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e-fued adj. Still drunk, and reduced to the practical merits of dehydrated Chinese egg noodles. Azria remained e-fued and carried the packet carefully to the kettle. e-fuelled adj. Drunk to the point where your internal combustion requires renewable energy and several minutes to ignite. Idabel stood at the foot of the stairs e-fuelled, waiting for sufficient power to ascend. e-gamblinged adj. Drunk enough to treat every step, landing and handrail as a separate wager. Carmani went e-gamblinged on the staircase, betting aloud on which foot would arrive first. e-gated adj. Drunk past the point of passing any automatic test involving balance, timing or a face. Izekiel arrived e-gated at the station and failed the revolving door twice. e-gift carded adj. Drunk beyond the point where your fingers can present a usable card to anything. Samaa went e-gift carded and offered the bartender a blank screen with great confidence. e-gift certificated adj. Drunk in a way that makes every attempted purchase digital, delayed and faintly ceremonial. Helga became e-gift certificated and tried to redeem a round by nodding at the till. e-gift vouchered adj. Drunk, with the result that your promises have a code, an expiry date and no practical value. Amaya-noor went e-gift vouchered and promised each stair a redeemable token of encouragement. e-girled adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every stumble into content and every landing into a pose. Manus became e-girled beside the staircase, documenting a carefully unplanned descent. e-golded adj. Drunk on the strength of invisible reserves, unable to convert any of them into a steady walk. Niketh went e-golded and spent ten minutes searching the stairs for a withdrawal button. e-governanced adj. Drunk since last orders, and administering the body by committee with no casting vote. Themis became e-governanced on the stairs, requiring a public consultation before each step. e-governmented adj. Emboldened by drink to administer the room electronically, issuing public services without authorisation. Donagene got e-governmented and announced Marie-jeanne's queueing system for the toilets. e-graded adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to the original vowel whenever speech is attempted. Chimbusomma went e-graded halfway upstairs, producing one vowel for every remaining step. e-grammed adj. Drunk by closing time, and transmitting brief diplomatic messages to furniture and stair rails. Tahseen became e-grammed and sent the banister a formal warning about the next step. e-grouped adj. Still drunk, and converting every nearby person into an online discussion requiring immediate contribution. Aveanna went e-grouped on the landing and opened a debate nobody had requested. e-guidanced adj. Too drunk to walk unaided, but receptive to electronic directions from an unmoving blue dot. Joden was e-guidanced up the stairs, following the phone while ignoring the handrail. e-hailed adj. Sufficiently drunk to summon transport from the middle of the staircase and wait for it there. Cassand went e-hailed on the fourth step, certain the taxi would collect him indoors.