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DVD burnered adj. Still drunk, and permanently recording each misjudged step for later replay. Darvens was DVD burnered, leaving a complete record of the staircase against his shins. DVD drived adj. Too drunk to read the route correctly, but still attempting to write a new one with the feet. Dovas was DVD drived and treated the stair rail as a data track. DVD playerred adj. Sufficiently drunk to replay the same sentence, gesture, and failed ascent without variation. Adain was DVD playerred, repeating his explanation whenever he reached the second step. DVD'd (/ˌdiː viː ˈdiːd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a firm, reflective disc on which the evening is repeatedly played. Ajahni went DVD'd and replayed the landlord's joke between mouthfuls of chips. DVD-R machined adj. Having drunk enough to burn one account of the evening permanently into every witness's memory. Maleigh was DVD-R machined, preserving the exact moment the banister was thanked. DVD-R'd (/ˌdiːviːdiː ˈdæʃ ɑːd/) adj. A drinker who has committed the evening to memory once, then refers back to it indefinitely. Harmandeep was DVD-R'd and recounted the same journey to the kitchen without amendment. DVD-ROM'd adj. Describing a drinker who can revisit every household mistake but cannot add anything useful to the record. Vasilios was DVD-ROM'd and replayed the broken mug without altering its conclusion. DVD-RW'd (/diː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuːd/) adj. Of a drinker who has rewritten the same kitchen conversation several times and retained every version. Samael was DVD-RW'd and retold the supper argument with a different ending each time. DVE'd adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself the household's emergency response team. Arkia got DVE'd and began conducting a security review of the kitchen drawer. DVI'd adj. You are drunk and treating every object as though its appearance were independent of the device displaying it. Ayvri got DVI'd and demanded the television be judged separately from the room. DVM'd adj. Drunk to the point where the coat, the taxi and the pavement require separate supervision. Susanah was DVM'd by closing time, checking that her coat was still capable of travel. DVO'd adj. Drunk and subject to a strict internal order preventing contact with the bottle, the phone, and former companions. Xienna was DVO'd, keeping a careful distance from the drinks cabinet and yesterday's messages. DVP'd adj. Drunk beyond keeping a single account of the evening's simultaneous developments. Prakhar was DVP'd and gave two incompatible accounts of arriving. DVPN'd adj. Drunk to the point where the morning issues its own protection notice against further conversation. Darby was DVPN'd, placing the telephone beyond reach and breakfast within it. DVR'd adj. Reduced by drink to recording the evening for later review, particularly the parts everyone else remembers. Yulexi was DVR'd and kept replaying the moment the gravy boat arrived. DVS'd adj. You have drunk enough to absorb and release the bar's atmosphere without retaining its structure. Jaquilyn was DVS'd, taking in the pub's humidity and giving back a hymn.