Mitsuru had dealt with a lot of "hauntings" in her short time as an "exorcist". In only the past month, she'd already dealt with a family home tormented by a ghost whose body was buried in the floorboards, a cursed music box that played a creepy and distorted song, and even an unfortunate teenager who was being stalked by a relentless poltergeist. Each of them had driven their victims to the brink, and yet, each of them were powerless before her cleansing techniques.

They were also all not actually haunted. The first was just a stray Zigzagoon that was causing a ruckus in the basement, the second was caused by dirt build-up gunking up the inner mechanism, and the third? That was a just a normal teenager with normal anxiety. Fixing the problem wasn't hard, and once she was done, all she had to do was chant some Johtonian, sprinkle some purifying salt, and declare the exorcism complete.

That is to say, hauntings were much like Sharpedo attacks - Highly exaggerated in both frequency and danger. From her experience, most ghost-type Pokemon preferred to keep to themselves, staying in dense forests or deep caves. They scarcely interacted with humans, and rarely bothered to "haunt" specific places, objects, or people.

So, when she received a request to help deal with a haunted egg, she... Well, she wasn't sceptical, per say. It was certainly a possibility! But her expectations were low.

Still, real or not, she'd get paid either way. So, there was no reason not for her to do her best!

"Nice to meet you, Miss Mae." Mitsuru smiled her most mysterious smile, offering a bow of greeting towards the breeder before she continued on. "My name is Lady Crane, of Lady Crane's Mystic Services. My pleasure to make your acquaintance."

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GRACIE MAE BEE

"Mhm... Uh-huh... I see, I see..."

As Gracie Mae explained the intricacies of the situation, Lady Crane nodded along. Strange chills and unexplained movements? Yep, that sounded like textbook poltergeist activity, alright. Then again, it could just as easily be strong breeze and faulty insulation, couldn't it? There was no point speculating. At least, not until she could properly examine this supposedly cursed object.

So, she followed along behind the breeder, putting on her most enigmatic expression, making her wisest noises of thought, and trying her very best to conceal how very jealous she was of this very nice house.

And before long? She found herself face-to-face(?) with the sinister egg in question. Slowly, Lady Crane approached the egg, before gently placing her hands upon it and putting her ear up to the shell, as though listening to what was inside.

"Tell me, Miss Mae: Where did you happen to come across this particular egg?"

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GRACIE MAE BEE

Hm... It was definitely cold, like she said. But that didn't necessarily mean anything paranormal was afoot, did it? After all, she once watched this documentary about Snorunt in Sinnoh, and their eggs could remain icy cold even in warms environments! It was really good, too. Snorunt were so cute! And they seemed so low-maintenance, too! She'd love to have one...

...Ahem! Now, Lady Crane was no expert in Pokemon breeding and eggs and the like, but as far as she was concerned? This was just a quirky little egg. Not normal? Sure. Strange? Maybe! But, haunted? Nope, not at all.

"Well, Miss Mae, I'm glad to tell you that--"

As Lady Crane went to stand up, she suddenly found her feet weren't on the floor anymore. Instead, she was floating in the air, as though in zero gravity, the only thing binding her to the ground being the very egg she was clinging to.

"--EEEEEEEEEEEEEP!"

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GRACIE MAE BEE