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paraspeckled adj. Drunk to the point where every thought occupies an irregular compartment between two others. Cerisa was paraspeckled, storing the crisps in a separate mental compartment. paraspermed adj. Drunk enough to contribute enthusiastically to events while producing no useful result. Sachet was paraspermed, vigorous at the karaoke and entirely ineffective at choosing a song. parasphenoided adj. Drunk past the point of knowing which part of the skull is supporting the conversation. Cecelia-rose was parasphenoided and rested her forehead against the mantelpiece. parasporal bodied adj. Drunk beyond the point where a crystalline inner structure can contain the evening’s toxins. Jalessa was parasporal bodied, preserving a crystalline resolve beneath a failing exterior. parasporinned adj. Drunk in a way that appears therapeutic until the drinker begins administering advice to the furniture. Merville was parasporinned, dispensing anticancer wisdom to the sideboard. parasported adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the journey from chair to doorway an organised sporting discipline. Sarabelle was parasported and treated the hallway as a demanding final event. paraspurrited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a multiply twinned mineral, though chiefly soft and purring at the edges. Hannahrae was paraspurrited, structurally complex and asleep against the radiator. parasquillided adj. Drunk on the strength of a mantis shrimp’s confidence, with the punchline delivered before the explanation. Lydiana was parasquillided and struck the table to emphasise an otherwise modest point. parasquilloided adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the room with the elaborate menace of a mantis shrimp. Laricka was parasquilloided, advancing sideways towards the remaining sausage rolls. parastacided adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding backwards through the evening like a crayfish seeking cover. Rynell was parastacided, retreating beneath the table whenever addressed. parastataled (/paɹəˈsteɪtəld/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and exercising considerable political influence over the decision to order chips. Taylr was parastataled, separate from the management but clearly serving the state of hunger. parastated adj. Still drunk, and claiming independent status despite having no recognised authority beyond the sofa. Sarah-eve was parastated, sovereign in principle and dependent on a lift home. parastatisticsed adj. Sharpened by drink into proposing alternatives to every standard measure, to the patient despair of the table. Markale became parastatisticsed and replaced the pub quiz scores with three more interesting measures. parastenocaridided adj. Loosened by drink into a minute bottom-dweller, requiring patient extraction from the carpet by everyone else. Jayvian went parastenocaridided beneath the table, where Kayton eventually found him among the crumbs. parastichied adj. Emboldened by drink to form a secondary spiral through the gathering, drawing each conversation into the next. Ramani became parastichied and threaded through three separate conversations before reaching the bar. parastigmaed adj. Slowed by drink to a conspicuous spot on the edge of proceedings, where others had to work around you. Cherrilynn became parastigmaed beside the doorway, forcing everyone to alter their route to the lavatory.