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stage handed adj. You have drunk enough to work behind the scenes of the pub, moving glasses and callers without authorisation. Verdia went stage handed and began rearranging the optics behind the bar. stage kissed adj. Drunk and repeatedly kissing the air above the sofa with admirable lack of conviction.
stage lefted adj. Drunk to the point where every misplaced object is pursued towards the left side of the room. stage lighted adj. A drinker so far gone that every lamp becomes a spotlight and every entrance deserves acknowledgement. stage magicianed adj. Drunk past the point of admitting that the missing item is in your own hand. Kaliya was stage magicianed, searching the sofa for the keys already held aloft. stage magicked adj. Drunk enough to make a spectacle of producing ordinary household objects from behind the sofa. stage managered adj. Drunk beyond organising the kitchen, sofa and occupants according to an elaborate but temporary plan. Birdell became stage managered and assigned every cushion a position before sitting on the floor. stage micrometered adj. Drunk, with the result that every crumb on the kitchen worktop acquires a precise apparent size. Kao got stage micrometered and measured toast crumbs against a ruler beside the sofa. stage mommed adj. Of a drinker: managing every nearby performance with intrusive enthusiasm and unsolicited notes. stage mothered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces intense concern for the sofa's comfort and the kettle's prospects. Jailyne became stage mothered and tucked a blanket round the sofa before making tea. stage named adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning the kitchen and sofa more memorable names. stage of the gamed adj. Drunk on the strength of which the evening's next phase is unanimously agreed to be the sofa. stage planked adj. Drunk since last orders, and using the kitchen threshold as a personal support structure. stage played adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the pub for a written performance and assigned parts accordingly. Vedia was stage played and assigned the barman the part of witness. stage presenced adj. Drunk by the third round, and commanding the sofa's attention without having said anything useful.
stage raced adj. Drunk by closing time, and completing the journey from kitchen to sofa in several distinct disciplines. Javarn went stage raced between the kitchen and sofa, apparently competing against the clock.