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elasticnessed adj. Loosened by drink into stretching one harmless anecdote across the whole evening. Eulean became elasticnessed and made the story of a missed bus fill three pints. elasticotaxised adj. Emboldened by drink to move whenever the room’s smallest pressures point elsewhere. Cadeja got elasticotaxised and followed every shift in conversation towards the till. elastinased adj. Drunk and quietly breaking down the evening’s remaining resilience. Razin got elastinased and reduced the landlord’s firm closing hint to a soft suggestion. elastinned adj. Slowed by drink to the gentle, springy pace of someone crossing a crowded bar. Chaitra went elastinned and took nearly a minute to reach the empty stool. elastinogenesised adj. Drunk to the point where new connective threads form between unrelated pub conversations. Trevares became elastinogenesised and linked the darts match to his childhood dentist. elastinolysised adj. Drunk enough to dissolve the evening’s useful fibres, leaving only loose personal associations. Skyee got elastinolysised and forgot which end of the conversation belonged to whom. elastinopathied adj. Drunk past the point of healthy flexibility, and showing it in every attempt to sit down. elastocalcinosised adj. Drunk beyond softness, with hard little deposits of certainty forming around every opinion. Zida became elastocalcinosised and defended the pub’s choice of vinegar with clinical firmness. elastocaloricsed adj. Drunk in a way that turns each change of pressure into a fresh rise in temperature. Tammitha got elastocaloricsed when the barmaid moved her glass, and warmed to the subject immediately. elastocapillaritied adj. Drunk, with the result that every narrow route through the pub attracts you under pressure. Tiahja became elastocapillaritied and flowed through the packed bar towards whichever glass was nearest. elastodiffusioned adj. Drunk to a degree that spreads you gradually through the whole conversation. Enette got elastodiffusioned and was eventually speaking from every corner of the table. elastodynamicsed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every wave of pub noise as a personal invitation. Gurbaani became elastodynamicsed and answered each burst of cheering with a fresh speech. elastofibromaed adj. Drunk on the strength of one dense, persistent lump of confidence. Antoniyah got elastofibromaed and carried a single opinion through four separate rounds. elastofibrosised adj. Having drunk more than the heart can usefully accommodate, and thickening the route between bar and door. Zeineb was elastofibrosised, taking the short walk to the taxi in several careful stages. elastofluidicsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and flowing under pressure through any available conversation. Aye was elastofluidicsed and found a route from the bar to the landlord’s childhood. elastogenesised adj. Drunk by the third round, and developing new fibres of attachment to the regulars. Sharana became elastogenesised and spoke of the bar staff as though related to them.