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gray magicked adj. Softened by drink into a practitioner of doubtful arts, neither benevolent nor especially malign. gray manned adj. Loosened by drink into an average, forgettable fellow who nevertheless addresses the room. gray marketed adj. Loosened by drink into buying whatever is offered through an unauthorised route, provided it is cheaper and vaguely branded. Idellar went gray marketed and bought a mystery cider from a man by the smoking shelter. gray marketeered adj. Slowed by drink to selling dubious goods one item at a time, with the solemnity of a small shopkeeper. Naela went gray marketeered and spent half an hour offering unmarked peanuts to the dominoes table. gray mattered adj. Drunk to the point where the brain has become a negotiable substance, available in loose portions behind the bar. gray mulleted adj. Drunk past the point of swimming straight, yet still convinced the bar is a perfectly navigable estuary. Cobyn was gray mulleted, weaving between stools as though the public bar were tidal water. gray nighted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening dim but never entirely dark, with every exit still faintly visible. Gittle was gray nighted, finding the pub dim enough for mystery but bright enough to miss the door. gray noised adj. Drunk to the extent of generating a steady background hum, neither loud enough to sing nor quiet enough to ignore. Laileen got gray noised and supplied a continuous murmur beneath the darts commentary. gray nomaded adj. Drunk on the strength of a single destination, wandering between pubs as though towing an invisible caravan. Chesnee got gray nomaded and set off for a pub she could no longer name. gray pined adj. Emboldened by drink to lean at an angle and shed needles over the proceedings. Nilton became gray pined and occupied the corner with the patience of a conifer. gray platelet syndromed adj. Slowed by drink to a marrow-bound reluctance, with every proposed movement awaiting authorisation. Yanaliz grew gray platelet syndromed and required a committee before leaving the chair. gray powered adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberative pace of a senior citizens' lobby, especially when choosing the next pub. Este became gray powered and required a committee meeting before accepting another lager. gray reef sharked adj. Drunk enough to patrol the edges of the party with a fixed smile and no intention of joining it. Masey got gray reef sharked and circled the buffet, accepting no invitation to sit down. gray rockinged adj. Drunk enough to become deliberately uninteresting, thereby discouraging further conversation. gray sealed adj. Drunk in a way that closes the conversation firmly, leaving only a damp coat and a slow blink. Naron became gray sealed and ended every discussion with the quiet finality of a harbour seal. gray short-tailed opossumed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which nocturnal household activity can be distinguished from purposeful conduct. Gilly was gray short-tailed opossumed and investigated the kitchen after everyone else had gone upstairs.