¤%%%%^*=-. .-=*^%%%%¤
##@¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤@##
#@#¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤#@#
#@#¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤#@#
#¤%%*-.... ....-*%%¤#
##@#%^*=-. 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. ......=^¤¤
#@#¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤#@#
¤%%****=-. .-=****%%¤
@##¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤##@
@##¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤##@
#@#¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤#@#
###¤%^*=-. .-=*^%¤###