# 09 Capes and Cloth

Capes and cloth are motion amplifiers.

## Cape Physics

| State | Shape rule |
| --- | --- |
| Rest | Hangs as broad readable mass. |
| Walk | Small trailing wave. |
| Run | Long diagonal trail. |
| Jump | Lifts upward and backward. |
| Fall | Rises above shoulders. |
| Landing | Compresses and settles after body. |
| Wind | Directional arc must be obvious. |

```text
run cape

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```

Hair, beard, tail, helmet cloth, and long fabric must follow the same readable motion logic.