/* ==========================================================
   AVICENNA — iteration eight
   Light theme · single sans · normal scroll · zoomed out
   ========================================================== */

:root {
  /* Surfaces (light) — single background across the site; structure comes
     from borders, cards, and the marquee rules, not tint changes */
  --bg:        #fafaf9;
  --bg-alt:    #fafaf9;
  --surface:   #ffffff;
  --ink:       #1a1916;
  --ink-2:     #524d47;
  --ink-3:     #8c8c73;
  --line:      #e4e4e1;
  --line-2:    #d1d1c7;
  --red:       #f02c27;

  /* Type — single family, no cursive */
  --font-sans: "Instrument Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-display: "PP Mondwest", Georgia, serif;
  --font-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;

  /* Zoomed-out scale */
  --fs-body:   14px;
  --fs-small:  14px;
  --fs-mono:   clamp(0.62rem, 0.6rem + 0.1vw, 0.72rem);
  --fs-h3:     clamp(1.2rem, 1.05rem + 0.85vw, 1.7rem);
  --fs-big:    clamp(1.5rem, 1rem + 1.6vw, 2.5rem);
  --fs-list:   clamp(1.7rem, 1.2rem + 2.2vw, 3rem);
  --fs-display: clamp(2.2rem, 7.5vw, 7rem);

  --margin:  clamp(0.75rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  --section: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 5rem);

  --ease:     cubic-bezier(0.83, 0, 0.17, 1);
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.2, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --maxw:     1280px;
}

@font-face {
  font-family: "PP Mondwest";
  src: url("assets/fonts/PPMondwest-Regular.otf") format("opentype");
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

/* Lenis smooth-scroll helpers (Lenis adds .lenis to <html> when active) */
html.lenis, html.lenis body { height: auto; }
html.lenis { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
.lenis.lenis-stopped { overflow: hidden; }

body {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

html.site-is-loading,
html.site-is-loading body { overflow: hidden; }

.site-loader {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 5000;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(0);
  transition: transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.76, 0, 0.24, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}
.site-loader.is-complete { transform: translateY(-100%); }
.site-loader_canvas {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.14);
  opacity: 0.72;
}
.site-loader_ticker {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.55rem;
  font-family: "Instrument Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-shadow: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.site-loader_value {
  min-width: 4ch;
  font: inherit;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-align: right;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
.offer_question,
.who_kinetic span,
.case_statement,
.case_result_statement,
.case_intro_text,
.case_intro_num,
.case_stat_num,
.bigstat_num,
.result_num,
.more_index,
.article-card_index,
.system_quote p {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* Normal scrolling — no stacked sticky sections */
main > section { position: relative; }
.footer { position: relative; }

::selection { background: var(--red); color: #fff; }

img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }

/* One font, no cursive — em stays upright sans */
em { font-style: normal; }

.mono {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.accent { color: inherit; }

/* ---------- Grain (subtle) ---------- */
.grain {
  position: fixed; inset: -100%; z-index: 2000; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  opacity: 0.035;
  animation: grain 0.9s steps(4) infinite;
}
@keyframes grain {
  0% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  25% { transform: translate(-2%, 3%); }
  50% { transform: translate(3%, -2%); }
  75% { transform: translate(-3%, -3%); }
  100% { transform: translate(2%, 2%); }
}

/* ---------- Reveal helpers ---------- */
.fade-up {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(1.6rem);
  transition: opacity 0.8s var(--ease-out), transform 0.8s var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0s);
}
.fade-up.in-view { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

.words .w {
  display: inline-block; overflow: clip; vertical-align: bottom;
  padding: 0.08em 0.06em 0.14em; margin: -0.08em -0.06em -0.14em;
}
.words .w_inner {
  display: inline-block; transform: translateY(120%);
  transition: transform 0.9s var(--ease-out);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--wi, 0) * 45ms);
}
.words.in-view .w_inner { transform: none; }


/* ==========================================================
   HEADER
   ========================================================== */
.header {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 100;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: 5.25rem;
  padding: 1.35rem clamp(2rem, 5.2vw, 4.75rem) 1.35rem clamp(1.9rem, 2.7vw, 2.45rem);
  background: rgba(239, 239, 239, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  font-family: "Instrument Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.header_logo { display: block; line-height: 0; }
.header_logo img {
  width: clamp(4.6rem, 5.8vw, 5.25rem);
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  image-rendering: pixelated;
}
.header_nav {
  position: absolute; left: calc(50% + 0.45rem); transform: translateX(-50%);
  display: flex; gap: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 4.65rem);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.header_nav a { color: inherit; font-size: 14px; transition: opacity 0.3s; }
.header_nav a:hover { opacity: 0.55; }
.header_actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
.header_enquire {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.05rem;
  color: inherit; font-size: 14px;
}
.header_enquire img {
  width: 2.35rem; height: 1.85rem; object-fit: cover;
  image-rendering: pixelated;
  transform: translateY(-0.12rem);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.header_enquire:hover img { transform: translate(0.3rem, -0.12rem); }

/* Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem;
  background: var(--ink); color: #fff;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.55rem 0.5rem 0.95rem; border-radius: 0.15rem;
  font-weight: 500; font-size: var(--fs-body);
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease), color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.btn_icon {
  display: grid; place-items: center; width: 1.4rem; height: 1.4rem;
  background: #fff; color: var(--ink); border-radius: 0.12rem; transition: inherit;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--red); color: #fff; }
.btn:hover .btn_icon { background: #fff; color: var(--red); }
.btn-light { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }
.btn-light .btn_icon { background: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
.btn-light:hover { background: var(--red); }
.btn-light:hover .btn_icon { color: var(--red); }
.header .btn-light {
  background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease), color 0.35s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.header .btn-light .btn_icon { background: var(--red); color: var(--bg); }
.header .btn-light:hover { background: var(--red); color: var(--bg); border-color: var(--red); }
.header .btn-light:hover .btn_icon { background: var(--bg); color: var(--red); }
.btn-xl {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.85rem + 0.9vw, 1.5rem);
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem 0.75rem 1.4rem; gap: 0.9rem; border-radius: 0.2rem;
}
.btn-xl .btn_icon { width: 2rem; height: 2rem; border-radius: 0.15rem; }

/* ==========================================================
   HERO
   ========================================================== */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  /* The stage pins for 100svh; the extra height is the scroll runway the
     wordmark disassembly plays over. The offer's matching negative margin
     keeps the headline exactly one screen away. */
  height: 200vh;
  height: 200svh;
  background: #efefef;
  color: #000;
}
.hero_stage {
  position: sticky; top: 0;
  height: 100vh; height: 100svh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero_clarity_canvas {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.8s var(--ease-out);
}
.hero_clarity_canvas.is-ready { opacity: 1; }
.hero_center {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center;
  gap: clamp(0.9rem, 1.8vw, 1.4rem);
  padding: 7rem var(--margin) 13rem;
}
.hero_eyebrow,
.section_eyebrow {
  color: var(--red);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}
.hero_lead {
  max-width: 15ch;
  font-family: "Instrument Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.8vw, 6.5rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.92;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.hero_sublead {
  max-width: 48rem;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.88rem + 0.45vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.hero_wordmark {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; left: 50%; bottom: -0.08rem;
  width: min(98vw, 90rem);
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 1;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  line-height: 0;
  overflow: visible;
}
.hero_wordmark > img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
}
.hero_wordmark > img {
  object-fit: fill;
  image-rendering: pixelated;
}
.hero_pixel_canvas {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 4;
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
}
.hero_wordmark.is-canvas-ready + .hero_pixel_canvas { opacity: 1; }
.hero_wordmark.is-canvas-ready > img { visibility: hidden; }
.hero.is-transitioning .hero_center {
  opacity: var(--hero-copy-opacity, 1);
  transform: translateY(var(--hero-copy-y, 0));
}

.proof-rail {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 6;
  margin-top: -100svh;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
}
.proof-rail_inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.proof-rail_item {
  display: grid;
  align-content: space-between;
  min-height: 10rem;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
}
.proof-rail_item:first-child { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
.proof-rail_item strong {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.9;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.proof-rail_item span { max-width: 15rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.66); line-height: 1.35; }

/* ==========================================================
   SERVICES / OFFERINGS
   ========================================================== */
.offer {
  background: #000;
  color: #fff;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.offer_header {
  display: grid; gap: 1rem;
  padding: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) var(--margin);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.35);
}
.offer_header .section_eyebrow { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.58); }
.offer_headline {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.5rem + 2vw, 3.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1;
}
.offer_kicker { color: #fff; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-align: right; }
.offer_story {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
}
.offer_scene {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: minmax(clamp(27rem, 34vw, 36rem), auto) 1fr;
  height: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  border-right: 1px solid #000;
}
.offer_scene:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.offer_card-top {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.5rem) var(--margin) clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
  background: #efefef; color: #000;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.offer_card-top::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 4px, rgba(0,0,0,0.05) 4px 5px);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.offer_glitch_canvas {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  opacity: 0.13;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.08);
  image-rendering: pixelated;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.offer_card-top > :not(.offer_glitch_canvas) { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.offer_scene--build .offer_card-top {
  background: var(--red); color: #000;
}
.offer_scene--build .offer_glitch_canvas { opacity: 0.12; }
.offer_scene--revenue .offer_card-top {
  background: #d9d8d2; color: #000;
}
.offer_scene--revenue .offer_glitch_canvas { opacity: 0.12; mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.offer_card-heading { display: grid; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); }
.offer_question {
  max-width: 28rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.78rem + 0.55vw, 1.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.3;
}
.offer_answer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
  min-height: clamp(24rem, 29vw, 29rem);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.8rem) var(--margin);
  background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink);
}
.offer_step { letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.offer_title {
  max-width: 9ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.35vw, 5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.048em; line-height: 0.88;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.offer_label { letter-spacing: 0.12em; margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.2rem); }
.offer_desc { max-width: 36rem; line-height: 1.55; }
.offer_outcome {
  align-self: end;
  padding-top: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-2); line-height: 1.45;
}
.offer_outcome .mono { display: block; letter-spacing: 0.12em; margin-bottom: 0.65rem; }

/* ==========================================================
   ENTERPRISE FIT
   ========================================================== */
.who {
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(6rem, 11vw, 10rem) var(--margin);
}
.who_intro,
.who_grid {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.who_intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 8fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
}
.who_intro .section_eyebrow { align-self: start; }
.who_intro .who_title,
.who_intro .who_desc { grid-column: 2; }
.who_title {
  max-width: 14ch;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.6vw, 6.5rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 0.92;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.who_desc {
  max-width: 45rem;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.88rem + 0.45vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.who_grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: start;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.who_mandate {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.who_index { color: var(--red); padding-top: 0.35rem; }
.who_mandate h3 {
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.5vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1;
}
.who_mandate p { max-width: 41rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.55; }
.who_fit {
  position: sticky;
  top: 7rem;
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bg);
}
.who_fit-label { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.58); letter-spacing: 0.13em; }
.who_fit ul { margin: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem) 0; }
.who_fit li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1rem 0 1rem 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.17);
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.who_fit li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.17); }
.who_fit li::before { content: "+"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--red); }
.who_actions { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1rem; }
.who_link {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--bg); font-weight: 500; padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.72); transition: gap 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.who_link:hover { gap: 0.9rem; }
.who_arrow { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }

/* ==========================================================
   CASE STUDY
   ========================================================== */
.case { background: var(--bg-alt); padding: var(--section) var(--margin); }

.case_intro {
  text-align: center; max-width: 54rem;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

/* Full-viewport $100M moment (index): the number owns the screen,
   the two text lines are revealed by scroll (GSAP) or fade-up (fallback) */
.case_hero {
  min-height: 88vh;
  min-height: 88svh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  text-align: center; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vh, 1.8rem);
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.case_hero .case_intro_num {
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 15vw, 12rem);
  margin: 0;
}
/* Shared section label inside the case story */
.case_label {
  display: block; text-align: center;
  color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}

/* The challenge: one big statement */
.case_challenge {
  max-width: 56rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(12rem, 35vh, 22rem);
  text-align: center;
}
.case_statement {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.1rem + 1.9vw, 2.7rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1.18;
}
.case_statement em { color: inherit; }

/* How we built it: full-width movements */
.case_build { max-width: 62rem; margin: 0 auto; }
.case_build .case_pillars { gap: 0; }
.case_build .case_pillar {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.8rem) 0;
}
.case_build .case_pillar:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.case_build .case_pillar_body h3 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.15rem + 1.1vw, 2.1rem); }

/* The results */
.case_results { margin-top: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem); }
.case_result_intro {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(7rem, 18vh, 11rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 7vh, 4.5rem);
}
.case_result_statement {
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 8.5vw, 8rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.05em; line-height: 0.93;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.case_result_statement .result_duration { display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; margin-left: 0.14em; }
.case_result_statement em { color: inherit; }
.case_results .case_bigstats { margin-top: 0; }
.case-page .report { margin-top: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem); }
.case-page .case_result_statement { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 6vw, 5.5rem); }
.case_intro_text {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1rem + 1vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.15; color: var(--ink);
}
.case_intro_num {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 10vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.045em; line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--ink); margin: clamp(0.4rem, 1vw, 1rem) 0;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.case_grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 8fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem); align-items: start;
}
.case_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + 0.5vw, 1.35rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.case_lead {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.4;
}
.case_lead em { color: inherit; }

/* Stats — clean 3-up grid */
.case_stats {
  margin-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.15rem; overflow: hidden;
}
.case_stats li {
  background: var(--surface); padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.35rem;
}
.case_stat_num {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.6vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.case_stat_label { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.35; }

/* Big statistics band */
.case_bigstats {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0;
}
.bigstat {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  text-align: center; gap: 0.8rem; padding: 0 1rem;
}
.bigstat + .bigstat { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.bigstat_num {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8.5vw, 7.5rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.045em; line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--ink); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.bigstat_label { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 18rem; }

.case_pillars { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); }
.case_pillar {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem);
}
.case_pillar_num { color: var(--red); padding-top: 0.35rem; }
.case_pillar_body h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.05rem + 0.7vw, 1.6rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.case_pillar_body p { color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 42rem; }

/* ==========================================================
   METHODOLOGY / THE SYSTEM
   ========================================================== */
.system { background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); padding: var(--section) var(--margin); }
.methodology-page main > .system:first-child {
  padding-top: calc(var(--section) + 5.25rem);
}

.system_core { max-width: 56rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); text-align: center; }
.system_headline {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 1.5rem + 3vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 0.98;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
}
.system_lead {
  color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45;
}
.system_lead em, .system_headline em { color: inherit; }

.where_mark { color: inherit; }

/* Time x Money matrix */
.matrix_block {
  max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); align-items: stretch;
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.15rem; padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
}
.matrix_text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.matrix_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.15rem + 1.1vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.matrix_text > p { color: var(--ink-2); }
.matrix_factors {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
}
.matrix_factors li {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2);
  padding-left: 1rem; position: relative;
}
.matrix_factors li::before { content: "+"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--red); }

.matrix_chart { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; padding: 0 0 1.6rem 1.6rem; }
.matrix_axis { position: absolute; color: var(--ink-2); }
.matrix_axis-x { bottom: 0.2rem; right: 0.3rem; }
.matrix_axis-y { left: 0.2rem; top: 0.3rem; writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: rotate(180deg); }
.matrix_grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; grid-template-rows: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.15rem; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;
}
.matrix_cell {
  background: var(--surface); display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end; padding: 1rem; gap: 0.25rem; min-height: 0;
}
.cell_label { font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 0.82rem + 0.25vw, 1.05rem); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.cell_sub { color: var(--ink-2); }
.matrix_start {
  position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--ink); transition: color 0.25s linear 0.7s;
}
.matrix_start::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: var(--red); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 1.5s var(--ease-out) 0.25s;
}
.matrix_start > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.matrix_start .cell_sub { color: var(--ink-2); transition: color 0.25s linear 0.7s; }
.matrix_start.in-view { color: #fff; }
.matrix_start.in-view::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.matrix_start.in-view .cell_sub { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); }

/* Principles (used on methodology page) */
.pillars {
  max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}
.pillar {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0.15rem;
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem); display: flex; flex-direction: column;
}
.pillar_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.02rem + 0.6vw, 1.5rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.022em; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.pillar_body { color: var(--ink-2); }

/* Deep dive phases (methodology page) */
.deepdive { max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.deepdive_head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); }
.deepdive_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.15rem + 1.1vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.15; max-width: 32ch;
}
.phases { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.phase { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.phase_head {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 1fr) 1.2rem;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem); align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem) 0.5rem; cursor: pointer; list-style: none;
  transition: padding-left 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.phase_head::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.phase_head:hover { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.phase_num { color: var(--red); }
.phase_name { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + 0.5vw, 1.4rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.phase_icon { position: relative; width: 1.2rem; height: 1.2rem; justify-self: end; }
.phase_icon::before, .phase_icon::after { content: ""; position: absolute; background: var(--ink-2); transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.phase_icon::before { top: 50%; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1.5px; transform: translateY(-50%); }
.phase_icon::after { left: 50%; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 1.5px; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.phase[open] .phase_icon::after { transform: translateX(-50%) scaleY(0); }
.phase[open] .phase_head { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.phase_body { padding: 0 0.5rem clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem) calc(3rem + clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem)); max-width: 52rem; }
.phase_body p { color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.5; }
.phase_body strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

/* Closing pull-quote (case + methodology pages) */
.system_quote {
  max-width: 56rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0;
}
.system_quote p {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.05rem + 0.9vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--ink);
}
.system_quote figcaption {
  margin-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  color: var(--ink-2); font-size: var(--fs-small);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

/* Report card (case + methodology pages) */
.report {
  max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); align-items: center;
  background: var(--ink); color: #fff; border-radius: 0.15rem;
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3rem);
}
.report_text { max-width: 38rem; }
.report_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.15rem + 1.1vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.report_desc { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); max-width: 38rem; }
.report_actions { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 1.1rem; }
.report_status { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); }
.report_status a:hover { color: #fff; }

/* ==========================================================
   FOUNDER / ASCII FLOW
   ========================================================== */
.founder {
  --founder-bg: #efefed;
  background: var(--founder-bg);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem) var(--margin);
}
.founder_grid {
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  min-height: clamp(38rem, 72svh, 52rem);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 24%, transparent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 24%, transparent);
}
.founder_visual {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: 1 / 8;
  min-height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--founder-bg);
  border-right: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 24%, transparent);
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: crosshair;
}
.founder_visual > img,
.founder_ascii {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
}
.founder_visual > img {
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 42%;
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(0.94);
  opacity: 0.72;
  transition: opacity 500ms var(--ease-out);
}
.founder_ascii {
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 700ms var(--ease-out);
}
.founder_visual.is-ready > img { opacity: 0; }
.founder_visual.is-ready .founder_ascii { opacity: 1; }
.founder_visual-caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  right: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.founder_copy {
  grid-column: 8 / 13;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5.5vw, 5.5rem);
}
.founder_kicker { color: var(--red); }
.founder_heading {
  max-width: 9.5ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.5vw, 5.5rem);
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.94;
}
.founder_body {
  max-width: 35ch;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.founder_link {
  min-height: 2.75rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.founder_link span {
  transition: transform 300ms var(--ease-out);
}
.founder_link:hover span { transform: translateX(0.3rem); }

/* ==========================================================
   MARKET + PARTNER PAGES
   ========================================================== */
.market-page { background: var(--bg); }
.market-hero {
  min-height: 92svh;
  padding: clamp(8rem, 13vw, 11rem) var(--margin) clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  overflow: clip;
}
.market-hero_inner,
.market-section_inner,
.market-proof_inner,
.market-cta_inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.market-hero_inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  align-items: end;
}
.market-hero_copy { grid-column: 1 / 10; }
.market-eyebrow { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.16em; margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); }
.market-title {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 7.2vw, 8.5rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  line-height: 0.86;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.market-lead {
  grid-column: 8 / 13;
  max-width: 34rem;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.9rem + 0.45vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.market-proof { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }
.market-proof_inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.market-proof_item {
  min-height: 9rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.market-proof_item:first-child { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
.market-proof_item strong { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.8rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
.market-proof_item span { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.62); line-height: 1.35; }
.market-section { padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem) var(--margin); }
.market-section--quiet { background: #efefed; }
.market-section--dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }
.market-section_header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 4fr) minmax(0, 8fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}
.market-section_header .section_eyebrow { align-self: start; }
.market-section_header > div { grid-column: 2; }
.market-section_title {
  max-width: 17ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.2vw, 6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
  line-height: 0.94;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.market-section_intro { max-width: 45rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.6; }
.market-section--dark .market-section_intro { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68); }
.market-ledger { border-top: 1px solid currentColor; }
.market-ledger_row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(12rem, 4fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.market-section--dark .market-ledger_row { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
.market-ledger_index { color: var(--red); padding-top: 0.25rem; }
.market-ledger_row h3 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.3vw, 2.4rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1; }
.market-ledger_row p { max-width: 43rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.55; }
.market-section--dark .market-ledger_row p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68); }
.market-principles {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-left: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.market-principle {
  min-height: 16rem;
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  border-right: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}
.market-principle .mono { display: block; color: var(--red); margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem); }
.market-principle h3 { max-width: 22ch; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2.1rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.05; }
.market-principle p { max-width: 36rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.55; }
.market-section--dark .market-principle p { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.68); }
.market-note {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  max-width: 62rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.8vw, 2.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.market-cta { padding: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 9rem) var(--margin); border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.market-cta_inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 8fr) minmax(18rem, 4fr); gap: 3rem; align-items: end; }
.market-cta h2 { max-width: 15ch; font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 7rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.055em; line-height: 0.9; }
.market-cta_copy { display: grid; gap: 1.5rem; color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.55; }
.market-cta_link { display: inline-flex; width: max-content; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-bottom: 0.3rem; }
.market-cta_link:hover { gap: 1rem; }

/* Results grid (case pages) */
.results { max-width: 72rem; margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.results_grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0.15rem; overflow: hidden;
}
.result { background: var(--surface); padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); transition: background 0.4s var(--ease); }
.result:hover { background: #fcfcfb; }
.result_num {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.4rem + 2.4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 0.8rem; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.result_num .accent { color: inherit; }
.result_label { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 16rem; }

/* ==========================================================
   MORE CASE STUDIES
   ========================================================== */
.more {
  background: var(--bg-alt); padding: var(--section) var(--margin);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.more_headline {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.5rem + 2vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
.more_headline em { color: inherit; }
.more_grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 3.5rem);
}
.more_card {
  position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: clamp(18rem, 28vw, 24rem);
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) 0;
  background: transparent; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease), border-color 0.4s var(--ease), transform 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.more_card:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38); border-color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-2px); }

.more_index {
  position: absolute; top: clamp(0.6rem, 1.5vw, 1.1rem); right: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: 0.9;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 10%, transparent); transition: color 0.45s var(--ease); pointer-events: none; user-select: none;
}
.more_card:hover .more_index { color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 82%, transparent); }

.more_bar {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px; background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease);
}
.more_card:hover .more_bar { transform: scaleX(1); }

.more_card_body { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.more_category { color: var(--ink-3); margin-bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem); }
.more_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.2rem + 1.5vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.025em; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--ink);
}
.more_result {
  font-size: var(--fs-body); color: var(--ink-2); margin-top: 0.8rem;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem;
}
.more_result .accent { font-weight: 600; }

.more_card_foot {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; display: flex; align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding-top: clamp(1.1rem, 2.5vw, 1.6rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: border-color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.more_card:hover .more_card_foot { border-color: var(--line-2); }
.more_status { color: var(--ink-3); }
.more_cta {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-2);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.more_card:hover .more_cta { color: var(--red); }
.more_arrow { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.more_card:hover .more_arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ==========================================================
   CONTACT (from monale)
   ========================================================== */
.contact { background: var(--bg); padding: var(--section) var(--margin); }
.contact-form {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto;
}
.contact-form .form-intro { grid-column: 1 / 6; padding-left: clamp(0px, 4vw, 60px); }
.contact-form .form-intro h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 1.3rem + 2.2vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.contact-form .form-intro p { font-size: var(--fs-body); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 36ch; }
.contact-form .form-intro p a { color: var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2); }
.contact-form .form-intro p a:hover { color: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); }
.contact-form form { grid-column: 6 / 13; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
.field {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2); padding: 0.9rem 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; transition: border-color 0.3s;
}
.field:focus-within { border-color: var(--ink); }
.field.error { border-color: var(--red); }
.field label {
  font-size: var(--fs-mono); color: var(--ink-3);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; font-weight: 500;
}
.field input, .field textarea, .field select {
  border: none; outline: none; background: none;
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink); padding: 4px 0; resize: vertical;
}
.field select { appearance: none; cursor: pointer; }
.field textarea { min-height: 84px; }
.form-submit {
  margin-top: 1.2rem; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; padding: 0.85rem 1.6rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-body); font-weight: 500; border-radius: 999px; width: fit-content;
  transition: background 0.3s, gap 0.3s;
}
.form-submit:hover { background: var(--red); gap: 16px; }
.form-submit svg { width: 18px; height: 19px; }
.form-note { margin-top: 0.8rem; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-3); }
.form-success { display: none; padding: 1.2rem 0; font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink); }
.form-success.show { display: block; }

.analytics-consent {
  position: fixed; z-index: 9999; right: 1rem; bottom: 1rem; width: min(390px, calc(100vw - 2rem));
  padding: 0.8rem; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.12); font-size: var(--fs-small);
}
.analytics-consent p { margin: 0 0 0.65rem; line-height: 1.4; }
.analytics-consent a { text-decoration: underline; }
.analytics-consent_actions { display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 0.5rem; }
.analytics-consent button {
  border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 0.55rem 0.8rem; background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink); cursor: pointer; font: inherit;
}
.analytics-consent button.is-primary { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }

/* ==========================================================
   FOOTER (monale-style)
   ========================================================== */
.footer {
  background: var(--bg); border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4.5rem) var(--margin) 1.6rem;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto;
}
.footer .f-cta { grid-column: 1 / 6; }
.footer .f-cta h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 1.8vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1.02;
}
.footer .arrow-link {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-body); font-weight: 500;
}
.footer .arrow-link svg { width: 20px; height: 21px; transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease); }
.footer .arrow-link:hover svg { transform: translateX(6px); }
.footer .f-contacts {
  grid-column: 6 / 9; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.7rem;
}
.footer .f-contacts a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; font-size: var(--fs-body); }
.footer .f-contacts a svg { width: 18px; height: 19px; transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease); }
.footer .f-contacts a:hover svg { transform: translateX(5px); }
.footer .f-contacts span { font-size: var(--fs-body); color: var(--ink-2); }
.footer .f-nav { grid-column: 9 / 13; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.5rem; text-align: right; }
.footer .f-nav a { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); }
.footer .f-nav a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.footer-bottom {
  grid-column: 1 / 13; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  gap: 1.2rem; margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem); padding-top: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: var(--fs-mono); color: var(--ink-3);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.footer-brand img { height: 22px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; display: block; }
.footer-brand span { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-3); }
.footer-bottom .socials { display: flex; gap: 1.2rem; }
.footer-bottom .socials a { font-size: var(--fs-mono); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.footer-bottom .socials a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* ==========================================================
   ARTICLE (long-form essay)
   ========================================================== */
.article-page { background: var(--bg); }

/* Opener — replaces the header block. Stretched, left-aligned, lands hard. */
.article_opener {
  max-width: 58rem; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(7.5rem, 15vw, 11rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 1.3rem + 3.8vw, 4.4rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 1.02;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); text-wrap: balance;
}
.article_opener em { color: inherit; }

.article { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--margin); }
.article_prose {
  max-width: 46rem; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0;
}
.article_prose p {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.72; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  margin-bottom: 1.3em;
}
.article_prose p.drop::first-letter {
  float: left; font-size: 3.5em; line-height: 0.78; font-weight: 500;
  padding: 0.06em 0.1em 0 0; color: var(--red);
}
.article_prose h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.2rem + 1.3vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1.1;
  margin: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 3.4rem) 0 1.1rem; color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* Illustrations */
.article-fig {
  margin: clamp(2.8rem, 5.5vw, 4.2rem) 0;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.15rem;
}
/* Wide-format figures (side-by-side / spacious content) break out past the
   46rem reading column; linear figures (tasks, layers) stay column-width.
   Centred with margins (not transform) so the fade-up reveal — which animates
   transform — can't knock them off-centre. */
.article-fig-os, .article-fig-incident, .article-fig-intercept,
.article-fig-approval, .article-fig-sandbox {
  width: min(58rem, 92vw);
  margin-left: calc((100% - min(58rem, 92vw)) / 2);
}

/* Incident anatomy — the request path, and the empty slots beside it where
   a control should have been. The absence is the picture. */
.article-fig-incident { padding: 0; border: none; background: transparent; }
.fig-incident {
  --fig-pad: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2); background: var(--surface);
}
.article-fig-incident .fig-caption { margin-top: 0.9rem; }
.fig-incident-head {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.fig-incident-eyebrow { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
.fig-incident .fig-incident-lede {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.45;
  max-width: 36rem; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 0;
}
.fig-incident-path { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; }
/* Spine running through the step numbers: one continuous path, four stops */
.fig-incident-path::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 0;
  left: calc(var(--fig-pad) + 0.75rem); top: 1.6rem; bottom: 1.6rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.fig-incident-step {
  display: grid; align-items: center;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(0.7rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
  padding: clamp(0.85rem, 1.8vw, 1.1rem) var(--fig-pad);
}
.fig-incident-step + .fig-incident-step { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.fig-incident-idx {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: 1.5rem; text-align: center; padding: 0.35rem 0;
  background: var(--surface); color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.fig-incident-act {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.4;
}
/* The missing control: a dashed slot, deliberately empty of anything solid */
.fig-incident-gap {
  padding: 0.5rem 0.7rem; border: 1px dashed var(--red); border-radius: 0.12rem;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 4%, transparent);
  color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.04em; line-height: 1.5;
}
.fig-incident-foot {
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--red);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 5%, var(--surface));
}
.fig-incident-time { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; }
.fig-incident-date { color: var(--ink-2); letter-spacing: 0.08em; flex-shrink: 0; }
.fig-incident-track {
  position: relative; flex: 1; min-width: 0;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.fig-incident-track::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--red);
}
.fig-incident-track span {
  position: relative; padding: 0 0.7rem; white-space: nowrap;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 5%, var(--surface));
  color: var(--red); font-size: var(--fs-mono); letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

/* Task list (human is still the workflow engine) */
.fig-tasks { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.fig-task {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2);
}
.fig-task:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.fig-tag { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.fig-task-ai {
  color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 7%, transparent);
  border-radius: 0.1rem; margin: 0 -0.5rem; padding: 0.65rem 0.5rem;
  border-bottom-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 20%, var(--line));
}
.fig-task-ai .fig-tag { color: var(--red); font-weight: 500; }

/* Opener "backwards" letter-flip: 3D perspective on the em */
.article_opener em { display: inline-block; perspective: 500px; }
.bw-letter {
  display: inline-block; transform-origin: center center;
  backface-visibility: visible;
}

.fig-caption { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-align: center; margin-top: 0.3rem; }

/* The operating system — a spec board of the components around the model.
   The board draws its own frame, so the figure shell steps out of the way. */
.article-fig-os { padding: 0; border: none; background: transparent; }
.article-fig-os .mono { font-family: var(--font-sans); }
.fig-os { border: 1px solid var(--line-2); background: var(--surface); }
.article-fig-os .fig-caption { margin-top: 0.9rem; }
.fig-os-head {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.fig-os-eyebrow { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
.fig-os .fig-os-lede {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.45;
  max-width: 34rem; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 0;
}
/* Hairline grid: 1px gaps over a line-coloured bed read as ruled cells */
.fig-os-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px; background: var(--line);
}
.fig-os-cell {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: clamp(0.95rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  background: var(--surface);
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.fig-os-cell:hover { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 4%, var(--surface)); }
.fig-os-idx { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
.fig-os-cell:hover .fig-os-idx { color: var(--red); }
.fig-os-q {
  color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: 0.12em; line-height: 1.4;
  font-size: var(--fs-mono);
}
.fig-os-parts { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.35rem; margin-top: 0.1rem; }
.fig-os-part {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 0.12rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2); background: var(--bg);
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink);
}
.fig-os .fig-os-note {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-3);
  letter-spacing: 0; margin: auto 0 0;
}
/* Guardrail cell — the thing built last, marked in red */
.fig-os-cell-guard .fig-os-q { color: var(--red); }
.fig-os-cell-guard .fig-os-part { border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 45%, var(--line-2)); }
/* Model cell — inverted, so "one component" is literal: one tile of six */
.fig-os-cell-model { background: var(--ink); }
.fig-os-cell-model:hover { background: var(--ink); }
.fig-os-cell-model .fig-os-idx { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
.fig-os-cell-model:hover .fig-os-idx { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
.fig-os-cell-model .fig-os-q { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65); }
.fig-os-cell-model .fig-os-note { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); }
.fig-os-part-core {
  background: transparent; color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}
/* Accountability rail — spans everything above it */
.fig-os-foot {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(0.8rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  padding: clamp(0.95rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--red);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 5%, var(--surface));
}
.fig-os-foot .fig-os-idx { color: var(--red); align-self: flex-start; padding-top: 0.2rem; }
.fig-os-foot-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.35rem; flex: 1; }
.fig-os-foot .fig-os-q { color: var(--red); }
.fig-os .fig-os-foot .fig-os-note { color: var(--ink-2); margin: 0; }
.fig-os-part-human {
  flex-shrink: 0; border-color: var(--red); color: var(--red); background: var(--surface);
}

/* Governance layers (defense in depth) */
.fig-layers { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
.fig-layer {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.7rem clamp(0.8rem, 2vw, 1.2rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: none;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.fig-layer:first-child { border-radius: 0.15rem 0.15rem 0 0; }
.fig-layer:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0 0 0.15rem 0.15rem; }
.fig-layer + .fig-layer { border-top: none; }
.fig-layer-name { font-weight: 500; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink); }
.fig-layer-sub { color: var(--ink-3); font-size: var(--fs-mono); }
.fig-layer-core {
  background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink);
  justify-content: center; padding: 0.8rem;
}
.fig-layer-core .fig-layer-name { color: #fff; font-size: var(--fs-body); }

/* Sandbox containment */
.fig-sandbox {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}
.fig-sandbox-box, .fig-sandbox-out {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.7rem;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  border-radius: 0.15rem;
}
.fig-sandbox-box {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 5%, var(--surface));
  border: 2px solid var(--red);
}
.fig-sandbox-out {
  background: var(--bg); border: 1px dashed var(--line-2);
}
.fig-sandbox-label { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.fig-sandbox-box .fig-sandbox-label { color: var(--red); }
.fig-sandbox-in li, .fig-sandbox-blocked li {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); padding: 0.25rem 0;
  padding-left: 1.2rem; position: relative;
}
.fig-sandbox-in li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.55rem;
  width: 0.5rem; height: 0.5rem; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--red);
}
.fig-sandbox-blocked li::before {
  content: "\00d7"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--ink-3); font-weight: 500;
}

/* Tool-call interception — attempted calls on one side, a solid red wall,
   and the paths that survive it on the other */
.article-fig-intercept { padding: 0; border: none; background: transparent; }
.fig-gate {
  --fig-pad: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2); background: var(--surface);
}
.fig-gate-head {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: var(--fig-pad); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-2);
}
.fig-gate-eyebrow { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.16em; }
.fig-gate .fig-gate-lede {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink-2); line-height: 1.45;
  max-width: 36rem; margin: 0; letter-spacing: 0;
}
.fig-gate-body {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.fig-gate-side {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: var(--fig-pad);
}
.fig-gate-label { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.14em; margin-bottom: 0.15rem; }

/* The wall itself: solid, unmissable, and it runs the full height */
.fig-gate-wall {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.9rem 0.55rem; background: var(--red);
}
.fig-gate-wall-label {
  writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: rotate(180deg);
  color: #fff; letter-spacing: 0.28em; font-weight: 500; white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Attempted tool calls: struck through, greyed, going nowhere */
.fig-gate-call {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem; border-radius: 0.12rem;
  border: 1px dashed color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 45%, var(--line-2));
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 4%, transparent);
}
.fig-gate-call-name {
  color: var(--red); font-weight: 500; font-size: var(--fs-small);
  text-decoration: line-through;
  text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 55%, transparent);
}
.fig-gate-call-args { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1.5; }

/* Surviving paths: solid-edged, one of them handed to a person */
.fig-gate-option {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem; border-radius: 0.12rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2); background: var(--bg);
}
.fig-gate-option-tag { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.fig-gate-option-name {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.35;
}
.fig-gate-option-human { border-color: var(--ink); }
.fig-gate-option-human .fig-gate-option-tag { color: var(--ink-2); }

.fig-gate-foot {
  padding: var(--fig-pad); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  background: var(--bg);
}
.fig-gate .fig-gate-foot p {
  margin: 0; font-size: var(--fs-small); line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-2); letter-spacing: 0;
}

/* Lies in the loop (approval screen contrast) */
.fig-approval-title-large {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.1rem + 1vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); color: var(--ink);
}
.fig-approval {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}
.fig-approval-panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.65rem; }
.fig-approval-label { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.fig-approval-key { color: var(--red); }
.fig-approval-card {
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0.15rem;
}
.fig-approval-bad .fig-approval-card { border-color: var(--line-2); }
.fig-approval-good .fig-approval-card { border-color: var(--red); }
.fig-approval-title { font-weight: 500; font-size: var(--fs-body); margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.fig-approval-detail { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: var(--fs-small); line-height: 1.45; font-style: italic; }
.fig-approval-rows { display: grid; gap: 0.3rem; }
.fig-approval-rows > div {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 5rem 1fr; gap: 0.8rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small); padding: 0.2rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.fig-approval-rows > div:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.fig-approval-rows dt { color: var(--ink-3); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--fs-mono); letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
.fig-approval-rows dd { color: var(--ink); }
.fig-approval-actions { display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.8rem; }
.fig-approval-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; padding: 0.35rem 0.7rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-mono); letter-spacing: 0.04em; border-radius: 0.12rem;
}
.fig-approval-bad .fig-approval-btn { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }
.fig-approval-btn-ghost { border: 1px solid var(--line-2); color: var(--ink-2); }
.fig-approval-btn-solid { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }
.fig-approval-flag { letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: var(--fs-mono); color: var(--ink-3); }

/* Pull quotes */
.article_pull {
  margin: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0;
  padding-left: 1.4rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--red);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.1rem + 1.2vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.article_pull-final {
  margin: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 0;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0; padding-left: 0; border-left: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  text-align: center; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.2rem + 2vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
}

/* The four questions */
.article_qa {
  counter-reset: qa; margin: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.6rem) 0;
  display: grid; gap: 0.65rem;
}
.article_qa li {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem; align-items: baseline; counter-increment: qa;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1rem + 0.5vw, 1.4rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--ink);
}
.article_qa li::before {
  content: counter(qa, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--fs-mono);
  color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

/* Article footer */
.article_foot {
  max-width: 44rem; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.article_author { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.article_author img { width: 3.5rem; height: 3.5rem; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 32%; }
.article_author-name { font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.05rem; margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
.article_author-bio { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: var(--fs-small); line-height: 1.5; max-width: 38rem; }
.article-foot .report { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 1.4rem; }
.article-foot .report_actions { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.4rem; }

/* ==========================================================
   THE AGENT LOOP (scroll-driven diagram)
   Default = complete static infographic. GSAP adds .loop--animated
   on desktop + motion to pin/scrub the step-by-step reveal.
   ========================================================== */
.loop { background: var(--bg); padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem) var(--margin); text-align: center; }
.loop_pin {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto;
}
.loop_intro { max-width: 40rem; }
.loop_eyebrow { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; }
.loop_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.1rem + 1.6vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1.05;
}
.loop_stage {
  position: relative; width: min(540px, 88vw); aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin-top: clamp(0.8rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
}
.loop_rings { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.loop_track { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.loop_progress {
  fill: none; stroke: var(--red); stroke-width: 2.5; stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 100; stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}
/* Node dots — lit by default (static state); GSAP dims then reveals */
.loop_dot {
  position: absolute; left: var(--x); top: var(--y); transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 2.7rem; height: 2.7rem; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--surface); border: 1.5px solid var(--red); color: var(--red);
  display: grid; place-items: center; z-index: 2;
}
.loop_dot .mono { font-size: var(--fs-mono); }
/* Node labels (outside the ring) — lit by default */
.loop_stage > .loop_label {
  position: absolute; left: var(--x); top: var(--y); transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-weight: 500; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--ink);
  white-space: nowrap; z-index: 2;
}
.loop_center {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 56%; min-height: 6.5rem; text-align: center;
}
.loop_detail, .loop_summary {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0 0.5rem;
}
.loop_detail { opacity: 0; }     /* hidden by default; GSAP reveals per step */
.loop_summary { opacity: 1; }    /* visible by default for the static infographic */
.loop_stepname { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.16em; font-size: var(--fs-mono); }
.loop_detail p, .loop_summary p {
  font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 0.79rem + 0.22vw, 0.98rem);
  line-height: 1.45; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 22rem;
}
.loop_hint { color: var(--ink-3); letter-spacing: 0.16em; }

/* Pinned scroll experience (added by JS only on desktop + motion) */
.loop--animated { height: 600vh; padding: 0; }
.loop--animated .loop_pin {
  position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh;
  padding: 5rem var(--margin) clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 3rem);
  overflow: clip;
}

/* ==========================================================
   ARTICLES LISTING
   ========================================================== */
.articles-intro { background: var(--bg); padding: clamp(7rem, 14vw, 10rem) var(--margin) clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.articles-eyebrow { color: var(--red); letter-spacing: 0.2em; margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); }
.articles-headline {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 1.6rem + 3.4vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 0.98;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);
}
.articles-headline em { color: inherit; }
.articles-list {
  background: var(--bg); padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) var(--margin) var(--section);
  max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto;
}
.article-card {
  position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: clamp(15rem, 24vw, 20rem); padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); overflow: hidden;
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease), transform 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.article-card:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-card:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.article-card_index {
  position: absolute; top: clamp(0.4rem, 1vw, 0.8rem); right: clamp(0.8rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 8rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: 0.9;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 10%, transparent);
  transition: color 0.45s var(--ease); pointer-events: none; user-select: none;
}
.article-card:hover .article-card_index { color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--red) 82%, transparent); }
.article-card_bar {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px; background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease);
}
.article-card:hover .article-card_bar { transform: scaleX(1); }
.article-card_body { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 46rem; }
.article-card_meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--ink-3); margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
}
.article-card_dot { color: var(--line-2); }
.article-card_title {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.2rem + 1.4vw, 2.2rem);
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.article-card_excerpt { color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 42rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.article-card_foot {
  position: relative; z-index: 1; display: flex; align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding-top: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.4rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.article-card_status { color: var(--ink-3); }
.article-card_cta {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-2);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.article-card:hover .article-card_cta { color: var(--red); }
.article-card_arrow { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.article-card:hover .article-card_arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* ==========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================== */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .header_nav { display: none; }
  .header { min-height: 4.4rem; padding: 0.9rem 1rem; }
  .header_logo img { width: 4.5rem; height: auto; }
  .header_enquire { gap: 0.65rem; }
  .header_enquire img { width: 1.95rem; height: 1.5rem; }
  .hero { height: 180svh; }
  .proof-rail { margin-top: -80svh; }
  .hero_center { padding: 5.5rem 1.5rem clamp(10rem, 28vh, 14rem); }
  .hero_lead { max-width: 14ch; font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 10vw, 4.8rem); }
  .hero_sublead { max-width: 31rem; }
  .hero_wordmark {
    width: max(47rem, 185vw);
    left: 49%;
    bottom: 0;
  }
  .offer_header { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
  .offer_kicker { text-align: left; }
  .offer_story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .offer_scene { grid-template-rows: auto auto; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #000; }
  .offer_card-top { min-height: clamp(22rem, 88vw, 34rem); }
  .offer_title { font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 17vw, 7rem); }
  .offer_question { font-size: clamp(1rem, 4.4vw, 1.25rem); }
  .offer_answer { min-height: 0; }
  .offer_desc { margin-bottom: clamp(3.5rem, 14vw, 6rem); }
  .proof-rail_inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .proof-rail_item { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
  .who { padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 16vw, 7rem); }
  .who_intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .who_intro .who_title, .who_intro .who_desc { grid-column: 1; }
  .who_grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .who_fit { position: relative; top: auto; margin-top: 0; }
  .case_grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .case_intro_text { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 5vw, 1.6rem); }
  .case_stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .case_bigstats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .bigstat + .bigstat { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 2rem; }
  .more_grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .matrix_block { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .matrix_chart { max-width: 24rem; margin: 0 auto; }
  .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .report { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .report_actions { align-items: flex-start; }
  .matrix_factors { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .results_grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .founder_grid {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .founder_visual {
    grid-column: 1;
    min-height: 0;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 24%, transparent);
  }
  .founder_copy {
    grid-column: 1;
    min-height: 32rem;
    padding: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 4rem);
  }
  .founder_heading { max-width: 10ch; }
  .market-hero { min-height: 78svh; }
  .market-hero_copy, .market-lead { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .market-lead { margin-top: 1rem; }
  .market-proof_inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .market-proof_item { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); }
  .market-section_header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .market-section_header > div { grid-column: 1; }
  .market-ledger_row { grid-template-columns: 2.5rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .market-ledger_row p { grid-column: 2; }
  .market-cta_inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .contact-form .form-intro, .contact-form form { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .contact-form .form-intro { padding-left: 0; }
  .footer .f-cta, .footer .f-contacts, .footer .f-nav { grid-column: 1 / -1; text-align: left; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.8rem; }

  /* Article + diagram */
  .article_head { padding-top: clamp(5.5rem, 18vw, 7.5rem); }
  .article-card_foot { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.8rem; }
  .fig-incident-step { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr); row-gap: 0.55rem; }
  .fig-incident-gap { grid-column: 2; }
  .fig-os-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .fig-os-foot { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .fig-sandbox { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fig-approval { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fig-layer-sub { display: none; }
  .loop_stage { width: min(420px, 92vw); }
  .loop_dot { width: 2.2rem; height: 2.2rem; }
  .loop_stage > .loop_label { font-size: 0.72rem; }
  .loop_detail p, .loop_summary p { font-size: 0.82rem; }
}

@media (min-width: 901px) and (max-width: 1200px) {
  .header_nav { gap: 1.5rem; }
  .header_enquire span { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .proof-rail_inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .proof-rail_item { min-height: 8.5rem; border-left: 0; border-right: 0; }
  .proof-rail_item:first-child { border-left: 0; }
  .who_title { font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 13vw, 4.4rem); }
  .who_mandate { grid-template-columns: 2rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .market-title { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 15vw, 5.5rem); }
  .market-proof_inner, .market-principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .market-proof_item { min-height: 8rem; border-left: 0; border-right: 0; }
  .market-proof_item:first-child { border-left: 0; }
  .market-ledger_row { grid-template-columns: 2rem minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .founder { padding-inline: 0; }
  .founder_grid { border-bottom: 0; }
  .founder_visual { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
  .founder_visual-caption { font-size: 0.58rem; }
  .founder_copy { min-height: 30rem; }
  .fig-os-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fig-os-part-human { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .fig-incident-time { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; }
  .fig-incident-track { width: 100%; justify-content: flex-start; }
  .fig-incident-track::before { display: none; }
  .fig-incident-track span { padding-left: 0; }
  /* The wall turns from a column into a band the stacked content runs into */
  .fig-gate-body { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fig-gate-wall { padding: 0.5rem; }
  .fig-gate-wall-label { writing-mode: horizontal-tb; transform: none; }
}

/* ==========================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   ========================================================== */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fade-up, .words .w_inner, .hl { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .matrix_start, .matrix_start::before, .matrix_start .cell_sub { transition: none; }
  .marquee_track, .hero_wordmark img, .grain { animation: none; }
  .hero { height: 100svh; }
  .proof-rail, .offer { margin-top: 0; }
  .hero_pixel_canvas { display: none; }
  .hero_clarity_canvas { transition: none; }
  .site-loader { transition-duration: 0.15s; }
  .founder_visual > img, .founder_ascii, .founder_link span { transition: none; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  /* Agent loop: keep the complete static infographic, no transitions */
  .loop_progress, .loop_dot, .loop_stage > .loop_label { transition: none; }
}
