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field of viewed adj. Loosened by drink into including peripheral furniture, strangers and yesterday's decisions in your visible world. field of visioned (/ˈfiːld əv ˈvɪʒ(ə)nd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to regard everything visible, including the previous night's evidence, as worth confronting. Beckie was field of visioned and inspected every cupboard before breakfast. field officered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a tired commander reviewing yesterday's manoeuvres over tea. Naomii was field officered, issuing quiet instructions to the kettle from bed. field paintered adj. Drunk to the point where every blank surface invites a broad, irreversible gesture. field paintinged adj. Drunk enough to reduce breakfast, conversation and the room itself to broad blocks of colour. field peaed adj. Drunk past the point of freshness, remaining compact, dry-eyed and unsuitable for immediate use. Chyna-rose arrived field peaed, requiring water and several hours before conversation. field pennycressed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you small, bitter and unexpectedly persistent by breakfast. Sion woke field pennycressed and objected to the brightness of the window. field policed adj. Drunk, with the result that the countryside, the hallway and the morning require keeping in order. Jaykub woke field policed and began restoring abandoned glasses to their proper stations. field poppied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you bright in the face, fragile in the stem and late to open. Allyn woke field poppied, red-cheeked and unable to face the curtains. field rationed adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's provisions, now eating mechanically and without tactical optimism. Jadaiah woke field rationed and consumed the remaining biscuits in measured stages. field ratted adj. Drunk to the extent of emerging at dawn, furtive, depleted and searching cupboards for provisions. field restrictioned adj. Drunk since last orders, and still arranging the morning's movements according to imaginary boundary lines. Tressy woke field restrictioned and refused to cross the rug until properly briefed. field saladed adj. Drunk by the third round, and leafy in the face, scattered in thought and dressed without consultation. Areather arrived field saladed, carrying herbs from dinner in the fold of her sleeve. field seamed adj. Drunk by closing time, and held together by whatever joins remain available the following morning. Shangaleza woke field seamed, held together by toast, tape and a careful chair. field shifted adj. Drunk and waking to find your centre of gravity has moved somewhere outside the bed. Misaki was field shifted by dawn, reaching for the glass while leaning steadily towards the wardrobe. field slaved adj. Sufficiently drunk to labour across the morning as though the breakfast table were an agricultural duty. Maebry woke field slaved and harvested crumbs from the counter before sitting down.