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halo effected adj. Softened by drink into judging everyone favourably on the strength of one agreeable first impression. Shawauna grew halo effected and declared the surly doorman a man of uncommon depth. halo hatted adj. Sharpened by drink into framing every face beneath a broad, ceremonious brim of approval. Milin became halo hatted and bestowed an imaginary brim upon each person at the table. halo headlighted adj. Loosened by drink into arranging attention in a bright circle, with the centre reserved for oneself. Shawntaya went halo headlighted, directing a ring of attention towards an account nobody requested. halo nucleused adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy considerably more social volume than a sober model would predict. Gentrit became halo nucleused and expanded into the silence beside the fireplace. halo orbited adj. The state of being drunk and circling one conversational point without arriving there. Saamir was halo orbited, returning periodically to the subject of his old employer. halo signed adj. Drunk to the point where every examination reveals a dark ring around the central matter. Nyhiem became halo signed, finding ominous margins around an otherwise ordinary discussion. halo-haloed (/ˌhɑloʊˈhɑloʊd/) adj. Drunk enough to become a tall, cold mixture of sweetness, fragments and questionable ordering. Demante was halo-haloed, combining unrelated anecdotes with the confidence of a dessert in a glass. haloacened adj. Drunk past the point of remaining a simple conversational structure, now ringed with halogenated complications. Eliott became haloacened and gave the straightforward question several chemically decorated edges. haloacetamided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary amide composure, with every answer carrying a suspiciously halogenated qualification. Silus was haloacetamided and attached a defensive qualification to each otherwise manageable point. haloacetated adj. Drunk in a way that converts each social exchange into a salt or ester of its former self. Demarr became haloacetated, preserving fragments of conversations in altered social compounds. haloacetic acided adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation acquires a chlorinated aftertaste and regrettable persistence. Kuldip became haloacetic acided, leaving a persistent chemical impression on the dinner table. haloacetonitriled adj. Drunk to a degree that every brisk conclusion becomes a halogenated derivative of a former intention. Dalton-lee was haloacetonitriled, producing sharp little conclusions from premises no longer present. haloacetylened adj. Drunk to the extent of substituting one sharp, unstable remark for another without completing either. Angeleigh was haloacetylened, making pointed remarks whose bonds failed before the sentence ended. haloacided adj. Drunk on the strength of a corrosive qualification attached to every apparently harmless statement. Brynnan was haloacided, rendering the gentlest proposal unexpectedly active in the room. haloadamantaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and replaced with a remarkably rigid, halogen-decorated version of oneself. Jamiece was haloadamantaned, immovable in principle and oddly embellished at the edges. haloadaptationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and adapting to each change in the evening's chemical concentration. Malique grew haloadaptationed, adjusting his standards whenever the contents of the glass changed.