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Z-listered adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you far from stardom but still expecting an entrance. Godrick arrived Z-listered and waited for applause that the publican did not provide. Z-movied adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a low-budget performance with uncertain dialogue and no convincing effects. Atiksh got Z-movied and recreated the pub quiz finale using only a coaster and a breadstick. Z-ordered adj. Softened by drink into arranging people according to who might best prevent further embarrassment. Sarath became Z-ordered and placed Raynaldo between himself and anyone carrying a fresh round. Z-pakked adj. Drunk on the strength of six small doses, each treated as a complete course of treatment. Ella-jo went Z-pakked and prescribed another round for symptoms nobody had mentioned. Z-pinched adj. Drunk since last orders, and compressed by an electrical current no one else can see. Esmae-lily became Z-pinched and drew the entire conversation into a tight magnetic knot. Z-plastied adj. Drunk by the third round, and improving the appearance of every scarred conversation with unnecessary zigzags. Cynnamon got Z-plastied and rearranged an old grievance until it looked almost presentable. Z-tracked adj. Drunk by closing time, and reaching every destination by a zigzag route nobody had authorised. Patricha went Z-tracked from the bar to the taxi rank by way of three unrelated doorways. Z-transformed adj. Still drunk, and converting each passing remark into a complex frequency of its own. Kyliejo became Z-transformed and rendered the landlord's closing announcement as an elaborate waveform. ZA'd adj. Having drunk enough to alloy yourself permanently with whoever is organising the journey home. Tanzania became ZA'd and would not leave until Cerah had approved the taxi arrangement. ZAD'd adj. Too drunk to leave, having defended the corner by the fruit machine as though it were a permanent squat. Stacy got ZAD'd and fortified the corner booth with coats, menus, and one abandoned umbrella. ZAHB'd adj. Of a drinker who has reached an old, elevated branch of conversation and cannot descend from it. Milyana was ZAHB'd on the landing, discussing school regulations with the coat cupboard. ZBB'd adj. A drinker who begins each further round with no allowance for what has already been consumed. Ruot was ZBB'd and prepared a fresh justification whenever anyone mentioned going home. ZBR'd adj. Drunk beyond recording the evening in separate bits, each one recoverable only from another witness. Khani was ZBR'd, retaining the evening in scattered fragments around the bar and taxi rank. ZCLV'd adj. Drunk to the point where the evening proceeds in stepped zones, each maintaining its own steady velocity. Octave became ZCLV'd, moving from the bar to the doorway in measured, separate stages. ZCN'd adj. The state of being drunk and promising repayment at closing time without making any interim contribution. Cassiah was ZCN'd, offering to settle the taxi fare at some distant and uncertain maturity. ZD'd adj. You have drunk enough to measure the kitchen from its uppermost point to the floor without moving. Osiana got ZD'd and calculated the ceiling's distance from the sofa aloud.