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I haven't played lis in a hot minute, so maybe I'm wrong on this one, but I highly doubt that David even thinks that Max is genuinely dealing pot. He works at the same school Max goes to, has never heard anything about Max dealing or even smoking, and I feel as if he wouldn't be surprised to know that Chloe smokes, especially given that he has a whole ass camera system set up in the house.

If so, it's so petty of a fully grown man to report a teen for something he at least doubts she did, jeopardising her education and future employment.

Something I love about Life Is Strange is the moral ambiguity of all the choices.

I don't think a single decision in the game is an open and shut case of doing right or wrong. You can debate all day what someone should do in that situation and the "right" answer is going to boil down to your moral beliefs.

I think a good example would be taking the blame for Chloe's weed or not.

It's easy to make a case for why standing with Chloe is a good thing. She's a long term friend who has a shitty home life and just did something incredibly kind for Max (Giving her William's camera) moments before. Standing with her and protecting her from David is an act of loyalty that shows how much Max still cares about her wellbeing. Therefore making it a very understandable choice.

However, I do feel like you could argue that Max shouldn't be expected to take the blame. If she takes responsibility for the joint that isn't hers, David threatens the scholarship that got into Blackwell. That's a huge finical blow that will put Max's educational opportunities in jeopardy. It's not an empty threat either as we learn from Mark in Episode 2 that David has told Wells that Max is dealing pot.

So in that regard is it selfish of Chloe to expect Max to loose a major opportunity for her? Or is it selfish of Max to let someone she cares about get hurt? Are both choices selfish since either outcome screws one of them over? Or are neither really that selfish since both girls are placed in a really bad spot?

I could make a post like this about of the choices. All of them are wrong to a certain extent just as much as they are right. Nothings black and white and a lot of the choices simply boil down to "Who do you want to screw over more?" Which is an interesting moral dilemma as it means you can never really win.