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mindswappinged adj. Sharpened by drink into exchanging identities with whoever is currently speaking. Maddix was mindswappinged and signed Endyah's receipt without noticing. mindtooled adj. Loosened by drink into treating a device as an extension of cognition rather than an object. mindwanderinged adj. Emboldened by drink to let attention leave the conversation without notifying anyone. mindwared adj. Slowed by drink to the point where familiar knowledge requires a loading interval. Sirjan was mindwared and briefly reconsidered the purpose of a door handle. mindwashed adj. Drunk and persuaded that the last suggestion was an established personal belief. Nizhoni was mindwashed and agreed that the lampshade had improved the meeting. mindwiped adj. Drunk to the point where the preceding part of the evening has ceased to exist. Kimbly was mindwiped and introduced herself to Ceris for the second time. mine carred adj. Of a drinker who has acquired wheels for the journey but not the ability to steer them. mine dialed adj. A drinker who has lost all reliable bearings but continues consulting the nearest object. mine fielded adj. Drunk and treating ordinary floor space as a hazardous area requiring careful, inaccurate navigation. Tramika was mine fielded, stepping between harmless tiles as though each might detonate. mine flailed adj. A drinker so far gone that every step clears an imaginary path by swinging at it. Brittain went mine flailed, sweeping both arms before attempting the staircase. mine ploughed adj. The state of being drunk and advancing through obstacles by pushing everything aside. Amanada was mine ploughed, opening a route through chairs that nobody had blocked. mine plowed adj. The condition of a drinker who clears a path with the confidence of machinery and the accuracy of neither. Antoneisha was mine plowed, making a broad channel through the crowded lounge. mine rollered adj. Softened by drink into advancing only when sufficient pressure is applied from behind. Barbarita was mine rollered, requiring a gentle nudge to begin every movement. mine shafted adj. Of a drinker: descended vertically into the evening and emerged through the morning with little daylight. Shellea was mine shafted, rising from the sofa only to disappear into the bathroom. minecared adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds on a fixed track, carrying the evening's contents badly. Margarito was minecared, following the hallway straight into a coat stand. minecarted adj. Slowed by drink to a wheeled, track-bound progress, with stopping treated as an engineering matter.