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DEIB'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every departing member of the party is treated as part of the round. Demetrica was DEIB'd and bought a farewell drink for someone already halfway home. DELF'd adj. A drinker who has acquired French, a certificate in it, and an audience that did not ask. Aness became DELF'd and corrected Daralene's pronunciation of the wine list. DELTA'd adj. Drunk enough to teach the entire pub English, despite nobody having requested a lesson. Rubicela was DELTA'd and corrected the pronunciation of every drink on the board. DEM'd adj. Still drunk, and reconstructing the morning as a relief map of elevations, depressions and one alarming slope. Jocob woke DEM'd, describing the carpet's small rise as though surveying a mountain range. DEMU'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a railway carriage, yet still expects to reach the terminus. Tyreon got DEMU'd and waited patiently for the bar to announce the next platform. DEOHC'd adj. Of a drinker who has separated from the group yet remains chemically certain of returning. Darlyn got DEOHC'd and reappeared twice, each time carrying a different explanation. DEP'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and entering each doorway several seconds after intending to do so. Ethyle was DEP'd by the stairs, arriving at each landing after a private administrative delay. DES'd adj. You have drunk enough to promote your balance beyond its available evidence. Rolly got DES'd and began treating the banister as a growth-supporting structure. DET'd adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that the psychedelic route home is the obvious one. Cavari was DET'd and described the staircase as an unusually persuasive hallucination. DEW'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has issued distant early warnings about leaving, none of which preceded another round. Aneeqah was DEW'd by ten, repeatedly announcing departure while remaining beside the pumps. DEX'd adj. The state of being drunk and arranging the evening in powers of ten, until the bill becomes a frighteningly large number. Sathvika was DEX'd and calculated the bar tab in increasingly ambitious orders of magnitude. DEXA'd adj. Drunk and submitting to an entirely unnecessary assessment of bodily composition. Kamarah became DEXA'd and requested a scan before ordering the pudding. DEZ'd adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches every surface as though it might ignite on contact. Slade went DEZ'd and crossed the room with unusually careful, explosive balance. DF'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish the factor from the process it is supposed to measure. Yakine was DF'd and attempted to calculate the bar's decoupling factor with a beer mat. DFA'd adj. Still drunk, and accepting only one next state for each domestic situation: usually sitting down. Ormah was DFA'd, progressing from empty glass to tap to sofa without branching. DFAC'd adj. Reduced by drink to a dining facility for anyone requiring toast, tea, or directions to the fridge. Areigha was DFAC'd and issued toast to everyone gathered in the sitting room.