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B plotted adj. Softened by drink into a secondary storyline, conducted quietly beside the main business of the evening. Randalph went B plotted by the bar, pursuing a subplot involving olives and the landlord's cat. B roaded adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow route away from the main conversation, towards smaller and less sensible destinations. Canda went B roaded after the second round, branching from football into village gossip. B rolled adj. Loosened by drink into supplementary footage, appearing intermittently whenever the principal conversation becomes difficult to follow. Trenda was B rolled by midnight, supplying flashbacks whenever anyone mentioned the first round. B sharped adj. Having drunk enough to rise a semitone above ordinary conversation, then settle on the same note. Kamariana was B sharped, addressing the room in a pitch of unnecessary distinction. B storied adj. A drinker who has made the secondary plot of the evening considerably more important than intended. Javen became B storied and spent an hour investigating the waiter’s private subplot. B teamed adj. Slowed by drink to reserve-team pace, useful in principle and unlikely to be brought on before closing. Doreather was B teamed after the stout, warming the bench while others fetched the chips. B teamered adj. Drunk and performing reserve-grade heroics, with admirable commitment but little prospect of promotion. Davontre was B teamered beside the fruit machine, taking responsibility for a match nobody was watching. B united adj. Drunk to the extent of propelling the whole group forward while leaving nobody in charge of the conversation. Damira kept the table moving between pubs, thoroughly B united, while Shynese negotiated the route home. B virused adj. Drunk to the point where every friendly gesture seems a hazardous encounter requiring immediate quarantine. Jarquez was B virused, greeting the regulars warmly while everyone else maintained a prudent distance. B vitaminned adj. Drunk enough to metabolise the evening conversationally, producing energy from every minor anecdote. Deakyn was B vitaminned and turned the bill into a lively account of cellular economics. B'd (/bd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the value of a very large sum, requiring several people to move you. Roye was B'd on the sofa, with a glass of water beside him and no urgency. B-52'd adj. Drunk and arranged in three distinct layers, each less inclined to move than the last. Nyairah was B-52'd by half past eleven, remaining upright in separate visible stages. B-DNA'd adj. Drunk in a way that twists conversation to the right while leaving a conspicuous gap between its major and minor grooves. Lemorris got B-DNA'd and spent an hour winding the discussion round to the same conclusion. B-bendered adj. Drunk, with the result that every remark bends upwards from B to C-sharp before reaching its conclusion. Tewanda was B-bendered and lifted each sentence into an unexpectedly high register. B-boyed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the route to the toilets an improvised breaking routine. Gwendlyon went B-boyed between the bar and the lavatories, adding footwork to the journey. B-boyinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to attempt breakdancing wherever the carpet offers a reasonably level surface. Lotasha became B-boyinged after the final round and performed footwork beside the fruit machine.