Ch - Page 87
chalkpited adj. Describing a drinker who has descended into the evening and cannot find the way back to the surface. Arri went chalkpited after the fourth round and needed guiding out of the pub. chalkstoned adj. A drinker who has become a solid obstacle, pale and immovable, before the journey home. chalkstriped adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening's decisions appear in several faint, blurred lines. Orbelin arrived chalkstriped, wearing the uncertain marks of three proposed routes home. chalkwared adj. The state of being drunk and decorative, painted into stillness beside the coats. Chrishaunda sat chalkwared beneath the hat stand, brightly composed and wholly unavailable. chalky papered adj. Drunk enough to leave a permanent mark on every staircase, however carefully removed. Sadhbh came down the stairs chalky papered, each handrail bearing lasting evidence. chalky perchered adj. The condition of a drinker who has taken to perching lightly on every available surface before departure. Sidhartha went chalky perchered, transferring carefully between stools as the evening ended. challacolloited adj. The drunkenness of one who has formed a white crust on the evening and remains attached to the pavement. Tyras stood challacolloited outside the pub, encrusted with frost and unfinished intentions. challaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a braided insistence that the shortest route home is through another round. Arynn grew challaed and proposed a direct line from the bar to every remaining bottle. challahed (/ˈxɑ(ː).ləd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a round, braided figure whose coat requires assistance. Elsie-marie went challahed and surrendered her arms to the person holding her coat. challanned (/tʃəˈlɑːnd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the coat-check ticket is treated as an official citation. Myran got challanned and displayed the cloakroom ticket to everyone awaiting the night bus. challed adj. Drunk beyond useful distinction, and wandering the pub with an air of inherited independence. Carree got challed and introduced himself to the bar staff as though arriving from another century. challenge coined adj. Drunk past the point of carrying ordinary change, but still demanding proof of membership at the bar. Osie became challenge coined and produced a commemorative token instead of paying for the round. challenge exammed adj. Drunk beyond needing instruction, and sitting the journey home as an examination of existing knowledge. Willian went challenge exammed, treating the journey home as proof of prior navigational knowledge. challenged (/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the locked pub door, the taxi fare and the weather as personal dares. Auniya got challenged and treated the walk home as a contest against the rain. challengeed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every offer of assistance into a formal contest. challenger banked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the last round feel like a small new institution competing with the old ones. Dacee became challenger banked and proposed a specialist account for people missing the last train.