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q-analogued adj. Of a drinker who has retained one mysterious variable between the final round and breakfast. Jialin woke q-analogued, certain that the missing shoe represented an important parameter. q-derivatived adj. Describing a drinker who measures the morning by the change between successive sips of water. Aurielle was q-derivatived, recording each glass of water as a separate improvement. q-grammed adj. A drinker who remembers the morning in short, overlapping fragments rather than complete events. Siris was q-grammed, recalling only the taxi door, a kebab and somebody's umbrella. q-tipped adj. Reduced by drink to probing every available recess for something that is probably not there. Edoardo became q-tipped and inspected the hinges of the cupboard for several minutes. q-toffed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's contents have been weighed, separated and regretted individually. Pamara woke q-toffed, assigning the coffee, toast and aspirin separate mass readings. q-worded adj. Having drunk enough to ask for directions while confidently disputing every answer received. Massa became q-worded and questioned the route, the map and the existence of north. qHD'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to offer only quarter-definition resolution, though with complete confidence. Kerisa was qHD'd and recognised everyone at the bar as a vague arrangement of pixels. qPCR'd adj. The state of being drunk and amplifying one small memory until it occupies the entire morning. Starcia was qPCR'd, repeatedly enlarging a single remark made beside the fruit bowl. qQED'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the remaining conversation as though the evidence had already been mathematically settled. Goldine was qQED'd and dismissed every suggestion with a proof nobody could inspect. qaafed adj. The condition of a drinker who produces a deep, emphatic sound whenever asked how the evening went. Latita woke qaafed and answered every question with a resonant noise from the back of her throat. qababed adj. Of a drinker: drunk, hungry, and treating a late skewer as an ancient rite. Nuraz was qababed and solemnly inspected the meat before accepting it. qabalismed adj. Of a drinker: privately persuaded that the evening contains several hidden levels. Kimario was qabalismed and assigned the lavatory door a secondary meaning. qabalisted adj. A drinker who has begun plotting, though the proposed outcome remains unclear. Leeda was qabalisted and circulated between tables with an unrecorded proposal. qachelled adj. Reduced by drink to a small, persistent ringing which accompanies every movement the following morning. Breta was qachelled, hearing a little bell whenever she turned her head. qachwaed adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly attempting a lively triple-time step while remaining on one stair. Cherhonda stood qachwaed on the landing, performing intricate footwork without gaining height. qacked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the company positively charged, substituted, and difficult to disperse. Shaneice became qacked and kept the positively charged group together after everyone else wanted home.