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DDoS'd adj. Drunk enough to deny service to the entire table by beginning several conversations at once. Audreyanna was DDoS'd, distributing one unfinished anecdote to every corner of the room. DDxed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing whether the morning’s symptoms belong to thirst, shame, or both. Kiki arrived DDxed, offering three possible causes for her headache and accepting all of them. DE'd adj. A drinker who has developed a complete graphical interface for operating the evening, with menus everywhere. Hyden was DE'd and opened several conversational windows without closing any. DEA'd adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the gathering to a solution nobody else wishes to enter. Bamma was DEA'd, so Tracker kept the evening's remaining problems in another room. DEAD'd adj. Still drunk, and chemically inclined to regard every conversation as already concluded. Aleiyah was DEAD'd and announced the evening finished while ordering another round. DEB'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating on a dynamic energy budget of water, toast and sleep. Berkly was DEB'd, allocating the remaining household energy between the kettle and the stairs. DEC'd adj. You have drunk enough to require a three-letter remedy for unwelcome guests. Atyanna was DEC'd and prescribed herself a quiet corner. DECA'd adj. Drunk past the point of transmitting anything cleanly, though the message still reaches the kitchen. Lilirose became DECA'd and sent a garbled order successfully to the kitchen. DECT'd adj. Too drunk to remain attached to any cord, yet still attempting a long-distance conversation with the hallway. Maitlyn woke DECT'd, carrying the cordless phone into the garden in search of a better signal. DED'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed a bark-beetle route straight through the evening. Daishana was DED'd and found a remarkably direct route from the bar to the garden. DEF'd adj. Emboldened by drink to reduce every visible trace of wrongdoing before anyone checks the paperwork. Robins got DEF'd and insisted the vanished lager had merely undergone emissions control. DEG'd adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary sociability, reduced to a small elliptical presence in every group photograph. Taimani was DEG'd by the speeches and appeared in the background of every photograph. DEHP'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a plasticiser, with the conversation made slightly more flexible. Allesse was DEHP'd and made the rigid arrangements seem negotiable. DEI hired adj. Describing a drinker who has appointed every overlooked guest to a role in the evening. Dezeree got DEI hired and gave Toniya responsibility for welcoming the coat stand. DEI'd adj. Describing a drinker who has made every round noticeably unlike the last. Josely got DEI'd and ordered cider, stout, and something fluorescent before leaving the bar. DEIA'd adj. A drinker who has made room for everyone at the table, including the person carrying the coats. Romya became DEIA'd and found space for the entire party in a taxi meant for four.