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Caspian gulled adj. The state of being drunk and calling across the room with the persistent, unrequested confidence of a large gull. Sharav was Caspian gulled, shouting directions from the foot of the stairs. Caspian monitored adj. The condition of a drinker who advances cautiously, pauses often and surveys each step as unfamiliar terrain. Wang was Caspian monitored, inspecting the staircase before committing to the first tread. Caspian roached adj. The drunkenness of one who has adopted a low, wavering course and keeps close to solid surfaces. Joseandres was Caspian roached, travelling from chair to chair along the wall. Caspian shemayaed adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, darting presence, repeatedly changing direction without improving position. Jasmina was Caspian shemayaed, flicking between conversations and forgetting each destination. 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.