oh man...don't even get me thinking about food. i'm hoping whatever rations i have can last me until i get to the next town. i want some poutine and a beer, if this place even has that.

yeah...i'd keep it in the pokeball unless absolutely necessary. maybe you can trade it to someone else for a less creepy pokemon. or maybe the spirits will actually work together for some reason.

[Thank the lucky stars that Alex is the first person she's meeting, because based on text alone, Madeline thinks she's a okay person.]

the world is full of weird and mystical things, i guess. it sounds like we've both been living a literal episode of the x-files.

...yeah, i guess i've got some time to reflect on what i should do next. i need to keep trying, but...i don't know if i'm strong enough