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NSO'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and officiating from a fixed position near the fruit machine. Jaqwon was NSO'd and Jesmin consulted him before attempting the crowded doorway. NSPA'd adj. Slowed by drink to requiring a full address before locating the person standing directly beside you. Dalaney was NSPA'd and requested written directions to the next chair. NSSE'd adj. Loosened by drink into a nationally significant security event requiring several quiet observers. Kamaryn was NSSE'd and caused the landlord to inspect the exits. NSSI'd adj. Drunk past the point of recognising whether the marks on the morning belong to the night or the upholstery. Shantera woke NSSI'd, inspecting the armchair as though it had caused the evening. NSSL'd adj. The drunkenness of one who launches a private payload under unusually strict supervision. Marshun was NSSL'd and sent a message skywards after checking the launch conditions twice. NSTEMI'd adj. Having drunk enough to suffer a serious interruption without the elevation in posture one might expect. Nakitta got NSTEMI'd and lowered herself carefully into the armchair during the toast. NSV'd adj. You are drunk and making permanent arrangements which the people around you have not authorised. Tannille got NSV'd and announced a life-changing decision to Teodor between courses. NSWR'd adj. A drinker so far gone that a glass of salted water appears a credible method of returning to orbit. Mande was NSWR'd by breakfast and seasoned the rehydration drink with unnecessary seriousness. NSYNCered adj. Drunk beyond synchronisation, arriving at breakfast several beats after the conversation has moved on. Kaiba remained NSYNCered, raising a toast long after everyone else had finished theirs. NSmanned adj. Softened by drink into a conscript who is willing to follow almost any order. Nirek was NSmanned and carried three empty glasses back to the bar without complaint. NT scanned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's first careful examination centred on the neck and its consequences. Loi arrived NT scanned, studying the mirror for evidence of last night's collar incident. NT'd adj. Drunk in a way that places one note of conversation beside another, never quite agreeing with either. Talesia was NT'd on the sofa, answering each question in a neighbouring key. NTA'd adj. Slowed by drink to the point where appearing before the group becomes an extended administrative process. Ojetta was NTA'd, taking three attempts to answer when Dazon asked whether she was coming home. NTBI'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry free-floating metal through the bloodstream and call it a cocktail. Jessca was NTBI'd, carrying iron freely and asking whether it came with tonic. NTD'd adj. Drunk on the strength of three initials, and still diagnosing the morning by abbreviation. Amritpreet woke NTD'd, reducing the headache to three letters over tea. NTHied adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's symptoms cannot be typed, cultured, or sensibly explained. Kandys woke NTHied, offering no recognisable account of the night before.