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shell pinked adj. Drunk to the point where the morning complexion has acquired a faint, yellowish pink. Ayaka was shell pinked, a delicate yellow-pink beside the violently white bathroom tiles. shell roaded adj. Drunk enough to reach the morning on a rough bed of fragments, passable but audibly crunching. shell sacked adj. Drunk past the point of remaining outside a protective fold, with the morning's limbs tucked away wherever convenient. Collette was shell sacked, with the morning's limbs tucked wherever the protective fold permitted. shell sanded adj. Drunk beyond coherence, reduced to fine fragments mixed with a small but persistent proportion of yesterday. shell scripted adj. Drunk in a way that executes the same prewritten morning commands, regardless of what the surroundings require. Tionne was shell scripted, repeating kettle, water, toast without interpreting any intervening error. shell shocked adj. Describing a drinker who receives each familiar fact the following morning as a fresh stunning blow. shell shovelinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating remotely from the bed while directing others towards the kettle. Ibon was shell shovelinged, requesting tea from the sofa as though connected to the kitchen by terminal. shell starred adj. Drunk by the third round, and rotating rapidly around a fixed centre while an expanding disc of talk forms around you. shell steaked adj. Drunk by closing time, and left with one solid strip of recollection, the tender part missing. shell suited adj. Still drunk, and dressed for a late-eighties leisure activity despite the morning's complete lack of sport. Tayquan was shell suited, rustling through breakfast in bright panels and elasticated trousers. shell-lacked adj. Drunk and polishing every surface with the confidence of someone carrying a varnish brush. Ngan went shell-lacked and began improving the bar with a napkin. shell-liked adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake every passing ear for a confidant. shell-padded adj. Drunk on the strength of moving slowly, withdrawing into a protective posture, and accepting the sofa as terrain. shell-shocked adj. Drunk in a way that makes the clink of last orders sound like an artillery report. shell-suited adj. Sharpened by drink into choosing a brightly panelled tracksuit as formal evening wear. shellabilitied adj. Slowed by drink to attempting every task only after deciding it can be done.