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HSN'd adj. Softened by drink into a person who feels the kitchen floor before committing to it. Ibraheem was HSN'd and lowered himself onto the tiles as though they might be warm pudding. HSP'd adj. Slowed by drink to bind every tense conversation into an elaborate attempt at keeping it stable. Smanatha was HSP'd, carefully preserving an argument that everyone else had abandoned. HSR'd adj. The condition of a drinker who expects the company to keep up with conversations delivered at express speed. Johney got HSR'd and left three friends answering questions he had asked two minutes earlier. HSS'd adj. The state of being drunk and retaining your temper at temperatures that would soften lesser drinkers. Deaundria was HSS'd by breakfast, still cutting toast with alarming precision. HST'd adj. Softened by drink into a high-speed departure, with the destination treated as a secondary detail. Diesel got HST'd and boarded the first train while announcing a completely different destination. HSTS'd adj. A drinker who has sorted the room into two categories and will explain the distinction to anyone trapped nearby. Amelah became HSTS'd and made Abhiroop listen to an elaborate classification of the guests. HSV'd adj. Still drunk, and waking convinced the morning’s minor ailments require a specialist. Angula woke HSV'd and inspected the bedside glass as though it contained a clinical result. HSV-1'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has made a familiar route recurrently troublesome. Wealthy was HSV-1'd, revisiting the same awkward stumble at every landing. HSYNC'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost horizontal timing and therefore arrives beside every step. Nalu was HSYNC'd, reaching each stair slightly before or after the rest of him. HSeCN'd adj. Softened by drink into a selenium-like wobble, especially noticeable on stairs. Naylen was HSeCN'd, yielding gently at the knees whenever the staircase turned. HSerred adj. Sharpened by drink into a home-schooler of balance, applying private rules to public stairs. Kamalani was HSerred and explained her personal descent method to the banister. HT'd adj. Describing a drinker who treats one conversation as two simultaneous threads, neither reaching a conclusion. Mirrin was HT'd, discussing darts and council tax in parallel with equal conviction. HTLV'd adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps transmitting yesterday's instructions through a very small internal network. J who? No, Jacorie was HTLV'd, repeating yesterday's plan through every conversation. HTMLerred adj. Loosened by drink into markup, opening new tags with every gesture and never properly closing one. Emarosa was HTMLerred, nesting apologies inside explanations all the way down the stairs. HTMS'd adj. Reduced by drink to a ceremonial vessel, moving slowly under a national prefix. Montrey was HTMS'd and navigated the bar with formal, tidal patience. HTNB'd adj. Having drunk enough to combine a high-pressure manner with unusually short reach to the water. Marjarie was HTNB'd and asked Koraly to move the glass three inches closer.