:root {
  --black:  #08080b;
  --panel:  #131313;
  --white:  #f3f2ef;
  --off:    #c9c9c9;
  --muted:  #6f6f6f;
  --rule:   rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.16);
  --rule-soft: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.09);
  --accent: #c9a14a;
  --accent-soft: rgba(201, 161, 74, 0.55);
  --burgundy: #b65563;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; scroll-behavior: smooth; }

html { background: #06060a; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
/* living backdrop: slow drifting warm + cool glows give the black depth (fixed, breathes) */
body::before {
  content: ""; position: fixed; inset: -20%; z-index: -2; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(42% 40% at 16% 10%, rgba(201,161,74,0.10), transparent 72%),
    radial-gradient(46% 44% at 88% 28%, rgba(96,124,178,0.07), transparent 74%),
    radial-gradient(52% 50% at 62% 104%, rgba(201,161,74,0.05), transparent 76%);
  animation: aurora 32s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  will-change: transform;
}
@keyframes aurora {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-2%, -3%, 0) scale(1.08); }
}
/* fine photographic film grain (fixed, static) for texture and depth */
body::after {
  content: ""; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27200%27%20height%3D%27200%27%3E%3Cfilter%20id%3D%27n%27%3E%3CfeTurbulence%20type%3D%27fractalNoise%27%20baseFrequency%3D%270.82%27%20numOctaves%3D%272%27%20stitchTiles%3D%27stitch%27%2F%3E%3CfeColorMatrix%20type%3D%27saturate%27%20values%3D%270%27%2F%3E%3C%2Ffilter%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27200%27%20height%3D%27200%27%20filter%3D%27url%28%23n%29%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E");
  background-size: 200px 200px;
  opacity: 0.06;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { body::before { animation: none; } }
/* content sits above the living backdrop */
.page { position: relative; z-index: 0; }
::selection { background: var(--white); color: var(--black); }

a { color: inherit; }

.mono {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.shell { max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 5rem); }
.display { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }

/* ---------- Header / Nav (sticky) ---------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 60;
  padding-top: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  transition: background 0.4s ease, padding 0.3s ease, backdrop-filter 0.4s ease;
}
.site-header.scrolled {
  background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.82);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  padding-top: clamp(0.7rem, 2vw, 1rem); padding-bottom: clamp(0.7rem, 2vw, 1rem);
}
.masthead { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; text-decoration: none; }
.brand .mark {
  font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem); color: var(--white); line-height: 1;
}

.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 2.4rem); }
.nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 2.2rem); }
.nav-links > a, .nav-drop > button {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 0.66rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--off); text-decoration: none; background: none; border: 0;
  padding: 0.35rem 0; cursor: pointer; position: relative; transition: color 0.25s ease;
}
.nav-links > a::after, .nav-drop > button::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 100%; bottom: -0.15rem; height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent); transition: right 0.3s ease;
}
.nav-links > a:hover, .nav-drop > button:hover,
.nav-links > a.current { color: var(--white); }
.nav-links > a:hover::after, .nav-drop:hover > button::after,
.nav-links > a.current::after { right: 0; }

.nav-drop { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; }
.nav-drop > button::before { content: ""; }
.nav-menu {
  position: absolute; top: 100%; left: -0.9rem; padding-top: 0.8rem; min-width: 180px;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease, visibility 0.25s;
}
.nav-drop:hover .nav-menu, .nav-drop:focus-within .nav-menu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0); }
.nav-menu-inner {
  background: rgba(15,15,15,0.96); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 0.35rem;
}
.nav-menu a {
  display: block; padding: 0.55rem 0.55rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--off);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; font-size: 0.66rem;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}
.nav-menu a:hover { background: rgba(245,245,245,0.05); color: var(--white); }

.nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; padding: 0.4rem; color: var(--white); }
.nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 24px; height: 2px; background: var(--white); margin: 5px 0; transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease; }
.nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav.open .nav-toggle span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: block; z-index: 70; }
  .nav-links {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: center;
    gap: 1.6rem; padding: 2rem clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 3rem); background: rgba(5,5,5,0.97);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px); backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    transform: translateX(100%); transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); z-index: 65;
  }
  .nav.open .nav-links { transform: translateX(0); }
  .nav-links > a, .nav-drop > button { font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
  .nav-drop { width: 100%; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .nav-menu { position: static; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; padding-top: 0.8rem; min-width: 0; }
  .nav-menu-inner { background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; }
  .nav-menu a { padding: 0.5rem 0; font-size: 0.72rem; }
}

/* rotating descriptor */
.rotator { position: relative; display: inline-block; height: 0.74rem; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: baseline; transition: width 0.5s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); }
.rot-word {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.30em;
  font-size: 0.6rem; line-height: 0.74rem; color: var(--off);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(0.55rem);
  transition: opacity 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1);
}
.rot-word.active { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .rot-word { transition: opacity 0.3s ease; transform: none; } .rotator { transition: none; } }

.rotator--brand { height: auto; overflow: visible; }
.rotator--brand .vsizer { visibility: hidden; font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1; }
.rotator--brand .rot-word { top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; line-height: 1; }
.rotator--brand .rot-word.active { top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); }
.rotator--brand .rot-word--global { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1; color: var(--white); }

.rule { height: 1px; background: var(--rule); }
.rule.soft { background: var(--rule-soft); }

/* ---------- Home hero ---------- */
.hero { padding: clamp(3.4rem, 10vw, 8rem) 0 clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem); display: grid; gap: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); }
.hero .kicker { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.1rem; }
.hero .kicker::after { content: ""; flex: 0 0 56px; height: 1px; background: var(--rule); }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .hero .kicker::after { display: none; } }
.hero h1 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 7.6rem); line-height: 0.96; letter-spacing: -0.035em; margin: 0; color: var(--white); }
.hero h1 .influence { display: block; }
.rotator--verb { height: auto; overflow: visible; }
.rotator--verb .rot-word { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; font-size: 1em; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.035em; text-transform: none; color: var(--off); transform: none; transition: opacity 0.5s ease; }
.rotator--verb .rot-word:first-child { position: relative; }
.rotator--verb .rot-word.active { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.standfirst { max-width: 48ch; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.1vw, 1.32rem); font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--off); }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .standfirst { margin-left: auto; margin-right: 5%; } }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 1rem; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ---------- Page hero (interior pages) ---------- */
.page-hero { padding: clamp(2.6rem, 7vw, 5.5rem) 0 clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.page-hero .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.6rem); }
.page-hero h1 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 5.4rem); line-height: 0.98; letter-spacing: -0.035em; margin: 0; max-width: 18ch; color: var(--white); }
.page-hero .lede { margin-top: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem); max-width: 60ch; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.28rem); color: var(--off); }

/* ---------- Generic section ---------- */
.section { padding: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 5rem) 0; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.section-head .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.section-title { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 2.8rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0; max-width: 20ch; color: var(--white); }
.prose { max-width: 62ch; }
.prose p { margin: 0 0 1.2rem; color: var(--off); font-weight: 300; }
.prose p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.lead-para { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem); line-height: 1.4; color: var(--white); font-weight: 300; max-width: 26ch; font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.015em; }

.split { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem); }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .split { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 200px) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; column-gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); } }
.split > :first-child .eyebrow { display: block; }

/* ---------- Cards / arms overview ---------- */
.arms { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .arms { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.arm-label { display: flex; gap: 0.7rem; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: var(--off); }
.arm ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.arm li { position: relative; padding: 0.7rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); font-size: 0.96rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--off); transition: color 0.25s ease, padding-left 0.25s ease, border-top-color 0.25s ease; }
.arm li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.arm li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%; width: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--white); transform: translateY(-50%); transition: width 0.25s ease; }
.arm li:hover { color: var(--white); padding-left: 1.1rem; border-top-color: var(--rule); }
.arm li:hover::before { width: 0.7rem; }
.no { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--muted); transform: translateY(-0.1em); }

/* arm card (home overview, links to page) */
.arm-card { display: block; text-decoration: none; padding: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem); border: 1px solid var(--rule); background: rgba(245,245,245,0.015); transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease; }
.arm-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent-soft); background: rgba(245,245,245,0.03); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.arm-card h3 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.2vw, 1.7rem); margin: 0.7rem 0 0.8rem; color: var(--white); }
.arm-card p { margin: 0 0 1.3rem; color: var(--off); font-size: 0.98rem; }
.arm-card .go { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--accent); }
.arm-card .go::after { content: " \2192"; }

/* ---------- Detailed services (practice pages) ---------- */
.services { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.service { display: grid; gap: 0.5rem 2rem; padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.service:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .service { grid-template-columns: 3rem 1fr 1.1fr; align-items: baseline; } }
.service .s-no { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--accent); }
.service h3 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0; color: var(--white); }
.service p { margin: 0; color: var(--off); font-size: 0.98rem; }

/* ---------- Stats ---------- */
.stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(160px, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem); }
.stat .figure { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem); letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 1; color: var(--white); }
.stat .figure em { font-style: normal; color: var(--accent); }
.stat .caption { margin-top: 0.7rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; }

/* ---------- Clients strip ---------- */
.clients { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 3.4rem); align-items: center; }
.clients span { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.3rem); color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: -0.01em; transition: color 0.3s ease; }
.clients span:hover { color: var(--off); }

/* ---------- People ---------- */
.people { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); }
.person { }
.person .avatar { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 3/4; background: linear-gradient(160deg, #17171b, #0b0b0d); border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: 3px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; overflow: hidden; transition: border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease; }
.person .avatar::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(90% 60% at 50% 0%, rgba(201,161,74,0.07), transparent 68%); pointer-events: none; }
.person .avatar .initials { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); color: rgba(245,245,245,0.17); letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.person .avatar img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.person:hover .avatar { border-color: var(--accent-soft); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.person h3 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 1rem 0 0.3rem; color: var(--white); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.person .role { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--accent); }
.person p { margin: 0.7rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* ---------- Insights ---------- */
.posts { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.post { display: grid; gap: 0.4rem 2rem; padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); text-decoration: none; transition: padding-left 0.3s ease; }
.post:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.post:hover { padding-left: 0.8rem; }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .post { grid-template-columns: 10rem 1fr auto; align-items: baseline; } }
.post .meta { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--muted); }
.post h3 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0; color: var(--white); }
.post .arrow { color: var(--accent); font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.8rem; }

/* ---------- CTA band ---------- */
.cta { padding: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.cta h2 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1; margin: 0 0 1.6rem; color: var(--white); max-width: 16ch; }
.btn { display: inline-block; font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; font-size: 0.66rem; text-decoration: none; padding: 0.95rem 1.5rem; border: 1px solid var(--rule); color: var(--white); transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease; }
.btn:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
.btn--solid { background: var(--white); color: var(--black); border-color: var(--white); }
.btn--solid:hover { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--black); }

/* ---------- Philosophy / highlighter ---------- */
.work { padding: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.8rem) 0; display: grid; gap: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4rem); }
.philosophy { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.9vw, 2.15rem); line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -0.02em; max-width: 24ch; color: var(--white); }
.hl { position: relative; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; cursor: default; }
.hl::before { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: -1; left: -0.16em; right: -0.16em; top: 0.14em; bottom: 0; background: rgba(245,245,245,0.20); border-radius: 0.6em 0.7em 0.5em 0.65em / 0.7em 0.5em 0.7em 0.55em; transform: skewX(-3deg) scaleX(1); transform-origin: left center; transition: background-color 0.35s ease; }
.hl:hover::before { background: var(--accent-soft); }
.js .hl::before { transform: skewX(-3deg) scaleX(0); transition: transform 0.55s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1), background-color 0.35s ease; }
.js .philosophy.in .hl::before, .js .in > .hl::before, .js .hl.in::before { transform: skewX(-3deg) scaleX(1); }
.philosophy .hl:nth-of-type(1)::before { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.philosophy .hl:nth-of-type(2)::before { transition-delay: 0.3s; }
.philosophy .hl:nth-of-type(3)::before { transition-delay: 0.5s; }
.philosophy .hl:nth-of-type(4)::before { transition-delay: 0.7s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .js .hl::before { transition: none; transform: skewX(-3deg) scaleX(1); } }

.js .arm { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); }
.js .arms.in .arm { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.js .arms.in .arm:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.12s; }
.js .arms.in .arm:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .js .arm { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } }

/* ---------- Generic reveal ---------- */
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(20px); transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); }
.js .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } }

/* ---------- Map ---------- */
.map { padding: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.8rem) 0; }
.map .kicker { display: block; margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem); }
.map-wrap { width: 100%; }
.map svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.map .land { fill: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.06); }
.map .link { stroke: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.14); stroke-width: 1; fill: none; }
.js .map .link { stroke-dasharray: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 1; transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.9s ease; }
.js .map.in .link { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
.map .dot { fill: var(--accent); }
.map .ring { fill: none; stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 1.4; transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; opacity: 0; }
.map.in .ring { animation: ping 3.4s ease-out infinite; animation-delay: var(--d, 0s); }
@keyframes ping { 0% { transform: scale(0.5); opacity: 0.65; } 70% { opacity: 0; } 100% { transform: scale(2.6); opacity: 0; } }
.map .lbl { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; fill: var(--off); }
.map .hub .lbl { fill: var(--white); }
.map-list { margin: clamp(1.6rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem) 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.55rem 1.5rem; }
.map-list li { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 0.66rem; color: var(--muted); }
.map-list li::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 5px; height: 5px; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 50%; margin-right: 0.55rem; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.js .map { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1); }
.js .map.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .map .lbl { display: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .js .map { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; } .js .map .link { stroke-dashoffset: 0; transition: none; } .map.in .ring { animation: none; } }

/* ---------- Contact ---------- */
.contact { padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6rem) 0 clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.contact .lead { margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.contact a.email { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 3.6rem); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.03em; color: var(--white); text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.05; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--rule); transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease; }
.contact a.email:hover { color: var(--off); border-color: var(--white); }
.addresses { margin-top: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.4rem); display: flex; gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 4.5rem); flex-wrap: wrap; }
.addresses .city .mono { display: block; margin-bottom: 0.45rem; color: var(--off); }
.addresses .city p { margin: 0; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 300; color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer { padding: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0 2.8rem; margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.foot-top { display: grid; gap: 2rem clamp(2rem,5vw,4rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-bottom: clamp(2rem,4vw,3rem); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .foot-top { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr; } }
.foot-col h4 { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.2em; font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 1.1rem; font-weight: 400; }
.foot-col a { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: var(--off); font-size: 0.95rem; padding: 0.32rem 0; transition: color 0.2s ease; }
.foot-col a:hover { color: var(--white); }
.foot-col p { margin: 0 0 0.3rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.foot-blurb { max-width: 34ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; margin: 0.9rem 0 0; }
.foot-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem; margin-top: 1.1rem; padding-top: 1.4rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.foot-row .mark { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--off); }
.foot-link { text-decoration: none; color: var(--muted); transition: color 0.25s ease; }
.foot-link:hover { color: var(--white); }
.rotator--foot .rot-word { font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.22em; line-height: 0.74rem; color: var(--off); }

/* ---------- misc ---------- */
.divider { height: 1px; background: var(--rule-soft); }
.eyebrow { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.22em; font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--accent); }

/* ---------- home: linked arm lists + section additions ---------- */
.arm-label a { color: var(--white); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.25s ease; }
.arm-label a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.arm .go { display: inline-block; margin-top: 1.3rem; font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease; }
.arm .go:hover { color: var(--white); }
.arm .go::after { content: " \2192"; }
.map .map-lede { max-width: 46ch; color: var(--off); margin: -0.4rem 0 clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.1vw, 1.3rem); font-weight: 300; }
.map-foot { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); padding-top: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }

/* ---------- layered depth refinements ---------- */
.rule { height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--rule) 14%, var(--rule) 86%, transparent); }
.rule.soft { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--rule-soft) 14%, var(--rule-soft) 86%, transparent); }
.section-title { font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); }
.map-wrap {
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(245,245,245,0.022), rgba(245,245,245,0));
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(245,245,245,0.05), 0 40px 80px -40px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
}
.cta { background: radial-gradient(62% 130% at 50% 0%, rgba(201,161,74,0.07), transparent 68%); }
.arm-card { border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -40px rgba(0,0,0,0.55); }

/* ============================================================
   Professional detail pass: index rail, live clocks, masked
   reveals, editorial type, marquee, weighted footer
   ============================================================ */

/* --- section index rail (right margin) --- */
.section-rail {
  position: fixed; top: 50%; right: clamp(0.9rem, 1.8vw, 1.7rem); transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 45; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.85rem; align-items: flex-end;
}
.section-rail a {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--muted);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.58rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase; transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.section-rail .rail-label {
  max-width: 0; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; opacity: 0; transform: translateX(6px);
  transition: max-width 0.45s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1), opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
}
.section-rail .rail-no { color: var(--muted); transition: color 0.3s ease; min-width: 1.4em; text-align: right; }
.section-rail .rail-tick { width: 16px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; opacity: 0.45; transition: width 0.35s ease, background 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease; }
.section-rail a:hover, .section-rail a.active { color: var(--off); }
.section-rail a.active .rail-no { color: var(--accent); }
.section-rail a.active .rail-tick { width: 30px; background: var(--accent); opacity: 1; }
.section-rail a:hover .rail-label, .section-rail a.active .rail-label { max-width: 150px; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .section-rail { display: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .section-rail .rail-label { transition: opacity 0.2s ease; } }

/* --- live capital clocks --- */
.capitals {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem clamp(0.9rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--muted);
}
.capitals .cap { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.55rem; }
.capitals .cap-city { color: var(--off); }
.capitals .cap-time { color: var(--burgundy); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
.capitals .cap-dot { width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); opacity: 0.55; }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .capitals { font-size: 0.56rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; } }

/* --- masked line reveals (hero) --- */
.hero h1 .h-line { display: block; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0.06em; }
.hero h1 .h-in { display: block; }
.js .hero h1 .h-in { transform: translateY(110%); transition: transform 1s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1); }
.js .hero.in h1 .h-in { transform: translateY(0); }
.js .hero h1 .h-line:nth-child(2) .h-in { transition-delay: 0.1s; }
.js .hero .capitals, .js .hero .standfirst, .js .hero .hero-actions {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease, transform 0.9s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
}
.js .hero.in .capitals { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.js .hero.in .standfirst { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.34s; }
.js .hero.in .hero-actions { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: 0.46s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .js .hero h1 .h-in, .js .hero .capitals, .js .hero .standfirst, .js .hero .hero-actions {
    transform: none; opacity: 1; transition: none;
  }
}

/* --- editorial typography --- */
.philosophy.dropcap::first-letter {
  font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; float: left;
  font-size: 3.1em; line-height: 0.74; padding: 0.02em 0.12em 0 0; color: var(--accent);
}
.stat .figure { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.stat .caption { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 0.64rem; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.5; }

/* --- client marquee --- */
.marquee { position: relative; overflow: hidden; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent); }
.marquee-track { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); white-space: nowrap; will-change: transform; animation: marquee 34s linear infinite; }
.marquee-track span { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem); color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.marquee-track span.sep { color: var(--accent); opacity: 0.5; font-weight: 300; }
.marquee:hover .marquee-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes marquee { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .marquee { -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; }
  .marquee-track { animation: none; flex-wrap: wrap; white-space: normal; }
}

/* --- staggered map draw + marker fade --- */
.js .map .link { transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.1s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1); transition-delay: var(--ld, 0s); }
.js .map .loc { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.6s ease; transition-delay: var(--ld, 0s); }
.js .map.in .loc { opacity: 1; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .js .map .loc { opacity: 1; transition: none; } }

/* --- weighted footer --- */
.foot-wordmark {
  font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 0.8; color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--rule); font-size: clamp(4rem, 20vw, 15rem);
  margin: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 2.6rem) 0 0; user-select: none; overflow: hidden;
}
.foot-row .foot-tag { color: var(--muted); }
.foot-legal { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 0.58rem; color: var(--muted); }

/* ============================================================
   Page-level depth: dossier hero, pull-quotes, spec rows,
   process timeline, focus tags, featured note, quiet panels
   ============================================================ */

/* --- dossier meta line under the page eyebrow --- */
.hero-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem 1.2rem;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
}
.hero-meta b { color: var(--off); font-weight: 400; }
.hero-meta .accent { color: var(--accent); }
.hero-meta .dot { width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--burgundy); opacity: 0.8; }
.page-hero .lede + .hero-metrics { margin-top: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); }
.hero-metrics { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); }
.hero-metrics .hm { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem; }
.hero-metrics .hm b { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--white); line-height: 1; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.hero-metrics .hm span { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 0.58rem; color: var(--muted); }

/* --- pull quote --- */
.pullquote { padding: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 4rem) 0; }
.pullquote .qmark { display: block; font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 3.4rem; line-height: 0.5; color: var(--accent); opacity: 0.55; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.pullquote blockquote { margin: 0; font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem); line-height: 1.24; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--white); max-width: 26ch; }
.pullquote cite { display: block; margin-top: 1.4rem; font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.16em; font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--muted); font-style: normal; }

/* --- spec / definition rows --- */
.specs { display: grid; gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.spec { display: grid; gap: 0.3rem 2rem; padding: clamp(1rem, 2.6vw, 1.55rem) 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .spec { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 15rem) 1fr; align-items: baseline; } }
.spec .k { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.14em; font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--accent); }
.spec .v { color: var(--white); font-size: 1.04rem; font-weight: 400; }
.spec .v small { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; margin-top: 0.25rem; font-weight: 300; }

/* --- numbered process timeline --- */
.process { display: grid; gap: 0; }
.step { position: relative; display: grid; gap: 0.4rem 2rem; padding: clamp(1.4rem, 3.2vw, 2.1rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); }
.step:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .step { grid-template-columns: 4.5rem 1fr; align-items: baseline; } }
.step .step-no { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2rem); line-height: 1; color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--accent-soft); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.step h3 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.55rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 0.4rem; color: var(--white); }
.step p { margin: 0; color: var(--off); font-size: 0.98rem; max-width: 62ch; }

/* --- focus tags --- */
.tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem; }
.tag { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--off); border: 1px solid var(--rule); border-radius: 2px; padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem; transition: border-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease; }
.tag:hover { border-color: var(--accent-soft); color: var(--white); background: rgba(245,245,245,0.02); }

/* --- quiet panel (framed aside) --- */
.panel { border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); border-radius: 3px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(245,245,245,0.022), rgba(245,245,245,0)); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(245,245,245,0.05); padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); }
.panel .k { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.16em; font-size: 0.6rem; color: var(--accent); display: block; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }

/* --- insights: featured note + numbered index --- */
.featured { display: grid; gap: 1rem 3rem; padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.8rem) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .featured { grid-template-columns: 1.35fr 1fr; align-items: end; } }
.featured .f-meta { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.16em; font-size: 0.62rem; color: var(--accent); }
.featured h2 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem); line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.03em; margin: 0.8rem 0 0; color: var(--white); max-width: 20ch; }
.featured p { color: var(--off); margin: 0; font-size: 1rem; }
.post .p-no { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--burgundy); }
.post .meta .p-cat { color: var(--muted); }

/* --- contact clocks strip inherits .capitals --- */
.contact .capitals { margin-bottom: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.4rem); }

/* --- situations matrix (numbered scenario grid) --- */
.situations { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--rule-soft); border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); border-radius: 3px; overflow: hidden; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .situations { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .situations { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.situation { background: #0b0b0e; padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem); transition: background 0.3s ease; }
.situation:hover { background: rgba(245,245,245,0.028); }
.situation .sit-no { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1; color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px var(--accent-soft); letter-spacing: -0.02em; display: block; }
.situation h3 { font-family: 'Host Grotesk', sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.35rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 1rem 0 0.5rem; color: var(--white); }
.situation p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.5; }

/* --- contrast block (most firms / Exalt) --- */
.contrast { display: grid; gap: 1.4rem clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .contrast { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.contrast .col-head { font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.16em; font-size: 0.62rem; margin: 0 0 1.2rem; }
.contrast .them .col-head { color: var(--muted); }
.contrast .us .col-head { color: var(--accent); }
.contrast ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.contrast li { position: relative; padding: 0.85rem 0 0.85rem 1.7rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.contrast li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.contrast .them li { color: var(--muted); }
.contrast .them li::before { content: "\2013"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.contrast .us li { color: var(--off); }
.contrast .us li::before { content: "\2192"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--accent); }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .contrast .us { border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-soft); padding-left: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); } }