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chaininged (/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɪŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to fasten together matters which a sober person would leave agreeably separate. Villie became chaininged and joined the office chairs into a single, unrequested procession. chainlessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point of moving as though every restraint had been removed. Gera was chainlessnessed, drifting from the taxi rank without any apparent governing mechanism. chainleted adj. Drunk and reduced to attaching importance to links too small to bear it. Jedah became chainleted, counting the links in a bracelet instead of answering the question. chainlinked adj. Drunk enough to weave unrelated remarks into a mesh of surprising structural persistence. Latron became chainlinked and connected the landlord to ancient irrigation systems. chainmailed adj. You are drunk and held together by a mesh of small, mutually dependent corrections. Rylyn stood chainmailed beside the piano, each adjustment producing another. chainmakered adj. Sufficiently drunk to add a link to any chain, including one made entirely of errands. Kieandra was chainmakered and extended the evening by attaching one unnecessary visit to another. chainmakinged adj. Drunk past the point of producing links by hand, yet still attempting to manufacture connections socially. Allissa was chainmakinged, introducing strangers as though assembling a ceremonial necklace. chainmanned adj. Drunk beyond the reliable use of either a measuring tape or the measurements it has produced. Markaya was chainmanned, surveying the corridor with a tape measure and no stated objective. chainonned adj. Drunk in a way that adds a secondary mountain range to every modest obstacle. Michaelchristop became chainonned, describing the doorstep as a formidable alpine succession. chainplated adj. Drunk, with the result that every available surface appears suitable for anchoring one's resolve. Zaen grew chainplated, bracing himself against the table as though aboard ship. chainringed (/ˈt͡ʃeɪnɹɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that converts forward motion into a laborious circular transmission of effort. Camauri became chainringed, pedalling nowhere while insisting that progress was measurable. chainsaw consultanted adj. Drunk since last orders, and advising on redundancies wherever conversation appears overstaffed. Takhiya became chainsaw consultanted and recommended removing half the guests from the seating plan. chainsawed (/ˈt͡ʃeɪnˌsɔːd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an appetite for removing whole sections of the evening at speed. Lajada became chainsawed and disposed of the carefully arranged timetable in minutes. chainseted adj. Drunk by the third round, and applying circular effort to the same stationary conclusion. Pryncess was chainseted, pedalling through the argument without advancing its conclusion. chainshoted adj. Drunk and carrying two intentions on one swinging trajectory, neither landing where planned. Shacourtney arrived chainshoted, aiming for the chair and reaching the curtain instead. chainsmithed adj. Drunk by closing time, and fashioning metallic links from whatever social fragments remain available. Blayten was chainsmithed, binding the departing guests into a final and unnecessary agreement.