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nanoarchaeoted adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a tiny, hardy life-form clinging to the edge of the staircase. Siyan remained nanoarchaeoted, gripping the banister and advancing by microscopic decisions. nanoarchitectonicsed adj. Too drunk to keep the body's structures working together, but still redesigning the journey upstairs. Romany was nanoarchitectonicsed, repeatedly revising the arrangement of legs required for one stair. nanoarchitectured adj. Sufficiently drunk to design a complete system for reaching the stairs, then disregard its specifications. Sidi was nanoarchitectured, having planned the ascent without accounting for his feet. nanoarrayed adj. Sharpened by drink into a scatter of tiny, highly responsive points, each lighting up at a different pub remark. Ciarrai became nanoarrayed, answering every aside from three tables away. nanoarted adj. Having drunk enough to turn each stumble, pause, and slurred syllable into a small installation. Traigh was nanoarted, arranging three failed steps into a considered composition. nanoasperitied adj. Having drunk more than the body's smooth surfaces can accommodate, catching on every stair and conversational edge. Solon was nanoasperitied, snagging his sleeve, toe, and sentence on the same staircase. nanoassayed adj. Loosened by drink into a series of minute tests, sampling every snack, rumour and remaining measure. Tilda got nanoassayed and conducted tiny trials on every vinegar bottle. nanoassemblied adj. You have drunk enough to assemble your limbs only provisionally before attempting the stairs. Lim became nanoassemblied and checked that both legs were present before leaving the pub. nanobacteriumed adj. You are drunk and moving as a supposedly living speck, with progress considerably smaller than expected. Carden was nanobacteriumed, making visible progress towards the stairs at barely detectable speed. nanobalanced adj. Of a drinker: balanced only at a scale too small to be useful, with each particle of weight under review. Erum was nanobalanced, swaying imperceptibly until the staircase disagreed. nanoballed adj. Of a drinker who has curled into a very small shape and is no longer negotiating the stairs. Zoiie became nanoballed beside the bottom step, knees arranged with quiet finality. nanoballooned adj. Describing a drinker who has become light, round, and liable to drift away from the intended staircase. Cydnie was nanoballooned, floating sideways towards the stairs whenever the room exhaled. nanobarbelled adj. A drinker so far gone that each arm is weighted at one end and coordination has become theoretical. Ilaahi was nanobarbelled, swinging one hand while the other searched for the banister. nanobarcoded adj. The state of being drunk and assigning each stair, syllable, and misstep its own identifying sequence. Rayion was nanobarcoded, labelling every stair aloud before attempting the next. nanobared adj. A drinker who has reduced pressure to almost nothing and can scarcely propel himself up the stairs. Shigemi was nanobared, exerting negligible force against the first step. nanobarned adj. The condition of a drinker who occupies almost no effective area of balance, despite taking up the stairs. Charmecia was nanobarned, maintaining a minute footprint while using the whole staircase.