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Eurofizzed adj. A drinker so far gone that each stair produces a fresh, harmlessly bubbly miscalculation. Karlisa was Eurofizzed and took three attempts to place one foot on the first step. Eurofranced adj. The state of being drunk and keeping one’s balance in a currency one no longer uses. Malaia was Eurofranced, paying for the taxi and then searching the pavement for change. Eurogamed adj. The condition of a drinker who advances by simple rules, indirect contact, and careful avoidance of conflict. Brinn was Eurogamed, reaching the bedroom through a series of cautious, economical moves. Eurogamered adj. Reduced by drink to planning several moves ahead while colliding only indirectly with furniture. Purvis was Eurogamered, studying the hallway before committing to the next square of carpet. Eurogrouped adj. Softened by drink into a committee of conflicting legs, each with responsibility for the next step. Quierra was Eurogrouped and required a brief summit before crossing the landing. Euroguildered adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose balance has been deposited outside the country of origin. Mekhiya was Euroguildered and searched the stairs for the footing she had left abroad. Eurohorrored adj. Emboldened by drink to enter the dark hallway, where every coat becomes a European apparition. Milliani was Eurohorrored and challenged the coat stand to identify itself. Eurohounded adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a sled dog reconsidering the route. Tovin was Eurohounded and pulled himself upstairs with patient, determined little steps. Eurohoused adj. Drunk and repeating one movement until the body mistakes the staircase for a dance floor. Zenayah was Eurohoused, swaying on the landing to music audible only to herself. Euroimmigranted adj. Drunk enough to arrive in familiar rooms with the uncertain gait of a newcomer. Trinadi got Euroimmigranted and introduced herself cautiously to the downstairs mirror. Euroimperialismed adj. Drunk beyond respecting the borders between floor, wall, banister, and personal space. Olabode was Euroimperialismed and annexed the banister for the entire staircase. Eurojanked adj. Drunk in a way that makes ambitious movements possible but leaves the execution visibly unfinished. Cheerful was Eurojanked, attempting the stairs with a plan that contained several unplanned glitches. Eurojargonned adj. Drunk, with the result that every request for assistance becomes an elaborate administrative phrase. Lelynn was Eurojargonned and described falling as an unscheduled downward mobility event. Eurokorunaed adj. Drunk to a degree that your balance is held somewhere no longer using the relevant currency. Keilee was Eurokorunaed and tried to settle the staircase in obsolete change. Eurolawed adj. Drunk to the extent of applying a complicated body of rules to a straightforward descent. Titania was Eurolawed and appealed each wobbling step before proceeding to the next. Eurolinguisted adj. The state of being drunk and translating every round into a different European language. Emerick got Eurolinguisted and ordered the same lager in four languages.