#&†»»,,,,, ,,,,,»»†
#@&%%†/»:, ,:»/†%%&@#
@%/::,,,,, ,,,,,::/%@
#@%%/:,,,, ,,,,:/%%@#
##@&%†/»:, ,:»/†%&@##
@@@&%†/»:, 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. ,:»/†%&@##
#@%%//»»:, ,:»»//%%@#
###&%†/»:, ,:»/†%##
##@&%†/»:, ,:»/†%&@##
#@%/»:,,,, ,,,,:»/%@#
@@@&%†/»:, ,:»/†%&@@@
@&%//:::,, ,,::://%&@