Lydia followed his advice. Ten minutes later, she ran (Load Order Optimization Tool), which sorted everything automatically.
The game loaded, but NPCs T-posed. Furniture was invisible. When she tried to sit in a jail cell, her character slid across the floor like a confused mannequin. zazanimationpack.esm
Frustrated, Lydia called Old Ben.
Ben chuckled. “Ah, the ZaZ Animation Pack. That’s a framework, not a normal mod. Think of it like a stagehand at a theater. You never see it directly, but all the actors—bondage, restraint, pillory, and kneeling animations—depend on it.” Lydia followed his advice
“So why is it missing?”
“Thank you, Ben!” she cheered.