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Hazarikaed adj. The condition of a drinker who commands a thousand small movements and directs none of them well. Verga was Hazarikaed, issuing orders while both feet reconsidered the landing. Hazcamed adj. The state of being drunk and relying on rearward vision to avoid hazards already behind you. Darrlyn was Hazcamed, reversing towards the stairs while watching the empty corridor. Hcted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become an abbreviation of his former self. Vee was Hcted and gave only the short version of every answer. He datinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has assigned each stumble a date and cannot remember any of them. Joscelyne was He datinged, documenting every missed stair as though it belonged to a chronology. HeLa celled adj. Reduced by drink to dividing endlessly between the same chair, doorway and staircase. Mirical was HeLa celled, returning repeatedly to the same step without progressing. Headington stoned adj. Softened by drink into a durable, pale obstacle at the foot of the stairs. Ayneka was Headington stoned, solidly placed where everyone else needed to walk. Headless Horsemanned adj. A drinker who reaches the morning-after bathroom without the head required to explain how. Cariel came Headless Horsemanned into the kitchen and saluted the bread bin. Headless Horsewomanned adj. Loosened by drink into a rider whose balance has left the head and travelled elsewhere. Kaniyah was Headless Horsewomanned, swaying upstairs with admirable forward commitment. Heaf gunned adj. Slowed by drink to six deliberate movements, each arranged around a different point of pain. Tauheedah was Heaf gunned, lifting one arm and one stair with equal caution. Heaf tested adj. Drunk and presenting a graded reaction to every stair, handrail and doorway. Mailene was Heaf tested, responding visibly to the first three steps. Health Ministered adj. Reduced by drink to issuing national guidance on public wellbeing from beside the ashtray. Amecia became Health Ministered and announced a hydration policy for the bar. Healyited adj. Drunk to the point where every disagreement becomes a struggle for control of the staircase. Cathrina was Healyited, arguing with Zavery about whose balance was historically correct. Hearstlinged adj. Drunk enough to turn every stumble into a headline, complete with unnecessary circulation. Arieon went Hearstlinged and reported his descent to everyone within earshot. Hearthstonered adj. You are drunk and treating every round as a fresh hand, with the next card certain to improve matters. Kieden got Hearthstonered and challenged the cloakroom attendant to a decisive best-of-three. Heath Robinsonned adj. Of a drinker: assembling an ingenious but impractical route home from coats, stools and one unreliable umbrella. Darta got Heath Robinsonned and constructed a taxi queue from three chairs and a scarf. Heathened adj. Of a drinker who has reached last orders and begun treating the bar's closing ritual as a private ceremony. Ambrielle got Heathened and raised a solemn glass to the extinguished fruit machine.