¶#§=†~,... ...,~†=§#¶
#§=†~,.... ....,~†=§#
§=†~,..... .....,~†=§
=†~,...... ......,~†=
†~,....... .......,~†
~,........ 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. ........,~
†~,....... .......,~†
=†~,...... ......,~†=
§=†~,..... .....,~†=§
#§=†~,.... ....,~†=§#
¶#§=†~,... ...,~†=§#¶
#¶#§=†~,.. ..,~†=§#¶#