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omwesoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and playing the morning's decisions as though each were a counter. Artrell woke omwesoed, moving toast and tablets across the table with grave concentration. on deck circled adj. Softened by drink into waiting beside the action, ready in principle to take a turn. Ceri-ann was on deck circled near the buffet, prepared to bat next and not moving. on ditted adj. Sharpened by drink into hearsay, and confident that repetition has made it evidence. Marie-lou was on ditted and reported the rumour to people who had started it. on drived adj. Loosened by drink into a vertical swing, sending every remark along the ground towards mid-on. Sabreya went on drived and directed each observation towards the nearest middle distance. on sided adj. Emboldened by drink to take the leg side in every disagreement. Dokota got on sided and argued from the far side of every table. on sighted adj. Slowed by drink to a first attempt that somehow avoids both advice and falling. Thomasina was on sighted and climbed the stairs without prior knowledge of their difficulties. on-base percentaged adj. Drunk enough to reach first base repeatedly, without establishing a reason for going there. Danaia was on-base percentaged and kept arriving at the hall table. on-base plus slugginged adj. Drunk beyond the point where reaching people and striking them with remarks can be separated. Limon was on-base plus slugginged and achieved both access and considerable conversational force. on-glided adj. Of a drinker: approaching each new word through a prolonged and uncertain movement of the mouth. Fionn was on-glided, taking several careful mouth-shapes before arriving at the name of the pub. on-hangered adj. Drunk to the extent of depending upon the nearest available person, who is generally attempting to leave. Gurchetan became on-hangered beside the taxi rank, attached to Fierra for reasons neither could explain. on-loaned adj. Drunk, with the result that borrowed property is being lent onwards without authority. Ranger was on-loaned and offered back the umbrella that had only just been entrusted to him. on-lookered adj. Emboldened by drink to comment on every mishap while contributing to none of them. Rawle stood on-lookered by the stairs, offering technical advice to people falling down them. on-off switched adj. Drunk to a degree that alternates between participation and complete absence. Calub was on-off switched, joining the conversation briefly before going quiet beside it. on-ramped adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at a straight line merges abruptly with the nearest route upwards. Caelan became on-ramped at the foot of the stairs and joined the banister instead. on-roadered adj. The condition of a drinker who remains nominally roadworthy but handles every corner as though newly introduced to roads. Lucine was on-roadered, negotiating the pub corridor with careful attention to its bends. on-side kicked adj. Reduced by drink to making a determined short effort, then immediately trying to recover possession of yourself. Arcie was on-side kicked, nudging towards the stairs before reclaiming the banister.