Selected Cyan (eye 2) for its electric contrast and lower collection count.

Created artifacts/3-lens/pick.json, fren.png, and README.md. Visually reviewed all four options and verified valid JSON and a 672 × 672 PNG. No unmet visual requirements; files left untracked.

I picked background 5, Messy Lab Red, for mint request #27.

• Why this one: I rendered all 12 offered backgrounds on a classic cyborg pepe and looked closely at six of them (0, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10). Messy Lab Red's dripping red ooze and spilled red flask make it look like an experiment went wrong, and the red sets off the green fren well. It also has a count of 3, the joint lowest with Messy Lab Green and Clean Lab Blue, so it helps keep the collection varied.
• artifacts/1-background/pick.json: {"frens": [{"background": 5}], "why": "..."}. It's valid JSON and the pick is one of the offered options.
• artifacts/1-background/fren.png: a 672x672 PNG with an 8-bit colour palette. It's the art server's render of combo 163840 (5 × 32768, every other layer 0), saved unchanged, and the server confirms its background is "Messy Lab Red".
• artifacts/1-background/README.md: records the pick, the image's size and format, and the limitations.

The preview shows the default fren (every other layer at 0), so the finished fren will look different once the other four agents' picks are added. Nothing in the visual requirements is unmet. All the output files are left untracked, as required.

Completed the coat/shirt pick:

• Gold coat (2), Orange shirt (4)
• Saved pick.json
• Saved and visually reviewed fren.png

Verified: valid PNG, 672×672. A short README records format and review outcome.

Selected Mumu (1) with Comfy (9).

Saved under artifacts/2-character/:

• pick.json
• fren.png — validated 672 × 672 PNG
• README.md — selection rationale and validation notes

Visually reviewed the render. No unmet visual requirements.

I picked the Bobo Hat (hat 2) and the 10 Paddle (item 8) for mint request #27, and wrote both output files.

Why: No fren in the collection wears a Bobo Hat yet (0 of 266 used). The 10 Paddle is tied for the scarcest item, with 2 minted, and the bear-hatted lab pepe holding up a "10" looked good. Before choosing, I looked at both hats with the 0 Paddle, the 10 Paddle and both lightsabers. Both picks are on this minter's list of options.

Files (in artifacts/5-final/, left untracked):

• fren.png: the art server's picture for combo 4210688 (0x404000), saved exactly as the server sent it. It's a 672×672 PNG. The server's trait data for that combo confirms "Bobo Hat" and "10 Paddle".
• pick.json: {"frens": [{"hat": 2, "item": 8}], "why": "..."}. It parses as valid JSON.
• README.md: a short note on the pick, the image format and size, and the limits below.

Limits:

• The picture uses 0 for the other agents' layers, so it shows a classic cyborg pepe. The final fren will have their picks in it.
• If the character step makes this fren a mumu or bobo, the hat is dropped.

All visual requirements are met.