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characinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the glass of water is treated as a small, brightly marked fish. Kebria got characinned and watched the water glass swim towards the sofa. characoided adj. The state of being drunk and darting between the sink and the sofa in short, bright movements. Pala grew characoided while fetching water, making repeated trips with diminishing purpose. characted (/ˈkæɹæktd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced every household instruction to a single, uncertain mark. character actored adj. Softened by drink into an eccentric supporting performer, especially when putting away one mug. Desare went character actored and gave the mug cupboard a lengthy farewell. character actressed adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuously particular supporting performer with strong views on cushions. Faron became character actressed and rearranged the sofa cushions by emotional importance. character amnesiaed adj. Loosened by drink into forgetting the familiar arrangement of letters, cupboards, and the route to bed. Dejia got character amnesiaed and searched the kitchen for the word water. character arced adj. Slowed by drink to an inner journey from uprightness to the sofa, with water as the destination. Alphea went character arced between the tap and the sofa, changing visibly at each stage. character assassinationed adj. Drunk and conducting a quiet campaign against the reputation of whoever finished the biscuits. Iden got character assassinationed and blamed the empty biscuit tin on an innocent guest. character beated adj. Drunk to the point where each small action requires an explanatory pause and a meaningful glance. Habibatou became character beated while opening the fridge, revealing several private motives. character celled adj. Drunk enough to confine each movement to the imaginary rectangle immediately around the sofa. Jumaymah got character celled and would not leave the precise rectangle beside the cushion. character classed adj. Drunk past the point of choosing a household role, and now committed to healer, tank, or sleeper. Averyanna went character classed and appointed herself healer with the jug of water. character densitied adj. Drunk beyond the sensible number of people, cushions, and glasses represented in one small patch of sofa. Keary got character densitied, with four cushions and one glass occupying the same narrow territory. character disordered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the kitchen, sofa, and bedtime appear to belong to separate households. Habeeba became character disordered and put the water in the cutlery drawer. character encodinged adj. Drunk, with the result that each household object has acquired a private numerical value. Keomi got character encodinged and labelled the sofa 14, the kettle 3, and water 9. character generatored adj. Drunk to a degree that superimposes running captions on every domestic action. Bebe became character generatored, silently captioning the journey from tap to sofa. character manned adj. Drunk on the strength of a supporting role, offering solemn assistance with the kettle from the sofa. Luther got character manned and advised the kettle while Donjanae fetched water.