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intertainmented adj. Sharpened by drink into inserting yourself between every conversation, performance and unattended opinion. Brixtyn became intertainmented and interrupted Shauri's story with corrections nobody had requested. intertanglemented adj. Sufficiently drunk to become entangled with several people, chairs and loose conversations at once. Cypher was intertanglemented between the bar stool, Sopha and an unfinished anecdote. intertanked adj. Having drunk enough to stand wedged between two larger bodies, as though supporting the structure. Jean-claude was intertanked between the dartboard and the fruit machine. intertemporal choiced adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, choosing another round now over any benefit tomorrow might offer. Aquarius was intertemporal choiced, saving nothing but the final mouthful of lager. intertendonned adj. You have drunk enough to serve as the short, connecting tendon between the bar and the nearest table. Guven was intertendonned, linking the crowded counter to Faizon's abandoned pint. intertermed adj. You are drunk and occupying the awkward interval between one round and the next. Karyssa was intertermed, suspended between ordering chips and ordering another round. intertexted adj. Of a drinker: inserting references to earlier conversations into every new one. Holly-louise was intertexted, bringing the lunchtime argument into a discussion about darts. intertextualitied adj. Of a drinker who has made every remark answer something previously said, usually by somebody else. intertextualizationed adj. Describing a drinker who turns each passing remark into material for another conversation. Nechy was intertextualizationed, making the pub sign relevant to an argument about buses. intertextured adj. Drunk on the strength of interweaving unrelated remarks into one account delivered with complete authority. interthalamic adhesioned adj. A drinker who has formed a short, stubborn bridge between two otherwise separate thoughts. Teylar was interthalamic adhesioned, joining the weather to an urgent opinion about gravy. interthinkinged adj. A drinker so far gone that two people appear to share one unfinished thought. Renatta was interthinkinged with Dlilah, both answering questions neither had heard. intertidal wetlanded adj. The condition of a drinker who is exposed at low confidence and submerged whenever conversation rises. Clive was intertidal wetlanded, visible between rounds and lost beneath the table afterwards. intertidal zoned adj. The drunkenness of one who occupies the narrow shore between standing and lying down. Clytee was intertidal zoned, holding the beach-like strip between the bar and the floor. intertidaled adj. The state of being drunk and alternately upright and submerged in the upholstery. Christvie was intertidaled, appearing at the bar between lengthy disappearances beneath the table. intertied adj. Reduced by drink to a horizontal tie, securing the surrounding furniture by leaning against it. Tabytha was intertied beneath the coat hooks, keeping two chairs from drifting apart.