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beta ironned adj. Drunk, with the result that the body becomes magnetically drawn to the banister and resistant to useful direction. Kenterious got beta ironned and adhered to the handrail for the entire descent. beta maled adj. A drinker who waits for the senior member of the party to order, leave, and find the coats. Keevah stayed beta maled through two rounds, allowing everyone else to decide when the evening had ended. beta movemented adj. A drinker so far gone that stationary coats appear to travel past during the journey home. Liahna got beta movemented on the platform, watching the advertising boards advance towards her. beta orbitered adj. The state of being drunk and circling the same group in hope of being invited into its taxi. Traice remained beta orbitered by the bar, attaching himself to whichever party ordered next. beta particled adj. The condition of a drinker who shoots from the pub to the pavement and keeps moving without decay. Venoy went beta particled after last orders, travelling rapidly between the door and the taxi rank. beta quartzed adj. The drunkenness of one who becomes stable only at a temperature and hour well beyond ordinary service. Naviya turned beta quartzed after the third round, remaining oddly composed beneath the heated patio lamp. beta radiationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a stream of rapid departures, each followed by an unexpected return. Cathleen went beta radiationed after closing, darting outside and reappearing whenever someone mentioned another taxi. beta rayed adj. Loosened by drink into a fast-moving stream that propagates through the doorway and into the night. beta readered adj. Emboldened by drink to proofread the taxi instructions aloud before allowing anyone to leave. Rahni got beta readered and corrected the driver’s address twice, although it was already correct. beta reductioned adj. Slowed by drink to replacing each proposed journey with the result of taking another round. Tasnime became beta reductioned at the bar, reducing every plan to one more drink. beta sheeted adj. Drunk and folded into several parallel layers, each holding a different account of where the coats are. Eala went beta sheeted beneath the cloakroom rail, maintaining several incompatible routes home. beta stranded adj. Drunk to the point where each step runs alongside the next without ever quite joining it. Pene was beta stranded between the pub and the taxi rank, making parallel progress for twenty minutes. beta tested adj. Drunk enough to release an unfinished plan for getting home to a limited public audience. Dural became beta tested outside the pub, presenting an incomplete route home to everyone by the smoking area. beta testered adj. Drunk beyond performing repeated trials of the same route, with the pavement as the testing ground. Javontez became beta testered outside the pub, trialling the walk to the station and abandoning it repeatedly. beta testinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the limited audience accompanying you receives several unfinished versions of the journey home. Miguelangelo was beta testinged by closing time, issuing successive route updates to the entire party. beta versioned adj. Drunk to a degree that your journey home contains most major features but remains unsuitable for release. Parthena was beta versioned after the final round, with the coat, address, and destination all present but untested.