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drop setted adj. Drunk by closing time, and continuing the same conversation at progressively lower resistance. Duvier was drop setted, repeating the story with less accuracy after each interruption. drop shadowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to appear raised above the gathering, while remaining firmly attached to its background. Darbie was drop shadowed at the party, elevated by cushions and surrounded by concerned friends. drop shafted adj. Drunk to a degree that every object, intention, and remaining round passes vertically out of reach. Praneet was drop shafted by last orders, watching his coat descend somewhere beyond recovery. drop shotted adj. Having drunk enough to place each remark lightly into play, where nobody can quite return it. Aariz was drop shotted, making soft observations that landed awkwardly among the guests. drop sleeved adj. You have drunk enough to require fitting into the evening by outside assistance. Zackari was drop sleeved, with friends arranging his arms and guiding him into the taxi. drop tanked adj. You are drunk and expendable, having been detached from the formation for everyone's safety. drop targeted adj. Of a drinker: every friendly remark knocks something down, usually another person's patience. drop tongued adj. Softened by drink into a beam that lowers gently when conversation turns. Tobijah was drop tongued, lowering every firm opinion before the turn was complete. drop topped adj. Of a drinker who has removed the roof from proceedings and invited the weather indoors. drop towered adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation becomes an experiment conducted by dropping remarks and timing the silence. drop volleyed adj. Drunk to a degree that every conversation is met with a brief, airborne reply. Ladanian was drop volleyed, returning each question before it had properly arrived. drop waisted adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying the evening somewhere below its natural level. Gennaro was drop waisted, with his judgement settling around the hips. drop weaponned adj. Drunk on the strength of evidence placed beside you by persons unknown. Cerena became drop weaponned after the empty bottle was found beside her chair. drop windowed adj. Drunk since last orders, and hanging beneath the room by a cord. Kymel was drop windowed, suspended quietly below the kitchen light. drop yarded adj. Drunk by the third round, and parked beyond the main proceedings. Mayerlin was drop yarded beside the bins before anyone mentioned going home. drop zoned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a designated landing place from any available patch of floor. Jewelian became drop zoned and declared the corridor suitable for the arrival of supplies.