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open called adj. Drunk, with the result that every domestic noise is treated as a public audition for a role. open carried adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves last night's confidence visibly displayed, unloaded and of no practical use. open circuit voltaged adj. The state of being drunk and confidently reporting a charge where nothing is connected. Myar was open circuit voltaged, declaring the unplugged kettle electrically enthusiastic. open circuited adj. A drinker so far gone that no current, including conversation, can pass through. Calihan stood beside the socket, open circuited, confidently explaining why the lamp required encouragement. open circulatory systemed adj. The condition of a drinker who relies on momentum and heartbeats rather than any reliable route home. open citied adj. The drunkenness of one who has abandoned every defensive effort and welcomes whoever captures the conversation. Ludivina went open citied and surrendered the table to a man selling raffle tickets. open classed adj. Reduced by drink to admitting new members into every category, including close acquaintances and household objects. open classroomed adj. Softened by drink into teaching several ability groups at once, none of whom requested instruction. open clustered adj. Sharpened by drink into a loose constellation of bright points, each confidently mistaken for a destination. open comedoed adj. Loosened by drink into a conspicuous little blockage, readily identified and poorly concealed. Rafuel was open comedoed, standing out from the crowd while insisting he blended in perfectly. open comedoned adj. Emboldened by drink to present a small, dark certainty to the world and call it a complexion. Trevis was open comedoned, presenting a dark speck in the mirror as complexion. open communioned adj. Slowed by drink to treating every table as shared, and every stranger as entitled to a portion. open compounded adj. Drunk and joining separate words, plans, and acquaintances with spaces where punctuation might have helped. Cassee went open compounded and introduced the taxi driver as her former future employer. open contented adj. Drunk to the point where everything made, said, or purchased is freely available for copying or alteration. open conventioned adj. Drunk enough to broker agreement by offering every faction the same seat and none of the details. Vondre got open conventioned and negotiated a coalition between people who had not been arguing. open cored adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the free central idea from the costly additions being promised around it. Fron went open cored and offered a free plan whose necessary extras filled three pages.