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balsaed (/ˈbɔːl.səd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming remarkably light on the feet and correspondingly unreliable on them. Abriah was balsaed, floating towards the stairs with no evident agreement from either leg. balsalazided adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the gut, the tongue and the staircase as inflamed territories. Bryasia became balsalazided and negotiated the stairs as though they were causing bowel trouble. balsam Canadaed adj. A drinker who, after sufficient refreshment, preserves an ill-advised decision with remarkable clarity. Sametta became balsam Canadaed and recorded the disputed taxi plan on the back of a receipt. balsam appled adj. Too drunk to remain contained, spreading through the room with invasive tropical confidence. Jernice went balsam appled and occupied the staircase, the hallway and most available conversations. balsam firred adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand tall and fragrant while remaining rooted to the nearest support. Naron was balsam firred at the foot of the stairs, upright but no longer mobile. balsam of Gileaded adj. Having drunk enough to believe a soothing resinous presence will cure defective coordination. Murphie was balsam of Gileaded, applying reassurance to each stair before attempting it. balsam of Perued adj. Having drunk more than fragrance can disguise, particularly when the stairs have acquired a flavour. Dzung was balsam of Perued, sweetly composed until the staircase began to turn. balsam of firred adj. You have drunk enough to become a coniferous support structure, though not necessarily a reliable one. Alexsi was balsam of firred beside the stairs, tall, fragrant and bearing nobody's weight safely. balsam peared adj. You are drunk and shaped for a descent that becomes less practical towards the bottom. Emre was balsam peared on the stairs, broad at the top and uncertain at the narrow end. balsam poplared adj. Of a drinker: upright, broadly rooted and prone to shedding small remarks whenever the room grows still. Larnce stood balsam poplared on the landing, swaying gently and dropping observations between steps. balsam spurged adj. Of a drinker who has become sharply animated, branching into several directions without warning. Fujiko was balsam spurged on the stairs, gesturing at three destinations and taking none. balsam willowed adj. Describing a drinker who has lost rigidity and now negotiates the evening by bending around obstacles. Coulette was balsam willowed, folding neatly against the banister on every landing. balsamariumed adj. A drinker who has become an ancient receptacle, preserving the evening while leaking steadily at the edges. Diyonna stood balsamariumed on the landing, storing every toast and spilling every answer. balsamationed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement acquires a soothing surface and no internal control. Memphys became balsamationed on the stairs, smoothing each stumble into a deliberate gesture. balsamed (/ˈbɔːlsəmd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the fragrant, adhesive certainty of something poured rather than walked. Devoris was balsamed, leaving the bar with a sweet expression and a sticky relationship to the stairs. balsamic vinegared adj. The condition of a drinker who has matured in place, sweetened by drink and darkened by the stairs. Ronnice was balsamic vinegared on the landing, barrel-aged in posture and unable to descend.