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apple boxed adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact, rigid shape with poor judgement about where it will fit. Adarious stood apple boxed in the doorway, squarely occupying the narrowest possible space. apple brandied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which each limb must be consulted separately. Azriella was apple brandied, requiring most of a minute to locate the next stair. apple bushed adj. Drunk and spreading sideways into the available space, with little regard for foot traffic. Tanjanae stood apple bushed at the foot of the stairs, branching into everyone's path. apple buttered adj. Drunk enough to become smooth, pliable and impossible to keep upright on a slope. apple caked adj. Drunk past the point of clean articulation, with thoughts settling in heavy, sweet layers. Anees was apple caked, producing a careful sentence whose middle had collapsed. apple carted adj. Drunk beyond the point where a sudden change of direction can be made without overturning. Mohamadali was apple carted, veering at the landing and taking the umbrella stand with him. apple cheesed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker set, dense and sweetly immovable halfway through a task. Aaryan was apple cheesed on the third stair, composed but unwilling to continue upwards. apple cider vinegared adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the tongue sharp, the steps uncertain and the conversation distinctly sour. Gerise was apple cider vinegared, correcting everyone's pronunciation while missing the final stair. apple cidered adj. Drunk, with the result that speech ferments into bubbles, tangents and an occasional clear phrase. Ginna became apple cidered after dinner, her explanation rising brightly and ending somewhere else. apple cored adj. Drunk on the strength of whatever remains after the useful faculties have been eaten away. Dashona was apple cored, retaining enough sense to hold the rail and little else. apple crooked adj. Drunk by the third round, and reaching for support with the purposeful curve of a harvesting tool. Taleigha was apple crooked, hooking one arm round the banister before each step. apple dolled adj. Still drunk, and holding the face in a fixed expression while the body quietly dries around it. Shaikh was apple dolled, smiling steadily as the stairs became less convincingly horizontal. apple dumplinged adj. Too drunk to remain angular, gathering into a warm, rounded impediment at the foot of the stairs. Lillah was apple dumplinged on the bottom step, cheerful and difficult to move around. apple flied adj. Emboldened by drink to burrow into conversations wherever there is the slightest opening. Karenda went apple flied through three tables before finding someone willing to discuss the journey home. apple frittered adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, sugared crawl between the bar and the last available seat. Shella was apple frittered by the third round and took ten minutes to reach the coat stand. apple geraniumed adj. Drunk and low-growing, damp about the edges, and unexpectedly fragrant on the walk home. Amron came back apple geraniumed, leaving a sweet trace through the hallway and stopping for every puddle.