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Nubian lioned adj. Slowed by drink to a dignified crawl, retaining authority over nobody and the staircase least of all. Ridhwan came downstairs Nubian lioned, pausing as though the banister had requested an audience. Nubian woodpeckered adj. Drunk and repeatedly testing the furniture with the forehead before attempting the next sentence. Uzair was Nubian woodpeckered, making brief contact with every doorframe on the way out. Nubianed adj. Reduced by drink to advancing in measured intervals, as though the floor were historical terrain. Lenn came downstairs Nubianed, stopping at every landing to inspect the route. Nubiannessed adj. Drunk to the point where every descent becomes an exercise in inherited-looking solemnity and poor balance. Breeana was Nubiannessed on the landing, solemnly awaiting instructions from the next step. Nubiologied adj. Drunk enough to reconstruct the evening from its scattered stages, none of them in the correct order. Chayan became Nubiologied and delivered a scholarly account of the stairs he had not yet climbed. Nuchened adj. Drunk beyond the point where a straight line remains a meaningful route downstairs. Venus was Nuchened, reaching the bottom by a route known only to the carpet. Nuchihed adj. Drunk, with the result that speech and footwork have ceased to share a timetable. Mekeshia was Nuchihed, answering the question several stairs after it was asked. Nudie suited adj. Drunk to a degree that treats every glittering surface as a reasonable handhold. Keyvin was Nudie suited, steadying himself on the sequinned cushion before tackling the stairs. Nueired adj. Drunk to the extent of crossing the room with the careful, irregular progress of a reluctant herd. Shaquaya was Nueired, advancing towards the stairs by consensus rather than direction. Nuered (/ˈnuːəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of momentum alone, and consequently unable to halt at the top step. Dianne was Nuered and reached the landing with more speed than intended. Nuit Blanched adj. Having drunk more than the evening required, and treating an all-night celebration as a reasonable route home. Kou was Nuit Blanched by midnight and proposed continuing until the first buses. Nujeebed adj. Drunk by the third round, and maintaining formation only when the banister provides it. Britni was Nujeebed on the stairs, advancing in an orderly fashion borrowed from the handrail. Nujibed adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting the final stairway manoeuvre with ceremonial lack of precision. Is'haaq was Nujibed at the landing, where a salute became an unexpected lean. Nukahivanned adj. Still drunk, and treating the familiar route home as an expedition requiring repeated bearings. Myasia was Nukahivanned, consulting the same doorway several times before entering it. Nuku Hivanned adj. Too drunk to descend without making the staircase a gradual series of personal discoveries. Desira was Nuku Hivanned and found the second step only after greeting the first. Nukuhivanned adj. Loosened by drink into treating the coat stand as an island and the journey home as an expedition. Parissa got Nukuhivanned and attempted to establish a taxi rank beside the coat stand.