,:«†*§¤¶## ##¶¤§*†«:,
,,:«†*§¤¶# #¶¤§*†«:,,
,,,:«†*§¤¶ ¶¤§*†«:,,,
,,,,:«†*§¤ ¤§*†«:,,,,
,,,,,:«†*§ §*†«:,,,,,
,,,,:«†*§¤ 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. #¶¤§*†«:,,
,:«†*§¤¶## ##¶¤§*†«:,
,,:«†*§¤¶# #¶¤§*†«:,,
,,,:«†*§¤¶ ¶¤§*†«:,,,
,,,,:«†*§¤ ¤§*†«:,,,,
,,,,,:«†*§ §*†«:,,,,,
,,,,:«†*§¤ ¤§*†«:,,,,