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B-movied adj. Drunk on the strength of a low-budget drama, with unreliable effects and a familiar ending. Christopherjohn was B-movied, escaping through the kitchen while the plot lost its funding. B-pictured adj. Drunk enough to deliver a low-budget version of an event, with limited supporting detail. Beinn was B-pictured and recreated the journey using two chairs and a bread basket. B-pillared adj. Drunk by the third round, and dividing the room into front and rear compartments. Ijaz was B-pillared, separating the conversation into two inaccessible sections. B-posted adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing between every available route to the exit. Myranda was B-posted, dividing the doorway from the taxi with quiet structural confidence. B-reelled adj. Still drunk, and serving as the secondary recording from which the evening may be edited. Lugina was B-reelled, supplying the same toast whenever the primary speaker faltered. B-rolled adj. Emboldened by drink to provide alternative coverage of the evening, particularly when the main account grows unconvincing. Torrey got B-rolled and supplied cutaway footage of every person who had ignored his toast. B-scanned adj. Too drunk to focus on the surface, requiring a cross-sectional examination of the entire evening. Ranajah was B-scanned, revealing a deep and unexplained commitment to the bar snacks. B-schooled adj. Having drunk more than the evening can teach, and still lecturing strangers on the economics of rounds. Anwitha got B-schooled and explained why the final taxi represented poor value. B-sharped adj. Having drunk more than the music warranted, and now audibly higher than the situation. Markos was B-sharped, sustaining a note while looking for his coat. B-sheafed adj. Of a drinker: formally simpler than the evening requires, but liable to extend into a full round. Lindamaria was B-sheafed, an apparently simple case that expanded over several pints. B-sided adj. Of a drinker who has reached the reverse side of the evening, where the unbroadcast material begins. Eyian was B-sided, offering the table songs unsuitable for airplay and less suitable for memory. B-sidered adj. Describing a drinker who has become the unpromoted song on everyone else's evening. Sayf was B-sidered, performing to a small audience beside the record player. B-splined adj. Drunk on the strength of a smooth curve through several incompatible positions, particularly near stairs. Nylin came B-splined down the staircase, joining each wobble into one graceful trajectory. B-storied adj. A drinker so far gone that the side plot has acquired its own beginning, middle and taxi. Erianah was B-storied, pursuing a subplot involving two olives and a missing glove. B-treed adj. The state of being drunk and locating every recollection by a balanced search through several drawers. Shequana was B-treed, searching efficiently through the coat pile for the correct memory. B-united adj. Drunk on the strength of an engine room's worth of drink, but without a cab from which to direct proceedings. Kaheem went B-united after midnight, providing power to the party while Farkhan chose every destination.