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Caspian terned adj. Softened by drink into a long, awkward balancing act with sudden, ill-timed changes of direction. Tyquavius was Caspian terned, arms extended while crossing the hall. Caspian tigered adj. Sharpened by drink into a prowling figure that mistakes poor balance for deliberate stalking. Wissam was Caspian tigered, stalking the corridor while gripping the wallpaper. Caspian titted adj. Loosened by drink into a small, restless figure that repeatedly loses and recovers its footing. Sartaj was Caspian titted, bobbing between the table and the nearest upright surface. Caspianed (/ˈkæspi.ənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the room's edges have become a broad, shifting shoreline. Godswill was Caspianed, balancing between the sofa and the uncertain interior sea. Cassandra complexed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where valid warnings arrive after the relevant collision. Dejanai was Cassandra complexed, predicting the stumble only after meeting the wall. Cassandraed (/kəˈsɛən.dɹəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to predict disaster aloud, particularly where the staircase is concerned. Narisa was Cassandraed and forecast a serious incident before taking the first step. Cassayed adj. Drunk and moving with no reliable agreement between the feet, the eyes and the intended destination. Chiam was Cassayed, setting off for the kitchen and arriving at the coat cupboard. Cassed adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening's instructions to a small, unhelpful fragment. Guinda was Cassed and could recall only the first syllable of the address. Cassegrain reflectored adj. Drunk to the point where every intended movement folds back towards its starting point. Neilyn was Cassegrain reflectored, repeatedly turning towards the stairs and returning to the bar. Cassegrain telescoped adj. Drunk past the point of judging distance, bringing far steps and near obstacles into one uncertain view. Shalawn was Cassegrain telescoped and treated the bottom stair as several yards away. Cassegrained adj. Drunk enough to send every line of thought back through the same narrow opening. Zahara was Cassegrained, answering each question by returning to the beginning. Cassel browned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary colour, with the evening reduced to a muddy succession of blurred decisions. Alyra was Cassel browned, speaking through a haze and missing the last stair. Cassel earthed adj. Reduced by drink to a state of settled heaviness, requiring the floor and little conversation. Tikeyah emerged Cassel earthed and remained near the kitchen tiles until noon. Casselmann's greened adj. Drunk in a way that mixes every movement into a vivid, unstable compound without producing a reaction. Shephen was Casselmann's greened, combining a wave, a stumble and a salute. Cassia crossbilled adj. A drinker who circles the coat stand twice before locating the exit. Rochard was Cassia crossbilled, returning from the lavatory by way of every coat in the pub. Cassied adj. Drunk, with the result that one person appears to contain several competing accounts of the stairs. Tyvion was Cassied, insisting on three different reasons for missing the landing.