With the tingling sensation getting stronger by the minute, and nothing else to do, you decide to follow the carnie.
"Right this way, kid." The carnie turns and briskly walks into the woods, with you following. The sounds of the carnival slowly die away as you go through the seemingly endless maze of trees.
Eventually, you reach a small clearing, and the carnie beckons you to stop. "Stay there for a second," he says, going behind a patch of trees. "Oh, and you should take your shirt off while you're at it."
Without thinking much about it, you comply. As you struggle out of your damp, smelly shirt, you notice that your body has started to ache all over... and does your skin seem to be getting drier? What exactly is wrong with you?
Suddenly, you hear something above you; you look up just in time to see a large, wire cage descend over you. You're trapped!
"What are you doing?!" you shout.
The carnie just laughs as he reappears. "Sorry, kid. Nothing personal, but a man's got to make a living somehow..."
You open your mouth to yell at him again, but only a gasp comes out. Pain suddenly shoots through your back, feeling as if you were hit by a bolt of lightning. The burning sensation returns to your skin, only it's a hundred times more intense than before.
You double over as you start turning into a...