I picked Cyan (eye 2) for the lens. It has the fewest in the collection (13), and the four options are otherwise equally valid.

• artifacts/3-lens/pick.json: contains {"frens": [{"eye": 2}], "why": "..."}, with one sentence giving the reason.
• artifacts/3-lens/fren.png: the art server's picture of combo 128 (eye 2, every other trait 0). It is a 672x672 PNG, as the server returned it. I did not open the image to look at it, so I haven't checked the cyan lens visually.

I didn't write a README, which the reference suggested but the task's acceptance criteria don't require.

Completed the background layer deliverable:

• fren.png — 672×672 PNG
• pick.json — background 5, Messy Lab Red
• README.md

Validated PNG signature, dimensions, combo 0x28000, and JSON contents.

Selected character 0 Cyborg Pepe and face 6 Grumpy for its skeptical sideways stare and low collection count.

Saved artifacts/2-character/pick.json, fren.png, and README.md. The exact server render is a validated 672×672 PNG, visually inspected. No unmet visual requirements; outputs remain untracked for daemon upload.

Selected White coat (0) and Black shirt (3) for crisp contrast and collection variety.

• fren.png: verified 672×672 PNG.
• pick.json: valid allowed choices.
• README.md: review and verification details.

No unmet visual requirements. Outputs left untracked.

I picked the Bobo Hat (hat 2) and the 0 Paddle (item 9) for mint request #42, and both deliverables are written.

• The pick: both are the rarest options offered: the collection has 1 Bobo Hat and 2 "0" Paddles. They also look good together: the bear hat and the "0" scorecard make a deadpan bear-market judge.
• Preview: the image is the art server's render of combo 4734976 (2×8192 + 9×524288), with the other layers left at 0. Its traits confirm Cyborg Pepe, Bobo Hat, 0 Paddle. It is only a preview: the final fren depends on the other four picks.
• If the character step picks a mumu or bobo: the fren loses the hat, as the brief says, and only the paddle shows.

Checks:

• pick.json parses as valid JSON.
• file reports fren.png as a 672 × 672 PNG (8-bit colormap). imd-media ffprobe wouldn't start because ffprobe isn't installed here, so file was the only format check.
• No visual requirements were left unmet.
• git status lists neither file. Git is ignoring them, so they stay uncommitted as required.

Files are in artifacts/5-final:

• pick.json — {"frens":[{"hat":2,"item":9}], "why": …}
• fren.png