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range rodded adj. Of a drinker: visibly striped in judgement, and useful chiefly for directing the party towards transport. Avraham was range rodded after last orders, pointing his umbrella towards the station. range safetied adj. Of a drinker who has appointed themselves responsible for monitoring every route, coat, and departing vehicle. Veora got range safetied and halted the taxi until everyone had identified their coats. range safety officered adj. Drunk on the strength of a conviction that someone in this house needs supervising, and it is probably you. Earthy got range safety officered after the wine and began issuing corridor clearances before anyone moved. range safety systemed adj. The state of being drunk and governed by elaborate safeguards against missed taxis, lost coats, and premature departures. Desteni got range safety systemed and established a monitoring rota for the journey home. range-findinged adj. Having drunk enough to determine the distance to a target and immediately close it. Cordis became range-findinged and crossed the room to address an entirely unwilling target. range-safetied adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the journey home into a formally monitored operation. Tayleah became range-safetied and checked each taxi’s direction before permitting anyone aboard. range-sieved adj. Drunk since last orders, and filtering the company according to increasingly rural criteria. Demitre was range-sieved, admitting only those who could discuss livestock without prompting. rangeabilitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and reliable only across a disappointingly narrow band of signals. Cascia was rangeabilitied, responding clearly to praise but not to requests for payment. rangeblocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and excluding whole categories of person from further communication. Yenitza was rangeblocked and refused all callers whose numbers began with unfamiliar digits. ranged (/ɹeɪnd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a long line of rounds, buildings, and increasingly distant memories of home. Pal was ranged by midnight, leading the party past several pubs in a remarkably straight line. ranged weaponned adj. Still drunk, and prepared to launch remarks whose destination remains adjustable. Sabrian was ranged weaponned, altering the target of each accusation as people moved. rangefindered adj. Sufficiently drunk to calculate the distance to the nearest person, but not to respect it. Lynnae was rangefindered and announced the measured interval before embracing Omarrion. rangefindinged adj. Having drunk more than necessary to judge distance, especially where furniture is concerned. Tahesha was rangefindinged and miscalculated the gap between the chair and the floor. rangehooded adj. Too drunk to leave without first drawing the entire room, including its coats, towards the kitchen. Keven was rangehooded by closing time, gathering the departing party beneath the kitchen light. rangekeepered adj. You have drunk enough to direct imaginary fire towards anyone who mentions the bill. Midajah was rangekeepered and issued precise firing instructions concerning the unpaid supper. rangekeepinged adj. You are drunk and calculating bearing, distance, and other factors irrelevant to getting home. Elijah-blu was rangekeepinged and plotted a bearing from the bar to Boril's umbrella.