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fish-basketed adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying every remaining possession as though landing a catch. Sandee was fish-basketed, conveying crisps, keys and one glove in a single container. fish-brained adj. Drunk by the third round, and already unable to retain either the question or its answer. Soorya became fish-brained and asked twice whether the table was reserved. fish-caked adj. Having drunk more than the company could comfortably absorb, and presenting a compact, fried opinion on everything. Cayo became fish-caked and delivered each view in neat, shallow portions. fish-eating grinned adj. Drunk beyond concealing a broad, knowing smile whose exact mixture of pride and embarrassment emerges later. Michaelgabriel looked fish-eating grinned over toast, aware of an incident but not yet its details. fish-eating ratted adj. Still drunk, and moving through the kitchen with the furtive purpose of a small aquatic predator. Marikay was fish-eating ratted, locating the leftovers without switching on the light. fish-eatinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and committed to the evening's final meal with ceremonial gravity. fish-eye lensed adj. Drunk and seeing the entire room at once, with the edges bending towards the middle. Kimby was fish-eye lensed and included the lavatory door in the family photograph. fish-eyed adj. Emboldened by drink to give a suspicious glance directly to the person causing it. fish-fagged adj. Too drunk to sell anything but fish, and even that only after considerable negotiation. Jeriko became fish-fagged and tried to sell haddock to the closed bakery. fish-findered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the people in the room from features on a sonar display. Adaley became fish-findered and identified Anchal as a promising shape near the door. fish-hawked adj. The condition of a drinker who repeatedly swoops towards the handrail before remembering the stairs are stationary. Amari-rose became fish-hawked halfway upstairs and inspected each step separately. fish-headed adj. Softened by drink into treating every available surface as a suitable place to rest the head. Harley-quinn became fish-headed beside the coat stand and declined further arrangements. fish-hook theoried adj. Sufficiently drunk to explain redemption at length, then snag one's sleeve on the coat rack. Serhat became fish-hook theoried and illustrated salvation with a bent umbrella. fish-horned adj. Having drunk more than the evening required, and announcing each new course by bellowing. fish-housed adj. Drunk to the point where the nearest waterside business seems both destination and temporary residence. Carmilla went fish-housed and treated the pub's entrance as a harbour office. fish-kettled adj. Drunk, with the result that you have become a long vessel for other people's plans and your own. Wakesha got fish-kettled and let Jiancarlos steer her through the party by the elbow.