Swamped

"I saw someone unfamiliar poking around and wondered what was up. Lost track of 'em somewhere along the line."

"Unfamiliar how?" you ask.

"They weren't dressed like a sailor. Looked more like a soldier. Didn't recognize the uniform, though."

"And is that who turned you into a chicken?"

The hen gives her best approximation of a shrug.

"I didn't actually see who did it, so I couldn't say. Certainly seems like something funny is going on down here."

At this point, you're not even sure how real anything is. You think it would be best to just get out of here, so you carry the hen and continue with your spiral. It's probably not very efficient, but you can't think of anything else.

"Look out! Behind you!" the hen suddenly shouts.

You turn around.