Afterwards: A Life Is Strange Fan-Fiction <A Choice Story>

Chapter 22

"Let's go to that tattoo parlor! I mean, what the hell, right? This is a celebration!" Chloe looks at me with an eyebrow raised and a smile on her face.

"You really wanna get a tattoo?" She asks.

"Yeah! What's wrong with that?"

"No, nothing wrong with that, it's just not like you Max."

"Well, I guess a new life means a new me, right?" I'll try to be more open minded about things, but I still prefer the old Max and her ways.

"That's fair." She says. "I can't wait until you meet her. You'll definitely like her."

"Who are you talking about?" I ask.

"The artist. Remember I said that I knew her? Does this new Max not listen to things I say?" She jokes. I sarcastically laugh and look out the window. I guess it is time for a new life, and a new me.
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I follow Chloe through the door.

"Welcome to-Chloe, is that you?" The woman says. She has short pink hair, with piercing on her nose. She's wearing a short t-shirt and has tattoos running up her arms.

"Hey, it's been a while!" Chloe says.

"I heard about what happened in Acadia Bay, and quite frankly, I wasn't sure you were still alive."

"Yeah, the whole Bay has gone to hell." Chloe says. She looks at me.

"Oh yeah, this is Max. Max, this is Carla." She says while having us shake hands.

"What's up?" She says.

"It's nice to meet you Carla." I say meekly.

"So, now that you two are acquainted, let's talks about tats!" Chloe says. I don't even know if I'm going to get any tattoos.

"Yeah! I got a lot of designs here, so just take your pick."

"Hmm, Max, what are you thinking about getting?"

"I don't know. I might get a doe, if there is one." Carla goes behind the counter and gets a peice of paper. She comes over and hands it to me.

"How about this?" I look at what she handed me. It's a baby doe with a blue butterfly on her nose.

"Yeah, that one looks good!" I say.

"You'll have a blue butterfly on your arm too." Chloe says. Yeah, I guess I will. Maybe that's another sign that we are meant to be here, that Chloe is supposed to be alive.

"Alright, now I just need your choice Chloe." Carla says while getting the needle ready. That thing looks pretty scary. I don't know if I'll be able to go through with this. She motions me to the chair. I lay down on it and she looks at me. "Where do ya want it?" She asks. I didn't even think about that. I would assume on my arm, but I don't know.

"I kinda like this one here." Chloe points to a design of a Chinese dragon on the wall. Carla goes over to Chloe.

"That's the one that Rachel got a few years ago." Carla says.

"Really? She showed me, but I really didn't get to look at it long enough before we started doing 'other things'." She nudges Carla with her elbow and smiles. Carla smiles too. Gross.

"You and Rachel, cutest couple ever." Carla says.

"You guys used to date?" I ask.

"Yeah. I was one of her many partners. I'm pretty sure she was seeing someone else while she was with me though." Huh. I never knew that. Carla walks back over to me.