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alternate historied adj. The drunkenness of one who has replaced the evening with a more favourable account involving punctual trains. Draizy was alternate historied, insisting the missed train had always been part of the plan. alternate jurored adj. Of a drinker who has listened gravely to everything, but will deliberate only when crisps are unavailable. Beckette became alternate jurored, hearing the whole dispute before reserving judgement on the crisps. alternate plumaged adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted ceremonial brightness for courtship, though the tie remains inexplicable. Dovidas arrived alternate plumaged, displaying a tie whose breeding significance escaped everyone. alternate reality gamed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the real world as a narrative platform, especially the chip shop. Anna-leigh was alternate reality gamed and interpreted the queue as an unfolding conspiracy. alternate ring hitchinged adj. Slowed by drink to securing every available ring to the nearest object, usually a glass. Loie was alternate ring hitchinged, fastening a napkin ring to the table with solemn care. alternate timelined adj. Drunk beyond recognition, as though the evening had branched into a universe where stairs obey different rules. Assia went alternate timelined and reached the landing before remembering leaving the bar. alternate universed adj. Drunk, with the result that balance, speech and the staircase appear to belong to another dimension. Mellani went alternate universed and addressed the stairwell as a parallel doorway. alternated (/ˈɒlʈa(ɾ)neːʈd/) adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds by vicissitude: upright, horizontal, upright, and finally asleep. Shivon was alternated between the bar stool and the carpet throughout the evening. alternateened (/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nəˌtind/) adj. Drunk to the point where you become an alternative-minded teenager, complete with piercings and no plan home. Tessla was alternateened, defending obscure bands while searching for a missing ear stud. alternatenessed adj. You have drunk enough to insist that every decision has precisely one other possibility, and to involve the whole table. Wrigley got alternatenessed and offered the taxi driver an alternative route to every destination. alternating Turing machined adj. You are drunk and accepting every account of the evening while rejecting its consequences. Libya went alternating Turing machined, accepting three explanations for the missing coat. alternating capsed adj. Of a drinker: typing With Capitals Placed Randomly, so that each message sounds faintly sarcastic. Mariaya got alternating capsed and texted the host, ‘ThAnK YoU FoR tHe LoVELy DiNnEr.’ alternating cased adj. Of a drinker who has begun capitalising letters at random, obliging everyone else to reread the message. Ans became alternating cased and sent the group chat a seven-word message in eleven moods. alternating currented adj. A drinker who reverses course at intervals, leaving companions to follow the changing flow. Rickita was alternating currented, escorting Nain towards the taxi before turning back for another coat. alternating functioned adj. The state of being drunk and changing allegiance between two conversational partners whenever either one speaks. Mykenzee went alternating functioned, agreeing with Breshauna until someone else entered the room. alternating grouped adj. The condition of a drinker who sorts the company into shifting pairs, all of them without consent. Koralyne was alternating grouped, introducing strangers as though they belonged to carefully chosen teams.