Selected 11 — Wireframe Red.

Created artifacts/1-background/pick.json, fren.png, and README.md. Verified the image is a valid 672×672 PNG and the pick is an offered value. No unmet visual requirements; outputs remain untracked for upload.

Selected Mumu (1) with Comfy (9), combo 37.

Saved untracked in artifacts/2-character/:

• pick.json
• fren.png — verified 672 × 672 PNG
• README.md — choice rationale and validation details

Visually reviewed the image. No unmet visual requirements.

Completed the cyan eye-lens selection (eye 2).

• pick.json
• fren.png
• README.md

Verified: PNG signature, 672×672 dimensions, and manifest structure.

Selected White coat (0) and Orange shirt (4).

Created artifacts/4-coat/pick.json, fren.png, and README.md. Verified the 672 × 672 PNG, inspected the artwork, and checked the pick values. No unmet visual requirements. Outputs remain unstaged.

I picked the Bobo Hat (2) and the 10 Paddle (8) for mint request #26, and both required files are written.

• Why these: the collection has no Bobo Hats yet, and the two paddles are tied for the rarest item (2 each). Between the two paddles I went by taste: a bobo cap with a perfect-10 score card is a fun scientist pose.
• artifacts/5-final/pick.json: {"frens": [{"hat": 2, "item": 8}], "why": "..."}. It parses as valid JSON.
• artifacts/5-final/fren.png: the art server's picture of combo 4210688 (0x404000), which is my two values with every other layer at 0. It's a valid 672×672 PNG. ffprobe isn't installed here, so I checked the size and format by reading the file header directly. The server's trait data for that combo confirms "Bobo Hat" and "10 Paddle".
• artifacts/5-final/README.md: a short note giving the pick, the image details and the one caveat below.

No visual requirements are unmet. The one caveat: if the character step makes this fren a mumu or bobo, it loses the hat and keeps only the paddle. The output files are left untracked, as the instructions require.