/* ============================================================
   ODIN MERIDIAN GROUP — main.css
   White base · gold hairlines · black vaults · true-north motif
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --white: #ffffff;
  --paper: #fbfaf7;
  --ink: #131314;
  --ink-soft: #4c4c4f;
  --ink-faint: #6e6e73;
  --black: #0d0d0e;
  --black-soft: #1a1a1c;
  --gold: #d4af37;
  --gold-deep: #8a6d1f;
  --gold-text: #7d631c;
  --gold-foil-a: #8a6d1f;
  --gold-foil-b: #d4af37;
  --gold-foil-c: #f5e7a3;
  --line: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.12);
  --line-strong: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.45);
  --line-gold: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.45);
  --serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Inter", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --max: 1180px;
  --pad: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --header-h: 76px;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

/* ---------- Reset ---------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
[id] { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 1rem); }
body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }
button { font: inherit; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; color: inherit; }

::selection { background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.28); }

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold-deep);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 0; }

/* ---------- Type scale ---------- */
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  flex: none;
}
.vault .eyebrow { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }

.display {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
h1.display { font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 6.5vw, 5.25rem); }
h2.display { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.4rem); }
h3 { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; }

.display em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
@supports ((-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text)) {
  .display em {
    background: linear-gradient(105deg, var(--gold-foil-a) 0%, var(--gold-foil-b) 45%, var(--gold-foil-c) 70%, var(--gold-foil-b) 100%);
    background-size: 200% 100%;
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 46em;
}
.vault .lede { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72); }

/* ---------- Layout ---------- */
.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--pad); }
.section { position: relative; padding-block: clamp(4.5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem); }
.section-head { max-width: 720px; margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.section-head .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.section-head .lede { margin-top: 1.4rem; }

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  z-index: 100;
  height: var(--header-h);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: transparent;
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.scrolled {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line);
}
.header-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--pad);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
}
.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  flex: none;
}
.brand svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
.brand-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.16rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.brand-name span { color: var(--gold-deep); }

.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem); }
.site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-block: 0.4rem;
  transition: color 0.25s;
}
.site-nav a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.site-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.site-nav a:hover::after, .site-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ink); }

.nav-cta {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding: 0.65rem 1.3rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: background 0.3s var(--ease), color 0.3s var(--ease);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--black); border-color: var(--black); color: var(--white); }
.nav-cta::after { display: none; }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  padding: 10px;
}
.nav-toggle span {
  display: block;
  width: 22px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), opacity 0.3s;
}
.nav-open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6.5px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav-open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6.5px) rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .js .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
  .site-nav {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    background: var(--white);
    padding: 0.5rem var(--pad) 1.5rem;
  }
  .js .site-nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: var(--header-h) 0 auto 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    max-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-h));
    max-height: calc(100dvh - var(--header-h));
    overflow-y: auto;
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), opacity 0.3s var(--ease), visibility 0.3s;
  }
  .nav-open .site-nav { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
  .nav-open .site-header { background: var(--white); box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line); }
  .site-nav a { padding: 0.9rem 0; font-size: 1rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .site-nav a::after { display: none; }
  .site-nav .nav-cta { margin-top: 1.2rem; text-align: center; border: 1px solid var(--gold); }
  /* No-JS fallback: the header flows in the document with the nav expanded */
  html:not(.js) .site-header { position: static; height: auto; background: var(--white); padding-block: 0.8rem; }
  html:not(.js) .header-inner { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  html:not(.js) .site-nav { position: static; width: 100%; padding-inline: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .brand-name { font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
  .header-inner { gap: 0.75rem; padding-inline: 1rem; }
  .btn { padding-inline: 1.2rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .brand-name { font-size: 0.85rem; }
}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: calc(var(--header-h) + clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 7rem));
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7rem);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.hero .lede { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-figure { order: -1; max-width: 240px; }
}

.hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 2.4rem; }

/* Meridian backdrop */
.meridians {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.meridians svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 1rem 1.8rem;
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--black);
  transition: background 0.3s var(--ease), border-color 0.3s var(--ease), color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--gold-deep); border-color: var(--gold-deep); color: var(--white); }
.btn .arrow { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.btn-outline {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
}
.btn-outline:hover { background: transparent; border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--ink); }

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
}
.text-link:hover { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }
.vault .text-link { color: var(--gold); border-color: rgba(212,175,55,0.4); }
.vault .text-link:hover { color: var(--white); border-color: var(--white); }

/* ---------- Facts band ---------- */
.facts { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); }
.facts-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}
.fact {
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 3rem) clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  position: relative;
}
.fact + .fact { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.fact-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.5vw, 3.6rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.1em;
}
.fact-num .unit { font-size: 0.5em; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.fact-num [data-count] { display: inline-block; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.fact-label {
  margin-top: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .facts-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .fact:nth-child(3) { border-left: none; }
  .fact:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
}

/* ---------- Ghost numerals ---------- */
.ghost {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  right: var(--pad);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(6rem, 16vw, 12rem);
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.045);
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.vault .ghost { color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.07); }

/* ---------- Vault (black sections) ---------- */
.vault {
  background: var(--black);
  color: var(--white);
}
.vault .display { color: var(--white); }
.vault p { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72); }

.pillars {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}
.pillar { position: relative; padding-top: 1.6rem; }
.pillar::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 2.6rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.pillar-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.pillar h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
}
.pillar p { font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.75; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Path steps (home) ---------- */
.path-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  counter-reset: step;
}
.path-step { position: relative; padding-top: 1.6rem; }
.path-step::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 2.6rem; height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.path-step .step-tag {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  display: block;
}
.path-step h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.path-step p { font-size: 0.98rem; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .path-steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Company rows (companies page) ---------- */
.company-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.35fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
}
.company-row:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.company-meta { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
.company-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.company-tag {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  line-height: 1.9;
}
.company-status {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}
.company-status::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  flex: none;
}
.company-body h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.company-slogan {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.company-body p { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 60ch; }
.company-body p + p { margin-top: 1rem; }
.company-for {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 56ch;
}
.company-for strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.company-practices {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.company-practices li {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.company-body .text-link { margin-top: 1.8rem; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .company-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .company-meta { flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 1rem 1.5rem; }
}

/* Venture cards inside the Innov8 row */
.ventures {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}
.venture { background: var(--white); padding: 1.3rem 1.4rem; }
.venture .v-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.venture .v-tag {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0.65rem;
}
.venture p { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.65; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .ventures { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Quote band ---------- */
.quote-band { background: var(--paper); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.quote-band blockquote {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.quote-band blockquote p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.35;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.quote-band cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
}

/* ---------- Structure diagram ---------- */
.structure { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.structure svg { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.structure .node-label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; fill: var(--ink); }
.structure .node-sub { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; fill: var(--ink-faint); }
.structure .connector { stroke: var(--line-strong); stroke-width: 1; fill: none; }
.structure .connector.gold { stroke: var(--gold); }
.structure .nodebox { fill: var(--white); stroke: var(--line-strong); }
.structure .nodebox.root { fill: var(--black); stroke: var(--black); }
.structure .root-label { fill: var(--white); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.structure .root-sub { fill: var(--gold); }
.structure .nodebox.dev { stroke-dasharray: 4 4; }
.structure .dev-label { fill: var(--ink-faint); }

/* Mobile fallback: the SVG org chart is illegible under ~700px, swap to a stacked list */
.structure-fallback { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .structure { display: none; }
  .structure-fallback {
    display: block;
    margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  }
  .structure-fallback li {
    border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
    padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem;
    position: relative;
  }
  .structure-fallback li + li { margin-top: 1.6rem; }
  .structure-fallback li + li::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -1.6rem;
    left: 2rem;
    height: 1.6rem;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--line-strong);
  }
  .structure-fallback .sf-root {
    background: var(--black);
    border-color: var(--black);
  }
  .structure-fallback .sf-root .sf-name { color: var(--white); }
  .structure-fallback .sf-root .sf-sub { color: var(--gold); }
  .structure-fallback .sf-root + li::before { background: var(--gold); }
  .structure-fallback .sf-dev { border-style: dashed; }
  .structure-fallback .sf-name {
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .structure-fallback .sf-sub {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink-faint);
    margin-top: 0.25rem;
  }
}

/* ---------- Timeline ---------- */
.timeline { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); position: relative; }
.timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 6px;
  top: 6px;
  bottom: 6px;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}
.timeline li { position: relative; padding-left: 2.4rem; }
.timeline li + li { margin-top: 2.2rem; }
.timeline li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.5rem;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
.timeline li:last-child::before { background: var(--gold); }
.timeline .t-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.timeline p { color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 60ch; }

/* ---------- Founder page ---------- */
.founder-hero-line {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  color: var(--gold-text);
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}
.bio-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.bio-grid p + p { margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.bio-grid p { color: var(--ink-soft); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .bio-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.principles {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}
.principle { background: var(--white); padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); }
.principle h3 {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}
.principle h3::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  flex: none;
}
.principle p { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Letter (stationery) ---------- */
.letter-section { background: var(--paper); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.letter {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  position: relative;
}
.letter::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-foil-a), var(--gold-foil-b), var(--gold-foil-c), var(--gold-foil-b));
}
.letter .letter-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}
.letter .letter-head svg { width: 30px; height: 30px; }
.letter .letter-head span {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.letter p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.letter p + p { margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.letter > p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-size: 3.2em;
  line-height: 0.85;
  float: left;
  padding-right: 0.12em;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.letter .salutation { font-style: italic; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.signature-block { margin-top: 3rem; }
.signature-block svg { width: 190px; height: auto; color: var(--ink); }
.signature-block .sig-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}
.signature-block .sig-title {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.js .sig-path {
  stroke-dasharray: 620;
  stroke-dashoffset: 620;
}
.signature-block.in-view .sig-path {
  animation: draw 2.4s var(--ease) 0.3s forwards;
}
@keyframes draw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }

/* ---------- Audience cards (investors) ---------- */
.audience-cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.audience {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.audience .card-tag {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
}
.audience h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; }
.audience p { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); flex-grow: 1; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .audience-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Governance list ---------- */
.gov-list { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); max-width: 780px; }
.gov-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 4.5rem 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-block: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}
.gov-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); }
.gov-num { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--gold); }
.gov-list h3 {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.gov-list p { font-size: 0.96rem; }

/* ---------- FAQ ---------- */
.faq { max-width: 780px; }
.faq details { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq details:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-block: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: color 0.25s;
}
.faq summary:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq summary::after {
  content: "+";
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  flex: none;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.faq details[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.faq details p {
  padding-bottom: 1.6rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 62ch;
}

/* ---------- Contact block ---------- */
.contact-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
.contact-card .contact-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.contact-card .contact-role {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
}
.contact-card address {
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
}
.contact-card a.email {
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
  transition: color 0.25s, border-color 0.25s;
}
.contact-card a.email:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); border-color: var(--gold-deep); }
.contact-promise { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-top: 1rem; font-style: italic; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .contact-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Disclaimer ---------- */
.disclaimer {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  max-width: 72ch;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta-band { text-align: center; }
.cta-band .display { margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }
.cta-band .lede { margin-inline: auto; }
.cta-band .hero-actions { justify-content: center; margin-top: 2.2rem; }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--black);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 5.5rem) 2.5rem;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
}
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding-bottom: 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}
.footer-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.1rem; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer-brand svg { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
.footer-brand .brand-name { color: var(--white); }
.footer-brand .brand-name span { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-brand p { font-size: 0.9rem; max-width: 34ch; line-height: 1.8; }
.footer-col h3 {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.footer-col li + li { margin-top: 0.7rem; }
.footer-col a {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  transition: color 0.25s;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--white); }
.footer-col .soon {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}
.footer-col .soon small {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.75);
  margin-left: 0.4rem;
}
.footer-legal {
  padding-top: 2rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.footer-legal .legal-line {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}
.footer-legal .legal-disclaimer {
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  max-width: 90ch;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Compass ---------- */
.compass { width: 100%; max-width: 380px; margin-inline: auto; }
.compass svg { width: 100%; height: auto; overflow: visible; }
.compass-needle {
  transform-origin: 200px 200px;
  transition: transform 1.6s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.4, 1) 0.4s;
}
.js .compass-needle { transform: rotate(-140deg); }
.compass-live .compass-needle { transform: rotate(0deg); }
/* When the JS spring drives the needle, kill the CSS transition so rAF wins */
.compass-spring .compass-needle { transition: none; }

/* Slow-turning outer graduation ring: quiet life around the instrument */
.c-ringspin { transform-origin: 200px 200px; }
.js .c-ringspin { animation: ringspin 90s linear infinite; }
@keyframes ringspin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

/* Gold glint when the needle finds true north */
.c-nmark, .c-hub { transform-origin: 200px 45px; }
.compass-settled .c-nmark { animation: nglint 1.1s var(--ease) both; }
@keyframes nglint {
  0% { opacity: 1; }
  30% { opacity: 0.35; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.9)); }
  100% { opacity: 1; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 rgba(212, 175, 55, 0)); }
}

/* ---------- Reveals (only when JS is present: html.js is set by an inline head script) ---------- */
.js .reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s var(--ease), transform 0.8s var(--ease);
}
.js .reveal.in-view { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* Structure diagram draw-in (dash length must exceed the longest connector: the 600-unit rail) */
.js .structure .connector { stroke-dasharray: 620; stroke-dashoffset: 620; }
.js .structure.in-view .connector { animation: draw 1.4s var(--ease) 0.2s forwards; }
.js .structure .nodebox, .js .structure text { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease) 0.9s; }
.js .structure.in-view .nodebox, .js .structure.in-view text { opacity: 1; }
.js .structure .nodebox.root, .js .structure .root-label, .js .structure .root-sub { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease) 0s; }
.js .structure.in-view .nodebox.root, .js .structure.in-view .root-label, .js .structure.in-view .root-sub { opacity: 1; }

/* ---------- 404 ---------- */
.page-404 {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: var(--pad);
  gap: 1.4rem;
}
.page-404 .compass { max-width: 180px; }

/* ============================================================
   CINEMATIC LAYER (2026-08 redesign)
   Atmosphere art: assets/art/*.webp (bespoke, generated, not stock)
   Rules: gold stays under 10 percent of any viewport, motion is
   sparse and reduced-motion safe, light sections stay print-clean.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- Hero atmosphere (embossed paper + gold meridian arcs) ---------- */
.hero-art {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("../assets/art/paper-meridians.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center right;
  opacity: 0.42;
}
.hero-art::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--white) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88) 42%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45) 70%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 30%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%, var(--white) 100%);
}

/* ---------- Vault scene (golden meridian arcs in the dark) ---------- */
.vault-scene {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--black) 0%, rgba(13, 13, 14, 0.72) 30%, rgba(13, 13, 14, 0.82) 70%, var(--black) 100%),
    url("../assets/art/vault-meridians.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

/* ---------- Silk quote band (obsidian silk, one gold thread) ---------- */
.quote-silk {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(13, 13, 14, 0.78) 0%, rgba(13, 13, 14, 0.6) 50%, rgba(13, 13, 14, 0.8) 100%),
    url("../assets/art/silk-gold.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3);
}
.quote-silk blockquote p { color: var(--white); }
.quote-silk cite { color: var(--gold); }
.quote-silk .text-link { color: var(--gold); border-color: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.4); }
.quote-silk .text-link:hover { color: var(--white); border-color: var(--white); }

/* ---------- CTA on letterpress paper ---------- */
.cta-paper {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta-paper::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background-image: url("../assets/art/paper-meridians.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center bottom;
  opacity: 0.3;
}
.cta-paper::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--white) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72) 45%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) 100%);
}

/* ---------- Film grain (dark surfaces only; static, never animated) ---------- */
.grain { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.grain::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.05;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  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");
}
.grain > * { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* ---------- Staggered pillar reveals (the three path steps land in sequence) ---------- */
.js .path-step.reveal:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.js .path-step.reveal:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.3s; }

/* ---------- Hero headline word reveal ---------- */
.js .display-reveal .w {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: bottom;
}
.js .display-reveal .w > span {
  display: inline-block;
  transform: translateY(108%);
  transition: transform 0.85s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: calc(0.08s * var(--i, 0) + 0.15s);
}
.js .display-reveal.words-in .w > span { transform: translateY(0); }

/* ---------- Button glint sweep ---------- */
.btn { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.btn::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: -60%;
  width: 40%;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 0%, rgba(245, 231, 163, 0.28) 50%, transparent 100%);
  transform: skewX(-18deg);
  transition: left 0.6s var(--ease);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.btn:hover::before { left: 120%; }

/* Bigger hero display: extreme scale contrast is the premium signal */
h1.display { font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 7vw, 5.9rem); line-height: 1.02; }

/* ============================================================
   MUSEUM HERO SYSTEM (v2 — composition after Daily Hero 24)
   Pale stone stage, depth-type behind the gilded Odin bust,
   split nav with a hanging plaque, pillar rail, gold plaque CTA.
   ============================================================ */

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

/* ---------- Split header with hanging plaque ---------- */
.header-split .brand-plaque {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 7px;
  width: 92px;
  height: 104px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.08);
}
.header-split .brand-plaque svg { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
.plaque-name {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 0.54rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 74px;
}
@media (min-width: 981px) {
  .header-split .site-nav { display: contents; }
  .header-split .site-nav a.nav-after-plaque { margin-left: auto; }
  .header-split .site-nav a:first-child { margin-left: 0; }
  .header-split .header-inner { position: relative; }
}
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .header-split .brand-plaque { width: 78px; height: 92px; }
  .header-split .brand-plaque svg { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
}

/* ---------- Stage ---------- */
.hero-museum {
  position: relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #f6f4ef 0%, #efece5 55%, #e7e3da 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
}
.stage {
  position: relative;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h));
  min-height: 620px;
  max-height: 1000px;
}

/* Depth type: engraved words the bust stands in front of */
.stage-word {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(6.5rem, 19.5vw, 17.5rem);
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.05);
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.14);
  user-select: none;
  pointer-events: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.word-true { left: 4%; top: 12%; }
.word-north { right: 3%; bottom: 6%; }

.stage-bust {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  height: min(84%, 760px);
  width: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 34px 55px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.22));
}

/* Museum wall label (top left) */
.stage-caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  left: var(--pad);
  top: clamp(1.5rem, 5vh, 3.5rem);
  max-width: 300px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.cap-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-gold);
}
.cap-lede {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* Pillar rail (right, three numbered medallions) */
.stage-rail {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  right: var(--pad);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.1rem;
}
.rail-dot {
  position: relative;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease), background 0.3s var(--ease), transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.rail-dot em {
  position: absolute;
  right: calc(100% + 0.9rem);
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.rail-dot:hover, .rail-dot:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: var(--white);
  transform: scale(1.06);
}
.rail-dot:hover em, .rail-dot:focus-visible em { opacity: 1; }

/* Big index bottom-left */
.stage-index {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  left: var(--pad);
  bottom: 16px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6.5vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}
.idx-line { width: 54px; height: 1px; background: var(--line-strong); align-self: center; }
.idx-total { font-size: 0.4em; color: var(--ink-faint); }

/* Gold plaque CTA bottom-center (template's own gold texture) */
.plaque-btn {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 24px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.14);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.plaque-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.55rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  background: url("../assets/art/plaque-gold.webp") center / cover;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(90, 60, 0, 0.4);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.plaque-btn:hover { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 16px 38px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.18); }
.plaque-btn .arrow { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.plaque-btn:hover .arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* Entrance: engraved words tighten in, bust rises */
.js .stage-word { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 1.3s var(--ease), transform 1.3s var(--ease); }
.js .word-north { transition-delay: 0.18s; }
.js .stage-bust { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(26px); transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease) 0.25s, transform 1.2s var(--ease) 0.25s; }
.js .stage-caption, .js .stage-rail, .js .stage-index, .js .plaque-btn { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.85s; }
.js .stage-in .stage-word { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.js .stage-in .stage-bust { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
.js .stage-in .stage-caption, .js .stage-in .stage-rail, .js .stage-in .stage-index { opacity: 1; }
.js .stage-in .plaque-btn { opacity: 1; }
.js .stage-in .plaque-btn:hover { transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-2px); }

/* Why-we-exist grid (compass lives here now) */
.why-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .why-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .why-grid .hero-figure { max-width: 260px; margin-inline: auto; }
}

/* Stage responsive */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .stage-caption { max-width: 240px; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .stage { min-height: 560px; }
  .word-true { left: 0; right: 0; top: 9%; text-align: center; }
  .word-north { left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 24%; text-align: center; }
  .stage-bust { height: min(64%, 520px); }
  .stage-caption { position: absolute; top: clamp(1rem, 3vh, 2rem); max-width: 78%; }
  .cap-lede { display: none; }
  .stage-rail { right: 0.9rem; gap: 0.8rem; }
  .rail-dot { width: 44px; height: 44px; font-size: 0.88rem; }
  .rail-dot em { display: none; }
  .stage-index { font-size: 2.6rem; bottom: 20px; }
  .idx-line { width: 32px; }
  .plaque-btn { bottom: 18px; }
  .plaque-inner { padding: 0.9rem 1.15rem; font-size: 0.74rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .stage-rail { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- Living exhibit: rotating gilded Odin in a museum niche ----------
   Desktop, JS present, motion allowed: the video niche replaces the still.
   Everyone else keeps the marble still. */
.stage-niche { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 761px) and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .js .stage .stage-niche {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 2;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 0;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    height: min(88%, 800px);
    aspect-ratio: 9 / 16;
    background: #141210;
    border: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.55);
    outline: 1px solid rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.28);
    outline-offset: 7px;
    box-shadow: 0 34px 70px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.28);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease) 0.25s;
  }
  .js .stage-in .stage-niche { opacity: 1; }
  .js .stage .stage-niche video {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
  }
  .js .stage .stage-bust { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- Reduced motion ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-delay: 0s !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    transition-delay: 0s !important;
  }
  .js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .js .compass-needle { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  .js .sig-path { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  .js .structure .connector { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  .js .structure .nodebox, .js .structure text { opacity: 1; }
  .js .structure .nodebox.root, .js .structure .root-label, .js .structure .root-sub { opacity: 1; }
  .js .c-ringspin { animation: none; }
  .compass-settled .c-nmark { animation: none; }
  .js .display-reveal .w > span { transform: none; transition: none; }
  .js .path-step.reveal { transition-delay: 0s; }
  .btn::before { display: none; }
  .js .stage-word, .js .stage-caption, .js .stage-rail, .js .stage-index, .js .plaque-btn { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  .js .stage-bust { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%); transition: none; }
}

/* ---------- Print ---------- */
@media print {
  .site-header, .site-footer, .nav-toggle, .cta-band { display: none; }
  .hero-art, .grain::after { display: none; }
  .quote-silk { background: var(--paper); }
  .quote-silk blockquote p { color: var(--ink); }
  .quote-silk cite { color: var(--gold-text); }
  .vault { background: none; color: var(--ink); }
  .vault .display, .vault p, .vault .eyebrow, .vault .lede,
  .pillar h3, .path-step h3, .gov-list h3 { color: var(--ink); }
  .js .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .js .structure .connector { stroke-dashoffset: 0 !important; }
  .js .structure .nodebox, .js .structure text { opacity: 1 !important; }
  .js .sig-path { stroke-dashoffset: 0 !important; }
  .js .compass-needle { transform: rotate(0deg) !important; }
}

/* ==== PAGE HERO v2: founder.html (DH35) ==== */
/* Drafting-room macro after Daily Hero 35 (Arkkhe): full-height 6-column
   hairline grid over the photo, sans/serif display collision, nested serif
   kicker, gunmetal plaque CTA, right-edge thumbnail rail, rotated pagination,
   bottom-anchored clipped card. Gold spent exactly 3 times: the serif display
   word, the kicker underline, the paragraph tick. */

.hero-founder {
  position: relative;
  background:
    radial-gradient(110% 80% at 18% 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6) 0%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #f4f3ef 0%, #edebe5 60%, #e6e4dd 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
}
.hero-founder .hf-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h));
  min-height: 640px;
  max-height: 980px;
}

/* Layer 1: macro photo occupying the right ~55%, fading into the stage */
.hero-founder .hf-photo {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 56%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 62% 42%;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, #000 22%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0%, #000 22%);
}

/* Layer 2: blurred light-blobs for atmospheric depth */
.hero-founder .hf-blob {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(55px);
}
.hero-founder .hf-blob-a {
  width: 55vw; height: 120%;
  left: -19vw; top: -40%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%);
}
.hero-founder .hf-blob-b {
  width: 31vw; height: 40%;
  right: -8vw; top: -22%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(244, 243, 239, 0.55), rgba(244, 243, 239, 0) 70%);
}
.hero-founder .hf-blob-c {
  width: 31vw; height: 32%;
  left: 25%; bottom: -12%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%);
}

/* Layer 3: full-height 6-column museum grid, above the photo, below content */
.hero-founder .hf-grid {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.09) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: calc(100% / 6) 100%;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.09);
}

/* Display collision: wide-tracked sans over tight serif, kicker nested */
.hero-founder .hf-display {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 0;
  top: 17%;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-founder .hf-sans {
  display: block;
  margin-left: 7vw;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.115em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-founder .hf-row2 {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
  margin-left: 1.2vw;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}
.hero-founder .hf-serif {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.6vw, 5.2rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.84;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
@supports ((-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text)) {
  .hero-founder .hf-serif {
    background: linear-gradient(105deg, var(--gold-foil-a) 0%, var(--gold-foil-b) 45%, var(--gold-foil-c) 70%, var(--gold-foil-b) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }
}
.hero-founder .hf-kicker {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-top: 0.2rem;
}
.hero-founder .hf-kicker::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 75px;
  height: 2px;
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
  background: var(--gold);
}

/* Paragraph with 24px gold tick */
.hero-founder .hf-para {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: var(--pad);
  top: 45%;
  width: 175px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding-left: 1.9rem;
}
.hero-founder .hf-para::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.2rem;
  width: 2px;
  height: 24px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

/* CTA row: gunmetal sheen plaque + text link with ring arrow */
.hero-founder .hf-cta {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 21%;
  top: 51%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
}
.hero-founder .hf-plaque {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 1.02rem 1.35rem;
  background: linear-gradient(242.6deg, #47464a 14.57%, #5f584e 70.5%, #232224 70.54%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.hero-founder .hf-plaque:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.22);
}
.hero-founder .hf-demo {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero-founder .hf-ring {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.hero-founder .hf-demo:hover .hf-ring { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* Right-edge thumbnail rail: three crops checkerboard-stepping down */
.hero-founder .hf-thumb {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  width: 120px;
  height: 128px;
  background-image: url("../assets/art/founder-hero.webp");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.22);
}
.hero-founder .hf-thumb-1 { right: 0; top: 52%; background-size: 320%; background-position: 12% 38%; }
.hero-founder .hf-thumb-2 { right: 120px; top: calc(52% + 128px); background-size: 240%; background-position: 8% 96%; }
.hero-founder .hf-thumb-3 { right: 0; bottom: 0; background-size: 360%; background-position: 48% 80%; }

/* Bottom-anchored clipped card in column 2 + caption to its right */
.hero-founder .hf-card {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: calc(100% / 6);
  bottom: 0;
  width: calc(100% / 6);
  height: 233px;
  background: var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.1);
}
.hero-founder .hf-card-img {
  position: absolute;
  left: -32%;
  top: -38%;
  width: 165%;
  height: 175%;
  background: url("../assets/art/founder-hero.webp") 30% 55% / cover;
  transform: rotate(15deg);
}
.hero-founder .hf-caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: calc(100% / 3 + 2rem);
  bottom: 118px;
  width: 150px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Rotated pagination in the left margin, reading bottom-up */
.hero-founder .hf-page {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: calc(100% / 6 - 3.4rem);
  bottom: 4.4rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
  transform-origin: left bottom;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.4);
  line-height: 1;
}
.hero-founder .hf-page-num { font-size: 2rem; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.hero-founder .hf-page-total { font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }

/* Entrance: gated on .js, driven by the site reveal observer (.in-view) */
.js .hero-founder.reveal { transform: none; }
.js .hero-founder .hf-photo { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.025); transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease), transform 1.4s var(--ease); }
.js .hero-founder .hf-sans,
.js .hero-founder .hf-row2 { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.2s, transform 0.9s var(--ease) 0.2s; }
.js .hero-founder .hf-row2 { transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.js .hero-founder .hf-para,
.js .hero-founder .hf-cta { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.65s; }
.js .hero-founder .hf-thumb,
.js .hero-founder .hf-card,
.js .hero-founder .hf-caption,
.js .hero-founder .hf-page { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.85s; }
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-photo { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-sans,
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-row2 { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-para,
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-cta,
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-thumb,
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-card,
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-caption,
.js .hero-founder.in-view .hf-page { opacity: 1; }

/* Mid-size: keep the composition, give the display more room */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-founder .hf-caption { left: calc(100% / 3 + 1rem); }
  .hero-founder .hf-thumb-2 { display: none; }
}

/* Mobile: restack into a flowing column, photo becomes a full-width band */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-founder .hf-stage {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    padding: 2.2rem var(--pad) 0;
  }
  .hero-founder .hf-blob,
  .hero-founder .hf-rail,
  .hero-founder .hf-card,
  .hero-founder .hf-page { display: none; }
  .hero-founder .hf-grid {
    background-size: calc(100% / 3) 100%;
    border-right: 0;
  }
  .hero-founder .hf-display { position: static; order: 1; }
  .hero-founder .hf-sans { margin-left: 1.5rem; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 9.5vw, 2.9rem); }
  .hero-founder .hf-row2 { margin-left: 0; gap: 1.1rem; }
  .hero-founder .hf-serif { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 11.5vw, 3.6rem); }
  .hero-founder .hf-para {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    left: auto;
    order: 2;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 260px;
    margin-top: 1.6rem;
  }
  .hero-founder .hf-caption {
    position: static;
    order: 3;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 260px;
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-left: 1.9rem;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }
  .hero-founder .hf-cta {
    position: static;
    order: 4;
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1.2rem;
  }
  .hero-founder .hf-photo {
    position: static;
    order: 5;
    width: calc(100% + 2 * var(--pad));
    margin: 2.4rem calc(-1 * var(--pad)) 0;
    height: 46vh;
    min-height: 300px;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 14%);
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, #000 14%);
  }
}

/* Reduced motion: everything visible, no transitions */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .js .hero-founder .hf-photo,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-sans,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-row2,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-para,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-cta,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-thumb,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-card,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-caption,
  .js .hero-founder .hf-page {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
  .hero-founder .hf-page { transform: rotate(-90deg) !important; }
}
/* ==== END founder.html ==== */

/* ==== PAGE HERO v2: companies.html (DH23) ==== */
/* Ivory gallery after Daily Hero 23 (Arkkhe): radial ivory-to-stone stage,
   segmented 6-column hairline grid, gradient-clipped two-line display that the
   marble chess trio occludes (depth-masked type), stacked micro-kicker, two
   drop-cap captions, checkerboard thumbnail rail with ring stamp, white play
   circle, right portrait card, giant white 01/03 pagination. Gold spent
   exactly as the template spends crimson: the display headline, the two drop
   caps, and the kintsugi vein inside the artwork. */

.hero-companies {
  position: relative;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 46%,
    #fdfcf8 0%, #fbfaf7 39%, #ddd8cb 69.5%, #a99f8b 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
}
.hero-companies .hc-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h));
  min-height: 640px;
  max-height: 980px;
}

/* Layer 1: display type + kicker (beneath grid and imagery) */
.hero-companies .hc-display {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  left: 1.8%;
  top: 21%;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-companies .hc-line {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6.6vw, 6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
@supports ((-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text)) {
  .hero-companies .hc-line {
    background: linear-gradient(119deg, var(--gold-foil-a) 20%, var(--gold-foil-b) 55%, var(--gold-foil-c) 78%, var(--gold-foil-b) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }
  .hero-companies .hc-line2 {
    background: linear-gradient(137deg, var(--gold-foil-a) 22%, var(--gold-foil-b) 58%, var(--gold-foil-c) 82%, var(--gold-foil-b) 100%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
  }
}
.hero-companies .hc-line1 { margin-left: clamp(6.5rem, 10.5vw, 10.5rem); }
.hero-companies .hc-line2 { margin-top: 0.06em; }

.hero-companies .hc-kicker {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  left: 0;
  top: 22.6%;
  width: 9.1%;
  min-width: 96px;
  text-align: right;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.48em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Layer 2: segmented 6-column hairline grid */
.hero-companies .hc-grid { position: absolute; z-index: 2; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  background: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.09);
}
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(1) { left: 16.666%; top: 0; height: 22%; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(2) { left: 16.666%; top: 75%; bottom: 0; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(3) { left: 33.333%; top: 0; height: 22%; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(4) { left: 33.333%; top: 48%; bottom: 0; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(5) { left: 50%; top: 0; bottom: 0; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(6) { left: 66.666%; top: 0; bottom: 0; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(7) { left: 83.333%; top: 0; height: 64%; }
.hero-companies .hc-grid i:nth-child(8) { left: 83.333%; top: 82%; bottom: 0; }

/* Layer 3: the marble chess trio, occluding the display tail */
.hero-companies .hc-art {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  left: 57.5%;
  bottom: 1.5%;
  height: 80%;
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 48px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.26));
}

/* Layer 4: captions with gradient drop caps */
.hero-companies .hc-cap {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.8);
}
.hero-companies .hc-cap-left { left: 16.6%; top: 57%; width: 236px; }
.hero-companies .hc-cap-right { left: 78%; top: 67.5%; width: 262px; }
.hero-companies .hc-drop {
  float: left;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 3.45rem;
  line-height: 0.78;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-right: 0.45rem;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
@supports ((-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text)) {
  .hero-companies .hc-drop {
    background: linear-gradient(97deg, var(--gold-foil-a) 15%, var(--gold-foil-b) 55%, var(--gold-foil-c) 85%);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }
}

/* Thumbnail rail bottom-left: ring stamp + checkerboard stagger */
.hero-companies .hc-thumbs { position: absolute; z-index: 4; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.hero-companies .hc-ring {
  position: absolute;
  left: 26px;
  top: calc(65% - 95px);
  width: 190px;
  height: 190px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.4);
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: 0.4;
}
.hero-companies .hc-ring::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 7px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.5);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.hero-companies .hc-thumb {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: #efece4;
  background-image: url("../assets/art/companies-hero.webp");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.18);
}
.hero-companies .hc-thumb-a {
  left: 120px; top: 52%;
  width: 96px; height: 109px;
  background-size: 390px auto;
  background-position: -8px -118px;
}
.hero-companies .hc-thumb-b {
  left: 24px; top: calc(52% + 118px);
  width: 96px; height: 109px;
  background-size: 300px auto;
  background-position: -205px -35px;
}
.hero-companies .hc-thumb-c {
  left: 120px; bottom: 0;
  width: 187px; height: 160px;
  background-size: 430px auto;
  background-position: -248px -20px;
}

/* White play circle with long soft shadow, anchored near the 33% grid line */
.hero-companies .hc-play {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 36%;
  top: 66%;
  width: 130px;
  height: 130px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 22px 30px 60px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.3);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.hero-companies .hc-play:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 22px 34px 66px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.34);
}
.hero-companies .hc-play-glyph {
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 20px solid #2e2e2e;
  border-top: 13px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 13px solid transparent;
  margin-left: 6px;
}

/* Right portrait card straddling the fifth grid line */
.hero-companies .hc-card {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  right: 23px;
  top: 43%;
  width: 166px;
  height: 176px;
  background-color: #efece4;
  background-image: url("../assets/art/companies-hero.webp");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 560px auto;
  background-position: -190px -80px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.18);
}

/* Giant white pagination bottom-right */
.hero-companies .hc-page {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  right: 26px;
  bottom: 4px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 5.3rem;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  color: var(--white);
}
.hero-companies .hc-page-total {
  font-size: 0.48em;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  opacity: 0.6;
  margin-left: 0.08em;
}

/* Entrance: gated on .js, driven by the site reveal observer (.in-view) */
.js .hero-companies.reveal { transform: none; }
.js .hero-companies .hc-line { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.1s, transform 0.9s var(--ease) 0.1s; }
.js .hero-companies .hc-line2 { transition-delay: 0.25s; }
.js .hero-companies .hc-kicker { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.45s; }
.js .hero-companies .hc-art { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(28px); transition: opacity 1.1s var(--ease) 0.35s, transform 1.1s var(--ease) 0.35s; }
.js .hero-companies .hc-cap,
.js .hero-companies .hc-thumbs,
.js .hero-companies .hc-play,
.js .hero-companies .hc-card,
.js .hero-companies .hc-page { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.8s; }
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-line { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-kicker { opacity: 1; }
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-art { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-cap,
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-thumbs,
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-play,
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-card,
.js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-page { opacity: 1; }

/* Mid-size */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-companies .hc-cap-right { left: auto; right: 2%; width: 230px; }
  .hero-companies .hc-card { display: none; }
}

/* Mobile: restack into a flowing column */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-companies .hc-stage {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    padding: 2rem var(--pad) 2.4rem;
  }
  .hero-companies .hc-thumbs,
  .hero-companies .hc-play,
  .hero-companies .hc-card,
  .hero-companies .hc-page { display: none; }
  .hero-companies .hc-kicker {
    position: static;
    order: 1;
    width: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .hero-companies .hc-display { position: static; order: 2; margin-top: 1rem; }
  .hero-companies .hc-line { font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 6.9vw, 2.4rem); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
  .hero-companies .hc-line1 { margin-left: 0; }
  .hero-companies .hc-art {
    position: static;
    order: 3;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 430px;
    height: auto;
    margin: 1.6rem auto 0;
    transform: none;
  }
  .js .hero-companies .hc-art { transform: translateY(28px); }
  .js .hero-companies.in-view .hc-art { transform: translateY(0); }
  .hero-companies .hc-cap { position: static; }
  .hero-companies .hc-cap-left { order: 4; width: auto; max-width: 340px; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
  .hero-companies .hc-cap-right { order: 5; width: auto; max-width: 340px; margin-top: 1rem; }
}

/* Reduced motion: everything visible, no transitions */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .js .hero-companies .hc-line,
  .js .hero-companies .hc-kicker,
  .js .hero-companies .hc-cap,
  .js .hero-companies .hc-thumbs,
  .js .hero-companies .hc-play,
  .js .hero-companies .hc-card,
  .js .hero-companies .hc-page {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
  .js .hero-companies .hc-art {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
  .hero-companies .hc-art { transform: translateX(-50%) !important; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) and (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-companies .hc-art { transform: none !important; }
}
/* ==== END companies.html ==== */

/* ==== PAGE HERO v2: group.html (DH16) ==== */
/* Staircase gallery after Daily Hero 16 (Arkkhe): blurred duotone color-field
   backdrop, three-line interlocking staircase display (left / right / indented,
   vertical step ~0.785em), dimensional marble portico layered ON TOP of the
   flat serif type, ghost meridian ornament as punctuation after the last line,
   right-edge circle rail with serif two-letter labels, editorial index row of
   serif numbers, manifesto paragraph bottom-right. Template palette (charcoal,
   teal/amber duotone, #F8C65A accent) translated to paper/ink; gold spent
   exactly as the template spends its accent: the four # glyphs, nowhere else. */

.hero-group {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 7vh, 4.5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f7f5f0 0%, #efece5 55%, #e8e4db 100%);
}
.hero-group .hg-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h));
  min-height: 640px;
  max-height: 980px;
}

/* Layer 1: the DH16 duotone color field, translated light — cool ink-tinted
   haze on the left third, warm gold-deep haze on the right and lower right */
.hero-group .hg-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(55% 85% at 6% 42%, rgba(40, 44, 48, 0.14) 0%, rgba(40, 44, 48, 0) 70%),
    radial-gradient(50% 70% at 96% 26%, rgba(138, 109, 31, 0.13) 0%, rgba(138, 109, 31, 0) 70%),
    radial-gradient(52% 64% at 84% 92%, rgba(138, 109, 31, 0.22) 0%, rgba(138, 109, 31, 0) 72%);
}

/* Layer 2: eyebrow, top-left (hairline dash in ink, not gold — accent budget) */
.hero-group .hg-eyebrow {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  left: var(--pad);
  top: clamp(1.1rem, 3.5vh, 2.4rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.hero-group .hg-eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line-strong);
  flex: none;
}

/* Layer 3: staircase display — three nowrap lines, line-height 1, each line
   pulled up 0.215em so tops step 0.785em apart and the words interlock */
.hero-group .hg-display {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 16%;
  pointer-events: none;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8.4vw, 7.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
@media (min-width: 761px) and (min-height: 800px) {
  .hero-group .hg-display { top: 21%; }
  .hero-group .hg-object { top: 24%; }
}
.hero-group .hg-line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.hero-group .hg-l1 { margin-left: 4.2%; }
.hero-group .hg-l2 { text-align: right; margin-right: 13.5%; margin-top: -0.215em; }
.hero-group .hg-l3 { margin-left: 12%; margin-top: -0.215em; }

/* Ghost meridian ornament: thin ink outline, punctuation after the last word
   (DH16's ghost clover after STUDIO, redrawn as the site's meridian mark) */
.hero-group .hg-ghost {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.5em;
  height: 0.5em;
  margin-left: 0.28em;
  vertical-align: 0.05em;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.4);
}

/* Layer 5 (topmost): the dimensional object floating OVER the flat type,
   anchored at the collision of lines 1 and 2 */
.hero-group .hg-object {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 12.5%;
  top: 20%;
  width: clamp(170px, 20.5vw, 300px);
  height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 44px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.3));
}

/* Right-edge rail: four thin-outline circles, serif two-letter labels
   (the group and its three brands: OM / NV / I8 / Q8) */
.hero-group .hg-rail {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  right: clamp(1.25rem, 4.2vw, 3.75rem);
  top: 21%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vh, 1.9rem);
}
.hero-group .hg-dot {
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.35);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Editorial index row, bottom-left: serif numbers with the gold # prefix
   (the template's only accent spend), sans labels at reduced opacity */
.hero-group .hg-index {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  left: var(--pad);
  bottom: clamp(2.2rem, 6vh, 3.4rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(1.8rem, 4.8vw, 4.8rem);
}
.hero-group .hg-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}
.hero-group .hg-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-group .hg-hash { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.hero-group .hg-label {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.55);
}

/* Manifesto paragraph, bottom-right, bottom-aligned with the index row */
.hero-group .hg-para {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  right: clamp(1.25rem, 8vw, 7.4rem);
  bottom: clamp(2.2rem, 6vh, 3.4rem);
  width: min(285px, 34vw);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Entrance: gated on .js, driven by the site reveal observer (.in-view) */
.js .hero-group.reveal { transform: none; }
.js .hero-group .hg-backdrop { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.3s var(--ease); }
.js .hero-group .hg-line {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease), transform 0.9s var(--ease);
}
.js .hero-group .hg-l1 { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.js .hero-group .hg-l2 { transition-delay: 0.3s; }
.js .hero-group .hg-l3 { transition-delay: 0.45s; }
.js .hero-group .hg-object {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.97);
  transition: opacity 1s var(--ease) 0.55s, transform 1s var(--ease) 0.55s;
}
.js .hero-group .hg-eyebrow,
.js .hero-group .hg-rail,
.js .hero-group .hg-index,
.js .hero-group .hg-para { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.8s; }
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-backdrop { opacity: 1; }
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-line { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-object { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-eyebrow,
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-rail,
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-index,
.js .hero-group.in-view .hg-para { opacity: 1; }

/* Mid-size: tighten the bottom band so index and paragraph never collide */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-group .hg-index { gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); }
  .hero-group .hg-para { width: 230px; right: var(--pad); }
  .hero-group .hg-rail { display: none; }
}

/* Mobile: restack into a flowing column, keep the object-over-type collision */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-group .hg-stage {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    padding: 2rem var(--pad) 2.6rem;
  }
  .hero-group .hg-eyebrow { position: static; order: 1; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .hero-group .hg-display {
    position: static;
    order: 2;
    align-self: stretch;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 6.8vw, 2.6rem);
  }
  .hero-group .hg-l1 { margin-left: 0; }
  .hero-group .hg-l2 { margin-right: 2%; }
  .hero-group .hg-l3 { margin-left: 9%; }
  .hero-group .hg-object {
    position: relative;
    order: 3;
    left: 8%;
    top: auto;
    width: min(52vw, 220px);
    margin-top: -1.4em;
    filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 26px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.28));
  }
  .hero-group .hg-index {
    position: static;
    order: 4;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
    margin-top: 2.4rem;
  }
  .hero-group .hg-para {
    position: static;
    order: 5;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 320px;
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
  }
}

/* Reduced motion: everything visible, no transitions */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .js .hero-group .hg-backdrop,
  .js .hero-group .hg-line,
  .js .hero-group .hg-object,
  .js .hero-group .hg-eyebrow,
  .js .hero-group .hg-rail,
  .js .hero-group .hg-index,
  .js .hero-group .hg-para {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}
/* ==== END group.html ==== */

/* ==== PAGE HERO v2: investors.html (DH28) ==== */
/* Guarded-door spotlight after Daily Hero 28 (Arkkhe): full-bleed photo stage
   under an elliptical vignette, giant blurred ghost word behind the subject,
   two staggered uppercase serif display lines (line 2 outdented), numbered
   depth rail 01/02/03 with descending size and opacity joined by hairlines,
   frosted caption slab with phyllotaxis ornament and dot-grid corner button,
   two frosted stat plaques, off-canvas thumbnail rail cut by the right edge,
   circular SCROLL DOWN text-on-path badge bleeding off the bottom. Template
   accent (#3b5374) is spent exactly once, on the CTA pill label; gold is
   therefore spent exactly once, on the CTA pill label. */

.hero-investors {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-h);
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 7vh, 4.5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #f6f4ef 0%, #efece5 60%, #e9e5dc 100%);
}
.hero-investors .hi-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-h));
  min-height: 640px;
  max-height: 980px;
}

/* Layer 1: full-bleed doorway photo (DH28's full-bleed crystal lotus) */
.hero-investors .hi-photo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 38%;
}

/* Layer 2: elliptical vignette, a bright hole over the subject and darkened
   frame edges, plus a paper wash on the left third so ink type stays legible */
.hero-investors .hi-vignette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(42% 62% at 17% 62%, rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.6) 0%, rgba(251, 250, 247, 0) 72%),
    radial-gradient(67% 108% at 50% 46%, rgba(43, 40, 34, 0) 58%, rgba(43, 40, 34, 0.12) 82%, rgba(43, 40, 34, 0.26) 100%);
}

/* Layer 3: ghost word (DH28's 400px blurred "Botanika" at 2 percent) */
.hero-investors .hi-ghost {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -0.18em;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(11rem, 27vw, 25rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.05);
  filter: blur(10px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Layer 4: staggered display, two uppercase serif lines, line 2 outdented */
.hero-investors .hi-display {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: var(--pad);
  top: clamp(3.2rem, 12.5vh, 7.5rem);
  pointer-events: none;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 4.4vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-investors .hi-line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.hero-investors .hi-l1 { margin-left: 1.15em; }

/* Numbered depth rail: 01/02/03 shrink and fade, joined by 1px hairlines */
.hero-investors .hi-rail {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: var(--pad);
  top: 46%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.3rem);
}
.hero-investors .hi-nums {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  width: 2.6rem;
}
.hero-investors .hi-num {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-investors .hi-n1 { font-size: 1.75rem; }
.hero-investors .hi-n2 { font-size: 1.15rem; opacity: 0.55; }
.hero-investors .hi-n3 { font-size: 0.9rem; opacity: 0.25; }
.hero-investors .hi-rule {
  width: 1px;
  background: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.28);
  margin: 0.7rem 0.75rem 0.7rem 0;
}
.hero-investors .hi-rule-1 { height: clamp(96px, 15vh, 150px); }
.hero-investors .hi-rule-2 { height: clamp(34px, 5.5vh, 52px); }
.hero-investors .hi-item { max-width: 265px; padding-top: 0.2rem; }
.hero-investors .hi-title {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-investors .hi-copy {
  margin-top: 0.95rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* CTA pill: solid ink slab whose label carries the hero's only gold */
.hero-investors .hi-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
  padding: 0.78rem 1.35rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.2);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: background 0.3s var(--ease), transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.hero-investors .hi-cta:hover { background: var(--black); transform: translateY(-1px); }

/* Frosted caption slab overlapping the doorway (DH28's glass card) */
.hero-investors .hi-card {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  left: 52.5%;
  top: 55%;
  width: clamp(250px, 21vw, 300px);
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 32px;
  background: rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.55);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 54px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.1);
}
.hero-investors .hi-spiral {
  width: 74px;
  height: 74px;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.55);
}
.hero-investors .hi-dots {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  right: 10px;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.06);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 3px);
  gap: 3px;
  place-content: center;
}
.hero-investors .hi-dots i {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.6);
}
.hero-investors .hi-dots i:nth-child(7) { grid-column: 2; }
.hero-investors .hi-card-h {
  margin-top: 1.35rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 215px;
}
.hero-investors .hi-card-b {
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.62);
}

/* Frosted stat plaques, right column (big serif figure + faded unit + label) */
.hero-investors .hi-plaques {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  right: 7%;
  top: clamp(1.6rem, 9vh, 5.5rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  width: clamp(140px, 10.8vw, 158px);
}
.hero-investors .hi-plaque {
  border-radius: 32px;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.4rem 1.3rem;
  background: rgba(251, 250, 247, 0.52);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.14);
}
.hero-investors .hi-stat {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.15rem;
}
.hero-investors .hi-unit {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.35);
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.hero-investors .hi-label {
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* Off-canvas thumbnail rail: rounded-32 crops of the same doorway art,
   the second card cut by the right frame edge (carousel suggestion) */
.hero-investors .hi-thumb {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  border-radius: 32px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.12);
  background-color: rgba(190, 183, 168, 0.4);
  background-image: url("../assets/art/investors-hero.webp");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.12);
}
.hero-investors .hi-thumb-a {
  left: 75%;
  top: 60%;
  width: clamp(185px, 18vw, 260px);
  height: clamp(200px, 19.5vw, 282px);
  background-size: 340%;
  background-position: 42% 30%;
}
.hero-investors .hi-thumb-b {
  left: 94.3%;
  top: 69%;
  width: clamp(150px, 14.5vw, 210px);
  height: clamp(150px, 14.5vw, 210px);
  background-size: 520%;
  background-position: 55% 62%;
}

/* Circular SCROLL DOWN badge: three concentric hairlines + text on a path,
   bleeding off the bottom edge exactly as in the template */
.hero-investors .hi-scroll {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  left: 14%;
  bottom: 0;
  transform: translateY(46%);
  width: clamp(200px, 19vw, 276px);
  color: var(--ink);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero-investors .hi-scroll svg { width: 100%; height: auto; overflow: visible; }
.hero-investors .hi-scroll-text {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.42em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  fill: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.6);
}
.hero-investors .hi-scroll-arrow { stroke: rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.7); }

/* Entrance: photo settles, lines rise in sequence, furniture fades in.
   Gated on html.js; .in-view is added by the shared reveal observer. */
.js .hero-investors.reveal { transform: none; }
.js .hero-investors .hi-photo {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(1.025);
  transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease), transform 1.4s var(--ease);
}
.js .hero-investors .hi-vignette,
.js .hero-investors .hi-ghost { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.3s var(--ease) 0.2s; }
.js .hero-investors .hi-line {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease), transform 0.9s var(--ease);
}
.js .hero-investors .hi-l1 { transition-delay: 0.2s; }
.js .hero-investors .hi-l2 { transition-delay: 0.35s; }
.js .hero-investors .hi-card {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px);
  transition: opacity 1s var(--ease) 0.55s, transform 1s var(--ease) 0.55s;
}
.js .hero-investors .hi-rail,
.js .hero-investors .hi-plaques,
.js .hero-investors .hi-thumb,
.js .hero-investors .hi-scroll { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease) 0.75s; }
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-photo { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-vignette,
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-ghost { opacity: 1; }
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-line { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-card { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-rail,
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-plaques,
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-thumb,
.js .hero-investors.in-view .hi-scroll { opacity: 1; }

/* Mid-size: drop the thumbnail rail, pull the card left, keep the plaques */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-investors .hi-thumb { display: none; }
  .hero-investors .hi-card { left: auto; right: 6%; top: 58%; }
  .hero-investors .hi-plaques { right: 6%; }
  .hero-investors .hi-scroll { left: auto; right: -4rem; bottom: -1rem; width: 180px; }
}

/* Mobile: static column — display, framed photo, rail item, card, plaques */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-investors .hi-stage {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 2.6rem var(--pad) 3rem;
  }
  .hero-investors .hi-photo {
    position: static;
    order: 2;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
    border-radius: 20px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(19, 19, 20, 0.1);
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
  }
  .hero-investors .hi-vignette,
  .hero-investors .hi-ghost,
  .hero-investors .hi-scroll { display: none; }
  .hero-investors .hi-display {
    position: static;
    order: 1;
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 7.4vw, 2.4rem);
  }
  .hero-investors .hi-line { white-space: normal; }
  .hero-investors .hi-l1 { margin-left: 0; }
  .hero-investors .hi-rail { position: static; order: 3; margin-top: 2rem; }
  .hero-investors .hi-rule-1 { height: 120px; }
  .hero-investors .hi-item { max-width: none; }
  .hero-investors .hi-card {
    position: static;
    order: 4;
    width: auto;
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
  }
  .hero-investors .hi-plaques {
    position: static;
    order: 5;
    flex-direction: row;
    width: auto;
    margin-top: 1.4rem;
  }
  .hero-investors .hi-plaque { flex: 1; }
}

/* Reduced motion: everything visible, no transitions */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .js .hero-investors .hi-photo,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-vignette,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-ghost,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-line,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-card,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-rail,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-plaques,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-thumb,
  .js .hero-investors .hi-scroll {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}
/* ==== END investors.html ==== */