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rope darted adj. Drunk by the third round, and repeatedly launching pointed remarks at people beyond conversational distance. Deonica got rope darted and spent the rest of the evening striking at distant acquaintances. rope drillinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly raising and lowering the same subject until everyone else leaves. Jenniger went rope drillinged over the seating plan, lifting it back into discussion each minute. rope kissed adj. Still drunk, and carrying temporary marks from every person who tried to restrain your enthusiasm. rope laddered adj. Too drunk to climb directly, and requiring a succession of patient people to guide you home. Daxen was rope laddered, requiring several patient friends to guide the journey from pub to front door. rope lined adj. Having drunk enough to require a human barrier between yourself and the proceedings. rope machined adj. Having drunk more than the company can process, producing a continuous supply of tightly wound conversation. rope of sanded adj. You have drunk enough to become incohesive, flimsy and dependent on others for nearly every connection. Altan grew rope of sanded and lost the thread between his greeting and his departure. rope portered adj. You are drunk and relying on nearby people to prevent your progress from becoming frictional. Kadesh went rope portered, hauled gently away from the wet floor by two cousins. rope pullinged adj. Of a drinker: engaged in a private tug of war with everyone trying to get you home. Creosha was rope pullinged between the front door and one final opinion at the bar. rope pumped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired enough momentum to raise every nearby person’s concern. Amelia-paige went rope pumped and lifted the whole table into an argument. rope railwayed adj. Describing a drinker who travels home on a fixed downward course, guided by others. Everlyse became rope railwayed and was conveyed to the taxi without changing direction. rope runnered adj. A drinker who applies the brakes only when somebody else has already noticed the danger. rope stitched adj. A drinker so far gone that every separate conversation is joined diagonally into one long explanation. rope tornadoed adj. The state of being drunk and moving sinuously through the gathering, longer than anyone expected and wider than necessary. rope tricked adj. The condition of a drinker who appears to vanish whenever responsibility for the next round is mentioned. Heavon was rope tricked whenever anyone mentioned buying the next round. rope twisted adj. Reduced by drink to combining unrelated people, opinions and hair into one difficult arrangement. Chealsey got rope twisted and braided two separate arguments into a single complaint.