^......... .........^
.......... ..........
^......... .........^
«^........ ........^«
*«^....... .......^«*
%*«^...... 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. ..^«*%%&##
###&%%*«^. .^«*%%&###
##&%%*«^.. ..^«*%%&##
#&%%*«^... ...^«*%%&#
&%%*«^.... ....^«*%%&
%%*«^..... .....^«*%%
%*«^...... ......^«*%