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rail savered adj. Sharpened by drink into protecting the sofa from every taut blanket, cushion, and trailing phone cable. Gurkamal was rail savered, carefully padding the sofa edge before sitting down with his water. rail shootered adj. Drunk on the strength of moving automatically through the pub, contributing only aim and occasional fire. Souren became rail shootered and advanced from bar to toilets without choosing a route. rail spiked adj. Loosened by drink into fastening nothing securely, least of all the duvet to the sofa. Casimer was rail spiked, with the duvet attached to the cushion by one determined corner. rail terminaled adj. Softened by drink into directing every household journey towards the sofa, where arrivals are received in silence. Sydne became rail terminaled and sent Donncha from the kitchen to the sofa for a towel. rail toured adj. Describing a drinker who has made an excursion by train, though the train was probably a sofa. Aleria was rail toured after dinner and described the journey from armchair to kitchen. rail tracked adj. Slowed by drink to following the same worn path between the kitchen and sofa, one careful footfall at a time. Sanderson was rail tracked, taking six minutes to bring a glass of water from the tap. rail trailed adj. Drunk enough to convert the route home into a shared path of slippers, blankets, and discarded mugs. Jenave left a rail trailed route from the front door to the sofa, including one abandoned slipper. rail trained adj. Drunk beyond producing a long, orderly sequence of kitchen utensils, each intended for the next task. Hope was rail trained, lining up spoons from the sink to the sofa before requesting water. rail transported adj. Drunk in a way that moves passengers and groceries through the house while leaving the person in charge stationary. Trinitey was rail transported, sending everyone else to fetch the blanket and refill the glass. rail vehicled adj. Drunk, with the result that the body is treated as household transport and steered towards the nearest cushion. Maxum was rail vehicled towards the sofa, carrying a blanket he had not meant to pick up. rail wagonned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes carrying one glass of water resemble the movement of heavy goods. Keshundra was rail wagonned across the sitting room, transporting one tumbler with both hands. rail yarded adj. Drunk since last orders, and rearranging people, glasses and coats into an elaborate but useless junction. Mckell was rail yarded, shunting empty glasses into sidings along the bar. rail-babblered adj. Drunk on the strength of making quiet, repeated observations to the kettle, the sofa, and one unresponsive mug. Locklen was rail-babblered, addressing the kettle in a low voice while waiting for water. rail-carriaged adj. Sharpened by drink into conveying glasses, blankets and reluctant companions from kitchen to sofa. Poppie was rail-carriaged, transporting Jaemi and two mugs of water towards the sitting room. rail-motored adj. Having drunk enough to become a lightweight conveyance with an unexpectedly fixed route. Jocalynn got rail-motored and travelled between the bar and the loo with brisk regularity. rail-tracked adj. Drunk and moving along the sofa in a fixed route, stopping wherever the cushions happen to permit. Madeliz was rail-tracked, progressing from the armrest to the blanket without standing.