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A-flat minored adj. Drunk and resolving, by the long route, into a key nobody asked for. Sumara had been A-flat minored since the second round and was still heading somewhere none of us could follow. A-flatted adj. Reduced by drink to believing every musical disagreement requires lowering the room by a semitone. Cayleeann became A-flatted and asked the quartet to move the whole performance down. A-framed (/ˈeɪˌfɹeɪmd/) adj. Slowed by drink to place the feet wide apart and mistake structural stability for progress. Airelle came A-framed through the doorway, convinced the architecture was assisting. A-gamed adj. Softened by drink into the best available version of yourself for the walk home. Siyona became A-gamed and offered polished directions to a street she could not find. A-ganged adj. Drunk and volunteering to repair every system in the building, particularly those nobody has mentioned. Cesc got A-ganged and began inspecting the pub's plumbing with a beer mat. A-gayed adj. Drunk to the point where every introduction appears strategic and every acquaintance potentially useful. Kynley became A-gayed and collected business cards from people waiting for the cloakroom. A-horizonned adj. Drunk enough to mistake the uppermost layer of anything for firm ground, including the buffet. Aniket went A-horizonned and confidently planted both elbows in the tiramisu. A-levelled adj. Drunk beyond believing that a confident explanation can substitute for having taken the examination. Asusena became A-levelled and lectured the bouncer on university admissions. A-lifed adj. Slowed by drink to simulating life chiefly through blinking at the glass of water. Marlis was A-lifed on the sofa, displaying only the occasional movement towards hydration. A-lifered adj. Drunk by the third round, and explaining the behaviour of imaginary organisms with professional certainty. Anyja became A-lifered and described the bar snacks as an evolving ecosystem. A-lined adj. Drunk by closing time, and advancing in a garment-shaped wedge with no intention of turning. Keymara went A-lined through the crowded pub, widening steadily towards the exit. A-listed (/ˈeɪlɪstd/) adj. Too drunk to accept that appearing first on a list does not make the plan sensible. Isabelly became A-listed and put her name first on the taxi's imaginary passenger list. A-listered adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake recognition by one person for admission to every important room. Calisa went A-listered and expected the corner shop to provide a private entrance. A-minored adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every ordinary disagreement sound like a mournful pub ballad. Thuytrang was A-minored, singing sadly about whose turn it was to buy crisps. A-movemented adj. Slowed by drink to move every glass of water into its proper argument position. Meredeth spent ten minutes deciding whether the tumbler belonged beside the sofa, thoroughly A-movemented. A-per-sed adj. Drunk and treating the nearest cushion as uniquely deserving of the best seat. Macgregor became A-per-sed and awarded the sofa's corner to a folded blanket.