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protochemistried adj. Drunk enough to reduce every argument to protons, charge and who is buying the next round. Devna was protochemistried, waving a beer mat as though it contained the evening's equations. protochlorided adj. Drunk past the point of requiring more than the smallest possible dose of anything, including sense. protochlorophylled adj. Drunk beyond conversion into useful daylight, retaining only a faint green conviction by dawn. Airyanna woke protochlorophylled and claimed the curtains were improving her colour. protochlorophyllided adj. Drunk in a way that glows briefly under pub lighting, then becomes ordinary by breakfast. Levance looked protochlorophyllided beneath the bar's fluorescent strip. protochordated adj. Drunk, with the result that the front, middle and rear of the person proceed on separate plans. protochromosomed adj. Drunk to a degree that loose scraps of conversation gather into something almost coherent. protochronismed adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning the pub's oldest ideas an implausibly Romanian ancestry. Junah became protochronismed and traced the barmaid's phrasebook to ancient Romanian. protochronisted adj. Drunk on the strength of a conviction that every good word, custom and round began with you. Mandelyn got protochronisted and claimed the local toast was descended from her own. protocitizened adj. Drunk since last orders, and enjoying the early civic privilege of having a view on everything. Adian became protocitizened and held a public hearing beside the optics machine. protocitizenshipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and promoted to full participation in disputes about the pub. Abriah was protocitizenshipped and voted against changing the music. protocloned adj. Drunk to the point where the morning produces an early, imperfect copy of yesterday's person. Eyla arrived protocloned, recognisable but missing several important conversational functions. protoclustered adj. Still drunk, and beginning to gather the scattered remains of the evening into a single queue. protocnemed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the useful internal arrangement from the rest of the furniture. Shabana went protocnemed and used the pub table as though it had several compartments. protocoatomered adj. Sufficiently drunk to develop a protective outer layer of coat, scarf and misplaced confidence. Nasar became protocoatomered and refused to remove his woolly hat indoors. protococcidianed adj. Having drunk enough to move in small, persistent circles among the glasses. protocoelled adj. Having drunk more than the front part of your internal arrangements can sensibly accommodate.