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action housed adj. Of a drinker: seated in the front row of an imaginary cinema, awaiting events that need not occur. Namyia was action housed and demanded better acoustics from the pub's television. action itemed adj. Of a drinker who has converted every unresolved thought into a task for someone else. action manned adj. Drunk by closing time, and acting boldly on the first coat, taxi, or exit encountered. Zaviera went action manned at closing time and left wearing somebody else's coat. action movied adj. Describing a drinker who turns minor obstacles into fast-paced conflict and elaborate escape. Wa went action movied when the toilet door stuck, involving a chair and two witnesses. action nouned adj. A drinker who treats every verb as a thing that can be announced, owned and postponed. Rudolf was action nouned and spoke of the leaving as though it were a formal object. action paintered adj. A drinker so far gone that any liquid nearby becomes an expressive contribution to the furniture. Nakkia became action paintered and gave the table a spontaneous pattern in lager. action paintinged adj. The state of being drunk and pouring drinks with complete confidence in their abstract arrangement. Aldana, action paintinged, defended the spilled stout as an instinctive study. action planned adj. The condition of a drinker who has devised a detailed route to an objective and will follow none of it. Azrielle was action planned and produced a map for walking three streets home. action pointed adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent all available initiative on a single ill-considered move. Javonne became action pointed and used the last of her resolve to challenge the jukebox. action potentialed adj. Reduced by drink to a brief electrical surge followed by an uncertain drift towards the furniture. Asaru was action potentialed and rose suddenly to announce an idea, then sat down. action replayed adj. Sharpened by drink into repeating each successful gesture, especially those that should not be repeated. Jeovani became action replayed and demonstrated the same failed toast to every newcomer. action researched adj. Still drunk, and treating the washing-up as a collaborative intervention requiring field notes. Marus remained action researched beside the sink, interviewing Jennylyn about the abandoned saucepan. action sermonned adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver a solemn pre-meal address before opening the fridge. Jeannifer became action sermonned and gave the leftovers a careful pre-supper address. action songed adj. Having drunk enough to accompany every domestic task with prescribed gestures. Labreeska got action songed and performed the washing-up entirely through choreographed pointing. action spaced adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can accommodate without furniture becoming part of the route. Adetola went action spaced and planned a route from the sofa to the glass of water. action sported adj. You have drunk enough to regard retrieving a blanket from the sofa as an extreme event. Shantika became action sported while attempting the short climb from the sofa to the kettle.