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base balled adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the game of walking to rolling towards the nearest step. Niwaz was base balled before the stairs, proceeding by a series of determined shuffles. base camped adj. Reduced by drink to a temporary foothold, storing strength at the bottom before attempting the expedition upstairs. Ales was base camped beneath the staircase, gathering supplies in the form of one glass of water. base capped adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who leads with the top of the head whenever coordination fails. Kanosha was base capped on the stairs, repeatedly presenting the crown before the next step. base cased adj. Loosened by drink into a person who has reached the simplest possible case: one step, then repetition. Madelyngrace was base cased on the staircase, unable to proceed beyond the first demonstrated movement. base charactered adj. Emboldened by drink to add an extra movement to every ordinary gesture, especially turning and climbing. Aeralynn was base charactered on the stairs, giving every step an unnecessary flourish. base chiefed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a senior officer inspecting each stair before permitting passage. Clarina was base chiefed on the staircase, pausing at every step to review its suitability. base classed adj. Drunk and inheriting the same unsteady method from every previous attempt to walk. Travail was base classed on the stairs, each wobble faithfully inheriting the last. base coated adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide a thin first layer of yourself over which the morning may cautiously add more. Breshauna woke base coated, pale beneath the first careful layer of coffee. base communicationsed adj. Drunk to the point where the feet, knees, and mouth exchange messages through a failing network. Avant was base communicationsed on the landing, issuing instructions that reached neither leg. base courted adj. Drunk since last orders, and presiding with diminished authority over a territory everyone else has already vacated. Rhyse went base courted at eleven and was still issuing rulings from the patio when the lights came on inside. base feed adj. Drunk, with the result that each step receives a qualified commitment rather than a full descent. Kerby was base feed on the staircase, offering one foot forward under strict conditions. base flashinged adj. Drunk to a degree that seals the body awkwardly against the wall wherever the stairs meet it. Masie was base flashinged along the staircase, attached at every corner and unable to turn. base fluided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the hydraulic medium: pressure rises in one limb as another slowly lowers. Armya was base fluided on the stairs, each push producing a delayed movement elsewhere. base formed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to the uninflected form of your name whenever introductions become necessary. Lucile remained base formed, giving her first name without adding any useful grammatical decoration. base gassed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a distinctly basic disposition and neutralises every objection. Devri became base gassed and treated the coats as an alkaline testing ground. base hitted adj. The drunkenness of one who reaches every destination safely, despite taking an unnecessarily circuitous route. Dafne got base hitted and arrived at the taxi rank after rounding every table.