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Cubmastered adj. Drunk past the point of supervising anyone, including yourself on the stairs. Centhia got Cubmastered and handed responsibility for the staircase to the bannister. Cubopped adj. Drunk in a way that makes every movement syncopated and the stairs unexpectedly jazzy. Lang went Cubopped and descended the stairs with a rhythm nobody had requested. Cuckservatived adj. Drunk by the third round, and surrendering every position as soon as someone mildly objects. Gailord became Cuckservatived, abandoning each opinion before the next drink arrived. Cued adj. Of a drinker: abbreviating every household instruction, including the one concerning the glass of water. Rhodella became Cued and reduced ‘water beside the sofa’ to two gestures and a nod. Cuicatecked adj. Drunk, with the result that balance has become a matter of local improvisation. Fher was Cuicatecked and treated the banister as a reliable second leg. Cuisenaire rodded adj. Drunk to a degree that each stair requires its own measured length of concentration. Tymon went Cuisenaire rodded and counted the staircase in coloured imaginary lengths. Cuitlatecked adj. Drunk to the extent of relying on walls, rails, and whichever limb arrives first. Alegna became Cuitlatecked and used the corridor wall as a continuous handrail. Culdeed (/kʌlˈdiːd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a long evening, and inclined to remain motionless on the stairs. Melaine went Culdeed and settled halfway up the staircase as though it were an alcove. Cullen numbered adj. Drunk since last orders, and assigning a separate number to every step before taking it. Verone became Cullen numbered and counted the staircase twice before descending. Cullen primed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the specific, load-bearing conviction that tonight constitutes a unique and indivisible case. Avyana was Cullen primed, insisting that this particular Tuesday could not be broken down into constituent parts. Cullen skinked (/ˌkʌlən ˈskɪŋkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving thickly, cautiously, and with little appetite for stairs. Monce got Cullen skinked and descended the staircase as though it were very deep soup. Cullen stoned adj. Still drunk, and heavy enough to regard the staircase as a geological feature. Suhaib was Cullen stoned and remained at the foot of the stairs, considering ascent. Cullenmancered adj. Too drunk to reach the stairs without attempting a romantic conversation with the banister. Lua became Cullenmancered and complimented the banister’s steadfast support. Cullum numbered adj. Sufficiently drunk to assign an official reference number to each misjudged step. Katoya went Cullum numbered and recorded the staircase as an incident of uncertain outcome. Cultural Zionismed adj. Having drunk enough to establish a private centre of gravity and defend it on the stairs. Delio got Cultural Zionismed and refused to move from the landing he had designated central. Culver's physicked adj. Having drunk more than the body can process, with balance now a medicinal side effect. Darcell went Culver's physicked and took the stairs with both hands on the rail.