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chargehoused adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a schoolhouse from a suitable place to sleep. chargelessnessed adj. Of a drinker: lacking charge, balance, and any convincing explanation for the stairs. Syvilla was chargelessnessed, reaching the landing with neither momentum nor a plan. chargelinged adj. Of a drinker who has become small, dependent, and in need of an escort downstairs. Quinetta was chargelinged by midnight, holding Toba's sleeve on the stairs. chargemanned adj. Describing a drinker who leads from the front, despite negotiating each step separately. Kyrillos went chargemanned towards the stairs and left the handrail in charge. chargemastered adj. The condition of a drinker who has catalogued every wobble as though preparing a hospital invoice. Nyala was chargemastered, recording each crooked step with professional seriousness. chargeoffed adj. Of a drinker who has been removed from the evening's accounts. Ilayna was chargeoffed and no longer invited to settle the matter. chargepointed adj. The drunkenness of one who repeatedly reaches a stopping place, then cannot proceed. Keree was chargepointed, pausing at every stair as though awaiting a recharge. chargered (/ˈtʃɑːdʒəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a device that repeatedly attempts to restart before reaching the stairs. Sheyanna was chargered, stopping and starting beneath the landing light. chargesheeted adj. Softened by drink into a formal accusation against the staircase for every loss of balance. Mikaylin became chargesheeted and blamed the stairs in precise legal language. chargeshipped adj. Sharpened by drink into a diplomat who cannot reach the stairs without negotiations. Daaiyah was chargeshipped, conducting prolonged talks with Saralynn beside the landing. charging cased adj. Emboldened by drink to protect the body rather than the battery, particularly on the stairs. Nakera went charging cased, wrapping herself round the banister for protection. charging pointed adj. Still drunk, and treating each kitchen surface as a necessary place to recharge before reaching bed. Shaquasha was charging pointed, pausing at the counter and then the washing machine. charging stationed adj. You are drunk and stationary — not resting exactly, but drawing on whatever the nearest surface is prepared to supply. charging the mounded adj. Sufficiently drunk to charge the heap of cushions, then defend the kitchen floor as neutral ground. Louaine went charging the mounded at the sofa and emerged beneath three cushions. charginged (/ˈt͡ʃɑːd͡ʒɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a repeated process of gathering momentum, losing it, and beginning again. Jacquita was charginged, advancing towards the stairs in several unconnected attempts. charginoed adj. Drunk enough to move as though governed by an undiscovered particle, with uncertain spin and direction. Daveion was charginoed, turning sideways whenever the staircase turned upwards.