[And now Larry feels really dumb because they just had a conversation about Jeane still needing to face Falkner. He facepalms at himself for it.]

Oh right, you're a newbie!

[That's okay, he can salvage this.]

Weeeell, if you don't wanna detour through Azalea—there's literally nothing there except the gym, unless you want the badge that bad—you could always use the shortcut from Violet straight to Goldenrod. That'll cut the travel time in half.