PROMPTS FOR GESTURES AND MOVEMENT
* a bunch of wordless gestures with many different meanings and associations. these can be up close, across a room, or in any other circumstance you want to specify, or if i've specified a situation, feel free to change it up to suit your needs. adjust as necessary, send 'reverse' for the reversal of the prompt
[ middle ] sender sticks their middle finger up at receiver
[ wave ] sender waves at receiver
[ come here ] sender gestures towards themselves, requesting receiver approach them
[ point ] sender points at receiver across a crowded room
[ cut it out ] sender makes a slashing motion across their throat with their hand, asking receiver to stop what they're doing
[ cross ] sender shows receiver their crossed fingers for good luck
[ nod ] sender nods at receiver to cue them into action
[ shake ] sender shakes their head at receiver to dissuade them from continuing an action
[ silence ] sender places their pointer finger over their lips, telling receiver to be quiet
[ direction ] sender points to another room/location, telling receiver to go there
[ both hands ] sender holds up both hands, palms facing receiver, to make them stop
[ chin ] sender flicks their hand under their chin at receiver in an offensive manner
[ pity wave ] sender gives receiver a pitiful wave
[ blow a kiss ] sender blows a kiss at receiver from a far distance
[ wink ] sender winks suggestively at receiver
[ key ] sender slides their pinched pointer and thumb fingers across their lips and "throws away the key" to show receiver they're keeping a secret
[ pray ] sender puts their hands together in a praying gesture as they silently plead with receiver
[ wipe ] sender wipes their brow in a gesture of relief after watching receiver do something risky
[ ear ] sender taps their ear, indicating they cannot hear what receiver is saying
[ watch ] sender taps their watch (or their watch wrist) indicating receiver is late
[ shrug ] sender overexaggerates a shrug to show receiver they don't know what's going on
[ salute ] sender salutes receiver
[ wave off ] sender frantically waves off receiver to tell them to go away or hide
[ thumbs up ] sender gives receiver a confident thumbs up
[ cover ] sender covers their own mouth with their hand and shows receiver - indicating something is wrong
[ thirsty ] sender pantomimes sipping on a drink, asking for receiver to get them something to drink
[ hungry ] sender pantomimes eating something, asking for receiver to get them something to eat
[ sleepy ] sender pantomimes sleeping on their hands, indicating they are tired
[ phone ] sender holds their hand up to their ear like a phone, asking receiver to answer their calls or look at their phone
[ write ] sender pantomimes writing something on their hand
[ item ] receiver has an item that sender wants, so sender pantomimes the object / acts it out to request the item from them