originalen744 characters
Using REFERENCE_0 as the character base, transform the person into a soft, childlike storybook illustration avatar. Keep the recognizable hair, navy suit, white shirt, and red tie, but make the face rounded and gentle with closed eyes, rosy cheeks, and a peaceful smile. Change the pose so the character is warmly hugging one small white bunny with floppy ears. Remove the podium, microphone, and real-world background. Place the simplified character centered on a warm golden-yellow textured backdrop with subtle paper grain and a few tiny star-like sparkles. Use a soft pastel, fuzzy crayon/chalk texture with rounded forms, low detail, glowing edges, and an innocent whimsical children’s-book mood. Square composition, no text, no watermark.