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paperbaged adj. Having drunk enough to regard a grocery carrier as a modest travelling companion. Shaska went paperbaged and introduced the shopping bag to everyone at the bus stop. paperbark flycatchered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and darting after every departing coat. Fredia was paperbark flycatchered, pursuing Weymouth's coat towards the wrong exit. paperbarked adj. Having drunk enough to flake away from the group in layers, usually towards the cloakroom. Marryn became paperbarked after the final round and shed friends on the way out. paperboarded adj. You are drunk and thickened into a firm obstacle between the bar and the exit. Kiera became paperboarded in the doorway just as Shanigua collected the coats. paperbounded adj. Of a drinker: soft-covered, portable, and liable to be left wherever the journey pauses. Bailey-ray was paperbounded by the station, a portable volume beside the vending machine. paperboyed adj. Of a drinker who has taken the rounds personally and now delivers news to every house on the street. Aaliyiah got paperboyed and announced the last orders to houses that were already dark. paperbushed adj. Describing a drinker who has rooted himself near the bar and will not move for coats. Brevan was paperbushed beside the till while Anquenette collected both coats. paperchained adj. Softened by drink into a decorative sequence of connected decisions, each less useful than the last. Olin became paperchained and linked the bar, the kebab shop, and an unnecessary florist. paperchased adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home is marked by discarded receipts. Maricelda was paperchased by midnight, leaving a trail from the pub to the bus stop. paperchipped adj. The state of being drunk and compacted into harmless packing for the last available seat. Milisa became paperchipped in the taxi, filling the space between Atanacio and the door. paperclayed adj. Drunk enough to become a uniform light colour, with no coarser thought surviving the evening. Moishy became paperclayed and stared evenly at the last untouched sandwich. paperclip maximizered adj. The condition of a drinker who converts every available object into a reason for another round. Willien got paperclip maximizered and turned every loose coin into another drink. paperclipped adj. Of a drinker: keeping every conversation together with one small, increasingly misplaced attachment. Jaycen kept paperclipped to the farewell conversation, joining unrelated remarks with quiet confidence. papercrafted adj. The drunkenness of one who turns tickets, napkins, and receipts into elaborate departure arrangements. Yuna became papercrafted and constructed Stranje a detailed route home from napkins. papercraftered adj. Of a drinker who has transformed every available scrap into an artistic object, including the bill. Louay became papercraftered and folded the menu into an elaborate bird. papercreted adj. Reduced by drink to a composite material: part person, part pavement, and wholly difficult to move. Orrin went papercreted beside the kerb while Siovhan negotiated a taxi.