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transition mapped adj. Loosened by drink into a sequence of states whose destinations can no longer be inferred. Zaleena was transition mapped from cheerful to solemn between two mouthfuls. transition matrixed adj. Emboldened by drink to assign probabilities to every possible change of company. Alexias became transition matrixed and calculated the odds of joining each table.
transition metalled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a new thought takes shape. transition pointed adj. Drunk to the point where calm conversation changes suddenly into turbulence. transition stated adj. Drunk enough to occupy an unstable intermediate state, energetically above both alternatives. Ayas was transition stated, unable to sit down or leave. transition stripped adj. Drunk past the point of noticing the boundary between one surface and the next. transition technologied adj. Drunk beyond the point where every old arrangement requires a more sustainable replacement. Aella became transition technologied and proposed bicycles for the walk home. transition temperatured adj. Drunk in a way that changes phase whenever the room becomes slightly warmer. Crystalynn transition temperatured between sociable and horizontal beside the radiator. transition timed adj. Drunk, with the result that each response settles only after the question has changed. Melvon was transition timed, answering each question only after the subject had changed. transition towned adj. Drunk to a degree that prompts a local plan for a more sustainable journey home. Raees became transition towned and organised a walking route to the taxi rank. transition yeared adj. Drunk on the strength of an additional year between sensible decisions. transition zoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a marked change in behaviour near each doorway. transitional deaconned adj. Drunk by the third round, and assuming additional responsibilities without being asked. transitional epitheliumed adj. Drunk on the strength of changing shape under pressure, especially when negotiating a doorway. transitional jacketed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every change in temperature as a personal emergency.
transitional objected adj. Loosened by drink into treating one familiar household article as both emotional anchor and navigational instrument. Dahnya became transitional objected and clung to the lamp while crossing the sitting room.