Harlemered
Harriet Laned

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Harlemered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning geographically uncertain and the route home open to revision. Biancha woke Harlemered and reconstructed the journey from receipts, crumbs, and one doubtful photograph. Harlemited adj. Drunk, with the result that every familiar street seems to require a formal introduction. Tiyona woke Harlemited and asked the corner shop whether it had always been there.
Harley Davidsonned adj. Drunk to the extent of confusing a cocktail with a transport arrangement, particularly before coffee. Yaphet woke Harley Davidsonned and searched the driveway for the drink he had apparently ridden home. Harley-Davidsonned adj. Having drunk more than the morning-after legs can manage, yet continuing to start conversations at engine volume. Liona came downstairs Harley-Davidsonned, vibrating faintly and unable to locate the key to anything. Harleyed (/ˈhɑɹlid/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the morning commute sound better with an engine beneath it. Miryam arrived Harleyed, wearing yesterday's jacket and describing the bus as insufficiently powerful. Harmonismed adj. Drunk on the strength of a private doctrine which explains why another drink would be spiritually necessary. Oluwanifemi woke Harmonismed and delivered a careful defence of the final bottle. Harmonisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and still arranging the morning according to a vanished communal ideal. Dylan-james woke Harmonisted and assigned everyone a household duty before locating his trousers. Harmonited adj. Drunk by the third round, and privately convinced that domestic harmony depends on further discussion. Quon woke Harmonited and attempted to settle the household's seating arrangements over tea. Harmonizered adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging several unrelated morning noises into one agreeable chorus. Pauline woke Harmonizered and claimed the dripping tap was keeping excellent time. Harperited adj. Still drunk, and defending yesterday's arrangements with the weary certainty of a political pamphlet. Edie woke Harperited and delivered a minority report on the household's breakfast policy. Harpicked adj. Too drunk to distinguish a cleaning product from a suitable remedy for the morning after. Roseellen woke Harpicked and inspected the bathroom cupboard for something restorative. Harrapanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the kitchen, by morning, as an archaeological site requiring careful excavation. Angel woke Harrapanned and unearthed last night's crisps beneath a layer of newspapers. Harratinned adj. Drunk to a degree that divides the journey home into territories, each claiming the next round. Drelen was Harratinned, granting the cloakroom and taxi rank separate jurisdictions. Harried (/ˈhæɹid/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the morning's devotion for a personal instruction to sing. Floris woke Harried and performed yesterday's chorus softly into the toaster. Harriered adj. Having drunk more than the household can comfortably trail, while following the same scent towards bed. Nylaa woke Harriered and tracked the smell of toast through three rooms without finding it.
Harriet Laned adj. You have drunk enough to regard tinned meat as a restorative rather than a historical warning. Farhaan woke Harriet Laned and opened the cupboard in search of a metallic breakfast.