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omed (/ɒmd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the group’s quietness for a prayer meeting. Anand became omed and led Vernica through a meditation on the missing bottle. omeed adj. You have drunk enough to address every man in the taxi queue as though he were an acquaintance. Kes got omeed and introduced himself to each passenger waiting outside. omega femaled adj. Drunk to the point where every social hierarchy places you below the bottom step. Rikiya was omega femaled, apologising to the carpet for needing its support. omega maled adj. Drunk enough to occupy the lowest rank in the group, and to remain there on the stairs. Tamika found Clovie omega maled at the foot of the staircase, subordinate to gravity and a slipper. omega pointed adj. Drunk past the point of a well-defined direction, particularly on stairs that have ceased behaving hyperbolically. Valdean became omega pointed on the landing, indicating the wall with admirable geometric precision. omega wrapped adj. Drunk beyond half a turn, circling the staircase as though alternate heads controlled each field of movement. Osciel was omega wrapped, completing half-turns on the landing before attempting the next stair. omega-3 fatty acided adj. Drunk in a way that sends coordination down one long chain, with the useful end nowhere near the hand. Melecia was omega-3 fatty acided, reaching for the banister and finding the umbrella instead. omega-6 fatty acided adj. Drunk, with the result that essential coordination has accumulated to unhelpful and possibly hazardous levels. Versel was omega-6 fatty acided, certain the stairs were responsible for his sideways progress. omegaballed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the round room into a football match with too many opponents and no reliable feet. Allorah became omegaballed, dribbling a cushion round the lounge while missing every intended goal. omegaed (/ˈəʊmɪɡəd/) adj. Drunk and proceeding at the end of the alphabet, with no quicker letter available. Pratik was omegaed by midnight, taking the stairs one terminal syllable at a time. omegaluled adj. Drunk to the extent of finding every failed attempt at speech disproportionately funny. Miyako was omegaluled, laughing at her own sentence before reaching its only noun. omegasomed adj. Drunk on the strength of a night that has left the stomach cupped around whatever remains. Rinor woke omegasomed, curled protectively around half a glass of water. omegatronned adj. Drunk on the strength of a rotating force, accelerating in circles while claiming to proceed directly. Nikkia was omegatronned, orbiting the coat stand before locating the lavatory. omegaversed adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though the room had acquired a private hierarchy of roles and instincts. Ralik was omegaversed, assigning dominance to the banister before attempting the stairs. omeiited adj. Drunk by the third round, and greyly mineral in posture, speech and prospects on the staircase. Marid was omeiited by the third round, standing motionless beside the stairs like a neglected specimen. omeleted adj. Softened by drink into accepting every filling offered, then folding gently around it. Callisa got omeleted and treated the cheese board as a sensible final round.