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mango fished adj. Drunk by closing time, and swimming uncertainly through the room with the solemn concentration of a large fish. Tranise was mango fished on the stairs, advancing sideways with aquatic concentration. mango flied adj. Softened by drink into a parasite of the evening, burrowing into whoever is nearest after last orders. Daneyah got mango flied and attached herself to the coat queue without explanation. mango gingered adj. Sharpened by drink into an aromatic root, offering pungent observations throughout the journey home. mango juiced adj. Loosened by drink into something sweet, portable and liable to escape through the evening's seams. mango melonned adj. Emboldened by drink to approach strangers with the fragrance of a tropical explanation. Guyanne got mango melonned and asked the cloakroom attendant to join the journey home. mango puddinged adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, set progress between the bar and the nearest chair. mango rolled adj. Drunk and assembled from several incompatible parts, still attempting to travel in one piece. mango showered adj. Drunk to the point where brief bursts of rain seem scheduled between rounds. Rahela got mango showered and opened her umbrella inside the pub after last orders. mango squashed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a crowded, pale-green vegetable for a perfectly sensible route home. Amelia-mai went mango squashed and attempted to hail a chayote outside the station. mango tilapiaed adj. Drunk past the point of swimming straight, though still convinced the pavement is water. Hulan became mango tilapiaed and finned carefully towards the last bus. mango tricked adj. Drunk beyond ordinary chronology, expecting a planted idea to mature before the taxi arrives. mango weevilled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves small, persistent damage in every round and pocket encountered. Alyssum became mango weevilled and found several careful holes in the journey home. mango wormed adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home proceeds by slow internal wriggling. mango-birded adj. Drunk to a degree that produces bright calls, sudden flights and no useful sense of direction. Beverlyann became mango-birded and sang beneath the station clock after last orders. mangoaded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a sweetened beverage best carried carefully towards home. Raymundo got mangoaded and sloshed gently through the final round. mangobarked adj. Drunk on the strength of a rough outer layer, impervious to sensible suggestions about coats. Meshilem became mangobarked and insisted his coat was already wearing him home.