/* Shared inner-page styles — aligned with Team/Home theme (no full-bleed image heroes) */

.font-raleway { font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif; }
.font-dm { font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; }

.animated-gradient {
  background: linear-gradient(270deg, #bfd1f8, #adf4fd, #f5b4ff, #fff9c4, #afe6ff);
  background-size: 600% 600%;
  animation: gradientMove 30s ease infinite;
}

@keyframes gradientMove {
  0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
  25% { background-position: 50% 0%; }
  50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }
  75% { background-position: 50% 100%; }
  100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
}

/* Centered text hero — matches Team page pattern */
.page-hero-center {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 7.25rem 1.5rem 3rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .page-hero-center { padding: 7.75rem 2rem 3.5rem; }
}

.page-hero-center h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 7vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: #111827;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.page-hero-center p {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #6b7280;
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.hero-cta {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.hero-cta a {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.75rem 2.5rem;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  background-position: left;
  transition: background-position 0.5s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.hero-cta a:first-child {
  border-radius: 0.5rem 0 0 0.5rem;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #4f46e5, #9333ea, #db2777);
}

.hero-cta a:last-child {
  border-radius: 0 0.5rem 0.5rem 0;
}

.hero-cta a.single,
.hero-cta a:only-child {
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
}

.hero-cta a.cta-cyan {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #06b6d4, #3b82f6, #6366f1);
}

.hero-cta a:hover {
  background-position: right;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .hero-cta a {
    border-radius: 0.5rem !important;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 16rem;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

/* Micro-animation base states */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(28px);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}

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

.reveal-left {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-32px);
}

.reveal-right {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(32px);
}

.reveal-scale {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(0.94);
}

.hover-lift {
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
}

.hover-lift:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

.img-zoom {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 1rem;
}

.img-zoom img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.55s ease, filter 0.35s ease;
}

.img-zoom:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
  filter: brightness(1.05);
}

.link-underline {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.link-underline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -2px;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: #34b650;
  transition: width 0.3s ease;
}

.link-underline:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}

.section-pad {
  padding: 3.5rem 1.25rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .section-pad { padding: 5rem 2.5rem; }
}

.section-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: #111827;
}

.section-sub {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.15rem);
  color: #6b7280;
  max-width: 38rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.hl-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgb(0, 149, 255);
  box-shadow: rgba(20, 111, 185, 0.15) 0 6px 20px;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.hl-btn:hover {
  background: rgb(0, 138, 236);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.hl-btn-outline {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.75rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #111;
  border: 1.5px solid #111;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, color 0.25s ease;
}

.hl-btn-outline:hover {
  background: #111;
  color: #fff;
}

.feature-card {
  border-left: 1px solid #d9d6d1;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  min-height: 9rem;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
}

.feature-card:hover {
  background: #f8fafc;
  border-left-color: rgb(0, 149, 255);
}

.feature-card h3 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  color: #111;
}

.feature-card p {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #4b5563;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.service-row {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 2.5rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .service-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr;
    gap: 3rem;
  }
  .service-row.reverse .service-row-media { order: 2; }
  .service-row.reverse .service-row-text { order: 1; }
}

.service-row-media {
  border-radius: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.service-row-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(220px, 40vw, 400px);
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.55s ease;
}

.service-row:hover .service-row-media img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.work-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; }
}

.work-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: #111;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.work-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 0.55s ease;
}

.work-card:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.06);
}

.work-card-meta {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  padding: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.75), transparent);
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(6px);
  opacity: 0.92;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease, opacity 0.35s ease;
}

.work-card:hover .work-card-meta {
  transform: translateY(0);
  opacity: 1;
}

.work-card-meta h3 { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 700; }
.work-card-meta p { font-size: 0.85rem; opacity: 0.85; margin-top: 0.25rem; }

.stat-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .stat-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
}

.stat-item h3 {
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #111;
}

.stat-item p {
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #6b7280;
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
    gap: 3.5rem;
  }
}

.contact-form label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
  color: #374151;
}

.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea,
.contact-form select {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid #d1d5db;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
  background: #fff;
}

.contact-form input:focus,
.contact-form textarea:focus,
.contact-form select:focus {
  border-color: rgb(0, 149, 255);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(0, 149, 255, 0.12);
}

.contact-form textarea {
  min-height: 140px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.info-card {
  padding: 1.15rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
  transition: padding-left 0.25s ease;
}

.info-card:hover {
  padding-left: 0.35rem;
}

.info-card h4 {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #6b7280;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.info-card p,
.info-card a {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #111;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.info-card a:hover { color: rgb(0, 149, 255); }

/* —— Contact submit (matches hero CTA gradient) —— */
.contact-submit {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 2.25rem;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #fff;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #4f46e5, #9333ea, #db2777);
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  background-position: left;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.28);
  transition: background-position 0.5s ease, transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.contact-submit:hover {
  background-position: right;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(219, 39, 119, 0.28);
}

/* —— Contact office map (inline in contact grid) —— */
.contact-map-frame {
  position: relative;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  height: 260px;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
  background: #e8eef5;
}

.contact-map-iframe {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 0;
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.02);
  animation: contactMapIn 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
}

@keyframes contactMapIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(1.06);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
  }
}

.contact-map-pin-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.75rem;
  bottom: 0.75rem;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem 0.65rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(160%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(160%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.12);
  animation: contactPinIn 0.7s ease 0.35s both;
}

@keyframes contactPinIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(10px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

.contact-map-pin-card strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: #111827;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.contact-map-pin-card p {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: #6b7280;
  margin: 0.1rem 0 0;
}

.contact-map-pin-dot {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgb(0, 149, 255);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(0, 149, 255, 0.18);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  animation: contactMapDot 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.contact-map-dir {
  margin-left: 0.15rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #fff;
  background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #06b6d4, #3b82f6, #6366f1);
  background-size: 200% 200%;
  background-position: left;
  transition: background-position 0.4s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.contact-map-dir:hover {
  background-position: right;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

@keyframes contactMapDot {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(0, 149, 255, 0.16); }
  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px rgba(0, 149, 255, 0.08); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .contact-map-iframe,
  .contact-map-pin-card,
  .contact-map-pin-dot {
    animation: none;
  }
}

.value-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .value-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .value-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; }
}

.value-item {
  padding: 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: #f8fafc;
  border: 1px solid #eef2f7;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.value-item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
  border-color: #c7e3ff;
}

.value-item .num {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: rgb(0, 149, 255);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.value-item h3 {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.value-item p {
  color: #4b5563;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.cta-band {
  background: radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 20% 20%, rgba(37,145,251,0.98) 0.1%, rgba(0,7,128,1) 99.8%);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .cta-band { padding: 4rem 3rem; }
}

.cta-band h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.cta-band p {
  margin: 0.85rem auto 1.5rem;
  max-width: 32rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.cta-band .hl-btn {
  background: #fff;
  color: #0b3a8a;
}

.cta-band .hl-btn:hover { background: #e8f4ff; }

.two-col {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .two-col {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 3.5rem;
  }
}

.two-col img {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(240px, 42vw, 460px);
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 1rem;
}

.brand-heading { cursor: pointer; }

/* —— Shery / Three.js stage —— */
.three-section {
  padding: 2.5rem 1.25rem 3.5rem;
}

.three-section-inner {
  max-width: 80rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .three-section-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }
}

#three-stage {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(280px, 48vw, 440px);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.18), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 70% 70%, rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.16), transparent 50%),
    #0b1220;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

#three-stage canvas {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
}

.shery-frame {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(240px, 42vw, 460px);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.shery-frame img.shery-img,
.shery-frame canvas {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.shery-multi {
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(280px, 50vw, 520px);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.shery-multi img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.magnet {
  display: inline-block;
}

/* —— About page —— */
.about-scroller {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 1rem;
}

.about-eyebrow {
  color: #0284c7;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.about-eyebrow.light {
  color: #7dd3fc;
}

.about-story-inner {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Keep only what Tailwind can't express cleanly */
.about-story-media {
  /* Diagonal top edge matches the scroller angle (tan(0.08rad) ≈ 8vw over full width) */
  clip-path: polygon(0 8vw, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.about-story .about-eyebrow {
  text-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.about-story .section-title {
  color: #fff;
}

.about-story .section-sub {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.84);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: 0;
}

/* Scroller sits above the image so the diagonal reads as attached */
.about-scroller {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}

/* Detail section — horizontal card scroller (scroll-linked)
   Change card size here:
   --detail-card-w  = card width
   --detail-card-img-h = image height inside the card
*/
.about-detail {
  padding-right: 0;
  padding-top: 5.5rem; /* sits under header when pinned */
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-y: visible;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  /* keep heading + full cards (image + text) inside the viewport while pinned */
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.about-detail-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.about-detail-head {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.about-detail-title,
.about-detail-sub {
  opacity: 0;
}

.about-detail-scroller {
  --detail-card-w: 340px;
  --detail-card-img-h: 340px; /* shorter so card title/desc stay on-screen */
  --about-detail-pl: 1.25rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: calc(97.5vw - var(--about-detail-pl));
  max-width: none;
  margin-right: 0;
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .about-detail-scroller {
    --about-detail-pl: 2rem;
    --detail-card-w: 360px;
    --detail-card-img-h: 230px;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .about-detail {
    padding-top: 5.75rem;
  }
  .about-detail-scroller {
    --detail-card-w: 390px;
    --detail-card-img-h: 250px;
    --about-detail-pl: 3rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .about-detail-scroller {
    --detail-card-w: 420px;
    --detail-card-img-h: 270px;
    --about-detail-pl: 5rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1280px) {
  .about-detail-scroller {
    --about-detail-pl: 180px; /* match xl:pl-[180px] */
  }
}

.about-detail-track {
  display: flex;
}

.detail-card {
  position: relative;
  width: var(--detail-card-w);
  transition: transform 0.35s ease;
}

.detail-card-media {
  width: 100%;
  height: var(--detail-card-img-h);
}

.detail-card-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.detail-card-layers {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px 8px 18px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.detail-card-layers .layer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
}

.detail-card-layers .layer-a {
  background: #6366f1;
  transform: rotate(-8deg) translate(-6px, 4px);
}

.detail-card-layers .layer-b {
  background: #99f6e4;
  transform: rotate(7deg) translate(8px, 6px);
}

.detail-card.is-active,
.detail-card:hover {
  transform: rotate(-4deg);
  z-index: 2;
}

.detail-card.is-active .detail-card-layers,
.detail-card:hover .detail-card-layers {
  opacity: 1;
}

.detail-card:not(.is-active) .detail-read {
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  transform: translate(-50%, -40%) scale(0.92);
}

.detail-card.is-active .detail-read,
.detail-card:hover .detail-read {
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1);
}

.detail-read {
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.detail-card-body {
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.detail-card.is-active .detail-card-body,
.detail-card:hover .detail-card-body {
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.12);
}

.about-marquee-straight {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.about-marquee-band {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #000000 0%, #1a1a1a 40%, #0a0a0a 70%, #000000 100%);
  background-size: 200% 100%;
  animation: aboutMarqueeBlack 18s ease infinite;
}

@keyframes aboutMarqueeBlack {
  0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
  50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }
  100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }
}

.about-marquee-item {
  padding: 0.5rem 2rem 0 2rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 4.5vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.about-stat-value {
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 5.5rem); /* > 50px */
  line-height: 1;
}

/* Impact manifesto + stats */
.about-impact {
  background: #fff;
  padding-top: 4rem;
  padding-bottom: 1rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .about-impact {
    padding-top: 5.5rem;
  }
}

.about-impact-pin {
  min-height: 42vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.about-impact-line {
  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 4.2vw, 4.15rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.12;
  text-wrap: balance;
  max-width: 18ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .about-impact-line {
    max-width: 22ch;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .about-impact-line {
    max-width: 26ch;
  }
}

.about-impact-word {
  color: #c4c4c4;
  display: inline;
  transition: color 0.15s linear;
}

.about-impact-word.is-on {
  color: #0f172a;
}

.about-impact-rule {
  height: 1px;
  width: 100%;
  background: #e5e7eb;
}

/* Engagement: premium peel / flip stacked cards */
.about-engage {
  background: #ffffff;
  position: relative;
  overflow: visible;
}

.about-engage-pin {
  position: relative;
}

.about-engage-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: min(90vh, 860px);
  min-height: 560px;
  padding: 0 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  max-width: 92rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .about-engage-stage {
    height: min(92vh, 900px);
    min-height: 640px;
    padding: 0 2rem 1.75rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .about-engage-stage {
    /* clear the fixed left timeline so cards stay independent */
    padding-left: clamp(3.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .about-engage-stage {
    padding-right: 3rem;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
  }
}

/* Fixed to the screen's left — independent of the card stack */
.about-engage-rail {
  display: none;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .about-engage-rail {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    position: fixed;
    left: clamp(0.75rem, 1.8vw, 1.75rem);
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 2.25rem;
    height: min(48vh, 380px);
    z-index: 60;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.25s ease, visibility 0.25s ease;
  }

  .about-engage-rail.is-on {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
  }
}

.about-engage-rail-inner {
  position: relative;
  width: 1.5rem;
  height: 100%;
}

.about-engage-rail-line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 1px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: #d4d4d8;
}

.about-engage-rail-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  margin-left: -7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid #ea580c;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(234, 88, 12, 0.18);
  will-change: top;
}

.about-engage-rail-dot::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #ea580c;
}

.engage-stack {
  --engage-peek: 56px;
  --engage-count: 3;
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  perspective: 1800px;
  perspective-origin: 50% 8%;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .engage-stack {
    --engage-peek: 64px;
  }
}

/* Same-size boards; rear cards sit lower so their bottoms peek like a deck */
.engage-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: calc(var(--i, 0) * var(--engage-peek));
  height: calc(100% - (var(--engage-count) - 1) * var(--engage-peek));
  bottom: auto;
  z-index: var(--engage-z, 1);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.engage-card.is-active {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.engage-card-face {
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 2rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow:
    0 22px 50px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.14),
    0 2px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) inset;
  transform-origin: top center;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .engage-card-face {
    border-radius: 2.5rem;
  }
}

.engage-card--orange .engage-card-face { background: #e91118; }
.engage-card--red .engage-card-face { background: #ff199f }
.engage-card--purple .engage-card-face { background: #1379fd; }

.engage-card-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 100%;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  padding: 2.25rem 1.65rem 1.65rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .engage-card-inner {
    padding: 3.25rem 3rem 2.4rem;
    gap: 2.25rem;
  }
}

.engage-card-top {
  max-width: 46rem;
}

.engage-card-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5.6vw, 4.35rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  max-width: 15ch;
}

.engage-card-body {
  margin-top: 1.15rem;
  max-width: 42rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.12rem, 2.1vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.engage-card-bottom {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.35rem 2rem;
}

.engage-pills {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.engage-pills span {
  display: inline-block;
  background: #0f172a;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.4vw, 1.12rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.engage-gallery {
  overflow: hidden;
  width: min(100%, 34rem);
  flex: 1 1 18rem;
  max-width: 38rem;
}

.engage-gallery-track {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  width: max-content;
  will-change: transform;
}

.engage-gallery img {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: clamp(168px, 20vw, 240px);
  height: clamp(120px, 15vw, 176px);
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .engage-card-bottom {
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
  }

  .engage-gallery {
    width: min(48%, 38rem);
    flex: 0 1 auto;
  }
}

/* Dual lab / systems columns + circular orbit */
.about-dual {
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.about-dual-overlay {
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(8, 15, 30, 0.88) 0%,
    rgba(8, 15, 30, 0.45) 45%,
    rgba(8, 15, 30, 0.12) 100%
  );
  color: #fff;
}

.hl-btn-outline.light {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  color: #fff;
  background: transparent;
}

.hl-btn-outline.light:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: #fff;
}

.about-orbit-badge {
  will-change: transform;
}

.about-orbit-text {
  font-family: "Raleway", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-orbit-core {
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Free-floating 3D stage — no card / no image frame */
.about-three-free,
#three-stage.about-three-free {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(320px, 52vw, 520px) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  overflow: visible !important;
}

.about-three-free canvas {
  width: 100% !important;
  height: 100% !important;
  display: block;
}

/* ============================================================
   Services: studio intro → red wash → stacked service menu
   ============================================================ */
.svc-marquee {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 6;
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
}

.svc-scroll {
  --svc-red: #1491da;
  --svc-ink: #0a0a0a;
  --svc-paper: #ffffff;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  background: var(--svc-paper);
  /* Keep rotated marquee visible above the white stage */
  clip-path: polygon(0 7vw, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  margin-top: -4.5vw;
  padding-top: 4.5vw;
}

.svc-scroll-pin {
  position: relative;
  height: 100svh;
  min-height: 520px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--svc-paper);
  color: var(--svc-ink);
}

.svc-front {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  background: var(--svc-paper);
  will-change: clip-path;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ============================================================
   AI Strategy panel (revealed from behind service stage)
   ============================================================ */
.ai-strategy {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(0.2rem, 0.7vw, 1rem);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  pointer-events: none;
  visibility: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
}

.ai-strategy.is-live {
  pointer-events: auto;
  visibility: visible;
}

/* Standalone placement on Our Work / Selected work */
.ai-strategy--page {
  position: relative;
  inset: auto;
  z-index: auto;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: min(88svh, 52rem);
  margin: 0 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding: 0;
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.ai-strategy--page .ai-strategy-frame {
  min-height: min(88svh, 52rem);
}

.ai-strategy-frame {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: clamp(1.6rem, 3.2vw, 2.35rem);
  color: #fff;
  background: black;
  /* box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(2, 24, 32, 0.28); */
}

.ai-strategy-frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  height: 100%;
  background: url("https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6929c116366a14507fc8424d/695d72acdc993af5fc0d6e4c_h-service.avif") center bottom / cover no-repeat;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

.ai-strategy-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: min(50rem, 92%);
  padding: clamp(10.75rem, 10vh, 15.5rem) clamp(1.35rem, 4vw, 3.25rem) clamp(1.75rem, 5vh, 3.5rem) clamp(1.35rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
}

.ai-strategy-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 5.6vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.ai-strategy-sub {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  max-width: 28rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.5vw, 1.2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}

.ai-strategy-cta {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.55rem 0.55rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #0f172a;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1.5px solid #0f172a;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
  animation: pulseGlowLight 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes pulseGlowLight {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08); }
  50% { box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.22), 0 0 15px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.15); }
}

.ai-strategy-cta::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -50%;
  left: -50%;
  width: 200%;
  height: 200%;
  background: linear-gradient(
    60deg,
    transparent 30%,
    rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.12) 50%,
    transparent 70%
  );
  transform: rotate(25deg) translateX(-100%);
  animation: ctaSheen 4.5s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1) infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@keyframes ctaSheen {
  0%, 60% { transform: rotate(25deg) translateX(-100%); }
  100% { transform: rotate(25deg) translateX(100%); }
}

.ai-strategy-cta:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.03);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffffff, #e0f2fe);
  border-color: #2563eb;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.25);
}

.ai-strategy-cta:active {
  transform: translateY(-1px) scale(0.98);
}

.ai-strategy-cta-text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  color: #0f172a;
}

.ai-strategy-cta-icon {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 2.2rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #0f172a;
  color: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}

.ai-strategy-cta:hover .ai-strategy-cta-icon {
  transform: translate(3px, -3px) rotate(45deg);
  background: #2563eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.ai-strategy-bloom {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 42%;
  z-index: 1;
  width: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 7.5rem);
  transform: translate(-50%, -40%);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.ai-strategy-bloom svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

.ai-strategy-rail {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: clamp(1rem, 3vh, 1.75rem);
  z-index: 3;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.ai-strategy-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  will-change: transform;
  transform: translateZ(0);
}

.ai-card {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: clamp(11.5rem, 18vw, 15.5rem);
  height: clamp(14.5rem, 28vh, 19rem);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(226, 232, 240, 0.9);
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #0f172a;
  transform: translateZ(0);
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, border-color 0.3s ease;
}

.ai-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px) translateZ(0);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14);
  border-color: #3b82f6;
}

.ai-card--stat {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1rem;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.ai-card-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}

.ai-card-tags span,
.ai-card-chips span {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #f1f5f9;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f172a;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.ai-card-kicker {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #475569;
}

.ai-card-metric {
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3vw, 2.45rem);
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #111827;
}

.ai-card--photo {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0;
  background: #f8fafc;
}

.ai-card--photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
}

.ai-card--photo:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.ai-card-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.65rem;
  right: 0.65rem;
  bottom: 0.65rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 0.85rem;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  color: #0f172a;
}

.ai-card-overlay span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  color: #64748b;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.ai-card-overlay strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.1rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #111827;
}

.ai-card-chips {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.65rem;
  top: 0.65rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}

.ai-card--dark {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 1.1rem;
  background: #0c0c0c;
  color: #fff;
}

.ai-card--dark p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.4vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.ai-card-dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.55rem;
  height: 0.55rem;
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #c8f000;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.ai-card--graph {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.ai-card-bars {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  height: 55%;
}

.ai-card-bars span {
  flex: 1;
  height: var(--h);
  border-radius: 0.4rem 0.4rem 0.15rem 0.15rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #7ed4e8, #0d6b82);
}

@media (max-width: 759px) {
  .ai-strategy {
    padding: 0.65rem;
  }

  .ai-strategy-frame {
    border-radius: 1.35rem;
  }

  .ai-strategy-copy {
    padding: 1.35rem 1.15rem 0;
  }

  .ai-strategy-bloom {
    top: 48%;
    width: 3.75rem;
    opacity: 0.7;
  }

  .ai-card {
    width: 11.25rem;
    height: 13.75rem;
  }
}

.svc-intro {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(0.08rem, 0.4vw, 0.35rem);
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 12vh, 6rem) clamp(0.85rem, 3vw, 1.5rem) clamp(1rem, 3vh, 1.5rem);
  text-align: center;
  pointer-events: none;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}

.svc-intro--dark {
  color: var(--svc-ink);
}

.svc-intro--light {
  color: #fff;
  z-index: 1;
}

.svc-intro-line {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 100%;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 7.5vw, 8.75rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.svc-intro-line-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0 0.12em;
  will-change: transform;
}

.svc-word {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0.12em;
}

.svc-intro-inline {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin: 0 0.1em;
  transform-origin: center;
  will-change: max-width, width, opacity, margin, padding, transform, clip-path;
}

.svc-intro-thumbs {
  height: 0.72em;
  margin: 0 0.08em;
}

.svc-intro-thumbs img {
  width: 0.8em;
  height: 0.71em;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 0.12em;
  border: clamp(1.5px, 0.04em, 4px) solid #fff;
  margin-left: -0.28em;
}

.svc-intro-thumbs img:first-child {
  margin-left: 0;
}

.svc-intro-arrow {
  color: var(--svc-red);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 0 0.05em;
  transform: translateY(0.02em);
}

.svc-intro--light .svc-intro-arrow {
  color: #fff;
}

.svc-intro-cta {
  pointer-events: auto;
  padding: 1em 1.85em;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--svc-red);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(0.16em, 0.18em, 0.24em);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transform: translateY(0.06em);
}

.svc-intro-cta--on-red {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--svc-red);
}

.svc-wash {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 3;
  background: var(--svc-red);
  clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0);
  will-change: clip-path;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.svc-wash .svc-intro-cta {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.svc-menu {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 4;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-content: stretch;
  gap: clamp(0.85rem, 2.5vh, 1.35rem);
  padding:
    clamp(4.75rem, 11vh, 6.5rem)
    clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2rem)
    clamp(4.25rem, 8vh, 5.5rem);
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  color: #fff;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-menu {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 56%) minmax(0, 44%);
    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.8vw, 2.75rem);
    padding:
      clamp(5rem, 10vh, 6.25rem)
      clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3.5rem)
      clamp(1.75rem, 4vh, 2.75rem);
  }
}

.svc-menu-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  min-height: 0;
  max-width: none;
  width: 100%;
  padding-right: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-menu-copy {
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding-right: clamp(0.75rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  }
}

.svc-menu-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 4.8vw, 4.85rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.svc-menu-sub {
  display: none;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  max-width: 28rem;
  /* font-family: inherit; */
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-menu-sub {
    display: block;
    margin-top: auto;
  }
}

.svc-deck {
  --svc-deck-peek: 36px;
  --svc-deck-shift-x: 30px;
  --svc-deck-count: 4;
  --svc-card-h: clamp(300px, 48svh, 420px);
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 25rem);
  height: calc(var(--svc-card-h) + (var(--svc-deck-peek) * (var(--svc-deck-count) - 1)));
  margin: 0 auto;
  justify-self: center;
  align-self: end;
  padding-top: calc(var(--svc-deck-peek) * (var(--svc-deck-count) - 1));
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .svc-deck {
    --svc-deck-peek: 38px;
    --svc-deck-shift-x: 10px;
    --svc-card-h: clamp(360px, 54svh, 500px);
    width: min(100%, 26rem);
    margin: 0;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .svc-deck {
    --svc-deck-peek: 40px;
    --svc-deck-shift-x: 24px;
    --svc-card-h: clamp(420px, 58svh, 560px);
    width: min(100%, 28rem);
    margin: 0;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-deck {
    --svc-deck-peek: 42px;
    --svc-deck-shift-x: 30px;
    --svc-card-h: clamp(500px, 25vh, 560px);
    width: clamp(680px, 28vw, 620px);
    max-width: 500px;
    margin: 0 100px 0 0;
    justify-self: end;
    align-self: center;
    transform: translateY(-3.5vh);
  }
}

.svc-deck-card {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  top: auto;
  height: calc(100% - var(--svc-deck-peek) * (var(--svc-deck-count) - 1));
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.9rem 0.9rem;
  border-radius: 1.75rem; /* ~28px */
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--svc-ink);
  /* box-shadow:
    0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14),
    0 2px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) inset; */
  transform-origin: top center;
  z-index: calc(10 - var(--i, 0));
  overflow: hidden;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-deck-card {
    padding: 0.95rem 1rem 1rem;
    border-radius: 1rem;
  }
}

.svc-deck-card.is-front {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.svc-deck-num {
  display: block;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-height: 6rem;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.6vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: #111;
}

.svc-deck-title {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.8vw, 3.85rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.svc-deck-body {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  max-width: 34ch;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 1.1vw, 0.95rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: #52525b;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-deck-body {
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    line-clamp: 2;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }
}

.svc-deck-media {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-height: 52%;
  margin-top: auto;
  border-radius: 1.1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #ececec;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-deck-media {
    min-height: 54%;
    border-radius: 1.15rem;
  }
}

.svc-deck-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.svc-menu-tools {
  position: absolute;
  right: max(0.85rem, env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
  bottom: max(0.85rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  z-index: 6;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-menu-tools {
    right: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2rem);
    bottom: clamp(1rem, 3vh, 2rem);
    gap: 0.55rem;
  }
}

.svc-tool-btn {
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.5rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 0.65rem;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(15, 15, 15, 0.85);
  background: #fff;
  color: #111;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, background 0.18s ease;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .svc-tool-btn {
    width: 2.65rem;
    height: 2.65rem;
    border-radius: 0.7rem;
  }
}

.svc-tool-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.svc-tool-btn--dark {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  border-color: #1a1a1a;
  color: #fff;
}

.svc-menu.is-live {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* —— Phone / small tablet —— */
@media (max-width: 639px) {
  .svc-scroll {
    clip-path: polygon(0 10vw, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
    margin-top: -6vw;
    padding-top: 6vw;
  }

  .svc-scroll-pin {
    min-height: 100svh;
  }

  .svc-intro {
    padding-left: 0.75rem;
    padding-right: 0.75rem;
  }

  .svc-intro-line {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 10vw, 3.85rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
  }

  .svc-word {
    margin: 0 0.08em;
  }

  .svc-intro-cta {
    padding: 1.5em 1.55em;
    font-size: 0.28em;
  }

  .svc-menu-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 6.2vw, 1.85rem);
    max-width: none;
  }

  .svc-deck {
    --svc-deck-peek: 34px;
    --svc-deck-shift-x: 8px;
    --svc-card-h: clamp(270px, 44svh, 360px);
    width: min(100%, 20.5rem);
  }

  .svc-deck-card {
    padding: 0.75rem 0.8rem 0.8rem;
    border-radius: 1.35rem;
  }

  .svc-deck-num {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .svc-deck-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 7vw, 2.35rem);
  }

  .svc-deck-body {
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    line-clamp: 2;
  }

  .svc-deck-media {
    min-height: 50%;
    border-radius: 0.95rem;
  }

  .svc-menu-tools {
    flex-direction: row;
    right: 50%;
    transform: translateX(50%);
    bottom: max(0.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
  }
}

/* —— Tablet —— */
@media (min-width: 640px) and (max-width: 959px) {
  .svc-intro-line {
    font-size: clamp(2.85rem, 7.5vw, 5rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
  }

  .svc-menu {
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  .svc-menu-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 4.2vw, 2.6rem);
    max-width: 28rem;
  }

  .svc-deck {
    --svc-deck-peek: 38px;
    --svc-deck-shift-x: 10px;
    --svc-card-h: clamp(380px, 52svh, 500px);
    width: min(100%, 23.5rem);
    justify-self: center;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* —— Short viewports (landscape phones) —— */
@media (max-height: 520px) and (orientation: landscape) {
  .svc-intro {
    padding-top: 3.5rem;
    padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
  }

  .svc-intro-line {
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 5.5vh, 2.4rem);
  }

  .svc-menu {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
    align-items: center;
    padding-top: 3.75rem;
    padding-bottom: 1rem;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .svc-menu-sub {
    display: none;
  }

  .svc-deck {
    --svc-deck-peek: 30px;
    --svc-deck-shift-x: 20px;
    --svc-card-h: min(68svh, 280px);
    width: min(100%, 16.5rem);
    align-self: center;
    transform: none;
  }

  .svc-deck-body {
    display: none;
  }

  .svc-menu-tools {
    flex-direction: column;
    right: 0.75rem;
    bottom: 0.75rem;
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .reveal,
  .reveal-left,
  .reveal-right,
  .reveal-scale {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
  }
  .about-story-media {
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }
  .about-detail-title,
  .about-detail-sub {
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }
  .animated-gradient { animation: none; }

  .svc-wash {
    clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0);
  }
  .svc-intro--dark {
    opacity: 0 !important;
    visibility: hidden;
  }
  .svc-intro-inline {
    max-width: 0 !important;
    opacity: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
  }
  .svc-menu {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }
  .svc-scroll-pin {
    background: var(--svc-red);
  }
  .svc-front {
    clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0) !important;
  }
  .ai-strategy {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }
  .help-stories-section--reveal {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Client Stories + Interactive Services List (White Theme)
   ========================================================================== */
.help-stories-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(4rem, 8vh, 7rem) clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #0f172a;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Behind-layer reveal inside svc-scroll pin */
.help-stories-section--reveal {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  min-height: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(4.5rem, 8vh, 6.5rem) clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem) clamp(2.5rem, 5vh, 4rem);
  box-sizing: border-box;
  overflow: auto;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: #fff;
}

.help-stories-section--reveal.is-live {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.help-stories-section--reveal .help-stories-container {
  min-height: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  align-items: center;
}

.help-stories-container {
  max-width: 82rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .help-stories-container {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 38%) minmax(0, 62%);
    gap: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
  }
}

/* Left Column: Client Stories Card */
.client-stories-card {
  margin-top: 90px;
  position: relative;
  background: #f8fafc;
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  border-radius: 1.5rem;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  min-height: clamp(23rem, 48vh, 27rem);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.stories-progress-track {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 4px;
  background: #e2e8f0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.stories-progress-bar {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0284c7, #2563eb);
  transition: width 0.05s linear;
}

.stories-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.stories-kicker {
  font-family: monospace, monospace;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #64748b;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.stories-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.story-nav-btn {
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 2.2rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid #cbd5e1;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #0f172a;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

.story-nav-btn:hover {
  background: #0f172a;
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: #0f172a;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.story-counter {
  font-family: monospace, monospace;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #64748b;
  margin-left: 0.2rem;
}

.story-content-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  flex: 1;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.story-quote {
  margin: 0 0 2rem 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.8vw, 1.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #1e293b;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.story-quote.is-animating {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(8px);
}

.story-author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.story-avatar-img {
  width: 2.85rem;
  height: 2.85rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 2px solid #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.story-author-info strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  color: #0f172a;
}

.story-author-info span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: #64748b;
}

/* Right Column: Interactive Help List */
.help-list-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.help-list-header {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.help-dot {
  color: #2563eb;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.help-items-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.25rem;
}

.help-item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
}

.help-item-title {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.5vw, 3.6rem);
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: #cbd5e1;
  transition: color 0.35s ease, transform 0.35s ease;
}

.help-item:hover .help-item-title,
.help-item.is-active .help-item-title {
  color: #0f172a;
  transform: translateX(10px);
}

/* Floating/Hover Preview Image */
.help-preview-container {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%) scale(0.92);
  width: clamp(220px, 32vw, 360px);
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  /* box-shadow: 0 20px 45px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.16); */
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.35s ease, transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1), visibility 0.35s ease;
  z-index: 10;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.help-preview-container.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1);
}

.help-preview-container img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.5s ease;
}

@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .help-preview-container {
    position: relative;
    right: auto;
    top: auto;
    transform: none !important;
    width: 100%;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
  }
}

/* Reference-matched white editorial treatment */
.help-stories-section {
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding: clamp(4.75rem, 10vh, 7.5rem) clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  background: #fff;
  color: #111;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.help-stories-container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  min-height: min(78svh, 54rem);
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(15rem, 29%) minmax(0, 71%);
  gap: clamp(2.25rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.client-stories-card {
  min-height: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  overflow: visible;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.stories-topline {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.7rem;
}

.stories-progress-track {
  position: relative;
  inset: auto;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: #c9c9c9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.stories-progress-bar {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0;
  background: #111;
  transition: none;
}

.stories-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.3rem;
}

.story-nav-btn {
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  padding: 0.15rem;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #111;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1;
}

.story-nav-btn:hover {
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #111;
  transform: translateX(0);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.story-counter {
  margin-left: 0.65rem;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #777;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.stories-kicker {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 2.8rem);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: #777;
}

.story-content-wrapper {
  flex: 0 1 auto;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.story-quote {
  max-width: 31ch;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
  color: #171717;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.45vw, 1.45rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.42;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.story-author {
  margin-top: 0;
  gap: 0.7rem;
}

.story-avatar-fallback {
  width: 2.15rem;
  height: 2.15rem;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #e5e5e5;
  color: #333;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.story-author-info strong {
  color: #222;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.story-author-info span {
  margin-top: 0.1rem;
  color: #777;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.help-list-wrapper {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding-right: clamp(6rem, 10vw, 18rem);
}

.help-list-header {
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
  color: #222;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.help-dot {
  color: #777;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.help-items-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.help-item {
  padding: 0;
  cursor: default;
}

.help-item-title {
  display: inline-block;
  color: #d2d2d2;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 5.35vw, 6rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: -0.055em;
  line-height: 1.03;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.help-item:hover .help-item-title,
.help-item:focus-within .help-item-title,
.help-item.is-active .help-item-title {
  color: #111;
  transform: none;
}

.help-preview-container {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 52%;
  width: clamp(10rem, 16vw, 18rem);
  aspect-ratio: 0.8;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #eee;
  box-shadow: none;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(10px);
  transition:
    opacity 0.22s ease,
    transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1),
    visibility 0.22s;
  z-index: 3;
}

.help-preview-container.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(-50%) translateX(0);
}

.help-preview-container img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: opacity 0.18s ease, transform 0.5s ease;
}

@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .help-stories-section {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 5rem clamp(1rem, 4vw, 2rem);
  }

  .help-stories-container {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 4rem;
  }

  .client-stories-card {
    min-height: 24rem;
  }

  .help-list-wrapper {
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .help-item-title {
    white-space: normal;
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 8vw, 4.6rem);
  }

  .help-preview-container {
    position: relative;
    inset: auto;
    width: min(100%, 30rem);
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    transform: translateY(12px) !important;
    opacity: 0 !important;
    visibility: hidden !important;
  }

  .help-preview-container.is-visible {
    opacity: 1 !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    transform: translateY(0) !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 559px) {
  .help-stories-section {
    padding-top: 4rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
  }

  .client-stories-card {
    min-height: 21rem;
  }

  .story-quote {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
  }

  .help-item-title {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 10vw, 3rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
  }
}

/* Final editorial sizing and hover-preview placement */
.help-stories-section {
  min-height: 112svh;
  padding-top: clamp(7.5rem, 16vh, 11rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(6rem, 12vh, 9rem);
}

.story-quote {
  max-width: 29ch;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.8vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.38;
}

.help-list-header {
  width: max-content;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vh, 2.75rem);
  padding: 0.7rem 1.15rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    110deg,
    #1491da 0%,
    #6657e8 38%,
    #d946ef 70%,
    #f97316 100%
  );
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.035em;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(102, 87, 232, 0.2);
}

.help-list-wrapper {
  padding-right: 0;
  isolation: isolate;
  background: #fff;
}

.help-items-list {
  position: relative;
  z-index: auto;
}

.help-item {
  position: relative;
  z-index: auto;
  margin-bottom: 0.32rem;
  padding: 0.18rem 0 0.38rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #dedede;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.help-item-title {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  color: #d2d2d2;
  font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 5.35vw, 6.5rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
}

.help-item.is-active {
  z-index: auto;
  border-bottom-color: #dedede;
}

.help-item.is-active .help-item-title {
  z-index: 6;
  color: #fff;
  mix-blend-mode: difference;
  will-change: mix-blend-mode;
}

.help-preview-container {
  top: var(--help-preview-y, 50%);
  right: clamp(8rem, 13vw, 16rem);
  width: clamp(13rem, 18vw, 21rem);
  z-index: 5;
}

.stories-topline {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.stories-progress-track {
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.stories-progress-bar {
  border-radius: inherit;
}

.stories-nav {
  align-self: flex-start;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.story-nav-btn {
  min-width: 2rem;
  min-height: 2rem;
  padding: 0.15rem 0.3rem;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.story-counter {
  margin-left: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

.story-author {
  gap: 0.9rem;
}

.story-avatar-fallback {
  width: 2.8rem;
  height: 2.8rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.story-author-info strong {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
}

.story-author-info span {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.help-stories-section--reveal {
  min-height: 0;
  padding-top: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 3.5rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(8rem, 16vh, 12rem);
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  scrollbar-gutter: stable;
  isolation: isolate;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.help-stories-section--reveal .help-stories-container {
  min-height: calc(100% + 8rem);
  height: auto;
  align-items: start;
}

.help-stories-section--reveal .client-stories-card {
  align-self: start;
}

.help-stories-section--reveal .help-list-wrapper {
  padding-bottom: clamp(8rem, 16vh, 12rem);
}

@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .help-stories-section {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: clamp(6.5rem, 13vh, 8rem);
  }

  .story-quote {
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 3.4vw, 1.65rem);
  }

  .help-item-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 9.5vw, 5rem);
  }

  .help-preview-container {
    right: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 559px) {
  .help-stories-section {
    padding-top: 6rem;
  }

  .help-item-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 11vw, 3.25rem);
  }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Services — editorial studio statement
   ========================================================================== */
.studio-statement {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 72svh;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem clamp(1.25rem, 3.2vw, 4rem)
    clamp(4rem, 8vh, 6rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  color: #070707;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.studio-statement-label {
  font-family: "Courier New", monospace;
  font-size: clamp(0.64rem, 0.72vw, 0.76rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.studio-statement-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 56%) minmax(18rem, 44%);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 8rem);
  align-items: start;
  padding-top: clamp(1.75rem, 4vh, 3rem);
}

.studio-statement-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5.25vw, 6.35rem);
  font-weight: 780;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  /* text-transform: uppercase; */
}

.studio-statement-line {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.studio-statement-line > span {
  display: block;
  will-change: transform;
}

.studio-statement-line--indent {
  padding-left: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 10rem);
}

.studio-statement-copy {
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin-top: 2vh;
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
  /* font-family: "Courier New", monospace; */
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 1.05vw, 1rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.17;
  /* text-transform: uppercase; */
}

.studio-statement-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 1.45rem;
  text-align: justify;
  text-justify: inter-word;
}

.studio-statement-link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin-top: clamp(1rem, 4vh, 2.5rem);
  padding-bottom: 0.28rem;
  color: inherit;
  font-size: 0.72em;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.studio-statement-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

.studio-statement-link:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.studio-statement-link span {
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.studio-statement-link:hover span {
  transform: translate(0.2rem, 0.2rem);
}

@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .studio-statement {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .studio-statement-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 3.5rem;
    padding-top: 2.5rem;
  }

  .studio-statement-title {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 10vw, 5.8rem);
  }

  .studio-statement-copy {
    max-width: 44rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 559px) {
  .studio-statement {
    padding: 1.25rem 1rem 5rem;
  }

  .studio-statement-grid {
    gap: 3rem;
    padding-top: 2.25rem;
  }

  .studio-statement-title {
    font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 13vw, 4.2rem);
    line-height: 0.94;
  }

  .studio-statement-line--indent {
    padding-left: 1.2rem;
  }

  .studio-statement-copy {
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
  }
}

/* —— Content pages (docs, legal, resources) —— */
.content-page {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.25rem 4rem;
  background: #fff;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .content-page {
    padding: 2rem 2rem 5rem;
  }
}

.content-page-inner {
  max-width: 48rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.content-block {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.content-block h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.75rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.content-block p,
.content-block ul {
  color: #4b5563;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.content-block ul {
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
}

.content-block li {
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.content-block a {
  color: #0284c7;
}

.footer-terms a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer-terms a:hover {
  color: #5b8fff;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   Circular Arc Showcase — cards sit on a lifted center ring
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.inno-showcase {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: clamp(780px, 92vh, 980px);
  padding: 6rem 0 8.4rem;
  background-color: transparent;
  overflow: visible; /* allow blue patch to bleed into the section below */
  color: #1e293b;
  font-family: inherit;
  user-select: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.inno-bg-canvas {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: -38%; /* extend under the labs story */
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden; /* still clipped at the top — protects the marquee */
}

.cutout-shape {
  position: absolute;
  pointer-events: none;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Blue patch — smaller, contained, drifts inside section */
.shape-blue-circle {
  width: min(720px, 68vw);
  height: min(720px, 68vw);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #6c97ff;
  bottom: -22%;
  left: -14%;
  opacity: 0.92;
  animation: innoBlobDriftA 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

/* Green patch — kept below the top edge so marquee stays clear */
.shape-lime-arc {
  width: min(620px, 58vw);
  height: min(620px, 58vw);
  border-radius: 48% 52% 45% 55% / 42% 48% 52% 58%;
  background: #54f08b;
  top: 18%;
  right: -16%;
  opacity: 0.9;
  animation: innoBlobDriftB 26s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}

@keyframes innoBlobDriftA {
  0%   { transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1); }
  33%  { transform: translate(6%, -4%) scale(1.04); }
  66%  { transform: translate(2%, 4%) scale(0.98); }
  100% { transform: translate(8%, -2%) scale(1.03); }
}

@keyframes innoBlobDriftB {
  0%   { transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(0deg) scale(1); }
  40%  { transform: translate(-5%, 5%) rotate(6deg) scale(1.05); }
  70%  { transform: translate(-2%, 1%) rotate(-3deg) scale(0.97); }
  100% { transform: translate(-7%, 6%) rotate(4deg) scale(1.03); }
}

.inno-showcase-container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
}

.inno-showcase-head {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
  max-width: 920px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.inno-showcase-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 4.25rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin: 0;
}

.inno-accent {
  color: #c026d3;
  background: none;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #c026d3;
}

/*
  Viewport clips the arc at a hard bottom edge —
  side cards sink below and get hidden (reference “floor” cut).
*/
.inno-showcase-viewport {
  --inno-gap: clamp(0.85rem, 1.15vw, 1.25rem);
  /* Side inset — lower = bigger cards (still keeps 5 visible) */
  --inno-side: clamp(1rem, 2.25vw, 2.5rem);
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  height: clamp(600px, 62vw, 720px);
  padding: 0.75rem 0 0;
  cursor: grab;
  touch-action: none; /* drag + arrows only */
}

.inno-showcase-viewport:active {
  cursor: grabbing;
}

.inno-showcase-track {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: var(--inno-gap);
  padding: 0.5rem var(--inno-side) 0;
  will-change: transform;
  width: max-content;
}

/*
  Exactly 5 cards across:
  center + left/right neighbors + outer pair inset past the screen edges.
*/
.inno-card {
  --arc-y: 0px;
  --arc-rot: 0deg;
  flex: 0 0 calc((100vw - (2 * var(--inno-side)) - (4 * var(--inno-gap))) / 5);
  background: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 1.4rem;
  border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  padding: 1.13rem 1.13rem 1.35rem;
  /* box-shadow:
    0 4px 6px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.03),
    0 16px 36px -12px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.1); */
  transform: translate3d(0, var(--arc-y), 0) rotate(var(--arc-rot));
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transition:
    box-shadow 280ms ease,
    border-color 280ms ease;
  will-change: transform;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.inno-card:hover {
  z-index: 8;
  /* border-color: rgba(192, 38, 211, 0.18); */
  box-shadow:
    0 8px 16px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05),
    0 28px 56px -14px rgba(174, 182, 202, 0.18);
}

.inno-card-img-wrap {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  border-radius: 1.1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #e8eef5;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}

.inno-card-img-wrap img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 320ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.inno-card:hover .inno-card-img-wrap img {
  transform: scale(1.04);
}

.inno-card-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  min-height: 0;
}

.inno-card-title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0f172a;
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.inno-card-desc {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #000000;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
  flex: 1;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.inno-card-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #0f172a;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 240ms ease, gap 240ms ease;
  margin-top: auto;
}

.inno-arrow {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  transition: transform 240ms cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}

.inno-card:hover .inno-card-link {
  color: #c026d3;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}

.inno-card:hover .inno-arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* Prev / next — tight against the card viewport */
.inno-showcase-controls {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin-top: -2rem;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 20;
}

.inno-nav-btn {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.14);
  background: transparent;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: #1e293b;
  transition: background 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease, transform 220ms ease, box-shadow 220ms ease;
}

.inno-nav-btn:hover {
  /* background: #ffffff; */
  border-color: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);
  background-color: #0980c5;
  color: white;
  /* box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.1); */
  /* transform: scale(1.05); */
}

.inno-nav-btn:active {
  transform: scale(0.96);
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .inno-showcase {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 4rem 0 3rem;
  }

  .inno-showcase-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 8vw, 2.4rem);
  }

  .inno-showcase-head {
    margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  }

  .inno-showcase-viewport {
    --inno-gap: 0.85rem;
    --inno-side: 1.1rem;
    height: clamp(500px, 122vw, 580px);
  }

  .inno-card {
    /* ~1.2 cards on mobile */
    flex: 0 0 calc(100vw - (2 * var(--inno-side)) - 2.5rem);
    max-width: 320px;
    border-radius: 1.2rem;
    padding: 0.9rem 0.9rem 1.15rem;
  }

  .inno-card-title {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }

  .inno-showcase-controls {
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
  }

  .shape-blue-circle {
    width: 420px;
    height: 420px;
    bottom: -18%;
    left: -32%;
  }

  .shape-lime-arc {
    width: 360px;
    height: 360px;
    top: 22%;
    right: -30%;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 641px) and (max-width: 1023px) {
  .inno-showcase-viewport {
    --inno-side: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
    --inno-gap: 0.95rem;
    height: clamp(540px, 78vw, 640px);
  }

  /* Still target ~5 cards, slightly tighter inset */
  .inno-card {
    flex: 0 0 calc((100vw - (2 * var(--inno-side)) - (4 * var(--inno-gap))) / 5);
  }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   Labs story — scroll word-color reveal
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.labs-story {
  --labs-muted: #9ca3af;
  --labs-active: #0a0a0a;
  --labs-ink: #111827;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem) 0 0;
  background: transparent;
  overflow: visible;
  text-align: center;
}

.labs-story-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 80rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 1.5rem;
}

.labs-story-inner--follow {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5.5rem);
}

.labs-story-lead {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 80rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 2.8vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--labs-muted);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.labs-story-lead .word {
  display: inline-block;
  color: var(--labs-muted);
  transition: none;
  will-change: color;
}

.labs-story-lead .word.is-lit,
.labs-story-lead.is-complete .word {
  color: var(--labs-active);
}

/* Flush against the lead text block above */
.labs-story-marquee {
  margin-top: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.labs-story-follow {
  margin-top: 0;
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.labs-story-follow-title {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--labs-ink);
}

.labs-story-follow-copy {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.4vw, 1.05rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #4b5563;
  font-weight: 450;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .labs-story {
    padding: 3rem 0 0;
  }

  .labs-story-lead {
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 7.5vw, 2.5rem);
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .labs-story-inner--follow {
    padding-top: 2rem;
    padding-bottom: 3rem;
  }
}