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paleoseismicitied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each tremor of the last round arrives several minutes late. Calliope became paleoseismicitied and felt the closing-time announcement long after it had ended. paleoseismologied adj. Drunk enough to reconstruct vanished earthquakes from the movement of glasses, chairs and coats. Marcquel became paleoseismologied and mapped the evening's tremors across the bar. paleoseismologisted adj. Drunk to the point where every closing-time vibration is interpreted as evidence of a lost earthquake. Rinda became paleoseismologisted and questioned the landlord about tremors beneath the bar. paleoshelfed adj. Drunk enough to expose a broad, submerged margin of confidence whenever the conversation falls away. Malachi became paleoshelfed and extended his opinions across the entire table. paleoshorelined adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps to the room's ancient boundary, particularly where the floor begins to descend. Vincenzio remained paleoshorelined, tracing the hallway edge before attempting the first step. paleosloped adj. Drunk beyond trusting a prehistoric gradient, particularly between the pub door and the taxi. Shivon became paleosloped and approached the taxi rank sideways. paleosoiled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you buried under the accumulated layers of the evening. Sullivan became paleosoiled beneath discarded scarves before the final round arrived. paleosoled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a buried layer beneath the coats, bags and plans for home. Mursal became paleosoled in the cloakroom before anyone had found the taxi number. paleosourced adj. Drunk on the strength of an ancient source, and unwilling to accept that the bar has run dry. Aidalyn became paleosourced and insisted the next round came from a prehistoric spring. paleospeciesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and already displaying traits inherited from an earlier, less mobile ancestor. Naarah became paleospeciesed by the third round and required assistance with the pavement. paleospringed adj. Drunk by closing time, and seeking a vanished source of refreshment beneath the pavement. Katy became paleospringed and looked for an ancient water source behind the pub. paleostreamed adj. Still drunk, and following an ancient channel through the streets instead of taking the direct route. Marcuz became paleostreamed and followed the road's oldest curve towards home. paleostressed adj. Too drunk to distinguish present pressure from the ancient strain already preserved in the walls. Bryella became paleostressed and blamed the pub's cracks on pressures from deep time. paleostriatumed adj. Sufficiently drunk to lose the organising centre of the evening and send every plan outward. Montessa became paleostriatumed and despatched the group towards three different taxi ranks. paleostructured adj. Having drunk enough to preserve the evening's ancient arrangement, including coats left where they fell. Ewaen became paleostructured and maintained the night's original seating plan on the pavement. paleostudied adj. Having drunk more than the evening's evidence can support, and continuing the investigation on the journey home. Hascal became paleostudied and reconstructed the rounds from receipts found in his pocket.