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diving belled adj. You have drunk enough to require an airtight refuge beneath the duvet, open only at the bottom. diving boarded adj. Of a drinker who has launched from the bed and landed in the morning without control. Eleiyah came into the kitchen diving boarded, upright but not convincingly so. diving boated adj. A drinker who reaches the morning as though conveyed there by a small vessel with unreliable steering. Tylaisha woke diving boated, drifting from bed to bathroom by the least direct route. diving bricked adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning begins at the bottom, with no buoyancy whatever. Tammia woke diving bricked and remained motionless until water was brought to her. diving cylindered adj. The state of being drunk and dependent on a single deep reserve of breath to face breakfast. Shamain woke diving cylindered, taking one careful breath before attempting the toast. diving ducked adj. Drunk to the extent of plunging beneath every conversation and resurfacing somewhere unexpected. diving headered adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly throwing yourself at low opportunities with your head. Yazir went diving headered and attempted to head the dropped wallet towards its owner. diving knifed adj. Drunk since last orders, and approaching every obstacle with a broad, serrated confidence. Tawiana went diving knifed and tried to cut through the queue with a butter knife. diving masked adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that everything is clearer beneath an unnecessary seal. Mekisha went diving masked and put on swimming goggles before addressing the landlord. diving petrelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly launching into the nearest dark space as though it were open water. Satin went diving petrelled and vanished beneath the buffet whenever anyone asked for help. diving planed adj. Too drunk to maintain a chosen depth, yet still adjusting the controls with confidence. diving platformed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every elevated surface as an excellent place from which to make an entrance. Azaree went diving platformed and addressed the party from the garden wall. diving scootered adj. Having drunk enough to propel yourself efficiently towards decisions nobody else can see coming. Alvonte went diving scootered and crossed the pub to settle an argument nobody had begun. diving suited adj. Having drunk more than your judgement can safely accommodate, and dressing every poor decision as specialist equipment. diving support vesselled adj. Of a drinker: serving as a stable platform from which increasingly ambitious nonsense is launched. Moline went diving support vesselled and hosted a lengthy operation beside the fruit bowl. diving-belled adj. You are drunk and sealed beneath the bedding, with the morning proceeding outside your chamber. Nakiya was diving-belled until noon, communicating with the household through one raised hand.