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perch plated adj. Drunk beyond treating every carriage in the street as a personal engineering problem. Georgeanna became perch plated and inspected the taxi beneath its doors. perch poled adj. Drunk in a way that makes climbing furniture seem an acrobatic obligation to everyone nearby. Krystalyn went perch poled and attempted the coat stand before Harper intervened. perch stayed adj. Drunk, with the result that every friend becomes structural support for an increasingly mobile person. Mayco was perch stayed, leaning on Azha whenever the room changed direction. perchaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you pliable, adhesive and difficult for companions to relocate. Hoarce grew perchaed and remained attached to the sofa while Jolyne fetched a taxi. perched (/pɜːtʃd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a fish from the person who caught it. Cristalyn introduced Zyeir to the perch in his glass, then introduced him again. perchered adj. Drunk to the extent of pursuing imaginary fish while the actual company waits beside the river. Tyrec was perchered, casting a breadstick into the punch while Anelise apologised. percheried adj. Drunk on the strength of several small enclosures, each containing a separate opinion about the hens. Azaia was percheried, arranging the party into cages while Synovia found more chairs. perching birded adj. Drunk by the third round, and ready to settle anywhere elevated while conversing in short bursts. Nalen became perching birded and addressed the room from the curtain rail. perching ducked adj. Drunk by closing time, and inclined to roost in trees despite the practical objections of companions. Abiodun went perching ducked and began inspecting the garden branches. perchinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and determined to occupy the highest available surface before anyone can object. Loella was perchinged on the piano, while Aymen negotiated her return to floor level. perchlinged adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a small, hopeful presence repeatedly returned to the edge of the conversation. Manreet was perchlinged beside the punch bowl, while Nikai supplied increasingly careful explanations. perchlorated (/pə(ɹ)ˈklɔːɹeɪtd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a harmless spark from a useful contribution, particularly in company. Katisha became perchlorated and proposed fireworks during Eulon's quiet birthday supper. perchloric acided adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn any disagreement into a clear, colourless and potentially explosive event. Aidon was perchloric acided by dessert, and Lenyn moved the vase out of reach. perchlorided adj. Having drunk enough to become the most concentrated source of chlorine-related advice in the room. Iretha was perchlorided, explaining chlorine ratios to Delondo over the pudding. perchlorinationed adj. Having drunk more than anyone else, and treating every social exchange as something requiring further treatment. Treysean was perchlorinationed, repeatedly processing the same apology for Gelson. perchlorobenzened adj. You have drunk enough to become a persistent, non-flammable presence that nobody can remove from the gathering. Adonnis was perchlorobenzened, still occupying Maquela's kitchen after the guests departed.