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Ascension craked adj. Having drunk enough to proceed without wings, yet continue behaving as though flight remains administratively possible. Nihara went Ascension craked and attempted the short journey home by ascending the garden wall. Ascensiontided adj. Having drunk more than the calendar permits, and extending one brief observance across the entire evening. Santrell became Ascensiontided and treated Thursday's modest gathering as a season of obligation. Aschoff bodied adj. Drunk to a degree that your heart has developed a painless little lump, which is nevertheless receiving attention. Guyon became Aschoff bodied and spent the evening describing his heart as a minor architectural feature. Asclepiadaed adj. Of a drinker: a whole company of verse-makers condensed into one person and still scanning the room. Callister was Asclepiadaed and corrected the rhythm of three unrelated conversations. Asclepiaded adj. You have drunk enough to scan each sentence for four feet, two choriambi, and a misplaced iambus. Cheria grew Asclepiaded and corrected the landlord's prose for defective metrical structure. Asclepiadesed adj. Drunk past the point of diagnosing the morning's ailments without a consultation. Yiorgos, thoroughly Asclepiadesed, prescribed toast for a headache and silence for everything else. Asclepieioned adj. Drunk beyond requiring a temple for healing, though the morning may yet suggest one. Jubril arrived Asclepieioned, seeking mineral water as though it were an ancient cure. Ascot capped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning arranged firmly, flatly, and without much flexibility. Jan-michael woke Ascot capped, his hair and opinions both refusing to move. Ascot scarfed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is tied neatly beneath the collar but serves no practical purpose. Jozefina appeared Ascot scarfed, fastening her dressing gown as though attending the races. Ascot tied adj. Of a drinker who has arranged the duvet across the shoulders in overlapping wings and considers this formal dress. Koreena appeared Ascot tied at noon, wearing the duvet with unexpected metropolitan dignity. Ascranned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the ancient world seem preferable to the morning's arrangements. Yureimy woke Ascranned, regarding the alarm clock as an archaeological intrusion. Asecked adj. Reduced by drink to issuing quiet instructions which nobody has formally requested. Gerardina was Asecked and began assigning duties to people waiting for the bus. Asenided adj. Drunk to the extent of founding a small personal empire among the cushions. Luara was Asenided, ruling the sofa and issuing decrees about coffee. Ases' Garthed adj. Drunk to the extent of inhabiting a mythical northern realm, before asking where the crisps are. Lily-rose was Ases' Garthed by midnight, ruling the sofa and requesting salted peanuts. Asgardianed adj. Drunk on the strength of a heroic hangover, without making any claim to heroism. Serapio woke Asgardianed, requiring a heroic quantity of water before speaking. Ash Wednesdayed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now abstaining from nearly everything except regret. Deilany woke Ash Wednesdayed and observed strict abstention from food, noise, and unnecessary movement.