/* Design round two · the mix
   Graphite + Cinch teal. Archivo headlines, Barlow text, Bebas Neue labels.
   The snap mark anchors the hero, snaps on arrival, and docks into the nav. */
:root {
  --g0: oklch(0.175 0.004 210);
  --g1: oklch(0.21 0.005 210);
  --g2: oklch(0.25 0.006 210);
  --g3: oklch(0.3 0.007 210);
  --bg: var(--g0);
  --bg-2: var(--g1);
  --bg-3: var(--g2);
  --ink: oklch(0.965 0.004 200);
  --ink-2: oklch(0.8 0.008 200);
  --ink-3: oklch(0.63 0.01 200);
  --line: oklch(0.33 0.007 210);
  --accent: #78c3b3;
  --accent-strong: #8fd0c1;
  --on-accent: oklch(0.2 0.01 200);
  --display: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --body: "Barlow", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --display-weight: 800;
  --display-tracking: -0.022em;
  --display-leading: 0.9;
  --wdth-tight: 68%;
  --radius: 14px;
  --btn-radius: 999px;
}

body {
  background: var(--g0);
  font-stretch: 100%;
}
.hd,
.stat-num,
.ix-row .c,
.rf-real,
.mk-add,
.in-q label {
  font-stretch: var(--wdth-tight);
}
.hd-xxl {
  font-size: clamp(48px, min(7.4vw, 12.5vh), 124px);
  line-height: 0.86;
}
.hd-xl {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 6.2vw, 100px);
  line-height: 0.9;
}
.hd-l {
  font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 56px);
}
.lbl {
  color: var(--accent);
}
.accent-dot {
  color: var(--accent);
}
.cinch-line {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.rv span {
  padding: 8px 14px;
  opacity: 0.75;
}

/* ---------- header: links only until the mark docks ---------- */
.site-head {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  transition:
    background-color 0.45s var(--ease-out),
    box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease-out);
}
.site-head.scrolled {
  background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--g0) 78%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.1);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(1.1);
}
.head-in {
  min-height: 68px;
}
.s-mark {
  color: var(--accent);
}
.s-mark .mark {
  width: 30px;
}
.s-links a {
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-weight: 500;
  position: relative;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out);
}
.s-links a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -5px;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--accent);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.s-links a:hover {
  color: var(--ink);
}
.s-links a:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}
/* the docking mark (motion.js) replaces the nav mark; without motion the nav mark stays */
.docking .site-head .s-mark .mark {
  visibility: hidden;
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero {
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: 0;
  padding-top: clamp(96px, 12vh, 132px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(72px, 12vh, 150px);
  align-content: start;
}
.hero-mark {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(72px, min(8.6vw, 15vh), 138px);
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: clamp(8px, 2vh, 24px);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.hero-mark .big {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.mark .spark,
.dock-mark .spark {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
}
.dock-mark {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  color: var(--accent);
  cursor: pointer;
  transform-origin: 0 0;
  will-change: transform;
}
.dock-mark svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  overflow: visible;
}
.dock-mark:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 6px;
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.docking .hero-mark .big {
  visibility: hidden;
}
.hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    transparent 45%,
    color-mix(in oklch, var(--g0) 70%, transparent) 80%,
    var(--g0)
  );
}
.hero .lede {
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

/* ---------- buttons, with the mark's sparks on hover ---------- */
.btn {
  border-color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--ink) 38%, transparent);
  color: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.btn:hover {
  border-color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--g0);
}
.btn-solid {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: var(--on-accent);
}
.btn-solid:hover {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--g0);
}
.btn-quiet {
  border-color: var(--line);
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.textlink {
  text-decoration-color: var(--accent);
}
.btn .sparks { position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; width: 20px; height: auto; pointer-events: none; color: var(--accent); transform-origin: 50% 100%; transform: translate(50%, -100%) rotate(40deg) translateY(-3px); overflow: visible; }
.btn .sparks .spark {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(6px) scale(0.5);
  transition:
    opacity 0.22s var(--ease-out),
    transform 0.32s var(--ease-out);
}
.btn:hover .sparks .spark,
.btn:focus-visible .sparks .spark {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}
.btn:hover .sparks .spark:nth-child(2) {
  transition-delay: 0.04s;
}
.btn:hover .sparks .spark:nth-child(3) {
  transition-delay: 0.08s;
}

/* ---------- sections: graphite panels that grow to full bleed ---------- */
.beat {
  background: var(--bg);
  isolation: isolate;
}
.beat::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: var(--bg);
  clip-path: var(--clip, inset(0 0 0 0 round 0px));
}
/* the beats alternate; with Beat 3 (#reframes) off the homepage, everything from the brief down flips (Sean, 2026-10-16) */
#thinking,
#how,
#fit {
  --bg: var(--g1);
  --prev: var(--g0);
}
#example,
#work {
  --bg: var(--g0);
  --prev: var(--g1);
}
/* the intake goes Cinch teal so it reads apart from the footer (Sean, 2026-10-16); the form card stays graphite */
#talk {
  --bg: var(--accent);
  --prev: var(--g1);
}
#talk .stack-m,
#talk .stack-m .lede,
#talk .stack-m .small,
#talk .stack-m .accent-dot {
  color: var(--on-accent);
}
#talk .stack-m :focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--on-accent);
}
.wipes .beat:not(.wiped):not(.hero) {
  background: var(--prev);
}

/* ---------- beat 2 ---------- */
#thinking .lede {
  max-width: 38ch;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* ---------- beat 3: diagnosing a card turns it teal and snaps ---------- */
.rf {
  background: var(--g2);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition:
    background-color 0.4s var(--ease-out),
    border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out),
    transform 0.35s var(--ease-out);
}
.rf:hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 55%, transparent);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.rf:active {
  transform: scale(0.985);
}
.rf.is-open {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--on-accent);
}
.rf.is-open .rf-surface {
  color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--on-accent) 70%, transparent);
}
.rf.is-open .rf-surface s {
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--on-accent), var(--on-accent));
}
.rf.is-open .rf-cue {
  color: var(--on-accent);
}
.rf .sparks {
  position: absolute;
  right: 22px;
  top: 18px;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  color: var(--on-accent);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.rf .sparks .spark {
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.5);
}
.rf.is-open .sparks .spark {
  animation: flick 0.55s var(--ease-out) both;
}
.rf.is-open .sparks .spark:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: 0.05s;
}
.rf.is-open .sparks .spark:nth-child(3) {
  animation-delay: 0.1s;
}
@keyframes flick {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.5);
  }
  60% {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.06);
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* ---------- beat 4 ---------- */
.brief {
  background: var(--g2);
}
.chip {
  border-color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 60%, transparent);
  color: var(--accent-strong);
}
.step-dots span.on {
  background: var(--accent);
}

/* ---------- beat 5: steps light up as you pass them ---------- */
.seq {
  border-top: 0;
  position: relative;
}
.seq::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--line);
}
.seq::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--accent);
  transform-origin: left;
  transform: scaleX(var(--draw, 1));
}
.seq > div + div {
  border-left-color: var(--line);
}
.seq > div {
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out);
}
.seq .n {
  color: var(--accent);
}
.terms > div {
  background: var(--g2);
}

/* ---------- beat 6 ---------- */
.range-head {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
}
.stat-num {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-variant-numeric: proportional-nums;   /* tabular digits centre the 1 and indent it */
  margin-left: -0.037em;                      /* the 1's own side bearing: its ink lines up with the label */
}
.ix-row {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
}
.ix-row::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; height: 2px; background: var(--accent); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease-out); }
.ix-row .c { transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out), transform 0.45s var(--ease-out); }
.ix-row:hover::after, .ix-row:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.ix-row:hover .c, .ix-row:focus-visible .c { color: var(--accent); transform: translateX(6px); }
.ix-row:hover .ar, .ix-row:focus-visible .ar { color: var(--accent); }

/* ---------- beat 7: one thread draws under the promise ---------- */
.promise::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 1.5px;
  width: 100%;
  background: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px);
  transform-origin: left;
  transform: scaleX(var(--draw, 1));
}

/* ---------- beat 8 ---------- */
.in-card {
  background: var(--g2);
}
.in-q textarea,
.in-q input {
  border-bottom-color: var(--g3);
}

.s-foot {
  border-top-color: var(--line);
}
.toast {
  background: var(--accent);
  color: var(--on-accent);
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .hero {
    padding-top: 96px;
    min-height: 92svh;
  }
  .hero-mark {
    width: 88px;
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .rf:hover {
    transform: none;
  }
  .rf.is-open .sparks .spark {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* without motion: one mark at a time */
html:not(.docking) .site-head .s-mark .mark { opacity: 0; }
html.nav-mark-on:not(.docking) .site-head .s-mark .mark { opacity: 1; }

/* ================= round three ================= */

/* ---------- ink ---------- */
.ink-stage { position: absolute; pointer-events: none; }
.ink-stage svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; overflow: visible; }
.ink-stage circle { fill: var(--accent); }
.hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.brush { position: absolute; overflow: visible; pointer-events: none; }
.brush-circle { left: -6%; top: -45%; width: 112%; height: 190%; }
.brush-under { left: -1%; top: 72%; width: 102%; height: 45%; }
.brush-scrawl { left: -4%; top: 70%; width: 108%; height: 80%; }   /* room under the word for the pass back */
#thinking .lede .brush-circle { left: -24%; width: 148%; top: -40%; height: 180%; }   /* a short word at body size needs the room to read as circled */
.brush-strike { left: -2%; top: 18%; width: 104%; height: 70%; }
.brush path { fill: none; stroke: var(--accent); stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; filter: url(#ink-rough); }
.inked { position: relative; white-space: nowrap; }

/* ---------- beat 2: the style fan, dealt across the full width ---------- */
.style-fan { position: relative; margin-top: clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px); }
.fan { position: relative; height: clamp(300px, 27vw, 400px); }
.fan-card { --x: calc((var(--i) - 2.5) * var(--gapx, 0px)); --r: calc((var(--i) - 2.5) * var(--tilt, 0deg));
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; width: clamp(150px, 15.5vw, 230px); margin: 0; transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform: translateX(calc(-50% + var(--x))) translateY(calc(var(--arc, 0px) * var(--d2, 0) + var(--lift, 0px))) rotate(var(--r)) scale(var(--grow, 1));
  transition: transform 0.55s var(--ease-out); z-index: calc(var(--i) + 1); }
.fan-card:nth-child(1), .fan-card:nth-child(6) { --d2: 6.25; }
.fan-card:nth-child(2), .fan-card:nth-child(5) { --d2: 2.25; }
.fan-card:nth-child(3), .fan-card:nth-child(4) { --d2: 0.25; }
.fan-card img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 10px; display: block; box-shadow: 0 26px 50px -22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); }
.fan-card figcaption { position: absolute; left: 10px; bottom: 10px; padding: 6px 10px 5px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(14, 17, 17, 0.82); color: var(--ink); font-size: 14px; transition: background-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), color 0.3s var(--ease-out); }
.fan-card:hover { --lift: -26px; --grow: 1.06; z-index: 20; }
.fan-card:hover figcaption { background: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); }

/* ---------- beat 3: surface images with a diagnostic lens ---------- */
.rf { min-height: 420px; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; align-content: end; grid-template-rows: none; background: var(--g2); }
.rf::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; background: var(--img) center / cover no-repeat; transition: transform 0.8s var(--ease-out), filter 0.5s var(--ease-out); }
.rf::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14, 17, 17, 0.05) 30%, rgba(14, 17, 17, 0.9) 88%); }
.rf:hover::before { transform: scale(1.03); }
.rf > .rf-surface, .rf > .rf-cue { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding: 0 clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px); }
.rf > .rf-surface { font-size: clamp(20px, 1.6vw, 24px); color: var(--ink); }
.rf > .rf-cue { padding-bottom: 24px; padding-top: 12px; color: var(--accent); }
.rf > .rf-real { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.lens { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 3; pointer-events: none; clip-path: circle(var(--r, 0px) at var(--x, 50%) var(--y, 50%)); transition: clip-path 0.12s linear; }
.lens::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--img) center / cover no-repeat; filter: grayscale(1) invert(1) contrast(1.25) brightness(0.92); }
.lens::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--accent); mix-blend-mode: multiply; opacity: 0.85; }
.lens-copy { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; display: grid; align-content: end; gap: 10px; padding: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px) clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px) 28px; color: var(--on-accent); background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 38%, color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 92%, transparent) 72%); }
.lens-copy .lbl { color: var(--on-accent); opacity: 0.75; }
.lens-copy .hd { font-size: clamp(30px, 2.8vw, 44px); line-height: 0.95; color: var(--on-accent); }
.rf.is-open { background: var(--g2); color: var(--ink); }
.rf.is-open .lens { transition: clip-path 0.7s var(--ease-out); }
.rf .sparks { z-index: 4; color: var(--on-accent); }

/* ---------- beat 4: the lead line, set large behind the section, rewrites itself ---------- */
#example { overflow: hidden; }
.brief-type { margin: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px) calc(-1 * var(--gutter)) 0 0; pointer-events: none; user-select: none;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-stretch: 68%; font-size: clamp(56px, 7.5vw, 140px); line-height: 0.9; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.bt-l { min-height: 0.9em; white-space: nowrap; color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--ink) 13%, transparent); transition: color 0.6s var(--ease-out); }
.bt-l .bt-w { display: inline-block; }
.bt-a.struck { color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--ink) 7%, transparent); }
.bt-a .brush path { stroke: color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 70%, transparent); transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.6s var(--ease-out); }
.bt-b { color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--ink) 22%, transparent); }
.bt-a.struck ~ .bt-b { color: var(--accent); }
.bt-l.caret::after { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 0.07em; height: 0.72em; margin-left: 0.05em; vertical-align: -0.02em; background: var(--accent); animation: bt-blink 1.05s steps(1) infinite; }
@keyframes bt-blink { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .bt-l.caret::after { animation: none; } }
#example .stepper { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.brief { gap: 22px; background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--g2) 94%, transparent); position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.brief .b-row { grid-template-columns: 110px minmax(0, 1fr); }
.brief .b-val { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.mk-circle { outline: 0; border-radius: 0; background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 42%, transparent) 58%, color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 42%, transparent) 94%, transparent 94%) no-repeat 0 0 / 0% 100%;
  -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; box-decoration-break: clone; transition: background-size 0.9s var(--ease-out); }
.mk-circle.on { background-size: 100% 100%; outline-color: transparent; }
.mk-strike { background-image: linear-gradient(var(--accent), var(--accent)); background-size: 0% 3px; background-position: 0 56%; -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone; box-decoration-break: clone; }
.mk-strike.on { background-size: 100% 3px; }

/* ---------- beat 5: a pinned story ---------- */
.how-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 80px); align-items: center; }
.how-copy { display: grid; gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px); }
.how-grid .seq { grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-top: 0; }
.how-grid .seq::before, .how-grid .seq::after { display: none; }
.how-grid .seq > div { padding: 18px 0 18px 22px; border-left: 2px solid var(--line); transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.4s var(--ease-out); }
.how-grid .seq > div + div { padding-left: 22px; border-left: 2px solid var(--line); }
.how-grid .seq > div.is-on { border-left-color: var(--accent); }
.how-grid .seq > div p { max-height: 0; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden; transition: max-height 0.5s var(--ease-out), opacity 0.4s var(--ease-out); }
.how-grid .seq > div.is-on p { max-height: 80px; opacity: 1; }
.how-ink { position: relative; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1; }
#how .terms { margin-top: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px); }

/* ---------- beat 7: brush marks on the promise ---------- */
#fit { overflow: hidden; }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.site-foot { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--g0); }
.foot-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 40px clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px); padding: clamp(56px, 7vw, 96px) 0 clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: start; }
.foot-mark { color: var(--accent); display: block; width: 56px; }
.foot-mark .mark { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.foot-col { display: grid; gap: 12px; justify-items: start; }
.foot-col .lbl { color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.foot-col > a { color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; background: linear-gradient(var(--accent), var(--accent)) no-repeat 0 100% / 0% 1.5px; padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out), background-size 0.35s var(--ease-out); }
.foot-col > a:hover { color: var(--ink); background-size: 100% 1.5px; }
.foot-base { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 22px 0 96px; }
.foot-legal { color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 14px; }
.foot-social { display: flex; gap: 12px; }
.foot-social a { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 999px; color: var(--ink-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); transition: color 0.3s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), transform 0.3s var(--ease-out); }
.foot-social a:hover { color: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.foot-social svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .foot-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .foot-mark { grid-column: 1 / -1; width: 48px; }
}
.s-foot { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .fan { height: auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 10px; }
  .fan-card { position: relative; left: auto; width: auto; transform: rotate(calc((var(--i) - 2.5) * 1.2deg)); }
  .fan { row-gap: 18px; }
  .fan-card figcaption { position: static; margin-top: 8px; padding: 0; background: none; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.1; }
  .rf { min-height: 340px; }
  .how-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .how-ink { max-width: 420px; margin: 0 auto; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .rf:hover::before { transform: none; }
}

/* the fanned deck can reach past narrow screens; clip sideways without breaking sticky */
#thinking { overflow-x: clip; }
html, body { overflow-x: clip; }

/* ---------- the range: a bigger 12, a headline that fills the row ---------- */
.stat-num { font-size: clamp(190px, 27vw, 400px); }
.range-head { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: center; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px); }
.range-head .hd-xl { font-size: clamp(40px, 5.3vw, 92px); }
@media (max-width: 880px) { .range-head .hd-xl .cinch-line { white-space: normal; } }

/* ---------- beat 7: role titles slide behind the copy ---------- */
.roles { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; display: grid; align-content: center; gap: 1.5vw; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.roles-row { font-family: var(--display); font-stretch: 68%; font-weight: 800; font-size: clamp(88px, 12vw, 210px); line-height: 0.92; white-space: nowrap; color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.4px color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 42%, transparent); will-change: transform; }
.roles-row-b { -webkit-text-stroke-color: color-mix(in oklch, var(--ink) 20%, transparent); }

/* ---------- hero: the thread field ---------- */
.threads { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 38%, #000 70%); mask-image: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6) 38%, #000 70%); }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .brief-type { font-size: clamp(56px, 19vw, 96px); margin-right: 0; }
  .stat-num { font-size: clamp(150px, 42vw, 220px); }
}

/* ---------- main nav: hairlines between the page links, Let's Talk as the one call to action ---------- */
.s-links { --nav-gap: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px); gap: var(--nav-gap); align-items: center; }
.s-links a { white-space: nowrap; }
.s-links a:not(:first-child):not(:last-child)::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: calc(var(--nav-gap) / -2); top: 50%; width: 1px; height: 14px;
  transform: translateY(-50%); background: color-mix(in oklch, var(--ink) 18%, transparent); }
.s-links a:last-child { margin-left: calc(var(--nav-gap) * -0.2); padding: 9px 18px 8px; border: 1px solid color-mix(in oklch, var(--accent) 65%, transparent); border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--accent-strong); transition: background-color 0.3s var(--ease-out), color 0.3s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out); }
.s-links a:last-child::after { display: none; }
.s-links a:last-child:hover { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--on-accent); }
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .s-links { --nav-gap: 18px; }
  .s-links a { font-size: 13px; }
  .s-links a:last-child { padding: 7px 12px 6px; margin-left: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .s-links { --nav-gap: 10px; }
  .s-links a { font-size: 12px; }
  .s-links a:last-child { padding: 6px 9px 5px; }
}

/* ---------- the 12 links to the list of categories on Get to Know Us (Sean, 2026-10-13) ---------- */
a.range-stat { text-decoration: none; }
a.range-stat .lbl { transition: color 0.2s ease; }
a.range-stat:hover .lbl, a.range-stat:focus-visible .lbl { color: var(--ink); }

/* ---------- phones only (Sean, 2026-10-13: mobile fixes, desktop untouched) ---------- */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .rf { transition: background-color 0.4s var(--ease-out), border-color 0.3s var(--ease-out); }   /* no transform transition: it fought the reveal and left the cards 30px low, on the counter row */
  .range-head { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; }   /* the 12 on top, the line full width under it */
}