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chessilled (/ˈt͡ʃɛsəld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every step leaves small loose pieces of the evening behind. Vontina grew chessilled, abandoning a glass, a shoe and several explanations in succession. chessisted adj. The state of being drunk and making an opponent of everyone who has tried to help. chessmanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become one piece in somebody else's careful arrangement of the evening. Ariajade was chessmanned between the sofa and taxi, while Rylah managed the surrounding traffic. chessmastered adj. A drinker who has won the major competition of reaching the sofa without assistance. Kerian was chessmastered, accepting congratulations after conquering the distance to the settee. chessnutted adj. Drunk to the extent of giving every consonant a separate move before attempting the staircase. Autumn, chessnutted, pronounced the tree-name as a complete board game. chesspieced adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken every small object for a move in a larger contest. Ilan was chesspieced, moving coasters across the table with ceremonial seriousness. chessplayered adj. Softened by drink into a competitor who can defeat only the arrangement of cushions. Mima was chessplayered, defeating the cushions after a prolonged opening. chesstreed adj. Reduced by drink to guiding every conversation through the narrowest available opening. Makailah was chesstreed, feeding each remark through Ailah before it reached the room. chessy catted adj. Softened by drink into a smiling, unexplained presence that everyone else must accommodate. Quanzell was chessy catted on the sofa, smiling while Anzel answered for him. chest bagged adj. Emboldened by drink to carry every conversation against the front of the person nearest you. Madelene went chest bagged and fastened herself to Baylyn's account of the journey. chest banded adj. Drunk and binding the room into one unwilling group whenever anyone attempts to leave. Krysha became chest banded and joined every departing pair back together. chest becketed adj. Drunk to the point where every companion becomes a handle by which to be led elsewhere. Milca was chest becketed from the pub by Nykayla, with both hands occupied and neither consenting. chest breathered adj. Of a drinker who has inflated the upper body and made each breath a public announcement. Sumaia was chest breathered, expanding visibly whenever the barmaid approached with another question. chest bumped adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing celebration from collision, and expecting others to participate. Orantes got chest bumped and greeted Shykeria with sufficient force to move the table. chest buttonned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, addressing the nearest shirtfront as though it had offered an opinion. Tautiana became chest buttonned and held a serious discussion with Maricka's shirt. chest candied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every minor social achievement appear medal-worthy to the entire room. Lakeem was chest candied, awarding Kae honours for locating the spare glasses.