2 things. It should have a little more. You should probably write until you acrually have walked to the lab. Remember that content is the big thing. My agreement with Cat is that it wouldn't just be one sentence posts. So be sure that you are actually writing event by event. But when it gets to an extreme, of being to short I will alert you. So you should edit it to where you have arrived at the lab.
Hehe, I did that with people a while back, though it wasn't on VR. I would say, "I own a gym down in another Region and it specializes in Fighting Types. You just won the Brawl Badge!"
After they beat you (if that ever does happen), you should give them the Phantom Badge.
Be like, "Congratulations! You have earned the Phantom Badge" Then VM them with the image.
You could give it Garry (the snail) eyes. Like you said subtract the magma. You could do whatever you want. You could put spikes on the shell add patterns...
Oh tonight was Homecoming and we were facing our schools rival so I went and it was great but it seems you havent been on is the last few days and I finished your sprite. Also this thing called ASB was introduced (since I haven't seem you on im tellin' you this) and it is great look it up :]