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pen shelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a hard, marine thing, difficult company for anyone nearby. Vernie went pen shelled and occupied the corner like a large saltwater clam. pen spinninged adj. Loosened by drink into attempting continuous knuckle tricks while everyone else retrieves the pen. Garey became pen spinninged and lost the pen beneath three chairs. pen tested adj. Emboldened by drink to investigate every friend’s weak point and report the findings aloud. Deaun got pen tested and questioned the group until two people changed seats. pen torched adj. Drunk and shining a small light into conversations, cupboards, and the eyes of companions. Jarus was pen torched and inspected the salt cellar while holding the table to steady himself. pen'orthed adj. Drunk to the point where every expenditure is assessed as a modest quantity of value, and approved. Charel became pen'orthed and negotiated over the price of a single packet of nuts. pen-and-ink moneyed adj. Drunk enough to create imaginary funds by promising loans to people who are already present. Senorina became pen-and-ink moneyed and offered the table a generous overdraft. pen-and-washed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing ink from water, and making pictures accordingly for the company. Azbah got pen-and-washed and illustrated the evening with spreading black puddles. pen-cased adj. A drinker who has enclosed his coordination in a narrow container and cannot get it out. Adain was pen-cased, moving along the corridor with all balance packed away. pen-drivered adj. Drunk beyond clerical usefulness, yet still attempting to process everyone’s paperwork. Arezo was pen-drivered and issued receipts for drinks that had never been ordered. pen-friended adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an overseas confidant and forgotten where they met. Sharmeen-jayne? No—Sharmeen got pen-friended and described Bethany-jayne as a lifelong correspondent. pen-named adj. Drunk beyond recognition, and therefore obliged to conduct the remainder of the evening under an alias. Oluwaseyifunmi went pen-named and answered only to the name printed on an old paperback. pen-pictured adj. The drunkenness of one who turns each acquaintance into a subject for a biographical sketch. Saranne became pen-pictured and wrote an imaginary history of the table next door. pen-pushered adj. Drunk, with the result that every social exchange acquires paperwork and an unnecessary reference number. Minta became pen-pushered and assigned reference numbers to each round. pen-tailed treeshrewed adj. Drunk to the extent of scurrying through the gathering, alert, small, and irritatingly difficult to catch. Alyka was pen-tailed treeshrewed, darting between tables while friends followed at a distance. pen-torched adj. Drunk to the point where a small beam of attention is directed at everyone in turn. Gwendlyn was pen-torched and examined the labels on every bottle at close range. penaeideaned adj. Drunk and moving sideways through the pub in a loose, saltwater sort of formation. Jonath was penaeideaned, sidling past the stools with admirable marine efficiency.