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ice boated adj. Slowed by drink to the measured progress of a vessel crossing a frozen surface. Haylei was ice boated, taking nearly a minute to negotiate the carpeted corridor. ice boxed adj. Reduced by drink to a well-chilled compartment in which provisions, plans and the evening remain preserved. Cheerful was ice boxed by closing time and kept the takeaway safely beside the coat. ice breakered adj. Drunk and breaking through every conversational obstruction between the bar and the last train. Sonte went ice breakered through the queue, announcing the departure of each friend. ice bridged adj. Drunk to the point where the full breadth of the room is spanned by one obstructive person. Khalise was ice bridged across the passage, allowing traffic only by negotiation. ice bucket challenged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing charitable spectacle from a sensible evening activity. Kennay became ice bucket challenged and requested a camera before anyone had suggested one. ice bucketed adj. Drunk enough to require an insulated receptacle nearby, preferably containing something cold. Haleena was ice bucketed by eleven, keeping one hand protectively on the drinks cooler. ice burned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sensitivity, yet still capable of acquiring damage from a cold surface. Calvester was ice burned after embracing the freezer door during an unsuccessful explanation. ice candied adj. Drunk, with the result that one becomes a frozen confection in both manner and mobility. Jashley was ice candied, smiling brightly while making no attempt to leave the chair. ice candled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person upright, vertical, and increasingly decorative. Tegvir stood ice candled beside the fireplace, silent but unmistakably present. ice capped adj. Drunk to a degree that the head constitutes a permanent polar region, whatever its former intentions. Makenzi was ice capped, speech emerging slowly from beneath a durable layer of silence. ice carouselled adj. Drunk since last orders, and revolving slowly around one fixed point of conversation. Rennee was ice carouselled, circling the same anecdote with diminishing structural integrity. ice castled adj. Drunk by the third round, and exhibiting an elaborate but impermanent grandeur. Tylie was ice castled, presiding from a chair as though it were a palace throne. ice caved adj. Drunk by closing time, and sheltering in a cool recess from the demands of the surface world. Seri was ice caved beneath the table, where the conversation could no longer reach. ice chested adj. Still drunk, and preserving provisions, grievances, and one unopened bottle against future need. Jazanae was ice chested, guarding the refreshments with the seriousness of a quartermaster. ice cidered adj. Too drunk to distinguish fermented apples from an argument concerning winter harvests. Tranya was ice cidered and attempted to settle the orchard dispute with a teaspoon. ice circled adj. Sufficiently drunk to rotate around a fixed point while gradually losing the outer edges of coherence. Leeander was ice circled, revolving around the coffee table and shedding explanations.