.....:»*$¤ ¤$*»:.....
......:»*$ $*»:......
.......:»* *»:.......
........:» »:........
.........: :.........
........:» the honey is a condensation of a thick »:........
.......:»* liquid, inherent to all mazes. *»:.......
......:»*$ $*»:......
.....:»*$¤ ######################################## ¤$*»:.....
....:»*$¤@ ........................................ @¤$*»:....
...:»*$¤@# #@¤$*»:...
..:»*$¤@## mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ##@¤$*»:..
.:»*$¤@### the kirugu vargir desert, in the ###@¤$*»:.
..:»*$¤@## underlying tunnels. it's use and ##@¤$*»:..
...:»*$¤@# possession is illegal within the city. #@¤$*»:...
....:»*$¤@ @¤$*»:....
.....:»*$¤ ¤$*»:.....
......:»*$ :::::::::::::: $*»:......
.......:»* : properties : *»:.......
........:» :::::::::::::: »:........
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........:» the honey is a reddish amber, very »:........
.......:»* viscous (but still pourable). it smells *»:.......
......:»*$ 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. $*»:......
.....:»*$¤ ¤$*»:.....
....:»*$¤@ @¤$*»:....
...:»*$¤@# #@¤$*»:...
..:»*$¤@## ##@¤$*»:..
.:»*$¤@### ###@¤$*»:.
..:»*$¤@## ##@¤$*»:..