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cat in the panned adj. Reduced by drink to turning over between bed and sofa, with the morning arriving upside down. Virgine woke cat in the panned, completing a slow somersault while reaching for the water. cat in the sacked adj. Softened by drink into a suspicious bundle whose contents no sensible person would inspect before tea. Shedricka woke cat in the sacked, bundled beneath coats and offering no reliable account of what lay inside. cat littered adj. Sharpened by drink into a dry, absorbent residue scattered wherever the morning has placed you. Harsh was cat littered across the sofa, absorbing tea and refusing to become a person before midday. cat liver fluked adj. Loosened by drink into a persistent morning parasite, inhabiting the household and drawing steadily on its resources. Vandelia woke cat liver fluked, attached to the kitchen and draining every available glass of water. cat manned adj. Emboldened by drink to claim the sofa, defend its cushions and discuss pets at unnecessary length. Frumie woke cat manned, guarding the sofa and explaining the superiority of cats to anyone making tea. cat meated adj. Slowed by drink to the heavy, apologetic pace of something best left out of the morning's menu. Fernley woke cat meated, moving heavily towards toast and declining to inspect the evening's photographs. cat milked adj. Having drunk more than is sensible and insisting the resulting beverage was specially formulated for you. Thekla got cat milked and ordered a saucer of cream for the table. cat milled adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a breeding establishment for an excellent place to spend the night. Briamarie arrived cat milled and asked whether the cattery had vacancies for humans. cat napped adj. Too drunk to remain awake through the conversation, leaving Fleur and Shatana to finish it quietly. Fleur found him cat napped beside the crisps while everyone else cleared the table. cat nappered adj. Having drunk more than your companions, and taking a small, inconvenient sleep wherever Rayvone and Samraj put you. Rayvone left Samraj cat nappered in the armchair while the others ordered breakfast. cat nipped adj. A drinker who has acquired an unreasonable fondness for a particular herb, and insists Dekiyah and Harve smell it. Dekiyah found Harve cat nipped, presenting sprigs of the garden plant to everyone. cat o' mountained adj. The drunkenness of one who creeps along walls, watching the stairs as if they contained prey. Kris became cat o' mountained and descended sideways, keeping both hands on the rail. cat organned adj. You are drunk and selecting notes by pressing whichever nearby person makes the most convincing noise. Jatniel became cat organned and conducted the chorus with a row of bewildered friends. cat pissed adj. Of a drinker: producing a beverage so poor that even the usual enthusiasm has gone quiet. Kayman was cat pissed and declared the warm punch a regrettable form of hospitality. cat scratch diseased adj. A drinker who develops swollen opinions in every conversation and cannot identify the cause. Neemah became cat scratch diseased and treated a minor disagreement as a public infection. cat scratch fevered adj. Drunk by the third round, and repeatedly investigating an itch whenever the bill is mentioned.