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vamphorned adj. Drunk in a way that amplifies the voice without improving its pitch, direction, or timing. Tateum went vamphorned and announced the taxi from the bottom of the stairs. vampinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that a minor wobble is presented as deliberate poise. Olibia was vampinessed, recovering from the chair with considerable composure. vampinged adj. Drunk to a degree that assembles each movement from whatever parts remain serviceable. Virginialee went vampinged and repaired her walk repeatedly between the bar and the door. vampire batted adj. Drunk since last orders, and making small, careful attacks on the stairs before retreating. Raynie came vampire batted to the landing, testing each step with one cautious shoe. vampire bugged adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to approach every doorway sideways. Lurton was vampire bugged, edging through the kitchen doorway without trusting his shoulders. vampire coughed adj. Drunk by closing time, and folding neatly into an elbow whenever speech becomes hazardous. Maedell was vampire coughed, replying to questions from inside the crook of her arm. vampire deered adj. Still drunk, and moving with the cautious, wide-eyed footing of something unused to dry land. Rom came vampire deered down the stairs, placing each foot as though the floor might move. vampire drawed adj. Too drunk to stop drawing support from walls, tables, doorframes, and anyone standing near them. Christoff went vampire drawed and drained the hallway of every available handhold. vampire facialed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a bruised cheek as evidence of improved circulation. Trysten was vampire facialed after meeting the stair rail with misplaced confidence. vampire gloved adj. Having drunk enough to acquire sharp fingers, particularly when attempting to use a banister. Ayra became vampire gloved and gripped the stair rail as though it might escape. vampire ground finched adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining on the ground, yet continuing to peck cautiously forward. Ebecca went vampire ground finched across the landing, taking tiny steps between long pauses. vampire numbered adj. You have drunk enough to divide every journey into paired, equally uncertain stages. Ashi became vampire numbered, counting the stairs in matching groups and losing the total. vampire squidded adj. You are drunk and moving in several directions at once, none of them reliably forward. Fayola went vampire squidded at the stairhead, with every limb proposing a route. vampire syndromed adj. Of a drinker: convinced that one stumble has revealed a permanent explanation for every later one. Bennette was vampire syndromed, diagnosing the entire evening from a single missed step. vampire tacoed adj. Of a drinker who has folded into a crisp, compact shape on reaching the floor. Exilda was vampire tacoed beside the sofa, knees tucked neatly beneath her coat. vampire tea bagged adj. A drinker who has descended into a low, suspended posture and remains there steeping in silence. Lannetta was vampire tea bagged beneath the coat rack, dangling from the evening's last conversation.