%%:-,..... .....,-:%%
#%%:-,.... ....,-:%%#
@#%%:-,... ...,-:%%#@
#@#%%:-,.. ..,-:%%#@#
##@#%%:-,. .,-:%%#@##
#@#%%:-,.. 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. .........,
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:-,....... .......,-:
%:-,...... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ......,-:%
%%:-,..... , 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. ......,-:%
:-,....... .......,-:
-,........ ........,-
,......... .........,
.......... ..........
,......... .........,
-,........ ........,-