§*^~...... ......~^*§
##@§*^\~-. .-~\^*§@##
§^\\~-.... ....-~\\^§
#§§§*^\~-. .-~\^*§§§#
###@*^\~-. .-~\^*@###
##@§*^\~-. 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. ....--\^§@
§**^~~~~-. .-~~~~^**§
§^\\~..... .....~\\^§
##@§*^\~-. .-~\^*§@##
##@§*^\~-. .-~\^*§@##
###§*^\~-. .-~\^*§###
##@§*^\~-. .-~\^*§@##