Whoosh–Honda–Boing
An actor "passes an impulse" with words and eye contact. Whoosh — a regular pass to a chosen person; Honda — a "skip" (skip someone or the whole sector — as agreed); Boing — a ricochet back.
Full description
Setup and Launch
An impulse is passed by voice and eye contact from actor to actor. Basic commands: Whoosh — a regular pass to an addressee, Honda — a "skip", Boing — a ricochet back.
Agree in advance on exactly how Honda works: do you skip one person or an entire sector. Clarify local signals ("lay it", "mine", "vzboosh") — they add conditions: intercept, drop, pause, etc.
Flow
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The actor says the command and establishes eye contact with the addressee — the impulse goes according to the chosen rule.
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Whoosh — direct the pass to a specific person.
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Honda — skip in the agreed-upon way (skip someone or a sector).
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Boing — return the impulse back to the sender as a ricochet.
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For local signals, respond according to the added conditions; the group reads the active rule and synchronizes.
The goal — quickly recognize changing patterns and maintain a continuous flow of passing.
Key rules
Say the command aloud and look at the addressee.
Whoosh — a regular pass to the chosen actor.
Honda — a skip: pass over someone or an entire sector (as agreed).
Boing — ricochet back to the sender.
Local signals ('lay it', 'mine', 'vzboosh') add conditions: intercept, drop, pause, etc. — adapt instantly.
Context
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