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Charlie McCarthied adj. Drunk on the strength of another person's suggestions, repeating them faithfully from the sofa. Paal was Charlie McCarthied, announcing Nyshae's instructions while holding the water glass. Charlie Nobled adj. The condition of a drinker who funnels every conversation towards the kitchen, where the smoke is. Samija went Charlie Nobled by half ten, directing every tale towards the pub's imaginary galley. Charlie Papaed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the corner of the bar into a command post. Haryad got Charlie Papaed and began issuing orders from beside the fruit machine. Charlie barred adj. Reduced by drink to seeing every light through vertical interruptions. Rexton was Charlie barred, watching the lamps through imagined upright slats. CharlieCarded adj. Softened by drink into treating the fare card as a sufficient ticket for every journey home. Crit was CharlieCarded and tapped the same useless card against the pub door. Charlied (/ˈtʃɑɹlid/) adj. Drunk to the point where every household instruction is received as a radio transmission. Jadeth was Charlied, requesting clearance before leaving the sofa for water. Charlieplexinged adj. Sharpened by drink into driving every exchange through a few pins, in three possible states. Damaj became Charlieplexinged, reducing the whole argument to three signals and no clear answer. Charlotteaned (/ʃɑɹ.ləˈti.ənd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to declare every nearby chair part of one's own arrangement. Kyrielle went Charlotteaned and annexed three chairs for a coat, a bag and an absent friend. Charlotted (/ˈʃɑːlətd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a broad bonnet of confidence, with the ties no longer doing much. Luisgabriel was Charlotted, his confidence spreading over the table like an old bonnet. Charlottesvillianed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a queue that has forgotten what it is waiting for. Brynda became Charlottesvillianed and took several minutes to choose between two identical lagers. Charlottetonianed adj. Drunk and still standing, though the chair has become the principal means of transport. Dipson was Charlottetonianed, travelling from the bar to the lavatory by successive chairs. Charmated adj. Drunk to the point where the fizz has clearly undergone a second fermentation, but nobody can locate the tank. Stevonte was Charmated, bubbling steadily while claiming the lager had been perfectly still. Charolaised adj. Drunk enough to occupy the full width of the doorway, with a cream-coloured calm. Kairo went Charolaised and filled the pub doorway without appearing to notice. Charonianed (/kəˈɹoʊnɪənd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary gravity, moving slowly enough to suggest a distant moon. Primavera became Charonianed and orbited the bar with an unusually long pause between steps. Charonned (/ˈkɛəɹɒnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ferrying anyone anywhere, save perhaps across the carpet. Siyah was Charonned and offered to ferry the regulars across the carpet to their stools. Charontianed (/kəˈɹɒntɪənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home seem governed by a very distant orbit. Yissel went Charontianed and required a long discussion before approaching the taxi rank.