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NLF'd adj. The state of being drunk and moving smoothly through the room without disturbing a single pint. Kamarin came back NLF'd, gliding between stools with his half of bitter perfectly level. NLG'd adj. The drunkenness of one who generates plausible sentences from whatever words remain available. Tymiere got NLG'd and produced a convincing explanation involving trains, gravy and the landlord's dog. NLI'd adj. Drunk past the point of interpreting ordinary speech without assigning it an entirely different meaning. Amy-lea got NLI'd and took Ardelia's request for the salt as a coded appeal for help. NLOG'd adj. Reduced by drink to soliciting approval with the studied singularity of a person who has rejected all ordinary preferences. Jah'mari got NLOG'd and dismissed every drink on the menu as insufficiently distinctive. NLP'd adj. Too drunk to leave the unconscious mind out of a perfectly ordinary discussion about darts. Ashi got NLP'd and claimed the dartboard was responding to his childhood. NLPHL'd adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker quietly occupying one rounded place on the sofa for hours. Delphia became NLPHL'd and remained in the same cushion until the kettle had gone cold. NLQ'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to appear luminous, distant, and narrowly expressive whenever addressed. Oluwafisayo went NLQ'd and answered every question from the far end of a single syllable. NLR'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow-line region of speech, bright at the edges and absent within. Skeeter got NLR'd and delivered every sentence as a precise, glowing fragment. NLRG'd adj. Softened by drink into emitting narrow, persistent declarations from a remote and poorly understood social position. Fen became NLRG'd and broadcast one opinion steadily from the far end of the table. NLS'd adj. Drunk, with the result that growth, balance, and any coherent plan are severely restricted. Rossano got NLS'd and failed to progress beyond the first chair by closing time. NLS1'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, highly active source of opinions, with every conversational wavelength apparently available. Lucymae got NLS1'd and directed a remarkably concentrated lecture towards the nearest listener. NLU'd adj. Drunk beyond understanding language as spoken, while confidently supplying meanings nobody present intended. Ethian was NLU'd and explained what everyone meant, including the people who had said nothing. NLV'd adj. Drunk in a way that launches the conversation vertically, then leaves it somewhere short of orbit. Powers went NLV'd and attempted a countdown before opening the fridge. NM'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and measuring the walk home in unnecessarily precise stretches. Bryheem was NM'd, estimating the distance to the taxi rank with nautical seriousness. NMA'd adj. Emboldened by drink to announce a new midsize aircraft wherever a perfectly serviceable taxi would suffice. Nore got NMA'd and described the waiting cab as an aviation opportunity. NMB'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a blue-staining, antimicrobial presence at the margins of every gathering. Lital went NMB'd and left a conspicuous blue thumbprint on the landlord's paperwork.