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bet exchanged adj. Having drunk more than a stock market can broker between competing legs and contradictory directions. Djaun became bet exchanged before the stairs, with each leg pursuing a separate price. beta barrelled adj. You are drunk and folded into a closed loop, with the first step hydrogen-bonded to the last. Kaiz went beta barrelled halfway down, returning repeatedly to the same stair. beta blockaded adj. Of a drinker: whose pulse has slowed and whose progress is being obstructed by every available doorway. Sajen became beta blockaded beside the stairs, unable to persuade either foot to proceed. beta blockered (/ˈbeɪ.tə ˈblɔk.ɚd/) adj. A drinker who has blocked the route, slowed the heart, and forgotten which direction was intended. Ahlia became beta blockered in the hallway, reducing traffic to a single cautious step. beta carbon nitrided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become diamond-hard in theory and unreliable on contact with furniture. Jakalen was beta carbon nitrided, solidly certain of himself and repeatedly meeting the table. beta celled adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost coordination in small, pale bursts and keeps missing the intended movement. Shailyn got beta celled and made several precise attempts at the same stair. beta citied adj. Reduced by drink to a modestly connected urban centre, linking the chair, table, and stairs with difficulty. Keiven became beta citied, maintaining limited economic ties with the sofa and no direct route upstairs. beta decayed adj. Softened by drink into a reaction that emits a small particle of confidence whenever balance fails. Kayvonna went beta decayed and released a fresh electron of optimism at every stumble. beta distributioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a probability spread across the interval between upright and horizontal. Zhamir became beta distributioned, with his balance distributed unevenly along the staircase. beta emittered adj. Loosened by drink into a radioactive source emitting small, energetic gestures towards the furniture. Venton got beta emittered and sent an elbow particle into the coat stand. beta errored adj. Emboldened by drink to make the second sort of mistake, then insist it was a calculated route downstairs. Cayn became beta errored and attempted the stairs despite clear evidence from the first attempt. beta femaled adj. Slowed by drink to the second position in a social hierarchy, subordinate to the loudest person near the stairs. Jogaile was beta femaled, following the most assertive guest down one careful step at a time. beta fished adj. Drunk and swimming upright only by continuous fin-like corrections of the arms. Amirh became beta fished, making slow lateral adjustments all the way to the landing. beta functioned adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is a symmetric calculation with the same answer at either end. Shalimar got beta functioned and approached the stairs with identical errors from both sides. beta globinned adj. Drunk past the point of carrying oxygen efficiently, yet still attempting to supply the stairs with conversation. Toccara was beta globinned, breathless after three steps and explaining haemoglobin to the banister. beta globulinned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body spherical, proteinaceous, and unexpectedly difficult to steer. Moniesha became beta globulinned, rounding every corner and occupying the full width of the stairs.