original_post: 12/20/2007____________________________ Switching storylines a bit, Em and Alli had to re-establish some contact here. Alli has some rebuilding of trust to do, not just with Em, but with the readers. She went off the crazy train for a second blaming Max for some past actions. Emily is careful to watch her, but Em also is thinking about the comic and knows how valuable Alli is to their business.