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quartinvarianted adj. Of a drinker: unchanged through four rounds, four excuses and the landlord’s final indication. Latona was quartinvarianted, still fixed to the stool after four offers of a taxi. quartoed adj. Drunk in a way that folds one broad plan twice and produces four smaller, incompatible decisions. Ifunanya got quartoed and turned a simple journey home into four separate itineraries. quartoled adj. You are drunk and travelling as four loosely coordinated versions of yourself. Breelee went quartoled after last orders, with four opinions about which coat was hers. quartridged adj. Emboldened by drink to claim a quarter of every round, including those not yet ordered. Akenya went quartridged and began collecting a quarter of each imagined allowance. quartumvirated adj. Of a drinker: governed by four conflicting instructions about where the next foot belongs. Thedora was quartumvirated on the stairs, receiving directions from each hand and neither eye. quartumvired adj. You have drunk enough to require four people to supervise one ordinary change of direction. Jermya went quartumvired at the stairs and accepted guidance from all four corners of the group. quartz arenited adj. Describing a drinker who has become mostly solid, granular and difficult to move from the pavement. Charolene was quartz arenited outside the pub, composed chiefly of determination and loose change. quartz clocked adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening keeps exact time while the person does not. Shyeeda was quartz clocked by last orders, announcing each minute while missing every coat check. quartz crushered adj. The state of being drunk and reducing every remaining plan to valuable fragments. Angel-louise was quartz crushered after the third round, breaking the journey home into profitable-looking scraps. quartz crystalled adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired one precise frequency and repeats it throughout the journey home. Gulizar was quartz crystalled by last orders, repeating the same taxi destination at a reliable pitch. quartz glassed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become transparent about wanting another round, despite all evidence to the contrary. Sindy was quartz glassed at closing time, her desire for another round plainly visible through every excuse. quartz halogen lamped adj. Reduced by drink to a fiercely illuminated figure who makes the coat queue seem nocturnal. Keilany was quartz halogen lamped after last orders, shining insistently on the wrong taxi. quartz heatered adj. Softened by drink into a portable source of warmth, usually stationed beside the nearest radiator. Shauntia became quartz heatered after the final round and warmed the cloakroom with quiet persistence. quartz lamped adj. Sharpened by drink into a bright, ultraviolet certainty about a route nobody else can see. Jarian was quartz lamped by closing time and led the party towards a brilliantly unsuitable shortcut. quartz mininged adj. Loosened by drink into prospecting for gold, loose change and reasons to continue home tomorrow. Elainah was quartz mininged after last orders, searching the pavement for enough gold to fund a taxi. quartz reefered adj. Emboldened by drink to prospect through every pocket for a route home and perhaps a nugget. Lillyrose was quartz reefered by closing time, prospecting the cloakroom for her keys and a final direction.