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[SHOT 3.11 | START FRAME: NB Pro 3.11 output | DURATION: 2s] Real-time pacing. This is a rhythm anchor — short, precise, weighted. Zero to 0.8 seconds: the tap moment captured in the start frame completes. The @Punch head contacts the palm with realistic metal-on- skin weight — no bounce, no ringing, just a clean contact. The palm absorbs the tap with a barely visible micro-flex of the fingers. 0.8 to 1.5 seconds: @Marcus's right hand lifts the @Punch away from the palm by approximately two inches, holding it in a ready position. The gold chain across the upper frame catches its warm highlight consistently — no drift, no flicker. 1.5 to 2.0 seconds: hands hold in position, ready. The passenger's soft-focus coat sleeve at frame-left shifts by one or two pixels as she moves subtly — a hint of life without pulling focus. Camera: locked static, no drift. Focus: locked on the @Punch head and the palm throughout. Light and atmosphere in motion: sun-side warm key holds constant — the specular on the punch head does NOT flicker, does not shift position. Tempo: real time, brief, weighted. This is a metronome tick in the sequence's rhythm — its brevity is its function.