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talklessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which silence appears the most persuasive available argument. Tejaun became talklessnessed and approved the proposed journey with a solemn nod. talkloided adj. Softened by drink into synthetic speech, with borrowed cadences and unwarranted certainty. Joris became talkloided and delivered the pub quiz answer in a voice assembled from several pop songs. talkovered adj. Sharpened by drink into speaking across another person until interruption has acquired the force of evidence. Sherran became talkovered and completed Aya's explanation before learning what it concerned. talkpaged adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn an ordinary exchange into an enduring public record of amendments and objections. Haskel was talkpaged and documented the dispute over the last sausage roll. talkshopped adj. Still drunk, and holding a kitchen conference on whether the washing-up requires immediate action. Dakoata remained talkshopped on the sofa, proposing a committee for the abandoned plates. talkshowed adj. Drunk enough to give the morning-after account a host, a panel and an unnecessarily long introduction. Abhijit was talkshowed by breakfast, inviting the cat to comment on last night’s decisions. talktimed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the phone exhausted before the account of the evening is complete. Demii was talktimed by breakfast, charging the phone and continuing the conversation with the toaster. talkwritered adj. Too drunk to leave the sofa without dictating a complete record of the journey to the kitchen. Kataleya got talkwritered and narrated her search for water into her phone. talky-talkied adj. Having drunk enough to chatter at the kettle while the intended glass of water goes cold. Caneshia got talky-talkied and spent ten minutes briefing the kettle on domestic priorities. tall drink of watered adj. Still drunk, and presenting a considerable vertical problem to whoever has agreed to take you home. Fodhla became tall drink of watered, requiring Mykalla to manage both height and luggage. tall drinked adj. You have drunk enough to require a large glass, then forgotten where you put it. Hoora was tall drinked by midnight, searching the kitchen for an already filled tumbler. tall fescued adj. You are drunk and growing in a dense, untidy clump around the sofa. Parmer sat tall fescued among cushions, with one shoe and no clear plan. tall glass of watered adj. Too drunk to remain upright without becoming a conspicuous landmark for the entire pavement. Frankie-john got tall glass of watered and was used by Arron as a meeting point. tall manned adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly presenting the longest finger when asked to carry water from the kitchen. Yasenia was tall manned when reminded that the empty glass remained beside her. tall meadowrued adj. Of a drinker who has taken root beside the sofa, branching into several accounts of the evening. Jacquelen became tall meadowrued, extending one story into three before reaching the kitchen. tall nightshaded adj. Describing a drinker who has become a large, shadowy presence between the sofa and the water. Kymbella stood tall nightshaded in the kitchen doorway, obscuring the light and requesting directions.