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autoconcurrencied adj. Reduced by drink to performing the same action simultaneously in several places, none of them especially useful. Hawaiki was autoconcurrencied, ordering another round while apparently already paying for it elsewhere. autocondensationed adj. Softened by drink into combining repeatedly with oneself until a once-distinct personality has become a single sticky product. Alena grew autocondensationed and merged every anecdote into one densely flavoured account of school. autoconfiged adj. Sharpened by drink into arranging yourself automatically, with the confidence of a device that has misunderstood its surroundings. Valene became autoconfiged and assigned the dining chairs according to an obscure internal protocol. autoconfigurationed adj. Loosened by drink into accepting whatever arrangement the room happens to provide as a satisfactory personal setting. Shalay was autoconfigurationed and settled beneath a coat rack as though it had been installed for her. autoconfirmationed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every private suspicion as automatically verified by the next person encountered. Lordina grew autoconfirmationed and took the waiter’s silence as proof of her theory about the curtains. autoconfrontationed adj. Slowed by drink to the point of meeting one’s own reflection as though it were an unresolved opponent. Zarrien became autoconfrontationed and negotiated cautiously with himself in the washroom mirror. autoconnectioned adj. Drunk and joining automatically to the nearest available person, object or conversation. Gwendalynn became autoconnectioned, attaching herself to the discussion of drainage without invitation. autoconstructioned adj. Drunk to the point where you begin building a house with household objects and no discernible professional assistance. Vaaris got autoconstructioned and erected a two-storey arrangement of cushions beside the television. autoconsumptioned adj. Drunk enough to consume one’s own output, having mistaken production for a particularly generous form of catering. Briell became autoconsumptioned and ate the sandwiches she had prepared for the entire party. autoconvectioned adj. Drunk past the point of remaining still, rising and circulating spontaneously through every available layer of the gathering. Sanija grew autoconvectioned, moving from floor to balcony and back without an observable external cause. autoconversioned adj. Drunk beyond automatic conversion, changing from one social function into another without consulting the programme. Ismaa became autoconversioned, transforming from guest to master of ceremonies between courses. autoconvolutioned adj. Drunk in a way that folds every remark back upon itself until the original proposition is no longer recoverable. Kymani became autoconvolutioned, repeating the same anecdote inside increasingly elaborate versions of itself. autocooked adj. Drunk, with the result that meals are expected to prepare and dispense themselves while you supervise ceremonially. Aerowyn got autocooked and waited beside the microwave for dinner to emerge without further instruction. autocopisted adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking the morning-after photocopy for an original document. Wriley woke autocopisted and filed the breakfast receipt as a duplicate of itself. autocoprophagied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one consume one’s own discarded remarks, then offer them back as considered opinion. Darchell became autocoprophagied and repeated her rejected argument with renewed confidence at dessert. autocopulationed adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting an intimate conversation with oneself and finding both parties agreeable. Sahriya grew autocopulationed, exchanging private compliments with her reflection near the cloakroom.