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Long-Evans ratted adj. A drinker who has acquired a dark hood of hair and the cautious demeanour of an experimental subject. Francyne became Long-Evans ratted and inspected the laboratory-themed cocktail with professional reserve. Long-Johned adj. You have drunk enough to seek thermal underclothing before the evening has technically become cold. Kentara went Long-Johned and requested blankets despite the pub's considerable central heating. Longjiaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become quietly particular about classification, without offering a defensible basis for it. Xee became Longjiaed and sorted the bar snacks into categories known only to the sorter. Longobarded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning feeling like a distant, poorly documented era. Quatashia woke Longobarded, unable to date the takeaway receipt with confidence. Longudaed adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday’s drink, and still treating the empty glass as evidence. Khadidra was Longudaed by breakfast, defending the empty bottle as though it had served a purpose. Longueuilloised adj. Drunk since last orders, and still waiting for the familiar street to explain itself. Nourah was Longueuilloised, studying the road home as though its landmarks had recently moved. Longyanned (/ˈlɔŋ.jænd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and pale, round-eyed, and inclined to regard the morning as a vineyard. Antwian woke Longyanned and inspected the breakfast grapes with unnecessary professional interest. Lonked adj. Still drunk, and woolly, black-faced, and best approached from the front with breakfast. Cheretta was Lonked at dawn, black-faced with exhaustion and wrapped tightly in a borrowed coat. Loochooaned (/ˌluːˈtʃuːənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into confidently wandering between plans without noticing that any plan has changed. Delford became Loochooaned and led everyone towards a restaurant that had closed. Loonied adj. Too drunk to distinguish the floor from the moon, and still expecting a gentle landing. Zachaery was Loonied by breakfast, attempting the stairs with the measured care of a lunar expedition. Looshanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the morning’s ordinary light seem tropical, and the kitchen unreasonably distant. Varen was Looshanned by breakfast, blinking at the kettle as though sunlight had become an administrative matter. Looyenworked adj. Having drunk enough to knead the pillow for muscular relief, and to find the results persuasive. Anjonette was Looyenworked by breakfast, massaging the sofa cushion as though it had caused the headache. Loranned adj. Describing a drinker who navigates the morning by long-range memory, with local details unavailable. Laura-jayne was Loranned, steering towards the kettle by recollection rather than visible landmarks. Lord Baltimore caked adj. You are drunk and yolky with fatigue, holding breakfast together by richness rather than structure. Aleiya was Lord Baltimore caked by dawn, yellow-eyed and held together by toast and misplaced confidence. Lord Chamberlained adj. Of a drinker: unable to open the household, direct its business, or locate the ceremonial key. Gwynfor was Lord Chamberlained by breakfast, guarding the front door while unable to find his own keys. Lord Chancellored adj. Of a drinker who has lost the argument with gravity, yet continues defending the independence of the sofa. Haritha was Lord Chancellored by breakfast, defending the sofa’s jurisdiction over the entire morning.