In front of the mansion, not two steps from the door, the dust on the ground was lifted slightly, brushed aside by some invisible force that made itself apparent moments later. Where previously there had been nothing, a Gardevoir and a winter-clad trainer faded into being, the latter with her arms extended. In one hand a conductor's rod was gripped, which dashed across the air one final time before the woman opened her eyes.
Clasping the rod back onto her belt, she lifted a dark purplelish-black Pokeball, the same coloration as all of the other balls on her belt, and clicked the button at its center. The Gardevoir, previously resting her sleeve-like arm on Aria's shoulder, vanished into the ball which was returned to the belt. Tapping the buttons of another without removing it from the belt, a Gastly appeared, instantly going into a circular orbit around the trainer.
Without a moment's hesitation, she stepped forward, opening the door to the mansion and entering.