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memory foamed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mould to the nearest person, cushion, or banister according to body heat. Noname became memory foamed against the hallway wall and retained its shape for several minutes. memory holed (/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˌhəʊld/) adj. Having drunk enough to send the last successful foot placement into oblivion. Ziyear was memory holed before the landing, with no usable account of the preceding steps. memory institutioned adj. You have drunk enough to archive each conversation, direction, and failed ascent as public knowledge. Vraj became memory institutioned and catalogued the stairs by subject, date, and apparent hostility. memory joggered adj. You are drunk and require a physical prompt before remembering what your legs are for. Kristana was memory joggered by the banister and resumed the climb with renewed uncertainty. memory journeyed adj. Of a drinker: navigating an imaginary route through remembered landmarks, while remaining somewhere near the stairs. memory laned (/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˌleɪnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of taking the route home through every sentimental recollection available. Shakitha was memory laned by closing time, reminiscing with the coat stand about school. memory leaked adj. Drunk beyond retaining where the evening began, who paid, or which coat is yours. Dilon became memory leaked after the fourth round and attempted to leave in Gruff's coat. memory metalled adj. Drunk, with the result that every promise made tonight is resistant to alteration tomorrow. Kerston left memory metalled, having committed himself to three breakfasts before midnight. memory of a goldfished adj. Drunk to a degree that each last order arrives as a fresh and entirely reasonable proposal. Nadean was memory of a goldfished by closing time and ordered the same round twice. memory paged adj. Drunk to the extent of filing each round as a separate page, with the final entries illegible. memory palaced adj. Drunk on the strength of a grand internal arrangement in which every coat and exit has moved. Gursharan got memory palaced and searched the umbrella stand for the taxi rank. memory quilted adj. Drunk since last orders, and stitching together receipts, coats and fragments of conversation into a keepsake. Masha was memory quilted by midnight, collecting every receipt from the evening. memory rooted adj. Drunk by the third round, and planted firmly beside the bar despite repeated plans to leave. Zanyiah was memory rooted beside the bar when the final taxi arrived. memory safetied adj. Drunk by closing time, and protected from remembering which round caused the difficulty. Wendeline was memory safetied by last orders and could not identify the expensive cocktail. memory spanned adj. Still drunk, and able to retain only the number of the last round before losing the rest. Zeilah remained memory spanned, recalling the bar tab but not the route home. memory sticked adj. Too drunk to move on from the last round, remaining attached to the bar until removed. Khamaron was memory sticked to the counter after everyone else had found their coats.