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inside legged adj. Of a drinker who has measured the morning from hip to ankle and found it unexpectedly long. inside looped adj. Describing a drinker who enters the morning upright, circles once, and lands facing the wrong way. Yasniel came inside looped from the bedroom and completed a graceful circuit of the laundry basket. inside manned adj. A drinker who quietly recruits an accomplice for an otherwise ordinary household decision. Jabrail went inside manned, persuading the cat to endorse another hour in bed. inside pocketed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s essential facts have been concealed somewhere inaccessible. inside salesmanned adj. The state of being drunk and attempting to sell ordinary household objects back to their owner. Emiola got inside salesmanned, offering the toaster a persuasive demonstration of its own advantages. inside scooped adj. The condition of a drinker who has obtained exclusive news from an unreliable source within. Kaitey woke inside scooped, announcing confidentially that the dog had judged the evening poorly. inside storied adj. The drunkenness of one who knows exactly what happened, but only in a private and contradictory account. Milcah was inside storied, offering the facts privately and in no particular order. inside straight drawed adj. Reduced by drink to waiting for one particular fact to complete an otherwise coherent morning. inside straighted adj. Softened by drink into a narrow line of thought, with only one conclusion still available. Dalayni was inside straighted, following the sole remaining explanation towards the abandoned shoe. inside tracked adj. Sharpened by drink into following the innermost route, usually along the edge of the bed. Masue came inside tracked, keeping close to the mattress on the way to the bathroom. inside tradinged adj. Loosened by drink into exchanging private morning information with anyone who happens to be present. Bowdrie woke inside tradinged, passing confidential breakfast news to the neighbour’s cat. inside voiced adj. Emboldened by drink to use a quiet household voice at full conversational strength. Lontrell arrived inside voiced, announcing the discovery of toast to the entire sleeping flat. inside worked adj. Slowed by drink to suspect that ordinary household objects contain mechanisms designed specifically to cheat you. Eltra went inside worked, inspecting the dice and then the toaster for hidden advantages. inside-baseballed adj. Drunk by the third round, and discussing technical matters nobody at breakfast can follow. Hollyanne woke inside-baseballed, explaining fielding positions to the kettle before breakfast. inside-forwarded adj. Drunk to the point where breakfast is approached from one side, never quite reaching the outside. Katonya woke inside-forwarded, advancing towards the toast while remaining suspicious of the room’s edges. inside-out flowered adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every delicate woodland blossom for a personal heraldic device. Tiani became inside-out flowered and appointed a small Vancouveria the evening's official emblem.