¤¤^--~,,,, ,,,,~--^¤¤
#¤@/~,,,,, ,,,,,~/@¤#
¤¤¤¤@^/-~, ,~-/^@¤¤¤¤
#¤¤¤@^/-~, ,~-/^@¤¤¤#
#¤^/-,,,,, ,,,,,-/^¤#
###¤@^/-~, they built the final nightclub on top ,~-/^@¤###
¤^/--~~,,, of an undocumented research site. each ,,,~~--/^¤
¤¤^-~~,,,, floor closer to the collapsed warp ,,,,~~-^¤¤
##¤^^/-~,, prototype. did they know at the start? ,,~-/^^¤##
¤¤^--,,,,, classified maps had gone missing some ,,,,,--^¤¤
#¤^--,,,,, years before. ,,,,,--^¤#
¤¤^-~~,,,, ,,,,~~-^¤¤
¤@////-,,, the deeper you descend, the stranger ,,,-////@¤
#@/-,,,,,, the environment - first more ,,,,,,-/@#
#¤¤¤@^/-~, enthralling and intrusive, then seedy ,~-/^@¤¤¤#
##@@@^/-~, and predatory, but pierce deeper and ,~-/^@@@##
#¤¤@@^/-~, there will be more peculiar effects. ,~-/^@@¤¤#
###¤@^/-~, your sense of space will seem to ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, distort (it's actually the spacetime ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, itself that is becoming fluid), then ,~-/^@¤###
#¤^^^//-~, your body, and finally your sense of ,~-//^^^¤#
###¤@^/-~, self. ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ,~-/^@¤###
¤¤^/--~~~, # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ### ,~~~--/^¤¤
###¤@^/-~, ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ##### ### ,~-/^@¤###
##¤¤@^/-~, ### ### ##### ##### ##### ##### ##### ,~-/^@¤¤##
####@^/-~, #### #### #### #### #### #### #### #### ,~-/^@####
#¤@@^/-,,, ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ,,,-/^@@¤#
###¤@^/-~, ###### ###### ###### ###### ###### ,~-/^@¤###
¤^-,,,,,,, ###### ###### ######## ######## ,,,,,,,-^¤
###¤@^/-~, ######## ######## ######## ######## ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ######## ######## ######## ######## ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ######## ######## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ,~-/^@¤###
##@@^^/-~, ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ,~-/^^@@##
#¤^-~,,,,, ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,~-^¤#
¤^/-~,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,~-/^¤
####¤@^/-~ ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,, ~-/^@¤####
#¤¤¤@^/-~, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,~-/^@¤¤¤#
###¤@^/-~, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ~, ~, ~, ~, ~, ~, ,~-/^@¤###
#¤^-~,,,,, ~, ~, ~, ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ,,,,,~-^¤#
¤^--,,,,,, ~~ ~~ ~- ~- ~- ~- ~- ~- ~- ~- ~/ ~/ ~/ ,,,,,,--^¤
###¤@^/-~, ~/ ~^ ~^ ~@ ~¤ ~# ~# ~# -, -~ -- -/ -^ ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, -@ -¤ -# -# -# /, /~ /- // /^ /@ /¤ /# ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, /# /# ^, ^~ ^- ^/ ^^ ^@ ^¤ ^# ^# ^# @, ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, @~ @- @/ @^ @@ @¤ @# @# @# ¤, ¤~ ¤- ¤/ ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ¤^ ¤@ ¤¤ ¤# ¤# ¤# #, #~ #- #/ #^ #@ #¤ ,~-/^@¤###
¤¤^^-~,,,, ## ## ## #, #~ #- #/ #^ #@ #¤ ## ## ## ,,,,~-^^¤¤
###¤@^/-~, #, #~ #- #/ #^ #@ #¤ ## ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, the ceiling is covered in actual stars. ,~-/^@¤###
##¤@@^/-~, eyes above ,~-/^@@¤##
¤^///~,,,, fading into silver flakes as they fall ,,,,~///^¤
#¤@^^/~,,, bubbles in drinks ,,,~/^^@¤#
#@//-~,,,, ,,,,~-//@#
###¤@^/-~, drinks with a secret ingredient, that ,~-/^@¤###
¤^/~,,,,,, makes you see the stars even when you ,,,,,,~/^¤
#@^^^^/-~, close your eyes. ,~-/^^^^@#
#¤@@@^/-~, ,~-/^@@@¤#
###¤@^/-~, at these deeper levels it can be hard ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, to remember who and where you are ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, (were). normal staff is as transformed ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, as guests. instead, care and protection ,~-/^@¤###
####¤^/-~, are offered by (overly flirty) ,~-/^¤####
###¤@^/-~, pool toys and other such automatons. ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, if you stay above absolute madness, ,~-/^@¤###
¤^^-~,,,,, there is some sort of control to be ,,,,,~-^^¤
###¤@^/-~, had. you could slip into your ideal dog ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, body there, explore that. you could ,~-/^@¤###
¤¤^/--~~,, drink poisonous ambrosia and not be ,,~~--/^¤¤
¤@^//--~,, burned away. you could explore ,,~--//^@¤
###¤@^/-~, territories just as mapless as those ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, closer to the core, but with a chance ,~-/^@¤###
¤@^^^^/-~, of finding your way back. ,~-/^^^^@¤
##@/-~,,,, ,,,,~-/@##
###¤@^/-~, ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,# ,~-/^@¤###
¤@/~~~,,,, ~~ the honey is a trap and there's a ~~ ,,,,~~~/@¤
###¤@^/-~, -- sting, a sting, a sting. -- ,~-/^@¤###
¤¤@/--~,,, /, it's in your eyes and it's in your ,/ ,,,~--/@¤¤
###¤@^/-~, ^~ mouth and your hands, their hands ~^ ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, @- it's in your heart and in your -@ ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ¤/ mind and the minds of those around /¤ ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, #^ you, their hearts, their bodies. ^# ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ #@ ,~-/^@¤###
##@^--~~,, and if you're lucky, you'll never get ,,~~--^@##
###¤@^/-~, out. don't bite the other guests. ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, (or do) ,~-/^@¤###
¤@^/-~~,,, ,,,~~-/^@¤
##@@^/~,,, the deeper the floor goes, the more ,,,~/^@@##
¤@/--,,,,, expensive the drinks. this is not ,,,,,--/@¤
###¤@^/-~, coincidental. the more expensive the ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, drinks, the more likely it is that ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, someone will buy them for you. ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, this is also not coincidental. if ,~-/^@¤###
#¤¤^/--,,, someone buys you a drink, they are very ,,,--/^¤¤#
##¤^^---~, likely to take care of your needs in ,~---^^¤##
#¤@@^^/-~, other ways as well. ,~-/^^@@¤#
###¤@^/-~, ,~-/^@¤###
###¤@^/-~, ,~-/^@¤###
¤¤¤@^--~~, ,~~--^@¤¤¤
¤¤^-~,,,,, ,,,,,~-^¤¤
#¤@//~,,,, ,,,,~//@¤#