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quartoled adj. You are drunk and travelling as four loosely coordinated versions of yourself. quartridged adj. Emboldened by drink to claim a quarter of every round, including those not yet ordered. quartumvirated adj. Of a drinker: governed by four conflicting instructions about where the next foot belongs. 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. 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. quartz halogen lamped adj. Reduced by drink to a fiercely illuminated figure who makes the coat queue seem nocturnal. 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. 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. quartz schisted adj. Slowed by drink to a layered, glittering progress, with each step separated by mica-like deliberation. quartz watched adj. Having drunk enough to consult every wristwatch as though it possessed a considered opinion. Moneshia, quartz watched, corrected the bar clock by reference to three unwilling strangers.