.......... ..........
.......... ..........
.......... ..........
.........~ ~.........
........~/ /~........
.......~/* 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. ##§@*/~...
..~/*@§### ###§@*/~..
...~/*@§## ##§@*/~...
....~/*@§# #§@*/~....
.....~/*@§ §@*/~.....
......~/*@ @*/~......
.......~/* */~.......