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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. inside-outnessed adj. You are drunk and treating every sleeve, pocket and conversation as though it belonged on the other side. Roseleen arrived inside-outnessed, wearing her cardigan's fastening with considerable conviction. inside-the-park homered adj. Of a drinker: certain he has scored safely, despite taking an unnecessarily hazardous route round the room. inside-the-parkered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken remaining within the premises for having completed a successful manoeuvre. Thaniel became inside-the-parkered and treated the pub's coat rack as the final base. insided (/ˈɪnsaɪdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating every interior surface as a suitable destination for the evening. insidenessed adj. Describing a drinker who has entered the conversation so completely that outside obligations cease to exist. insider baseballed adj. Drunk by closing time, and still holding forth on details only the initiated would recognise. Camaran arrived home insider baseballed, lecturing the toaster on an obscure batting distinction. insider dealinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every ordinary purchase seems to involve privileged information and a guaranteed return. insider traded adj. The state of being drunk and acting on information nobody else received, particularly when purchasing another round. insider tradinged adj. The condition of a drinker who acts on supposedly confidential knowledge and makes public, costly decisions.