...~~~%%## ##%%~~~...
...~~%¤¤## ##¤¤%~~...
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.
..~~//%### ###%//~~..
.~~/%##### 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. #####%/~~.
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.
.....~/¤¤# #¤¤/~.....
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.
.~~/%¤#### ####¤%/~~.