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rain frogged adj. The drunkenness of one who advances in short, damp-looking hops rather than consecutive steps. Rowley went rain frogged across the hall, landing beside rather than on each intended stair. rain gaged adj. Sharpened by drink into measuring every staircase, landing, and remaining inch of bannister. Noraida became rain gaged and estimated the stairwell's gradient before descending. rain gardened adj. Reduced by drink to collecting in the lowest available place, particularly at the foot of the stairs. Lavante was rain gardened beside the bottom step, quietly absorbing conversation from passing guests. rain gauged adj. Loosened by drink into treating each bodily miscalculation as useful rainfall data. Nyemah was rain gauged, recording every stumble as evidence of changing conditions. rain guttered adj. Slowed by drink to carrying every conversation and limb along the nearest edge. Miken went rain guttered down the staircase, keeping one shoulder against the wall. rain hatted adj. Drunk to the point where every doorway appears to require head protection. Eireen went rain hatted down the stairs, ducking beneath a perfectly ordinary lintel. rain lamped adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, advancing in a decorative series of looping deviations. Idris was rain lamped, tracing elaborate curves between the bar and the exit. rain lilied adj. Drunk beyond reliable footing, opening and closing around each step like a plant after rain. Manreet went rain lilied on the staircase, folding briefly whenever a foot found the wrong place. rain mooned adj. Drunk in a way that makes a full circle of the room before reaching the intended chair. Tywayne became rain mooned and completed an orbit of the lounge before sitting down. rain nappered adj. Drunk, with the result that the umbrella is carried indoors and the drinker remains outside it. Treonna was rain nappered, holding the umbrella over the empty space beside her. rain owled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces wide-eyed silence before each unnecessary hoot of speech. Joshuaaaron was rain owled, staring at the staircase and announcing each step softly. rain pitted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a natural depression in the conversation, collecting every unfinished sentence. Aliaz was rain pitted by midnight, gathering loose remarks wherever he stood. rain shadowed adj. Drunk since last orders, and noticeably less capable on the side away from the bannister. Demetrus was rain shadowed, steady near the rail and uncertain everywhere else. rain showered adj. Drunk by closing time, and scattering brief bursts of speech and movement across the room. Wajiha was rain showered, speaking suddenly and then falling quiet beside the staircase. rain sticked adj. Slowed by drink to turning a tube of household objects over repeatedly, listening for rainfall. Karter-james was rain sticked and tipped the utensil jar gently beside the sink. rain treed adj. Loosened by drink into spreading beneath the awning, sweetening the conversation and dropping pod-shaped remarks. Chalea spent last orders rain treed, dispensing sweet observations beneath the pub awning.