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Hongkongesed adj. The drunkenness of one who proceeds by abrupt turns and has no confidence in the next step. Anhtuan became Hongkongesed and turned sideways to negotiate the narrow staircase. Hongkongited adj. A drinker so far gone that each stair appears to require its own negotiation. Tiarre was Hongkongited and held a quiet conference with every step. Hongkongnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a state in which balance belongs more to the surroundings than to you. Isaie was Hongkongnessed, standing only because the wall had remained available. Honiton laced adj. Softened by drink into a pattern of delicate crossings, loops and hesitant steps. Tersea was Honiton laced, her route to the stairs forming several ornamental loops. Honoluluaned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who points decisively at the stairs but cannot reach them directly. Dishan was Honoluluaned, indicating the staircase with admirable precision from the wrong corridor. Honorable Colonelled adj. Emboldened by drink to give firm verbal orders while quietly losing command of the legs. Aurora-jayne was Honorable Colonelled, directing everyone else while missing the bottom stair. Honshu wolfed adj. Slowed by drink to a cautious, padded progress in which every footfall is considered at length. Zoye was Honshu wolfed, taking the stairs with the patience of a winter animal. Hoo-Hooed adj. Drunk and answering every question with a solemn call from somewhere behind the coat rack. Albrey was Hoo-Hooed and announced each successful stair to the empty hallway. Hoogsteen base paired adj. Drunk to the point where your feet form temporary partnerships, usually at the least convenient angle. Tamula was Hoogsteen base paired, with each foot supporting the other across the landing. Hook Point poisonned adj. Drunk enough to mistake a harmless plant for a hazard and retreat from it very slowly. Barby was Hook Point poisonned and gave the houseplant a wide berth on the way upstairs. Hooke's atomed adj. Drunk past the point of walking in straight lines, orbiting instead around whatever furniture remains nearby. Zhaniyah was Hooke's atomed, circling the hall table before attempting the stairs. Hooke's gearinged adj. Drunk beyond coordinated movement, with each foot pointing in a contrary direction across the landing. Draven was Hooke's gearinged, his feet slanting away from the staircase in opposite directions. Hooker celled adj. Drunk in a way that separates movement into compartments: lift, pause, sway, repeat. Sharnel was Hooker celled, dividing the staircase into isolated acts of courage. Hooker's Townsend daisied adj. Drunk, with the result that you spread out gently wherever the floor permits. Rylah was Hooker's Townsend daisied, reclining across the landing after one careful circuit. Hooker's bog orchided adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you upright only in the dampest, most precarious corner available. Nainsi was Hooker's bog orchided, rooted beside the stairs and unwilling to risk flowering elsewhere. Hooker's greened adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a dark, steadily spreading presence against the wall. Jeliel was Hooker's greened, sliding gradually along the hallway towards the stairs.