# knife.skin-gold · LINES OF GOLD · CONTINUITY AUDIT (F, 28 Oct) · FINAL pass

SKIN GOLD · DUEL vs a pistol, then a knife, 7.0 s. Times are scene seconds.
- **F** = Faris: the GOLD blink knife in his RIGHT hand; LEFT free.
- **Z** = Fayiz (purple): the pistol in his RIGHT hand until 2.0, then the knife from his belt; no hat.
- **Props:**
  - The gold rods, one per blink line, stay all film. They fan from Faris's spot and never cross (no X).
  - The pistol is tossed; it lands and stays.
  - His knife falls at the last line (MEDIUM and up) and stays. At VERY LOW he drops it.
  - At LOW the cut bar's halves fall and stay.

Checked on `img/8plus/knife_cine/skin-gold_LINES-OF-GOLD_final.jpg`, `skin-gold_LINES-OF-GOLD_close.jpg` and the level grids (`kc/lg_g0..3.jpg`).

| t | F right | F left | Z right | Z left | props / camera |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 | READY; a round grazes his arm | | the pistol aimed | | wide |
| 0.5 | THE FIRST LINE: a shallow rising blink to him (stops short), drops to the floor | | | | rod 1 (rising) stays |
| 0.8 | a point-blank round grazes his shoulder | | fires | | |
| 1.0 | THE SECOND: straight back (lands facing away; turns) | | | | rod 2 (level, chest height) stays |
| 1.25-1.65 | READY behind the rods | | three rounds at his head | | COVER: each ends on rod 1 (gold sparks, ring) |
| 1.85-2.15 | | | EMPTY (the slide); the pistol tossed; the knife from the belt | to the belt | punch 0.4 s on the empty gun |
| 2.5-3.42 | | | under rod 1's high end, then crouch-walking under the low bar (rod 2) | | |
| 3.48-3.75 | leans back from the swipe | | his back meets the bar (sparks); the arm hooks over it, the knife swiping at Faris | | |
| 3.9 | THE LAST LINE: a shallow downward blink under the bar through him | | the cut (per level) | | rod 3 forms (the fan); slow motion; 0.14 s punch |
| 4.3-5.0 | turns; READY; the flick | | the level's ending | | ladderEnd 5.0 |

**Endings:**

| Level | Ending |
|---|---|
| XT | The head bursts on the line; he hangs from the bar by the hooked hand (pinned on rod 2), blood running off the gold; soul |
| VH | The same, smaller |
| H | Through the chest; he slides off the bar and lies; soul |
| M | The hooked arm off (limbOff); he drops under the bar; soul |
| L | The line cuts the low bar: its halves fall and stay; he drops with it, dazed (stars) |
| VL | No last line: he lets the knife fall, hangs by the arm and gives up, dazed (stars) |

**Checks:**
- No springboarding off the rods (COORD); he only goes under them and hooks an arm.
- Hands accounted for at every beat.
- No faces, bones or hats.
- `melee58`, `ending58` and grade are off.
- 17/17 maps (room58 [-104, 140]).
- Perf: ms95 2.6, max 4.4.
- Play-all: 0 problems.
- Sound table in place (fx.chime → glass.chime and gun.click → mech.snap, both checked).