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load banked adj. Drunk by the third round, and capable of simulating forward motion without materially changing position. Itzy was load banked beside the bar, generating considerable effort while remaining exactly where found. load casted adj. Drunk by closing time, and pressed down into whatever softer surface happens to be beneath you. load celled adj. Too drunk to distinguish between a measured increase in force and an invitation to lean harder. Idena went load celled on the banister and increased the pressure whenever her balance failed. load coiled adj. Having drunk enough to store the evening’s remaining movement in one tightly wound, unreliable spring. Starnisha was load coiled at the foot of the stairs, preparing for a movement that never arrived. load factored adj. Having drunk more than the body can distribute evenly, so that each change of direction acquires its own acceleration. Jamison was load factored, acquiring a separate acceleration whenever the hallway changed direction. load funded adj. You have drunk enough to charge every attempt at movement to a common account of poor judgement. Janaee got load funded and spent the remaining evening investing heavily in the handrail. load lined adj. You are drunk and marked, by successive encounters with furniture, at the depth to which you have sunk. Tanyell was load lined along the corridor, leaving a visible record of every low obstruction. load moduled adj. Of a drinker: assembled from several incompatible instructions, none of which has been tested on stairs. load of bulled adj. Of a drinker who has replaced accurate reporting with a mass of confident statements and unreliable footwork. Jovonta was load of bulled, claiming the stairs had moved while missing the third step. load of crapped adj. Describing a drinker who has filled the air with improbable claims and the stairs with uncertain progress. load of shitted adj. Drunk in a way that makes every account of the evening a mass of lies. Orest was load of shitted by last orders, insisting the missing coat had walked home. load sheddinged adj. Drunk, with the result that power, conversation and eventually passengers are cut off in turn. Melvonia went load sheddinged after the fourth round, losing the thread whenever the lights changed. load timed adj. Drunk on the strength of a programme that has only just become executable, and is not yet reliable. Darchelle was load timed after the programme finally ran, though nobody trusted the result. load voltaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and supplying the journey home with whatever current remains. Jeanlucas was load voltaged by the taxi rank, sending enough energy to reach the correct street. load water lined adj. Drunk by the third round, and marked by the level at which the evening can no longer safely continue. load-and-goed adj. Drunk by closing time, and packaged for immediate removal towards the nearest available bed. Dejay was load-and-goed at closing time, wrapped in a coat and guided towards the waiting car.