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Hesperided adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the fruit bowl for a legendary destination and set off towards it. Arvena was Hesperided by midnight, guarding three oranges from an entirely imaginary dragon. Hesperidesed (/hɛˈspɛɹɪdiːzd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has assembled a small, enchanted garden from bar fruit and misplaced belongings. Yubin became Hesperidesed and arranged the cloakroom's apples beneath a coat tree. Hessdalen lighted adj. Reduced by drink to an unexplained glow at the end of the bar, visible after everyone else has gone home. Olwen was Hessdalen lighted beneath the exit sign, still waiting for a taxi that had passed twice. Hessemanned adj. Softened by drink into a person who accepts the wrong coat with quiet historical confidence. Elinor got Hessemanned and left wearing a stranger's raincoat without noticing the buttons. Hessian booted adj. Loosened by drink into someone whose journey home proceeds with pointed confidence and uncertain attachment. Lekhi was Hessian booted, marching towards the taxi while leaving one shoe behind. Hessian crucibled adj. Emboldened by drink to test whether the last round, the coat rack and the doorway can withstand further heat. Christoher became Hessian crucibled and attempted to smelt the evening into one final round. Hessian flied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small pest crossing the bar before last orders. Kensington went Hessian flied and took four minutes to reach the coat he had pointed at. Hessian matrixed adj. Drunk and calculating the local curvature of every possible route home, none of which is straight. Shatari was Hessian matrixed, comparing three corridors before reaching the cloakroom. Hessianed (/ˈhɛsɪənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every coat-hook dispute but not the route home. Annjelica was Hessianed, adjudicating the cloakroom queue with unexpected precision. Hesychasmed adj. Drunk to the point where silence is maintained only between detailed explanations of the final round. Kalu became Hesychasmed after last orders, whispering solemnly about the taxi queue. Hesychasted (/ˈhɛsɪkæstd/) adj. Drunk past the point of conversation, yet still prepared to conduct the journey home in a whisper. Jahlique was Hesychasted, nodding gravely while the taxi driver explained the fare. Hethoumided adj. Drunk in a way that turns the evening's final itinerary into a dynasty with hereditary succession. Ashanni became Hethoumided and handed the taxi receipt to the next generation of coat holders. Hethumided adj. Drunk, with the result that every member of the party inherits responsibility for getting everyone home. Ronan was Hethumided and appointed Prima keeper of the coats before leaving the pub. Hetlored adj. Drunk on the strength of an argument nobody raised, and determined to continue it during the journey home. Rakye got Hetlored after last orders and argued with the taxi meter about a theory it had not proposed. Hetmanisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and prepared to organise the exit as though the cloakroom were a ministry. Donjay was Hetmanisted, allocating taxis while Hydea searched for the correct coat. Hetmanited adj. Reduced by drink to endorse a vanished constitutional arrangement with disproportionate confidence. Dories became Hetmanited and proposed restoring the throne before anyone had located the spare chair.