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TLA'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every utterance has been reduced to three letters and an air of authority. Rhiley got TLA'd and labelled the buffet both urgent and strategic. TLAC'd adj. Drunk in a way that absorbs every remaining reserve, leaving breakfast with no capital to deploy. Lillyth was TLAC'd, having spent the night’s entire reserve on one final round. TLAM'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to proceed under its own momentum, regardless of weather, obstacles, or the intended destination. Prakhar was TLAM'd by nine, crossing the kitchen with the steady purpose of something launched from offshore. TLB'd adj. Drunk to the point where each attempted step requires a local bulb of concentration. Kellyn was TLB'd and stared at the stairwell as though awaiting better illumination. TLC'd adj. Drunk to a degree that requires tender loving care, especially from whoever knows where the blankets are. Hydi was TLC'd and received considerate nursing from the friend assigned to find a taxi. TLD'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish one final address from another, and assigning every acquaintance a new ending. Chrysti was TLD'd, giving each guest a different suffix while attempting to save their numbers. TLE'd adj. Describing a drinker who has exceeded the permitted duration for sensible replies and ordinary locomotion. Masion was TLE'd before the taxi arrived, with no submitted explanation accepted by the group. TLI'd adj. Having drunk more than the earthbound conversation can accommodate, and now proceeding towards a lunar trajectory. Caulen became TLI'd and treated the taxi rank as a launch window. TLM'd adj. Reduced by drink to a solemn ceremony in which every small action acquires unnecessary significance. Karin was TLM'd at supper, and Deston waited through a lengthy blessing of the bread. TLN'd adj. Of a drinker: compelled to append a translator's note to remarks already perfectly clear. Arnitha became TLN'd and explained, in brackets, what the barman had plainly meant. TLO'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to license the movement of your limbs to the nearest available support. Andreia was TLO'd and transferred control of her descent to the banister. TLOC'd adj. A drinker so far gone that consciousness has become a temporary and negotiable arrangement. Lemorris went TLOC'd beside Kinberlin, having delegated consciousness to the coat pile. TLP'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a transient lunar phenomenon, visible briefly above the table. Haskell was TLP'd and appeared over the back of the sofa without explanation. TLR'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every familiar remark is identified as a suspicious outside substance. Easten became TLR'd during dinner, and Javionte spent the rest of the meal reassuring him about microbes. TLS'd adj. Emboldened by drink to dissolve the evening's remaining structures without waiting for a medical indication. Ladeane became TLS'd and proposed dissolving the seating plan before dessert arrived. TLV'd adj. Reduced by drink to storing each domestic event as a type, a length and an unnecessarily detailed value. Yennhi became TLV'd and reported the sofa visit as object, duration and emotional payload.