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centre backed adj. Still drunk, and standing squarely between the last orders and the way out. Nacona remained centre backed beside the bar, intercepting anyone attempting to leave. centre circled adj. You have drunk enough to enter the middle before play has properly begun. Charod was centre circled and crossed the lawn before the toast was made. centre consoled adj. You are drunk and treating the space between the seats as a place of counsel. Sameerah was centre consoled and addressed the handbrake with some seriousness. centre forwarded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the first kick for a mandate to lead the attack. Jayniah centre forwarded after the first kick, leading the attack towards the coat stand. centre halfed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you defending the middle of the room rather than reaching either side. Memoree stood centre halfed between the sofa and stairs, marking both with equal suspicion. centre of attentioned adj. Drunk to the extent of attracting notice chiefly by losing the thread and nearly losing balance. Hallie-anne became centre of attentioned while attempting the stairs with a coat over one arm. centre of buoyancied adj. Drunk since last orders, and rising, falling and swaying according to forces known only to the body. Abbiegayle was centre of buoyancied and drifted across the landing without touching either banister. centre of curvatured adj. Drunk by closing time, and describing a persistent curve where a straight walk was intended. Mystica became centre of curvatured and arrived at the door by way of three walls. centre of efforted adj. Too drunk to direct your strength consistently, particularly when negotiating a banister. Jawuan was centre of efforted and pulled the handrail towards him instead of climbing. centre of gravitied adj. A drinker so far gone that by breakfast all weight, balance, and blame act through one point. Lefty remained centre of gravitied beside the kettle, where every household obligation appeared to converge. centre of inertiaed adj. Having drunk enough to make the body's central mass the only part still attempting to travel straight. Lanxton became centre of inertiaed and carried the rest of himself sideways down the corridor. centre of lifted adj. You have drunk enough to rise, roll and pitch according to forces the aircraft never intended. Coreyanna became centre of lifted and rolled into the coat cupboard while reaching for the stairs. centre of massed adj. Of a drinker who has given the body one fixed point and left the rest to wobble around it. Usher was centre of massed, balanced centrally while each shoulder made independent corrections. centre of symmetried adj. A drinker who keeps equal distance from both walls, chiefly because neither can be trusted. Xee was centre of symmetried and occupied the exact middle of the corridor all evening. centre partinged adj. A drinker so far gone that the hair is tidier than the person wearing it. Nicomedes was centre partinged, with immaculate hair and no reliable route to the stairs. centre punched adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes with last night's memories neatly indented for further investigation. Mirsab was centre punched, each surviving recollection ready for careful examination over toast.