/* =============================================================
   OPAL GRAPHIC — styles.css
   Brand: Obsidian Black · Pearl White · Opal Green · Deep Teal · Soft Gold
   Type:  Sora (display) · Poppins (body)

   Structure: dark hero (with its toned-down film) and the logo centred on
   top, the light menu bar across its foot. The page reads black; green is
   an accent only. Redesign of 29 Sep 2026 — see CLAUDE.md.
   ============================================================= */

/* =============================================================
   1. Tokens
   ============================================================= */
:root {
  --obsidian:      #1E1E1E;
  --obsidian-deep: #171717;
  --panel:         #232323;

  --pearl:         #F4F4F4;
  --pearl-80:      rgba(244, 244, 244, .80);
  --pearl-60:      rgba(244, 244, 244, .60);
  --pearl-40:      rgba(244, 244, 244, .40);
  --pearl-22:      rgba(244, 244, 244, .22);

  --opal:          #00A878;
  --opal-soft:     rgba(0, 168, 120, .18);
  --opal-faint:    rgba(0, 168, 120, .07);
  --teal:          #005F56;
  --gold:          #C1A96C;

  --line:          rgba(244, 244, 244, .11);
  --line-strong:   rgba(244, 244, 244, .20);

  /* ink on the light menu bar */
  --ink:           #1E1E1E;
  --ink-60:        rgba(30, 30, 30, .66);
  --ink-line:      rgba(30, 30, 30, .14);

  --display: "Sora", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --sans:    "Poppins", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;

  --shell:   1240px;
  --gutter:  clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  --section: clamp(5.5rem, 12vw, 10rem);
  --bar:     58px;

  /* Rounded corners, kept restrained: premium, not bubbly */
  --r-sm:   8px;    /* buttons, chips, fields, small cells */
  --r-md:   14px;   /* cards and section blocks */
  --r-lg:   20px;   /* dialogs and the big panels */

  --ease-out:  cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
  --ease-soft: cubic-bezier(.25, .46, .45, .94);
  --ease-in:   cubic-bezier(.7, 0, .84, 0);
}

/* =============================================================
   2. Reset & base
   ============================================================= */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; }

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  tab-size: 2;
  overflow-x: clip;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 72px;
}
html.is-locked { overflow: hidden; }

body {
  background: var(--obsidian);
  color: var(--pearl);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: clip;
  overscroll-behavior-y: none;
}

/* The hidden attribute must always win over a component's own display rule */
[hidden] { display: none !important; }

img, svg, video { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
img { height: auto; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; border: 0; background: none; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
p { text-wrap: pretty; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; padding: 0; }

/* One solid voice for every heading level */
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  color: var(--pearl);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
h1 em, h2 em, h3 em, h4 em { font-style: normal; color: inherit; }

::selection { background: var(--opal); color: var(--obsidian); }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--opal);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed; top: -100px; left: 1rem;
  z-index: 9999;
  padding: .7rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--pearl); color: var(--obsidian);
  font-weight: 600; border-radius: 4px;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

/* =============================================================
   3. Utilities
   ============================================================= */
.shell {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

.section {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  padding-block: var(--section);
  overflow: clip; /* contains the ghost type — 'clip' keeps sticky working */
}

.section-head { max-width: 64rem; margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem); }
.section-title { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.4vw, 4rem); max-width: 22ch; }
.section-sub {
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  max-width: 58ch;
  color: var(--pearl-60);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.125rem);
}

/* Tagline — fixed identity element, never translated */
.tagline {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--gold);
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
}
.tagline-sm {
  font-size: .95rem;
  border-left-width: 1px;
  color: rgba(193, 169, 108, .85);
}

/* Ghost outline typography (brand asset) */
.ghost {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .8;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(244, 244, 244, .055);
  white-space: nowrap;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  will-change: transform;
}
@supports not (-webkit-text-stroke: 1px #fff) {
  .ghost { color: rgba(244, 244, 244, .035); }
}
.ghost-hero    { font-size: clamp(9rem, 30vw, 30rem); left: -.06em; bottom: -.24em; }
.ghost-service { font-size: clamp(6rem, 18vw, 17rem); left: -.04em; bottom: 5%; }
.ghost-about   { font-size: clamp(6rem, 18vw, 17rem); right: -.04em; top: 5%; }

.brand-logo { width: clamp(150px, 17vw, 230px); height: auto; }
.nowrap { white-space: nowrap; }

/* =============================================================
   4. Background layers
   The cursor glow lives on desktop only, and stays discreet.
   Phones and tablets get a clean black ground.
   ============================================================= */
.bg-aura {
  display: none;
  position: fixed; inset: -20%;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(30vmax 30vmax at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 30%), rgba(0, 168, 120, .055), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(36vmax 36vmax at calc(var(--mx, 50%) + 10%) calc(var(--my, 30%) + 12%), rgba(0, 95, 86, .09), transparent 62%);
  filter: blur(30px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1.6s var(--ease-out);
}
@media (min-width: 960px) and (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .bg-aura { display: block; }
}
.is-ready .bg-aura { opacity: 1; }

.bg-grid {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .075) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 26px 26px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% 40%, #000 20%, transparent 78%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% 40%, #000 20%, transparent 78%);
  opacity: .8;
}

.bg-noise {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .3;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='140' height='140' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* =============================================================
   5. Splash
   ============================================================= */
.splash {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  z-index: 9998;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  background: var(--obsidian);
  animation: splashSafety .01s 3.4s forwards; /* safety net if JS never runs */
}
.splash-inner { display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: 1.4rem; }
.splash-logo { width: min(210px, 54vw); animation: splashIn .9s var(--ease-out) both; }
.splash-line {
  width: min(210px, 54vw); height: 1px;
  background: var(--line-strong);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.splash-line::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: var(--opal);
  transform-origin: left;
  animation: splashBar 1.15s var(--ease-soft) both;
}
@keyframes splashIn  { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); } }
@keyframes splashBar { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }
@keyframes splashSafety { to { opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0); } }
.splash.is-out {
  opacity: 0;
  clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: clip-path .9s var(--ease-in), opacity .7s .2s linear;
}

/* =============================================================
   6. Hero — logo on top, copy below
   ============================================================= */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  min-height: calc(100vh - var(--bar));
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--bar));
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 7vh, 5rem);
  overflow: clip;
}

/* Small screens: logo left, language right. From tablet up the logo centres. */
.hero-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-block: clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem);
}
.brand { justify-self: start; display: inline-flex; }
.brand img { transition: opacity .4s var(--ease-out); }
.brand:hover img { opacity: .82; }

.lang-switch {
  justify-self: end;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .35rem;
  padding: .32rem .65rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: border-color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.lang-switch:hover { border-color: var(--pearl-40); }
.lang-btn {
  font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  padding: .1rem .2rem;
  transition: color .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.lang-btn:hover { color: var(--pearl); }
.lang-btn.is-active { color: var(--opal); }
.lang-sep { color: var(--pearl-22); font-size: .7rem; }

.hero-body {
  align-self: center;
  display: grid; gap: 1.9rem; justify-items: start;
  padding-block: clamp(2rem, 6vh, 4rem);
}
.hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.6vw, 5rem); max-width: 16ch; }
.hero-sub {
  max-width: 46ch;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.14rem);
  color: var(--pearl-60);
}

/* Phones: both buttons share one column so they read as a pair */
.hero-actions {
  display: grid; gap: .8rem;
  width: min(320px, 100%);
  margin-top: .4rem;
}

/* =============================================================
   6b. Hero film
   ============================================================= */
/* The film behind the hero: toned down to near-monochrome and veiled,
   so the headline leads and the footage only suggests movement. */
.hero-media {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--obsidian);
}
.hero-video {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(.65) contrast(1.08) brightness(.95);
  transform: scale(1.04);
}
.hero-veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .06) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 26px 26px,
    radial-gradient(90% 85% at 14% 58%, rgba(30, 30, 30, .72), transparent 72%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(30, 30, 30, .82) 0%, rgba(30, 30, 30, .52) 34%, rgba(30, 30, 30, .6) 70%, rgba(30, 30, 30, .94) 100%),
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(0, 95, 86, .18), rgba(0, 95, 86, 0) 58%);
}
.hero-veil::after {            /* phones: the text spans the whole film, so it gets a little more shade */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: rgba(30, 30, 30, .3);
}
.ghost-hero { z-index: 1; }
.hero-top, .hero-body { position: relative; z-index: 2; }

/* =============================================================
   7. The light menu bar
   ============================================================= */
.navbar {
  position: sticky; top: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  background: var(--pearl);
  color: var(--ink);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--ink-line);
  transition: box-shadow .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.navbar.is-stuck { box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35); }
.navbar-inner {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  min-height: var(--bar);
}

.navbar-label {
  font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-60);
}

.nav-desktop { display: none; gap: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.8rem); margin-left: auto; }
.nav-link {
  position: relative;
  font-size: .92rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-60);
  padding-block: .4rem;
  transition: color .35s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav-link::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: .1rem;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--teal);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease-out);
}
.nav-link:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.nav-link:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.nav-link.is-active { color: var(--teal); font-weight: 600; }
.nav-link.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }

.navbar-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; }

/* Same outlined language as the hero pair, adapted to the light bar */
.btn-start {
  padding: .58rem 1.35rem;
  font-size: .82rem;
  color: var(--teal);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 95, 86, .5);
  background: transparent;
}
.btn-start:hover {
  background: var(--teal);
  border-color: var(--teal);
  color: var(--pearl);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0, 95, 86, .25);
}

.burger {
  position: relative;
  width: 38px; height: 38px;
  display: grid; place-items: center; gap: 6px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink-line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: border-color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.burger:hover { border-color: var(--teal); }
.burger span {
  display: block; width: 15px; height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--ink);
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease-out), background .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.burger span:first-child { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.burger span:last-child  { transform: translateY(3px); }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:first-child { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:last-child  { transform: rotate(-45deg); }

/* Mobile menu */
.menu-panel {
  position: fixed; inset: 0;
  z-index: 55;
  display: grid; align-content: center; gap: 2rem;
  padding: 6rem var(--gutter) 3rem;
  background: var(--obsidian-deep);
  clip-path: inset(0 0 100% 0);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: clip-path .7s var(--ease-out), opacity .4s linear;
}
.menu-panel.is-open { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.menu-nav { display: grid; gap: .2rem; }
.menu-nav a {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.5vw, 3rem);
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  padding-block: .5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: color .35s var(--ease-out), padding-left .45s var(--ease-out);
}
.menu-nav a:hover { color: var(--opal); padding-left: .6rem; }
.menu-cta { justify-self: start; }
.menu-tagline { align-self: end; }

/* =============================================================
   8. Buttons & microinteractions
   ============================================================= */
.btn {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .55rem;
  padding: .95rem 1.7rem;
  font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease-out), box-shadow .4s var(--ease-out),
              background .4s var(--ease-out), color .4s var(--ease-out), border-color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.btn-lg { padding: 1.05rem 2rem; font-size: .92rem; }
.btn-block { width: 100%; }

.btn-arrow { display: inline-block; transition: transform .45s var(--ease-out); }
.btn:hover .btn-arrow { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* Hero pair — outlined, as in the reference */
.btn-outline {
  color: var(--pearl);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .55);
  padding: 1rem 1.9rem;
}
.btn-outline:hover {
  color: var(--pearl);
  border-color: var(--opal);
  background: var(--opal-faint);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 168, 120, .12);
}
.btn-outline:active { transform: translateY(0); }

.btn-primary { background: var(--opal); color: #10201B; }
.btn-primary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 168, 120, .22);
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--opal), #00c48c);
}
.btn-primary:active { transform: translateY(0); }

/* =============================================================
   9. Services — the promise, and what it really buys
   ============================================================= */
.intro { display: grid; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.intro-head .section-title { max-width: 14ch; }

.intro-lead {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: var(--pearl);
  max-width: 28ch;
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.outcomes { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.outcome {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: clamp(3.2rem, 5vw, 4rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(.8rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding-block: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.outcome::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -1px;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), transparent 70%);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 1.3s var(--ease-out) .2s;
}
.outcome.is-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.outcome-n {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.04em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 168, 120, .75);
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out), transform .6s var(--ease-out);
}
@supports not (-webkit-text-stroke: 1px #fff) { .outcome-n { color: var(--opal); } }
.outcome:hover .outcome-n { color: rgba(0, 168, 120, .16); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.outcome-t { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.9vw, 1.35rem); line-height: 1.2; }
.outcome-p { margin-top: .45rem; color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .97rem; max-width: 44ch; }

/* =============================================================
   10. Anatomy — the product, read as the page it builds.
       On desktop the page in the frame travels to whatever the
       line beside it is describing; phones get a slow drift.
   ============================================================= */
.anatomy {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  margin-top: clamp(5rem, 11vw, 9rem);
}

.anat-view { position: relative; }
.anat-view::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  inset: 8% -6% -4%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(0, 95, 86, .3), transparent 72%);
  filter: blur(30px);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.anat-frame {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: #121212;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .75);
}
.anat-bar,
.pj-bar {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem;
  padding: .62rem .9rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(30, 30, 30, .96);
}
.anat-bar i,
.pj-bar i { width: 8px; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--pearl-22); }
.anat-bar i:first-child,
.pj-bar i:first-child { background: rgba(0, 168, 120, .6); }

.anat-screen { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; overflow: hidden; background: #f3f4f4; }
.anat-strip {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0;
  will-change: transform;
  animation: anatDrift 46s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.anat-strip img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
@keyframes anatDrift {
  0%, 6%    { top: 0;    transform: translateY(0); }
  94%, 100% { top: 100%; transform: translateY(-100%); }
}

.anat-copy { display: grid; align-content: start; }
.service-name {
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem);
  color: var(--gold);          /* service titles carry the gold, per the brand manual */
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.anat-lead {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  max-width: 50ch;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.1rem);
  color: var(--pearl-80);
}

.anat-list { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); }
.anat-item {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2.8rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: .9rem;
  padding-block: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.anat-item:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.anat-item::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: -1px;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), transparent 80%);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .9s var(--ease-out);
}
.anat-n {
  padding-top: .18rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  color: var(--opal);
  transition: color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.anat-item h4 { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.7vw, 1.2rem); transition: color .5s var(--ease-out); }
.anat-item p { margin-top: .3rem; color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; transition: color .5s var(--ease-out); }

/* =============================================================
   11. Process — the Signature Site Protocol
   ============================================================= */
.process {
  background: var(--obsidian-deep);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.ghost-process { font-size: clamp(6rem, 18vw, 17rem); right: -.04em; top: 3%; }

.proc { display: grid; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }

.proc-media {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
}
.proc-media img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 42%;
  filter: grayscale(.35) contrast(1.05) brightness(.78);
  transform: scale(1.08);
  transition: transform 1.8s var(--ease-out), filter .8s var(--ease-out);
}
.proc-media.is-visible img { transform: scale(1); }
.proc-media:hover img { filter: grayscale(.1) contrast(1.05) brightness(.85); }
.proc-media::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(23, 23, 23, 0) 30%, rgba(23, 23, 23, .82) 72%, rgba(23, 23, 23, .96)),
    linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(0, 95, 86, .2), transparent 60%);
}
.proc-time {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid; gap: .6rem;
  padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem);
}
.proc-time-n {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .2rem .8rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
}
.proc-time-n b {
  font-size: clamp(4.2rem, 9vw, 7rem);
  line-height: .82; letter-spacing: -.06em;
  color: var(--pearl);
}
.proc-time-n span {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.proc-time-p { color: var(--pearl-80); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 36ch; }

.proc-head .section-title { max-width: 14ch; }
.proc-steps { margin-top: clamp(2.2rem, 4.5vw, 3.2rem); }
.proc-step {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: clamp(4.2rem, 7vw, 5.6rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: clamp(.8rem, 2vw, 1.4rem);
  padding-block: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.8rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.proc-step:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.proc-n {
  grid-row: span 2;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.4vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: .85; letter-spacing: -.05em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(244, 244, 244, .28);
  transition: -webkit-text-stroke-color .5s var(--ease-out), color .5s var(--ease-out);
}
@supports not (-webkit-text-stroke: 1px #fff) { .proc-n { color: var(--pearl-22); } }
.proc-step:hover .proc-n { -webkit-text-stroke-color: var(--opal); color: rgba(0, 168, 120, .12); }
.proc-step h3 { font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.4rem); }
.proc-step p { margin-top: .4rem; color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .96rem; max-width: 46ch; }

/* =============================================================
   12. Getting started — ten minutes are yours, the rest is mine
   ============================================================= */
.start {
  margin-top: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem);
  padding-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.start-head { display: grid; gap: .9rem; max-width: 62ch; }
.start-title { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.8vw, 2.7rem); }
.start-sub { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.1rem); }

.start-steps {
  display: grid; gap: .9rem;
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem);
}
.start-step {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; gap: .55rem; align-content: start;
  padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem 1.7rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(244, 244, 244, .03), rgba(23, 23, 23, 0));
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .5s var(--ease-out), transform .5s var(--ease-out);
}
/* the two that are yours carry the green line */
.start-step:nth-child(-n+2)::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), transparent);
}
.start-step:hover { border-color: rgba(0, 168, 120, .4); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.start-n {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .8rem; letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.start-step h4 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin-top: .3rem; }
.start-step p { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .94rem; line-height: 1.6; }

.hosting {
  display: grid; gap: 1.4rem; align-items: center;
  margin-top: .9rem;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 2.2rem) clamp(1.4rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .3);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background:
    radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .045) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 22px 22px,
    linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(0, 95, 86, .2), rgba(23, 23, 23, .4));
}
.hosting-text { display: grid; gap: .55rem; }
.hosting-title { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.3rem); }
.hosting-text p { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 60ch; }
.hosting .hosting-code,
.price-code {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .55rem;
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.hosting .hosting-code { margin-top: .3rem; }
.hosting-code b,
.price-code b {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .9rem; letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--opal);
  padding: .32rem .8rem;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(0, 168, 120, .55);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
}

.soon {
  margin-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .5);
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  font-size: .92rem;
  max-width: 80ch;
}

/* =============================================================
   13. Pricing — worth on the left, price on the right
   ============================================================= */
.pricing-head .section-title { max-width: 20ch; }
.offer { display: grid; gap: 1.2rem; align-items: stretch; }

.stack {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: rgba(23, 23, 23, .7);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stack-title {
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 2.3rem) clamp(1.4rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem) 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem);
}
.stack-rows { margin-top: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.8rem); }
.stack-row {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: .4rem 1.4rem;
  padding: clamp(.95rem, 1.8vw, 1.15rem) clamp(1.4rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background .45s var(--ease-out);
}
.stack-row:hover { background: rgba(0, 168, 120, .05); }
.stack-label { flex: 1 1 16rem; min-width: 0; max-width: 52ch; color: var(--pearl-80); font-size: .96rem; }
.stack-bonus {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--opal);
  margin-right: .5rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.stack-val {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  transition: color .45s var(--ease-out);
}
.stack-row:hover .stack-val { color: var(--pearl-80); }
.stack-val--word {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.stack-total {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: grid; gap: .45rem; justify-items: start;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 2.2rem) clamp(1.4rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(0, 95, 86, .12), transparent 70%);
}
.stack-total-label,
.deal-label {
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.stack-total-n {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.04em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.stack-total-n s { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-decoration-color: rgba(244, 244, 244, .6); }
.stack-cur,
.price-cur {
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.stack-total-p { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 42ch; }

/* The price card: official figure first, then the launch offer */
.deal {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; gap: 1.35rem;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 2.3rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .35);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, #252525, #191919 70%);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -40px rgba(0, 168, 120, .35);
}
.deal::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--opal) 55%, transparent);
}
.deal-official {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; gap: .35rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
/* the nudge from the official price down to the offer */
.deal-official::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 0;
  width: 9px; height: 9px;
  border: solid var(--opal);
  border-width: 0 1px 1px 0;
  background: #1e1e1e;
  transform: translate(-50%, 50%) rotate(45deg);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px #1e1e1e;
  animation: dealNudge 2.6s var(--ease-soft) infinite;
}
@keyframes dealNudge {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(-50%, 30%) rotate(45deg); opacity: .6; }
  50%      { transform: translate(-50%, 70%) rotate(45deg); opacity: 1; }
}
.is-offer-over .deal-official::after { display: none; }
.is-offer-over .deal-official { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }

.deal-regular {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.4vw, 3.3rem);
  line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.04em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  color: var(--pearl);
}
.deal-p { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .93rem; max-width: 42ch; }

.deal-launch { display: grid; gap: .55rem; justify-items: start; }
.deal-flag {
  font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  padding: .4rem .9rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(193, 169, 108, .45);
  border-radius: 999px;
}
.price-was { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--pearl-40); }
.price-was s { text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
/* The real price. Gold is reserved for what the client actually pays. */
.price-now {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 8vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.045em;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.countdown { display: grid; gap: .7rem; margin-top: .6rem; }
.count-title {
  font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.count-row { display: flex; gap: .5rem; }
.count-cell {
  display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: .25rem;
  min-width: clamp(54px, 6vw, 64px);
  padding: .6rem .4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: rgba(30, 30, 30, .75);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
}
.count-cell b {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.02em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.count-cell small {
  font-size: .56rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.count-cell:last-child b { color: var(--opal); }

.deal-scarcity {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: -.4rem;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--pearl-60);
  font-size: .86rem;
}
.deal-scarcity::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .5em;
  width: 7px; aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--opal);
  animation: scarcityPulse 2.8s var(--ease-soft) infinite;
}
@keyframes scarcityPulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(0, 168, 120, .45); }
  70%      { opacity: .75; box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(0, 168, 120, 0); }
}

.deal-care { display: grid; gap: .45rem; padding-top: 1.35rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.price-care-amount {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  color: var(--pearl);
}
/* Opal Care is recommended, not imposed: the freedom to leave is stated out loud */
.price-cancel {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .6rem;
  margin-top: .2rem;
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.price-cancel::before {
  content: ""; flex: none;
  width: 6px; height: 10px;
  border: solid var(--opal);
  border-width: 0 1.5px 1.5px 0;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* Guarantee */
.guar {
  display: grid; gap: .9rem; align-items: center;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 2.4rem) clamp(1.4rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: rgba(0, 95, 86, .1);
}
.guar-title {
  position: relative;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.3vw, 1.6rem);
  padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.guar-title::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .1em; bottom: .1em;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--opal);
}
.guar-p { color: var(--pearl-80); font-size: .98rem; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 70ch; }
.guar-p strong { color: var(--pearl); font-weight: 600; }

/* =============================================================
   14. About — the studio and the person
   ============================================================= */
.about-top { display: grid; gap: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); align-items: center; }
.about-copy { display: grid; gap: 1.4rem; align-content: start; }
.about-copy .section-title { max-width: 13ch; margin-bottom: .4rem; }
.lead {
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--pearl);
  max-width: 34ch;
}
.about-p { color: var(--pearl-60); max-width: 56ch; }

.founder {
  display: grid; gap: .5rem;
  margin-top: .8rem;
  padding-top: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.founder-name {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
}
.founder-role {
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.founder-bio { margin-top: .4rem; color: var(--pearl-60); max-width: 54ch; }

/* The portrait floats: no mount, no frame — just the photo, with a soft
   halo behind it so it does not sit flat on the black. */
.founder-photo {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: clamp(230px, 30vw, 360px);
  justify-self: center;
}
.founder-photo::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  inset: -16% -14% -8%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(0, 95, 86, .38), transparent 72%);
  filter: blur(26px);
  z-index: 0;
}
.founder-photo img {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 18%;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.04) drop-shadow(0 22px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5));
  transition: filter .7s var(--ease-out), transform .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.founder-photo:hover img {
  filter: grayscale(.72) contrast(1.06) drop-shadow(0 28px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, .55));
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.pillars {
  display: grid; gap: 1px;
  margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 5rem);
  background: var(--line);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.pillar {
  background: var(--obsidian);
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem) clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem);
  display: grid; gap: .5rem; align-content: start;
  transition: background .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.pillar:hover { background: #222; }
.pillar h3 {
  font-size: 1.06rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: .7rem;
}
.pillar h3::before {
  content: ""; flex: none;
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  background: var(--opal);
  transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px);
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.pillar:hover h3::before { transform: rotate(135deg) translateY(-2px); }
.pillar p { font-size: .94rem; color: var(--pearl-60); }

/* =============================================================
   15. Work — the projects, moving
   ============================================================= */
.work { margin-top: clamp(5.5rem, 12vw, 9.5rem); }
.work-head { display: grid; gap: .9rem; max-width: 60ch; margin-bottom: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); }
.work-title { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.4vw, 3.2rem); }
.work-sub { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.1rem); }

.project { display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); align-items: center; }
.project + .project { margin-top: clamp(4.5rem, 10vw, 8rem); }

.project-stage { position: relative; padding: 0 9% 13% 0; }
.project--flip .project-stage { padding: 0 0 9% 11%; }

.pj-screen {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #111;
  box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -34px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease-out), border-color .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.pj-video {
  display: block;
  width: 100%; height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1280 / 712;
  object-fit: cover;
  background: #0d0d0d;
}
.project:hover .pj-screen { transform: translateY(-4px); border-color: rgba(0, 168, 120, .4); }

/* a tall slice of the same site that reads itself, slowly */
.pj-scroll {
  position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 2;
  width: 31%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4.1;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #f4f4f4;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -22px rgba(0, 0, 0, .85);
  transition: transform .8s var(--ease-out);
}
.pj-scroll img {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 100%; height: auto;
  animation: pjScroll 30s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes pjScroll {
  0%, 8%    { top: 0;    transform: translateY(0); }
  92%, 100% { top: 100%; transform: translateY(-100%); }
}
.project:hover .pj-scroll { transform: translateY(-8px); }

.pj-phone {
  position: absolute; left: -3%; bottom: -8%; z-index: 3;
  width: 32%;
  height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 26px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6));
  animation: opalFloat 7.5s ease-in-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.project-info { display: grid; gap: 1rem; justify-items: start; align-content: center; }
.project-name {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
}
.project-p { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .98rem; max-width: 46ch; }
.project-note {
  font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.project-info .btn { margin-top: .5rem; }

/* =============================================================
   16. FAQ — native <details>, so every answer is readable
       even with JavaScript switched off
   ============================================================= */
.ghost-faq { font-size: clamp(6rem, 18vw, 17rem); left: -.04em; bottom: 4%; }
.faq-grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.faq-head { display: grid; gap: 1.4rem; justify-items: start; align-content: start; }
.faq-head .section-title { max-width: 12ch; }
.faq-head .section-sub { margin-top: 0; max-width: 40ch; }

.faq-list { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.faq-item {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background .45s var(--ease-out);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
}
.faq-item[open] { background: rgba(0, 168, 120, .035); }

.faq-q {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  padding: clamp(1.05rem, 2.2vw, 1.4rem) clamp(.6rem, 1.5vw, 1.1rem);
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  transition: padding-left .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.faq-q::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-q::marker { content: ""; }
.faq-qt {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.7vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  transition: color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.faq-q:hover { padding-left: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); }
.faq-q:hover .faq-qt { color: var(--opal); }
.faq-item[open] .faq-qt { color: var(--pearl); }

.faq-ico {
  flex: none;
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 34px); aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  transition: border-color .45s var(--ease-out), background .45s var(--ease-out), transform .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.faq-ico::before,
.faq-ico::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 11px; height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--pearl);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease-out), background .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.faq-ico::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(90deg); }
.faq-q:hover .faq-ico { border-color: var(--opal); background: var(--opal-faint); transform: scale(1.06); }
.faq-item[open] .faq-ico { background: var(--opal); border-color: var(--opal); }
.faq-item[open] .faq-ico::before,
.faq-item[open] .faq-ico::after { background: #10201B; }
.faq-item[open] .faq-ico::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg); }

.faq-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: 0fr;
  transition: grid-template-rows .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.faq-item[open] .faq-panel { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.faq-a { min-height: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.faq-a p {
  padding: 0 clamp(.6rem, 1.5vw, 1.1rem) clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  max-width: 70ch;
  color: var(--pearl-60);
  font-size: .96rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

/* =============================================================
   17. Contact — a panel with presence, and the shared form styles
   ============================================================= */
.contact { padding-bottom: 0; }

.contact-panel {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 4.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  background:
    radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .05) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 22px 22px,
    linear-gradient(160deg, #242424, rgba(23, 23, 23, .9));
  overflow: hidden;
}
.contact-panel::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), var(--gold) 55%, transparent);
}
.contact-intro { display: grid; gap: 1.4rem; align-content: start; justify-items: start; }
.contact-title { font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.2vw, 4rem); max-width: 12ch; }
.contact-sub { color: var(--pearl-60); max-width: 40ch; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.1rem); }
.contact-tagline { margin-top: .8rem; }

.contact-mail {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: .4rem;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  padding-bottom: .3rem;
  transition: color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.contact-mail::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--opal);
  transform: scaleX(.18); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.contact-mail:hover { color: var(--opal); }
.contact-mail:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

/* Forms (shared by contact and the brief): quiet filled fields with a
   bottom line — easy to spot, easy to tap, still the brand's line work */
.form { display: grid; gap: 1.4rem; align-items: start; position: relative; }
.field { display: grid; gap: .5rem; min-width: 0; }
.field label,
.choice legend {
  font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--pearl-80);
  transition: color .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.field .opt { margin-left: .35rem; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--pearl-40); }
.field input,
.field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  font: inherit;
  font-size: .98rem;
  color: var(--pearl);
  background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .04);
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
  padding: .85rem .95rem;
  transition: border-color .4s var(--ease-out), background .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.field input:hover,
.field textarea:hover { background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .06); }
.field input[type="date"] { color-scheme: dark; }
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 6.5rem; }
.field input::placeholder,
.field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--pearl-22); }
.field input:focus,
.field textarea:focus { border-bottom-color: var(--opal); background: rgba(0, 168, 120, .06); outline: none; }
.field:focus-within > label { color: var(--opal); }
.field.has-error input,
.field.has-error textarea { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }

.field-note { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--pearl-40); }
.field-err {
  font-size: .76rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  min-height: 1em;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.has-error .field-err { opacity: 1; }

/* Choices: a plain pill, a card for single choices, a tile for several */
.choice { border: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0; min-width: 0; }
.choice legend { padding: 0; margin-bottom: .8rem; }
.choice-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; }
.chip { position: relative; cursor: pointer; }
.chip input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; width: 1px; height: 1px; pointer-events: none; }
.chip span {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .65rem;
  padding: .6rem 1.05rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: var(--pearl-80);
  transition: border-color .35s var(--ease-out), background .35s var(--ease-out), color .35s var(--ease-out);
}
/* the mark: round for one choice, square with a tick for several */
.chip span::before {
  content: ""; flex: none;
  width: 16px; height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--pearl-40);
  background: transparent center / 11px no-repeat;
  transition: background-color .3s var(--ease-out), border-color .3s var(--ease-out), box-shadow .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.chip input[type="checkbox"] + span::before { border-radius: 4px; }
.chip:hover span { border-color: var(--pearl-40); }
.chip input:checked + span { border-color: var(--opal); background: var(--opal-faint); color: var(--pearl); }
.chip input[type="radio"]:checked + span::before {
  border-color: var(--opal);
  background-color: var(--opal);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3.5px #1f2a26;
}
.chip input[type="checkbox"]:checked + span::before {
  border-color: var(--opal);
  background-color: var(--opal);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 12 12'%3E%3Cpath d='M2.5 6.3l2.3 2.2 4.7-5' fill='none' stroke='%2310201B' stroke-width='1.8' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.chip input:focus-visible + span { outline: 2px solid var(--opal); outline-offset: 3px; }

.choice-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .6rem; }
.chip.card span {
  display: grid; gap: .2rem; align-content: start;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem 1rem 2.9rem;
}
.chip.card span::before { position: absolute; left: 1.05rem; top: 1.1rem; }
.chip.card b { font-weight: 600; font-size: .94rem; color: var(--pearl); line-height: 1.35; }
.chip.card small { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--pearl-60); line-height: 1.45; }

.choice-tiles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .6rem; }
.chip.tile span { display: flex; width: 100%; height: 100%; padding: .85rem 1rem; }

.form-foot { display: grid; gap: .8rem; margin-top: .4rem; }
.form-note { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--pearl-40); text-align: center; }

.form.is-sent .field,
.form.is-sent .form-foot { display: none; }

.form-ok {
  display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; justify-items: center;
  padding: 2.4rem 1.5rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .35);
  background: rgba(0, 95, 86, .1);
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
}
.form-ok p { color: var(--pearl-80); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 40ch; }
.ok-check { width: 46px; height: 46px; fill: none; stroke: var(--opal); stroke-width: 2.4; }
.ok-check circle { stroke-dasharray: 152; stroke-dashoffset: 152; animation: okDraw .7s var(--ease-out) forwards; }
.ok-check path { stroke-dasharray: 48; stroke-dashoffset: 48; animation: okDraw .5s .45s var(--ease-out) forwards; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
@keyframes okDraw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }

/* bot trap — never shown to a person */
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }

.form-error {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  padding: .85rem 1.1rem;
  font-size: .88rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid rgba(193, 169, 108, .4);
  background: rgba(193, 169, 108, .07);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
}
.btn.is-busy { pointer-events: none; opacity: .65; }
.btn[disabled] { opacity: .35; pointer-events: none; }

/* =============================================================
   18. Finale — the opal is the call to action
   ============================================================= */
.finale {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  min-height: clamp(28rem, 72vh, 44rem);
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 9vw, 7rem);
  overflow: clip;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.finale-ghost {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  z-index: 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -34%);
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3.9rem, 15vw, 15.5rem);
  line-height: .8;
  letter-spacing: .5em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(244, 244, 244, .15);
  white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  user-select: none;
  transition: letter-spacing 2.2s var(--ease-out), opacity 1.6s var(--ease-out), -webkit-text-stroke-color 1s var(--ease-out);
}
@supports not (-webkit-text-stroke: 1px #fff) { .finale-ghost { color: rgba(244, 244, 244, .06); } }
.finale.is-in .finale-ghost { letter-spacing: -.04em; opacity: 1; }
.finale.is-hover .finale-ghost { -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(244, 244, 244, .26); }

.finale-cta {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  display: grid; justify-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}
.finale-cta:focus-visible { outline-offset: 14px; border-radius: 8px; }

/* entrance: rises out of blur */
.opal-float {
  display: block;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(80px) scale(.55);
  filter: blur(16px);
  transition: opacity 1.3s var(--ease-out) .3s, transform 1.7s var(--ease-out) .3s, filter 1.3s var(--ease-out) .3s;
}
.finale.is-in .opal-float {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  filter: none;
  animation: opalFloat 6.5s ease-in-out 2.1s infinite;
}

/* hover: tilt with the pointer and grow */
.opal-tilt {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: clamp(124px, 14vw, 180px);
  aspect-ratio: 315 / 367;
  transform: perspective(900px) rotateX(var(--rx, 0deg)) rotateY(var(--ry, 0deg)) scale(var(--s, 1));
  transition: transform .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale-cta:hover .opal-tilt { --s: 1.1; }
.finale-cta:active .opal-tilt { --s: .97; transition-duration: .2s; }

.opal-img {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 22px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6)) saturate(1.05);
  transition: filter .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale-cta:hover .opal-img { filter: drop-shadow(0 30px 55px rgba(0, 0, 0, .65)) saturate(1.3) brightness(1.08); }

.opal-glow {
  position: absolute; inset: -60%;
  z-index: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(225, 245, 240, .22), rgba(0, 168, 120, .10) 48%, rgba(193, 169, 108, .05) 62%, transparent 76%);
  opacity: .7;
  animation: opalBreath 5.2s ease-in-out infinite;
  transition: opacity .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale-cta:hover .opal-glow { opacity: 1; }

.opal-ring {
  position: absolute; inset: -26%;
  z-index: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: conic-gradient(from 0deg,
    rgba(0, 168, 120, 0) 0deg,
    rgba(0, 168, 120, .75) 70deg,
    rgba(193, 169, 108, .7) 130deg,
    rgba(140, 200, 230, .5) 190deg,
    rgba(0, 168, 120, 0) 250deg,
    rgba(0, 168, 120, 0) 360deg);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(closest-side, transparent 96%, #000 97%, #000 99.5%, transparent 100%);
          mask: radial-gradient(closest-side, transparent 96%, #000 97%, #000 99.5%, transparent 100%);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: opalSpin 12s linear infinite;
  transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale.is-in .opal-ring { opacity: .6; transition-delay: 1.2s; }
.finale-cta:hover .opal-ring { opacity: 1; transition-delay: 0s; }

/* a light sweep that only touches the stone itself */
.opal-shine {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(115deg, transparent 32%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .7) 47%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .15) 55%, transparent 68%);
  background-size: 260% 100%;
  background-position: 135% 0;
  -webkit-mask: url("assets/img/opal.webp?v=20260915") center / contain no-repeat;
          mask: url("assets/img/opal.webp?v=20260915") center / contain no-repeat;
  mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  opacity: .75;
  animation: opalShimmer 6s ease-in-out 2.6s infinite;
  transition: opacity .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale-cta:hover .opal-shine { opacity: 1; animation-duration: 2.4s; }

.finale-label {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3.2vw, 2.4rem);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  color: var(--pearl);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 1s var(--ease-out) 1s, transform 1s var(--ease-out) 1s, letter-spacing .6s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale.is-in .finale-label { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.finale-label::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -.4em;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), var(--gold));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition: transform .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.finale-cta:hover .finale-label { letter-spacing: .005em; }
.finale-cta:hover .finale-label::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

@keyframes opalFloat   { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); } 50% { transform: translateY(-12px); } }
@keyframes opalBreath  { 0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); } 50% { transform: scale(1.12); } }
@keyframes opalSpin    { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes opalShimmer { 0%, 50% { background-position: 135% 0; } 85%, 100% { background-position: -35% 0; } }

/* =============================================================
   19. Footer
   ============================================================= */
.site-footer {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  background: var(--obsidian);
  padding-block: clamp(.5rem, 2vw, 1.5rem) clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
}
.footer-rule { height: 1px; background: rgba(0, 168, 120, .45); }

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-areas: "mail" "loc" "nav" "social";
  gap: 1.1rem;
  padding-block: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.4rem);
}
.footer-mail   { grid-area: mail; }
.footer-loc    { grid-area: loc; }
.footer-nav    { grid-area: nav; }
.footer-social { grid-area: social; }

.footer-mail,
.footer-loc,
.footer-nav a {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.45vw, 1.18rem);
  color: var(--pearl);
}
.footer-mail {
  position: relative;
  justify-self: start;
  transition: color .35s var(--ease-out);
}
.footer-mail:hover { color: var(--opal); }

.footer-social { display: flex; gap: 1.5rem; align-items: center; }
.footer-social a {
  display: block;
  width: 34px; height: 34px;
  color: var(--pearl);
  transition: color .35s var(--ease-out), transform .45s var(--ease-out);
}
.footer-social a:hover { color: var(--opal); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.footer-social svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }

.footer-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem 1.1rem; }
.footer-nav a {
  position: relative;
  transition: color .35s var(--ease-out);
}
.footer-nav a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: -2px;
  width: 100%; height: 1px;
  background: var(--opal);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease-out);
}
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--opal); }
.footer-nav a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }

.footer-bottom {
  display: grid; justify-items: center;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  padding-top: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4.2rem);
  text-align: center;
}
.footer-logo img { width: clamp(132px, 13vw, 170px); transition: opacity .4s var(--ease-out); }
.footer-logo:hover img { opacity: .8; }
.footer-copy { font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.4vw, 1.15rem); color: var(--pearl); }


/* =============================================================
   20. Terms and conditions — same dialog pattern as the brief:
        the <dialog> itself scrolls (Safari), the page is not locked
   ============================================================= */
.legal-shell {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4.5vw, 3.2rem) clamp(1.3rem, 4vw, 3rem) clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
}
.legal-shell::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--opal) 55%, transparent);
}
.legal[open] .legal-shell { animation: briefIn .6s var(--ease-out); }

.legal-head { display: grid; gap: .8rem; padding-right: 3rem; }
.legal-title { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem); }
.legal-sub { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .98rem; max-width: 62ch; }
.legal-date {
  font-size: .64rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.legal-date b { color: var(--opal); font-weight: 600; }

.legal-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 3.6vw, 2.6rem);
  padding-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.legal-sec { display: grid; gap: .55rem; }
.legal-sec h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.7vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.legal-sec p {
  color: var(--pearl-60);
  font-size: .95rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  max-width: 78ch;
}
.legal-sec p b { color: var(--pearl); font-weight: 600; }

.legal-foot {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.1rem 2rem;
  margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 3.6vw, 2.4rem);
  padding-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.legal-foot-text { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 46ch; }

/* The quiet links that open it */
.footer-terms {
  margin-left: .6rem;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  text-decoration-color: var(--line-strong);
  transition: color .4s var(--ease-out), text-decoration-color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.footer-terms:hover { color: var(--opal); text-decoration-color: var(--opal); }


/* =============================================================
   21. Start a project — the brief dialog
       A rail on the left says where you are; the questions sit on
       the right, one step at a time. On phones the rail folds into
       the header and a slim progress bar.
   ============================================================= */
/* The dialog itself is the scroll container. Letting an inner panel do the
   scrolling looks the same but breaks on Safari, where the form could not
   be scrolled past the fold. */
.brief,
.legal {
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--pearl);
  width: min(820px, calc(100% - 1.5rem));
  max-width: none;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 1.5rem);
  max-height: calc(100dvh - 1.5rem);
  margin: auto;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}
.brief { width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 1.5rem)); }
.brief::backdrop,
.legal::backdrop { background: rgba(8, 8, 8, .8); }
@supports (backdrop-filter: blur(6px)) {
  .brief::backdrop,
  .legal::backdrop { background: rgba(8, 8, 8, .64); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); }
}
@keyframes briefIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px) scale(.985); } }

.brief-shell {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  background: var(--obsidian);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  overflow: clip;              /* rounds the corners without breaking the sticky rail */
}
.brief[open] .brief-shell { animation: briefIn .6s var(--ease-out); }
.brief-shell::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; z-index: 3;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), var(--gold) 55%, transparent);
}

.brief-close {
  position: absolute; z-index: 4;
  top: clamp(.9rem, 2.5vw, 1.3rem); right: clamp(.9rem, 2.5vw, 1.3rem);
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--obsidian);
  transition: border-color .35s var(--ease-out), transform .5s var(--ease-out);
}
.brief-close span::before,
.brief-close span::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%;
  width: 15px; height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--pearl);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
}
.brief-close span::after { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(-45deg); }
.brief-close:hover { border-color: var(--opal); transform: rotate(90deg); }

/* The rail */
.brief-rail {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  display: grid; gap: 1.3rem; align-content: start;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.2rem) clamp(1.3rem, 5vw, 2.2rem) 1.2rem;
}
.rail-top { display: grid; gap: .75rem; justify-items: start; padding-right: 3.2rem; }
.brief-opal { width: 40px; height: auto; animation: opalFloat 6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.brief-title { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4vw, 2.3rem); }
.brief-sub { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 40ch; }
.rail-steps, .rail-note { display: none; }

.rail-step,
.phase {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .85rem;
  width: 100%;
  padding: .55rem .7rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 500;
  text-align: left;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  transition: color .35s var(--ease-out), background .35s var(--ease-out);
}
.rail-step b,
.phase b {
  flex: none;
  width: 28px; aspect-ratio: 1;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--obsidian);
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  transition: background .35s var(--ease-out), border-color .35s var(--ease-out), color .35s var(--ease-out);
}
.rail-step:disabled { cursor: default; }
.rail-step:not(:disabled):hover { color: var(--pearl); background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .04); }
.rail-step.is-done,
.phase.is-done { color: var(--pearl-80); }
.rail-step.is-done b,
.phase.is-done b { background: var(--opal); border-color: var(--opal); color: #10201B; }
.rail-step.is-now,
.phase.is-now { color: var(--pearl); background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .05); }
.rail-step.is-now b,
.phase.is-now b { border-color: var(--opal); color: var(--opal); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(0, 168, 120, .12); }

/* phones: the three phases sit in a row under the title */
.phases { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .3rem .6rem; }
.phases .phase { width: auto; padding: .35rem .5rem .35rem .35rem; font-size: .8rem; }

.rail-note { font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--pearl-40); }

/* The questions */
.brief-main {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.3rem, 5vw, 2.2rem) clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.2rem);
}

/* Progress on phones — sticky, so you always know where you are */
.bp {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2;
  margin-inline: calc(-1 * clamp(1.3rem, 5vw, 2.2rem));
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
  padding: .85rem clamp(1.3rem, 5vw, 2.2rem) .9rem;
  background: var(--obsidian);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.bp-meta {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .9rem;
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.bp-count b { font-family: var(--display); color: var(--opal); }
.bp-name { color: var(--pearl-80); }
.bp-track { height: 2px; margin-top: .75rem; background: var(--line); border-radius: 2px; overflow: hidden; }
.bp-fill {
  display: block; height: 100%; width: 14%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--opal), var(--gold));
  transition: width .7s var(--ease-out);
}
.bp-arrows { margin-left: auto; display: flex; gap: .4rem; }
.bp-arrow {
  width: 30px; height: 30px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: .78rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
  transition: color .3s var(--ease-out), border-color .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.bp-arrow:hover { color: var(--opal); border-color: var(--opal); }
.bp-arrow[disabled] { opacity: .3; pointer-events: none; }

/* One step at a time */
.bstep { display: none; }
.bstep.is-active { display: block; animation: stepIn .55s var(--ease-out); }
@keyframes stepIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } }
.bstep-title { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.8vw, 1.9rem); margin-bottom: .6rem; }
.bstep-hint { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .96rem; max-width: 54ch; margin-bottom: 1.9rem; }

/* Domain owner details — a quiet sub-panel that folds away when the
   client registers the domain himself */
.reg {
  padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem 1.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .02);
}
.reg legend { float: left; width: 100%; margin-bottom: .45rem; color: var(--pearl); font-weight: 600; }
.reg-note { clear: both; font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--pearl-60); max-width: 64ch; margin-bottom: 1.2rem; }

/* The hosting step: how to hire it, in four short moves */
.host-guide {
  display: grid; gap: 1.4rem;
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.8rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .3);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background:
    radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .04) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 22px 22px,
    linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(0, 95, 86, .2), rgba(23, 23, 23, .4));
}
.host-list { display: grid; gap: .85rem; }
.host-list li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 26px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: .8rem; align-items: start; }
.host-list b {
  width: 26px; aspect-ratio: 1;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .6);
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: var(--display); font-size: .7rem;
  color: var(--opal);
}
.host-list p { font-size: .93rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--pearl-80); }
.host-list strong { color: var(--pearl); font-weight: 600; }
.host-cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 1rem 1.4rem; }
.host-cta .hosting-code {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .55rem;
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.host-access {
  display: grid; gap: .4rem;
  margin: 1.2rem 0 1.8rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--opal);
}
.host-access h4 { font-size: 1rem; }
.host-access p { font-size: .92rem; color: var(--pearl-60); max-width: 62ch; }
.host-access strong { color: var(--pearl); font-weight: 600; }

/* The review, grouped by step */
.summary { display: grid; gap: .8rem; }
.sum-group {
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem .6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .02);
}
.sum-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; margin-bottom: .35rem; }
.sum-title { font-size: .98rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.sum-edit {
  font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--opal);
  padding: .3rem .7rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  transition: background .3s var(--ease-out);
}
.sum-edit:hover { background: var(--opal-faint); }
.sum-rows div { display: grid; gap: .15rem; padding-block: .6rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sum-rows dt { font-size: .78rem; color: var(--pearl-40); }
.sum-rows dd { margin: 0; color: var(--pearl-80); font-size: .93rem; white-space: pre-line; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }

.brief-nav {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 2.2rem; padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.brief-nav-gap { flex: 1; }
.btn-quiet { color: var(--pearl-40); padding: .8rem .2rem; }
.btn-quiet:hover { color: var(--pearl); }
.btn-quiet:hover .btn-arrow--back { transform: translateX(-5px); }

.brief-legal {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: .82rem;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.brief-legal a,
.pay-note a {
  color: var(--pearl-60);
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
  text-decoration-color: var(--line-strong);
  transition: color .4s var(--ease-out), text-decoration-color .4s var(--ease-out);
}
.brief-legal a:hover,
.pay-note a:hover { color: var(--opal); text-decoration-color: var(--opal); }

/* After sending — payment, then the hand-off */
.brief-after { padding-top: .6rem; }
.pay {
  display: grid; gap: 1.4rem; justify-items: start;
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 168, 120, .3);
  background:
    radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .04) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 22px 22px,
    linear-gradient(160deg, #242424, rgba(23, 23, 23, .9));
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
}
.pay-title { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem); }
.pay-lead { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; max-width: 52ch; }
.pay-figures { display: grid; gap: .3rem; justify-items: start; }
.pay-was { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--pearl-40); }
.pay-now {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.04em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.pay-code {
  display: inline-flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: .65rem;
  margin-top: .6rem;
  font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--pearl-40);
}
.pay-code b {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .92rem; letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--opal);
  padding: .35rem .85rem;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(0, 168, 120, .55);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
}
.is-offer-over .pay-was,
.is-offer-over .pay-code { display: none; }
.pay-confirm {
  display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; justify-items: start;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: .3rem; padding-top: 1.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.pay-note { font-size: .8rem; color: var(--pearl-40); max-width: 54ch; }

.after-top { display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: 1rem; text-align: center; padding-block: .5rem 1.8rem; }
.after-title { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem); }
.after-sub { color: var(--pearl-60); max-width: 52ch; }
.after-lead {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.8vw, 1.25rem);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.after-steps { display: grid; gap: .7rem; }
.after-step {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 1rem 1.15rem; align-items: start;
  padding: 1.3rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  background: rgba(244, 244, 244, .02);
}
.after-n {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(0, 168, 120, .75);
}
@supports not (-webkit-text-stroke: 1px #fff) { .after-n { color: var(--opal); } }
.after-body { display: grid; gap: .5rem; justify-items: start; }
.after-body h4 { font-size: 1.06rem; }
.after-body p { color: var(--pearl-60); font-size: .95rem; }
.after-body strong { color: var(--pearl); font-weight: 600; }
.after-body .btn { margin-top: .6rem; }

.after-confirm { display: grid; gap: 1.3rem; justify-items: start; margin-top: 1.8rem; }
.chip-wide span { align-items: flex-start; padding: .85rem 1.15rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.chip-wide span::before { margin-top: .2em; }

.after-done { display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: 1.3rem; text-align: center; padding-block: 2.5rem; }

/* =============================================================
   22. Reveal & split-text motion
   ============================================================= */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(30px);
  transition: opacity .9s var(--ease-out), transform .9s var(--ease-out);
}
.reveal.is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* Defensive: an element that is both .reveal and split must never stay hidden */
.reveal[data-split] { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

.split-word {
  display: inline-block;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(.6em);
  transition: opacity .85s var(--ease-out), transform .85s var(--ease-out);
}
.is-split-in .split-word { opacity: 1; transform: none; }


/* =============================================================
   23. Responsive — only 540, 720 and 960
   ============================================================= */
@media (min-width: 540px) {
  .form { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1.4rem 1.6rem; }
  .field-full, .form-foot, .form-ok { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .hero-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .9rem; width: auto; }
  .choice-cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(170px, 1fr)); }
  .choice-tiles { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(190px, 1fr)); }
  .sum-rows div { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.4fr); gap: 1rem; }
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .hero-veil::after { display: none; }
  .hero-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; }
  .brand { grid-column: 2; justify-self: center; }
  .lang-switch { grid-column: 3; }

  .pillars { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .start-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .hosting { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; column-gap: 2.4rem; }
  .guar { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .36fr) minmax(0, .64fr); column-gap: 2.4rem; }
  .proc-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    grid-template-areas: "mail social" "loc nav";
    align-items: center;
    row-gap: 1.6rem;
  }
  .footer-social, .footer-nav { justify-self: end; }
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .nav-desktop { display: flex; }
  .navbar-label { display: none; }
  .burger { display: none; }

  /* services: the promise stays in view while the outcomes pass */
  .intro { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, .95fr); align-items: start; }
  .intro-head { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--bar) + 3rem); }

  .anatomy { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; }
  .anat-view { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--bar) + 2rem); }
  .anat-screen { aspect-ratio: 5 / 5.4; }
  .anat-strip { animation: none; transition: transform 1.3s var(--ease-out); }
  .anat-item h4, .anat-item p { color: var(--pearl-40); }
  .anat-item .anat-n { color: var(--pearl-22); }
  .anat-item.is-active h4 { color: var(--pearl); }
  .anat-item.is-active p { color: var(--pearl-60); }
  .anat-item.is-active .anat-n { color: var(--opal); }
  .anat-item.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

  .proc { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr); align-items: start; }
  .proc-media { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--bar) + 2rem); aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
  .start-steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }

  .offer { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, .9fr); }

  .about-top { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .8fr); }
  .founder-photo { justify-self: end; }

  .project { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, .5fr); gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }
  .project--flip { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .5fr) minmax(0, 1.5fr); }
  .project--flip .project-stage { order: 2; }

  .faq-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr); align-items: start; }
  .faq-head { position: sticky; top: calc(var(--bar) + 2.5rem); }

  .contact-panel { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr); }

  /* the brief: rail on the left, questions on the right */
  .brief-shell { grid-template-columns: 290px minmax(0, 1fr); min-height: min(700px, calc(100dvh - 1.5rem)); }
  .brief-shell::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 0;
    width: 290px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
    background:
      radial-gradient(rgba(244, 244, 244, .045) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 22px 22px,
      linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(0, 95, 86, .26), rgba(23, 23, 23, .3) 65%);
  }
  .brief-rail {
    position: sticky; top: 0; align-self: start;
    min-height: min(700px, calc(100dvh - 1.5rem));
    grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 2.6rem 1.6rem 2rem 2rem;
  }
  .rail-top { padding-right: 0; }
  .brief-title { font-size: 2rem; }
  .brief-sub { font-size: .9rem; }
  .rail-steps { display: grid; gap: .15rem; }
  .rail-steps li { position: relative; }
  /* the thread that joins the numbers */
  .rail-steps li:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1;
    left: calc(.7rem + 14px); top: 50%;
    width: 1px; height: 100%;
    background: var(--line-strong);
  }
  .rail-steps[hidden] { display: none; }
  .phases { display: grid; gap: .15rem; }
  .phases[hidden] { display: none; }
  .phases .phase { width: 100%; padding: .55rem .7rem; font-size: .9rem; }
  .rail-note { display: block; align-self: end; }

  .bp { display: none; }
  .brief-main { padding: 3rem clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem) 2.6rem; }
  .bstep-title { padding-right: 3rem; }
}

/* Laptops with a short viewport — keep the whole hero on one screen */
@media (min-width: 960px) and (max-height: 900px) {
  .hero-body { padding-block: 1.5rem; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.6vw, 4.2rem); }
}

/* =============================================================
   24. Reduced motion — only genuinely intrusive effects
       (hovers, fades, reveals and slow loops stay ON)
   ============================================================= */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .ghost { transform: none !important; }
  .opal-float { transform: none; filter: none; }
  .finale-ghost { letter-spacing: -.04em; }
}