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PVDC'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has wrapped the morning tightly around one preserved incident and cannot let it escape. Nawana was PVDC'd, preserving the argument in perfect detail beneath a thin smile. PVDF'd adj. Softened by drink into a highly resistant morning form, impervious to acids, alkalis and sensible questions. Normaa was PVDF'd, resisting coffee, antacids and every enquiry about the taxi. PVE'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has misjudged every distance in the pub by considering only part of the room. Weylan got PVE'd and reached for a glass that was considerably farther away than expected. PVF'd adj. You have drunk enough to become a tough film over the morning's events, preserving them rather too clearly. Yashveer was PVF'd, protecting every embarrassing detail from the mercy of forgetting. PVFS'd adj. Describing a drinker who has spent the evening tired, sociable, and increasingly dependent on others for movement. Nosheen was PVFS'd by ten, and her friends escorted her between chairs. PVM'd adj. Of a drinker who has misplaced every sense of place, voice and manner, yet continues speaking with authority. Nylasia became PVM'd and delivered the toast from the coat cupboard in an unfamiliar register. PVN'd adj. Drunk in a way that relocates all remaining judgement to a small, inaccessible nucleus. Elaheh became PVN'd and claimed the crucial decision-making centre was elsewhere. PVO'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and voluntarily organising aid for people who have not requested it. Jalasha went PVO'd and established a welfare service for Shenelle beside the fruit machine. PVOD'd adj. Of a drinker: closed off by drink in the morning, with all useful circulation diverted elsewhere. Shamier woke PVOD'd, unable to send either blood or intention towards the kitchen. PVOH'd adj. Still drunk, and water-soluble enough to disappear into the first large mug placed before you. Odaliz was PVOH'd, dissolving into tea while the household attempted conversation. PVP'd adj. Of a drinker: water-soluble by morning, adhesive to envelopes, and useful only in small pharmaceutical quantities. Zeyna was PVP'd, sticking the unpaid bill to an envelope and calling it organisation. PVP-I'd adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining antiseptic about other people's decisions. Suhan got PVP-I'd and began disinfecting the conversation with unsolicited advice. PVPP'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to fall apart the moment anyone applies the slightest pressure. Advitha got PVPP'd and abandoned the carefully prepared explanation halfway through it. PVPS'd adj. Of a drinker who has made every companion hear, in detail, about a minor discomfort. Joella got PVPS'd and described her evening's ailments to the entire table. PVR'd adj. Still drunk, and replaying the same account of the evening whenever the conversation appears to advance. Hooker remained PVR'd, repeating the taxi story whenever the room fell briefly silent. PVRI'd adj. You have drunk enough to assign a resistance index to every attempt at getting up. Wilbor was PVRI'd by breakfast, with the journey to the bathroom statistically improbable.