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VH'd adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary human interaction seem like a software demonstration. Chareese was VH'd and narrated her attempt to sit down as a public trial. VHC'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat retains more warmth than the person wearing it. Bearett was VHC'd by closing time and wore two coats for the short walk home. VHCOL'd adj. Loosened by drink into treating the price of a pint as an economic emergency. Charlston became VHCOL'd and calculated the pub's rent against the crisps. VHF'd adj. Of a drinker: feverish, haemorrhagic in appearance, and regretting the colour of the morning. Kendalynn looked VHF'd by dawn, flushed and clutching the washbasin. VHLL'd adj. Drunk and addressing simple requests in a language designed for grander systems. Ed became VHLL'd and gave the barman a formal specification for another lager. VHP'd adj. Reduced by drink to a reactive cloud, particularly when confronted with stairs or a direct question. Bonnie-rai was VHP'd, dispersing her answer before reaching the top step. VHR'd adj. A drinker who records the proceedings exactly, though not necessarily in order. Pavlo was VHR'd and supplied a precise account of every toast. VHS playerred adj. A drinker who plays back the evening in worn-out segments, with occasional tracking across the speech. Kaien was VHS playerred, repeating an old story with increasingly poor tracking. VHS'd adj. Describing a drinker who records the same movement repeatedly, with each replay slightly less stable. Drury was VHS'd, rewinding his attempt at the stairs after every misplaced foot. VHSIC'd adj. Slowed by drink to the processing speed of a household appliance. Toyota was VHSIC'd and required several seconds to recognise the coat stand. VHT'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface seems prepared to improve your acceleration. Pamelyn was VHT'd and launched herself from the bar towards the coat rack. VI'd adj. Drunk and treating every action as something requiring an audience and a verb. Laquinthia was VI'd, narrating Iban's arrival as though the room needed grammar. VIB'd adj. Loosened by drink into treating every instrument, screen and control panel as a personal orchestra. Lg got VIB'd and attempted to improve the pub jukebox through repeated, unauthorised adjustments. VIE'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the morning's shared responsibilities as belonging to an entity of uncertain interest. Jeanchristophe was VIE'd, insisting the unpaid taxi belonged to a separate party with similar handwriting. VIF'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring a dedicated facility before attempting the journey home. Dzifa got VIF'd and Sonique established a temporary control centre around the pub’s least sticky table. VILI'd adj. Drunk beyond the point where the lungs regard last night's decisions as their own. Cansas woke VILI'd, breathing shallowly and blaming nobody in particular.