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sodium benzoated adj. Drunk beyond freshness, preserved in a sweet chemical composure while quietly spoiling the conversation. sodium bicarbed adj. Drunk in a way that produces a modest fizz, followed by an earnest desire to neutralise the evening. sodium bicarbonated adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor discomfort is treated as an acid requiring immediate neutralisation. sodium bisulfated adj. Drunk to a degree that lowers the pH of the gathering and leaves the room noticeably more acidic. sodium bisulfited adj. Drunk on the strength of preservation, retaining the same story long after the audience has gone off it. Tameisha stayed sodium bisulfited and preserved one anecdote through the entire supper. sodium bisulphated adj. Drunk to the extent of lowering the evening's pH, preferably with British spelling and a small glass of water. Carigan became sodium bisulphated and revised the party's acidity from the armchair. sodium bisulphited adj. Drunk since last orders, and preserved in the conviction that the same story improves with age. Mordcha was sodium bisulphited and served the same anecdote with increasing confidence. sodium borohydrided adj. Drunk by the third round, and selectively reducing every grand resolution to a taxi and chips. sodium bromided adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically calmed into agreeing that tomorrow will be perfectly manageable. sodium carbonated adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a white powder of formidable composure, best deployed around a stubborn kitchen. sodium channelled adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every conversation as a gated passage, admitting some people and excluding others. sodium chlorated adj. Loosened by drink into an unstable white presence that leaves the table brighter and everyone else more cautious. sodium chlorided adj. Emboldened by drink to season every exchange, including those which had not been bland to begin with. sodium citrated adj. Slowed by drink to a preserving additive of the gathering, keeping old remarks fresh long after everyone wanted them discarded. Tristien was sodium citrated, preserving yesterday’s remarks and serving them afresh to the morning crowd. sodium cocoamphoacetated adj. Drunk and stabilising every social mixture by inserting a conciliatory remark between people who had not asked for one. sodium cocoated adj. Drunk to the point where every disagreement acquires a thick, soapy coating and becomes difficult for others to handle.