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actinosomed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the whole body feel like one slow, indiscriminate animal. Aubrii was actinosomed beneath the duvet, every limb involved in avoiding the morning. actinosporeaned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you microscopic in spirit and waiting for a later stage. Gates was actinosporeaned after the wedding, barely visible beneath the duvet and not yet developed. actinospored adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning produces a small, stubborn new form of you. Charliegh was actinospored by breakfast, emerging from the sofa as though beginning another life cycle. actinosporinned adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring marine-strength antibiotics and a quiet room. Harlynn was actinosporinned by morning, medicinally still and unwilling to face the sea air. actinosted adj. Drunk on the strength of a fish’s supporting bone, and still braced against the breakfast bar. Arnob was actinosted at nine, supported by the counter and little else. actinosteled adj. Drunk since last orders, and branching into several directions whenever asked to stand. Hollie-anne was actinosteled by breakfast, each attempt at the door producing another route. actinostolided adj. Drunk by the third round, and settled among the furniture like a sea anemone awaiting better conditions. Levy was actinostolided by midnight and had attached himself firmly to the corner sofa. actinostomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and communicating chiefly through the nearest available opening. Shemita was actinostomed by dawn, addressing the kettle before addressing anyone else. actinoted adj. Still drunk, and fluttering brightly through the morning despite having nowhere useful to land. Renu was actinoted at eight, circling the kitchen before remembering why she had entered. actinotherapeuticsed adj. Too drunk to recover without prolonged exposure to the harsh light of morning. Dahquan was actinotherapeuticsed by ten, stationed beside the window for restorative daylight. actinotherapied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard ultraviolet light as a reasonable treatment for the previous evening. Vermonica was actinotherapied by breakfast, sitting in a sunbeam with medicinal conviction. actinotoxinned adj. Having drunk enough to wake with a venomous headache and an aversion to tentacles, real or imagined. Kaley was actinotoxinned by morning, recoiling from the shower hose as though it had a sting. actinotriched adj. Having drunk more than the body can comfortably house, and moving with the minute persistence of a mite. Shyrel was actinotriched after the party, crossing the carpet in tiny determined stages. actinotrichiumed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every hairlike fibre in the morning for structural support. Fraz was actinotrichiumed, gripping the fringe of the blanket as though it were a railing. actinotrochaed adj. You are drunk and larval, drifting through the morning before settling into any recognisable adult form. Kaci-lea was actinotrochaed at breakfast, drifting from chair to chair without committing to one. actinotroched adj. Of a drinker: larval after last night’s efforts, drifting rather than walking towards recovery. Dyasia was actinotroched by midmorning, drifting through the flat in search of toast.