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###@@^:«,, the honey is a condensation of a thick ,,«:^@@###
#@#@@^:«,, liquid, inherent to all mazes. ,,«:^@@#@#
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@#@^:««,,, ######################################## ,,,««:^@#@
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@@@@^::«,, 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 , ,,«:^@@#@#
@#@^«,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,«^@#@
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@@@@::,,,, 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. ,,,,,:^^@#
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###@@^:«,, , collection , ,,«:^@@###
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#@#@@^:«,, ,,«:^@@#@#
#@#@@^:«,, 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. ,,,,,:::@@
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#@@^^::«,, ,,«::^^@@#
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###@@^:«,, , 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. ,,«:^@@#@#
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#@#@@^:«,, , dangers , ,,«:^@@#@#
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@#@^^^:«,, ,,«:^^^@#@
@@^^::,,,, 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. ,,«:^@@#@#
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