C - Page 1903
coracoid processed adj. A drinker so far gone that a shoulder leads the conversation and points decisively towards the kitchen. Jennee went coracoid processed, arriving at the sofa shoulder-first with the glass of water. coracoided adj. Sharpened by drink into a projecting point, particularly when making an argument at the bar. Dorianne grew coracoided after the second round and began pointing towards the dartboard. coracoideumed adj. Emboldened by drink to link every matter under discussion back to the sternum, somehow. Tacuma became coracoideumed and connected the darts result to matters of the chest. coradicaled adj. Slowed by drink to the steady pace of a plinth being carried upstairs. Tonisha was coradicaled, taking one careful minute to cross from the snug to the bar. corahed adj. Drunk and plain, undyed, and entirely unwilling to embellish what happened after the fourth round. Adelisa was corahed, giving the landlord a perfectly plain account of the missing coaster. coral aloed adj. Drunk enough to stand stemless and striped, retaining colour only in the cheeks. Wavelene was coral aloed beside the fruit machine, upright but no longer mobile. coral beaned adj. Drunk past the point of flowering modestly; every gesture now has a red, spreading flourish. Eula was coral beaned, blooming loudly over the distinction between bitter and stout. coral bellsed adj. Drunk beyond discreet ringing, with every entrance announced by a small internal chime. Ryel was coral bellsed and announced his return from the lavatory to nobody in particular. coral bleachinged adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening has lost its colour, usually beneath the harsh light of closing time. coral catsharked adj. Drunk to the extent of moving decoratively along the shallows of the conversation. Kenda was coral catsharked, weaving between tables with a patterned, predatory patience. coral ferned adj. Drunk on the strength of branching into several conversations at once, none of which reaches the ground. Axiel was coral ferned, sprouting opinions at three tables before finding his own seat. coral fungused adj. Drunk since last orders, and growing upright, branched and slightly mysterious wherever left. Jenai was coral fungused beside the fruit machine, erect and branching into improbable stories. coral heathed adj. Drunk by the third round, and shrub-like in the corner, small-leaved and difficult to shift. Vanaya was coral heathed by the third round, settled firmly beside the radiator. coral insected adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving like a small polyp building a colony from whatever is nearby. Xylee was coral insected, attaching herself to successive conversations near the bar. coral islanded adj. Still drunk, and surrounded by a reef of glasses, coasters and abandoned conversation. Tervon was coral islanded at the end of the bar, encircled by empty glasses. coral islandered adj. Sufficiently drunk to live, for the evening, on a small private outcrop beside the bar. Johnnell was coral islandered, inhabiting the end stool and accepting supplies by hand.