Art style: 2D Hand-drawn.
Central mainframe screen showing 'EXPERIMENT #742: FAILED' with an exact timestamped photograph of Neo, Neo stepping back frozen in realization
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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):
- Friend: Young man around 26 years old, short dark hair, denim jacket, skeptical and grounded look
