#@#@**\~., ,.~\**@#@#
@**~..,,,, ,,,,..~**@
#@#@**\~., ,.~\**@#@#
@@***\~~., ,.~~\***@@
##@#@**\~. .~\**@#@##
@#*\.,,,,, 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. ,.~\**@#@#
##@***\~., ,.~\***@##
###@**\~., ,.~\**@###
@@*~~.,,,, ,,,,.~~*@@
#@#@**\~., ,.~\**@#@#
###@**\~., ,.~\**@###
#@#@**\~., ,.~\**@#@#