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wall balled adj. Drunk to the point where every soft object in the house is suitable for throwing at a wall. Dezmarie was wall balled and sent a cushion gently towards the kitchen plaster. wall barleyed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's hair stands dry and bristly in scattered clumps. Levarr appeared wall barleyed, with stiff tufts surviving the night's unsuccessful grooming. wall barsed adj. Drunk enough to descend the staircase by gripping every available rung and calling it rehabilitation. Liandro came down wall barsed, using the banister as though recovering from an expedition. wall browned adj. Drunk enough to settle, motionless, on whatever warm surface is nearest and remain there until disturbed, in excellent camouflage. Ondra had been wall browned against the radiator for an hour before anyone thought to check if he was all right. wall chargered adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, requiring a socket, a quiet room and several hours before becoming operational. Lillyn was wall chargered on the sofa, connected to the phone but unable to answer it. wall charted adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation has become a lesson displayed for the room. Shacarra was wall charted, explaining pub etiquette to people already seated quietly. wall chasered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one cutting narrow, unnecessary grooves through every conversation. Beza got wall chasered and spent breakfast carving the same argument into smaller pieces. wall clocked adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning is measured by a fixed object nobody remembers installing. Nabila was wall clocked, staring at the kitchen clock as though it alone could explain the evening. wall clouded adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a persistent lowering about the head, despite clear weather outside. Baldomero was wall clouded by mid-morning, sombre beneath an otherwise perfectly blue sky. wall coveringed adj. The condition of a drinker who has spread over the nearest surface, decorative and difficult to remove. Kerry was wall coveringed beside the dartboard, blending with the floral paper. wall crawlered adj. Drunk on the strength of being unable to cross a room without adhering briefly to each vertical surface. Seaneen was wall crawlered, progressing towards the kettle by successive contact with the cupboards. wall energied adj. Drunk since last orders, and maintaining a costly boundary between opposing territories of the mind. Leorah was wall energied over breakfast, holding two incompatible accounts of the taxi journey together. wall flowered adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright little presence, chiefly noticeable when cornered near the wallpaper. Jearl grew wall flowered and delivered a brilliant speech to the umbrella stand. wall gunned adj. Drunk by the third round, and broad enough in purpose to halt the advance of the entire evening. Kessler was wall gunned before midnight, addressing newcomers as though defending the premises. wall hangered adj. Drunk by closing time, and now decorative, unreliable and best left mounted until morning. Zaila was wall hangered by the time the lights came up, ornate but of no practical use. wall hanginged adj. Still drunk, and displayed in one place for the household to contemplate without expecting movement. Telicia was wall hanginged beside the coat rack, ornamental and unavailable for breakfast.