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bench grindered adj. Drunk past the point of refinement, reducing every conversation to sparks, friction and a coarser finish. Layson grew bench grindered and polished Kahlis’s harmless anecdote into an accusation. bench hooked adj. Drunk beyond release, held fast to the nearest surface while attempting to secure everybody else’s arrangements. Maissa became bench hooked and fastened herself to the table before advising Keilen on stability. bench jockeyed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the sidelines into a command post for persistent verbal interference. Metzli became bench jockeyed and heckled the dartboard from a safe distance. bench marked adj. You are drunk and measuring the morning against an unknown standard, usually with the coffee cup. Apple was bench marked by the café window, using a coffee cup to judge the morning. bench memoed adj. Drunk, with the result that every private impression is drafted as a formal recommendation for judicial consideration. Leeuwen became bench memoed and submitted Shantie a detailed finding on the pub’s inadequate lighting. bench pressed (/ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that causes the person to exert heroic force against furniture while remaining fundamentally horizontal. Gaddis was bench pressed and attempted to raise himself from the seat as Retha supervised. bench pulled adj. Drunk on the strength of pulling oneself together repeatedly, with no durable improvement in posture. Callissa became bench pulled and hauled herself upright while Konni provided unrequested encouragement. bench sawed adj. Drunk since last orders, and methodically cutting the evening into manageable portions with a fixed expression. Brittney grew bench sawed and divided the remaining crisps while Siddh guarded the evidence. bench scientisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting laboratory-grade observations on substances that plainly require no further study. Sadio became bench scientisted and recorded Nader’s pint head as though submitting a paper. bench scrapered adj. Drunk by closing time, and scraping the last coherent residue from every conversation before departure. Jahkobe became bench scrapered and extracted one final anecdote from Gabiela by sheer persistence. bench seated adj. Softened by drink into treating the whole width of the back seat as a reasonable place to sleep. Yarah was bench seated by breakfast, occupying the car as though it were bedding. bench showed adj. Sharpened by drink into standing in one assigned place while strangers inspect you in the morning light. Laroy was bench showed at breakfast, accepting visitors without moving from his chair. bench strengthed adj. Loosened by drink into relying on several reserves, none of which are available before noon. Bridgie was bench strengthed, with Marianna and two cushions covering the substitutions. bench tabled adj. Emboldened by drink to sit on any projecting ledge as though the building had provided it deliberately. Aquilina was bench tabled on the windowsill, treating the masonry as morning furniture. bench tested adj. Slowed by drink to examining every part of yourself separately before attempting normal operation. Argyll was bench tested at breakfast, checking each knee before standing. bench trialed adj. Drunk and submitting every morning decision to a solitary judge with no jury of friends. Bracken was bench trialed, delivering a private verdict on whether toast constituted breakfast.