@§****:~,, ,,~:****§@
##@@**:~,, ,,~:**@@##
#@@§**:~,, ,,~:**§@@#
##@§**:~,, ,,~:**§@##
§**::::~,, ,,~::::**§
§*~,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,~*§@
##@§**:~,, ,,~:**§@##
@****~~~,, ,,~~~****@
#@@§**:~,, ,,~:**§@@#
§*~,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,~*§
#@@§**:~,, ,,~:**§@@#
#@@§**:~,, ,,~:**§@@#