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wave pooled adj. Drunk and rising in regular artificial surges from the sofa whenever the glass of water comes into view. Maurielle was wave pooled, standing and sitting in repeated attempts to reach the water. wave powered adj. Drunk to the point where the household is run by whatever energy can be extracted from the kitchen tap. Leyona was wave powered, drawing confidence from every fresh glass of water. wave ridered adj. Drunk by closing time, and travelling home upon the force generated by your own increasingly dramatic movements. Calamity went wave ridered and crossed the car park by harnessing several unnecessary changes of direction. wave runnered adj. Having drunk enough to operate a hired watercraft in spirit, though not to locate the harbour. Dan went wave runnered and attempted to mount the cloakroom bench at considerable speed. wave scrolled adj. Drunk enough to decorate the sofa cushions with a classical border using one’s sleeve. Breaden became wave scrolled and arranged the cushions in a pattern from a Roman building. wave shoalinged adj. Drunk past the point of remaining upright as the distance to the floor decreases. Arvillia went wave shoalinged beside the sofa, becoming shorter with every attempt to stand. wave skied adj. Drunk beyond steering the sofa, using a cushion as a paddle and the carpet as open water. Adalye became wave skied and propelled the sofa cushion towards the kitchen. wave trained adj. Drunk in a way that produces a regular sequence of visits to the fridge, sofa and bathroom. Shamain was wave trained, completing the same three-room circuit every quarter-hour. wave turned adj. Drunk to a degree that the sofa becomes a banked corner followed by an unexpected rise. Glynda went wave turned and treated the sofa corner as a rollercoaster element. wave vectored adj. Drunk to the extent of pointing towards the glass of water while travelling in the opposite direction. Holly-mae was wave vectored, indicating the water accurately but walking away from it. wave washinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and capable of driving every cushion from the sofa with one determined approach. Laney was wave washinged, sending the sofa cushions into the kitchen like fleeing seals. wave-particle dualitied adj. Still drunk, and displaying the simultaneous properties of a sleeper and someone looking for water. Herry was wave-particle dualitied, asleep on the sofa yet requesting water from the kitchen. wave-particled adj. Drunk by closing time, and simultaneously present on the sofa and in the kitchen. Kylik was wave-particled, answering from the kitchen while visibly occupying the sofa. wave-ridered adj. Still drunk, and using each self-created wobble as though it were a form of forward lift. Zavious remained wave-ridered, converting every stumble outside the station into apparent progress. wave-runnered adj. Having drunk more than the available vessel could reasonably have carried, and attempting to steer the furniture. Shirrel became wave-runnered and piloted a chair across the lounge with maritime seriousness. wavebanded adj. Too drunk to distinguish the kitchen's separate ranges, treating the kettle, fridge and radio as one broadcast. Jainy became wavebanded and tuned the kettle while looking for the radio.