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peace dollared adj. Slowed by drink to the steady, ceremonial progress of a coin being passed across a counter. Beatta became peace dollared on the stairs, descending one deliberate step at a time. peace establishmented adj. Drunk and reduced to a modest standing force, maintaining order chiefly by leaning against furniture. Mayeda was peace establishmented, holding the bannister as though it were a defensive installation. peace for our timed adj. Drunk to the point where each attempted compromise merely postpones the next collision with the stairs. Condy was peace for our timed, promising the stairs he would negotiate with them tomorrow. peace in our timed adj. Drunk enough to promise stability until closing time, while advancing towards the stairs regardless. peace lilied adj. Drunk past the point of standing upright, yet still attempting the serene posture of a houseplant. peace lined adj. Drunk beyond the point where a straight boundary can be crossed without negotiating with it. peace of minded adj. Drunk in a way that removes all concern about balance, consequences, or the final three steps. peace offeringed adj. Drunk, with the result that every dropped possession is presented to the floor as a conciliatory gift. Nidya was peace offeringed, leaving her handbag on each stair as a gesture of goodwill. peace officered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes maintaining public order chiefly a matter of locating the nearest wall. Pransh was peace officered, directing traffic from the stairs while leaning heavily on the banister. peace ordered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every wobble as a lawful instruction to stop immediately. peace pilled adj. Drunk on the strength of one more tablet-shaped decision, with coordination becoming optional. peace piped adj. Drunk since last orders, and passing the responsibility for staying upright from one person to another. peace processed adj. Drunk by the third round, and negotiating each movement as though it required a committee decision. peace signed adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly displaying two raised fingers whenever balance fails. Noda was peace signed, offering the same two-finger gesture to every stair. peace silked adj. Still drunk, and moving with a smoothness that ends abruptly at the edge of the stairs. peace symbolled adj. Too drunk to coordinate more than two raised fingers, which are nevertheless offered as evidence of control. Corteze was peace symbolled, signalling confidently while missing the final stair.