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Art style: Studio Ghibli. An interior shot of a quirky, gothic-style taco shack. A rough-hewn wooden table holds a plate of overflowing tacos with vibrant green cilantro and bright red salsa. Maya and the guinea pig sit side-by-side on a bench; the guinea pig is perched on a stack of old books to reach the table. The lighting is a mix of neon pink from a 'TACOS' sign and the warm, low-key light of a single hanging bulb. Deep shadows fill the corners of the room, where shelves are packed with strange jars and nautical trinkets. The color palette is high-contrast: deep shadows versus neon pink and lime green. The texture of the taco shells is bumpy and corn-dusted, with steam rising in visible swirls. Foreground shows a half-eaten taco and a spilled lime wedge. The background features a window looking out onto the dark, foggy pier. Materials like the rough wood of the table and the glass of the jars are sharply rendered. The atmosphere is cozy but eccentric. Micro-details include the titles on the books the guinea pig is sitting on and the steam-fogged glass of the window. The overall composition is a medium-close shot, focusing on the shared meal and the growing friendship between the two unlikely companions. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 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: Studio Ghibli hand-painted 2D anime (Hayao Miyazaki look) — lush hand-painted backgrounds, soft watercolour-and-gouache textures, gentle pastel palette, warm natural daylight, clean confident line work, cel-shaded characters with simple expressive features. CRITICAL: EVERY element — characters, foliage, trees, animals, sky and the entire environment — must be rendered in this single consistent hand-painted Ghibli idiom. Do NOT mix in photorealism or 3D CGI; keep one cohesive 2D painted look across the whole frame. Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - Barnaby: A stout, expressive Abyssinian guinea pig with chaotic rosettes of cream, chocolate, and ginger fur. It has large, glossy obsidian eyes that reflect the environment, a small twitching pink nose, and delicate whiskers. Its build is round and low to the ground. It wears a tiny, weathered leather aviator cap with brass goggles pushed up onto its forehead. The background is a soft-focus coastal environment with dramatic, high-contrast shadows. The lighting is moody and atmospheric, highlighting the individual strands of coarse, tufted fur and the leathery texture of the cap. The character has a determined and slightly heroic posture, standing on a salt-crusted wooden plank. - Maya: A young girl around seven years old with an enormous mane of tight, corkscrew curls that seem to have a life of their own, dark as espresso. She has large, soulful amber eyes with thick lashes and a sprinkle of freckles across her nose. She wears an oversized, dark teal knitted sweater with frayed edges and a deep red velvet ribbon tied in her hair. Her expression is one of wonder and gentle curiosity. She stands against a backdrop of a misty, gothic shoreline with dramatic volumetric fog. The lighting is cinematic and directional, creating deep shadows and highlighting the texture of her wool sweater and the intricate spirals of her hair.