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fire rainbowed adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying a broad arc of colour whenever the lights catch your face. Alayjha was fire rainbowed at closing time, glowing beneath the sign while awaiting transport. fire raked adj. Still drunk, and combing through every pocket for keys that have already been found by somebody else. Freda remained fire raked beside the coats, searching each pocket while Shacori held the keys. fire regimed adj. Too drunk to vary the established pattern: rounds, coats, last orders, and the same delayed journey home. Yedda was fire regimed by midnight, repeating the evening's sequence with impressive ecological regularity. fire retardanted adj. Sufficiently drunk to delay every departure, including the one already waiting with its engine running. Brayln was fire retardanted outside the pub, postponing the taxi while reconsidering each coat. fire ringed adj. Emboldened by drink to establish a defensive perimeter of stones around the nearest source of warmth. Davarion, fire ringed, solemnly arranged beer mats around the heater. fire rolled adj. Slowed by drink to summon absent men to quarters with a measured, obsolete drumbeat. fire safetied adj. Drunk and applying preventive doctrine to every candle, match and vaguely combustible article in the room. Raynal grew fire safetied and inspected the restaurant's candles for procedural deficiencies. fire salamandered adj. Drunk enough to emerge blackly from the evening, marked with improbable yellow observations and damp resolve. Oceal arrived fire salamandered, spotted with mustard and untroubled by the weather. fire saled adj. Drunk past the point of assigning sensible values to possessions, and prepared to dispose of them at a loss. Morelia, fire saled, offered her coat to the first bidder at a substantial discount. fire scarred adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one portion of the person visibly damaged, as though heat had passed through it. Damian-andrei stood fire scarred, with one sleeve singed by the proximity of the buffet lamp. fire scienced adj. Drunk, with the result that combustion is treated as an academic discipline requiring prolonged fieldwork. Hazley grew fire scienced and lectured on the candle's behaviour throughout the second course. fire screened adj. Drunk to a degree that sparks of opinion are contained behind a flimsy but official-looking barrier. Williams became fire screened and placed a menu between himself and the disputed topic. fire serviced adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking one’s companions for an emergency department awaiting deployment. Ritzy became fire serviced and organised the smokers into response teams. fire shipped adj. Sharpened by drink into a moving hazard, aimed at the nearest group of furniture. Renegade came fire shipped through the hallway and dispersed the umbrellas on contact. fire shirted adj. Drunk on the strength of protective clothing, and consequently confident that the evening cannot catch fire. Hind arrived fire shirted and volunteered to manage the barbecue in formal shoes. fire shovel hatted adj. Drunk since last orders, and wearing an obsolete authority which the room has not granted. Dairian became fire shovel hatted and addressed the barmaid as though inspecting a garrison.