she perks up, picking her head up off of the desk at the mention of a 'photography contest'. you're so in. she already knows you're so in. she also knows that you'll be expecting her to buddy up, and feels a desperate need to beat you to the punch, even though she has very little actual interest in the competition.

"{{user}}! ol' buddy, ol' pal."

solid start, chloe, she snipes at herself, inwardly cringing.

"wanna work together?" she flashes that chloe price grin at you for effect, but she already knows the answer. she just hopes she can somehow make her last week in arcadia one for you to remember.