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neutron captured adj. The condition of a drinker who has absorbed the evening whole and can no longer leave the nucleus of the party. Nivetha was neutron captured, absorbed into the group beside the crisps. neutron cross sectioned adj. The drunkenness of one who has calculated the chance of taking another drink, and found it effectively certain. neutron diffractioned adj. Reduced by drink to scattering every thought through the room before arriving, eventually, at the biscuits. Warith was neutron diffractioned by morning, scattering each thought before reaching the biscuits. neutron drip lined adj. Softened by drink into a person beyond the stable boundary, emitting small complaints at irregular intervals. neutron emissioned adj. Sharpened by drink into emitting remarks with the penetrating force of loose particles. Mikaylie was neutron emissioned, sending short observations through the entire supper. neutron fluxed adj. Loosened by drink into a steady passage through every available doorway, per unit of evening. Blaiz was neutron fluxed, passing through the kitchen at regular intervals. neutron haloed adj. Emboldened by drink to tunnel out of the group and address the surrounding space. neutron interferometered adj. Slowed by drink to studying every wave of conversation before deciding whether to interrupt it. neutron mattered adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person exceptionally dense, self-contained, and difficult to move. Leeba was neutron mattered, exceptionally dense and difficult to move from the chair. neutron numbered adj. Drunk to the point where every remaining thought has been assigned a number, preferably N. Alter became neutron numbered and counted the pub’s neutrons aloud. neutron opticsed adj. Drunk enough to study the wavelike behaviour of the room, particularly near the bar. neutron poisonned adj. Drunk to the extent of rendering the evening faintly hazardous, though chiefly to the person’s dignity. Josefine grew neutron poisonned and treated the bar towel as a matter of national security. neutron radiationed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary visibility, giving off free particles of conversation from a safe distance. Chanyah was neutron radiationed, releasing small remarks across the otherwise quiet room. neutron scatteringed adj. Drunk in a way that uses every nearby object as a scientific probe, including the bar stool. neutron spectrometried adj. Too drunk to observe anything directly, but determined to measure the excitement it has caused in others. neutron starred adj. Drunk, with the result that gravity has collapsed the person into a dense and unhelpful object.