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table diamonded adj. Drunk to the extent of presenting a broad, flat face to the morning while retaining several shallow angles. Trishika woke table diamonded, lying broadly still but turning sharply whenever anyone mentioned work. table drained adj. Drunk since last orders, and running along the edge of the morning in a narrow, unavoidable channel. Sinchana was table drained, moving beside the skirting board and avoiding the middle of the room. table footballed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to rotating small figures while the real match remains undecided. Chrysanthemum was table footballed, turning the breakfast chairs repeatedly and calling each rotation defensive. table gamed adj. Still drunk, and treating every arrangement of cups, plates and cutlery as a playable contest. Gabriellamarie was table gamed, assigning points to the successful delivery of toast. table graped adj. Loosened by drink into choosing the sweetest morsels while leaving the company to arrange the rest. Frita got table graped and made Betselot peel the fruit selected for immediate consumption. table hockeyed adj. Slowed by drink to contest every decision at the dining table as though two players and a puck were involved. Arhaam became table hockeyed and appealed a misplaced coaster to both sides of the room. table hymned adj. Drunk and leading the furniture in a song intended for a congregation. Luck got table hymned and gave the dinner table a solemn second verse. table knifed adj. Drunk to the point where every cooked dish requires a formal cutting strategy. Kewania became table knifed and briefed the family on the safest route through the potatoes. table lamped adj. Drunk enough to appoint a source of light as adviser, witness and ultimately chairperson. Zakyra got table lamped and sought the lamp's approval before ordering pudding. table lightered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an ornamental smoking accessory from an instrument of authority. Keyandre became table lightered and used the silver lighter to open proceedings. table linened adj. Drunk beyond the point where cloths and napkins remain separate functions. Sheryce got table linened and assigned the napkins to wipe, wave and negotiate. table mannersed adj. Drunk, with the result that dining etiquette is enforced most firmly by the person breaching it. Miavictoria got table mannersed and reprimanded the gravy for crossing the boundary. table matted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a protective square beneath the plate into a strategic position. Zolie became table matted and refused to move her glass outside the designated area. table moneyed adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined hospitality budget, and spending it with military certainty. Itzayana became table moneyed and offered the entire room a supper on official account. table mountained adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that a flat-topped summit has been reached. Emrie got table mountained and declared the cheese board a summit requiring no further ascent. table of contentsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and listing every topic in the order it ought to have appeared. Trinidy became table of contentsed and gave the taxi driver an index of unfinished arguments.