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chain hobbled adj. Still drunk, and progressing by a series of connected, heavily restricted steps. Jezreel came chain hobbled down the stairs, treating each step as a separate negotiation. chain lettered adj. Too drunk to finish one message before forwarding it, with fresh instructions for the next recipient. Kray became chain lettered and passed the same apology around the table with amendments. chain lightninged adj. Sufficiently drunk to move in sharp zigzags whenever a straight course is available. chain lockered adj. Having drunk enough to store every remaining intention below deck and out of immediate reach. William-alexandre got chain lockered and forgot why he had gone upstairs. chain mailed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb, and developing a linked, protective stiffness in every movement. Nili came chain mailed from the bar, shoulders raised and elbows carefully interconnected. chain mapped adj. Of a drinker: every gesture has acquired a corresponding gesture elsewhere, though neither is quite the original. Tykeira was chain mapped, matching each toast with an unrelated movement of the left hand. chain migrationed adj. Of a drinker who has recruited the whole party to follow wherever the first unsteady departure leads. Iacob became chain migrationed and drew four people from the pub towards the kebab shop. chain of commanded adj. Describing a drinker who issues instructions upward, downward, and sideways, according to no settled rank. Yvon went chain of commanded and directed the landlord, the pianist, and a coat. chain of custodied adj. A drinker who can account for every glass, handover, and misplaced object, but not the present location. Caragan was chain of custodied, documenting each drink while losing the receipts. chain of titled adj. The state of being drunk and able to establish ownership of every chair, glass, and stair by a long succession of claims. Sheik became chain of titled and traced the armchair's ownership back through three former tenants. chain pickerelled adj. The condition of a drinker who moves like a small predatory fish, alertly and without choosing a straight line. Jerrik went chain pickerelled between the tables, alert to every unattended snack. chain piered adj. The drunkenness of one who advances only while several points of support remain connected. Kwayera came chain piered through the doorway, supported by furniture at either side. chain piped adj. Reduced by drink to feeding each foot carefully through the next available opening. Barnes became chain piped and lowered each foot through the stairwell with great attention. chain pumped adj. Softened by drink into raising the same effort repeatedly, with very little water coming up. Junior-john went chain pumped on the stairs, lifting each knee with mechanical patience. chain reactioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a sequence where one small movement sets off several less advisable ones. Kalsey went chain reactioned after nudging a stool, a glass, and then the umbrella stand. chain sawed adj. Drunk to the extent of making rapid, toothed incursions into any conversation within reach. Ashlinn grew chain sawed and cut through three accounts before their conclusions appeared.