A 10-second stop-motion style animation. A blank white screen for the first three seconds. Then an anthropomorphic badger with hand-molded clay textures and short bristly fur walks in from the right. His movements are slightly jerky, like authentic stop-motion puppetry. As he approaches, he walks close enough to fill a medium shot — framed from waist to head. He looks directly into the camera, leans forward, and knocks twice on the lens with his knuckles, producing a crisp “tap-tap” sound and a small camera shake, as if it were real glass. He says clearly, in a deep, confident Italian-American gangster accent, “Ehh, come on. Do better.” His tone is direct, slightly annoyed but playful. He then straightens, raises both hands slightly, and shrugs with a subtle smirk — no sighing — before standing relaxed in frame. Lighting is soft and even, emphasizing the clay textures and handcrafted feel, with natural stop-motion imperfections and tactile realism.