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VDL'd adj. You are drunk and delaying every departure by a finely measured interval, usually beside the door. Aleister got VDL'd and introduced a precise pause between each attempt to find his keys. VDPV'd adj. Drunk and behaving like a troublesome offshoot of the person your companions brought out. Xavi went VDPV'd and developed entirely new habits before the second pub. VDR'd adj. Still drunk, and generating a complete record of every poor command issued since boarding. Lynnie was VDR'd, with the argument and the attempted departure preserved for later review. VDRL'd adj. Reduced by drink to a result requiring confirmation, a second opinion, and someone else to read the form. Coletyn was VDRL'd, and Estafania was asked to confirm whether the taxi had actually arrived. VDS'd adj. Drunk in a way that turns every blank surface into a screen requiring commentary. Gabrail became VDS'd and narrated the pub’s reflections while Yejun searched for the actual menu. VDT'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying the evening's decisions on an internal screen nobody can switch off. Luna-mae was VDT'd, scrolling through three incompatible plans for getting home. VDU'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every lit window as a screen displaying instructions for home. Yashvi was VDU'd and read the off-licence sign as directions to the station. VDX'd adj. Drunk and exchanging each sentence for a slightly different document. Taray went VDX'd, revising the same explanation every time he reached the stairs. VEC'd adj. Reduced by drink to a valued environmental component, most notably the corner beside the radiator. Markaila was VEC'd and treated the radiator corner as protected civic habitat. VED'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every passenger is assessed for a charge before being allowed home. Karsyn got VED'd and calculated imaginary duties on the taxi while Rynleigh held the door. VEE'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish a straightforward departure from a complicated expedition requiring several reluctant escorts. Maryalice was VEE'd, so Sindi accompanied her to the taxi and back to retrieve the handbag. VEGF'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every new round signals the growth of another plan. Andreka got VEGF'd and developed a fresh route home after each round. VEI'd adj. You have drunk enough to measure your evening by the volume of material violently ejected. Travisha was VEI'd and produced an eruption of crisps beside the stairs. VELCT'd adj. Drunk enough to organise the room into clusters, then lose contact with the nearest one. Marquale went VELCT'd and arranged the guests around the least stable table. VEM'd adj. Still drunk, and mapping every new arrival onto the wrong place in yesterday's sequence. Clayt was VEM'd, placing the taxi driver between breakfast and the first round. VEP'd adj. You are drunk and responding to ordinary sights as though your brain were recording an unusual signal. Ryu was VEP'd, staring at the landing as if it had evoked a remarkable potential.