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HGW'd adj. Drunk on the strength of rapid cooling, becoming glassy and non-crystalline while the company waits for thawing. Lorrina became HGW'd after the final round and stared through the conversation without crystallising. HH'd adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's flight operations are conducted by a large and unsteady machine. Sayonna was HH'd, hovering beside the bed while attempting the short flight to the bathroom. HHCH'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish the garden from the smoking shelter, or the two from a dream. Sahij got HHCH'd and tried to order another pint from the coat stand. HHD'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to store the evening partly in memory and partly in a slower mechanical archive. Naeyli was HHD'd, recalling the first toast instantly and the final taxi only after inspection. HHG'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary harmonic generation, producing higher and higher notes without apparent effort. Aurora-mae went HHG'd on the stairs, generating a new note at every landing. HHNC'd adj. Emboldened by drink to sugar the evening beyond recognition, whilst insisting that collapse is merely a technical classification. Daizja got HHNC'd and challenged the karaoke machine to a diagnostic contest. HHS'd adj. Still drunk, and hanging from the handrail with the lower half of the body no longer consulted. Melona was HHS'd halfway up, suspended neatly between two decisions. HHT'd adj. Drunk to the extent of confidently discovering new routes through the room, none of which the vessels support. Tatania got HHT'd and mapped a private network of shortcuts between the tables. HHV'd adj. Having drunk more than the household can accommodate, and spreading across the sofa like an additional fixture. Danuel was HHV'd, leaving no clear route between the sofa and the kitchen. HI'd adj. Of a drinker who has reached an elevated point of success, namely the top shelf and no further. Carys got HI'd and announced that the highest shelf contained her destiny. HI-MEMS'd adj. You have drunk enough to surrender locomotion to an unseen mechanical authority, rather like a remotely managed insect. Jurel was HI-MEMS'd and walked towards the dance floor under instructions nobody else had issued. HIA'd adj. Describing a drinker who has assessed the evening's impact and found the crisps decisive. Bethsy got HIA'd and presented the crisps as evidence of a public-health crisis. HIC'd adj. The condition of a drinker who assumes every pub has a national budget and a late licence. Deylan was HIC'd and ordered the premium lager as though the Treasury were paying. HID'd adj. Reduced by drink to a device that responds to every nearby object as though it were a button. Khamarli was HID'd, repeatedly pressing the sofa cushion in search of water. HIF'd adj. A drinker who has reached the more expensive middle stage without noticing the cheaper destination. Kenyona was HIF'd, paying extra for the middle stop and appearing satisfied. HIFU'd adj. Drunk on the strength of focused internal energy, with balance altered without visible cause. Schane went HIFU'd and leaned steadily towards the centre of the staircase.