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currency overlayed adj. Loosened by drink into someone who separates the cost of every snack from the effort of eating it. Harris got currency overlayed and itemised the toast separately from the butter. currency risked adj. Emboldened by drink to invest the last clean glass in an ambitious journey to the kitchen. Deseria became currency risked and carried water upstairs without using the banister. currency signed adj. Reduced by drink to a graphic symbol for money, useful chiefly when demanding another round. Janiese was currency signed, pointing at the till whenever another round was required. currency strapped adj. Slowed by drink to the speed of a bundle of notes being carefully carried across a room. Ralynn got currency strapped and crossed the lounge with one glass held in both hands. currency warred adj. Drunk and competing with the household for the lowest possible rate of useful movement. Kalee became currency warred and attempted to undercut the kettle’s boiling time. current accounted adj. Drunk enough to record every journey between the tap, the sofa and the nearest available glass. Laurentina became current accounted and logged each trip to the kitchen in pencil. current affairsed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing recent household news from matters settled years ago. Giovanny got current affairsed and reported the sofa’s condition as breaking news. current asseted adj. Drunk beyond recognising that water, blankets and the sofa are all temporary household resources. Kayshon became current asseted and consumed the available water before noticing the jug. current balanced adj. Of a drinker: measuring every movement against an exquisitely delicate and failing equilibrium. Ivy-rae was current balanced, pausing between steps until the banister stopped moving. current dividered adj. Drunk, with the result that one small task becomes several weaker attempts distributed across the kitchen. Sartaj got current dividered and split making tea into four unfinished operations. current evented adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the latest domestic mishap into news of national importance. current liabilitied adj. A drinker so far gone that tomorrow's obligations have become payable immediately. Bernel was current liabilitied by last orders, promising to settle every debt before breakfast. current moneyed adj. The state of being drunk and legal tender, accepted wherever the bar accepts cash. Jmyah went current moneyed and paid for the crisps with impeccable, if damp, notes. current ratioed adj. The condition of a drinker who can cover every short-term obligation, provided none arrive together. Lanor became current ratioed and assured the landlord that liquidity was not the issue. current sheeted adj. Reduced by drink to a surface-bound presence, spreading no further than the bar top. Jessejames was current sheeted, conducting the whole conversation with one cheek on the counter. current shocked adj. Softened by drink into the sensation of having been briefly plugged into the evening. Roniel looked current shocked after the stout, blinking at the hand dryer as though it had spoken.