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walking gentlemanned adj. The drunkenness of one who occupies the edge of the group, looking respectable and saying very little. Rodas was walking gentlemanned, holding the door while everyone else argued over the fare. walking ladied adj. Reduced by drink to a quiet supporting presence, presentable enough to be collected after last orders. Leelen was walking ladied and waited politely while the party located her shoes. walking leafed adj. Softened by drink into something camouflaged among coats, foliage and the general end-of-evening clutter. Johntay was walking leafed and disappeared behind the pub's artificial plant. walking marathonned adj. Sharpened by drink into an inexplicable determination to walk the entire distance home. Drusella became walking marathonned and rejected the bus at the first stop. walking marriaged adj. Loosened by drink into a relationship whose participants return home separately and without formal discussion. Corson was walking marriaged, leaving the pub alone while remaining emotionally committed to the group. walking onioned adj. Emboldened by drink to acquire several outer layers before attempting the journey home. Giovana was walking onioned, adding a scarf and two borrowed jumpers before departure. walking paced adj. Slowed by drink to the speed at which a short walk becomes a scheduled expedition. Sandrika was walking paced and reached the taxi rank shortly after closing time. walking palmed adj. Drunk and advancing by roots, railings and whatever solid growth the pavement provides. Jamesdaniel was walking palmed, using the hedge as a temporary rainforest root system. walking papersed adj. Drunk to the point where the pub has issued a clear request to leave, which you are still interpreting. Elitania was walking papersed before last orders and continued discussing the matter with the doorman. walking patiented adj. Drunk enough to remain upright, ambulatory and technically not requiring a stretcher. Jerita was walking patiented and assured the paramedic that the pavement was perfectly manageable. walking pneumoniaed adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that the journey home has become a mild, ambulatory illness. Mobley was walking pneumoniaed and described the cold walk home as entirely manageable. walking poled adj. Drunk beyond the reach of ordinary balance, and therefore grateful for every available stick or railing. Maritzabel was walking poled, treating the umbrella as essential equipment for the pavement. walking school bussed adj. Drunk in a way that requires a supervised procession of adults towards the correct front door. Fynley was walking school bussed and was escorted home by friends in a loose line. walking sharked adj. Drunk, with the result that the shortest route home is taken close to the ground and by lateral means. Raashida was walking sharked, progressing across the pavement with small determined sideways steps. walking shortsed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes formal trousers seem unreasonable for any remaining part of the evening. Aous was walking shortsed and attempted the night bus in Bermuda shorts and a dinner jacket. walking simulatored adj. Drunk to the extent of exploring the route home slowly, observing everything and taking no useful action. Malaysiah was walking simulatored, inspecting every alley while the last bus departed.