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nanoaerobed adj. Sufficiently drunk to function only where oxygen is present in unusually small quantities. Emiline was nanoaerobed and preferred the crowded, poorly ventilated end of the room. nanoagented adj. Having drunk enough to act on a tiny scale, with no clear instruction from anyone. Naviana was nanoagented and quietly rearranged the table's smallest objects. nanoaggregated adj. Having drunk more than enough to form a compact cluster with whoever is nearest. Merwyn became nanoaggregated beside the bar, joined by three people he had just met. nanoaggregationed adj. Drunk in a way that gathers tiny decisions into one sizeable and regrettable arrangement. Kenney became nanoaggregationed, combining minor invitations until the flat held an improbable crowd. nanoaggressioned adj. Drunk, with the result that the smallest disagreement is delivered as a deliberate and highly personal affront. Jebadiah grew nanoaggressioned and treated a misplaced coaster as a calculated insult. nanoalloyed adj. Of a drinker: composed of several metals in minute suspension, and not especially malleable. Ella-jayne was nanoalloyed, combining stubbornness and tact in uneven proportions. nanoamped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a billionth of an ampere's worth of unnecessary confidence. Shaynie was nanoamped and volunteered to explain the rules to the entire table. nanoampered adj. Drunk beyond one billionth of an ampere's worth of coordination, with the current still somehow passing. Graicen was nanoampered, negotiating the stairs one fractional movement at a time. nanoanalysised adj. Drunk in a way that breaks every step, word, and hand movement down to the smallest observable detail. Ethin got nanoanalysised and examined each stair before committing a foot to it. nanoanalyticsed adj. Drunk, with the result that balance, speech, and coordination are being measured at an absurdly fine scale. Larenz became nanoanalyticsed and reported the separate performance of each knee on the stairs. nanoantennaed adj. Drunk to a degree that sends every gesture and unfinished sentence wavering into the room. Cicero was nanoantennaed, transmitting an invitation to the stairs with one uncertain arm. nanoantibioticked adj. Drunk to the extent of treating each small stumble as an infection requiring immediate correction. Talent got nanoantibioticked and attempted to cure every missed step with another explanation. nanoantibodied adj. Drunk on the strength of a very small frame of resistance, which has not survived the stairs. Sigourney was nanoantibodied, opposing the staircase with a body scarcely larger than its argument. nanoapartmented adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to fit speech, balance, and the entire journey home into very little space. Genisus became nanoapartmented and folded himself carefully into the narrow stairwell. nanoapertured adj. Drunk by the third round, and allowing only the smallest openings for sense, balance, or conversation. Jaycean was nanoapertured, admitting one foot to each stair while excluding all useful judgement. nanoarchaeoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving like a minute surviving organism whose route upstairs is largely conjectural. Stephone was nanoarchaeoned, adapting slowly to each stair as though conditions were prehistoric.