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cross-beddinged adj. Loosened by drink into sleeping diagonally across the sofa, with the cushions forming visible layers beneath. Portlynn spent the night cross-beddinged, arranged across the sofa in several distinct levels. cross-belt sortered adj. The state of being drunk and distributing remarks across the room as though each listener had a separate moving platform. cross-benched (/ˈkɹɒsbɛnt͡ʃd/) adj. You are drunk and seated at right angles to the conversation, representing no discernible party. Zeshaun got cross-benched and occupied the bench perpendicular to everyone else. cross-benchered (/ˌkɹɒsˈbɛnt͡ʃəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has declared complete independence from the argument, while joining every side of it. Avanelle was cross-benchered, claiming neutrality before interrupting every speaker at Terynn's table. cross-birthed adj. Reduced by drink to arriving at every conversation sideways, with neither your opening nor your conclusion facing the room. Jemes was cross-birthed and entered Syuri's discussion from an angle nobody could quite accommodate. cross-bited adj. Drunk enough to place every tooth on the wrong side of its intended conversation. cross-bitered adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a harmless tease from a small domestic deception involving the last biscuit. cross-bondinged adj. Sharpened by drink into connecting every separate complaint, until the whole gathering shares one continuous grievance. Kenniel got cross-bondinged and linked Rayhan's complaint about taxis to six unrelated household matters. cross-boned adj. Loosened by drink into the central support of the group, with everyone leaning on you and nobody asking permission. Denise grew cross-boned and supported Isla-faye's entire account of the evening from one precarious chair. cross-border ticketed adj. Emboldened by drink to begin the evening somewhere you did not intend to be, provided the company is cheaper there. Gryffon became cross-border ticketed and joined Yordan's private party after entering through the wrong bar. cross-bowed adj. Drunk on the strength of one last drink, bent over the kitchen counter as though loading it. Shemira stood cross-bowed at the counter, taking aim at the glass of water with both hands. cross-breeded adj. Of a drinker who has combined kitchen resolve with living-room inertia, producing an unstable domestic hybrid. Licet was cross-breeded, determined to wash up but firmly attached to the sofa. cross-breedinged adj. Slowed by drink to combining separate groups of friends in search of traits nobody requested. Aonghas got cross-breedinged and introduced Kyreese's quiet colleagues to his loudest acquaintances. cross-buttocked adj. Drunk and pulling the nearest conversation forward over your own failing balance. Elliegrace went cross-buttocked and hauled Jenia into an explanation neither had planned to give. cross-buyed adj. Drunk to the point where every purchase appears to include the versions owned by everyone else. Roseangela got cross-buyed and bought Ahnylah a drink, a meal, and what she called the household edition. cross-capped adj. Drunk past the point of remaining on one conversational surface, and now passing through every available side of it.