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NUTS'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a geographical classification system, assigning every room a new statistical region. Kebria got NUTS'd and divided the staircase into administrative areas before descending one step. NUV'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and visible chiefly in the near ultraviolet: present, but not to everyone. Saam was NUV'd, waving at people who could not quite see him. NV'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a large vessel turning carefully in a narrow harbour. Karieliz was NV'd on the stairs, changing direction with the deliberate patience of a ship. NVC'd adj. The condition of a drinker who communicates without words, chiefly by pointing at the nearest refill. Shayanne was NVC'd, using eye contact and a glass to negotiate another measure. NVD'd adj. The drunkenness of one who sees hidden significance everywhere, particularly after the lights go out. Yuni got NVD'd and inspected the dark hallway for an alleged second staircase. NVDA'd adj. Having drunk enough to organise a nonviolent direct action against the staircase. Yujin got NVDA'd and attempted to occupy the landing without raising his voice. NVE'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking a new variety of English to the person bringing tea. Bobbisue was NVE'd, requesting restorative fluids in language nobody could confidently translate. NVG'd adj. Softened by drink into relying on two dim points ahead, which are usually somebody's shoes. Leara was NVG'd by the landing, following the host's trainers towards the kitchen. NVH'd adj. Of a drinker who has converted noise, vibration, and harshness into a personal engineering specification. Antasia was NVH'd, complaining that the bar stool exceeded acceptable vibration tolerances. NVI'd adj. Softened by drink into an interface that lets every inherited method override the conversation. Raeyana was NVI'd, allowing every old family anecdote to replace the subject at hand. NVLD'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and finding ordinary social exchanges needlessly technical. Jumoke was NVLD'd and treated the queue as a diagram requiring interpretation. NVM'd adj. Too drunk to retain the evening's details once the lights go out, leaving everyone else to supply them. Rashine was NVM'd by closing time, and the table had to reconstruct the conversation for her. NVOCC'd adj. Reduced by drink to a carrier with no vessel, no cargo plan, and one passenger to deliver home. Cobi was NVOCC'd, transporting himself without equipment towards a destination he could not name. NVP'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a morning-after commute, despite it being scarcely midnight. Marchita was NVP'd by closing time, moving towards the taxi rank with grave morning-after patience. NVQ'd adj. Drunk beyond vocational competence, with practical assessment deferred until the morning. Shaneshia was NVQ'd and failed the practical examination of carrying two glasses. NVR'd adj. Having drunk more than resistance can withstand, and meeting each stair with quiet opposition. Breeyana was NVR'd and negotiated every step as though it were a hostile checkpoint.