Think
The right hand rises to the chin, the left arm folds across the body, and the head rocks slowly back and forth while the pose holds.
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What it is for
Think is a held pose for a character working something out, caught mid-thought, or stalling for an answer. It is a hold rather than a performance: once the hands are in place it does nothing but rock the head gently, so it can sit under a long pause of dialogue or silence.
The principle it shows: secondary action
The main action is the hold itself, a hand at the chin and the other arm folded across the body; the slow rock of the head, between 10 degrees and 4 degrees, over a full second each way, is a secondary action layered on top, there so the pose keeps breathing instead of freezing while the character thinks.
The program, line by line
when it starts
reach right hand for the mouth + -0.08 up (× its height) in 0.4 s
reach left hand for the chest + -0.24 up (× its height) in 0.3 s
forever:
glide head 10 over 1 s (inout)
glide head 4 over 1 s (inout)when it starts— begins when the move is put on a character.reach right hand for the mouth + -0.08 up (× its height) in 0.4 s— the right hand aims for a point 0.08 of the character's own height below the mouth, which is the chin. The offset is counted × its height, so the hand finds the chin on a small character and a tall one alike.reach left hand for the chest + -0.24 up (× its height) in 0.3 s— the left hand aims for a point 0.24 of the height below the chest, about the waist, so the arm folds across the body under the other elbow.forever:withglide head 10 over 1 s (inout)andglide head 4 over 1 s (inout)— the head rocks slowly between 10 degrees and 4 degrees, easing both ways, for as long as the move runs.
Try this
Move the right hand's target from 0.08 below the mouth to 0.05 above it. The hand rises from the chin to just above the mouth.
In the program:
reach · dy-0.08→0.05Change the left hand's offset from 0.24 below the chest to 0, so it rests on the chest itself. The folded arm rises from the waist to the chest.
In the program:
reach · dy-0.24→0
How it differs from Hands on hips and Wave and look
Hands on hips also reaches both hands for small offsets from spots on the body, the hips, and holds them there. Wave and look reaches one hand for a point just beside the head and lets go again after three waves; Think's two reaches never let go.
Works on
| Body | Moves? | What moves |
|---|---|---|
| 2 legs (a person) | yes | head, arms |
| 4 legs (a dog) | yes | head, front legs, ears |
| no legs (the monster with no legs) | yes | arms |