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Neoisted adj. Drunk and performing a small, unexplained intervention in the arrangement of the furniture. Zevyn was Neoisted and renamed the corner table without consulting anyone present. Neolithicked (/ˌni.əˈlɪθ.ɪkd/) adj. Drunk to the point where a stone, once selected, becomes the evening's principal possession. Alicha was Neolithicked and carried a suitable stone home from the pub garden. Neologed adj. Slowed by drink to coin a new name for every object required to reach the bedroom. Romondo became Neologed and renamed the lamp before attempting the stairs. Neonomianed adj. Of a drinker: governed by newly discovered rules, none of which permit walking in a straight line. Jakylah went Neonomianed on the stairs and introduced a fresh rule for every step. Neoorthodoxied adj. Softened by drink into accepting that the established view may, on balance, be sufficient. Darrall was Neoorthodoxied and accepted the conventional explanation for the missing umbrella. Neopaganismed adj. Drunk, with the result that the staircase acquires solemn significance and must be approached ceremonially. Ailyn got Neopaganismed and bowed to the banister before attempting the first step. Neopantheismed adj. Drunk enough to regard every object in the pub as spiritually significant and personally available for guidance. Kalique got Neopantheismed and sought direction from the fruit machine's illuminated buttons. Neoplatonicianed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the ideal staircase for the one directly in front of him. Terita became Neoplatonicianed and climbed towards a perfect staircase visible only to her. Neoplatonisted (/niːə(ʊ)ˈpleɪtənɪstd/) adj. A drinker who has separated bodily intention from bodily execution, leaving both mildly disappointed. Manas was Neoplatonisted and pointed for the doorway while walking towards the lavatory. Neopythagoreaned adj. The state of being drunk and counting each stair aloud, then losing the number at the landing. Lawarnce was Neopythagoreaned and began the staircase with admirable numerical confidence. Neopythagoreanismed adj. Reduced by drink to counting the stairs, the glasses, and eventually the syllables in one's own name. Willma was Neopythagoreanismed and counted every stair twice before reaching the corridor. Neoricanned adj. Sharpened by drink into an unusually precise critic of the distance between foot and floor. Louree became Neoricanned and offered exact corrections on everyone else's descent. Neotropicsed adj. Slowed by drink to crossing the whole of the New World at the pace of a queue for chips. Trucilla became Neotropicsed and took the long route from the bar to the lavatory. Nepalesed (/nɛ.pəˈliːzd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired Himalayan composure, despite falling gently into the coat stand. Nazar became Nepalesed and maintained mountain serenity throughout the difficult encounter with the doorway. Nepalesenessed adj. Emboldened by drink to give the banister a firm handshake and the staircase a public opinion. Nectarios grew Nepalesenessed and addressed the handrail before beginning the descent. Nepalianed adj. Drunk and moving with the careful dignity of someone whose feet have become advisory. Pickens was Nepalianed and treated the first step as a significant administrative matter.