..~/*§#### ####§*/~..
......~*## ##*~......
..~/*§#### ####§*/~..
..~/*§#### ####§*/~..
..~/*§#### ####§*/~..
..~/*§#### 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. ####§*/~..
....~**### ###**~....
....~///§# #§///~....
..~/*§#### ####§*/~..
....~/*§## ##§*/~....
..~/*§#### ####§*/~..
..~/****## ##****/~..