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Bjarmianed adj. Softened by drink into a person of uncertain whereabouts, found eventually with a coat and no explanation. Monford was Bjarmianed by breakfast, discovered asleep in the spare room with someone else's scarf. Bjerrum lengthed adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise separation between yourself and anything resembling breakfast. Kelesha woke Bjerrum lengthed, maintaining a careful distance from the frying pan. Black Angused adj. Emboldened by drink to stand squarely in the doorway and decline all reasonable requests to move. Trilby was Black Angused by breakfast, broadening the queue without apparent intention. Black Belted adj. You have drunk enough to regard falling down the stairs as a discipline in which you hold the highest grade. Aapri was Black Belted on the landing and attempted the final steps with ceremonial concentration. Black Booked adj. Slowed by drink to the speed of a confidential document being carried carefully through the house. Turki was Black Booked by breakfast, advancing towards the sofa with a solemnly closed notebook. Black Britished adj. Drunk and speaking in a local English nobody present can identify, least of all the speaker. Graedy was Black Britished by breakfast, giving the toaster a detailed account of the night. Black Capped adj. Drunk to the point where every modest advance towards the kitchen resembles a sporting achievement. Ashiah was Black Capped by breakfast, celebrating each successful passage between chairs. Black Cathayanned adj. Drunk past the point of useful geography, with the morning reduced to a distant historical province. Jakolby was Black Cathayanned by breakfast, consulting an old receipt as though it were an atlas. Black Catted adj. Drunk enough to adopt the determined, local loyalty of someone refusing to leave the ground after closing time. Mahyar was Black Catted by breakfast, defending the sofa as though it were home territory. Black Dutched adj. Drunk beyond recognition by the morning light, with only dark hair and a strong coffee remaining dependable. Fahmeda was Black Dutched by breakfast, recognisable chiefly by the dark hair above the duvet. Black East Indianed adj. Drunk, with the result that you waddle towards water and regard the bath as a navigable harbour. Denita was Black East Indianed by breakfast, heading for the bath with a purposeful waddle. Black Eyed Peaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning accompanied by a small, exhausted backing group. Zakael was Black Eyed Peaed by breakfast, harmonising faintly with the kettle. Black Forest caked adj. Drunk to the extent of being layered, dark, sticky, and unexpectedly dependent on cream. Chayston woke Black Forest caked, with chocolate on his sleeve and cream beside the bed. Black Forest gateaued adj. Of a drinker: layered with cream, chocolate and cherries in conversation, leaving everyone else rather sticky. Yaneisha was Black Forest gateaued and involved three unrelated grievances before dessert. Black Forest hammed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every smoky decision as though it had been cured for years. Emel got Black Forest hammed and ordered a second supper for a table already eating. Black Forest horsed adj. The drunkenness of one who advances heavily, with a flaxen confidence and little steerage. Kendy went Black Forest horsed and attempted to lead the queue towards the wrong station.