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wall humpinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to practise rhythmic hip movements against the pantry door before breakfast. Triva was wall humpinged at dawn, rehearsing against the hallway plaster while waiting for coffee. wall jumped adj. Having drunk enough to attempt a second leap from the hallway wall, with predictable morning results. Yaely was wall jumped, rebounding from the sitting-room wall directly into the umbrella stand. wall kicked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every sideways correction resemble a deliberate move against the nearest wall. Montinique went wall kicked on the staircase, rotating sideways whenever the banister came within reach. wall knotted adj. You have drunk enough to make every attempt at untangling the evening tighten it further. Laurennicole was wall knotted by breakfast, turning the charger cable into a maritime problem. wall lizarded adj. You are drunk and clinging to warm vertical surfaces, moving only when the room becomes unavoidable. Miliyah was wall lizarded beside the radiator, emerging only when toast was announced. wall mossed adj. Of a drinker: settled into a damp-looking stillness, with the previous evening growing quietly over you. Marilouise was wall mossed by breakfast, greenish in spirit and reluctant to leave the sofa. wall newspapered adj. Of a drinker who has become a vertical public notice of last night's events, readable at a glance. Lyvonne was wall newspapered by breakfast, her face displaying every consequence without commentary. wall of deathed adj. Describing a drinker who circles the room at speed while remaining essentially in the same place. Lovanda was wall of deathed before coffee, circling the kitchen with alarming but limited progress. wall of shamed adj. A drinker who has become a public display of the morning's least defensible decisions. Zacariah was wall of shamed by breakfast, silently exhibiting each failed promise from the night before. wall of silenced adj. Drunk, with the result that every questionable decision is met by a collective refusal to discuss it. Dovonte became wall of silenced and denied choosing the karaoke before anyone asked. wall of sounded adj. Drunk to a degree that repeats every opinion in chorus, then reverberates it for emphasis. Abdulrehman went wall of sounded and delivered the same proposal through the entire smoking area. wall of texted adj. Drunk to the extent of sending one enormous, unbroken message in place of an explanation. Velda got wall of texted and sent Clemen six screens about the disputed puddle. wall papered adj. Drunk enough to cover every quiet moment with decorative conversation nobody had requested. Ciersten got wall papered and filled the taxi with stories about former colleagues. wall pieced adj. Drunk on the strength of which you attach yourself to the nearest solid surface and call it structural support. Cristol went wall pieced and declared the hallway indispensable to his continued journey. wall plated adj. Drunk by the third round, and offering yourself as horizontal reinforcement for decisions already under strain. Ruanshi went wall plated and supported the argument by leaning across the bar. wall plugged adj. Still drunk, and fixed to the masonry with misplaced confidence in whatever scheme you have just proposed. Irie remained wall plugged and insisted the shortcut through the locked courtyard was obvious.