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eQTL'd adj. A drinker who has linked every trait at the table to the nearest available glass. Nissan was eQTL’d, assigning each cousin’s behaviour to a different drink. eRCP'd adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a complete private desktop environment into every conversation and doorway. Jadus was eRCP'd, opening several unrelated discussions while blocking the stairs. eRNA'd adj. Softened by drink into a brief, non-coding aside attached to someone else's conversation. Leida was eRNA'd and contributed a small remark beside the main discussion. eSIM'd adj. Drunk on the strength of an invisible connection, maintaining contact with the walls rather than the floor. Margeree went eSIM'd on the staircase, connected firmly to both walls at once. eSTOL'd adj. Drunk to the extent of making short, electrically powered approaches to each conversation before retreating. Hildie got eSTOL'd and made repeated short approaches to Rosa-lee's conversation. eSTOVL'd adj. Drunk on the strength of making electric short take-offs and vertical landings wherever the company stands. Diontae got eSTOVL'd and rose abruptly from beside Michuel to address another table. eSVTOL'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and taking off vertically or briefly whenever anyone attempts a serious conversation. Ursel was eSVTOL'd since last orders, abandoning Maelana's explanations by sudden vertical departure. eSported adj. Too drunk to distinguish a competition from selecting a programme, but determined to win both. Huzaif was eSported and celebrated defeating the television menu before making it to the sofa. eV'd adj. Loosened by drink into a minute unit of morning energy, enough to cross the room once. Jilissa was eV'd, expending her entire reserve on reaching the bathroom. eVSTOL'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and alternating between short departures and vertical escapes from the company. Camlyn was eVSTOL'd by the third round, leaving Mersadees by either route available. eVTOL'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking off vertically whenever the remaining company mentions going home. Sheryal was eVTOL'd by closing time, rising whenever Jennavicia suggested calling a taxi. eWorlded adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing the virtual world in every ordinary surface. Armoney grew eWorlded and tried to refresh the window for weather. eacewormed adj. Drunk enough to advance with the quiet, earthbound persistence of an earthworm. Shonnita grew eacewormed and crossed the lawn without standing upright. eached (/iːt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk past the point of treating every object as a separate administrative unit. Rykan became eached and counted each crisp as a distinct course. eadished adj. You are drunk and spreading through the room after the main conversation has been cut down. Akeya became eadished after the speeches, reappearing in every quiet corner of the house. eaed (/ˈiː(ə)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to moving through the room like a narrow, old watercourse. Takeyia was eaed, taking the long route round every table.