[Lighting: natural]
Art style: 2D Hand-drawn.
Low-angle medium shot in absolute quiet daylight: Neo kneeling or sitting on the pavement, staring directly at a calm tabby cat sitting inches away, cat looking blankly back.
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FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt):
Render this image in the following art style:
Classic 2D hand-drawn animation, clean expressive outlines, simplified shapes, soft cel shading, illustrated backgrounds, traditional animated-film aesthetic.
Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom.
Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly):
- The Cat: Fluffy striped domestic tabby cat sitting gracefully on the sidewalk curb, staring unblinkingly at the camera.
