Trainer Name: Alice
Location: Vermilion City


Aster (30/30)
[Ivysaur, Male]		 Finn (25/25)
[Nidorino, Male]		 Spore (25/25)
[Parasect, Female]
Almond (30/30)
[Furret, Female]		 Fervor (9/9)
[Mankey, Female]		 Coin (14/14)
[Meowth, Male]

Partner Pokemon: Plume [Archen, Female] (28/28)
Items: Pokeball (x8), Potions (x4), Premier Ball (x2), Lemonade (x2)
Heal Counter: 29 [Tyrunt (30), Jedi (30), Citrus (30), Memento (30)]
Egg: (P16; 5/32)
Points: 89

Alice listened to Meg carefully. She still respected her a great deal, even if she didn't always agree with her methods. It was clear that Meg would never back down from what she felt was her duty. But Alice felt a different responsibility, one to her Pokemon. She knew if the time came, she would be willing to walk away to protect them. But she wasn't ready to leave her friends, not quite yet...

"Does anyone know how long it takes to get to Lavender Town from here?" she asked. "I know Upgrade is important, but if we get locked out of every City in Kanto, we're going to be in big trouble. We won't even be able to collect any more badges, which means our Pokemon will never be strong enough to stand up to the Rockets let alone Dredd."

"Rocky brings up a good point. We hoped Upgrade would have footage that could clear Max's name and therefore ours. But I think you'll all agree that isn't going to help Max now. Rocky and I were talking before about who could be behind all this. It seems unlikely that this is all a big misunderstanding. Whoever is in charge wanted Max gone and is after us. They already know we're not guilty and they're chasing us anyway. And from what we've seen on TV and in the papers, they have a hold on the media as well. Upgrade may help us convince some individuals but it won't stop us from being hunted by whoever is after us and the public. Whether it contains anything useful for tackling Dredd is up in the air... I think Lavender Town should be our priority." Alice continued.

"If we have time to look for Upgrade and still reach Lavender Town in two days, then I think it's worth a try. If not, then I think Lavender Town should come first. If Brock's contact can help us, we can always come back for Upgrade later. We should set a time limit on finding Upgrade so that we'll still have time to get to Lavender. If we don't find it before then, I vote we leave it for now and go on ahead." Alice explained calmly.