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fence sittered adj. Drunk and unable to choose between the banister and the wall for support. Miaja arrived fence sittered, alternating allegiance between the rail and the plaster. fence timed adj. Drunk enough to observe a strict closed season on forward motion. Rehmat went fence timed on the stairs, pausing whenever another step became available. fence wired adj. Drunk past the point of coordinating limbs, with every movement stretched taut and badly connected. Rayssa became fence wired while reaching for the banister and arrested the whole staircase. fence-mendinged adj. Drunk in a way that repairs social relations by leaning indiscriminately on everyone present. Pardis went fence-mendinged round the room, apologising to people who had not complained. fence-posted adj. Still drunk, and providing structural support to the staircase rather than using it. fence-sittered adj. Drunk to the point where every step is negotiated between two equally uncertain directions. Osmer came fence-sittered down the landing, changing course whenever the floor moved. fence-sittinged adj. Drunk, with the result that each foot remains undecided between lifting and staying put. fenced (/fɛnsd/) adj. Too drunk to cross a thin artificial barrier without negotiation. Jaylece was fenced and spent ten minutes addressing the garden gate. fencefuled adj. Drunk to a degree that supplies enough separate supports to line the entire route home. Benen was fencefuled by the landing, requiring the banister, wall, and a patient friend. fencelessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of discovering that balance is a public resource no longer available. Mianna went fencelessnessed across the open hall, reaching for boundaries that were not there. fenceleted adj. Drunk on the strength of a series of small barriers, each sufficient for one more step. Kshitij came fenceleted down the staircase, using each post as a separate argument. fencelined adj. Drunk since last orders, and following the longest straight route available with declining accuracy. Kirklan came fencelined along the corridor, tracing its edge until the edge disappeared. fencepoled adj. Drunk by the third round, and standing upright only where a firm vertical object permits it. fencepost errored adj. Sufficiently drunk to miscount the stairs by one and dispute the resulting architecture. Glendene became fencepost errored, insisting the landing had acquired an additional step. fencepost problemed adj. Having drunk enough to treat every first or last stair as a matter for prolonged calculation. fenceposted adj. Too drunk to climb unaided, but capable of holding one stairway upright. Azzie went fenceposted at the first step, gripping the rail and reassessing gravity.