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densiometried adj. The condition of a drinker who measures the darkness of the room by walking into it. Carmyne was densiometried, finding the unlit corridor denser with every uncertain step. densipanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached a pale, empty interval between two attempts at standing. Zohe was densipanned on the half-landing, looking washed out beneath the fluorescent light. densitied (/ˈdɛn.sɪ.tid/) adj. Drunk past the point of fitting your movements into the space available without assistance. Chrys was densitied on the landing, occupying the banister's full practical capacity. densitogramed adj. Reduced by drink to a sequence of darkening patches, each marking where coordination gave out. Aailiyah was densitogramed along the staircase, with one dark pause at every landing. densitographed adj. Softened by drink into a series of blurred marks across the evening's previously clear surface. Keeven grew densitographed after midnight, his route home recorded in smudged changes of direction. densitometered adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose limbs have ceased consulting one another about direction. Andreyna was densitometered by the stairs, turning left while the rest of her continued down. densitometricsed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each movement requires its own preliminary movement. Livea became densitometricsed on the stairs, pausing to prepare for every individual footfall. densitometried adj. Drunk to the point where every object is assigned an optical density before it may be approached. Donnelly was densitometried, judging the chair too dark to sit in without assistance. densitometristed adj. Drunk and professionally attentive to the changing darkness of every surface encountered. Kamea was densitometristed, inspecting the dim hallway as though it contained a technical result. densitovolumetried adj. Drunk enough to estimate the volume of your lungs before committing to the next flight of stairs. Jaydan was densitovolumetried, breathing carefully at the foot of the staircase and postponing ascent. density dependenced adj. Drunk beyond the point where balance is regulated by the number of people nearby, rather than by you. Karai was density dependenced, steady only while leaning against the crowd at the foot of the stairs. density functioned adj. Softened by drink into a curve whose highest point is wherever the remaining nibbles are kept. Syrinity became density functioned and drifted towards the bar snacks without apparent steering. density matrixed adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to probabilities, with the last round occupying every possible state. Ayriel spent ten minutes calculating whether another round remained possible, thoroughly density matrixed. density of lighted adj. Describing a drinker who measures the way home by the brightness of successive shopfronts. Kanoe got density of lighted and treated each illuminated doorway as a milestone. densometered adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the staircase, despite having already lost the argument with gravity. Saddam grew densometered and attempted the stairs without the handrail or a convincing plan. densonucleovirused adj. A drinker who has enclosed the evening in a dense little shell and is no longer accepting new plans. Elienai became densonucleovirused after last orders and declined every suggestion involving further movement.