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HMP'd adj. Drunk in a way that makes the evening resemble a British prison visit, with everyone checking the exits. Garo got HMP'd and made the birthday gathering feel administratively supervised. HMPA'd adj. Drunk, with the result that Khadidja and Deontaye are drawn into a conversation capable of dissolving any subject. Khadidja went HMPA'd and dissolved Deontaye's simple question into a discussion of childhood. HMPS'd adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt a former naval designation and cross the room uninvited. Azarius was HMPS'd and boarded the neighbouring conversation without clearance. HMPV'd adj. Drunk to the extent of behaving like a respiratory initialism with poor prospects for containment. Hemi became HMPV'd and distributed coughs, abbreviations and unsolicited clinical impressions. HMSAS'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a southern naval prefix and a surprisingly direct opinion. Sarah-jane was HMSAS'd and issued one precise order regarding the taxi. HMT'd adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a vessel looking for something beneath the surface. Jerriel was HMT'd and trawled the buffet for the remains of supper. HMTD'd adj. Drunk to the point where a harmless exchange between Dusean and Marcella acquires the atmosphere of imminent detonation. Dusean became HMTD'd and Marcella quietly relocated the conversation away from the glassware. HMV'd adj. Drunk to the point where a routine visit becomes an expedition requiring tools, personnel and a signed report. Samrudh got HMV'd and inspected the pub's loos as though they were a failing engine. HMWPE'd adj. Of a drinker: high in molecular weight, remarkably durable, and difficult to get into the taxi. Korrey was HMWPE'd, surviving the evening with impressive structural integrity and no sense of direction. HMX'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and liable to detonate into movement without warning. Scholar went HMX'd at the stairs and made the banister part of the route. HMXB'd adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a massive companion and is emitting strong rays of pub conversation. Francina got HMXB'd beside the jukebox and began radiating stories towards the bar. HN'd adj. Of a drinker: afloat, medically inclined and looking for the quickest route to shore. Mylinn was HN'd and navigated the taxi queue as though it were a naval exercise. HNA'd adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the glass of water from its chemical abbreviation. Letica was HNA'd and labelled the tumbler before taking a cautious sip. HNC'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the kitchen certificate on the wall as authority over the evening’s paperwork. Latijera got HNC'd and filed the takeaway menu beside the household bills. HND'd adj. Still drunk, and requiring the evening to be made more explosive than necessary. Khyran was HND'd and made a quiet disagreement considerably more energetic. HNEL'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and showing no immediately observable adverse effect except on coordination. Veria remained HNEL'd until the staircase exposed the limits of the experiment.