Apple could say she'd achieved one of her goals – Vincent and Bailey both now seemed more confident about their new partners, especially as Bailey's Duskull let loose another Night Shade at Honedge. Honedge was starting to sway a bit, though not as badly as Miu's Poliwag. Another Fury Cutter landed, and Poliwag rolled back into Miu's legs. The Poliwag staggered to her feet, and Miu nudged her forward. Miu might've considered herself superior to the rest but she wasn't showing Apple it was true. That left Jess – a nice kid, to be sure, but she really needed to learn a bit about her pokemon. Especially the fact that eventually her Zubat would need a strong relationship with his trainer to reach his final stage.
It was Miu's turn – her voice was no less annoyed, but this time, the Poliwag's Bubble connected. It didn't do a lot of damage, but with Bailey's move next, she knew her Honedge wasn't going to last the round to finish the Poliwag. Just a reminder that some battles would be struggles.
Bailey's enthusiasm wasn't dampened by the need for a final attack. Honedge went down, and Apple called it back. It was interesting to see how the two reacted – Bailey invited the Duskull to rest on her shoulder, and Miu crossed her arms and waited for Poliwag to walk back to her side. Unsurprisingly, the Poliwag blew another raspberry at her trainer before sitting down on the ground.
“There's a healer just down the street, on the way to the bridge.” Right, the reward. “B, your bag?” B nodded, though it was the S-Unown that brought the bag to her. First, the money. Miu pocketed it immediately; it was a little amusing to see Bailey and Duskull admiring it before tucking it away. Then the Revive crystals (B had paid for them under the belief they wouldn't get far otherwise). “These are Revives.”She spoke up – unlikely B had bothered to explain what they were. “If a pokemon faints, use it to wake them back up.” Simple enough. “You'll also probably need these.” She now offered four small bags – in each, five pokeballs and a pokedex. That was her contribution. “They'll help with data-gathering. That only leaves one last thing – my first errand.” She walked back to the table and sat, where B was struggling to unfold a map. She managed to hold it down and indicated to Snowbelle City. “The gym leader, Wulfric, reported that he found something of interest to my evolution research, at the Pokemon Village. He couldn't stick around long enough to collect a sample for me, and he doesn't have the time to spare to go back. I'd like you four to go investigate. I'd send B, but he's going to Shalour City for me.” Here, B waved. “Does everyone understand?”