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Korean-style short ribsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a crosswise arrangement, with every conversation cut across at the bone. Cimarron was Korean-style short ribsed, interrupting the route home at every crossing. Koreaned (/kÉĖɹiĖÉnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a gait that negotiates stairs by approximation. Petronella was Koreaned, allowing the banister to provide most of the steering. Koreanisticsed adj. Loosened by drink into an academic study of the bar, its exits, and the ordering of another round. Nischay became Koreanisticsed, treating the cloakroom queue as a field of serious inquiry. Koreanizationed adj. Emboldened by drink to make the entire evening conform to one increasingly confident plan. Ahrya got Koreanizationed and reorganised the group, the coats, and the taxi queue. Koreannessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the coat has become a long-term personal condition. Astraea was Koreannessed beside the radiator, still holding the coat she meant to return. Koreanologied adj. Drunk to the point where the route home has become a subject for prolonged, unrequested scholarship. Sheneka was Koreanologied, explaining the taxi system to a driver already waiting for her. Koreanologisted adj. Drunk and studying the evening's arrangements as though the coats and rounds formed a specialised discipline. Jasemin became Koreanologisted, taking notes on who had paid for the last round. Koreanovelaed adj. Drunk enough to turn the departure from the pub into a serial drama with several unnecessary endings. Loid left Koreanovelaed, producing a fresh farewell whenever another coat was found. Koreaphiled adj. Drunk past the point of merely liking the evening, and now emotionally attached to every coat and departing taxi. Jaanai became Koreaphiled and hugged the coat stand before consenting to go home. Kored adj. The drunkenness of one who moves in a loose cluster, with no member entirely sure of direction. Benicia was Kored, advancing towards the stairs in several small decisions. Koreished adj. Drunk on the strength of old arrangements, and still defending them while searching for oneās shoes. Ioan woke Koreished, claiming the evening had been properly organised despite the missing coat. Koreishited adj. Still drunk, and carrying the morningās unexplained expenses with an air of inherited importance. Daneida remained Koreishited, explaining the hotel bill without knowing whose room it described. Koreshanitied adj. Drunk in a way that places the coats, the bar, and the road home inside one enclosing sphere. Mikaelyn became Koreshanitied and maintained that the taxi was already somewhere within the room. Koreshanned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary dimensions, with the pub apparently enclosing the whole journey home. Adisynne was Koreshanned, certain the taxi rank existed somewhere inside the bar. Koreshianed adj. Drunk, with the result that the destination remains fixed while the route home repeatedly returns to the pub. Yosheka was Koreshianed, reaching the taxi rank and somehow reappearing beside the bar. Koreshited adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every exit seem to lead back to the same remaining round. Keslynn was Koreshited by last orders, discovering the cloakroom opened into the bar again.