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black pillered adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that balance, like romance, is determined entirely by appearance. Jameslee was black pillered, judging his posture in the mirror while leaning against the sink. black pined adj. The drunkenness of one who stands unusually upright, darkly composed, and rooted to the spot. Coryna was black pined beside the stairs, perfectly vertical and unwilling to negotiate them. black plastic crapped adj. Reduced by drink to unreliable mass-produced equipment, making noises without producing useful output. Alyce was black plastic crapped, emitting instructions that contradicted the staircase in front of her. black plated adj. Softened by drink into something flat, pliable, and unsuitable for supporting a confident descent. Elzenia was black plated against the wall, sliding gradually towards the bottom stair. black plummed adj. Sharpened by drink into a poised, darkly polished figure whose balance remains entirely theoretical. Anotidaishe was black plummed, making elegant gestures while standing at an unsafe angle. black podded adj. Loosened by drink into a small, damp enclosure from which speech and movement emerge imperfectly. black pooled adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt a difficult cue, a narrow staircase, or both without consultation. Hersch went black pooled and challenged the staircase to prove it had more than one direction. black poplared adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, windless swaying of a tall tree reconsidering its footing. Roque was black poplared, swaying deliberately while the table reconsidered its seating plan. black powdered adj. Drunk and liable to scatter suddenly, especially when asked to descend stairs in an orderly fashion. Fher went black powdered at the top step and distributed his belongings along the landing. black powered adj. Loosened by drink into solemn declarations of self-determination, delivered chiefly to people seeking the bill. Cipriano became black powered and addressed the table on autonomy while refusing to choose a taxi. black princed adj. Drunk to the point where you make a delicate, hovering advance and regard the banister as a branch. Alcaria was black princed, crossing the staircase with small, ornamental movements. black propagandaed adj. Drunk enough to issue false accounts of your balance, your destination, and the number of stairs remaining. Joela was black propagandaed, assuring everyone she was upstairs while still holding the first step. black puddinged adj. Drunk past the point of retaining a firm outline, particularly when seated or negotiating steps. Bonnie-blue was black puddinged, spreading across the bench after one uncertain stair. black quahoged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mobility, closed tightly around the remaining contents of the evening. Jerricca was black quahoged on the sofa, refusing both stairs and further conversation. black quartered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one side of the body engaged in the evening and the other seeking support. Behram was black quartered, using the left wall to compensate for the right leg. black racered adj. Drunk, with the result that forward motion is rapid, serpentine, and poorly reconciled with stopping. Mahawa came black racered down the hallway and met the staircase without reducing speed.