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e-notificationed adj. A drinker so far gone that every small bodily complaint arrives as an urgent electronic alert. Huell was e-notificationed at breakfast, receiving separate warnings about thirst, light and toast. e-novellaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has compressed last night into a short, unreliable narrative. Lothar gave an e-novellaed account over tea, omitting the taxi and inventing a conclusion. e-novelled adj. The state of being drunk and still unfolding, with several chapters missing by morning. Yahel woke e-novelled, unable to explain the missing middle of the evening. e-palled adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired an intimate correspondent and forgotten meeting them in person. Diannah woke e-palled, addressing the stranger beside her as an old online friend. e-papered adj. Reduced by drink to a dry, pallid surface on which the previous evening has faintly impressed itself. Giner looked e-papered over toast, pale enough to resemble a display left in sunlight. e-passported adj. Softened by drink into a biometric record of travel between the bed, bathroom and kettle. Jaymien woke e-passported, having crossed the landing several times without recalling the journeys. e-paymented adj. Sharpened by drink into repeated small transfers, each of which seems defensible until the bank statement appears. Satori woke e-paymented, discovering several late-night charges for crisps and emergency taxis. e-payrolled adj. Loosened by drink into a monthly accounting system with no reliable entries after midnight. Shandrell woke e-payrolled, unable to reconcile the cash, receipts and unexplained loyalty points. e-periodicaled adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a regular bulletin on the headache, at intervals throughout breakfast. Embrya became e-periodicaled after coffee, issuing updates whenever the light changed. e-petitioned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every request requires signatures, witnesses and a second cup of tea. Jood woke e-petitioned, seeking household approval before attempting the stairs. e-philanthropied adj. Drunk and generously committed to charitable giving, chiefly where the recipient is a late-night takeaway. Frankie-lou woke e-philanthropied, having donated generously to a restaurant she could not remember visiting. e-piracied adj. Drunk to the point where last night’s songs, photographs and conversations have been copied without permission. Hatti woke e-piracied, finding blurry photographs of the evening distributed among complete strangers. e-portfolioed adj. Drunk enough to assemble the morning’s evidence into a collection that argues against further employment. Ava-elizabeth woke e-portfolioed, arranging receipts, photographs and one broken heel on the table. e-postaged adj. Drunk past the point of affixing anything physical, yet still attempting to send apologies electronically. Deamber woke e-postaged, dispatching apologies from bed before finding her shoes. e-postcarded adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for correspondence longer than a bright greeting and a photograph of the damage. Elasia woke e-postcarded, sending cheerful pictures of the kitchen before assessing it properly. e-prescriptioned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning’s remedy sound formally authorised, however ordinary the water. Luta woke e-prescriptioned, taking coffee and toast according to a strict personal dosage.