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penny dreadfulled adj. Softened by drink into treating every lurid detail of the night as suitable bedtime reading by breakfast. Decora woke penny dreadfulled, recounting the taxi dispute as though it were a Victorian crime serial. penny falled adj. Sharpened by drink into watching the morning's loose change descend through successive difficulties towards an uncertain recovery. Charnique spent breakfast penny falled, nudging coins across the table towards a saucer as though it might pay out. penny farthinged adj. Loosened by drink into a markedly uneven arrangement, with the front of the morning much larger than the rear. Anatalia arrived penny farthinged, carrying yesterday's confidence on an enormous front wheel and very little behind it. penny gaffed adj. Slowed by drink to a series of brief performances, each followed by a pause while the next act is located. Anecia was penny gaffed by breakfast, offering fragments of song between long searches for the next line. penny loafered adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is crossed in soft leather, with a coin reserved for every uncertain decision. Marceia was penny loafered, padding towards the kettle and checking her pocket for a coin that was not there. penny mailed adj. Drunk enough to settle the morning's rent in cash, while retaining no reliable account of the premises occupied. Beneta woke penny mailed, insisting the sofa had been paid for and asking where to send the receipt. penny packeted adj. Drunk past the point of being one coherent person, but still distributed in a small, manageable group of intentions. Yomari woke penny packeted, with separate plans for tea, apologies and returning a borrowed scarf. penny pinchered adj. Drunk beyond counting the cost, yet still carefully preserving one last coin for a purpose no longer remembered. Barett was penny pinchered, refusing toast because it might be needed for a later and unspecified expense. penny posted adj. Drunk, with the result that every thought is sent cheaply and uniformly, regardless of its destination. Krysti was penny posted by breakfast, distributing the same apology to the taxi driver, neighbour and kettle. penny pushered adj. Drunk to the extent of advancing each small decision towards a payout that never quite arrives. Yazzie was penny pushered, nudging the milk, spoon and phone towards the edge of the breakfast table. penny slotted adj. Drunk on the strength of one small opening, into which every remaining plan for the morning is inserted. Ayshea was penny slotted, feeding coins, receipts and unrelated worries into the toaster's narrow gap. penny starvered adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced by morning to the size and usefulness of a very small bread roll. Cristo woke penny starvered, curled beside the radiator and accepting toast as an entire meal. penny sterlinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to a small historical denomination of uncertain purchasing power. Hilkiah woke penny sterlinged, silver in theory and copper in practice when asked to buy breakfast. penny stocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and trading in highly speculative promises quoted in small denominations by morning. Hemerson woke penny stocked, offering optimistic forecasts about the day on a rapidly falling market. penny sweeted adj. Still drunk, and small, sugary and historically priced at exactly what remains in the pocket. Renata woke penny sweeted, brightened briefly by a boiled sweet and then returned to the sofa. penny trayed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a cash tray from a plate, and still offering coins to settle breakfast. Caresa was penny trayed, placing unwanted change beside the toast and inviting everyone to take a penny.