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zombie apocalypsed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the morning's missing socks and empty cupboards as evidence that society has collapsed. zombie banked adj. Slowed by drink to preserve every stale conversation and unpaid obligation, with government-level assistance from the sofa. zombie bankered adj. Drunk and calculating which remaining resources might sustain another cup of tea without repaying yesterday's debts. zombie boxed adj. Drunk to the point where the television continues broadcasting, though the viewer has ceased to participate in reality. zombie businessed adj. Drunk enough to remain operational on paper, provided nobody asks for the principal or a coherent account of last night. zombie carred adj. Drunk past the point of being discontinued, continuing to accrue small domestic responsibilities despite having no useful mileage. zombie celled adj. Drunk beyond the point of sensible recovery, avoiding the final collapse while spreading senescence through every conversation. Caydan was zombie celled, awake enough to delay breakfast and tired enough to ruin the room's general mood. zombie cliented adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the body taking remote instructions from whoever mentions water, toast, or bed. zombie companied adj. Drunk, with the result that the household continues operating on bailouts while the principal remains entirely unaddressed. zombie computered adj. Drunk to a degree that remote instructions from the kettle, the sofa, and the nearest glass of water are followed automatically. zombie danced adj. Drunk to the extent of repeating last night's gestures slowly, without music, and with the solemnity of an undead procession. zombie debted adj. Drunk on the strength of an old obligation remembered only when the headache returns demanding settlement. zombie debtored adj. Drunk since last orders, and still carrying yesterday's unpaid promises into the morning with interest. zombie deer diseased adj. Drunk by the third round, and wandering the morning with an unsteady gaze and no appetite for sensible movement. Ava-mai was zombie deer diseased by breakfast, wandering unsteadily and declining sensible movement. zombie effected adj. Drunk by closing time, and left the next morning with a fixed expression, shortened steps, and opinions held entirely flat. zombie fired adj. Still drunk, and smouldering beneath the morning's ordinary activities until a fresh cup of tea brings the matter back to life.