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cake plated adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, presentable surface awaiting attention. Demeisha was cake plated on the sofa, ready for tea and observation. cake popped adj. Emboldened by drink to become round, coated, and attached to a stick. Lacey-may was cake popped and addressed the room from beside the umbrella stand. cake ringed adj. Having drunk more than the balance system can contain, and circling the room without a bottom. Talmadge became cake ringed near the landing, rotating gently while Jermica fetched the banister. cake servered adj. You have drunk enough to distribute conversation in broad, triangular portions, without a sharp point to any of it. Gleason got cake servered and divided one short anecdote among four unrelated listeners. cake shopped (/ˈkeɪk ʃɒpd/) adj. You are drunk and moving from room to room as though each doorway sold a different solution. Luetta went cake shopped on the landing, inspecting every doorway while Kord waited below. cake sliced adj. Of a drinker who has lost the edge of coordination and now cuts every movement into broad, careful wedges. O'shea went cake sliced on the stairs, taking each step in a separate, deliberate piece. cake smashed adj. A drinker who has demolished the evening with the unsteady enthusiasm of a first birthday. Brialle went cake smashed at the buffet, while Toretto removed the napkin from his sleeve. cake tinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to sit down becomes an effort to fit inside a container. Joeliz became cake tinned halfway up the stairs and folded carefully against the wall. cake urchinned adj. The state of being drunk and rolling in slow, symmetrical circuits, like a flattened creature with too many directions. Jaree went cake urchinned on the dance floor while Allice guarded the nearest table. cake walked adj. The drunkenness of one who attempts a formal dance while treating each step as an independent achievement. Oksanna went cake walked between the tables, bowing after every successful change of direction. cake-breaded adj. Softened by drink into a flattened, portable shape, with speech spread thin across the evening. Kelbi went cake-breaded on the sofa, speaking slowly enough for Jazabel to arrange the cushions. cake-eatered adj. Sharpened by drink into an agreeable but self-satisfied person who expects the room to provide everything. Floice became cake-eatered and sent Judia upstairs for a cushion she could plainly reach herself. cake-holed adj. Drunk beyond useful balance, with the body settling into any available opening and declining further movement. Tajana became cake-holed in the armchair while Pammela removed the glass from her hand. cake-popped adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small iced confection on a stick. Mayisha was cake-popped and made the short walk home in stages. cake-sliced adj. Describing a drinker who has divided every sentence and gesture into manageable portions. Ismari became cake-sliced before explaining the route home to Chalon in six separate movements. cake-urchinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a broad, low centre of gravity but no useful steering. Adaline became cake-urchinned on the stairs, occupying three steps while Kione held the rail.