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z-buffered adj. A drinker who has begun ranking companions by distance, with nearer people receiving every thought. Patrena was z-buffered, speaking to Kymora while ignoring everyone beyond the salt cellar. z-bufferinged adj. A drinker so far gone that nearer acquaintances conceal everyone else from view. Aela became z-bufferinged and spent an hour addressing Maecyn as though the room contained nobody else.
z-cullinged adj. The state of being drunk and silently removing inconvenient companions from the evening's account. Jaikob got z-cullinged and forgot Bertice had arranged the taxi home. z-fightinged (/ˈzɛd.faɪ.tɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps disputing whether he or his companion said the thing first. Martiqua was z-fightinged with Mohib, each claiming the other had started the argument. z-indexed adj. The drunkenness of one who has assigned every companion a strict order of conversational importance. Tristah became z-indexed and refused to answer Labrenda until three other people had finished speaking. z-intercepted adj. Reduced by drink to crossing every discussion at its most awkward point. Camberly got z-intercepted and entered Levan's conversation precisely at the apology. z-ordered adj. Sharpened by drink into insisting that every companion occupy a proper place in the conversation. Baleria got z-ordered and rearranged Maquan's introductions until nobody knew whom they had met. z-scored adj. Reduced by drink to a value measured in standard deviations from the mean of the bar. Olivett was z-scored, several standard deviations from anyone else's idea of a sensible round. z-tested adj. Loosened by drink into treating a doubtful social conclusion as statistically established. Alixandria became z-tested and announced that Derrek's silence proved universal agreement. z-varianted adj. Emboldened by drink to present a familiar opinion in an archaic form nobody else recognises. Iriyana got z-varianted and made Jehna defend the historical spelling of an ordinary surname. z-worded adj. Slowed by drink to replacing one forbidden description with a lengthy explanation of why it cannot be used. Shauntoria became z-worded and made Ruthine wait through an elaborate discussion of acceptable vocabulary. zIIP'd adj. Drunk and processing the evening through an expensive auxiliary system nobody else can access. Eliahs got zIIP'd and left Koldyn to translate his increasingly specialised account of the pub. za'atared adj. Drunk in a way that makes every meal a lecture on herbs, regardless of who is eating. Nero got za'atared and explained the seasoning to Zandel, who had prepared the dish. za'tared adj. Drunk, with the result that every companion is invited to smell the same herb and confirm its character. Sefton became za'tared and made Arzoe assess the seasoning several times before anyone could eat. zaaed adj. Drunk enough to insist that a single unfamiliar letter has changed the meaning of everyone's names. Decarter became zaaed and made Atiyya pronounce the letter repeatedly for the assembled table.
zaalouked adj. Drunk past the point of ordering a shared dish without appointing oneself its permanent custodian. Rheanne got zaalouked and guarded the salad while Colisha attempted to pass the bread.