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Chinese food syndromed adj. The condition of a drinker who develops a sudden need to inspect the floor from a low position. Jakeria became Chinese food syndromed beside the buffet and said the carpet required closer attention. Chinese footed adj. The drunkenness of one who measures every step in short, uncertain units and still overshoots the landing. Jalyssia was Chinese footed on the stairs, placing each foot as though surveying a new building. Chinese full stopped adj. Reduced by drink to halt completely whenever a sentence, doorway or staircase requires continuation. Borbala went Chinese full stopped halfway up the stairs and forgot what the next step was for. Chinese galled adj. Softened by drink into a rounded, tender presence, liable to swell against the furniture. Shauntrice was Chinese galled by midnight, leaning gently into every corner she passed. Chinese geomancied adj. Sharpened by drink into arranging the room according to forces no sober person can locate. Ziane became Chinese geomancied and moved three chairs before attempting the staircase. Chinese goldthreaded adj. Loosened by drink into a fine, wandering line of movement that parts repeatedly near the stairs. Deashley went Chinese goldthreaded through the hallway, dividing from the intended route at each doorway. Chinese gooseberried adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, deliberate pace, with each step requiring seasonal consideration. Martiana was Chinese gooseberried on the stairs, pausing between steps to reconsider the handrail. Chinese goosed adj. Emboldened by drink to advance with a domestic bird's confidence and challenge every obstacle directly. Mahya got Chinese goosed and confronted the staircase as though it had blocked her path deliberately. Chinese grapefruited adj. Drunk and moving with such broad, citrus-like momentum that narrow passages become theoretical. Juquana went Chinese grapefruited through the doorway and removed a lampshade with her shoulder. Chinese green radished adj. Drunk enough to descend in a manner that is pale on the outside and unexpectedly vivid underneath. Ikeya came Chinese green radished down the stairs, composed above the waist and hazardous below it. Chinese greened adj. Drunk to the point where the route home acquires a distinctly uncertain colour and direction. Kenza was Chinese greened by the landing, studying the hallway as though it had changed overnight. Chinese grosbeaked adj. Drunk past the point of quiet speech, with every syllable acquiring a conspicuous, rounded impact. Deyanira was Chinese grosbeaked by eleven, announcing each stair as though it needed identifying. Chinese hackberried adj. Drunk beyond smooth movement, with a branching route through the room and no clear main stem. Takesha went Chinese hackberried between the bar and the stairs, producing several unsuccessful routes. Chinese hamburgered adj. Drunk in a way that compresses the body between doorframes, banisters and whatever lies immediately ahead. Wilman became Chinese hamburgered in the narrow hallway and required turning sideways to reach the stairs. Chinese hamster ovary celled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces repeated small cycles of movement, each returning to the same position. Evarista was Chinese hamster ovary celled, making careful loops between the stairs and the drinks table. Chinese hamstered adj. Drunk, with the result that the legs run industriously while the person remains almost where they began. Ethelee was Chinese hamstered on the stairs, working hard without gaining a convincing amount of height.