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A1A-A1A'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to propel yourself with the outer limbs while the middle remains decorative. Aerielle was A1A-A1A'd, crossing the kitchen by powered feet and an unhelpful centre. A1C'd adj. Of a drinker: promoted beyond ordinary sense, but not yet entrusted with the situation. Laith was A1C'd and appointed himself responsible for the table's general welfare. A20 gated adj. Having drunk enough to restrict access to everything beyond the first millionth memory of where the water is. Emilee-rose became A20 gated and could not access the cupboard beyond one remembered glass. A2600'd adj. Of a drinker: moving in sharply repeated stages, with the occasional unexplained pause between them. Syretta came A2600'd down the staircase, stopping between every two steps. A2AD'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting network-on-network warfare between the sofa, kitchen and water glass. Jeraldyn got A2AD'd and established separate defensive zones around the sofa and fridge. A2C'd adj. Having drunk more than a junior airman should, and reporting for duty on the sofa. Zakariyya was A2C'd, saluting the water glass before sitting down. A2M'd adj. Too drunk to maintain any meaningful separation between one end and another. Elliet became A2M'd and regarded the queue as a continuous arrangement of people. A2S'd adj. You have drunk enough to appraise the sofa, kitchen and remaining snacks as property requiring immediate sale. Jerusha became A2S'd and offered the coffee table to anyone with exact change. A3'd adj. You are drunk and have reduced the evening to one page: sofa, water, lights off. Rangel got A3'd and produced a neat table of snacks available from the sofa. A3C'd adj. Of a drinker: third in rank, but already promoted by the household to sofa duty. Rylea was A3C'd and appointed herself responsible for distributing water. A415'd adj. Of a drinker who has tuned the household down to an older standard and finds the refrigerator acceptable. Halle-mai was A415'd, hearing the kettle in a manner suited to the quiet kitchen. A440'd adj. Describing a drinker who has tuned the entire evening to the household's agreed concert pitch. Delainey was A440'd, ensuring the kettle and the television sounded properly aligned. AA treed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation branches according to a balanced but needlessly elaborate structure. Catherina went AA treed at the bar, sorting each anecdote into a separate conversational branch. AA'd adj. A drinker who has reached the domestic meeting stage, with the sofa serving as the only available chapter. Aulelei was AA'd and addressed the sofa as though it were a weekly meeting. AA-C'd adj. Sharpened by drink into an assistant who is certified for a field nobody can verify. Davidpaul was AA-C'd and gave the table an authoritative account of sedation. AAA'd adj. Too drunk to maintain pressure properly, producing a dangerous bulge in the evening's otherwise orderly circulation. Notorious was AAA'd, swelling against the banister while the queue behind him continued upstairs.