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brake dusted adj. Drunk beyond the point where repeated contact with the stairs leaves only a fine residue of dignity. Desmin arrived brake dusted, with a pale trace of stairwell on both sleeves. brake faded adj. Drunk in a way that makes repeated efforts to stop progressively less effective. Ziyan was brake faded by the fourth step and relied on the wall for the remainder. brake fluided adj. Drunk, with the result that your instructions travel through the body by a circuitous hydraulic route. Taea went brake fluided and told her feet to turn left several seconds after they had turned right. brake geared adj. Drunk by the third round, and operating every part of the journey home through visible mechanical intervention. Srihitha was brake geared by the third round, managing the group's coats with elaborate caution. brake horsepowered adj. Drunk to the extent of producing considerable effort at the feet, with little useful motion at the other end. Keiora went brake horsepowered on the stairs, generating effort without appreciable ascent. brake lighted adj. Drunk on the strength of a rear-facing warning signal that appears whenever you attempt to stop. Ernie got brake lighted, signalling each halt with a bright, solemn stare over his shoulder. brake lined adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding along the narrowest available route between obstacles. Bruchi was brake lined, following the banister as though it marked a railway through the hall. brake lininged adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose stopping surfaces have worn thin by the morning commute to the bathroom. Dajane was brake lininged, reaching the bathroom with considerably less stopping power than intended. brake mean effective pressured adj. Still drunk, and exerting a steady, measurable push that produces less ascent than expected. Laylanni remained brake mean effective pressured, applying even effort while gaining one step per minute. brake noodled adj. Too drunk to turn neatly around a corner, particularly when the corner is at the top of stairs. Dyanne went brake noodled at the landing and required the banister to complete the turn. brake padded adj. Sufficiently drunk to approach every surface with a friction layer and no confidence in your feet. Ryin got brake padded and descended softly, though never in the intended direction. brake pedalled adj. Having drunk enough to operate the feet vigorously while remaining stationary. Natalija became brake pedalled on the landing, cycling her feet without advancing. brake piped adj. You are drunk and distributing compressed instructions along the length of the journey home. Dontravious was brake piped after last orders, issuing pressure-filled directions from the taxi queue. brake pressed adj. Having drunk more than your balance can release, leaving you fixed against the nearest support. Namiko went brake pressed against the banister and remained there through two conversations. brake shoed adj. You have drunk enough to descend by placing the feet sideways and trusting the friction. Clarine got brake shoed and came down the stairs sideways, one careful tread at a time. brake tendered adj. Of a drinker: providing additional restraint to a journey that otherwise has no automatic stopping system. Shaunel went brake tendered and was assigned to the rear of the party on the stairs.