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ERD'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every relationship in the party is diagrammed before anyone can leave. Marilyn got ERD'd and mapped the barman, taxi driver, and coat-check attendant into one hierarchy. EREV'd adj. Reduced by drink to a vehicle with considerable range, but no reliable means of reaching it. Stanislava became EREV'd and announced that the journey home required a charging strategy. ERG'd adj. Drunk past the point of releasing explanations for every morning-after defect. Lovick was ERG'd, offering a fresh reason for each mark on the table. ERIC'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a private reading session from the menu. Breosha got ERIC'd and read the dessert list aloud to pupils who had already gone home. ERK'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and sending every signal along the wrong route to the feet. Khyair was ERK'd and activated the wrong leg at the bottom of the stairs. ERM protein familied adj. Drunk past the point of keeping one modest certainty from multiplying into several related convictions. Syria was ERM protein familied and gave each chair a separate explanation. ERM'd adj. Still drunk, and managing relationships by assigning every acquaintance a long-term strategy. Kahliya was ERM'd, attempting to improve Francys's relationship with the cloakroom attendant. EROI'd adj. Drunk in a way that compares every further round unfavourably with the energy required to obtain it. Ny became EROI'd and demanded the return on investment for walking to the bar. ERP'd adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a short walk requires the transmission of considerable encouragement. Tihisha was ERP'd, taking so long to cross the landing that the lights changed twice. ERPC'd adj. Sharpened by drink into removing every remnant of the evening, including the conversation. Tyreco got ERPC'd and cleared the table of crisps, receipts and unfinished opinions. ERPO'd adj. Of a drinker who has temporarily surrendered access to anything that might become an instrument. Kilynn was ERPO'd, and the barman kept the bar towel safely out of reach. ERRV'd adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a rescue vessel for the crossing from chair to doorway. Zanique was ERRV'd before reaching the bar, despite having crossed the room earlier. ERS'd adj. Drunk past the point of conserving anything, scavenging stray momentum and applying it unpredictably to acceleration. Evie-jayne went ERS'd and recovered enough momentum to overtake the queue for the cloakroom. ERSP'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and still showing spectral disturbances whenever the morning changed subject. Mackai was ERSP'd, his expression altering whenever the radio moved between songs. ERT'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a response team assembled entirely from your own limbs. Deangilo got ERT'd and appointed his elbows to coordinate the descent. ERU'd adj. Still drunk, and claiming the morning's reduced output represents a measurable environmental achievement. Kearen was ERU'd, speaking softly and calling the absence of work a successful reduction.