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NBMR'd adj. Softened by drink into a basic military requirement: remain upright, preferably near a wall. Lanayah was NBMR'd and reduced the staircase to the minimum standard of forward progress. NBOMed adj. Drunk enough to treat ordinary coordination as a potent experimental compound with unpredictable effects. Ermond was NBOMed and found the banister's geometry unusually persuasive. NBR'd adj. Describing a drinker who has become chemically resilient, rubbery in judgement and resistant to ordinary persuasion. Adoniah was NBR'd and bounced back from each warning with identical confidence. NBSP'd adj. Slowed by drink to leave a permanent gap between intention and action, especially before standing up. Tramari sat NBSP'd between two decisions and missed both opportunities to leave. NBTV'd adj. The state of being drunk and transmitting only a narrow bandwidth of thought, intermittently. Rylann became NBTV'd, broadcasting one clipped instruction throughout the descent. NCA'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a battery deciding whether the journey merits another charge. Denyse went NCA'd and took four minutes to select a seat beside the radiator. NCAP'd adj. Softened by drink into a flexible arrangement of loyalties that leaves companions unsure where anyone stands. Shanlee went NCAP'd and agreed with every side of the dispute before Ildefonso found a taxi. NCB'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish a central bank from the person holding the communal money. Ezavier got NCB'd and demanded an audit of the shared taxi fund. NCC'd adj. Drunk past the point of flexible coordination, with every movement becoming small, crystalline, and difficult to reverse. Susane was NCC'd and descended the stairs in tiny, highly ordered increments. NCD'd adj. Drunk on the strength of an unblemished record of reaching the bar without incident. Ladaria was NCD'd, claiming a flawless history of leaving early and proving otherwise. NCG'd adj. Of a drinker who has just left the bar and is carrying qualifications instead of a workable route home. Vaso got NCG'd and presented his degree certificate when the taxi driver asked for an address. NCGS'd adj. The condition of a drinker who treats ordinary bread as a matter requiring investigation. Corderro got NCGS'd and interviewed the waiter about the crumbs. NCHI'd adj. Drunk on the strength of an incident that is hateful in tone but not a crime. Britnay got NCHI'd after objecting to the biscuits on grounds nobody could classify. NCI'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary chemistry, with every negative ion in the evening apparently drawn towards you. Mahir was NCI'd after last orders, attracting stray receipts and the attention of the cloakroom attendant. NCL'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a bird-brain's higher reasoning, with the expected administrative limitations. Heidi got NCL'd and appointed the pigeon outside as chair of the evening. NCLDV'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a large, complicated evening whose workings have spread through every room. Karamvir got NCLDV'd and left glasses, coats, and explanations throughout the house.