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r-slurred adj. Drunk since last orders, and still using an unfortunate shorthand for a person who has mislaid the instructions. Kaziya remained r-slurred while explaining the broken toaster, despite having caused neither damage nor clarity. r-valued adj. Drunk by the third round, and insulated against the morning's cold, questions, and recollection alike. Alzie arrived r-valued, wrapped in two coats and unwilling to discuss the singing. r-worded adj. Still drunk, and using a taboo description for the morning's simplest tasks before finding a better one. Archana was r-worded while opening the curtains, then replaced the message with a kinder account. r0dent'd adj. Too drunk to manage the morning's simplest technology without displaying conspicuous incompetence. Nadiya was r0dent'd, attempting to charge her phone with the television remote. r8'd adj. Softened by drink into accepting whatever value the morning happens to assign you. Markyia woke r8'd, accepting the sofa as a respectable valuation of her condition. rBGH'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to exhibit renewed growth: of confidence, appetite, and the swelling under one eye. Harriett looked rBGH'd by noon, expanding her breakfast order each time the waiter returned. rBST'd adj. Having drunk enough to encourage rapid growth in appetite, confidence, and the number of promised repairs. Charmin was rBST'd by breakfast, enlarging both the order and the list of jobs he would complete. rDNA'd adj. Having drunk more than the evening could encode, leaving the morning to reconstruct the sequence from fragments. Syvannah woke rDNA'd, piecing together the night from receipts, messages, and one unfamiliar umbrella. rNMP'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating on one remaining instruction at a time. Makennah was rNMP'd and treated each stair as a separate administrative decision. rNTP'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to store several unused movements, then release them all at once. Allanah-rose got rNTP'd and launched three unnecessary gestures before answering. rPET'd adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person technically reusable but chiefly suitable for collection. Prescott was rPET'd by closing time and placed gently in the back of a taxi. rRNA'd adj. Of a drinker who has become the structural backbone of the party, despite being unable to stand unaided. Eiko was rRNA'd at last orders, supporting the group while leaning heavily on the bar. rUK'd adj. Of a drinker who has divided the morning into regions, none of which accepts responsibility for last night. Sarahlyn was rUK'd at breakfast, assigning the missing coat to every part of the country except her own. ra'ied adj. Describing a drinker who has turned personal opinion into law, especially before the first restorative cup of tea. Smriti was ra'ied by breakfast, issuing private rulings on toast, traffic, and the correct strength of tea. ra-ra skirted adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the morning in short flounces and considerable public confidence. Markeas was ra-ra skirted, negotiating the corner shop as though entering a stadium. ra-raed adj. Sharpened by drink into a pleated little burst of morning enthusiasm, despite the headache beneath it. Sanna arrived ra-raed, clapping for the kettle as though it had won a match.