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Californian anchovied adj. Of a drinker who has compressed into a narrow, darting shape between tables and other people's ankles. Wilian became Californian anchovied and threaded through the crowded room without touching a glass. Californian stopped adj. Too drunk to distinguish a rolling pause from a proper stop at the foot of the stairs. Lynnae went Californian stopped at the doorway, then rolled gently into the umbrella stand. Californian white saged adj. Describing a drinker who has become pale, fragrant with reassurance, and quietly unable to navigate home. Masumi was Californian white saged, pale beside the stairs and offering calm advice to the banister. Californianaed adj. A drinker who mistakes every small object in the room for a souvenir worth carrying away. Musashi was Californianaed, collecting coasters as though the pub were closing permanently. Californianed adj. Of a drinker: geographically certain, physically unconvincing, and prone to taking the scenic route upstairs. Tatton was Californianed by half past ten, pointing towards the stairs as though naming a landmark. Californianismed adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary sentences acquire a local vocabulary and several unnecessary endings. Gregario became Californianismed, calling the stairs an experience and the handrail a journey. Californianisted adj. The state of being drunk and investigating every conversation as though it were fieldwork. Elisabeth was Californianisted, taking notes on the argument between the lamp and the coat. Californianizationed adj. The condition of a drinker who replaces a straight path with several optimistic routes and a pitch. Nessiah was Californianizationed, turning the journey upstairs into a scalable transport solution. Californiannessed adj. Reduced by drink to a warm, unsteady confidence that the room will accommodate your intentions. Parker was Californiannessed, smiling at the stairs as though they had agreed to move. Californiationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a restless, overconfident optimiser of routes that do not require walking straight. Hershall was Californiationed and calculated three faster ways to miss the bottom stair. Californicationed (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːnɪˈkeɪʃənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose balance, speech and plans have all become venture capital. Travona was Californicationed, raising funds from the bar for an unworkable journey home. Californioed (/ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to address the banister as an old authority and negotiate passage with it. Michalah was Californioed, arguing respectfully with the staircase about who had right of way. Californizationed adj. The drunkenness of one who converts every stumble into an innovation and every delay into a launch. Shandee was Californizationed, pitching a new method of reaching the stairs without using feet. Caligulismed adj. Slowed by drink to a grand, extravagant progress in which each stair receives prolonged consideration. Gennieve was Caligulismed, approaching the first step with the gravity of a state occasion. Calimyrnaed adj. Drunk and soft, round and easily split, with one's balance yielding at the slightest pressure. Rehan was Calimyrnaed, collapsing gently into the sofa when asked to remove his coat. Calinagoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and by breakfast still proceeding according to a route known only to yourself. Cassel arrived Calinagoed, taking the long way round the hallway to reach the coffee.