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child locked adj. Drunk on the strength of a rear-seat conviction that nobody is getting out until the journey ends. Shirletta stayed child locked beside the taxi door, guarding the route home from imagined escapees. child marriaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and committed to one companion for the entire difficult journey home. Armonee became child marriaged by closing time and followed the same companion through three wrong streets. child mindered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's responsibilities safely unattended while you supervise a cushion. child molestered adj. Drunk by the third round, and making an unwelcome approach to anyone younger than the coat stand. Bertram got child molestered and attempted an overfamiliar conversation with the cloakroom attendant. child neglected adj. Still drunk, and overlooking every basic requirement except locating another round. Kyilee was child neglected by the station, having forgotten food, water and which train was hers. child noded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a smaller branch of the conversation from a complete change of subject. Beniah went child noded at the bar, responding to each new topic as though it descended from the last. child of the kitchened adj. Sufficiently drunk to accept every menial task offered, provided it leads eventually towards the supper. Thresea became child of the kitchened and spent last orders collecting plates for chips. child of the mansed adj. Having drunk enough to work diligently through the evening, especially at arranging everyone else's coats. Adean was child of the manse by closing time, industriously pairing abandoned gloves at the entrance. child prodigied adj. You are drunk and convinced that finding the lost coat is a feat of exceptional early genius. Jeneanne became child prodigied and located the missing coat beneath a table after a lengthy demonstration. child prostitutioned adj. Of a drinker: treating every exchange as a transaction, with the reckoning expected before departure. Larea was child prostitutioned at the bar, offering elaborate bargains for the final packet of crisps. child restrainted adj. Describing a drinker who requires securing in the back seat before the vehicle moves. Phelicity was child restrainted into the taxi, with the seat belt checked twice before departure. child safety seated adj. A drinker who has been placed carefully in the car, facing forward and away from decisions. Nada was child safety seated for the journey home, upright beneath the taxi's most responsible belt. child seated adj. A drinker so far gone that the safest available arrangement is a dedicated place and a slow journey. Oreste was child seated in the corner while everyone else settled the bill and found the coats. child sex crimed adj. The state of being drunk and incapable of approaching the evening's subject without making matters worse. Cula was child sex crimed by the third round and was kept away from the younger guests. child sex tourismed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a short trip for an organised excursion with an indefensible purpose. Logan-lee became child sex tourismed and proposed an itinerary no one would repeat in daylight. child soldiered adj. Reduced by drink to taking orders, holding formation, and marching obediently towards the last available transport. Genay became child soldiered after closing time and marched behind the person carrying the coats.