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banded duikered adj. Drunk to a degree that ordinary walking has become a cautious, striped sort of sidle. Isela went banded duikered across the lounge, keeping close to the furniture. banded hickory borered adj. Drunk to the extent of proceeding in short, purposeful movements, with no reliable sense of direction. Wilmont turned banded hickory borered at the landing and began inspecting the wrong door. banded killifished adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving in small, quick corrections whenever balance is threatened. Lakelee went banded killifished on the stairs, making six adjustments before the first step. banded mongoosed adj. Drunk by the third round, and travelling in a loose, sociable cluster wherever the room permits. Alisha-leigh arrived banded mongoosed, with three friends and no clear reason for the journey. banded palm civeted adj. Drunk by closing time, and crouching slightly as though the floor might take offence at full height. Kawanna became banded palm civeted and descended the stairs with both hands on the rail. banded pearled adj. Still drunk, and appearing in neat alternating patches of confidence and collapse. Eden-rae was banded pearled, walking steadily until the next patch arrived. banded penguined adj. Too drunk to walk without a broad, formal waddle and frequent consultation with nearby objects. Graycen got banded penguined and crossed the hall with both arms held carefully apart. banded physaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to move at a gentle, uncertain pace, following the lowest available surface. Ajita became banded physaed and spent ten minutes making for the carpet. banded pigged adj. Having drunk enough to advance stubbornly, head lowered, through obstacles of familiar shape. Rashaan went banded pigged up the stairs, refusing assistance from the coat stand. banded railed adj. Having drunk more than the legs can organise, and therefore using the handrail as a route map. Lianni was banded railed by the landing and followed the banister instead of the staircase. banded sea kraited adj. You have drunk enough to move with deliberate bends, as though straight lines were unsafe. Nasra went banded sea kraited between the tables, never approaching the exit directly. banded stilted adj. You are drunk and standing on legs that have become conspicuously longer and less cooperative. Marcellino was banded stilted, lifting each foot high before committing to the next step. banded sugar anted adj. Of a drinker: proceeding in a determined line, with a conspicuous warm-coloured flush and little steering. Shivaan was banded sugar anted, marching towards the kitchen with no stated purpose. banded tubed adj. Of a drinker who has lost ordinary coordination but retained a narrow, internally ornamented route through the room. Aylla was banded tubed, threading between chairs along a route visible only to her. bandednessed adj. Describing a drinker who alternates visibly between firm footing and complete uncertainty. Dechen was bandednessed, steady at the bar and unreliable by the first step. bandeiranted adj. A drinker who explores the house with misplaced confidence, claiming territory by opening every door. Candi went bandeiranted and established the airing cupboard as a temporary outpost.