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compass carded adj. Drunk in a way that assigns thirty-two possible directions to a single, unavoidable step. Arthen went compass carded at the landing, considering every angle before falling into one. compass deflectioned adj. Drunk, with the result that the body consistently points several degrees away from its intended destination. Carlon was compass deflectioned, reaching the doorway at an angle that involved the umbrella stand. compass dialed adj. Drunk to a degree that tells the hour by sunlight, despite having lost the day somewhere on the stairs. Haviland was compass dialed, consulting the window to determine whether the landing was still Tuesday. compass errored adj. Drunk to the extent of combining every small directional mistake into one reliable course away from home. Raymund was compass errored, missing the door by the exact width of his own shoulder. compass jellyfished adj. Drunk on the strength of a wobble that is bright, translucent and difficult to steer past. Ameleah was compass jellyfished, drifting orange-brightly from the bar towards the wrong staircase. compass needled adj. Drunk since last orders, and pointing persistently towards a destination no one else can identify. Shanniya was compass needled, extending one arm towards the coat cupboard as though it were north. compass planed adj. Drunk by the third round, and smoothing every corner of the room with the curved underside of your progress. Shoua was compass planed, rounding the banister as though refining a piece of awkward wood. compass planted adj. Drunk by closing time, and rooted upright only by facing the nearest available source of light. Jamielyn was compass planted beside the window, turning slowly towards the dawn. compass pointed adj. Sharpened by drink into naming every direction, particularly the route to another round. Kaesin became compass pointed and instructed the party towards the nearest off-licence. compass rosed adj. Loosened by drink into assigning elaborate bearings to the way home. Aleyshka grew compass rosed and mapped the walk home across three beer mats. compass sawed adj. Emboldened by drink to cut a circular route through the departing crowd. Ava-violet went compass sawed and carved a broad circle around the cloakroom. compass swinged adj. Slowed by drink to checking each possible route home before committing to any of them. Ansaar was compass swinged, recalculating the taxi rank from every doorway. compass termited adj. Drunk and drawn, magnetically, towards the nearest unattended pile of coats. Itzell became compass termited and assembled beneath the rack of borrowed jackets. compass timbered adj. Drunk to the point where the body bends round doorways like awkward shipwork. Ceadaoin was compass timbered and negotiated the pub door in a graceful curve. compass wallahed adj. Drunk enough to survey the room, taking bearings from furniture and other people. Clarece became compass wallahed and measured the route to the toilets by chair legs. compass windowed adj. Drunk past the point of maintaining a straight course, yet still drawn towards curved architectural features. Makaelyn went compass windowed and navigated by the bow of the nearest building.