Strong rule: style --- 3D Pixar ---. A close-up of the Lead Scientist’s face after the facepalm, showing red marks on his forehead. He looks utterly defeated and aged by twenty years. A single candle flickers in the foreground, casting long, wavering shadows across his weary features. The atmosphere is one of total intellectual surrender.
Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly):
- Lead Scientist: An elderly, frail royal scientist in his 70s with a long, wispy white beard and massive, thick-rimmed spectacles that magnify his judgmental eyes. He wears layered, ink-stained academic robes in deep indigo and a tattered scholar's cap. His hands are bony and stained with quill ink. He stands in a dimly lit, dusty library filled with ancient scrolls and astronomical globes. The style is detailed 3D animation, focusing on the textures of his wrinkled skin and the dusty atmosphere. He carries an expression of utter intellectual frustration and disbelief.
