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vapour locked adj. You are drunk and have stalled between the bar and any subsequent arrangement. Jhanae was vapour locked beside the till, unable to begin the journey home. vapour pressured adj. Slowed by drink to the partial pressure of a person — present, exerting force, but not entirely in a solid state. Aja drifted in vapour pressured, occupying the room in the way that warm air occupies a room. vapour trailed adj. Of a drinker: leaving the pub in a thin, persistent line of conversation and unfinished intentions. Ilamae left vapour trailed from the bar to the taxi, explaining each turn to nobody. vapourabilitied adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming less a person than a quantity of warm, mobile air. Qualiek was vapourabilitied, drifting from the bar without committing to a direction. vapoured adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and leaving a visible mist between pub and pavement. Shaneria came vapoured out of the pub and stood beside the taxi as though awaiting condensation. vapourered adj. Describing a drinker who has been drawn repeatedly towards the warmest coat in the room. Lakeith was vapourered by the bar heater and had to be fetched for the final bus. vapouringed adj. A drinker so far gone that every delay to the taxi becomes evidence of personal distinction. Tavalas was vapouringed outside the pub, boasting that the taxi queue recognised his importance. vapourisationed adj. You are drunk and have converted the simple act of standing into a gaseous process. Shentel was vapourisationed beside the banister, upright only in intermittent states. vapourisered adj. A drinker so far gone that balance is generated only in brief, localised bursts. Areeha was vapourisered on the landing, steady only whenever the banister was within reach. vapourishnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become faintly insubstantial on the walk home. Kambra was vapourishnessed after last orders and required guiding by the sleeve. vapourizationed adj. Of a drinker: reduced from solid intention to a cloud of poorly connected movements. Kyuss was vapourizationed, reaching the stairs in several unrelated stages. vapourousnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and present chiefly as a haze between the bar and the taxi rank. Levorne was vapourousnessed by closing time and entrusted the house keys to a coat. vapourwared (/ˈveɪ.pə.wɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to deliver the promised departure before the pub closes. Fehzaan was vapourwared, having announced the taxi repeatedly without approaching the door. vapourwaved adj. Having drunk enough to make the final round seem both nostalgic and faintly synthetic. Alman became vapourwaved during last orders and asked whether the coins looked properly nostalgic. vapped (/væpd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening's liquid portion present but lifeless. Darence was vapped by closing time and regarded the lager without interest. vapreotided adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached the final round and is managing the consequences pharmacologically in theory. Kimberline was vapreotided by closing time and proposed treatment before finding the taxi.