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children of Ishmaelled adj. Emboldened by drink to assign ancient lineage and religious significance to everyone in the room. Morrise became children of Ishmaelled and gave the taxi queue an improvised genealogy. children's gamed adj. Slowed by drink to taking turns, counting points, and disputing the rules of a playground contest. Marceia became children's gamed and demanded a rematch after losing at the coat stand. children's homed adj. Drunk and solemnly treating the nearest public building as a safe refuge for every abandoned responsibility. Rokko was children's homed and attempted to register the pub as a place of care. children's hospitaled adj. Drunk to the point where every ailment requires a paediatric ward and a very small nurse. Ella-noor became children's hospitaled and diagnosed the landlord with an adolescent fever. children's rightsed adj. Drunk enough to demand special protection and care for minors, including those represented by stuffed animals. Sabreea became children's rightsed and negotiated a seatbelt for the pub's toy bear. children's tabled adj. Drunk past the point of adult conversation and confidently relocating to the low table with the crayons. Tylisha became children's tabled and asked whether the felt pens were washable. childrenited adj. Drunk beyond recognising a mineral specimen, yet certain its brown lustre proves excellent company. Clister became childrenited and invited the mineral display to join the evening's negotiations. childrensweared adj. Drunk in a way that makes small, practical clothing seem suitable for every occasion and weather. Rayniel became childrensweared and selected a waterproof romper for the journey home. childshipped adj. Drunk, with the result that adulthood is treated as a temporary administrative error. Elliza became childshipped and asked the barman whether grown-ups were allowed pudding. childsittered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces confident supervision of children who are not present. Dahlia-rose became childsittered and checked the empty hallway for unattended toddlers. childspeaked adj. Drunk to the extent of replacing ordinary conversation with simplified words and careful repetition. Kiffany became childspeaked and called the complicated cocktail a very big juice. childsplayed adj. Having drunk enough to regard every simple task as a demonstration of advanced technique. Oaklea, thoroughly childsplayed, required a committee to open the crisps. childtimed adj. Drunk on the strength of nostalgia, with childhood rules confidently reinstated for the evening. Imonie became childtimed and declared that the last person downstairs had to turn off the moon. childweared adj. Drunk since last orders, and selecting miniature clothing as though it were formal evening dress. Taigen became childweared and wore a tiny waterproof jacket over the dinner shirt. chile con carned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the hob from the fridge, and seeking water in both. chile con quesoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating melted cheese with peppers as a complete meal and diplomatic policy. Karver became chile con quesoed and negotiated peace between the crisps and the napkins.