Use case: infographic-diagram. Create an original illustrated chapter infographic for PRAGMA by Sebastian Marshall. Portrait composition, roughly 3:4. This is an editorial adaptation, not an original book graphic.
Visual mechanism: Two people at a table: one offers a tangled loop of angry speech as though serving a dish; the other calmly leaves it untouched and directs attention to repairing a real small problem nearby. Use an editorial metaphor, not an invented portrait of the Buddha.
Exact main title: "Choose the response that serves the outcome"
Use exactly these three readable short captions, naturally placed near their relevant visual moments: "Notice the emotional pull"; "Decide what needs to change"; "Act—or stop feeding the exchange".
Bottom footer, readable: "PRAGMA · Editorial interpretation"
Style: crafted editorial book illustration with confident fine ink contours and warm gouache textures; rich plum and muted violet, cream paper, terracotta accents. Generous breathing room, coherent scene with clear visual causality. Expressive ordinary people when called for. Elegant legible serif title, restrained sans-serif captions. No generic dashboard, no grid of identical cards, no tiny paragraphs, no teal or green, no logos, no incidental gibberish text. Spell all requested wording precisely. Show connections with clear spatial progression and a few unobtrusive arrows only when useful.
Accuracy constraint: Neutrality means choosing an effective response, not accepting harm or abandoning justified criticism.