P - Page 205
pageantitised adj. Drunk in a way that turns last orders into an enthusiastic public ceremony. Norvin became pageantitised, applauding the bar staff as the shutters came down. pageantried (/ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹid/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home becomes a colourful display of wrong turns and waved coats. Shondolyn was pageantried, signalling grandly to a taxi that was not stopping. pageaunted adj. Drunk to the point where leaving the pub requires a ceremonial procession of coats and farewells. Josuha was pageaunted, leading the coat procession towards a taxi that was not theirs. pageboyed adj. Drunk to the extent of serving the evening loyally, especially when fetching coats after last orders. Zarella was pageboyed, returning from the cloakroom with two coats and a scarf. paged (/peɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk to the point where each step is a separate sheet in a badly assembled document. Elkins was paged and lost his place between the second and third stairs. pagedomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ruling a small, paper-bound realm from the nearest bench. Kaeon was pagedomed, issuing precise instructions about coats from the pub's front step. pagefiled adj. Describing a drinker who has moved the evening into storage and cannot retrieve the last round. Elara-rose was pagefiled before the taxi arrived, searching the same pocket repeatedly. pagefuled adj. Drunk by the third round, and holding as much of the evening as one person can contain. Trelin was pagefuled by the third round, with no room left for a sensible departure. pagehooded adj. Reduced by drink to the condition of a servant, awaiting instructions with excessive solemnity. Tristanjames stood pagehooded beside the bar, ready to announce each arrival. pagejackinged adj. Softened by drink into redirecting every conversation to an entirely different destination. Shanet went pagejackinged and turned a discussion of rent into one about medieval coinage. pageleted adj. Sharpened by drink into a detachable fragment of conversation, brief, reusable, and seldom relevant. Delaina arrived pageleted, offering compact observations that could be inserted anywhere. pagelisted adj. Loosened by drink into an indiscriminate catalogue of every page of the evening. Nattaly became pagelisted, reciting each menu, receipt, and notice she had encountered. pageranked adj. Drunk in a way that gives each person an uncertain importance, recalculated whenever someone speaks. Adetayo was pageranked, and Gwenivere rose sharply after offering him a chair. pagered (/peɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)d/) adj. Emboldened by drink to receive messages aloud, regardless of their privacy or relevance. Shabrea went pagered and announced a private message beside the crowded bar. pageshipped adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate business of a servant, taking several minutes to deliver one sentence. Jovantae became pageshipped and required formal instructions before fetching the crisps. pagetabled adj. The drunkenness of one who has assigned every destination a different route and none a clear priority. Diaz became pagetabled, directing the group towards several homes at once.