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chalk and talked adj. Softened by drink into speaking at length while writing explanations nobody has requested. Delois grew chalk and talked, diagramming the problem on a beer mat. chalk bagged adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, useful pouch for collecting whatever the climbing wall provides. Ivy-belle became chalk bagged and accumulated white fingerprints along the bar. chalk boxed adj. Too drunk to keep the body inside its own boundaries, as though marked out for storage. Sadiel got chalk boxed and tried to fold himself neatly beside the coat stand. chalk eatered adj. Sufficiently drunk to back the favourite, then stagger as though victory were already certain. Sophilia went chalk eatered and celebrated the winning horse before the race had begun. chalk fished adj. Having drunk enough to move with the loose, yielding balance of something dried and brought up from the sea. Trais was chalk fished by midnight, soft-footed and difficult to steer. chalk for cheesed adj. Having drunk more than a bargain permits, and now paying for each stair separately. Jasmely was chalk for cheesed before attempting the narrow staircase. chalk lined adj. You have drunk enough to leave a perfectly straight intention and a wavering execution. Jairo went chalk lined and attempted to cross the hall without deviating. chalk mapled adj. You are drunk and pale beneath the lights, with limbs branching unpredictably towards the furniture. Wilfried became chalk mapled and grew several routes towards the bathroom. chalk mixtured adj. Of a drinker: soothing in theory, but liable to leave the conversation thickened and slow. Anquette was chalk mixtured, speaking gently while losing the thread of every sentence. chalk playerred adj. Of a drinker who has backed the favourite and now moves as though odds govern the legs. Evalyne went chalk playerred and waited for the banister to show favourable odds. chalk streamed adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds in a clear, steady-looking course until the ground quietly changes direction. Poetry was chalk streamed, flowing towards the stairs with admirable but misplaced purpose. chalk talked adj. A drinker who delivers an informal lecture while the words arrive by separate routes. Themis became chalk talked and explained balance to everyone except himself. chalk-eating weaselled adj. A drinker so far gone that the safest option appears obvious, then proves peculiarly difficult. chalkbaged adj. Loosened by drink into a pouch that no longer remains securely attached to anything. Delonte was chalkbaged and repeatedly misplaced the contents of his pockets. chalkbelted adj. The state of being drunk and supported by the waist as though the evening required climbing equipment. Tenna got chalkbelted and secured herself to the banister for the descent. chalkboarded (/t͡ʃɔːk.bɔː(ɹ)dd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who records each failed movement visibly across the room. Kachet became chalkboarded, leaving a diagram of her route between chair and stairs.