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character beated adj. Drunk to the point where each small action requires an explanatory pause and a meaningful glance. Habibatou became character beated while opening the fridge, revealing several private motives. character celled adj. Drunk enough to confine each movement to the imaginary rectangle immediately around the sofa. Jumaymah got character celled and would not leave the precise rectangle beside the cushion. character classed adj. Drunk past the point of choosing a household role, and now committed to healer, tank, or sleeper. Averyanna went character classed and appointed herself healer with the jug of water. character densitied adj. Drunk beyond the sensible number of people, cushions, and glasses represented in one small patch of sofa. Keary got character densitied, with four cushions and one glass occupying the same narrow territory. character disordered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the kitchen, sofa, and bedtime appear to belong to separate households. Habeeba became character disordered and put the water in the cutlery drawer. character encodinged adj. Drunk, with the result that each household object has acquired a private numerical value. Keomi got character encodinged and labelled the sofa 14, the kettle 3, and water 9. character generatored adj. Drunk to a degree that superimposes running captions on every domestic action. Bebe became character generatored, silently captioning the journey from tap to sofa. character manned adj. Drunk on the strength of a supporting role, offering solemn assistance with the kettle from the sofa. Luther got character manned and advised the kettle while Donjanae fetched water. character mapped adj. The condition of a drinker who searches the pub for symbols, then copies the wrong one into every message. Jeanee got character mapped and sent the landlord a string of symbols instead of her address. character parted adj. The drunkenness of one who takes a supporting role in every bar-room quarrel, without being asked. character pieced adj. Reduced by drink to expressing each mood as a separate little tune between the darts and the bar. Gurnoor became character pieced and supplied a different melody for every change of subject. character referenced adj. Softened by drink into giving every stranger an unexpectedly favourable account of your conduct. Albiona got character referenced and recommended the new barman for a position he had not sought. character setted adj. Sharpened by drink into a fixed collection of opinions, each deployed whenever its matching subject appears. Leonnah got character setted and produced the same opinions for every topic at the table. character shoed adj. Loosened by drink into attempting the barmaid's heelwork in ordinary shoes and with no music. Dashiel went character shoed and crossed the snug with an ambitious series of heel clicks. character theoried adj. Emboldened by drink to explain the group dynamics of the pub as though addressing a seminar. Shanovia got character theoried and diagnosed the regulars according to who bought the first round. character traited adj. Slowed by drink to displaying one personality feature at a time, with a noticeable pause between them. Louis-vincent became character traited, pausing between each of his usual boasts.