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INH'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a final round which was described as medicinal. Yoas got INH'd after accepting the landlord's supposedly therapeutic nightcap. INM'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a sealed inner layer, inaccessible to the surrounding company. Tyler went INM'd and stopped responding while friends debated the safest route home. INN'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking to a generic remedy whose official name refuses to come to mind. Samonie was INN'd, requesting the medicine by its approved name and then forgetting it. INOCA'd adj. Drunk to the extent of suffering elaborate conversational symptoms without an obvious obstruction. Learlean became INOCA'd and insisted nothing was wrong while derailing the entire table. INP'd adj. Drunk in a way that makes every remaining thought nucleate a fresh crystal of nonsense. Michelleann got INP'd and caused a new sharp idea to form around every sentence. INR'd adj. Reduced by drink to treating every minor wobble as a measurable clotting emergency. Lindaann, thoroughly INR'd, diagnosed the gravy as liable to coagulate without supervision. INS'd adj. Drunk enough to drift through the room as a cold, solitary object, noticed chiefly when someone bumps into you. Shontella went INS'd and orbited the buffet without acknowledging the gathering around it. INSET dayed adj. Softened by drink into taking the afternoon off while insisting the paperwork is training. Tristy went INSET dayed and spent lunch arranging beer mats into a staff development plan. INSTI'd adj. Having drunk more than the morning can inhibit, with the previous evening transferred securely into the system. Thatiana looked INSTI'd, unable to prevent last night returning in fragments. INT'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and locating the water only through a chain of uncertain inferences. Aquileo became INT'd and reasoned from the bathroom tap to the kitchen glass. INTHE'd adj. Drunk and convinced that the near future ends in a sofa, a blanket and no further plans. Alexisjade was INTHE'd by ten, forecasting the end of civilisation from beneath the duvet. INTP'd adj. The drunkenness of one who theorises about balance while repeatedly testing the same failed method. Viransh was INTP'd, calculating the angle of the staircase instead of climbing it. INU'd adj. Having drunk more than your internal navigation can correct for, yet proceeding without external reference. Shevelle was INU'd and rejected directions as unnecessary interference. IO'd adj. Sharpened by drink into asking what goes in, what comes out, and whether the round counts. Isahiah got IO'd and wanted a full account of every penny behind the bar. IOC'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every office in the pub receives the same message, eventually. Marbely got IOC'd and sent the same apology to the barmaid, the bouncer and the jukebox. IOCT'd adj. A drinker who confidently attempts a familiar route as though it were a timed obstacle course. Arlone got IOCT'd and tackled the coat stand before attempting the short journey to the loo.