"Hey! That's not fair. This thing is rigged!" you say angrily.
"Sorry, kid. Them is the breaks. Not everyone can be a winner. But I'll tell you what. Step up here and I'll give you a booby prize, just for you trouble. What do you say?" says the carnival barker.
You are more than a little annoyed. But you did spend five dollars. You might as well get something out of it, even if it is just a stupid booby prize. The carnie directs you to stand on a small wooden platform, then turns his back to you as he reaches around behind his plywood display.
"Yeah, just give me a second and you'll get what you won. Just one ....more .... second...." says the carnie as he continues to fiddle around behind the display.
Suddenly you are dowsed with a large torrent of liquid. You look up and see a big bucket hanging over your head, suspended just below a metal pipe. A few small drops of liquid leak out of the pipe, passing through the upturned bucket and onto you. The liquid is foul smelling with a thick slimy texture. It has a slightly green sheen. You angrily try to shake it off, but it sticks to your skin. Your clothes are soaked.
"You asshole!" you yell loudly.
"Easy, kid. It's just a gag. Part of the show, you know," says the carnie with a chuckle. "You wouldn't hear me complaining if you won."
"Whatever," you say, still trying to wipe off the liquid. Your skin is beginning to tingle and you want to get the stuff off as quickly as possible.
The carnie senses your distress.
"Alright, kid. Come with me and I will help you clean yourself up. I have some towels around back, " says the carnie.
He beckons for you to follow him behind his large plywood display. The area is dark, but you can see a huge metal tank behind the display. A multicolored dial is attached to the front of the tank, currently set to green. You can see a long metal pipe trailing up and over the display, ending just above the bucket.
You don't see towels or any other cleaning tools. For that matter, you don't really see anything else. Just darkness and trees beyond the display. You look closely at the carnie's setup. It is a crude, handmade sign at the edge of the carnival grounds. You begin to wonder if he is even part of the carnival at all. Maybe he is just some creep who uses this game to lure foolish people into some kind of trap.
You hesitate to follow him, but the intensity of the tingling has increased, now feeling more like a mild burn. You wonder if maybe you are having some kind of allergic reaction to the strange liquid. It might be a good idea to follow him, just so you can get it this crap off as soon as possible.
The carnie stands at the edge of his display, impatiently waiting for you to follow him. You decide to ....