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micro-cheatered adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who notices every minor opportunity to be disloyal, and takes it. Ilsi became micro-cheatered, changing seats whenever Reva approached with another practical question. micro-cultured adj. Loosened by drink into forming a private little society with one other person at the table. micro-dermabrasioned adj. Drunk to a degree that removes the outermost layer of social polish. Latu was micro-dermabrasioned and addressed the manager with new candour. micro-disketted adj. Slowed by drink to the speed of an old machine, taking several seconds to retrieve each social response. micro-earphoned adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the morning's conversation to a very small voice inside one ear. micro-faraded adj. You are drunk and storing only a minute charge of sense, discharged whenever addressed. Ishya was micro-faraded and lost her remaining judgement over a disputed round. micro-fictioned adj. Describing a drinker who has compressed a grand personal saga into the length of a taxi journey. Neric was micro-fictioned, recounting a sweeping romance before the driver reached the corner. micro-floppied adj. You have drunk enough to require a small square of plastic for archival purposes. Vashon became micro-floppied and filed the bar tab beside the crisps. micro-generationed adj. Still drunk, and producing just enough private power to keep the journey home going. Arijus was micro-generationed and powered the walk home with small, determined bursts. micro-homed adj. Still drunk, and settled into a very small domestic orbit where the sofa, kettle and water suffice. micro-housinged adj. Of a drinker: contentedly installed in a small flat of cushions, water and limited ambition. micro-influencered adj. A drinker who commands a modest following, chiefly among the people nearest the snacks. micro-interactioned adj. The state of being drunk and treating every glance, tap, and pause as a significant exchange with the furniture. Narcisa became micro-interactioned and thanked the card machine after each failed payment. micro-irrigationed adj. Of a drinker: distributing small quantities of drink throughout the conversation. micro-jouled adj. Describing a drinker who applies a very small amount of energy to each decision. micro-labored adj. Drunk by the third round, and contributing brief pieces of work to plans already beyond him.