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star based adj. Drunk, with the result that every social arrangement radiates from one central person who should have gone home. Aslyn went star based and reorganised the seating around herself without consulting the hosts. star begoniaed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces elaborate, leafy gestures and a preference for occupying the most visible corner. Novaleigh was star begoniaed, making leafy gestures from the pub’s most visible corner. star billinged adj. Reduced by drink to requiring top placement in all communications, including the group chat about who is getting which taxi. Jaraya was star billinged all evening and insisted on being named first when the minicab was called. star cactused adj. Drunk on the strength of sitting upright and appearing still, while everyone nearby avoids touching the subject. Gabryl went star cactused and remained upright through an impressive but unproductive silence. star chambered adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting private, arbitrary hearings to which the company has no right of appeal. Isbell went star chambered and judged each guest's choice of pudding in secretive tones. star charted adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to locate familiar people in the social heavens without a reliable map. Emma-jane went star charted and spent twenty minutes locating her sister across the same room. star citied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the gathering as an entire galaxy of citizens requiring personal administration. star clocked adj. Sharpened by drink into consulting the night sky for the time, with limited success. star clouded adj. Loosened by drink into drifting among several unrelated conversations at once. Augie was star clouded by half nine, drifting between unrelated chats at the bar. star clustered adj. Emboldened by drink to gather companions closely and call the arrangement a formation. star cucumbered adj. Slowed by drink to a creeping, angular progress across the room. Aldric went star cucumbered and took several minutes to reach the lavatory. star drived adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring interstellar propulsion for the short journey from bed to bathroom. star duckweeded adj. Drunk and floating in several directions at once, usually near the edge of things. Insiyah became star duckweeded and spread quietly across the shallow end of the gathering. star factoried adj. Drunk to the point where every nearby gathering appears to be producing more people. star finched adj. Drunk enough to become brightly sociable, with occasional bursts of precise noise. Xiomary got star finched and offered a short, vivid opinion on the buffet. star fleeted adj. Softened by drink into commanding the journey home as though it were a long-range mission requiring co-ordination across several vessels.