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PC communicationed adj. Of a drinker who has reverted to dial-up conversation, with each reply arriving several minutes late. Tajia got PC communicationed and exchanged taxi details through a chain of increasingly delayed messages. PC speakered adj. Describing a drinker who emits a simple beep whenever the evening reaches a new stage. Fawnia was PC speakered, producing a small beep whenever someone mentioned last orders. PC'd (/ˌpiː ˈsiːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a small, single-user processing unit. Purva got PC'd and spent ten minutes processing the question of a taxi. PC-nessed adj. A drinker so far gone that even the taxi queue is being managed for propriety. Astria was PC-nessed and asked the taxi rank to observe a fairer system of coat distribution. PCA'd adj. Drunk, with the result that one changes direction by adjusting the voices of one’s internal engines. Stanna went PCA'd round the buffet, varying her pace as the conversation required. PCASP'd adj. You are drunk and sampling the atmosphere with scientific enthusiasm, though the instrument remains hypothetical. Saysha was PCASP'd, testing the aerosol environment above each abandoned glass. PCAT'd adj. Drunk and revising yesterday's answers, with every question returning in a more difficult form. Danikah was PCAT'd by dawn, reconsidering the correct response to a text sent at midnight. PCB'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every separate companion becomes connected through one increasingly complicated account. Preetam got PCB'd and connected Constantino to everyone in the pub through a single story. PCBA'd adj. Drunk to the extent of assembling every available person into one functioning, unwilling social unit. Kemaurion got PCBA'd and assembled Shubha, the barman and two strangers into a committee. PCC'd adj. Of a drinker: assigned a short code which distinguishes the office from every other place you cannot reach. Inbal became PCC'd and supplied the taxi with a location code instead of an address. PCCI'd adj. Drunk to the extent of forgetting which round has been paid for and why. Keyarra got PCCI'd and paid for the same round twice without noticing. PCD'd adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the empty kitchen feels like the convention has ended again. Quantashia sat beside the cold pizza, PCD'd, waiting for the flat to feel populated. PCDD'd adj. Having drunk more than the evening can break down, and retaining the same hazardous structure throughout. Quineka was PCDD'd by the third round, unchanged by coffee, water, or practical advice. PCDF'd adj. You have drunk enough to fold into a dark, persistent shape that no sensible conversation can reach. Azan was PCDF'd and spoke from the corner as though the room were several floors away. PCE'd adj. Of a drinker: professionally cleaned of all remaining interest in what the evening originally involved. Ion was PCE'd by midnight, while Tangier returned his coat and located his shoes. PCG'd adj. Drunk beyond producing a useful record, though the heart remains audibly involved. Muneeb was PCG'd and gave the taxi driver a detailed account of his pulse.