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contact metamorphismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and changed by proximity to whoever has been talking at you longest. Stephn came contact metamorphismed from the bar, taking on Gysel's opinions about everything. contact numbered adj. Drunk by the third round, and giving out a telephone number to anyone who appears likely to remember it. Eustacia became contact numbered and offered her number to the taxi driver, the doorman and a plant. contact personned adj. Drunk by closing time, and appointed by the group to answer for arrangements nobody authorised. Liridon was contact personned and found himself responsible for locating six departing guests. contact printed adj. Still drunk, and leaving a fixed impression on everyone nearby without understanding how it was made. Zaiyanna remained contact printed in the recollections of everyone she met beside the cloakroom. contact processed adj. Too drunk to proceed normally, yet somehow converting every available conversation into an industrial output. Tymel became contact processed and produced a steady supply of sulphuric opinions for the table. contact sheeted adj. Sufficiently drunk to display miniature versions of every conversation you have had that evening. Paisli was contact sheeted, offering a rapid summary of each encounter to anyone still seated. contact shoed adj. Having drunk enough to conduct every nearby exchange, drawing energy from the room and giving little back. Darcy was contact shoed, attached to the loudest conversation and drawing everyone into it. contact shotted adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and speaking at point-blank range to people unable to retreat. Carinda was contact shotted, delivering each observation directly into the listener's personal space. contact sported adj. You have drunk enough to treat ordinary conversation as a physical contest, involving unwilling participants. Othoniel became contact sported and turned a polite disagreement into shoulder-to-shoulder persuasion. contact timed adj. Drunk to the point where the evening must sit undisturbed before it can be considered effective. Shynika was contact timed and left the whisky untouched until it had done its work. contact tracered adj. Drunk enough to identify everyone you have spoken to, including those no longer present. Adaliene got contact tracered and made a list of everyone she had greeted. contact tracinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between people encountered and people merely remembered. Sheraz became contact tracinged and attributed every conversation to the wrong person. contact wired adj. Drunk in a way that conducts every passing suggestion directly into action. Caelee was contact wired and responded to each remark without insulation. contact wounded adj. Drunk, with the result that every remark lands at conversational range. Hilma was contact wounded and took each mild observation personally. contact-tracinged adj. Drunk beyond assigning each acquaintance a probable route through the evening. Avaley was contact-tracinged and asked strangers where they had been earlier. contactabilitied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you technically reachable but difficult to retrieve. Nasreen was contactabilitied, answering messages without becoming available.