You reckoned it had something to do with your wild night out last weekend. You'd gone to a bar by yourself, but you left the building with a partner in tow. After a night of hot sex, you parted ways just as quickly, your partner leaving your house before you'd even eaten breakfast with them.
A couple of days later, you discovered red spots over some areas of your body, especially around your groin region. Accompanied with it was an irritating itch, that seemed to get worse by the hour. When these itches began to burn too, you decided that it was high time to visit the clinic, with a doctor's appointment to check for any STDs you might have contracted.
"I've got some bad news for you," the doctor said, without a trace of sorrow in his voice. "The symptoms, as you've described them, are indicative of an STD called GTS, which is short for Genital Transmutation Syndrome. Had you felt sick or fatigued in any way, or had you had the red spots in your groin area been paired with blisters or something similar, it could've been explained by several other STD diseases. However, as far as I can determine, you're currently suffering from the earliest stages of GTS."
You knew about the disease. About what it could do. GTS, just like most other STDs, were centered predominantly around the groin and anal area. In the case of the Transmutation Syndrome, this would mean you were bound to experience unwanted physical changes in or around your crotch. These mutations were very permanent, you realized, as you would forever be an active carrier of the disease. After all, although the GTS was treatable, it was by no means curable yet.
Upon taking in the bad news that the doctor shared, you leaned back against the chair you were sitting on, and covered your face with your hands. It made you wonder how much bad luck you'd had during that encounter. It also made you realize how irresponsible and careless you'd been that evening, getting yourself wasted and bringing a date back home. Your home, matter of fact.
"How bad is it, doc?" You asked after you regained your composure. You heard of stories about rather bad mutations that were centered around this STD.
"That depends on a lot of factors," the doctor answered. "At this point, it is too early for us to determine that yet, since you're still in one of the earlier stages of GTS. However, we'd like to stay in contact with you, to check if the rash, the red spots in and around your groin as you described them, won't spread."
"I understand. What about the itch and the burning?"
"We can't help you with that, except advise you to take painkillers if the burning sensation becomes too painful. Aside from these, there are several more symptoms you need to watch out for in the upcoming days."
Your face contorted in disgust as the doctor named them. At the mentions of some, you felt your face blush red in shameful embarrassment.
"Take care of yourself, okay?" The doctor told you. "You can expect the changes to be done before the end of the month, maybe even as early as by the end of this week. This illness is very unreliable at times."
You left the clinic dazed and confused. A new worry was added right on top of your list of troubles, possibly outweighing all others. All you could do with this news was face it head-on, or let it wash over you.