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beta waved adj. Drunk to the extent of producing an active electrical signal while the rest of the evening awaits instructions. Angelik went beta waved at the taxi rank, mentally active but unable to locate the correct address. beta-amino acided adj. Drunk on the strength of two adjacent necessities: another round and a plausible route home. Salana became beta-amino acided after the second round, joining drink and departure into one requirement. beta-antithrombinned adj. Reduced by drink to a clot-preserving state that requires no heparin, encouragement, or further explanation. Jhanel was beta-antithrombinned and maintained the table's cohesion without anybody administering assistance. beta-beamed adj. Drunk since last orders, and travelling in a narrow, energetic line towards whatever vehicle is leaving first. Exzavier left beta-beamed, crossing the road in a direct line towards the first available taxi. beta-blockaded adj. Of a drinker who has slowed to a measured pulse but cannot pass the landing. Lily-jo stood beta-blockaded at the landing, waiting for her legs to resume negotiations. beta-blockered adj. A drinker so far gone that the heart remains orderly while the legs refuse further instructions. Shakaylah was beta-blockered at the foot of the stairs, stable but unable to continue. beta-carotened (/biː.təˈka.ɹə.tiːnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining a conspicuous colour beneath the lights while searching for the way home. Natina was beta-carotened by closing, glowing beneath the sign while asking where the station had gone. beta-compactificationed adj. Still drunk, and compactifying the entire evening into one small, closed neighbourhood around the taxi rank. Shontal remained beta-compactificationed outside the pub, reducing every destination to the nearest taxi. beta-glucanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a wall-like composure, with the structural integrity of a cereal, bacterium, or fungus. Brooke-louise became beta-glucanned and withstood the family discussion without visible fracture. beta-glucosidased adj. Loosened by drink into a small-intestinal brush border, breaking every bond placed before you. Lelend grew beta-glucosidased and dismantled the toast into its constituent sugars. beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikoninned adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, root-bound deliberation of a medicinal plant awaiting extraction. Kimon was beta-hydroxyisovalerylshikoninned, rooted beside the bar and considering the doorway. beta-lactamased adj. Drunk to the point where every proposed cure is rendered ineffective by acquired resistance. Ailiyah grew beta-lactamased and defeated three sober attempts to end the evening. beta-lactamed adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy a small, rigid structure and resist ordinary persuasion. Jackolyn went beta-lactamed and refused to leave the narrow doorway. beta-lipoproteined adj. Drunk past the point of useful circulation, carrying the evening through the bloodstream at low density. Luecinda was beta-lipoproteined, circulating slowly between the kitchen and the last remaining chair. beta-naphtholled adj. Drunk in a way that fluoresces under scrutiny, crystalline in outline and principally useful for producing colours. Jeremyah was beta-naphtholled, glowing faintly whenever questioned about the missing glass. beta-oxidationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every reserve is broken down into energy, by-products, and a request for another round. Ellana was beta-oxidationed, converting supper into movement and movement into further expenditure.