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protocatecholed adj. Drunk, with the result that every exchange acquires an unnecessarily chemical sharpness. protocatechualdehyded adj. Drunk, with the result that every reddish mark in the kitchen is treated as evidence of an earlier household event. protocatechuated adj. Drunk to a degree that the remains of supper acquire the solemn status of a household solution. Glin got protocatechuated and dissolved the evening's difficulties in gravy beside the cooker. protocatechuic acided adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a major by-product of the evening, detectable mainly by the state of the kitchen. protocaused adj. Drunk on the strength of an earlier drink, which has itself become the reason for another glass of water. protocelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and self-organised into a rounded collection of cushions beside the coffee table. Brittie became protocelled on the sofa, enclosed by cushions and ordered around a glass of water. protocephalonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and governed chiefly by the basic head near the nearest pillow. Mercutio got protocephalonned and navigated towards the pillow by instinct alone. protoceratided adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the kitchen with the cautious dignity of a vanished grazing animal. Asbah got protoceratided and grazed methodically through the cold contents of the fridge. protoceratined adj. Still drunk, and coated in a stubborn domestic layer that makes the sofa seem the natural destination. protoceratopsianed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a small, stubborn, herbivorous confidence in one’s surroundings. Zmarion was protoceratopsianed and defended the salad from an entirely imaginary predator. protoceratopsided adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, frilled certainty, ready to butt the bar mat over nothing. Aaryah became protoceratopsided, delivering a small frilled certainty about the bar mat. protocerebrumed adj. Loosened by drink into the front part of the brain, with the rest of the evening following behind. protocetided adj. Emboldened by drink to leave the shallows, approach strangers and make determined noises at them. Pershing was protocetided, leaving the shallow end to make determined noises at strangers. protocetraric acided adj. Slowed by drink to a gentle reaction with the carpet, producing no useful result until morning. Kinlynn went protocetraric acided beside the radiator and missed the last round entirely. protochelinned adj. Drunk and binding indiscriminately to the nearest available conversation. Alsace became protochelinned and attached herself to a discussion about drainpipes. protochemisted adj. Drunk to the point where every cocktail requires an origin story and a measured correction. Paitynn turned protochemisted and explained the chemistry of stout to the barman.