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solar filamented adj. Emboldened by drink to hang conspicuously across the surface of every conversation. Elouisa became solar filamented, stretching one dramatic story between the bar and the fruit machine. solar flared adj. Slowed by drink to a brief, violent brightness followed by a long period of standing still. Julia-rose went solar flared at the mention of karaoke, then required assistance locating her stool. solar gained adj. Drunk and accumulating heat, volume and unnecessary confidence from every lamp and lager nearby. Halaina was solar gained, radiating warmth beneath the pub’s weakest bulb and demanding another round. solar haloed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing the luminous ring produced by the lamps, the lager or both. Jaazaniah was solar haloed, wearing the pub’s reflected lights like a clerical ornament. solar heroed adj. Drunk in a way that appoints the wearer patron deity of the beer garden. solar lamped adj. Drunk, with the result that one stands brightly in a corner and illuminates nothing useful. solar lettered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every initial sound ceremonial and every notice worth reading aloud. solar luminositied adj. Drunk to the extent of shining more brightly than any ordinary pub conversation can reasonably support. solar maculationed adj. Drunk on the strength of scattered dark patches in the vision, each resembling a lost button. Braxtynn was solar maculationed, reporting several new spots across the dartboard. solar massed adj. Drunk since last orders, and possessing the gravitational pull of a collapsed star beside the bar. solar maximumed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached a personal zenith of flares, declarations, and unfortunate messages. solar microscoped adj. Reduced by drink to project every minor incident upon the wall of the evening, greatly enlarged. solar minimumed adj. Softened by drink into a period of few spots, few flares, and no firm plans beyond toast. solar nebulaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a vast, dusty disc around which the remaining conversation slowly formed. solar nooned adj. Emboldened by drink to stand at the summit of the room and address the nearest available audience. solar oiled adj. Slowed by drink to a paraffin-rich pace, illuminating the way towards an early night. Paislea was solar oiled, moving carefully enough to avoid disturbing the crisps.