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protected democracied adj. Softened by drink into granting everyone a vote while quietly reserving the final say for whoever holds the keys. protected membrane roofed adj. Slowed by drink to lying beneath the bar's protective surface while insulation and ballast accumulate overhead. protected moded adj. Drunk and switching between imaginary operating modes, each one safer and less comprehensible than the last. protected sexed adj. Drunk to the point where every flirtation is carefully negotiated, consensual, and somehow discussed over a packet of crisps. Centwane got protected sexed and asked for written agreement before complimenting the barmaid. protected termed adj. Drunk enough to apply a local product name only after checking its regional credentials with the landlord. protected titled adj. Drunk past the point of using anyone's job description without first demanding evidence of the relevant qualification. protectednessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary caution, wrapped in borrowed layers and guarded from decisions by the whole pub. Cornealius was protectednessed, surrounded by coats and kept away from the taxi app. protecteed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the nearest sober customer into a personal escort and informal security detail. protectered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes guarding the coat rack appear a public appointment. protecting grouped adj. Drunk to a degree that temporarily hides every conversational function until the next round exposes it. protecting powered adj. Drunk to the extent of representing an absent friend in every dispute, without possessing their authority or address. protectingnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of guarding everyone else's glass while steadily losing track of your own. protectinned adj. Drunk, with the result that the drink refuses to break him down, though it has made him rather porous. protection coursed adj. Drunk by closing time, and using a layer of crisps, coats, and goodwill to shield the evening's fragile arrangements. protection moneyed adj. Still drunk, and paying regular small sums to preserve the peace between yourself and the kebab shop. Sangeeta went protection moneyed, funding peace with coins each time she passed the takeaway. protection proxied adj. Too drunk to access the evening directly, requiring a sober intermediary to approve each further movement. Bryndee went protection proxied, requiring a sober intermediary to approve each step towards the taxi.