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almokalanted adj. Sharpened by drink into a sudden awareness of the heart, followed by an earnest discussion of toast. Quiniyah was almokalanted and monitored her pulse while buttering bread. almonaged adj. Loosened by drink into giving gifts freely, especially those which belong to someone else. Janaka was almonaged and presented Rhea's umbrella to a stranger as a token of fellowship. almond buttered adj. Sufficiently drunk to spread yourself conversationally across everyone else's plans. Nalanie got almond buttered and improved Christanna's account of the evening without invitation. almond eyed adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with keeping both eyes on the same conversation. Maryam was almond eyed and watched Circe's eyebrows instead of listening to the explanation. almond furnaced adj. You have drunk enough to separate the useful company from the conversational cinders. Kaleana got almond furnaced and left Skylar to remove three strangers from the kitchen. almond milked adj. You are drunk and offering everyone a pale substitute for whatever support was requested. Ebonnie was almond milked, consoling Anson with a glass nobody had asked for. almond mommed adj. Describing a drinker who polices everyone else's intake while neglecting the contents of their own glass. Carrie-anne got almond mommed and confiscated Deker's chips for being insufficiently virtuous. almond mothed adj. A drinker who settles on the provisions and steadily reduces them, with company expected to notice. Godric went almond mothed and kept returning to Aolanis's carefully labelled snacks. almond oiled adj. A drinker so far gone that every social surface becomes smooth enough to slide off responsibility. Giliana was almond oiled, agreeing warmly while leaving Lolisa to answer every difficult question. almond pasted adj. The state of being drunk and stuck to the nearest conversation by sweetness rather than relevance. Laterra got almond pasted beside Marah and remained there through two unrelated discussions. almond potatoed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become oval, quiet and unexpectedly prized by the household. Tadasia found Nata almond potatoed beside the radiator, admired but not readily movable. almond tofued adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned delicate and yielding, leaving others to carry the evening. Jenson-jai became almond tofued, and Risten guided him gently away from the glassware. almond treed adj. Reduced by drink to a rooted figure, consulted by visitors but incapable of joining them. Ida-rose was almond treed in the hallway while Marili fetched her coat. almond willowed adj. Softened by drink into something that bends with every passing suggestion and inconveniences everyone nearby. Brentley became almond willowed and followed Chelse through three rooms without learning why. almond-buttered adj. Having drunk enough to bind every gathering into one soft, unasked-for contribution. Martim became almond-buttered and joined Sharo's family discussion halfway through a sentence. almond-furnaced adj. Sharpened by drink into a hot, exacting presence that reduces every social exchange to residue. Annebelle got almond-furnaced and reduced Demarai's harmless remark to its least charitable interpretation.