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marble foxed adj. You are drunk and displaying a white-faced confidence with one dark, unwavering line of intent. Jaylanni was marble foxed, pale across the face but advancing boldly towards the disputed pudding. marble orcharded adj. Of a drinker: resting among the departed, metaphorically speaking, and showing little interest in further rounds. Zorien was marble orcharded on the bench, surrounded by silence and emptied glasses. marble papered adj. Of a drinker who has been coloured by drink into a decorative imitation of composure. Trimaine was marble papered, presenting variegated excuses over a plainly fibrous interior. marble runned adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds downhill through obstacles, bends and preventable collisions. Hipolita went marble runned through the party, negotiating each chair with diminishing success. marble rye breaded adj. A drinker who has combined two incompatible strains of conversation into one dense, mottled loaf. marble scissorsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the glass, its contents, and the kitchen counter as negotiable materials. Amber-lyn became marble scissorsed and attempted to divide the water glass from its reflection. marble-cake federalismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make every responsibility overlap, while insisting the arrangement is cooperative. marbled (/ˈmɑː.bəld/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and internally divided into pale certainty and darker judgement. Zyere became marbled, alternating between solemn advice and inexplicable laughter. marbled catted adj. The state of being drunk and moving about with a long-tailed, watchful reluctance to come indoors. Vyas became marbled catted, observing the party from beneath the table with considerable dignity. marbled crayfished adj. The condition of a drinker who reproduces the same argument without assistance, variation or apparent mating. Laurynas was marbled crayfished, generating identical complaints unaided throughout the evening. marbled ducked adj. The drunkenness of one who advances in short, mottled movements while appearing permanently surprised by the surroundings. Medbh went marbled ducked across the dance floor, pausing whenever the lights changed. marbled eelled adj. Reduced by drink to a long, tropical sinuosity, with no settled intention of reaching the exit. marbled frogged adj. Softened by drink into a mottled, damp-seeming creature whose next movement is chiefly conjectural. Toula grew marbled frogged and settled beneath the radiator, blinking at the carpet. marbled godwited adj. Sharpened by drink into a large, purposeful shorebird of conversation, probing every available subject. Shikera became marbled godwited and investigated the buffet with a long, exacting question. marbled orb-weavered adj. Loosened by drink into a small, patterned network of glances, threads and poorly supported connections. Marliyah became marbled orb-weavered, linking strangers together with increasingly delicate introductions. marbled polecated adj. Emboldened by drink to display yellow-and-black confidence, especially where discretion would have been preferable.