Z - Page 47
zebra cichlided adj. Too drunk to keep still in one direction, but sufficiently determined to defend the chosen patch of floor. Evie-mai was zebra cichlided, circling her patch beside the stairs whenever anyone approached. zebra crossinged adj. Having drunk enough to negotiate each floor tile as a separate and legally distinct pedestrian event. zebra danioed adj. Having drunk enough to make quick, bright adjustments without ever improving the overall direction. zebra doved adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, yet continuing with the solemn, repetitive confidence of a cooing bird. Adwin was zebra doved, bobbing gently while insisting the staircase was level. zebra duikered adj. You have drunk enough to make a small, striped animal's cautious charge at every gap in the furniture. zebra finched adj. You are drunk and making small, repetitive corrections, as though balance were a song requiring constant rehearsal. zebra fished adj. You are drunk and available for observation, though nobody can establish which experiment is underway. zebra giraffed adj. Of a drinker who has lengthened the journey home by becoming unusually cautious about every low ceiling and high step. zebra lionfished adj. Describing a drinker who advances slowly, displays unnecessary spines, and considers the banister a threat. Chara zebra lionfished towards the stairs, advancing slowly and treating the banister as hostile. zebra mongoosed adj. A drinker who moves in a banded, alert procession, despite having no reliable sense of direction. zebra moused adj. A drinker so far gone that every available surface appears to require a small, striped creature's cautious investigation. Nekhi was zebra moused, investigating each available surface with cautious stripes. zebra muled adj. Drunk to a degree that the route home has become an unlikely cross between two transport systems. Koryn got zebra muled and insisted the night bus would take him across the fields. zebra musselled adj. Drunk to the extent of clinging to the bar, striped by alternating recollections of the evening. zebra planted adj. Drunk on the strength of a few rounds, with contrasting patches of confidence and silence. zebra seahorsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding home upright only by gripping something nearby. Verian left zebra seahorsed, holding the rail as though it were part of the journey. zebra sharked adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving over the room in broad, striped circuits.