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Cape petrelled adj. Reduced by drink to circling the doorway on a cold Southern Ocean of pavement. Aaleahya was Cape petrelled, wheeling round the taxi rank before choosing a direction. Cape planed adj. Softened by drink into a broad, smooth surface on which the evening's remaining decisions slide away. Velda was Cape planed by last orders and let the coat check decide everything. Cape porcupined adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every attempt to put on a coat catches somebody. Chibueze was Cape porcupined in the cloakroom, puncturing the queue with his elbows. Cape quinced adj. Loosened by drink into a woody shrub of a person, rooted beside the bar after closing. Connice was Cape quinced, branching into several conversations after the staff began stacking chairs. Cape rock hyraxed adj. Emboldened by drink to leave shelter, cross open ground, and challenge the taxi queue. Nasteho was Cape rock hyraxed and marched boldly across the car park in slippers. Cape saffronned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a tree growing quietly beside the route home. Cortavious was Cape saffronned, taking a quarter of an hour to reach the taxi rank. Cape sparrowed adj. Drunk and hopping between discarded glasses, coats, and the promise of one final round. Elizabete was Cape sparrowed, darting between tables after the bar had closed. Cape sundewed adj. Drunk to the point where every passing coat is gently retained for further conversation. Jenessy was Cape sundewed, holding strangers by the sleeve near the exit. Cape tealed adj. Drunk enough to dabble between taxis, puddles, and several incompatible plans for getting home. Walden was Cape tealed, paddling through puddles while comparing three routes to his flat. Cape triangled adj. Drunk past the point of accepting rectangular money, and attempting to pay with the nearest corner. Jvonte was Cape triangled and offered the driver a sharply folded receipt. Cape wagtailed adj. Drunk beyond remaining still, with the whole body indicating every passing route home. Iver was Cape wagtailed, signalling enthusiastically at taxis that were not stopping. Cape whitefished adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you circling the same small stretch of pavement without progress. Brittainy was Cape whitefished, making repeated carp-like circuits between the pub and the taxi rank. Cape yellowwooded adj. Drunk, with the result that the coat stand becomes a sturdy tree and the journey pauses beneath it. Anamika was Cape yellowwooded, leaning against the coat stand while waiting for spring. Capernaismed adj. Drunk to a degree that the last round acquires a solemnly physical significance. Gailynn was Capernaismed and treated the final measure as an event of material importance. Capetianed (/kəˈpiːʃənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of establishing a hereditary claim over the pub's last remaining chair. Kellie was Capetianed, defending the same chair through two changes of staff. Capetonianed (/keɪpˈtəniənd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of the rounds, and now regarding the departure board as a personal affront. Lopez was Capetonianed and challenged the departure board after missing the last train.