/* ============================================================
   VYBE Studios — "Make Your Brand a VYBE"
   Brand palette + chrome/silver expansion, dark glass system
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --black: #000000;
  --ink: #0b0b0d;
  --card: #141216;
  --orange: #ff4e27;
  --orange-2: #ff6e4f;
  --amber: #ff8a3d;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --text-2: #ebebeb;
  --silver: #c7cbd4;
  --silver-dim: #8d919b;
  --chrome-hi: #f4f5f7;
  --chrome-mid: #b8bcc6;
  --chrome-lo: #71757e;
  --border: rgba(199, 203, 212, 0.14);
  --border-strong: rgba(199, 203, 212, 0.3);

  --font-display: "Archivo", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-body: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;
  --font-slash: "Playfair Display", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;

  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --container: 1200px;

  /* ambient colour, shifted per section by JS */
  --ambient: 255, 78, 39;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

::selection { background: var(--orange); color: var(--white); }

/* backdrop: one gradient rising from the bottom-left, plus an ambient wash that
   changes colour as the visitor moves between parts of the universe */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 50% at 50% 0%, rgba(var(--ambient), 0.10), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(to top right, #2b2b2b 0%, #141414 38%, #000000 72%);
  transition: background 1.2s ease;
}

body::after {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: -50%;
  width: 200%;
  height: 200%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 250;
  opacity: 0.05;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='300' height='300'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='300' height='300' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  animation: grain 9s steps(6) infinite;
}
@keyframes grain {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  17% { transform: translate(-2%, 1%); }
  34% { transform: translate(1%, -2%); }
  51% { transform: translate(-1%, 2%); }
  68% { transform: translate(2%, 1%); }
  85% { transform: translate(-2%, -1%); }
}

img, svg, canvas { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }

.container { max-width: var(--container); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; }
.section { padding: 150px 0; position: relative; scroll-margin-top: 70px; }

/* the particle field sits behind the content for the whole journey */
.field {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ---------- typography ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6.2vw, 80px);
  line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}

.h2--lg { font-size: clamp(44px, 6.8vw, 88px); }

.section-sub {
  max-width: 620px;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--silver);
  margin-bottom: 64px;
}

.accent { color: var(--orange); font-style: normal; }
.dim { color: var(--silver-dim); }

.chrome-text {
  background: linear-gradient(110deg,
    var(--chrome-lo) 0%, var(--chrome-hi) 22%, var(--chrome-mid) 40%,
    #ffffff 52%, var(--chrome-mid) 64%, var(--chrome-lo) 82%, var(--chrome-hi) 100%);
  background-size: 220% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
  animation: chromeShift 7s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes chromeShift {
  0% { background-position: 0% 0; }
  100% { background-position: 220% 0; }
}

/* ---------- glass ---------- */
.glass, .glass-panel {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 10, 13, 0.75), rgba(6, 6, 8, 0.78)) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(172deg,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55),
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) 13%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04) 46%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 100%) border-box;
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.glass-card,
.force, .forces__read, .ai-console, .case, .memory, .dest, .capsule, .tile {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 18px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 13, 16, 0.74), rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.78)) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(172deg,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32),
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07) 18%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 55%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 100%) border-box;
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
}

/* ---------- language ---------- */
.lang { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 2px; }
.lang__opt {
  padding: 6px 9px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
}
.lang__opt:hover { color: var(--text-2); }
.lang__opt.is-on { color: var(--white); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09); }
.lang__opt:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: 2px; }

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16px 30px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), background 0.3s, color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.35s;
}
.btn--primary { background: var(--orange); color: var(--white); }
.btn--primary:hover { background: var(--orange-2); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.35); }
.btn--ghost { border: 1px solid var(--border-strong); color: var(--text-2); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02); }
.btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--silver); color: var(--white); transform: translateY(-2px); }

/* ---------- progress + nav ---------- */
.progress-bar {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  height: 2px; width: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--orange), var(--orange-2));
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  z-index: 200;
}

.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 22px 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background 0.4s, backdrop-filter 0.4s, padding 0.4s, border-color 0.4s, opacity 0.6s;
}
.nav.is-scrolled {
  padding: 13px 40px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border-bottom-color: var(--border);
}
/* the nav stays out of the way until the opening has played */
.nav.is-hidden { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }

.nav__logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.nav__mark { width: 96px; height: auto; }

.nav__links { display: flex; gap: 28px; }
.nav__links a {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver);
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.25s;
}
.nav__links a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -6px;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--orange);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav__links a:hover, .nav__links a.is-current { color: var(--white); }
.nav__links a:hover::after, .nav__links a.is-current::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav__links a.is-soon { color: var(--silver-dim); }
.nav__links a.is-soon::after { background: var(--silver-dim); }

.nav__tools { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.nav__cta { padding: 12px 22px; }

/* ---------- 0. OPENING ---------- */
.opening {
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: 120px 0 90px;
}
/* same box as .container, so the promise starts where every other line does */
.opening__inner { max-width: var(--container); margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; padding: 0 32px; }

.opening__line {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 40px);
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--white);
  max-width: 900px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity 1s var(--ease-out), transform 1s var(--ease-out);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.opening__line.is-on { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.opening__line.is-off { opacity: 0.22; }
/* once the promise lands, the setup lines get out of its way entirely */
.opening__line.is-done {
  opacity: 0;
  max-height: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  transform: translateY(-8px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s, max-height 0.7s var(--ease-out), margin 0.7s var(--ease-out), transform 0.7s var(--ease-out);
}
.opening__line[data-step="2"] { color: var(--silver); }

.opening__reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 1.1s var(--ease-out), transform 1.1s var(--ease-out);
  margin-top: 34px;
}
.opening__reveal.is-on { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* holds the word in the layout and in the a11y tree while the particles paint it */
.opening__slot { color: transparent; }

.opening__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(52px, 10vw, 132px);
  line-height: 0.88;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
}
.opening__sub { max-width: 560px; font-size: 18px; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 34px; }
.opening__paths { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.opening__signature {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; bottom: 30px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.opening__hint {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; bottom: 74px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: opacity 0.7s;
}
.opening__hint.is-gone { opacity: 0; }
.opening__hint i {
  width: 1px; height: 34px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--orange), transparent);
  animation: hintPulse 2.2s var(--ease-out) infinite;
}
@keyframes hintPulse {
  0% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top; }
  45% { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: top; }
  55% { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: bottom; }
  100% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; }
}

/* ---------- quick panel ---------- */
.quickpanel {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 190;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 24px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.35s, visibility 0.35s;
}
.quickpanel.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
.quickpanel__card { width: min(760px, 100%); padding: 34px; }
.quickpanel__head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.quickpanel__head h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 22px;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--white);
}
.quickpanel__close { font-size: 30px; line-height: 1; color: var(--silver-dim); transition: color 0.2s; }
.quickpanel__close:hover { color: var(--white); }
.quickpanel__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; }
.quickpanel__grid a {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s, transform 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.quickpanel__grid a:hover { border-color: var(--orange); background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.06); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.quickpanel__grid b {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--white);
}
.quickpanel__grid span { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--silver); }

/* ---------- 1. STATEMENT ---------- */
.statement__text {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.4vw, 72px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.statement__sub { max-width: 680px; font-size: 18px; color: var(--silver); }

/* the statement and the system it introduces belong on one screen: 300px of
   section padding between them pushed the ring a whole viewport away */
.statement { padding: 110px 0 20px; }
.system { padding-top: 20px; }

/* ---------- 2. SYSTEM ---------- */
.forces__say { align-self: center; }
.forces__line {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.9vw, 38px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
}

.forces {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 110px;
}
.forces__ring {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 460px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.forces__links { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.forces__links line {
  stroke: var(--orange);
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.5s;
}
.forces__links line.is-live { opacity: 0.85; }

.force { pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.35; transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.5s;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 116px; height: 116px;
  margin: -58px 0 0 -58px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  transform: rotate(calc(var(--i) * 72deg)) translate(160px) rotate(calc(var(--i) * -72deg));
  transition: box-shadow 0.35s, border-color 0.3s;
}
.force span {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-2);
  transition: color 0.25s;
}
.force.is-on { opacity: 1; border-color: var(--border-strong); }
.force.is-picked {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--orange), 0 0 36px rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.35);
}
.force.is-picked span { color: var(--orange); }

.forces__core {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 108px; height: 108px;
  margin: -54px 0 0 -54px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 40% 35%, rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.14), rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.9));
  transition: box-shadow 0.5s, transform 0.5s var(--ease-out);
}
.forces__core span {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; color: var(--white);
}
.forces__core.is-live { box-shadow: 0 0 50px rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.4); transform: scale(1.06); }

.forces__read { padding: 34px 32px; min-height: 210px; }
.forces__prompt { font-size: 15px; color: var(--silver-dim); }
.forces__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 26px;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.forces__body { font-size: 16px; color: var(--silver); }

.system__console { max-width: 780px; }
.ai-console { overflow: hidden; padding: 0; }
.ai-console__bar { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; padding: 14px 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.ai-console__bar i { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; background: #2b2b2b; }
.ai-console__bar i:first-child { background: var(--orange); }
.ai-console__bar span {
  margin-left: auto; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.ai-console__body--static { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--silver); white-space: normal; }
.ai-console__body--static p + p { margin-top: 12px; }
.ai-console__body {
  padding: 24px 22px 30px;
  min-height: 290px;
  font-family: "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;
  font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 2.05;
  color: var(--silver);
}
.ai-console__body .ok { color: var(--orange-2); }
.ai-console__body .cmd { color: var(--white); }
.ai-console__body .cursor {
  display: inline-block; width: 8px; height: 15px;
  background: var(--orange); vertical-align: -2px;
  animation: blink 1s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }

/* ---------- 4. PROOF ---------- */
.cases { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.case { padding: 32px 34px; transition: border-color 0.3s, transform 0.4s var(--ease-out); }
.case__tag {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver-dim); margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.case h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px); line-height: 1.04;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.015em; color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.case__open {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.case__open::after { content: "+"; font-size: 16px; transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out); }
.case.is-open .case__open::after { transform: rotate(45deg); }

.case__detail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows 0.55s var(--ease-out), opacity 0.4s;
  opacity: 0;
}
.case__detail > * { min-height: 0; }
.case.is-open .case__detail { grid-template-rows: 1fr; opacity: 1; }
.case__detail-inner { overflow: hidden; }
.case__block { padding-top: 20px; }
.case__block b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.case__block p { font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--silver); max-width: 640px; }
.case__stats { display: flex; gap: 40px; margin: 24px 0 6px; padding: 20px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.case__stats div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
.case__stats b { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 38px; color: var(--orange); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.case__stats span { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--silver-dim); }
.case blockquote { margin-top: 18px; font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 18px; color: var(--white); }
.case blockquote footer { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 13px; color: var(--silver-dim); margin-top: 8px; }

/* ---------- 4. ABOUT ---------- */
/* ---------- about: principles left, people right ---------- */
.about__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.72fr 1.28fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }

.about__h2 { font-size: clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 62px); line-height: 0.98; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.about__lede { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--silver); max-width: 400px; margin-bottom: 34px; }

/* ---------- the six values ----------
   Boxed rows rather than the services' open rule, but the same .acc
   behaviour underneath. */
.vals { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.acc--val {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.012));
  transition: border-color 0.35s var(--ease-out), background 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.acc--val:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); }
.acc--val.is-open {
  border-color: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.55);
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.16), rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.03) 62%);
}
.acc--val .acc__head { grid-template-columns: 30px 1fr 22px; gap: 12px; padding: 12px 18px; }
.acc--val .acc__no {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: color 0.3s;
}
.acc--val.is-open .acc__no { color: var(--orange); }
.acc--val .acc__title {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--text-2);
}
.acc--val.is-open .acc__title { color: var(--orange); }
.acc--val .acc__sign { width: 18px; height: 18px; border: 0; }
.acc--val .acc__sign::before, .acc--val .acc__sign::after { width: 11px; margin-left: -5.5px; }
.acc--val.is-open .acc__sign::before, .acc--val.is-open .acc__sign::after { background: var(--orange); }
.acc--val .acc__inner p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; padding: 0 18px 14px 60px; max-width: none; }

/* ---------- the two of us ---------- */
.about__who { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 26px; }
.fcard {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.008));
  transition: border-color 0.4s var(--ease-out), transform 0.5s var(--ease-out);
}
.fcard:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); transform: translateY(-4px); }
/* height:auto or the width/height attributes win and aspect-ratio is ignored */
.fcard__photo { width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 14 / 11; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; display: block; }
.fcard__body { padding: 30px 30px 34px; }
.fcard__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.fcard__list { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 13px; }
.fcard__list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 20px;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--silver);
}
.fcard__list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0.55em;
  width: 4px; height: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--orange);
}

.about__actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ---------- 5. PEOPLE ---------- */
.memories { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.memory {
  padding: 12px 12px 0;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(20, 18, 22, 0.8);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  transform: rotate(var(--r));
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.45s;
}
.memory:hover { transform: rotate(0deg) translateY(-8px); box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); z-index: 2; }
.memory img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 8px; }
.memory figcaption { padding: 14px 4px 18px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--silver-dim); }
.memory--note { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: 26px 22px; }
.memory--note blockquote { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--white); }

/* the home page borrows the portfolio's reel wall */
.homereel { margin-bottom: 40px; }
.people__quote { max-width: 760px; }
.people__quote blockquote {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.2vw, 27px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.people__quote figcaption { margin-top: 16px; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--silver-dim); }

/* ---------- 7. BUILD ---------- */
.pick {
  padding: 14px 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 100px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-2);
  transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s, color 0.25s, transform 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.pick:hover { border-color: var(--silver); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.pick.is-on { border-color: var(--orange); background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.1); color: var(--orange); }

.closing { text-align: center; padding-top: 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.closing__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 76px); line-height: 0.94;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--white);
  margin: 40px 0 20px;
}
.closing p { max-width: 620px; margin: 0 auto 32px; font-size: 18px; color: var(--silver); }
.closing__actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
/* no band: the page's own black-into-grey gradient carries on through the
   footer, the way it does in the Studio Hub */
.footer { padding: 60px 0 46px; }
.footer__inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer__tag { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 15px; color: var(--silver); }
.footer__links { display: flex; gap: 26px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer__links a { font-size: 13px; color: var(--silver-dim); transition: color 0.25s; }
.footer__links a:hover { color: var(--orange-2); }
.footer__legal { font-size: 12px; color: var(--silver-dim); }

/* ---------- VYBIE ---------- */
.bot { position: fixed; left: 28px; bottom: 24px; z-index: 180; }
.bot__trigger {
  position: relative; display: block; width: 132px; padding: 0; line-height: 0;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease-out);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7));
}
.bot__img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
/* the render faces left; mirrored so VYBIE looks into the page. Only the image
   layers flip, so the pupil maths stays untouched. */
.bot__img--idle, .bot__wave { transform: scaleX(-1); }
.bot__wave {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  /* the sheet is 5720x286 — 22 frames of 260x286, not the 8 this was sized for */
  background: url("../assets/bot-wave-sheet.webp") 0 0 / 2200% 100% no-repeat;
  opacity: 0;
}
.bot__img--idle { transition: opacity 0.2s ease; }
/* The panel lives inside .bot, so hovering it used to count as hovering the
   mascot: the wave played for as long as the panel was open. Scope it to the
   trigger, and never while the panel is up. */
.bot.is-waving .bot__img--idle,
.bot:not(.is-open) .bot__trigger:hover .bot__img--idle { opacity: 0; }
.bot.is-waving .bot__wave,
.bot:not(.is-open) .bot__trigger:hover .bot__wave {
  opacity: 1;
  animation: botWave 1.05s steps(22) 2;
}
.bot.is-open .bot__wave { opacity: 0; animation: none; }
/* Percentage background-position aligns P% of the image with P% of the box, so
   an 8-frame sheet steps across 8/7 of the range, not 8 whole element widths.
   The old -800% slid the sheet by arbitrary amounts and showed three robots at
   once. */
/* Percentage background-position aligns P% of the image with P% of the box, so
   an N-frame sheet steps across N/(N-1) of the range — not N element widths. */
@keyframes botWave {
  from { background-position: 0% 0; }
  to { background-position: calc(100% * 22 / 21) 0; }
}
.bot__trigger:hover, .bot.is-open .bot__trigger { transform: translateY(-10px); }
.bot__trigger:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: 8px; border-radius: 20px; }

.bot__eye {
  position: absolute;
  width: 7.2%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  pointer-events: none;
  /* the -50% centres the pupil on its coordinate; JS writes --ex/--ey (pointer
     tracking) and CSS owns --blink, so the two never clobber each other on
     `transform` */
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) translate(var(--ex, 0px), var(--ey, 0px)) scaleY(var(--blink, 1));
  transition: transform 90ms ease-in-out, opacity 0.2s ease;
}
.bot__eye--l { left: 39.7%; top: 30.7%; }
.bot__eye--r { left: 58.3%; top: 30.5%; }
.bot.is-waving .bot__eye,
.bot:not(.is-open) .bot__trigger:hover .bot__eye { opacity: 0; }
.bot.is-blinking .bot__eye { --blink: 0.08; }
.bot.is-idle .bot__trigger { animation: botIdle 4.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes botIdle {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-6px); }
}

/* ---------- the panel ---------- */
/* `display: flex` outranks the UA's `[hidden] { display: none }`, so without
   this the panel is on screen from page load and the close button does
   nothing visible — it only ever flipped an attribute nobody could see. */
.bot__panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.bot__panel {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: calc(100% + 16px);
  width: min(400px, calc(100vw - 40px));
  max-height: min(680px, calc(100vh - 120px));
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border-radius: 22px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.bot__head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 18px 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  flex: none;
}
.bot__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
}
.vb__close { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1; color: var(--silver-dim); padding: 0 2px; }
.vb__close:hover { color: var(--white); }
.bot__scroll { padding: 20px 18px 20px; overflow-y: auto; }

/* ---------- panel type ---------- */
.vb__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800; font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.14; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.vb__spark { color: var(--orange); }
.vb__sub { font-size: 14px; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.vb__sub--gap { margin-top: 16px; }
.vb__lead { font-size: 15px; color: var(--orange-2); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.vb__body { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.vb__count {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.vb__note {
  font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--silver-dim);
  padding: 14px 16px; margin: 4px 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.vb__note b { color: var(--text-2); }
.vb__err { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--orange); margin-top: 12px; }
.vb__err a { text-decoration: underline; }
.vb__tel { color: var(--orange); white-space: nowrap; }

/* ---------- panel controls ---------- */
.vb__stack { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.vb__or {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 16px 0 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.vb__row { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-top: 16px; }
.vb__row .vb__btn { flex: 1; }
.vb__btn {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 13px 16px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, color 0.25s, transform 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.vb__btn--primary { background: var(--orange); color: var(--white); }
.vb__btn--primary:hover { background: var(--orange-2); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.vb__btn--ghost { border-color: var(--border-strong); color: var(--text-2); }
.vb__btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--silver); color: var(--white); }

.vb__opts { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.vb__opt {
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--silver);
  padding: 10px 15px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  transition: border-color 0.22s, background 0.22s, color 0.22s;
}
.vb__opt:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); color: var(--text-2); }
.vb__opt.is-on { border-color: var(--orange); background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.09); color: var(--white); }

.vb__ways { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.vb__way {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: border-color 0.22s, background 0.22s;
}
.vb__way:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); }
.vb__way.is-on { border-color: var(--orange); background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.09); }
.vb__way b {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
}
.vb__way em { font-style: normal; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--silver); }
.vb__way i { font-family: var(--font-slash); font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: var(--orange); }

.vb__area, .vb__amount {
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font: inherit; font-size: 14px;
  resize: vertical;
}
.vb__amount { margin-top: 8px; }
.vb__fields { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.vb__field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.vb__field > span {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.vb__field > span i { color: var(--orange); font-style: normal; }
.vb__field input {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 11px 14px;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font: inherit; font-size: 14px;
}

.vb__sum {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px;
  padding: 11px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-size: 13.5px;
}
.vb__sum span { color: var(--silver-dim); flex: none; }
.vb__sum b { color: var(--text-2); text-align: right; font-weight: 400; }

/* ---------- reveal ---------- */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease-out), transform 0.9s var(--ease-out); }
.reveal.in-view { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* blocks that should arrive rather than fade: case studies, client quotes */
.reveal--rise { transform: translateY(64px) scale(0.985); transition-duration: 1.05s; }
.reveal--rise.in-view { transform: none; }

/* ============================================================
   PAGES — shared page furniture beyond the home journey
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- chrome V ----------
   Same treatment as the Studio Hub watermark: fixed to the viewport, following
   the right edge of the centred container, bottom bleeding just off screen so
   the whole shape reads. Behind the content, never clipped by a section. */
.chrome-v {
  position: fixed;
  right: max(1.5rem, calc(50% - 700px));
  /* the Studio Hub value: the bottom bleeds just off screen so the shape is
     always slightly cropped rather than sitting on the edge */
  bottom: -12%;
  width: 42vw;
  max-width: 700px;
  /* the width/height attributes on the <img> are presentational hints, so
     without this the element stays 900px tall and the V gets cropped */
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0.8;
  filter: brightness(0.45);
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: -1;
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease-out);
}
/* home only: it leaves with the opening */
.chrome-v.is-gone { opacity: 0; }

/* and returns, static, at the foot of the page */
.chrome-v--end {
  position: absolute;
  right: max(1.5rem, calc(50% - 640px));
  bottom: -14%;
  width: 38vw;
  max-width: 560px;
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0.8;
  filter: brightness(0.45);
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: 0;
  transition: none;
}
.build { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.build .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* ---------- page header ---------- */
.pagehead { padding: 190px 0 96px; }
.pagehead--tight { padding: 150px 0 44px; }
.pagehead__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(46px, 8.4vw, 116px);
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
}
.pagehead__rule { width: 84px; height: 2px; background: var(--orange); margin: 34px 0 26px; }
.pagehead__sub { max-width: 560px; font-size: 17px; color: var(--silver); }
.pagehead__actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 30px; }
.pagehead__lede {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver);
}

/* ---------- case studies ----------
   No card: the study lies straight on the page. Copy on the left, then a stage
   holding one KPI on one side of the phone and two on the other — the sides
   swap from one case to the next. */
.studies { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 130px; }
.study { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.8fr 1.2fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.study__copy { max-width: 480px; }
.study__no,
.secno {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 20px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
/* the slash carries the brand lockup: Playfair italic, orange */
.study__no i,
.secno i {
  font-family: var(--font-slash);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1.25em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin: 0 12px;
}
.study__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 42px);
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.study__text { font-size: 16px; color: var(--silver); }
.study__rule { width: 84px; height: 2px; background: var(--orange); margin-top: 34px; }

.study__stage { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.22fr 1fr; gap: 22px; align-items: center; }
/* every other case mirrors: stage on the left, copy on the right */
.study--flip { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 0.8fr; }
.study--flip .study__copy { order: 2; }
.study--flip .study__stage { order: 1; }

/* the phone holds the middle column; the KPI groups swap sides case by case */
.study__stage > * { order: 2; }
.kpis--one { order: 1; }
.kpis--two { order: 3; }
.study--flip .kpis--one { order: 3; }
.study--flip .kpis--two { order: 1; }

/* ---------- the phone ----------
   The PNG's screen window is transparent, so the placeholder sits behind it and
   shows through. Insets measured off the source: 1383 x 2458, window at
   x 200-1181, y 167-2290. Swapping in a real screenshot is a src change. */
.phone-ph { position: relative; }
.phone-ph img { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.phone-ph__screen {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 6.8% 14.6% 6.9% 14.5%;
  border-radius: 8% / 4.5%;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #131316, #0a0a0c);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 18px;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}

/* ---------- placeholders (swap for real media) ---------- */
.ph {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01));
  border: 1px dashed rgba(199, 203, 212, 0.22);
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 20px;
}

/* ---------- KPI rectangles ----------
   One per case runs the Studio Hub priority-centre fade (orange into black);
   the other two are flat black held by a single fine chrome line. */
.kpis { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.kpi {
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 24px 24px 22px;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
}
.kpi--flare {
  border-color: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.25);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.34), rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.12) 42%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25) 100%);
}
.kpi b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 2.5vw, 38px);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.kpi--flare b { color: var(--white); }
.kpi span {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.kpi--flare span { color: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- the reel stripe ----------
   Sits on the lighter black from the palette so it reads as its own band.
   Drop files into assets/video/ using the names in the markup and the slots
   fill themselves; until then each slot shows its placeholder. */
.reelstrip {
  position: relative;
  padding: 120px 0;
  /* the same fade as the home band: no borders, no edges */
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%,
    rgba(96, 96, 101, 0.09) 16%,
    rgba(108, 108, 114, 0.19) 40%,
    rgba(104, 104, 110, 0.17) 62%,
    rgba(86, 86, 91, 0.07) 84%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%
  );
}
/* ---------- the feed chatter ----------
   Decorative notifications drifting up behind the wall. Without these rules
   reels.js dropped raw text at the top of the band. */
.chatter { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.chat {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -40px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  padding: 5px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  animation-name: chatDrift;
  animation-timing-function: linear;
  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
}
/* the heart is just a heart: no pill around it */
.chat--heart {
  color: var(--orange);
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
}
.chat--comment { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42); }
@keyframes chatDrift {
  0% { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0; }
  12% { opacity: 1; }
  80% { opacity: 1; }
  100% { transform: translateY(calc(-100% - 100vh)); opacity: 0; }
}

.reelstrip__head { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 46px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
/* ---------- what the reel did, on hover ----------
   The controls stay reachable: the overlay only covers the top of the tile and
   lets pointer events through to the video underneath. */
.pcard__stats {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  /* anchored to the top: the video's own controls own the bottom of the tile */
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 14px 14px 22px;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.92) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 48%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.32s var(--ease-out);
}
.pcard:hover .pcard__stats,
.pcard:focus-within .pcard__stats { opacity: 1; }
.pcard.is-playing .pcard__stats { opacity: 0 !important; }

.pcard__row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px 12px; }
.pstat {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--text-2);
}
.pstat svg {
  width: 14px; height: 14px;
  flex: none;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--orange);
  stroke-width: 1.7;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* no hover to wait for on touch — show the numbers outright */
@media (hover: none) {
  .pcard__stats { opacity: 1; }
  .pcard.is-playing .pcard__stats { opacity: 0; }
}


/* ---------- voices ---------- */
.voices { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 22px; }
.voice {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr;
  /* the portrait fills its column top to bottom — no gap around it, so no
     frame; the card takes its height from the quote */
  align-items: stretch;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0;
  /* 93% opaque, so the chrome V reads faintly underneath instead of muddying
     the quote — overrides the lighter .glass-card fill */
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 13, 16, 0.93), rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.93)) padding-box,
    linear-gradient(172deg,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32),
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07) 18%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025) 55%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 100%) border-box;
}
.voice--flip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 260px; }
/* flipped: the copy takes the wide column, the portrait the narrow one */
.voice--flip .voice__body { order: 1; }
.voice--flip .voice__photo { order: 2; }
/* no portrait yet, but the column is still there: the quote lines up with the
   ones that do have one */
.voice--wide { grid-template-columns: 260px 1fr; }
.voice--wide .voice__body { grid-column: 2; }
/* the same tile whether it holds a portrait or a placeholder */
.voice__photo {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 320px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 0;
  border: 0;
}
.voice__body { padding: 44px 46px; align-self: center; }
.voice__mark { color: var(--orange); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.voice__quote { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--text-2); max-width: 640px; }
.voice__quote p + p { margin-top: 12px; }
/* the line the client actually praised, lifted out of the paragraph */
.voice__quote .hl { color: var(--orange); }
.voice__name {
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}

/* ---------- journal ---------- */
.posts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.post { padding: 0; overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-out); }
.post:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); }
.post__media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; border-radius: 0; border: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
.post__body { padding: 26px 28px 30px; }
.post__meta {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.post h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.14; letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.post p { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--silver); }

/* ---------- shop ---------- */
.soon { text-align: center; padding: 40px 0 20px; }
.soon__badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.3);
  border-radius: 100px;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}
.soon p { max-width: 520px; margin: 0 auto 32px; font-size: 17px; color: var(--silver); }
.shelf { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 20px; margin-top: 70px; }
.shelf .ph { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }

/* ============================================================
   WORK WITH US — scope builder, recommendation, application
   ============================================================ */
/* the question before the picker: where does the work sit today */
.teamq { margin-bottom: 36px; }
.teamq__ask {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.teamq__opts { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.teamq__opts .pick { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0.01em; font-size: 14px; }
.teamq__opts .pick.is-on {
  border-color: var(--orange);
  background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.12);
  color: var(--orange);
}

.scope { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr; gap: 44px; align-items: start; }
.scope__picks { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; align-content: flex-start; }
.scope__result { position: relative; }

/* ---------- the recommendation ---------- */
.model { padding: 40px 42px 36px; }
.model__kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.model__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.model p { font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.model__cta { margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
.model__note { font-size: 13px; color: var(--silver-dim); margin: 16px 0 0; max-width: 460px; }
.model--empty .model__title { color: var(--silver); }

/* ---------- the application ---------- */

.apply__form { max-width: 760px; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }

.q { border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 52px; }
.q__legend {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2vw, 24px);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
/* the numbered questions wear .secno too, so they read like the section
   markers on the home page. .q__legend is declared later in the file and both
   are one class deep, so the values have to be restated to win. */
.q__legend.secno {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.q__sub { font-size: 15px; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 18px; max-width: 620px; }
.q__sub--gap { margin-top: 30px; }

/* ---------- fields ----------
   Not `.field`: that class is already the home page's fixed particle canvas,
   and these labels were inheriting its position/z-index and vanishing. */
.formfields { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
.formfield { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.formfield > span {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.formfield > span i { color: var(--orange); font-style: normal; }
.formfield--amount { margin-top: 14px; max-width: 320px; }

input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="url"], input[type="tel"], textarea {
  width: 100%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 15px;
  transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
}
textarea { resize: vertical; line-height: 1.55; }
input:focus, textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--orange);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}
::placeholder { color: var(--silver-dim); }

/* ---------- option lists ---------- */
.opts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px; }
.opt {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--silver);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s, color 0.25s;
}
.opt:hover { border-color: var(--border-strong); color: var(--text-2); }
.opt input { accent-color: var(--orange); margin-top: 3px; flex: none; }
.opt:has(input:checked) { border-color: var(--orange); background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.07); color: var(--white); }

/* ---------- question 04 ---------- */
.ways { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px; }
.way { position: relative; cursor: pointer; }
.way input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.way__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 26px 24px 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 18px;
  transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s, transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.way:hover .way__body { border-color: var(--border-strong); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.way input:checked + .way__body { border-color: var(--orange); background: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.07); }
.way input:focus-visible + .way__body { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: 3px; }
.way__body b {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
}
.way__body em { font-style: normal; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--silver); flex: 1; }
.way__body i {
  font-family: var(--font-slash);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--orange);
}

/* ---------- send ---------- */
.apply__send { padding-top: 8px; }
.apply__status { margin-top: 16px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--orange-2); }
.apply__status a { text-decoration: underline; }
/* the confirmation is a modal, not another block to scroll past */
.modal[hidden] { display: none; }
.modal {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 300;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 24px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.modal__card { width: min(520px, 100%); padding: 44px 42px 38px; border-radius: 22px; }
.modal__kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.modal__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.modal__card p { font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.modal__card a[href^="tel"] { color: var(--orange); white-space: nowrap; }
.modal__card .closing__actions { justify-content: flex-start; margin-top: 26px; }

/* ---------- legal pages ---------- */
.legal { padding: 170px 0 110px; }
.legal__head { max-width: 760px; margin-bottom: 54px; }
.legal__updated {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.legal__body { max-width: 760px; }
.legal__body h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(21px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 56px 0 18px;
}
.legal__body h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 34px 0 12px;
}
.legal__body p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.legal__body strong { color: var(--text-2); }
.legal__body em { color: var(--silver); }
.legal__body a { color: var(--orange-2); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.legal__body a:hover { color: var(--orange); }
.legal__body ul { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.legal__body li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 20px;
  font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--silver);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.legal__body li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 2px; top: 12px;
  width: 6px; height: 1px;
  background: var(--orange);
}

/* wide tables scroll inside themselves rather than the page */
.legal__table { overflow-x: auto; margin: 22px 0 26px; }
.legal__table table { width: 100%; min-width: 560px; border-collapse: collapse; }
.legal__table th, .legal__table td {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 13px 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--silver);
  vertical-align: top;
}
.legal__table th {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  border-bottom-color: var(--border-strong);
}
.legal__table td strong { color: var(--text-2); }

/* ============================================================
   HOME — the dawn band, the terminal, the work carousel, services
   ============================================================ */

/* No edge between light and dark: the ground brightens through the middle of
   this section and darkens again on the way out. Chrome grey, not white. */
.dawn {
  position: relative;
  padding: 190px 0 200px;
  /* Many shallow stops rather than one bright peak: the earlier gradient
     topped out at 0.72 in the middle and read as a white line across the page. */
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%,
    rgba(96, 96, 101, 0.10) 14%,
    rgba(104, 104, 110, 0.20) 28%,
    rgba(110, 110, 116, 0.27) 42%,
    rgba(110, 110, 116, 0.28) 56%,
    rgba(100, 100, 106, 0.20) 72%,
    rgba(88, 88, 93, 0.09) 86%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%
  );
}
.dawn__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center; }
.dawn__h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 4.2vw, 56px);
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.dawn__h2 .dim { color: #cfcdd2; }
.dawn__h2 .accent { color: var(--orange); }
.dawn__lede { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #e7e5e9; max-width: 420px; }

/* ---------- the terminal ---------- */
.term {
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(6, 6, 8, 0.73);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.term__bar {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}
.term__bar i { width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; background: #2f2f34; }
.term__bar i:first-child { background: var(--orange); }
.term__bar span {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.term__body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 24px 24px 26px;
  /* fixed: the block used to grow line by line and shove the page down */
  height: 420px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 26px;
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--silver);
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-break: break-word;
}
.term__steps { flex: 1 1 auto; align-self: flex-start; }
/* the output stands beside the five steps rather than under them */
.term__res {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  max-width: 15ch;
  padding-left: 22px;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
}
.term__body .n { color: #6b6a70; }
.term__body .k { color: #e9e7ec; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.term__body .f { color: var(--orange); }
.term__body .c { color: #83818a; }
.term__body .o { color: var(--white); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.term__cursor {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 7px; height: 15px;
  vertical-align: -2px;
  background: var(--orange);
  animation: termBlink 1.05s steps(2) infinite;
}
@keyframes termBlink { 0%, 50% { opacity: 1; } 50.01%, 100% { opacity: 0; } }

/* ============================================================
   THE WORK CAROUSEL
   An overlapping editorial strip: one card raised at the centre, its
   neighbours tucked behind it, the rest running off both edges. Cards are
   absolutely positioned and moved with transforms only — nothing reflows
   while you drag. Built by carousel.js, filled by reels.js.
   ============================================================ */

/* the same fade the reel stripe always had, opened up a little so the strip
   sits on light rather than on nothing */
.workband {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 34px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%,
    rgba(102, 102, 108, 0.13) 16%,
    rgba(116, 116, 122, 0.27) 40%,
    rgba(112, 112, 118, 0.24) 62%,
    rgba(92, 92, 98, 0.1) 84%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%
  );
}

.pcar {
  --pcw: clamp(234px, 18.9vw, 288px);
  --pcar-ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  position: relative;
}
.pcar__viewport {
  position: relative;
  /* the raised card and its shadow have to clear the band's own overflow */
  height: calc(var(--pcw) * 16 / 9 * 1.08 + 130px);
  touch-action: pan-y;
  cursor: grab;
  outline: none;
}
.pcar__viewport.is-dragging { cursor: grabbing; }
.pcar__viewport:focus-visible { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--orange); border-radius: 18px; }

/* ---------- a card ---------- */
.pcard {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: var(--pcw);
  aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
  border-radius: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #17090b;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 46px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  filter: brightness(0.74) saturate(0.84);
  transition:
    transform 600ms var(--pcar-ease),
    box-shadow 600ms var(--pcar-ease),
    filter 600ms var(--pcar-ease),
    border-color 400ms var(--pcar-ease);
  will-change: transform;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  user-select: none;
}
.pcar__viewport.is-dragging .pcard,
.pcar.is-still .pcard { transition: none; }
.pcard:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: 3px; }

.pcard.is-on {
  filter: none;
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 62px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
}

.pcard__media {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  /* a neighbour passes its clicks up to the strip so it can be brought
     forward; the card in front keeps its own controls */
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pcard.is-on .pcard__media { pointer-events: auto; }

/* ---------- the wall ----------
   The same cards, side by side, with the numbers up from the start. */
.pcar--wall .pcar__viewport {
  display: flex;
  /* flex-start, not the default stretch: a stretched card takes the row's
     height instead of its own aspect-ratio, and once a video reports its
     intrinsic 1080x1920 the whole row grows to match and the band clips it */
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 14px;
  height: auto;
  /* the same gutter as .container, so the wall lines up with the copy above */
  padding: 30px max(32px, calc(50% - var(--container) / 2 + 32px)) 40px;
  cursor: default;
  touch-action: auto;
}
.pcar--wall .pcard {
  /* relative so the media can pin to it, but left/top from the strip's
     absolute positioning would then shift it half a row over */
  position: relative;
  left: auto;
  top: auto;
  width: auto;
  flex: 1 1 0;
  min-width: 0;
  transform: none;
  filter: none;
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}
/* pinned to the card, so the video's own dimensions can never size the box */
.pcar--wall .pcard__media { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: auto; }
.pcar--wall .pcard { position: relative; }
/* the numbers are the point here, not a hover reward */
.pcar--wall .pcard__stats { opacity: 1; }
.pcar--wall .pcard.is-playing .pcard__stats { opacity: 0 !important; }

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .pcar--wall .pcar__viewport { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .pcar--wall .pcard { flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 2 * 14px) / 3); }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .pcar--wall .pcard { flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 14px) / 2); }
}

/* ---------- pagination ---------- */
.pcar__dots {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 9px;
  padding: 4px 0 26px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 4;
}
.pcar__dot {
  position: relative;
  width: 27px;
  height: 20px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.pcar__dot::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%;
  height: 3px;
  margin-top: -1.5px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: rgba(199, 203, 212, 0.24);
  transition: background 380ms var(--pcar-ease);
}
.pcar__dot.is-on::before { background: var(--orange); }
.pcar__dot:hover::before { background: rgba(199, 203, 212, 0.5); }
.pcar__dot.is-on:hover::before { background: var(--orange); }
.pcar__dot:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--orange); outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 4px; }

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .pcar { --pcw: clamp(207px, 30.6vw, 257px); }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .pcar { --pcw: min(68.4vw, 270px); }
  .pcar__viewport { height: calc(var(--pcw) * 16 / 9 * 1.08 + 96px); }
}

/* ============================================================
   THE VALUES RAIL
   Six on one line, joined by a rule that fills as you scroll. values.js
   opens them in order; everything here is the resting and the open state.
   ============================================================ */
.values__h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.vchain { position: relative; margin-top: 64px; padding: 0 max(32px, calc(50% - var(--container) / 2 + 32px)); }

/* the line they all hang from */
.vchain__rail {
  position: absolute;
  left: max(32px, calc(50% - var(--container) / 2 + 32px));
  right: max(32px, calc(50% - var(--container) / 2 + 32px));
  top: 22px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--border);
}
.vchain__fill {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--orange), var(--amber));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.25s linear;
}

.vchain__row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 22px; }

.vlink { position: relative; padding-top: 52px; }
/* the node on the rail */
.vlink::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 16px;
  width: 13px; height: 13px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  transition: background 0.45s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.45s var(--ease-out),
              box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.vlink.is-open::before {
  background: var(--orange);
  border-color: var(--orange);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.16);
}

.vlink__no {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.vlink.is-open .vlink__no { color: var(--orange); }

.vlink__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: color 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.vlink.is-open .vlink__name { color: var(--white); }

/* the copy is what "opens": it is not there until the line reaches it */
.vlink__copy {
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--silver);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: opacity 0.55s var(--ease-out), transform 0.55s var(--ease-out);
}
.vlink.is-open .vlink__copy { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .vchain__row { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); row-gap: 40px; }
  .vchain__rail { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .vchain__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .vlink { padding-top: 40px; }
}

/* ---------- the nudge ----------
   A drawn arrow under the question, pointing down at the answers. */
.nudge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 2px 0 20px;
  color: var(--orange);
}
.nudge__word {
  font-family: var(--font-slash);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--orange);
}
.nudge__arrow {
  width: 82px;
  height: 45px;
  display: block;
  transform: rotate(28deg);
}

/* ---------- services accordion ---------- */
.services__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr; gap: 40px; align-items: start; }
.accordion { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-strong); }
.acc { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-strong); }
.acc__head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 30px;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 26px 0;
  text-align: left;
  color: inherit;
}
.acc__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  transition: color 0.25s;
}
.acc__note {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
  text-align: right;
}
.acc.is-open .acc__note { opacity: 1; }
.acc:hover .acc__title { color: var(--orange); }
.acc__sign { position: relative; width: 26px; height: 26px; justify-self: end; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 50%; transition: border-color 0.3s; }
.acc.is-open .acc__sign { border-color: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.45); }
.acc__sign::before, .acc__sign::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 13px; height: 1.5px;
  margin: -0.75px 0 0 -6.5px;
  background: var(--text-2);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out), background 0.25s;
}
.acc__sign::after { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.acc.is-open .acc__sign::after { transform: rotate(0deg); }
.acc.is-open .acc__sign::before, .acc.is-open .acc__sign::after { background: var(--orange); }
.acc__panel { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr; transition: grid-template-rows 0.45s var(--ease-out); }
.acc.is-open .acc__panel { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.acc__inner { overflow: hidden; }
.acc__inner p { max-width: 560px; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--silver); padding-bottom: 14px; }
.acc__inner ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; padding: 0 0 28px; }
.acc__inner li {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver);
  padding: 9px 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 100px;
}

/* ============================================================
   THE JOURNAL — the index and the article
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- index ---------- */
.posts--wide { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 22px; }
/* every piece is laid on its side, and the cover alternates sides down the page */
.posts--wide .post { grid-column: 1 / -1; flex-direction: row; }
.posts--wide .post__media { flex: 0 0 44%; aspect-ratio: auto; border-bottom: 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--border); }
.posts--wide .post__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: 52px 56px; }
.posts--wide .post h3 { font-size: clamp(25px, 2.6vw, 36px); }
.posts--wide .post__excerpt { font-size: 16.5px; max-width: 52ch; }
.posts--wide .post:nth-child(even) { flex-direction: row-reverse; }
.posts--wide .post:nth-child(even) .post__media { border-right: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--border); }
.posts--wide .post:nth-child(even) .post__media:not(.post__media--photo) img { right: auto; left: -12%; transform: scaleX(-1); }
.posts--wide .post:nth-child(even):hover .post__media:not(.post__media--photo) img { transform: scaleX(-1) translate3d(-3%, -4%, 0) rotate(4deg); }

.post { transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-out), box-shadow 0.4s var(--ease-out); }
.post:hover { transform: translateY(-6px); box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55); }
.post::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--orange), var(--amber));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease-out);
}
.post:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

/* the cover is drawn, not photographed: the chrome V behind an ambient wash */
.post__media, .article__hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 12% 0%, rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.16), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(150deg, #17161a 0%, #0a0a0c 68%);
}
.post__media img, .article__hero[aria-hidden] img {
  position: absolute;
  right: -12%;
  bottom: -30%;
  width: 96%;
  height: auto;
  opacity: 0.5;
  filter: saturate(0.85);
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-out), opacity 0.6s;
}
.article__hero:not([aria-hidden]) img,
.post__media--photo img { position: static; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; opacity: 1; filter: none; }
.post:hover .post__media--photo img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.post:hover .post__media img { transform: translate3d(-3%, -4%, 0) rotate(-4deg); opacity: 0.68; }

.post__read {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.post__go {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  margin-top: 22px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--orange);
}
.post__go i { display: block; width: 18px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; transition: width 0.4s var(--ease-out); }
.post:hover .post__go i { width: 34px; }

/* ---------- the article ---------- */
.article { padding: 170px 0 120px; }
/* head and hero share a left edge; the rail hangs off the reading column */
.article__head { max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto 44px; }
.article__head .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.article__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 62px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.article__meta {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-top: 26px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}
.article__hero {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8.4;
  border-radius: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* the rail and the column: the rail drops away when there is no room for it */
.article__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 210px minmax(0, 720px);
  gap: 68px;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: start;
  margin-top: 60px;
}
.article__body { min-width: 0; }

.toc { position: sticky; top: 112px; }
.toc__label {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.toc__list { list-style: none; border-left: 1px solid var(--border); }
.toc__link {
  display: block;
  padding: 9px 0 9px 18px;
  margin-left: -1px;
  border-left: 1px solid transparent;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s;
}
.toc__link:hover { color: var(--text-2); }
.toc__link.is-here { color: var(--white); border-left-color: var(--orange); }

/* a figure inside the piece breaks out as wide as the stats do */
.afig { margin: 46px 0; width: calc(100% + 100px); margin-left: -50px; }
.afig img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.afig figcaption {
  margin-top: 14px;
  padding-left: 50px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
}

/* back to the index, above the category */
.article__back { max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto 22px; }
.article__back a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: color 0.3s;
}
.article__back a:hover { color: var(--orange); }

/* ---------- article typography ---------- */
.article__lead {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--white);
  padding-left: 22px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.article__body > p { margin-bottom: 24px; color: var(--silver); }
.article__body > h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin: 64px 0 22px;
  scroll-margin-top: 110px;
}
.article__body > h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin: 40px 0 16px;
}
.article__body > ul, .article__body > ol { margin: 0 0 24px 20px; color: var(--silver); }
.article__body > ul li, .article__body > ol li { margin-bottom: 9px; }
.article__body a:not(.btn) { color: var(--orange); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* stats and pull quotes break out of the column */
.astats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 46px 0;
  width: calc(100% + 100px);
  margin-left: -50px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--border);
}
.astat { padding: 28px 30px 30px; background: #100f12; }
.astat b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 38px);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.astat span { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--silver); }

.apull {
  position: relative;
  margin: 54px 0;
  width: calc(100% + 100px);
  margin-left: -50px;
  padding: 40px 44px 42px 78px;
  border-radius: 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(19px, 2.2vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.42;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.apull::before {
  content: "\201C";
  position: absolute;
  left: 30px; top: 16px;
  font-family: var(--font-slash);
  font-size: 76px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--orange);
}

/* ---------- the close ---------- */
.article__grid .article__end { grid-column: -2 / -1; max-width: none; margin: 84px 0 0; }
.article__end {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 84px auto 0;
  padding: 44px 46px 46px;
  border-radius: 22px;
  text-align: center;
}
.article__end h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 3vw, 32px);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.article__end p { color: var(--silver); margin-bottom: 26px; }
.article__end .btn { margin: 0 6px; }

/* copy the link, and say so */
.share {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border-radius: 100px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--silver-dim);
  transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
}
.share:hover { color: var(--white); border-color: var(--border-strong); background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); }
.share.is-done { color: var(--orange); border-color: rgba(255, 78, 39, 0.5); }

/* body blocks arrive as they are reached */
.article__body > .rise { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease-out), transform 0.7s var(--ease-out); }
.article__body > .rise.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .article__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 720px); gap: 0; }
  .toc { display: none; }
  .posts--wide .post, .posts--wide .post:nth-child(even) { flex-direction: column; }
  .posts--wide .post__media { flex: none; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; border-right: 0; border-left: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .posts--wide .post__body { padding: 34px 32px 38px; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .article { padding: 120px 0 80px; }
  .astats, .apull, .afig { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; }
  .afig figcaption { padding-left: 0; }
  .apull { padding: 34px 26px 36px 26px; }
  .apull::before { position: static; display: block; font-size: 54px; margin-bottom: -14px; }
  .article__end { padding: 34px 26px 36px; }
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
.forces { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .scope { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
  .ways { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .dest { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
  .quickpanel__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .study, .study--flip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .study--flip .study__copy, .study--flip .study__stage { order: 0; }
  .study__copy { max-width: 640px; }
  .about__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 46px; }
  .studies { gap: 96px; }
  .posts, .shelf { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .article { padding: 130px 0 90px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .section { padding: 96px 0; }
  .container { padding: 0 22px; }
  /* five pages need a way through on a phone: the logo keeps its row and the
     links wrap onto a second one */
  .nav { padding: 14px 22px 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
  .nav.is-scrolled { padding: 10px 22px 8px; }
  .nav__cta { display: none; }
  .nav__links { width: 100%; gap: 0; justify-content: space-between; }
  .nav__links a { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
  .opening { padding: 100px 22px 80px; }
  .opening__signature { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; }
  .opening__hint { display: none; }
  .forces__ring { max-width: 330px; }
  .force { pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.35; transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.5s; width: 92px; height: 92px; margin: -46px 0 0 -46px; transform: rotate(calc(var(--i) * 72deg)) translate(115px) rotate(calc(var(--i) * -72deg)); }
  .force span { font-size: 10.5px; }
  .forces__core { width: 84px; height: 84px; margin: -42px 0 0 -42px; }
  .forces__say { text-align: left; }
  .phone { width: 260px; height: 540px; }
  .about__who { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .case__stats { gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .bot { left: 16px; bottom: 16px; }
  .dawn { padding: 120px 0 130px; }
  .acc__head { grid-template-columns: 1fr 26px; }
  .acc__note { display: none; }
  .bot__trigger { width: 86px; }
  .bot__panel { width: calc(100vw - 32px); max-height: calc(100vh - 120px); }
  .pagehead { padding: 130px 0 66px; }
  .legal { padding: 120px 0 80px; }
  /* the stage stacks: phone on top, then the KPI tiles side by side */
  .study__stage { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; justify-items: center; }
  .study__stage > *, .study--flip .kpis--one, .study--flip .kpis--two { order: 0; }
  .phone-ph { order: -1; max-width: 220px; }
  .kpis { flex-direction: row; width: 100%; }
  .kpi { flex: 1; }
  .voice, .voice--flip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .voice--flip .voice__body, .voice--flip .voice__photo { order: 0; }
  .voice__photo { height: 280px; min-height: 0; }
  .voice__body { padding: 30px 26px; }
  .posts, .shelf, .posts--wide, .astats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .formfields, .opts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  
/* ---------- reduced motion ---------- */
/* .is-still mirrors the system preference — there is no in-page toggle. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .bot__wave { display: none; }
  .bot.is-waving .bot__img--idle,
  .bot__trigger:hover .bot__img--idle { opacity: 1; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
  .reveal, .opening__line, .opening__reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

body.is-still .field { display: none; }
body.is-still .bot__wave { display: none; }
body.is-still *, body.is-still *::before, body.is-still *::after {
  animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
body.is-still .reveal,
body.is-still .opening__line,
body.is-still .opening__reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }