# golden.eureka · GOLD THREAD · continuity audit (NEW-4, 28 Oct)

Scrubbed at 0.1 s scene steps (`/Volumes/Workspace/Scratch/n4/sheets/final/golden/thread/final/`):
- `GT_contact_0.0-2.9.jpg`: bullet time, the eight dodges, the cage, the last gap;
- `GT_contact_2.9-5.8.jpg`: the snap, the push-up, the walk in, the last round, the soul.

Times are scene seconds.
- A = Faris: the golden pistol in his RIGHT (front) hand throughout; the LEFT hand free at the hip.
- V = Chotu: bare-handed.
- Footprint ±120 (plays on all 17 dry maps).

| t | Faris: right / left hand | Chotu: front / back hand | props | issue | fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0-0.2 | round 1 (standing) / at the hip | UNDER: the Matrix lean, both arms flung up and back | wire 1 hangs over his head | the lean read as a crab on all fours | arms up and back, the knees less bent |
| 0.22-0.52 | round 2 from a hop / at the hip | OVER: the back tuck (body.rot), hands to the shins | wire 2 (steep) hangs, crossing in front of him (the front X) | — | — |
| 0.52-0.7 | round 3 from a deep kneel / at the hip | DOWN: lands in a crouch, hands low | wire 3 (flat), the front X complete | — | — |
| 0.72-0.95 | round 4, a step in / at the hip | SLIP: folds forward, hands near the floor | wire 4: the back X, flat | — | — |
| 1.0-1.22 | round 5 from a hop / at the hip | AERIAL: inverted over the wire, hands up | wire 5: the back X, steep | — | — |
| 1.24-1.45 | round 6 from a kneel / at the hip | CRANE: on one foot, the other knee high, arms out | wire 6: a rising bar over his head | — | — |
| 1.54-1.75 | round 7, half crouched / at the hip | FLAT: push-up position, palms on the floor | wire 7 across the front of his face | — | — |
| 1.82-2.0 | round 8 from a hop / at the hip | UP: a push-up hop, then a crouch | wire 8: low, steep, in front of his feet | — | — |
| 2.05-2.55 | lowers the muzzle (a beat of anticipation) / at the hip | THE CAGE: folded into the pocket, one foot planted, arms tucked | the lattice frames him (wires behind him and in front, alternately); a glint runs along each | the wires read as beams fanning out of the gun | only the stretch through his space shows, fading in from the gun's side; the crossing points are aimed round the pocket; a held frame on him inside it, Faris small at the edge |
| 2.6 | round 9 threads the last gap / at the hip | the planted leg off at the hip (limb off + spray) | the leg flies and stays | — | — |
| 2.76 | — | topples | every wire bursts into gold dust as time snaps back | — | — |
| 2.9-4.1 | walks in two steps (gun low) / at the hip | on his side, then up on both palms; the stump pumping | the dust settles; the leg on the floor | — | — |
| 4.2 | round 10 / at the hip | the head bursts (slow-mo); dies | the shell pieces land and stay | — | — |
| 4.3-end | lowers the gun / at the hip | dead; the soul rises | the pool spreads | — | — |

Not visible as a fault, but noted:
- The ring that flashes round the head as it bursts is STYLE.headPop's shell pieces at their first frame (central).
- Perf at XT: p95 3 ms, max 4.6 ms.