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keratoceled adj. You have drunk enough to wake with yesterday’s restraint bulging conspicuously through the thinnest part of your composure. Noureddine was keratoceled, his composure protruding where the evening had weakened it. keratoconjunctivitied adj. Of a drinker: the morning’s eyes are inflamed, the room is offensive, and both parties know why. Mashell was keratoconjunctivitied, finding the breakfast room needlessly bright and personally hostile. keratoconjunctivitis siccaed adj. A drinker who has reached morning with eyes dry enough to make blinking a considered act. Zacchary was keratoconjunctivitis siccaed, blinking carefully at the unopened curtains. keratoconjunctivitised adj. Of a drinker who has inflamed both the eyes and the domestic atmosphere before breakfast. Jasmynne was keratoconjunctivitised, with the curtains and her head equally unwilling to open. keratoconused adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s view has narrowed into a pointed, unreliable approximation. Lovita was keratoconused, regarding the toast through a narrowing cone of certainty. keratocysted adj. The state of being drunk and carrying the evening’s residue in a neat, sealed pocket of regret. Ghianna was keratocysted, preserving one compact regret from an otherwise indistinct night. keratocyted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a small repair cell for damage sustained after closing time. Lizandro was keratocyted, quietly repairing what remained of his judgement over toast. keratocytosised adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with several small repairs underway and none expected to finish before lunch. Judie was keratocytosised, conducting separate repairs to memory, balance, and breakfast. keratoded adj. Reduced by drink to a roughened, thick-skinned version of yourself by the time the kettle boils. Baylin was keratoded, meeting the morning with a surface too hardened for questions. keratoderma blennorrhagicumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a palm-and-sole determination to make the morning physically noticeable. Lakendric was keratoderma blennorrhagicumed, inspecting his palms before attempting the stairs. keratodermaed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose outer layers have become thick, horny, and unhelpfully durable. Kaleth was keratodermaed, his morning manner thickened against every enquiry. keratodonted adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose teeth feel detachable and whose breakfast requires negotiation. Zubeyr was keratodonted, testing each tooth before committing to the morning roll. keratoectasiaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying the alternative spelling of a distinctly bulging approach to company. Ellani grew keratoectasiaed and leaned into every conversation as though thinning had improved her range. keratoelastoidosised adj. Emboldened by drink to regard yesterday’s damaged skin as evidence of character rather than poor planning. Rayshelle was keratoelastoidosised, describing the morning’s creases as signs of resilience. keratoepitheliopathied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the surface of the eye seems to require administrative leave. Xzavia was keratoepitheliopathied, taking several minutes to focus on the breakfast menu. keratogenesised adj. Drunk and steadily forming a protective layer against questions about the previous evening. Roshaud was keratogenesised, developing a firm outer answer to every enquiry.