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activanted adj. A drinker so far gone that every idle object becomes an agent of further activity. Anri was activanted and recruited the umbrella stand to help organise the coats. activased adj. The state of being drunk and switching on every conversational thread at once. Mario was activased, lighting up three arguments before finishing the first. activatabilitied adj. The condition of a drinker who can be prompted into another round by almost any suggestion. Niamat was activatabilitied; the mere mention of crisps produced a fresh order. activated aluminaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has dried out every conversation and remains highly porous to pub gossip. Hanieh was activated aluminaed, absorbing every rumour while contributing very little moisture. activated carbonned adj. Reduced by drink to absorbing every stray remark, including those addressed to someone else. Jannet was activated carbonned, drawing in gossip from three adjoining tables. activated charcoaled adj. Softened by drink into an absorbent, blackened receptacle for the bar's unwanted stories. Corrah was activated charcoaled, taking in smoke, gossip, and the barman's grievances. activated clotting timed adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise account of how long each round has taken to arrive. Sagal was activated clotting timed and announced that the last pint had been delayed by six minutes. activated complexed adj. Loosened by drink into a temporary arrangement of incompatible people, liable to break down suddenly. Lyddia was activated complexed, holding together the darts team and the quiz team at once. activated partial thromboplastin timed adj. Slowed by drink to the interval between deciding to leave and actually finding the door. Holter was activated partial thromboplastin timed, taking several minutes to complete the final metre. activated sludged adj. Drunk and aerating the conversation until useful remarks emerge from the general agitation. Kaylob was activated sludged, stirring the table into a productive dispute about puddings. activatered adj. Drunk to the extent of starting processes nobody nearby has the means to finish. Tangular was activatered and set the pub's entire coat collection into circulation. activation analysised adj. Drunk past the point of treating every remark as evidence requiring measurement and a conclusion. Massie was activation analysised, examining the crisps for clues about the evening. activation energied adj. Drunk beyond the small push required to start a reaction, then left to proceed by itself. Hirsh was activation energied when someone mentioned karaoke and the evening gathered its own momentum. activation functioned adj. Drunk in a way that converts each incoming remark into a different, confidently delivered response. Isla-jo was activation functioned, producing a new speech for every question about the match. activation recorded adj. Drunk, with the result that each exchange is stored as though it might need replaying later. Yuta was activation recorded, preserving every toast and repeating several verbatim. activationed (/ˌæktɪˈveɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk enough to make a dormant plan active, effective, and difficult to stop. Harper-willow was activationed and turned talk of a taxi into an expedition.