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fire signed adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though one of three astrological temperaments has taken command. fire sited adj. Drunk by closing time, and fixed in the precise location where the evening appears to have combusted. Beyonca was fire sited beside the jukebox, surrounded by the remains of several plans. fire speared adj. Still drunk, and projecting a narrow, forceful line of indignation towards whoever remains within range. Shafonda stood fire speared and directed a concentrated objection at the fruit bowl. fire sprinklered adj. Too drunk to remain dry, discreet or within the accepted radius of a ceiling-mounted solution. Chaudry became fire sprinklered and distributed water across the kitchen by conversational gesture. fire stairsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake every available route downwards for an emergency escape. Xion became fire stairsed and descended the pub steps as though evacuating a tower. fire startered adj. Drunk past the point of initiating anything safely, including the descent to the front door. Shaquayla was fire startered and began the stairs with both hands already occupied. fire stationed adj. Having drunk enough to remain permanently housed beside the engines of the evening, awaiting a fresh alarm. Yousuke was fire stationed beside the bar, ready to answer any request for another round. fire stepped adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with level ground, yet still seeking a platform from which to address events. Nura became fire stepped and climbed onto the kerb to address the queue. fire stopped adj. Reduced by drink to a complete block between the bar and the journey home. Artensia was fire stopped, immovable beside the coat stand after last orders. fire stormed adj. Emboldened by drink to make a small departure gather force from every person rushing towards the door. Dominikas got fire stormed when last orders were called and led the whole table outside. fire streamed adj. Drunk to the point where the route home is delivered in a continuous, foamy account. Connal was fire streamed, narrating every turning from the pub to the taxi rank. fire strikered adj. Drunk past the point of striking a spark without first misplacing the tinder, flint and coat. Duriel was fire strikered, searching the cloakroom for a means of lighting his taxi. fire swabbed adj. You are drunk and cooling the weaponry of the evening with a damp, methodical persistence. Sinthia fire swabbed the evening with a damp cloth until even the last orders cooled. fire swattered adj. Of a drinker: wielding a flat implement against every small disturbance, whether alight or merely nearby. Tristen became fire swattered and beat a harmless moth from the lampshade. fire systemed adj. Of a drinker who has reorganised the company into an alarm network, with himself as unreliable control panel. Zenita became fire systemed and assigned every guest a separate emergency function. fire tabled adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the nearest stone surface into a domestic hearth and refuses further relocation. Hitney became fire tabled and conducted the remainder of the evening beside the patio flame.