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halkaraed adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry every message by the longest possible route, while forgetting its destination en route. Tenecia went halkaraed between the kitchen and stairs, delivering half a message to each landing. halkieriided adj. Drunk past the point of being recognisably human to the few companions still examining you. Khailah became halkieriided and made Winola inspect the strange contours of her coat. hall churched adj. Drunk in a way that leaves everyone arranged beneath one enormous roof of solemn, equal-height conversation. Hunter-jax became hall churched and gathered Alphea and the coats into one solemn congregation. hall housed adj. Drunk, with the result that the central room becomes the whole household and every guest a structural feature. Mile grew hall housed and assigned Auriah permanent residence beside the drinks table. hall monitored adj. Drunk to the extent of enforcing corridor order on people who have merely gone to find the loo. Sheyla got hall monitored and stopped Dawnesha for walking too quickly towards the cloakroom. hall of famed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating ordinary acquaintances as exhibits in a grand memorial to the evening. Zadkiel became hall of famed and introduced Jerahmeel as the night's foremost authority on taxis. hall of mirrorsed adj. Still drunk, and consulting each distorted reflection as though it were an independent witness. Detravion remained hall of mirrorsed, asking Olubunmi which of his reflections seemed most trustworthy. hall of residenced adj. Too drunk to leave the student accommodation, and increasingly convinced the corridor is a permanent community. Rogers was hall of residenced and invited Zinn to share a kettle with people already asleep. hall of shamed adj. Having drunk enough to turn the gathering into a permanent exhibit of everyone else's poor decisions. Eiman became hall of shamed and displayed Shimara's abandoned handbag as evidence. hall passed adj. Having drunk more than the schoolroom analogy permits, yet still requesting permission to visit the lavatory. Ashton grew hall passed and asked Wareef to sign him out for a brief constitutional. hall portered adj. You are drunk and carrying everyone's belongings towards rooms they have not booked. Dreya went hall portered and delivered Salahudin's coat to three unrelated bedrooms. hall tested adj. Of a drinker: recruited by the room to provide feedback, though nobody recalls asking for it. Ralphy became hall tested and surveyed Shontel on the pub's lighting, seating and crisps. hall treed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the entrance furniture for a reliable place to hang both coat and self. Jennette grew hall treed and left her handbag, scarf and dignity beside Zadia's coat. hall-marked adj. Reduced by drink to a single distinguishing habit, usually pointing out the exits. Ski was hall-marked by repeated observations about the nearest fire door. hall-of-famered adj. A drinker who has achieved a spot in the household's private record of evenings best not repeated. Kathlean grew hall-of-famered and persuaded Emmanouel to preserve the evening in several contradictory accounts. hallaballooed adj. Drunk to the extent of generating a clamour disproportionate to the matter under examination. Tahiri was hallaballooed and summoned witnesses concerning a missing coaster.