......:»\^ ^\»:......
.....:»\^& &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### the honey is a condensation of a thick ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## liquid, inherent to all mazes. ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ ######################################## @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& ........................................ &^\»:.....
......:»\^ ^\»:......
.......:»\ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of \»:.......
........:» the kirugu vargir desert, in the »:........
.........: underlying tunnels. it's use and :.........
........:» possession is illegal within the city. »:........
.......:»\ \»:.......
......:»\^ ^\»:......
.....:»\^& :::::::::::::: &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ : properties : @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# :::::::::::::: #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### the honey is a reddish amber, very ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## viscous (but still pourable). it smells ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# slightly of eucalyptus, and has a #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ mostly bitter taste. @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& &^\»:.....
......:»\^ it's highly addictive, and possess ^\»:......
.......:»\ strong psychotropic effects. \»:.......
........:» »:........
.........: :.........
........:» :::::::::::::: »:........
.......:»\ : collection : \»:.......
......:»\^ :::::::::::::: ^\»:......
.....:»\^& &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ the honey materializes in vaccuums @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# within any labyrinthine space. the more #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## folded and ambiguous, the faster it ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### emerges. the cavernous systems under ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## the desert of kirugu serves this ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# purpose very well - the lizards use #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ pumps to empty small boxes or jars of @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& air, which then are left overnight and &^\»:.....
......:»\^ harvested the next day. ^\»:......
.......:»\ \»:.......
........:» most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and »:........
.........: it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu :.........
........:» veszelle city to keep a few jars (often »:........
.......:»\ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns \»:.......
......:»\^ made for this purpose). however, these ^\»:......
.....:»\^& may take weeks to fill. &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## ::::::::::::: ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### : as a drug : ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## ::::::::::::: ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ . one spoon . @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& ..... &^\»:.....
......:»\^ the drug is used by the lizards in ^\»:......
.......:»\ these small (but often continuous) \»:.......
........:» doses. this heightens the senses »:........
.........: somewhat but at the cost of a lessened :.........
........:» ability to multi-task - context »:........
.......:»\ switching might take longer and be more \»:.......
......:»\^ confusing. ^\»:......
.....:»\^& &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# . four spoons . #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## ..... ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### multitasking becomes very hard (the ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## thought does not occur). senses more ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# acute but "unimportant" (ignored). #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ inner perceptions take the upper hand, @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& abstraction and memory faculties are &^\»:.....
......:»\^ sharpened severely. slight telepathy ^\»:......
.......:»\ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. \»:.......
........:» sense of thirst dissappears. still easy »:........
.........: to move around the body (if so :.........
........:» inclined). »:........
.......:»\ \»:.......
......:»\^ ^\»:......
.....:»\^& . seven spoons . &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ ..... @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# the honey eater becomes unresponsive to #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## normal stimuli, but able to override ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### their own senses with dreamlike ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# eaters, mood reading of those who stay #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ sober (worth noting that the thoughts @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& are very fragmented and hard to &^\»:.....
......:»\^ decipher, unless you are at a similar ^\»:......
.......:»\ level of spoons). at this point the \»:.......
........:» body is hard to move, and starts losing »:........
.........: water. :.........
........:» »:........
.......:»\ \»:.......
......:»\^ . nine spoons and above . ^\»:......
.....:»\^& ..... &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ overdose. body losing water quickly, @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# and is completely unable to move. there #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## is intermittent thought sharing with ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### sober persons (although ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## unintelligible). memeories are sharded ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# or not formed. #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& &^\»:.....
......:»\^ ::::::::::: ^\»:......
.......:»\ : dangers : \»:.......
........:» ::::::::::: »:........
.........: :.........
........:» most deaths are due to loss of water - »:........
.......:»\ thirst is one of the last senses to \»:.......
......:»\^ restable after coming down, often gone ^\»:......
.....:»\^& for up to twenty four hours. at higher &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ doses it's hard to move, even if you @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# would remember drinking (which is also #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## made harder by the attention focusing ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### properties of the honey). ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# people are known to suffer injuries #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ from being still in unfavourable @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& climates for too long, sometimes to the &^\»:.....
......:»\^ point of death. another danger is ^\»:......
.......:»\ actually locomotion of the body... \»:.......
........:» walking around is still somewhat »:........
.........: possible after losing sight, which have :.........
........:» lead to seveal falls. additionally, »:........
.......:»\ robberies of the intoxicated are common. \»:.......
......:»\^ ^\»:......
.....:»\^& lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible &^\»:.....
....:»\^&@ to die of pure overdose (on the scale @&^\»:....
...:»\^&@# of jars of honey) before being killed #@&^\»:...
..:»\^&@## by thirst. there are rumors that this ##@&^\»:..
.:»\^&@### leaves "ghosts", who will still share ###@&^\»:.
..:»\^&@## their thoughts long after their bodies ##@&^\»:..
...:»\^&@# are dead and gone. #@&^\»:...
....:»\^&@ @&^\»:....
.....:»\^& &^\»:.....
......:»\^ ^\»:......
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