@&&*^^^~,. .,~^^^*&&@
@@@*~..... .....~*@@@
#@#@&*^~,. .,~^*&@#@#
@@@&&*^~,. .,~^*&&@@@
@@#@&*^~,. .,~^*&@#@@
#@*~...... 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. .,~*&@#@##
##@@&*^~,. .,~^*&@@##
@@&&&*^~,. .,~^*&&&@@
#&&^~,.... ....,~^&
#&^,...... ......,^
#&^,...... ......,^
##@@&*^~,. .,~^*&@@##