# hammer.tent-peg · IRON AND GOLD · DUEL · choreography doc v1 (F, 27 Oct)

Concept approved by COORD 16:20, with changes. No gold anvil: no springboard casts. The bait is now Faris dropping his guard
and showing his back; Amjad's running jump-strike comes off the floor. Replaces TENT PEG under the same key, rarity COMMON.

**Story.** Speed against weight. Amjad casts a gold quarterstaff and is the better athlete: he lands first, draws blood twice
and vaults over Faris. Faris stops trying to hit him and starts reading him. He shows his back as bait, breaks the staff and
the arm in one underhand swing, and ends it with a hammer-thrower's full turn.

**Style:** DUEL. Two skilled fighters trade a real exchange; the victim is dangerous; Faris wins on craft.

**What this kill takes, and why it belongs to this weapon (ANTI-TEMPLATE):**
- **Dismemberment.** ONE limb, the whole ARM taken at the SHOULDER. An underhand sledgehammer swing through a planted staff
  carries enough mass to rip the joint out, not cut it. The arm leaves with the half-staff still in its fist.
- **Opening.** The FLANK. The side caves round the hammer head, the ribs break out through the skin, and the spine folds
  sideways. A hammer delivers mass sideways; this is what a hammer thrower's turn does to a body.
- **End pose.** Folded the wrong way at the waist, lying on his side where his slide stopped, the head turned to the camera.
  Not propped; no gold under him.

**Declared needs:** `{ kinds: ['FLOOR'], space: { w: 460 } }`; room58 [-220, 240]; range close; air false; 1 victim; no hazard;
deep: skip.
Faris uses the real sledgehammer. Amjad's staff is gold-cast (a long gold pole, 2.6 FH, with two bound grips), drawn by the
kill so it can spin, strike, plant, snap and fly.

**The look:**
- A hard warm/cool split: Faris's side cool steel blue, Amjad's gold warm. They meet in the middle with each exchange.
- Grain throughout; a moving key light.
- Letterbox for the read and the throw.

**Staging.** F = Faris, A = Amjad. F starts at x 690 facing right; A at x 890 facing left (about 3 FH apart).

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## BEAT SHEET (scene seconds)

### 0 · THE FACE-OFF (0.0-2.2) · SHOT 1: a low wide with a slow lateral drift.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Open hands out front, feet wide. | The hammer on the shoulder (W_SHOULDER), weight back. | |
| 0.2-0.7 | **CAST (Amjad): THE STAFF.** Draws the hands apart; the gold pole inks between them, growing out both ways ('blade' gesture). | Watches. | ink.cast; a long rising tone. |
| 0.8-1.6 | THE SPIN: a figure eight in front, then behind the back, and the staff comes round to a low guard, the tip at Faris's knee. Weight on the back foot. | Rolls the neck. Lowers the hammer off the shoulder to READY. | Each pass a whoosh; gold trails. |
| 1.6-2.2 | Two shuffle steps in, the tip circling. | One step in; the head low, forward. | |

### 1 · EXCHANGE 1 · SPEED (2.2-5.0) · SHOT 2: a tight two-shot side-on, cut on action; whip pans between the strikes.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.25 | JAB: the rear hand drives the staff end straight into the sternum. | Rocks back a step; the breath goes out. | Thock; a flash frame. |
| 2.55 | THE SWEEP: drops, the staff sweeping flat at the ankle. | Lifts the lead foot; it passes under; he plants again. | Floor scrape. A whip pan. |
| 2.85 | THE SPINNING STRIKE: a full turn, the staff coming round at the temple. | Blocks on the haft held vertical. | CLACK, a burst of sparks; a hit spring on both bodies. |
| 3.2-3.5 | Steps back. | THE ANSWER: a flat swing at the ribs. | |
| 3.45 | DROPS FLAT under it (the back almost to the floor, the staff held above the chest) and rolls sideways out. | The head passes over him. | Floor-level SHOT 2b. |
| 3.9-4.6 | Up out of the roll into guard, two strides off, smiling. | Overswung; re-sets, breathing. | |

### 2 · EXCHANGE 2 · BLOOD (5.0-8.0) · SHOT 3: low beside the knee; then SHOT 3b, a medium.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | A feint high (the tip pops toward the face). | The head comes up to block high. | |
| 5.2 | THE KNEE: the staff whips low across Faris's lead knee. | The knee buckles; he drops onto it. | Crack; blood through the trouser; a shake. |
| 5.5 | Spins for the temple, full power. | — | |
| 5.75 | — | Catches it on the hammer FACE, the head held up beside his own skull. | **SLOW-MO 0.2** (5.72-5.96): the gold staff bowing against the iron; sparks hanging; the two faces a foot apart. Snap: a ringing clang. |
| 6.0-6.8 | Pressed down on the staff. | Rises from the knee pushing up against it, the weight in the legs, step by step. | The grunt. |
| 6.9 | Shoved back two strides. | Shoves off. | |

### 3 · THE VAULT (8.0-10.4) · SHOT 4: a crane following the vault, then a fast whip to Faris's face.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | Taunts: a twirl, the open hand inviting. | Loses his temper: THE BIG SWING, a full flat swing with a step. | |
| 8.35 | Plants the staff's end on the floor in front of him and POLE-VAULTS: his body goes up and over the swinging head, his legs tucked. | The head passes under him. | The crane rising with him. |
| 8.55 | At the top, over Faris's head, he snaps a heel down into the back of Faris's skull. | The head jerks forward; scalp blood; a stumble step. | Thud; a flash; blood flecks. |
| 8.8 | Lands behind Faris on both feet, the staff pulled through, and spins to face him. | Turns, a hand going to the back of his head, looking at the blood on it. | |
| 9.2-10.2 | Back to guard; the tip circling, a cocky bounce. | Wipes the blood on his trouser. His face goes still. | |

### 4 · THE READ (10.4-12.8) · SHOT 5: a push-in on Faris's eyes; an insert on Amjad's feet; then a wide. The letterbox in.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.4-11.2 | Circles, the bounce in the feet. | Watches the feet. Breathes out. | His POV: the feet's rhythm, a heartbeat matching it. |
| 11.2-11.8 | Stops bouncing; sees something. | THE BAIT: lowers the hammer, lets the head rest on the floor and turns side-on, then a quarter more, showing his back. His eyes go to the floor. | Silence. |
| 11.8-12.4 | Takes it: THE RUN, three long strides from 2.5 FH, the staff raised overhead in both hands. | Still. | The track runs with him. |
| 12.45 | THE JUMP-STRIKE: a two-foot take-off from the floor, the staff coming down overhead at Faris's head. | Already turning. | |

### 5 · THE BREAK (12.8-14.4) · SHOT 6: low behind Faris; the swing comes up through the frame.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.55 | In the air, the staff at the top of its arc. | THE UNDERHAND: pivoting on the front foot, the head swept up off the floor in a rising arc (W 92 → -130). | **SLOW-MO 0.12** (12.55-12.95): the staff and the hammer meeting. |
| 12.7 | The gold staff SNAPS in two at the hammer head. | — | Gold splinters; a crack. |
| 12.74 | The head carries on into his leading arm. **EXPLODING LIMB:** the arm is torn off at the shoulder joint, and goes spinning up and away with the half-staff still in the fist. | Follows through high, the head over his own shoulder. | Blood strung across the slow air; the shoulder stump. Snap at 12.95: loud, a chromatic flash, a big shake. |
| 13.0-13.4 | Lands crooked on one foot, crashes and rolls. | Lets the head come down behind him. | The arm lands 3 strides off and slides; the other half-staff clatters. |

### 6 · ONE ARM (14.4-16.6) · SHOT 7: handheld close, a two-shot.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.4 | Comes up on one knee with the jagged half-staff in his remaining hand: a spear now. The face: pain, then a snarl. | Turns to him. | Blood pumping from the shoulder. |
| 14.8 | STAB 1, low at the gut. | Parries it off the haft. | Clack. |
| 15.1 | STAB 2, at the throat. | Parries high. | Clack. |
| 15.4 | STAB 3, a lunge. | Steps INSIDE it; the spear passes his ribs; he clamps the arm against his side with his elbow. | |
| 15.6 | Trapped. | THE HEADBUTT. | Crack; a flash frame; Amjad's nose bursts. |
| 15.8-16.4 | Reels back, released; the spear drops. | Steps back to make room. Re-grips at the end of the haft. | |

### 7 · THE THROW (16.6-18.4) · SHOT 8: an orbit round Faris for the turn; SHOT 8b, a side-on on the impact.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.6 | Staggering, one arm out for balance. | THE HOOK: the hammer head goes low behind Amjad's ankle and yanks. | |
| 16.8 | Swept off his feet; his body goes horizontal at waist height. | THE TURN: one full hammer-thrower's spin, the weight in the hips, the feet stepping round (planted, no sliding), the head out at the full length of the haft. | The orbit runs with the turn. A rising whoosh. |
| 17.2 | Coming down through the air. | The head comes round at rib height. | |
| 17.3 | THE FLANK: the head meets his side. It caves; the ribs break out through the skin; the spine folds sideways round the hammer head. | Follows through the full arc. | **SLOW-MO 0.15** (17.28-17.55): the fold, the ribs coming out, blood thrown in an arc. Snap: the loudest hit. |
| 17.55-18.4 | Thrown, he hits the floor and slides about 2 FH, folded the wrong way, and stops on his side. | Lets the head fall to the floor; leans on the haft. | A long scrape. |

### 8 · THE END (18.4-19.6) · SHOT 9: low and close, the slide's end.
| t | AMJAD | FARIS | FX / SOUND / CAMERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.4-19.2 | The head lolls toward the camera; the eye finds Faris, then goes out (half lid). | Breathing, blood on his scalp and knee. | The letterbox closes in. |

### FINAL (19.6-21.6) · SHOT 10: LOW, w ~130, a slow drift.
**XT:**
- Folded the wrong way at the waist on his side.
- The flank caved, broken ribs standing out of the torn skin, blood pooling.
- The shoulder a torn stump: the ball of the humerus gone, torn muscle, sinew; never a disc.
- The dead face upright, the half lid, blood from the nose and mouth.
- The arm with the half-staff in its fist three strides off; the other half and the jagged spear on the floor.
- Faris's boots and the hammer head on the floor at the frame edge.
- Exit: the gold un-draws.

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**Casts:**
1. Amjad's staff: his weapon, the duel's premise.
2. Faris adds no springboard. His one optional cast: in exchange 2, after the knee, a short gold grip-wrap inks round his
   haft ('fist' gesture) for the push-up. I will drop it if you want the casts all Amjad's.

**Slow-mo beats (3):** the catch; the break and the arm; the flank.
**Fast:** one deliberate beat. The run in the bait is at 1.3x for 0.3 s, then a hard snap to the slow-mo.

**Shots:** 10.
**Length:** trigger to final about 22 s.

**Sound:**
- Wood-on-iron clacks for the gold staff with a ring in them.
- The pole-vault's thud.
- The headbutt.
- The underhand crack; the slow-mo bed; the flank hit the loudest.

**Ladder (after the XT pass):**
- **VH:** the arm goes at the break; he bleeds out kneeling.
- **H:** the underhand catches him in the air; dead on the floor.
- **M:** the staff snaps and the haft clubs him; out cold.
- **L:** the staff snaps; he stares at the stub; a light bonk; dazed.
- **VL:** he vaults over Faris, lands, and the staff turns to gold dust in his hands; he shrugs and walks off.

**Uniqueness:** no staff duel exists in the LEDGER. The vault-kick over the swing, the back shown as bait, the underhand
through the staff that takes the arm at the shoulder, and the hammer-thrower's turn into the flank are all new. No
springboard: every jump is his own (the vault uses his own staff, which is a weapon, not a cast platform).