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EPROM'd adj. Drunk beyond retaining yesterday's information, though the morning has not yet permitted new instructions. Anrew was EPROM'd, staring at the breakfast menu as if awaiting a programme. EPSP'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a brief electrical response whenever someone mentions breakfast. Hawkin was EPSP'd, springing upright when the word bacon crossed the room. EPT'd adj. Having drunk enough to treat a hand of cards as an international sporting event and yourself as its champion. Kaidee got EPT'd and narrated the table’s betting as though millions were watching. EPUB'd adj. Having drunk more than a readable document can contain, yet insisting the evening requires chapters. Garima got EPUB'd and divided the taxi journey into a foreword and three appendices. EPW'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and capable of penetrating the floor without breaching the conversation. Donnamae went EPW'd through the hallway, investigating beneath every rug. EQ'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every raised eyebrow becomes a quantified emotional emergency. Marckos got EQ'd and assigned numerical significance to the barman's perfectly ordinary silence. EQE'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and measuring the useful light emitted by each remaining glass. Dayvonna got EQE'd and held her pint beneath the pub lamp for inspection. EQS'd adj. Having drunk more than the environmental quality standard permits, particularly near last orders. Daban got EQS'd and declared the cloakroom air below acceptable standards. ER bridged adj. Of a drinker: convinced that two distant points can be joined by stepping through the nearest doorway. Corteney got ER bridged and promised to reach the next pub through a folded corner. ER diagramed adj. Of a drinker who has mapped every acquaintance to every obligation, none of which anyone else recognises. Grettell got ER diagramed and drew the pub’s social relationships beside the till. ER'd adj. You are drunk and have scored without the assistance of an error, namely by finding the correct door. Likesha got ER'd and reached the front door without blaming the furniture. ERA'd adj. Describing a drinker who rotates steadily while claiming the room has moved. Garance got ERA'd and addressed each corner of the pub in sequence. ERAA'd adj. Describing a drinker who alternates between encouraging another round and opposing the suggestion. Zahri was ERAA'd, voting for another round while arguing against its immediate necessity. ERC'd adj. Drunk on the strength of recognising one code, and therefore certain that every other code is familiar. Kaele, ERC'd, entered the alarm code confidently and locked everyone outside instead. ERCP'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish an endoscope from a suitable instrument of social investigation. Sierre became ERCP'd and inspected the bar's internal arrangements by torchlight. ERCS'd adj. Slowed by drink to convert every round into a negotiable reduction in future damage. Nykesha got ERCS'd and proposed trading fewer drinks for a cleaner journey home.