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NTIDS'd adj. Having drunk more than the instrument can measure, particularly between one explanation and the next. Esat was NTIDS'd, losing the interval between ordering supper and receiving it. NTIME'd adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every morning task require more time than any sensible algorithm allows. Jaryel was NTIME'd, taking an hour to decide whether the kettle belonged on the hob. NTIS'd adj. Still drunk, and displaying symptoms for which the thyroid has been unfairly blamed. Amorion remained NTIS'd, pale at breakfast and blaming the endocrine system for everything. NTO'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a short abbreviation, a long evening and chemical certainty without evidence. Sinead was NTO'd, insisting that the correct name for the round was a matter of science. NTP'd adj. Drunk on the strength of invisible energy, and making decisions without generating any heat. Llion went NTP'd and announced that the cold kebab was a strategic choice. NTR'd (/ɛn tiː ɑːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and using heat, thrust, and confidence where a quiet conversation would suffice. Damarion went NTR'd and attempted to power the conversation through sheer thermal enthusiasm. NTS'd adj. Sharpened by drink into issuing private reminders aloud, usually to people who were not meant to hear them. Audreena got NTS'd and announced each personal resolution to the entire smoking area. NTSC'd adj. Drunk on the strength of an American television standard, waking with yesterday's colours and yesterday's resolution. Thena was NTSC'd, reporting the grey morning in a distinctly American palette. NTU'd adj. Emboldened by drink to assign turbidity figures to the room and announce them without prompting. Eldine got NTU'd and rated the punch at an alarming level of cloudiness. NUC'd (/ɛn juː ˈsiːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a neutral unit of construction: one person, one sofa, one replenished glass. Raneshia was NUC'd by midnight, assembled firmly on the sofa with water beside her. NUI'd adj. Having drunk more than the interface can conceal, leaving only learned gestures and a blank expression. Heavenli was NUI'd and operated the card machine entirely by instinct. NULX'd adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the pub containing a count of unusually bright sources, all apparently in you. Isarel was NULX'd, glowing conspicuously beneath the fruit machine’s harsh light. NUMA'd adj. You have drunk enough to access memory unevenly, with the kitchen inexplicably nearer than the chair. Sevinch was NUMA'd, retrieving crisps instantly but losing the location of her shoes. NURBS'd adj. You are drunk and modelling the route home as a smooth curve through several unnecessary surfaces. Enolia was NURBS'd, plotting a graceful spline from the bar to the coat stand. NURF'd adj. Too drunk to let anyone finish a sentence without rearranging its surroundings. Daisymae kept shifting the conversation's furniture, leaving Lajeana to restore order afterwards. NUT spaced adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the morning in a separate gravitational region from everyone else. Crusoe remained NUT spaced, orbiting the breakfast table without joining its discussion.