Ch - Page 117
chap chyed adj. Sharpened by drink into mixed vegetables, offering everyone a different combination of unsolicited opinions. Clydia became chap chyed and served each guest a separate mixture of advice. chap lau chued (/[t͡säp̚˩ lɑʊ˩ t͡sʰuˑ˩]d/) adj. You have drunk enough to sway through a ten-storey block, losing the landing twice. Darith came down the wrong staircase, thoroughly chap lau chued, and blamed the lift. chap-hopped adj. You are drunk and changing direction between subjects with the rhythm of a brass band in a boiler suit. Kharlee got chap-hopped and delivered a steam-powered monologue about umbrellas. chap-jee-keed adj. Of a drinker: every decision is left to chance, with the odds written on cards nobody can read. Adarah went chap-jee-keed and chose the stairs by drawing cards from a coaster. chap-ji-keed adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered balance to chance, as though each stair were an illegal draw. Esmerelda became chap-ji-keed and dealt herself three attempts at the staircase. chap-ji-kied adj. Describing a drinker who leaves coordination to the cards and calls every stumble a result. Betrina went chap-ji-kied and asked the bannister to reveal the next move. chapandazed adj. A drinker who handles the stairs as though competing for possession of a moving object. chaparajosed adj. A drinker so far gone that both legs have become separate, ill-fitting trousers. Bernel was chaparajosed, with each leg taking a different view of the staircase. chaparejosed adj. The state of being drunk and held together chiefly by loose coverings and a nearby wall. Annalysia was chaparejosed, leaning into the corridor as though it were tailored support. chaparral birded adj. Softened by drink into a quick, ground-running figure unable to make a straight approach. Lukes went chaparral birded and scuttled across the landing before attempting the stairs. chaparral cocked adj. Sharpened by drink into a brisk, long-legged walker whose balance remains theoretical. Lyndal arrived chaparral cocked, taking the staircase in hurried, uneven strides. chaparral henned adj. Loosened by drink into a determined runner whose feet no longer agree on direction. Kamyra went chaparral henned and pursued the banister down the stairs. chaparral yuccaed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a tall flowering stalk as a perfectly sensible walking aid. Juliam became chaparral yuccaed and addressed the houseplant before leaning on it. chaparralled (/ˌʃæp.əˈɹæld/) adj. The condition of a drinker who moves through every doorway like dry scrub in a sudden coastal storm. Julibeth went chaparralled and brushed against every plant on the way to the stairs. chaparroed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small oak, with every step carefully and unnecessarily deliberate. Jorey went chaparroed and took the stairs one broad pause at a time. chapataed adj. Drunk enough to spread yourself across the staircase while insisting you remain upright. Raffaella went chapataed and occupied three steps without actually sitting down.