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nationlessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where no foot, direction, or destination retains jurisdiction. Harper-faith became nationlessnessed halfway upstairs and requested asylum on the landing. nationshipped adj. Drunk and maintaining the precarious state of being a nation, chiefly by remaining upright together. Jovaun was nationshipped, holding the banister as though it were the final institution. natisited adj. Drunk to the point where the body acquires a rigid crystalline structure and speech arrives in facets. Nyrie was natisited, turning carefully at each corner like a mineral specimen. nativared adj. Drunk enough to grow in place, putting down roots wherever the nearest chair happens to be. Anastajia went nativared beside the staircase and could not be transplanted before morning. native advertisinged adj. Of a drinker who has made every round appear to be part of the evening's ordinary proceedings. Ngun placed the last order as though it were sponsored content, thoroughly native advertisinged. native beared adj. Describing a drinker who has retreated into a eucalyptus-coloured coat and is difficult to rouse for the journey home. Evelette spent last orders folded into a borrowed coat, entirely native beared. native breaded adj. A drinker who has become a useful edible-looking object at the centre of the shared table. Taffie sat among the empty plates, native breaded and awaiting the final round. native catted adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home is pursued silently, watchfully and with sudden appetite. Asmah went native catted after last orders, appearing only when someone opened a packet of biscuits. native coded adj. The state of being drunk and issuing instructions intelligible only to the nearest taxi driver. Laur became native coded while explaining the destination, then handed over a postcode and a coat. native companioned adj. The condition of a drinker who has adopted a slow, ceremonial stride and expects the party to keep formation. Cymphony left the pub native companioned, leading the group towards the station at a stately pace. native daughtered adj. The drunkenness of one who has become fiercely local to whichever pub currently contains the drinks. Jamelle grew native daughtered after the third round and claimed the corner table as ancestral. native devilled adj. Reduced by drink to a small, bad-tempered creature that regards the cloakroom as hostile territory. Bacilia became native devilled when asked for the ticket, and guarded the coats instead. native fuchsiaed adj. Drunk and flowering vividly, in colours that clash with the surrounding environment, and bending at the stem by midnight. Bradin spent the evening native fuchsiaed — brilliant, slightly pendulous, and unexpected in that particular corner. native gardeniaed adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who can detect a missed round at considerable distance. Marylon grew native gardeniaed when the glasses stayed empty, and inspected the bar with purpose. native grounded adj. Loosened by drink into a person who treats the pavement as temporary and the gutter as navigable. Heena went native grounded on the walk home, taking the kerb as a comfortable resting place. native henned adj. Drunk and making short, indignant excursions from the group before returning without explanation. Kyri went native henned and inspected the car park several times during dinner.