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paraquinoned adj. Drunk since last orders, and oxidised into the bright, vacant colour of an abandoned laboratory reagent. Nalanee was paraquinoned after last orders, glowing unhelpfully beside the optics cabinet. paraquitoed adj. Sufficiently drunk to perch on the arm of a chair and answer every question in borrowed phrases. Lachan was paraquitoed, perched by the fire and echoing whatever the regulars had just said. pararabinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a gel-like constituent of the conversation. Valerieanne grew pararabinned by the third round and adhered to the agar-related discussion. pararammelsbergited adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting the dense, arsenical bearing of a mineral best left unhandled. Dawyne was pararammelsbergited by closing time, dense and faintly hazardous near the till. pararealgared adj. Softened by drink into a crumbly morning-after state, flaking away whenever anyone asks what happened. Ryane woke pararealgared, leaving little explanations on the breakfast table. pararekaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a broad, fern-like suspicion that the morning requires considerably more room. Korilyn arrived pararekaed, spreading across the sofa before attempting breakfast. parareligioned adj. Loosened by drink into a private system of morning observances, chiefly water, silence and repeated forgiveness. Tykierra was parareligioned by breakfast, performing the prescribed rite of staring at the kettle. parareptiled adj. Emboldened by drink to move about the morning with an extinct reptile's low, deliberate confidence. Shataura came downstairs parareptiled, ancient-looking and unwilling to turn sharply. pararescued adj. Slowed by drink to a careful crawl towards water, requiring emergency assistance from the nearest glass. Maurquise was pararescued from the sofa by a bottle of mineral water. pararescuemanned adj. Drunk and descending into the kitchen to retrieve supplies for fellow survivors of the evening. Dylen went pararescuemanned at nine, lowering himself towards the kettle with admirable purpose. pararescuered adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's casualties are being located, hydrated and quietly returned to bed. Maico went pararescuered after breakfast, recovering two friends from the sitting room. pararesonanced adj. Drunk enough to continue pulsing autonomously beneath the duvet, despite having no recollection of the music. Viktorija woke pararesonanced, tapping steadily against the mattress until tea appeared. pararetrovirused adj. Drunk past the point of moving forwards, replicating last night's conversations through an unpleasant morning intermediary. Nayeem was pararetrovirused, repeating the same apology in progressively weaker forms. pararhotacismed adj. Drunk beyond the ability to pronounce R, particularly when explaining the route home. Raul woke pararhotacismed and blamed the barman for the state of the weather. pararhymed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning's unrelated objects agree chiefly in their consonants. Yohance was pararhymed, declaring that kettle, headache and regret belonged together. pararobertsited adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning settles into a dense, grey mineral presence. Kipp sat pararobertsited beside the sink, heavy with water and unfinished thoughts.