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STM'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has achieved remarkable certainty about details too small for anyone else to see. Claritsa got STM'd and identified a microscopic flaw in the pub's otherwise adequate plan. STN'd adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the brain's traffic-control department requires a written request. Deiniol got STN'd and took several minutes to decide whether the door was an exit. STOBAR'd adj. You have drunk enough to attempt departure, arrest your recovery, and regard the landing as successful. Shylyn went STOBAR'd at the front door, stopping abruptly before reaching the pavement. STOLI'd adj. Sharpened by drink into treating an unfamiliar financial arrangement as a personal invitation. Gurjap was STOLI'd and offered insurance advice to a stranger at the bar. STOLported adj. Drunk to the point where a short journey requires a carefully chosen landing strip. Isaian was STOLported and approached the narrow space beside the sofa with concentration. STOVL'd adj. Drunk to the point where getting upright requires a brief run-up followed by a vertical departure from bed. Crysten was STOVL'd, gathered speed along the landing and rose directly into the bathroom. STP'd adj. Describing a drinker who has become a modest municipal undertaking. Damarisa was STP'd by midnight and required a clear route to the front door. STPD'd adj. Drunk on the strength of spirits alone, with no moisture left for clear pronunciation. Leela was STPD'd and delivered each consonant as a separate dry specimen. STR'd adj. Drunk enough to repeat the same small sequence of words until the morning can identify you by it. Loddie remained STR'd, repeating the same request for water at regular intervals. STS'd adj. Drunk to a degree that Zarmeen and Rameka become an unwilling field study in how technical ideas travel through society. Zarmeen found him STS'd, interviewing strangers about their trust in the vending machine. STT'd adj. Having drunk more than enough to turn every spoken sentence into an imperfect written transcript. Shaghayegh was STT'd, producing a running caption of the argument on a beer mat. STTR'd adj. Reduced by drink to transferring technical ideas between establishments without moving very far. Lyza was STTR'd, explaining the pub's heating system to the restaurant next door. STUFT'd adj. Drunk, with the result that a perfectly private evening has been requisitioned for public duties. Ahjah got STUFT'd and appointed himself official transport for everyone at the party. STV'd adj. Of a drinker: voting once, ranking every route home, and transferring support when each fails. Annise was STV'd on the stairs, ranking the lift, banister and wall in descending order. SThed adj. Reduced by drink to a theological student whose principal doctrine is that the bar remains open. Ashia was SThed and defended another round with unexpected scriptural confidence. STinged adj. Drunk enough to turn an ordinary anecdote into a campaign conducted by several imaginary characters. Jaynia got STinged and assigned the bar staff roles in her account of the afternoon.