One moment, Laia is sitting down for the start of the floor session.
The next moment, some kind of bizarre-looking monster is going at her with an enormous golden ring.
The moment after that, she's somewhere else.
"I thought I'd see if anyone needed me! I can do it six times a day, and there's no sense letting it go to waste if there's anyone hurt."
"Well, don't let me stop you!"
She gestures to a man, who picks up one of the pieces of equipment and moves towards the entrance.
The woman she was just talking to and the man holding the piece of equipment follow her.
"Welcome back!" says the receptionist.
"Yep, we've got a few!"
The receptionist coordinates getting everyone within a thirty-foot radius.
"For those of you just tuning in, I'm here in Virbank City, where a woman with special powers from Shelyn, the Legendary Pokémon of love and art, has just magically healed this crowd of people!"
Word seems to have spread about giving Laia thank-you presents. She gets some more money and several random objects, including more potion-like concoctions in various colors and a large red hair accessory. A middle-aged couple invites her to dinner at their house.
The woman who invited her gives her a smile. "Glad to hear it! It's just a few blocks east, I can show you..."
She and her husband start to head out.
The couple lives in an apartment overlooking the river. As they walk in the door, some kind of flying yellow mouse-like Pokémon jumps off the top of a cabinet and lands on the man's shoulder.
"Easy there, Emmy," he says.
Emmy waves a tiny paw at Laia.
"Emmy, this is Laia," says the man. "Laia, this is Emmy. —And I'm Mark, and my wife is Ilana. And our daughter Billy Jo will be here once she gets off work."
"Different people do it different ways. Emmy likes to be able to stretch her wings." He scratches her head. "You can let yours out if you want."
In that case, Mark will get started cooking some soup.
"So, rumor has it you're from another planet," says Ilana.