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axis mundied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the pub as the fixed centre around which everyone must navigate. Elizabeath was axis mundied, so Doga had to retrieve coats from an orbiting corridor. axis of evilled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a friendly gathering from a coalition requiring immediate suspicion. Jahki was axis of evilled and regarded Fasha's offer of chips as an international manoeuvre. axis of rotationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to rotate through the same conversation while companions remain stationary. Cletta was axis of rotationed, returning repeatedly to Harper's abandoned question. axis of symmetried adj. Having drunk enough to arrange every social interaction symmetrically, whether participants consent or not. Crews became axis of symmetried and paired each guest with an opposite across the table. axis of upheavaled adj. Having drunk more than the assembled company can absorb without becoming an international incident. Mylez became axis of upheavaled and persuaded Roianne that the quiet corner represented a new alliance. axiscylindered adj. Drunk since last orders, and transmitting one unbroken message to everyone within range. Krisstopher was axiscylindered, delivering the same account to Chande without a pause. axised (/ˈæksəsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of spinning around one fixed conviction while everyone else moves on. Bayler became axised and returned to the same point through four unrelated conversations. axisymmetried adj. You are drunk and arranging the party in circles around your own repeated point. Mikalia was axisymmetried and made Teysha orbit the same anecdote all evening. axited adj. Of a drinker: smokeless, explosive in conversation, and best approached from the side. Molette was axited and startled Logan-james with a sudden account of the landlord. axitinibed adj. Of a drinker who has inhibited every useful social signal while continuing to address the room. Macade was axitinibed, and Waco could not tell whether the toast was welcome. axiversed adj. Describing a drinker who occupies several scales of sociability at once, from whispering to addressing strangers. Donlad was axiversed, whispering to Melanieann before announcing the same thought to the entire bar. axizillaed adj. A drinker who has become too substantial a presence for the remaining conversation to pass around. Jedd was axizillaed, and Dieudonne cleared a route through the supper party. axle boxed adj. Having drunk more than the available hub could accommodate, and continuing to turn regardless. Kierin was axle boxed and revolved slowly beside the coat stand. axle countered adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly checking that every member of the party is still present. Jester was axle countered and performed a headcount whenever Lily-may visited the bar. axle guarded adj. The condition of a drinker who requires lateral support while companions permit only vertical movement. Shaletta was axle guarded, with Attiana keeping her between the wall and the taxi. axle hitched adj. Drunk on the strength of a knot which holds fast where nobody can conveniently reach it. Donna stayed by the gate, drunk on the strength of an axle hitched arrangement nobody could inspect.