¨,=::::^¤# #¤^::::=,¨
¨¨¨==^^&¤@ @¤&^^==¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨=^¤@@ @@¤^=¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=:^&¤@## ##@¤&^:=,¨
¨,=:^&¤@## ##@¤&^:=,¨
¨¨¨==^^&@@ 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. ¤¤&^:,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨=^¤ ¤^=¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨=^¤¤@ @¤¤^=¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨=^¤¤ ¤¤^=¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,::^&¤ ¤&^::,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨=^¤¤¤ ¤¤¤^=¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=:^&@### ###@&^:=,¨