How to set TE as FlowItems animations to initial view

Hello all
My question is probably a very simple issue; I just have not yet found a proper solution.
In my model, I use several "characters" as "TE as FlowItems". At certain points, I would like them to stand still with their arms spread out horizontally - similar to the initial state when placing them in the model. After a few seconds, the should continue with the regular animation, as "walk" or "stand". Does anyone know a solution to set the animation/visual state to the initial state with FlexScript?
I am aware, that I could create/adapt a new animation for this - but would rather prefer a simple way: e.g. to use the initial visual (without animations).
Thanks for your support and your thoughts on this!

The bind pose is frame 1 in his animation. The best way to get back to the bind pose after another animation has already been started is to run an animation that only contains the bind pose frame.

Add an animation clip that only has frame 1. Then add an animation that uses that animation clip. Then when you want to go into that pose, call startanimation() on that animation.

Attached is a model that shows how you can do this with a task executer flowitem.

Thank you very much Phil - the first part works great.
Now I am having a small additional problem: When applying this to an TE standing on a queue, the animation switches back after one animation run (1s; according to the animation length). See attachment; "processor 1"

Therefore I have tried to change the Repeat Type of the animation to to "Repeat Indefinitely", which causes another problem of not taking the animation (e.g. "walk") automatically again. See attachment; "processor 2"

Is there a simple way, to overcome this? The problem in my real model is, that the time on the queue is individually determined and the TE will move quite a bit after this "stand still" sequence.

PS: Sorry for the nonsence with the third source, processor7,e etc. They are just there to create "uncoordinated" events :-)

In the Processor1 line, you can move the logic from OnEntry into OnMessage using a delayed message in 0 time so that it starts the Bind animation after the default "Use Operator Animations" starts the Stand animation.

In the Processor2 line, you can Stop Animation on "Bind" in the OnExit trigger so that it is only doing the Walk animation and not both.

See the attached model.

Thanks Phil, makes sense - now. Thanks for your support!