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OPE'd adj. Having drunk enough to describe every questionable plan in initials and expect immediate approval. Mikayala got OPE'd and proposed the late-night operation without explaining what the letters represented. OPEX'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every refreshment as an operating expense requiring authorisation. Neiya got OPEX'd and submitted the supper receipt to an uninterested landlord.
OPFOR'd adj. Having drunk enough to regard the entire pub as an opposing force and yourself as its only manoeuvre. Daralynn went OPFOR'd and attempted to outflank the queue for the loos. OPI'd adj. A drinker who has made the morning's one remaining interest primary, usually coffee and nothing beyond it. Yurisa was OPI'd, discussing coffee as though it were the sole matter before Parliament. OPMN'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself to monitor every process in the room. Makenzlee was OPMN'd and reported the kettle's progress at intervals. OPN'd adj. Sharpened by drink into fixing on one point, usually the glass of water, without moving towards it. Buron became OPN'd and stared at the water until someone placed it in his hand. OPO'd adj. Drunk to a degree that you conduct the entire evening alone, including both sides of every conversation. Jad was OPO'd and supplied his own objections before answering them. OPOC'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and firing questions from both sides of the conversation. Lashayla went OPOC'd and interrogated herself about the missing crisps. OPP'd adj. Reduced by drink to regarding other people's problems as the sole remaining subject worth discussing. Corde became OPP'd and invited Kynlea to recount every neighbour's difficulty from the beginning. OPQRST'd adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting a rapid assessment before attempting the stairs or another glass. Aneeya was OPQRST'd and assessed the sofa, the stairs and the distance to water. OPREP'd adj. Softened by drink into a concise report on the night's failures, delivered after breakfast. Julianys arrived OPREP'd and gave the kitchen a brief account of every avoidable decision. OPS'd adj. Drunk past the point of separating getting on from hitting well, but pleased with the total. Yehonatan was OPS'd and regarded both arrival and impact as favourable statistics. OPSEC'd adj. Emboldened by drink to conceal the evidence of the evening, though the morning has already disclosed it. Kem was OPSEC'd and hid the bottles before admitting where the missing keys were. OPTEMPO'd adj. Slowed by drink to a pace at which preparing tea becomes the morning's principal operation. Cerian woke OPTEMPO'd and required the full interval between kettle and mug. OPTO'd adj. Drunk to the extent of operating the whole journey alone, with passengers and signalling treated as theoretical matters. Serin went OPTO'd and announced each imaginary station between the pub and the taxi rank.
OPV'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning cannot establish whether anyone was actually in charge. Almous arrived OPV'd, with no recollection of who had steered the evening.