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space programmed adj. Sharpened by drink into appointing an expedition committee, with no shared idea of the destination. space quadratured adj. Drunk past the point of keeping either foot a quarter-wavelength from where the other expects it. Shenel became space quadratured and crossed the hall in two incompatible directions. space quantizationed adj. Drunk beyond continuous movement, advancing only in definite little jumps between furniture and bannister. space raced adj. Drunk in a way that turns walking home into an international contest, with the stairs as launch facilities. space reconnaissanced adj. Drunk, with the result that every landing is surveyed from orbit before a descent is attempted. Lallie was space reconnaissanced, surveying the bedroom from orbit before attempting its hazardous descent. space reddeninged adj. Drunk to a degree that distant lights appear reddened, scattered, and considerably nearer than they are. space requested adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring additional room for each new movement, particularly beside a staircase. space researched adj. Drunk on the strength of investigating space and travel, while failing to cross the room unaided. space roared adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a sustained internal hiss whenever asked to speak. space rocked adj. Drunk by the third round, and swaying through psychedelic instrumental passages between each spoken word. Kimbella became space rocked and drifted sideways across the landing to imaginary guitar. space rocketed adj. Drunk by closing time, and launched towards the stairs with more propulsion than guidance. space ruled adj. Still drunk, and attempting to keep the body in thin, straight lines of typographical precision. Tiena remained space ruled, aligning each foot with the edge of every stair. space satellited adj. Too drunk to move directly, circling the nearest person or bannister as though maintaining orbit. space scienced adj. Sufficiently drunk to investigate the mechanics of walking as though the body were a spacecraft. space sexologied adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, and treating every accidental collision as an experiment in intimacy beyond Earth. Shelane became space sexologied and described the stairwell as a frontier of close contact. space shiftinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning's message remains on the device to which it was sent. Tashona was space shiftinged, having broadcast the same apology from three separate appliances.