^......... .........^
.......... ..........
^......... .........^
«^........ ........^«
:«^....... .......^«:
*:«^...... 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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§**:«^.... ....^«:**§
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