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Chinese greened adj. Drunk to the point where the route home acquires a distinctly uncertain colour and direction. Kenza was Chinese greened by the landing, studying the hallway as though it had changed overnight. Chinese grosbeaked adj. Drunk past the point of quiet speech, with every syllable acquiring a conspicuous, rounded impact. Deyanira was Chinese grosbeaked by eleven, announcing each stair as though it needed identifying. Chinese hackberried adj. Drunk beyond smooth movement, with a branching route through the room and no clear main stem. Takesha went Chinese hackberried between the bar and the stairs, producing several unsuccessful routes. Chinese hamburgered adj. Drunk in a way that compresses the body between doorframes, banisters and whatever lies immediately ahead. Wilman became Chinese hamburgered in the narrow hallway and required turning sideways to reach the stairs. Chinese hamster ovary celled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces repeated small cycles of movement, each returning to the same position. Evarista was Chinese hamster ovary celled, making careful loops between the stairs and the drinks table. Chinese hamstered adj. Drunk, with the result that the legs run industriously while the person remains almost where they began. Ethelee was Chinese hamstered on the stairs, working hard without gaining a convincing amount of height. Chinese handcuffsed adj. Drunk to the extent of trapping both hands in one another's work and finding the staircase consequently impassable. Alheli became Chinese handcuffsed in her coat sleeves and stopped at the foot of the stairs. Chinese hawthorned adj. Drunk on the strength of a prickly determination to remain upright despite conspicuous evidence to the contrary. Coryne was Chinese hawthorned on the landing, bristling at anyone who suggested using the lift. Chinese hibiscused adj. Drunk since last orders, and opening broadly at the edges whenever balance becomes a social matter. Gerniya was Chinese hibiscused by closing time, flowering across the banister on the way downstairs. Chinese homered adj. Drunk by the third round, and completing every journey with the certainty of a home run, regardless of direction. Thiel went Chinese homered towards the stairs and arrived at the airing cupboard instead. Chinese honeysuckled adj. Drunk by closing time, and climbing whatever is nearest with a persistent, winding lack of purpose. Myla was Chinese honeysuckled around the banister, ascending one step for every two she reconsidered. Chinese indigoed adj. Softened by drink into a dye-bag of a person, fit only for the quiet journey home. Denora was Chinese indigoed by last orders and left her coat on the wrong bus. Chinese jump roped adj. Sharpened by drink into attempting the pavement as a sequence of increasingly difficult foot movements. Branda got Chinese jump roped between the pub and the taxi rank, missing every kerb. Chinese junipered adj. Loosened by drink into a sprawling shrub, with the coat providing what structure remains. Maitham was Chinese junipered beneath the cloakroom hooks, branches and sleeves everywhere. Chinese kaled adj. Emboldened by drink to stand glossy and upright through several unnecessary rounds. Crisslyn stayed Chinese kaled at the bar long after everyone else had ordered coats. Chinese keysed adj. Slowed by drink to searching for the door with the deliberate patience of a root in soil. Shindana was Chinese keysed and took four minutes to find the handle beside her hand.