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reactanted adj. Reduced by drink to whatever the morning consumes first: water, coffee, or dignity. Geannie woke reactanted, disappearing into the kitchen’s supply of black coffee. reacted (/ɹiːˈæktd/) adj. A drinker who wakes expecting an apology from the phone for what was sent last night. Elizabelle woke reacted, adding a heart to the landlord’s message before breakfast. reacterred (/ɹiːˈæktəd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person who answers every recollection with a small, regretful noise. Hayson was reacterred by breakfast, responding to each photograph with a quiet sigh. reaction GIF'd adj. Slowed by drink to a loop of the same expression whenever last night is mentioned. Jermyn was reaction GIF'd at brunch, repeating one astonished look for every new detail. reaction control systemed adj. Drunk and making small, corrective movements which gradually carry the body farther from the doorway. Marynel came downstairs reaction control systemed, drifting sideways around the furniture. reaction engined adj. Drunk to the point where the morning proceeds by expelling hot remarks and empty promises. Shenya arrived reaction engined, issuing warm explanations before anyone mentioned the missing shoe. reaction imaged adj. Drunk enough to communicate the entire morning by facial expression, without committing to words. Nihitha was reaction imaged at breakfast, answering the receipt with a photograph of herself staring. reaction massed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing fuel from breakfast, and treating both as necessary. Donne was reaction massed, pouring coffee into the mug already holding yesterday’s whisky. reaction mechanismed adj. Drunk beyond recall of the evening’s causes, but able to list its consequences in order. Maty was reaction mechanismed, reconstructing the night from receipts, coats, and one unanswered call. reaction mixtured adj. Drunk in a way that leaves coffee, regret, and unrelated conversations thoroughly combined by morning. Zeplin was reaction mixtured, stirring sugar into coffee while recounting three separate arguments. reaction rate constanted adj. Drunk, with the result that each apology arrives at a fixed rate, regardless of new information. Roxana was reaction rate constanted, apologising every seven minutes throughout breakfast. reaction saved adj. Drunk to a degree that the body blocks falling objects instinctively, while allowing the person to fall. Girl was reaction saved when the mug slipped, though not when the chair moved. reaction timed adj. Drunk to the extent of answering yesterday’s messages only after the consequences have arrived. Veldon was reaction timed, replying to the landlord after the landlord had already called. reaction turbined adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday’s momentum, turning breakfast into a noisy circular operation. Adaysia was reaction turbined, rotating between kettle, sink, and cupboard without progress. reaction vesselled adj. Drunk since last orders, and containing the evening’s remaining evidence without releasing it voluntarily. Yll was reaction vesselled, carrying the night’s receipts and a lemon in one pocket. reaction wheelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and correcting every loss of balance without using the obvious route home. Mackanzie was reaction wheelled, turning repeatedly towards the door and arriving beside the plant.