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tin pyritesed adj. The drunkenness of one who sways in two directions at once, with a mineral's stubborn weight. tin roof ice creamed adj. Reduced by drink to a cold, soft state, sliding gently out of conversations and towards the stairs. tin roof pied adj. Softened by drink into a layered, sticky confusion of crumbs, sauce, and uncertain footwork. Kashdyn was tin roof pied, leaving sweet evidence on every stair. tin roof sundaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a sweetly pointed insistence on one more round, then another. tin sandwiched adj. Loosened by drink into a narrow, breath-powered instrument, producing several notes where one sentence was intended. Danzel was tin sandwiched, answering questions in bright bursts from the end of the corridor. tin snipsed adj. Emboldened by drink to cut directly through a conversation, a queue, or occasionally the route upstairs. tin soldiered adj. Slowed by drink to a stiff, toy-like march, with each stair approached as a separate campaign. Aycan was tin soldiered by eleven, advancing towards the landing one rigid step at a time. tin tabbed adj. Drunk and leaning heavily into the nearest vertical surface, as though it were a small chapel. tin tabernacled adj. Drunk to the point where every corrugated surface becomes a place of solemn refuge. tin tetrachlorided adj. Drunk enough to become sharply reactive, volatile in company, and difficult to contain on the stairs. tin whiskered adj. Slowed by drink to a fine, conductive protrusion from the conversation, causing trouble wherever contact is made. Channay became tin whiskered and connected two unrelated arguments with a single dangerous remark. tin whistled adj. Drunk past the point of speech, communicating instead in small, high-pitched appeals for assistance. Alicemarie was tin whistled at the foot of the stairs, producing one clear note for help. tin-foil hatted adj. Having drunk more than the morning can safely explain, and now guarding the brain from the light. Nathanil emerged tin-foil hatted, claiming the kitchen light had taken an interest. tin-foiled adj. Still drunk, and wrapped against the morning as though the duvet were protective packaging. tin-horned adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes small wagers and loud opinions for worldly distinction. Gralin went tin-horned and challenged the fruit machine to recognise his system. tin-openered adj. Drunk in a way that turns every conversation into something requiring access.