@%†...,,,, ,,,,...†%@
@@§%^--.., ,..--^%§@@
@@@§%^†-., ,.-†^%§@@@
##@§%^†-., ,.-†^%§@##
@@§^^†.,,, ,,,.†^^§@@
@%†-.,,,,, 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. ,.-†^%§@##
§§§^††-.,, ,,.-††^§§§
§^--,,,,,, ,,,,,,--^§
##@§%^†-., ,.-†^%§@##
##@§%^†-., ,.-†^%§@##
§%%%%^†-., ,.-†^%%%%§
##@§%^†-., ,.-†^%§@##