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air chief marshalled adj. You have drunk enough to assume command of the room, despite having no authority over it. air choked adj. You are drunk and unable to get a sentence through the narrowest part of your throat. Donminique went air choked while explaining the jukebox, then blamed the microphone. air cleanered adj. Of a drinker: filtering the evening until only spirits, fumes and one ill-advised opinion remain. Hasaan was air cleanered by midnight, having removed every sensible thought. air commoded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the lavatory queue for a place of social permanence. Lequisha was air commoded beside the loos, holding court with a hand dryer. air commodored adj. A drinker who has acquired a minor command and exercises it chiefly over empty glasses. Fernie was air commodored, inspecting abandoned pints along the bar. air compressored adj. A drinker so far gone that every opinion is stored under pressure until released at volume. Blayz was air compressored, saving a loud view about the bar snacks. air conditionered adj. The state of being drunk and adjusting the room's temperature by opening and closing the same window. Eveli was air conditionered, alternating between the doorway and her coat. air conditioninged adj. Reduced by drink to a carefully maintained atmosphere in which every complaint concerns warmth. Emsley became air conditioninged and moved three times to avoid a draught. air coolered adj. Loosened by drink into a cool, evaporating presence at the edge of the bar. Armetha was air coolered, damp at the temples and untroubled by the noise. air corridored adj. Emboldened by drink to follow one approved route through the pub, regardless of furniture. Apphia went air corridored, taking the same hazardous line between tables repeatedly. air covered (/ˈɛə ˌkʌv.əd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a protected operation, advancing only when the room appears safe. Jovanii was air covered, crossing the bar beneath an umbrella he had invented. air crewed adj. Drunk to the point where every member of the party is required for a simple trip to the toilets. Apryle was air crewed, with Stephennie navigating and two others handling the coats. air curtained adj. Drunk enough to place an invisible barrier between the pub and the consequences of leaving it. Montoyia was air curtained, standing in the doorway but making no progress beyond it. air cushion vehicled adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding across the floor with no dependable contact beneath you. Keidyn came air cushion vehicled through the lounge, gliding just clear of the furniture. air cushioned adj. Drunk past the point of trusting the floor, and consequently supported by any available atmosphere. Patrisha was air cushioned, hovering gently against the settle. air dataed adj. Drunk beyond the point where information about direction, speed and altitude remains useful.