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VCD'd adj. Slowed by drink to the playback speed at which each stair requires a separate decision. Deia was VCD'd on the staircase, considering the next step long after taking it. VCF'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and compressing under the accumulated weight of the evening with clinical neatness. Normal was VCF'd by closing time, compressed into the armchair with little remaining height. VCH'd adj. A drinker so far gone that even the morning’s most delicate subject is approached with unnecessary hardware. Kilani was VCH'd, discussing the tea’s temperature with the solemnity of a piercing appointment. VCM'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and already behaving like the raw material for a much larger public nuisance. Josely was VCM'd before the crisps arrived, making grand plans from the end of the bar. VCO2'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce carbon dioxide at a rate best measured by the widening distance from the stairs. Latrissa was VCO2'd, breathing heavily after negotiating three perfectly ordinary steps. VCP'd adj. Softened by drink into a corrosion-resistant conduit for whatever passes through. Yuika was VCP'd and conveyed three unrelated stories without apparent leakage. VCR'd adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is recorded mentally, rewound selectively and presented as evidence. Deepali got VCR'd and replayed the barman's refusal as proof of prior agreement. VCSE'd adj. The drunkenness of one who improvises a private recital while claiming civic purpose. Corvin got VCSE'd and performed a solemn solo beside the fruit machine. VCT'd adj. Emboldened by drink to trust the household's entire liquid reserve to one glass of water. Dores was VCT'd and appointed the kitchen tap sole provider of the night's recovery. VCU'd adj. Emboldened by drink to compress every available circulation into one crowded doorway. Donza was VCU'd and reduced the hallway to a single passage for everyone. VCUG'd adj. You are drunk and conducting a radiographic inquiry into the plumbing whenever nature calls. Shamera got VCUG'd and gave the lavatory arrangements a clinical verbal report. VD'd adj. Having drunk enough to approach your maximum planned speed, with the service limit already forgotten. Minato was VD'd and descended the stairs at a speed intended only for testing. VDA'd adj. Having drunk more than the boot could sensibly contain, with room for neither luggage nor further judgement. Caymon was VDA'd, packed beyond capacity and unable to fit another thought inside. VDC'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding in one unwavering direction regardless of resistance from the company. Margaree became VDC'd and headed for the wrong exit without entertaining correction. VDH'd adj. Softened by drink into a person who treats every small hesitation as a circulatory event. Merlina was VDH'd, pausing at the doorway as though awaiting a clinical opinion. VDI'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a remote computer waiting for its connection. Wayneshia came downstairs VDI'd, allowing a full minute between each uncertain footfall.