Transformation doesn't always happen in an instant. Sometimes it comes slowly, infecting the body and the brain until you wake up and realize that you've been completely remade in something else's image. Only pray that whatever infects you will leave you better than you were.
—Thomas Price, InCryptid: Pocket Apocalypse
For sixteen years, I've been plagued by a mysterious rare disease. It's a weird illness that makes parts of my body abruptly deform in ugly ways. The cause is unknown, and there's no cure. My doctor said it was a type of genetic disorder that hadn't been seen anywhere else in the world, and he threw in the towel.
—Kuroe Akaishi, Kaiju Girl Caramelise
Isabela was confused. She became horrified as she watched what unfolded before her. Camilo howled in pain as his body rushed through form after form. Luisa. Dolores. Pepa. Alma. Isabela could hardly tell where her primo was in that blur.
