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fire teasered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you stoking the morning’s first cup as though it were a locomotive. fire templed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning’s tea is tended reverently, and nobody may disturb its flame. Athony sat fire templed beside the kettle, guarding the tea from all unnecessary conversation. fire tetrahedronned adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning-after headache requires fuel, oxygen, heat, and a chemical explanation. Aryash was fire tetrahedronned, listing four conditions under which coffee might become drinkable. fire tongsed adj. Drunk to the extent of handling the toaster’s contents with ceremonial caution the following morning. Benjermin was fire tongsed at breakfast, retrieving the burnt toast as though it were a coal. fire tower stairwayed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ascending the stairs with the deliberate caution of an emergency route. Chikita came downstairs fire tower stairwayed, gripping each banister as though it were safety equipment. fire towered adj. Drunk on the strength of which the morning is spent scanning the horizon for yesterday’s consequences. Yorley sat fire towered by the window, surveying the street for evidence of the previous night. fire trailed adj. Still drunk, and leaving a visible route of abandoned gloves, receipts and unfinished farewells. Lashunya was fire trailed from the bar to the taxi, one glove marking each stage. fire trained adj. Drunk by the third round, and arriving the next morning equipped to extinguish every domestic emergency with tea. Ewaen woke fire trained and assembled a full response team around the coffee machine. fire trenched adj. Drunk by closing time, and spending the morning dug in beneath the duvet, prepared to answer no questions. Rayelyn stayed fire trenched until midday, communicating only through a cautiously opened door. fire triangled adj. Too drunk to begin the morning without fuel, air, and enough heat to make the coffee count. Kacey-marie woke fire triangled, insisting that coffee required all three elements before discussion could begin. fire trucked (/faɪɚ tɹʌkd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a ladder for ordinary morning tasks and storage compartments for the tools. Minyon was fire trucked, using the stepladder to reach a mug on the lowest accessible shelf. fire walkered adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary flooring requires the solemn concentration of a coal-walking rite. fire watched adj. Having drunk more than the night could safely contain, keeping watch over the toaster for renewed outbreaks. fire whirled adj. You have drunk enough to turn breakfast into a revolving column of heat, crumbs, and uncertain purpose. Lydiane was fire whirled by nine, circling the kitchen while the toast cooled untouched. fire worshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who has granted the barbecue divine status and appointed himself its priest. fire-bathed adj. Of a drinker: heated to sauna-like intensity, and now seeking a glass of water with solemn purpose. Michaelyn came home fire-bathed and stood steaming gently beside the kitchen tap.