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rock mossed adj. A drinker who has settled into a damp-looking stillness and is unlikely to relocate. Lillienne was rock mossed beside the flowerbed, quietly acquiring the appearance of permanence. rock moused adj. A drinker so far gone that the skirting board appears to offer reasonable company. rock mulchinged adj. The state of being drunk and retaining moisture, minerals, and very little forward intention. rock musicked adj. The condition of a drinker who adopts a bold rhythm and regards volume as a form of evidence. Wardah was rock musicked and tapped the table firmly through an otherwise quiet song. rock n rolled adj. Reduced by drink to changing subjects abruptly, with electric conviction and no apparent audience. Terree was rock n rolled, moving from tax policy to guitar solos without transitional matter. rock oiled adj. The drunkenness of one who has become liquid, combustible, and best kept away from open flames. rock operaed adj. Softened by drink into a sequence of amplified declarations, each advancing a personal plot. Araina was rock operaed and explained the evening’s betrayal during the second chorus. rock oystered adj. Drunk by closing time, and clinging to the nearest surface with a hard, fixed resolve. Emagin was rock oystered by closing time, gripping the bar as though the tide were rising. rock paper scissorsed adj. Still drunk, and resolving every disagreement with three increasingly uncertain hand signs. Shacorey was rock paper scissorsed, challenging the barman to settle the bill by hand. rock partridged adj. Sufficiently drunk to negotiate uneven ground with short, quick steps and no visible strategy. rock pigeoned adj. Having drunk enough to favour the high ledge, the crowded pavement, and an abrupt departure. Layane got rock pigeoned and perched on the wall above everyone else. rock pipited adj. Having drunk more than balance can accommodate, yet continuing along the edge of every room. Mikaelle was rock pipited, picking a wavering route along the skirting board. rock planted adj. You have drunk enough to put down roots wherever you stop, particularly halfway up the stairs. Quynhanh was rock planted halfway up the stairs, having put down roots beside the banister. rock plovered adj. You are drunk and shuffling sideways across the floor as though searching for purchase. Tambry went rock plovered across the tiles, keeping close to the furniture. rock poisonned adj. Of a drinker: moving cautiously, speaking brightly, and unaware that the evening has become hazardous. Pamala was rock poisonned, smiling at the stairs as though they had made a private agreement. rock pooled adj. Drunk beyond mobility, gathered in a shallow depression beside the bar and receptive to small creatures.