/* ===========================================================================
   MADDS — About Us / Who We Are
   THEME FIX on the original "Aurora" design: layout, components and content
   are untouched — only the UI theme was corrected:
     · every translucent glass surface is now a SOLID brand panel
     · the ink palette is the site's deep purple family
       (#511396 · #260D4E · #080A2B — the same colours as style.css
        .spe / the navbar glass), instead of the old near-black ink
     · buttons use the site's own gradient (style.css .quote-btn)
   Brand colours kept as-is: #B51BB5 · #F0A400 · #AC20BC · #43D2E0. Type: Afacad.

   Every class is prefixed so this file can be dropped into the Django project
   next to style.css without touching any existing rule.
   =========================================================================== */

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Afacad:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&display=swap');

:root {
    /* brand */
    --magenta: #B51BB5;
    --orange: #F0A400;
    --violet: #AC20BC;
    --cyan: #43D2E0;
    --indigo: #8E4DFF;
    --blue: #3C6CFF;

    /* ink + paper — the SITE's deep purples (style.css: navbar glass #260D4E,
       dark section gradient #511396 → #080A2B) instead of the old near-black ink */
    --ink-0: #080A2B;
    --ink-1: #260D4E;
    --ink-2: #511396;
    --ink-3: #6A1CB8;
    --paper: #f7f2fd;
    --paper-2: #ece2f8;

    /* SOLID card surfaces — every translucent fill on the old design is
       replaced by one of these opaque purples */
    --panel: #341266;
    --panel-hi: #48198A;

    --text: #ffffff;
    --text-dim: rgba(247, 242, 253, .72);
    --text-ink: #1b0c3f;
    --text-ink-dim: rgba(27, 12, 63, .72);

    /* the site's single content width */
    --wrap: 88%;
    --max: 1440px;

    --r-sm: 10px;
    --r-md: 18px;
    --r-lg: 28px;

    --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);          /* ease-out-quint */
    --ease-io: cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1);
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- reset -- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: "Afacad", sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--text);
    background: var(--ink-0);
    overflow-x: clip;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
p { margin: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.015em; }
/* em { font-style: italic; } */

.wrap {
    width: var(--wrap);
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin-inline: auto;
}

/* ================================================================
   BACKGROUND FIELD — fixed layers behind everything.
   1. wash     : the deep ink gradient the whole page sits on
   2. orbs     : three blurred brand-colour blobs, slowly drifting
   3. patterns : five pattern layers, cross-faded by the JS timer AND
                 swapped per section (each section sets data-pattern)
   4. grain    : fine noise so the gradients never band
   ================================================================ */
.bgfield {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -1;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-2) 0%, var(--ink-1) 42%, var(--ink-0) 100%);
}

.bgfield__wash {
    position: absolute;
    inset: -10%;
    background:
        radial-gradient(58% 42% at 12% 8%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .30), transparent 62%),
        radial-gradient(52% 40% at 88% 12%, rgba(67, 210, 224, .18), transparent 60%),
        radial-gradient(64% 48% at 78% 92%, rgba(240, 164, 0, .14), transparent 62%),
        radial-gradient(70% 60% at 20% 96%, rgba(60, 108, 255, .18), transparent 60%);
    animation: bg-wash-drift 34s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes bg-wash-drift {
    from { transform: translate3d(-2%, -1%, 0) scale(1); }
    to   { transform: translate3d(2%, 2%, 0) scale(1.08); }
}

.bgfield__orb {
    position: absolute;
    width: 46vw;
    height: 46vw;
    min-width: 420px;
    min-height: 420px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    filter: blur(70px);
    opacity: .5;
    will-change: transform;
}

.bgfield__orb--a {
    top: -12vw; left: -8vw;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .55), rgba(181, 27, 181, 0) 68%);
    animation: orb-a 26s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

.bgfield__orb--b {
    top: 32vh; right: -14vw;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 60% 40%, rgba(67, 210, 224, .42), rgba(67, 210, 224, 0) 68%);
    animation: orb-b 32s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

.bgfield__orb--c {
    bottom: -18vw; left: 22vw;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(240, 164, 0, .34), rgba(240, 164, 0, 0) 68%);
    animation: orb-c 38s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes orb-a {
    from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
    to   { transform: translate3d(14vw, 10vh, 0) scale(1.18); }
}
@keyframes orb-b {
    from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1.1); }
    to   { transform: translate3d(-12vw, -8vh, 0) scale(.92); }
}
@keyframes orb-c {
    from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(.95); }
    to   { transform: translate3d(-10vw, -12vh, 0) scale(1.2); }
}

/* ---- the five changing patterns -------------------------------------- */
.bgfield__pat {
    position: absolute;
    inset: -20%;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 1.6s var(--ease);
    will-change: opacity, background-position;
}

.bgfield__pat.is-active { opacity: 1; }

.bgfield__pat[data-pat="dots"] {
    background-image: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, .26) 1.1px, transparent 1.3px);
    background-size: 26px 26px;
    animation: pat-pan-a 46s linear infinite;
}

.bgfield__pat[data-pat="hatch"] {
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,
        rgba(255, 255, 255, .12) 0 1px, transparent 1px 15px);
    animation: pat-pan-b 60s linear infinite;
}

.bgfield__pat[data-pat="grid"] {
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, .09) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .09) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 72px 72px;
    animation: pat-pan-a 70s linear infinite;
}

.bgfield__pat[data-pat="rings"] {
    background-image: repeating-radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%,
        rgba(255, 255, 255, .10) 0 1px, transparent 1px 46px);
    animation: pat-breathe 28s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

.bgfield__pat[data-pat="waves"] {
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='28' viewBox='0 0 140 28'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 14 C 17.5 0, 35 28, 52.5 14 S 87.5 0, 105 14 S 122.5 28, 140 14' fill='none' stroke='rgba(255,255,255,0.14)' stroke-width='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-size: 140px 28px;
    animation: pat-pan-c 40s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes pat-pan-a {
    from { background-position: 0 0; }
    to   { background-position: 260px 260px; }
}
@keyframes pat-pan-b {
    from { background-position: 0 0; }
    to   { background-position: 320px -320px; }
}
@keyframes pat-pan-c {
    from { background-position: 0 0; }
    to   { background-position: -420px 0; }
}
@keyframes pat-breathe {
    from { transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg); }
    to   { transform: scale(1.16) rotate(3deg); }
}

.bgfield__grain {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    opacity: .16;
    mix-blend-mode: overlay;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.5'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* ================================================================
   TYPOGRAPHY PRIMITIVES
   ================================================================ */
.eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .6em;
    font-size: .82rem;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-dim);
}

.eyebrow__pulse {
    width: 9px; height: 9px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--orange);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(240, 164, 0, .55);
    animation: pulse 2.8s ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes pulse {
    0%   { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(240, 164, 0, .5); }
    70%  { box-shadow: 0 0 0 14px rgba(240, 164, 0, 0); }
    100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(240, 164, 0, 0); }
}

.label {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .7em;
    font-size: .84rem;
    letter-spacing: .24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cyan);
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.label i {
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: .74rem;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    padding: .28em .72em;
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    background: var(--panel);
    border-radius: 100px;
    color: var(--text);
}

.label--ink { color: var(--magenta); }
.label--ink i { border-color: rgba(27, 12, 63, .28); color: var(--text-ink); }

.h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5.2vw, 4.55rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: .98;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.h2 em, .h2 i, .cta__title em, .hero__title em, .sect__head em, .about__copy em, .vm__inner em {
    font-style: normal !important;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--orange);
    position: relative;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.h2--ink { color: var(--text-ink); }
.h2--ink em { color: var(--magenta); }

.body {
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.22rem);
    line-height: 1.65;
    color: var(--text);
    max-width: 56ch;
}

.body--dim { color: var(--text-dim); }
.body--ink { color: var(--text-ink); }

/* hand-drawn-ish underline under the accent word */
.h2 em::after, .cta__title em::after, .hero__title em::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; right: 0; bottom: .02em;
    height: .075em;
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: currentColor;
    opacity: .38;
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: left;
    animation: underline-in 1.1s var(--ease) .5s forwards;
}

@keyframes underline-in { to { transform: scaleX(1); } }

/* ================================================================
   BUTTONS
   ================================================================ */
.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .7em;
    padding: .95em 1.65em;
    border-radius: 100px;
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .01em;
    transition: transform .45s var(--ease), box-shadow .45s var(--ease),
                background-color .35s var(--ease), color .35s var(--ease),
                border-color .35s var(--ease);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.btn svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; transition: transform .45s var(--ease); }
.btn:hover svg { transform: translateY(3px); }
.btn--lg { padding: 1.15em 2.15em; font-size: 1.12rem; }

.btn--solid {
    /* the site's own button gradient (style.css .quote-btn) */
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(185, 0, 255, 0.85), rgba(0, 88, 255, 0.85));
    background-size: 180% 100%;
    color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 16px 44px rgba(120, 20, 220, .32);
}

.btn--solid:hover {
    background-position: 100% 0;
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 56px rgba(67, 210, 224, .3);
}

.btn--ghost {
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    color: var(--text);
    background: var(--panel);
}

.btn--ghost:hover {
    border-color: var(--cyan);
    color: var(--cyan);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
}

/* ================================================================
   HEADER + FOOTER (preview chrome — not part of the page design)
   ================================================================ */
.pv-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 60;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
    width: var(--wrap);
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin-inline: auto;
    padding: .85rem 0;
    background: var(--ink-1);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    border-radius: 0 0 var(--r-md) var(--r-md);
}

.pv-logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; }
.pv-logo__word { font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .04em; }

.pv-logo__mark { display: inline-flex; gap: 3px; align-items: flex-end; height: 22px; }
.pv-logo__mark i { width: 5px; border-radius: 4px; display: block; }
.pv-logo__mark i:nth-child(1) { height: 12px; background: var(--magenta); }
.pv-logo__mark i:nth-child(2) { height: 22px; background: var(--orange); }
.pv-logo__mark i:nth-child(3) { height: 16px; background: var(--cyan); }

.pv-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.9rem; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.pv-nav a { color: var(--text-dim); transition: color .3s ease; }
.pv-nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
.pv-nav .is-current { color: #fff; position: relative; }
.pv-nav .is-current::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -8px;
    height: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--magenta), var(--orange), var(--cyan));
}

.pv-nav__cta {
    padding: .55em 1.25em;
    border-radius: 100px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
    color: #fff !important;
}

.pv-footer { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.4rem; }
.pv-footer__bar {
    height: 5px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--magenta) 0%, var(--orange) 35%, var(--violet) 66%, var(--cyan) 100%);
}
.pv-footer__inner {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding-top: 1.6rem;
    font-size: .95rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
}

/* ================================================================
   HERO
   ================================================================ */
.hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 92vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding: clamp(6rem, 12vh, 9rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 7vh, 5rem);
}

.hero__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, .85fr);
    gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
    align-items: center;
}

.hero__title {
    font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 7.4vw, 6.6rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: .94;
    letter-spacing: -.042em;
    margin: 1.6rem 0 1.9rem;
}

.hero__title .line { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.hero__title .line > span { display: block; }

.hero__lead {
    font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.55vw, 1.35rem);
    line-height: 1.62;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    max-width: 50ch;
}

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

/* floating manifesto slabs */
.hero__slabs {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1.05rem;
    perspective: 1200px;
}

.slab {
    position: relative;
    padding: 1.55rem 1.65rem;
    border-radius: var(--r-md);
    background: var(--panel);
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: transform .7s var(--ease), border-color .5s ease;
    animation: slab-float 9s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

.slab:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: -3s; transform: translateX(6%); }
.slab:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: -6s; transform: translateX(12%); }

.slab::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0 auto 0 0;
    width: 4px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--c1), var(--c2));
}

.slab:hover {
    transform: translateX(0) scale(1.02);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);
}

.slab__n {
    font-size: .76rem;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    color: var(--text-dim);
}

.slab__w {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    margin: .35rem 0 .4rem;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--c1), var(--c2));
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    color: transparent;
}

.slab p { font-size: .98rem; color: var(--text-dim); line-height: 1.55; }

@keyframes slab-float {
    from { translate: 0 0; }
    to   { translate: 0 -14px; }
}

/* section index rail */
.hero__index {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: .55rem 1.6rem;
    padding-top: 2.6rem;
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}

.hero__index a {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: .55em;
    font-size: .96rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    transition: color .35s ease, transform .45s var(--ease);
}

.hero__index a:hover { color: #fff; transform: translateY(-2px); }

.hero__index i {
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: .72rem;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: var(--orange);
}

.hero__scroll {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 1.9rem;
    translate: -50% 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .55rem;
    font-size: .74rem;
    letter-spacing: .26em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-dim);
}

.hero__scroll i {
    width: 1px;
    height: 46px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cyan), transparent);
    animation: scroll-cue 2.4s var(--ease-io) infinite;
    transform-origin: top;
}

@keyframes scroll-cue {
    0%   { transform: scaleY(0); opacity: 0; }
    35%  { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: 1; }
    100% { transform: scaleY(1) translateY(46px); opacity: 0; }
}

/* ================================================================
   TICKER
   ================================================================ */
.ticker { padding: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 3.6rem) 0; position: relative; }

.ticker__rule {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; right: 0; top: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent,
        rgba(181, 27, 181, .8), rgba(240, 164, 0, .8),
        rgba(67, 210, 224, .8), transparent);
    background-size: 200% 100%;
    animation: rule-flow 9s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes rule-flow {
    from { background-position: 0% 0; }
    to   { background-position: 200% 0; }
}

.ticker__row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

.ticker__row li {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .15rem;
    padding-left: 1.35rem;
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

.ticker__row b {
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4.6vw, 3.7rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    line-height: 1;
}

.ticker__row sup {
    font-size: .42em;
    vertical-align: super;
    color: var(--orange);
    margin-left: .12em;
}

.ticker__row span {
    font-size: .95rem;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-dim);
}

/* ================================================================
   SECTION SHELL
   ================================================================ */
.sect {
    position: relative;
    padding: clamp(4.5rem, 11vw, 9.5rem) 0;
}

.sect__head { max-width: 900px; margin-bottom: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem); }

.sect__head--split {
    max-width: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.sect__head--split .body { max-width: 34ch; padding-bottom: .55rem; }
.sect__intro { margin-top: 1.7rem; }

/* ================================================================
   01 · ABOUT — "the prism"
   ================================================================ */
.about__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
    gap: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 6rem);
    align-items: center;
}

.about__copy .body + .body { margin-top: 1.1rem; }

.pillars {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1px;
    margin-top: 2.6rem;
    background: var(--panel-hi);
    border-block: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
}

.pillars li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1.15rem 1.25rem;
    background: var(--panel);
    transition: background-color .4s ease, padding-left .5s var(--ease);
}

.pillars li:hover { background: var(--panel-hi); padding-left: 1.1rem; }

.pillars b {
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    min-width: 8.2rem;
    color: var(--orange);
}

.pillars span { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 1.02rem; }

/* the orbit graphic */
.prism {
    position: relative;
    width: min(100%, 520px);
    aspect-ratio: 1;
    margin-inline: auto;
}

.prism__ring {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

.prism__ring--1 { inset: 0;  animation: spin 46s linear infinite; border-style: dashed; border-color: rgba(181, 27, 181, .38); }
.prism__ring--2 { inset: 13%; animation: spin 34s linear infinite reverse; border-color: rgba(240, 164, 0, .32); }
.prism__ring--3 { inset: 26%; animation: spin 26s linear infinite; border-style: dotted; border-color: rgba(67, 210, 224, .38); }

.prism__dot {
    position: absolute;
    top: -5px; left: 50%;
    width: 10px; height: 10px;
    margin-left: -5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--cyan);
    box-shadow: 0 0 18px 3px rgba(67, 210, 224, .55);
}

.prism__ring--2 .prism__dot { background: var(--orange); box-shadow: 0 0 18px 3px rgba(240, 164, 0, .5); }
.prism__ring--3 .prism__dot { background: var(--magenta); box-shadow: 0 0 18px 3px rgba(181, 27, 181, .55); }

@keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

.prism__core {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 38%;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: grid;
    place-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 32% 28%, rgba(255, 255, 255, .22), transparent 62%),
        linear-gradient(140deg, var(--magenta), var(--violet) 45%, var(--blue));
    box-shadow: 0 22px 60px rgba(181, 27, 181, .38);
}

.prism__core b { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem); letter-spacing: -.03em; line-height: 1; }
.prism__core small { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .82; }

.prism__orbit { position: absolute; inset: 0; animation: spin 70s linear infinite; }

.prism__orbit li {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    width: 0; height: 0;
    transform: rotate(var(--a));
}

.prism__orbit li span {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; top: 0;
    translate: -50% -50%;
    transform: rotate(calc(var(--a) * -1));
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: .88rem;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: .52em 1.05em;
    border-radius: 100px;
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    background: var(--panel);
    color: var(--text-dim);
    margin-inline-start: min(43vw, 260px);
}

/* ================================================================
   02 · STORY — "the horizon line"
   ================================================================ */
.story { overflow: hidden; }

.horizon {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.horizon__line {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0; right: 0;
    top: 50%;
    translate: 0 -50%;
    width: 100%;
    height: 220px;
    overflow: visible;
}

.horizon__path {
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 2.5;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
}

.horizon__path--ghost { stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, .13); }

.horizon__path--live {
    stroke: url(#horizon-grad);
    stroke: var(--cyan);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 12px rgba(67, 210, 224, .55));
    stroke-dasharray: var(--len, 3000);
    stroke-dashoffset: var(--off, 3000);
    transition: stroke-dashoffset .18s linear;
}

.horizon__track {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
    gap: clamp(.9rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem);
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 520px;
}

.chap {
    position: relative;
    align-self: end;
    padding-bottom: 6.2rem;
    transition: transform .6s var(--ease);
}

.chap--up { align-self: start; padding-top: 6.2rem; padding-bottom: 0; }

.chap::after {  /* connector to the line */
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 1.55rem;
    width: 1px;
    height: 5.4rem;
    bottom: 1.2rem;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--c));
}

.chap--up::after { top: 1.2rem; bottom: auto; background: linear-gradient(0deg, transparent, var(--c)); }

.chap__year {
    display: block;
    font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 2.7vw, 2.35rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    color: var(--c);
    margin-bottom: .55rem;
}

.chap__card {
    padding: 1.35rem 1.45rem;
    border-radius: var(--r-md);
    background: var(--panel);
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    border-top: 3px solid var(--c);
    transition: transform .55s var(--ease), border-color .45s ease, background-color .45s ease;
}

.chap:hover .chap__card {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    background: var(--panel-hi);
    border-color: var(--panel-hi);
    border-top-color: var(--c);
}

.chap__card h3 { font-size: 1.22rem; margin-bottom: .45rem; }
.chap__card p { font-size: .97rem; color: var(--text-dim); line-height: 1.55; }

/* ================================================================
   03 · VISION & MISSION — "the horizon split"
   ================================================================ */
.vm {
    position: relative;
    padding: 0;
    background: transparent;
}

.vm__panel { position: relative; }

.vm__panel--vision {
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--paper) 0%, var(--paper-2) 100%);
    color: var(--text-ink);
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 84%, 0 100%);
    padding: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(7rem, 13vw, 11rem);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.vm__panel--vision::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -30% -10% auto auto;
    width: 52vw;
    height: 52vw;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .16), transparent 66%);
    animation: bg-wash-drift 30s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

.vm__panel--mission {
    background:
        radial-gradient(72% 92% at 82% 12%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .32), transparent 62%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-2), var(--ink-1));
    clip-path: polygon(0 16%, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
    margin-top: -8%;
    padding: clamp(7rem, 13vw, 11rem) 0 clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.vm__panel--mission::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,
        rgba(255, 255, 255, .07) 0 1px, transparent 1px 17px);
    animation: pat-pan-b 55s linear infinite;
}

.vm__seam {
    position: absolute;
    left: -5%; right: -5%;
    top: 50%;
    height: 5px;
    z-index: 3;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--magenta), var(--orange), var(--violet), var(--cyan));
    background-size: 200% 100%;
    transform: rotate(-6deg);
    box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(181, 27, 181, .55);
    animation: rule-flow 8s linear infinite;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.vm__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.vm__inner .body { margin-top: 1.65rem; }

.vm__points {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: .85rem;
    margin-top: 2.35rem;
}

.vm__points li {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .65em;
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: .72em 1.35em;
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid rgba(27, 12, 63, .18);
    color: var(--text-ink);
}

.vm__points--light li {
    background: var(--panel);
    border-color: var(--panel-hi);
    color: var(--text);
}

.tick {
    width: 18px; height: 18px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--magenta), var(--orange));
}

.tick::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 5px; top: 4px;
    width: 5px; height: 9px;
    border: 2px solid #fff;
    border-top: 0;
    border-left: 0;
    transform: rotate(42deg);
}

/* ================================================================
   04 · BELIEF — "the strand"
   ================================================================ */
.strand {
    position: relative;
    margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.strand__svg {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    top: 0;
    translate: -50% 0;
    width: min(320px, 28vw);
    height: 100%;
    overflow: visible;
}

.strand__p {
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 2.2;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-dasharray: 14 12;
    animation: strand-flow 5.5s linear infinite;
}

.strand__p--1 { stroke: rgba(181, 27, 181, .72); }
.strand__p--2 { stroke: rgba(67, 210, 224, .62); animation-direction: reverse; }

@keyframes strand-flow {
    to { stroke-dashoffset: -52; }
}

.strand__notes {
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    gap: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
}

.note {
    position: relative;
    width: min(42%, 470px);
    padding: 1.75rem 1.9rem;
    border-radius: var(--r-lg);
    background: var(--panel);
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    transition: transform .55s var(--ease), border-color .45s ease;
}

.note:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); border-color: var(--c); }
.note--right { margin-left: auto; }

.note__node {
    position: absolute;
    top: 2.15rem;
    width: 16px; height: 16px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--c);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, .1), 0 0 22px 3px var(--c);
}

.note:not(.note--right) .note__node { right: -7.5vw; }
.note--right .note__node { left: -7.5vw; }

.note h3 {
    font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.4vw, 1.95rem);
    margin-bottom: .6rem;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
}

.note p { color: var(--text-dim); font-size: 1.03rem; line-height: 1.6; }

/* ================================================================
   05 · WHY CHOOSE US — "the fold"
   ================================================================ */
.fold {
    display: flex;
    gap: .85rem;
    width: var(--wrap);
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    /* FIXED height — nothing inside a panel is allowed to change it */
    height: 500px;
}

.fold__panel {
    position: relative;
    flex: 1 1 0;
    min-width: 0;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: var(--r-lg);
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: var(--panel);
    border: 1px solid var(--panel-hi);
    transition: flex-grow .7s var(--ease), border-color .5s ease;
    will-change: flex-grow;
}

.fold__panel::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(165deg, var(--c1), var(--c2));
    opacity: .22;
    transition: opacity .6s ease;
}

.fold__panel:hover, .fold__panel:focus-visible, .fold__panel.is-open {
    flex-grow: 3.4;
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .28);
    outline: none;
}

.fold__panel:hover::before, .fold__panel:focus-visible::before, .fold__panel.is-open::before { opacity: .92; }

.fold__n {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.75rem; left: 1.55rem;
    font-size: .82rem;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
    z-index: 2;
}

/* Collapsed title: vertical, pinned to the bottom-left. It never changes
   writing-mode — it simply fades out while the open title fades in. */
.fold__t {
    position: absolute;
    left: 1.55rem;
    bottom: 2.15rem;
    z-index: 2;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.7vw, 1.62rem);
    letter-spacing: -.022em;
    white-space: nowrap;
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    transform: rotate(180deg);
    max-height: calc(100% - 4.3rem);
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity .3s ease .25s;
}

.fold__panel:hover .fold__t,
.fold__panel:focus-visible .fold__t,
.fold__panel.is-open .fold__t {
    opacity: 0;
    transition-delay: 0s;
}

/* Open content: absolutely positioned, fixed width, so it can never push
   the panel taller and never re-wraps while the panel is growing. */
.fold__body {
    position: absolute;
    left: 1.55rem;
    bottom: 2.15rem;
    z-index: 2;
    width: 25rem;
    max-width: calc(100% - 3.1rem);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(14px);
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}

.fold__body::before {
    content: attr(data-title);
    display: block;
    font-family: inherit;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.7vw, 1.62rem);
    letter-spacing: -.022em;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.fold__panel:hover .fold__body,
.fold__panel:focus-visible .fold__body,
.fold__panel.is-open .fold__body {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    pointer-events: auto;
    transition: opacity .45s ease .3s, transform .5s var(--ease) .3s;
}

.fold__body p {
    padding-top: .85rem;
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    line-height: 1.58;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .92);
    max-width: 42ch;
}

.fold__body ul {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: .55rem;
    padding: 1.15rem 0 .25rem;
}

.fold__body li {
    font-size: .88rem;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: .45em 1em;
    border-radius: 100px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
    background: var(--ink-0);
}

/* ================================================================
   CTA
   ================================================================ */
.cta {
    position: relative;
    padding: clamp(5rem, 11vw, 9.5rem) 0 clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.cta__aurora {
    position: absolute;
    inset: auto -10% -46% -10%;
    height: 92%;
    border-radius: 50% 50% 0 0;
    background:
        radial-gradient(60% 100% at 20% 100%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .52), transparent 66%),
        radial-gradient(60% 100% at 55% 100%, rgba(240, 164, 0, .32), transparent 66%),
        radial-gradient(60% 100% at 88% 100%, rgba(67, 210, 224, .38), transparent 66%);
    filter: blur(28px);
    animation: bg-wash-drift 26s var(--ease-io) infinite alternate;
}

.cta__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; text-align: center; display: grid; justify-items: center; }

.cta__title {
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.4vw, 5.6rem);
    line-height: .97;
    letter-spacing: -.038em;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.cta__inner .body { margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }
.cta__actions { margin-top: 2.5rem; }

.cta__contacts {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 1.1rem 3.2rem;
    margin-top: 3.4rem;
    padding-top: 2.2rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
    width: min(100%, 980px);
}

.cta__contacts li {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .22rem;
    text-align: left;
}

.cta__contacts b {
    font-size: .76rem;
    letter-spacing: .24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cyan);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.cta__contacts a, .cta__contacts span {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    color: var(--text-dim);
    max-width: 30ch;
    transition: color .35s ease;
}

.cta__contacts a:hover { color: #fff; }

/* ================================================================
   REVEAL SYSTEM
   ================================================================ */
[data-reveal] {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(26px);
    transition: opacity .95s var(--ease), transform .95s var(--ease);
    transition-delay: calc(var(--d, 0) * 90ms);
    will-change: opacity, transform;
}

[data-reveal].is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

[data-delay="1"] { --d: 1; }
[data-delay="2"] { --d: 2; }
[data-delay="3"] { --d: 3; }
[data-delay="4"] { --d: 4; }

/* ================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ================================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
    .hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .hero__slabs { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
    .slab:nth-child(2), .slab:nth-child(3) { transform: none; }
    .about__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .prism { width: min(100%, 420px); }
    .ticker__row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 2rem 1.25rem; }
    .fold { flex-wrap: wrap; height: auto; }
    .fold__panel { flex: 1 1 45%; height: auto; min-height: 230px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; padding: 2.15rem 1.55rem; }
    .fold__t { position: relative; left: auto; bottom: auto; writing-mode: horizontal-tb; transform: none; max-height: none; opacity: 1; margin-top: auto; }
    .fold__body { position: relative; left: auto; bottom: auto; width: auto; max-width: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
    .fold__body::before { display: none; }
    .fold__panel:hover .fold__t, .fold__panel:focus-visible .fold__t, .fold__panel.is-open .fold__t { opacity: 1; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
    body { font-size: 17px; }
    .pv-nav a:not(.pv-nav__cta) { display: none; }
    .horizon__line { display: none; }
    .horizon__track {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        min-height: 0;
        gap: 1.35rem;
        border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
        padding-left: 1.6rem;
    }
    .chap, .chap--up { padding: 0 0 0 .35rem; align-self: auto; }
    .chap::after, .chap--up::after {
        left: -1.68rem; top: 1.1rem; bottom: auto;
        width: 1.55rem; height: 1px;
        background: var(--c);
    }
    .strand__svg { display: none; }
    .note, .note--right { width: 100%; margin: 0; }
    .note__node { display: none; }
    .vm__panel--vision { clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 92%, 0 100%); padding-bottom: 8.5rem; }
    .vm__panel--mission { clip-path: polygon(0 8%, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%); padding-top: 8.5rem; }
    .hero__slabs { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .hero__scroll { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    :root { --wrap: 92%; }
    .fold__panel { flex: 1 1 100%; }
    .ticker__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .pillars li { flex-direction: column; gap: .15rem; }
}

/* ================================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   ================================================================ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
    *, *::before, *::after {
        animation-duration: .001ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: .18s !important;
    }
    [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
    .bgfield__pat[data-pat="dots"] { opacity: 1; }
}
/* ================================================================
   SOLID SECTION BACKGROUNDS
   Every section used to be transparent and sat directly on the fixed
   animated .bgfield (patterns + orbs), so the page looked see-through.
   Each section now paints its own opaque purple. Colours are chosen so
   each section's bottom edge matches the next section's top edge:
     hero ink-2→ink-1 | ticker ink-1 | about ink-1→ink-0
     story ink-0→ink-1 | vision/mission (own panels, see .vm)
     belief ink-1→ink-0 | why ink-0→ink-1 | cta ink-1→ink-0
   ================================================================ */
.bgfield { display: none; }   /* fully covered now; stop painting it */

.hero {
    background:
        radial-gradient(60% 55% at 12% 10%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .30), transparent 62%),
        radial-gradient(50% 50% at 90% 15%, rgba(67, 210, 224, .14), transparent 60%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-2) 0%, var(--ink-1) 100%);
}
.ticker { background: var(--ink-1); }
.about {
    background:
        radial-gradient(50% 45% at 8% 30%, rgba(67, 210, 224, .10), transparent 62%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-1) 0%, var(--ink-0) 100%);
}
.story {
    background:
        radial-gradient(55% 40% at 85% 10%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .18), transparent 62%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-0) 0%, var(--ink-1) 100%);
}
.vm { background: var(--ink-1); }   /* shows only in the diagonal gap between the two panels */
.belief {
    background:
        radial-gradient(50% 40% at 90% 70%, rgba(60, 108, 255, .16), transparent 62%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-1) 0%, var(--ink-0) 100%);
}
.why {
    background:
        radial-gradient(55% 40% at 12% 85%, rgba(181, 27, 181, .20), transparent 62%),
        linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-0) 0%, var(--ink-1) 100%);
}
.cta { background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-1) 0%, var(--ink-0) 100%); }
/* Who We Are orbit: horizontal, readable service labels */
.prism__orbit { animation: none; list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.prism__orbit li { width: auto; height: auto; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); }
.prism__orbit li span { position: static; display: block; translate: none; transform: none; margin: 0; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(1) { left: 50%; top: 2%; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(2) { left: 87%; top: 19%; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(3) { left: 99%; top: 58%; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(4) { left: 72%; top: 94%; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(5) { left: 28%; top: 94%; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(6) { left: 1%; top: 58%; }
.prism__orbit li:nth-child(7) { left: 13%; top: 19%; }
.prism__core small { letter-spacing: .12em; font-size: clamp(.55rem, 1vw, .72rem); }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
 .prism__orbit li span { font-size: clamp(.52rem, 2vw, .72rem); letter-spacing: .04em; padding: .48em .7em; }
 .prism__orbit li:nth-child(3) { left: 95%; }
 .prism__orbit li:nth-child(6) { left: 5%; }
}