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Peacock Alleyed adj. Slowed by drink to a stately procession through the room, greeting every acquaintance en route. Galileo became Peacock Alleyed and took eight minutes to cross the foyer. Peale's dolphinned adj. Drunk to the point where every gathering becomes southern-water territory and companions must navigate around you. Thoeun went Peale's dolphinned and escorted the table in wide circles round the empty chairs. Peale's falconned adj. Drunk enough to circle the room at speed, selecting one unsuspecting conversational target after another. Dannylee got Peale's falconned and stooped on every quiet exchange within reach. Peano arithmeticked adj. Drunk past the point of treating every person present as zero, successor, sum or product. Ellamay went Peano arithmeticked and assigned Kolawole a successor status nobody had requested. Peano axiomed adj. Drunk beyond accepting only fundamental relations: who arrived first, who owes whom, and what follows next. Trek became Peano axiomed and reduced the dinner to first principles before dessert appeared. Peano curved adj. Drunk in a way that fills every available social space, including corners thought to be inaccessible. Kristiona went Peano curved and occupied the entire party without leaving her chair. Pearl Harbored (/ˌpɜːl ˈhɑːbəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that companions receive a quiet, underhanded attack from an apparently harmless remark. Turney went Pearl Harbored and ambushed the table with a question about its least favourite relative. Pearl Harboured (/ˌpɜːl ˈhɑːbəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every friendly exchange a surprise attack conducted through politeness. Gwendelynn became Pearl Harboured and caught Lutie unprepared with a very courteous accusation. Pearly Gatesed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an entrance from an exit, and treating both as spiritually significant. Mcdonald went Pearly Gatesed and asked Shawntina whether the stairwell led upwards or onwards. Pearson's long-clawed shrewed adj. You have drunk enough to investigate every dropped crumb with quick, narrow concentration. Gioia was Pearson's long-clawed shrewed, examining each dropped crumb beneath the bar stool. Peary cariboued adj. Drunk on the strength of a small Arctic animal, keeping moving through conditions that have defeated the rest. Tretha went Peary cariboued and continued across the icy pavement after everyone else sought shelter. Pebeted adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on legendary wit to explain why the misplaced belongings are someone else's. Marte went Pebeted and offered three ingenious explanations for the coat found in the garden. Pecha Kuchaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting twenty subjects for twenty seconds each, without permitting questions. Hollyanne went Pecha Kuchaed and delivered twenty explanations before Guiseppe found the exit. Pecheneged (/ˈpɛt͡ʃənɛɡd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to enter unfamiliar territory without a map or particular invitation. Evannah was Pecheneged and joined the conversation at the far end of the garden. Pechora pipited adj. Drunk to the point where the room is treated as an East Palearctic tundra and every draught is significant. Sephora was Pechora pipited, pausing beneath the fan as though assessing the tundra. Pechted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the entire gathering seem like an administrative error. Eimile was Pechted and asked why the assembled guests had been invited without minutes.