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J antennaed adj. Loosened by drink into a receiver for every stray signal in the building. Allyra became J antennaed and answered conversations conducted three tables away. J curved adj. Emboldened by drink to fall initially, then rise beyond the point from which recovery seemed advisable. Jazmeen went J curved, stumbling at the doorway before attempting a triumphant return to the dance floor. J penned adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave broad, stubby marks on every morning-after account of the evening. Shantrail was J penned, signing the takeaway receipt with a nib wider than expected. J receptored adj. Having drunk enough to notice every small movement in the chest, particularly when climbing the stairs afterwards. Francessca was J receptored by breakfast, pausing halfway up to monitor her breathing. J stroked adj. Having drunk more than the straight course could bear, and steering every journey back with a hooked correction. Hamsa was J stroked, veering towards the hedge before correcting neatly at the gate. J'd (/d͡ʒeɪd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, smoky letter with ambitions beyond its station. Doraline got J'd and treated the beer garden as a private cloud. J-Dramaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating a dropped teaspoon as a multi-episode domestic crisis. Edwyn was J-Dramaed after the teaspoon fell, requiring a quiet interval and fresh water. J-Loed (/ˈd͡ʒeɪləʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard the morning's lower-body heaviness as an attractive feature. Reizel woke J-Loed and spent ten minutes negotiating the chair with unusual dignity. J-Popped adj. Emboldened by drink to address the morning with bright Western-influenced cheer, despite the evidence. Montene was J-Popped, singing cheerfully while surveying the night's damage. J-barred adj. You are drunk and sitting upright only because a vertical support has been provided for leaning. Steffanie remained J-barred against the banister while everyone else cleared the kitchen. J-bended adj. The state of being drunk and taking a crooked route that ends abruptly against something solid. Berchman came J-bended through the hallway and finished beside the umbrella stand. J-carded adj. Of a drinker: folded around the remains of the evening, with the useful details printed somewhere on the outside. Sadarius woke J-carded, his timetable for the night folded round an empty cassette case. J-catted adj. Of a drinker who has become privately unsteady, suspicious of the furniture, and difficult to settle. Wyline was J-catted after breakfast, eyeing the kettle as though it had moved overnight. J-clothed adj. Describing a drinker who absorbs every spill, apology and recollection before noon. Kourtnie was J-clothed, mopping up coffee while admitting nothing about the previous evening. J-cored adj. A drinker who turns the morning's headache into a relentless internal rhythm. Essien was J-cored, tapping the same hard beat against the breakfast table. J-curved adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's recovery begins slowly, then rises sharply without warning. Sheray was J-curved by ten, improving from horizontal to conversational in one sudden interval.