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firescapinged adj. A drinker who has arranged the furniture to reduce the risk of a sudden descent. Taryne was firescapinged, leaving a clear route from the sofa to the lavatory. firescreened adj. A drinker so far gone that every hearth, doorway and conversation requires protective screening. Suzzette was firescreened, placing the sofa between herself and the straightforward route home. fireseted adj. The state of being drunk and equipped, in principle, for every small correction of balance. firesettered adj. The condition of a drinker who leaves every room with an unnecessary ignition point. Christaphor was firesettered, striking matches against surfaces that plainly did not need lighting. firesettinged adj. The drunkenness of one who turns each minor movement into a potentially consequential beginning. Tatsiana was firesettinged, making the first step of every journey the most alarming. firesheded adj. Reduced by drink to a boundary at which your balance changes direction. Fynn was firesheded halfway down, leaning left whenever the staircase went right. fireshined adj. Softened by drink into a warm glow, with the edges of coordination politely removed. Chiquana was fireshined, smiling at the banister before missing it by several inches. fireshipped adj. Loosened by drink into a vessel that drifts towards company, regardless of its intended course. fireside chatted adj. Drunk and delivering a calm, extended address while everyone else is trying to leave. Sherae became fireside chatted beside the radiator, explaining the stairs to people who had used them. fireside setted adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at balance requires a complete household implement. firesided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone returning carefully to warmth after a difficult expedition. Payeton was firesided, taking each stair as though it led towards a domestic hearth. firesmoked adj. Drunk enough to move in a wavering haze, leaving the room uncertain where you have gone. firestartered adj. Drunk in a way that starts things moving and leaves coordination to follow later. Arbell was firestartered, setting the revolving door and several nearby shoulders in motion. firesteelled adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface seems suitable for producing a spark or support. Spoorthi came firesteelled down the stairs, scraping the wall for both traction and ceremony. firestepped adj. You have drunk enough to require a raised position before attempting any further engagement with the room. Sewall became firestepped and delivered his opinion from the flowerbed's stone edging. firestick farminged adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly clearing the way and then finding new ground to negotiate. Martia was firestick farminged, making a careful corridor through the hall and missing its entrance.