. After some convincing, she does it. "For me, okay?" "...Fine".The play goes smooth, the player choosing the correct lines some of the time, until Rachel breaks off script, going on a personal monologue. They return to script and the real player arrives. The play finishes, and they both bow. The 2 go for a walk in Rachel's neighborhood. They joke around, and and then Rachel proposes that they run away. Chloe is initially hesitant, asking a few actor-driven questions, but eventually gives in. She can cull one of three locations to run off to, and in instance of choosing Los Angeles, will comment: "He'll say, "I like your eyes" and I'll say, "Back off, she's with me.". Then, Rachel asks Chloe what it takes to convince her to follow along. Chloe tin either choose to give Rachel a tattoo, accept her bracelet, or, if she has been maintaining a romantic relationship route with Rachel beforehand, ask for a kiss. Choosing the bracelet contributes to the chance of Rachel meeting Sera in the game's catastrophe. The length of the kiss depends on Chloe'due south earlier choices. If you lot did not go on the romantic route, y'all will not get the option at all.

Chloe and Rachel decide to go out Arcadia Bay for expert. They visit the Amber house for supplies, merely to be stopped past Rachel's parents. At dinner, despite Chloe'south all-time attempts to calm her downward, Rachel becomes furious at her male parent's perceived infidelity, leading to a heated statement between Chloe and the Ambers. Rachel smashes the dinner table in frustration, enervating to know the identity of the woman in the park, and James confesses that she is Rachel's biological mother.

After learning almost James' history with Sera, Chloe cheers up Rachel in her room. Rachel in turn realizes that Chloe is the only person she can trust, and the 2 make plans to meet Sera with help from Frank. The next morning time, later Chloe repairs her truck in the junkyard and takes it for a examination bulldoze, Rachel arrives and complements Chloe'south new wait, peculiarly her new blueish bang. Frank comes as promised, but his boss, Damon Merrick has tagged along, curious about their interest in Sera. The meeting goes southward when Damon deduces that Rachel is the daughter of the District Attorney and plans to use her to go James off his back. Rachel fights dorsum, but Chloe can simply watch as Damon stabs her in the side. Chloe quickly rushes Rachel to the hospital while Frank holds off Damon.

At the hospital, once Rachel'due south condition has stabilized, she urges Chloe to find Sera and gives her the code to her father's office and then she'll have a better chance of doing and so. Afterward dealing with Damon and Sera, Chloe tin cull to tell Rachel the truth about James, ruining her relationship with her father, or say nothing. Depending on the choices made during Chloe'south coming together with Sera, Rachel tin see her mother for the first time at the lighthouse equally Chloe watches. Regardless of the role player'south decision, Chloe and Rachel remain close companions.

Three years later, Chloe repeatedly texts Rachel asking where she is. Unbeknownst to Chloe, Rachel is trapped in the Dark Room, at the mercy of either Mark Jefferson or Nathan Prescott.

Memorable Quotes

"Sometimes when you run across someone who is going to change your life, you lot just know it, I guess.."

— Chloe to Rachel when asked about true beloved in "Awake"

"It'south nice Rachel we're having." - "(laughs) What?" - "I mean weather! It'south overnice atmospheric condition." - "It sure is."

— Chloe and Rachel in "Awake"

"So... it's kind of weird that we're hanging out." - "You lot mean considering I don't hang out with anyone and I don't take whatever friends?"

— Rachel and Chloe in "Awake"

"You are hella mysterious Chloe Price." - "Uh... Hella? Who even says that?"

— Rachel and Chloe in "Awake"

"You're non a problem, Chloe. Y'all're a person."

— Rachel to Chloe in "Awake"

"I'thou just non actually into touchy-feely shit. Just I feel similar I tin trust you." - "Yeah?" - "I got on this railroad train with you, didn't I?" - "Off-white point."

— Chloe and Rachel in "Awake"

"So far what I've learned about y'all is that you lot're into acting, lying, and playing games." - "What's your point?" - "That you're either full of imagination or full of shit." - "Hmm. Allow me know when yous figure out which ane."

— Chloe and Rachel in "Awake"

"(thinking) Rachel smells similar...jasmine? Is she smelling me right now, likewise? Really should accept showered this morning..."

— Chloe's monologue in "Awake"

"I thought Chloe Toll doesn't need friends." - "I thought and then too, earlier today. I guess it's easier to be alone if you lot make up one's mind it'south a choice. I'1000 distressing. For whatever I did...or didn't practice. Today was the best day I've had since...since my dad died. And I screwed it upward somehow. Like I screw everything upwardly. 'Cause I'1000 a fucking screwup." - "Chloe..." - "Delight. I don't desire to be alone anymore."

— Rachel and Chloe in "Awake" (determinant)

"I know. Weird, right? It's but, today was the best mean solar day I've had since...since my dad died. And when I almost ruined it simply at present, the way I ruin everything, it fabricated me realize...whatever's going on between us is special."

— Chloe to Rachel in "Awake" (determinant)

"Meeting yous, this friendship...it means more than to me than yous could possibly imagine. And y'all said you take feelings for me, and information technology defenseless me off baby-sit, is all. I could take handled information technology meliorate. I'm sorry." - "Hey, no, information technology's okay. Whatsoever this is, we're going to figure it out, together. Right?"

— Rachel and Chloe in "Awake"

"See? You lot're the real thing, Chloe. I don't know anyone like you."

— Rachel to Chloe in "Awake"

"So my new friend, who everyone thinks is perfect, did something batshit-fucking-nutso final night. What do I exercise?" - "This perfect friend of yours, who I'thousand assuming is also an exceptional beauty, sounds like she may have been inspired by someone new in her life."

— Chloe and Rachel in "Brave New World"

"I never said how dearly I hold thee; my habit's been to keep my soul well-draped. Most loyal spirit, companion and friend... Is interim in my service non replete with excitement, amusement, and please?" - "Of course, mistress...well-nigh truly it is and then."

— Rachel and Chloe while acting on stage in "Brave New World"

"For only a trivial longer I beseech: continue in thy service to my schemes. And when they are complete, I swear to thee: we shall fly beyond this isle, the corners of the world our mere prologue. I'll seek to brand thy happiness so keen that e'en the proper name of liberty's forgot. What sayest k to my well-nigh hopeful wish?"

— Rachel to Chloe while acting on stage in "Dauntless New Globe"

"Well...everything'south been magical since we started hanging out."

— Chloe to Rachel in "Dauntless New World" (determinant)

"Chloe! What would it accept to convince yous?"

— Rachel to Chloe in "Dauntless New Earth"

"(laughs) Chloe-fucking-Toll. My magical Shakespeare fairy."

— Rachel to Chloe in "Hell is Empty"

"Simply don't do that again." - "Play the damsel in distress? You lot got it." - "No, attack a psycho with a two-by-iv. That was crazy!" - "Newsflash, Chloe. I'm a little crazy." - "Crazy hot."

— Chloe and Rachel in "Hell is Empty" (determinant)

Trivia

In Life is Foreign, depending on their relationship, Chloe tin change the lock screen on her telephone from a picture of her and Rachel to 1 of her childhood best friend, Max Caulfield, after Max returns into her life.
Both Raoul Barbet and Luc Baghadoust from Dontnod Entertainment take spoken a piddling most the relationship between Chloe and Rachel in this article from 2015: "[Rachel Bister is] a mysterious person," Barbet said. "Y'all don't know much about her, but you lot can feel through Chloe'south obsession how important she was for us." . . . Baghadoust added, "The matter almost Rachel is Chloe thinks she knows her. It's not the same equally Frank... As a player we wanted to brand you lot curious and if you want to learn more than yous will. Y'all'll likewise discover what Chloe is thinking is non so simple."
The fan community refers to a romantic pairing between Chloe and Rachel as "Amberprice".