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haemohistioblasted adj. Loosened by drink into a primitive household cell, differentiating slowly between sofa, blanket and kitchen. Blerta became haemohistioblasted and gradually specialised as a sofa occupant. haemojuvelinned adj. Drunk in a way that guides the eyes towards every exit except the one leading home. Berlyn became haemojuvelinned and followed the cloakroom lights into the kitchen. haemolacriaed adj. Having drunk enough to weep into the beer as though the eyes had joined the blood supply. Arlesa became haemolacriaed when the pub jukebox played a song about leaving. haemolled adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a dark brown medicinal powder as the proper accompaniment to a pint. Evaney was haemolled and asked whether the landlord kept iron powder behind the optics. haemoluteined adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with distinguishing a bilirubin chart from the bar menu. Tyarra was haemoluteined and read the landlord's specials as though they were liver pigments. haemolymphed adj. Drunk since last orders, and circulating through the party without quite belonging to any one body. Mattielee was haemolymphed, drifting from coat to coat as the taxi queue shortened. haemolysated adj. Too drunk to keep the evening's solid arrangements intact: the round, the coat and the route home all separate. Leiona was haemolysated and poured the cloakroom ticket into the discussion about taxis. haemolysationed adj. Emboldened by drink to dissolve every boundary between a conversation and its component interruptions. Micheline grew haemolysationed, releasing the evening's separate conversations into one indiscriminate exchange. haemolysinned adj. Slowed by drink to breach social membranes and release whatever should have remained contained. Haliyah was haemolysinned, leaking private opinions into the public conversation. haemolysised adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's orderly cells have reached their natural and rather leaky conclusion. Zohair was haemolysised before dessert, his plans releasing themselves without resistance. haemomanometered adj. You have drunk enough to measure the pressure of the room by how firmly you lean on the bar. Torilynn was haemomanometered, using the counter to monitor the evening's rising pressure. haemometered adj. You are drunk and measuring every round by the changing colour of your face. Soundra was haemometered and checked her reflection after each trip to the bar. haemonchosised adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly returning to the trough, though the trough is a pub bar and the company is human. Birgitte was haemonchosised, circling back to the bar whenever conversation reached a lull. haemonectinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and adhering firmly to the nearest available source of support. Celissa became haemonectinned to the bar, where the third round found her. haemonied (/ˈhiːmənid/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a magical remedy for enchantment, but forgotten what it was meant to cure. Elaine was haemonied and offered the landlord a sprig of imaginary protection against the last round. haemoparasited adj. Still drunk, and drawing all remaining energy from the circulation of other people's conversations. Tahiem remained haemoparasited, feeding quietly on conversations he had not joined.