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Strong rule: style --- Comic Book ---. The veteran standing in front of a bedroom mirror. He is trying on his old, pre-war denim jacket, but it fits awkwardly over his gaunt frame. In the mirror's reflection, instead of his current self, he briefly sees the muddy, traumatized face of the soldier he was in Vietnam staring back at him. The room is dark and melancholic. Comic book art style, heavy emotional symbolism, expressive linework. Format: horizontal/landscape. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - The Narrator (Soldier): A young American soldier in his early twenties, but visibly aged by trauma and exhaustion. He has a rugged, dirty, sweat-drenched face with a heavy stubble and dark, hollow, paranoid eyes. He wears a grimy olive-green military uniform, heavy combat boots, and dog tags. He is often covered in mud and jungle debris. The lighting is harsh, dramatic, with deep shadows and sickly green or fiery orange tones. Comic book art style, gritty, heavy inking, intense crosshatching, raw emotional expression, dark war aesthetic. - The Narrator (Veteran): A young American man in his early twenties, appearing gaunt, pale, and emotionally detached. He has slightly longer, unkempt brown hair, a pale complexion, and a haunting, thousand-yard stare. He wears civilian clothes—a simple button-down shirt and a slightly oversized jacket—that look uncomfortable on him, like he doesn't belong. The lighting is cold, muted, and isolating, casting long, lonely shadows in otherwise normal domestic settings. Comic book art style, somber tones, heavy shadows, expressive linework emphasizing psychological weight, melancholic atmosphere.