/* v6 — Phase II identity (Rhyme + Reason, "Initial Concepts", Aug 18).
   Palette and type are taken straight from the deck:
     #1A3A3F deep teal · #A0B5C1 pale blue · #4E757B mid teal
     #ACA698 taupe     · #DEE0DD light warm grey · #A22222 brand red
   Serif:   Crimson Text  — headlines, pull quotes, the editorial voice.
   Display: League Spartan — the 270 WEST wordmark, buttons, numerals.
   Body:    Inter Tight    — running copy, nav, letterspaced micro-labels. */

:root {
  /* ── Phase II palette ── */
  --teal: #4E757B;    /* mid teal — secondary marks */
  --blue: #A0B5C1;    /* pale blue — labels and rules on dark */
  --tan:  #ACA698;    /* warm taupe — the trust strip */
  --sand: #DEE0DD;    /* light warm grey — reversed logo, tints */

  --bg: #F2F1EE;
  --bg2: #E6E5E1;
  --ink: #1A3A3F;
  --muted: #3E5256;
  --rule: #CFCFC9;
  --accent: #A22222;
  --maple: #A22222;   /* brand red — the compass rose */
  --olive: #A0B5C1;   /* legacy token name; now the pale blue used on dark */
  --font-display: 'Inter Tight', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-serif: 'Crimson Text', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --font-sans: 'Inter Tight', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'Inter Tight', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;

  /* Elevation + motion tokens (v4 polish) */
  --bg3: #DBDAD5;
  --accent-deep: #7E1A1A;
  --rule-strong: #B7B7B0;
  --shadow-xs: 0 1px 2px rgba(18,41,45, 0.05);
  --shadow-sm: 0 2px 8px -2px rgba(18,41,45, 0.08), 0 1px 3px -1px rgba(18,41,45, 0.06);
  --shadow-md: 0 8px 24px -8px rgba(18,41,45, 0.16), 0 3px 8px -4px rgba(18,41,45, 0.10);
  --shadow-lg: 0 22px 48px -16px rgba(18,41,45, 0.24), 0 8px 18px -10px rgba(18,41,45, 0.14);
  --shadow-ink: 0 18px 44px -18px rgba(8,30,32, 0.55);
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
  --dur: 220ms;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: var(--font-sans); color: var(--ink);
  background-color: var(--bg);
  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%27g%27%3E%3CfeTurbulence%20type%3D%27fractalNoise%27%20baseFrequency%3D%270.85%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%27100%25%27%20height%3D%27100%25%27%20filter%3D%27url%28%23g%29%27%20opacity%3D%270.075%27%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E");
  background-attachment: fixed;
  font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; font-size-adjust: from-font;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
/* Display headings — restyled to Crimson Text by the Phase II brand layer below. */
.display-xl, .display-lg { font-family: var(--font-display); text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.02; margin: 0; }
.display-xl { font-size: clamp(38px, 5.2vw, 74px); }
.display-lg { font-size: clamp(32px, 4.6vw, 60px); }
.eyebrow { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.eyebrow-accent { color: var(--accent); }
.serif-tagline { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; color: var(--olive); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
a { color: inherit; }
button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
details summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
details summary { list-style: none; }
::selection { background: rgba(162,34,34, 0.18); }

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, summary:focus-visible, [tabindex]:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 1px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
}

/* ── SCROLL REVEAL ── */
[data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease), transform 0.7s var(--ease);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
[data-reveal].is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }

/* ── PHOTO (landscape imagery) ── */
.photo { position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: block; background: var(--bg3); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.photo img, .photo-scene img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.photo-scene img { transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease); }
a.photo-scene:hover img, .photo-scene-hover:hover img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.photo-scene { position: relative; overflow: hidden; display: block; color: #fff; box-shadow: var(--shadow-ink); background: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.photo-scene-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14,40,43,0.55) 0%, rgba(14,40,43,0.34) 40%, rgba(14,40,43,0.40) 70%, rgba(14,40,43,0.82) 100%); }
.photo-scene-overlay::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.08), inset 0 0 90px rgba(14,40,43,0.5); }
.photo-scene-corner { position: absolute; top: 22px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(239,239,236,0.82); z-index: 2; }
.photo-scene-corner.tl { left: 24px; } .photo-scene-corner.tr { right: 24px; }
.photo-scene-body { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 40px 32px; }
.photo-scene-marker { color: var(--maple); margin-bottom: 22px; filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.45)); position: relative; z-index: 3; }
.photo-scene-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.12; margin: 0; max-width: 22ch; font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 34px); text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(8,30,32,0.55); }
.photo-scene-h em { display: block; margin-top: 8px; font-family: var(--font-serif); color: #fff; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: -0.005em; box-shadow: none; }

/* ── CAMPAIGN CROSSHAIR / REGISTRATION MOTIF (echoes the ad creative) ── */
.photo-scene-cross { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; }
.photo-scene-cross .v { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; width: 1px; height: var(--cross-y, 38%); background: rgba(239,239,236,0.5); transform: translateX(-0.5px); }
.photo-scene-cross .h { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: var(--cross-y, 38%); height: 1px; background: rgba(239,239,236,0.42); }
/* Anchor marker + headline at the crosshair intersection. `top` % resolves against height (unlike padding %). */
.photo-scene--cross .photo-scene-body { inset: var(--cross-y, 38%) 0 auto 0; justify-content: flex-start; padding: 0 32px; }
.photo-scene--cross .photo-scene-marker { margin-top: -15px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.photo-scene-tagline { position: absolute; bottom: 26px; left: 0; right: 0; text-align: center; z-index: 2; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(15px, 1.5vw, 19px); color: rgba(239,239,236,0.92); letter-spacing: -0.01em; text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(8,30,32,0.5); }
.photo-band { width: 100%; }
.photo-band .photo-scene-h { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 44px); max-width: 22ch; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .photo-band { aspect-ratio: 4/5 !important; }   /* taller on mobile so headline + tagline have room */
  .photo-band .photo-scene-h { font-size: clamp(22px, 5.4vw, 30px); max-width: 18ch; }
  .photo-scene--cross .photo-scene-body { inset: 30% 0 auto 0; padding: 0 24px; }
  .photo-scene-corner { top: 14px; font-size: 10px; }
  .photo-scene-corner.tl { left: 16px; } .photo-scene-corner.tr { right: 16px; }
}

/* ── HEADER ── */
.site-header {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  padding: 24px 80px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  background: rgba(239,239,236, 0.82); backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(12px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(12px);
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 100;
  transition: box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), padding var(--dur) var(--ease), background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.site-header.is-scrolled { box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); padding: 15px 80px; background: rgba(239,239,236, 0.92); }
.site-header .logo { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.site-header .logo:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
.site-header .logo-mark { width: 42px; height: 42px; display: block; }
.site-header .logo-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1; }
.site-header .logo-tag { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; }
.site-header nav { display: flex; gap: 28px; align-items: center; font-size: 14px; }
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta) { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 450; position: relative; padding-bottom: 5px; transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta)::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; height: 1.5px; width: 100%; background: var(--accent); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover { color: var(--accent); }
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover::after, .site-header nav a.active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.site-header .nav-cta {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 12px 22px;
  text-decoration: none; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: none !important; transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.site-header .nav-cta:hover { background: var(--accent); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.accent-deg { color: var(--accent); }

/* ── SERVICES DROPDOWN ── */
.site-header .nav-dropdown { position: relative; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.site-header .nav-dropdown-parent { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; }
.nav-dropdown-chevron { transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.site-header .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-chevron,
.site-header .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-chevron { transform: rotate(180deg); }
.nav-dropdown-menu {
  position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 14px); left: -10px; min-width: 210px;
  background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  padding: 8px; display: grid; gap: 2px; z-index: 120;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease), visibility 0s linear var(--dur);
}
.nav-dropdown-menu::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: -16px; height: 16px; }
.site-header .nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu,
.site-header .nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-menu {
  opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0);
  transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease), visibility 0s;
}
.site-header nav .nav-dropdown-menu a { padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 450; color: var(--ink); }
.site-header nav .nav-dropdown-menu a::after { display: none; }
.site-header nav .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover { background: var(--bg2); color: var(--accent); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nav-dropdown-menu { transition: none; }
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
.site-footer { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 100px 80px 40px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.site-footer .footer-grid {
  position: relative; border-top: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24); padding-top: 32px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px;
  font-size: 13px; color: #B6C6CA;
}
.site-footer .footer-brand { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; color: var(--bg); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.site-footer .footer-col-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.site-footer .footer-col-items { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.site-footer .footer-col-items a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.site-footer .footer-bottom {
  position: relative; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.16);
  font-size: 11px; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between;
}

/* ── BUTTONS ── */
.btn-accent {
  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; padding: 18px 32px;
  text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; border: none; cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.btn-accent:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn-accent:active { transform: translateY(0); }
.btn-outline {
  color: var(--bg); text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 1px solid var(--olive); padding: 18px 32px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  background: transparent;
}
.btn-ink {
  color: var(--ink); background: transparent; text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 16.5px 30px; border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), color var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.btn-ink:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn-ink:active { transform: translateY(0); }

/* ── SECTION PADDING ── */
.section-pad { padding: 96px 80px; }
/* One vertical rhythm (Oct 2026): sections carry 96px; two sections on the same background share a
   gap, so the second one drops to 72px on top; a colour change (dark, tinted, the founder band) keeps
   the full 96px on both sides; the first section after a page hero sits closer to it. */
.section-flush { padding-bottom: 0; }
.section-pad + .section-pad { padding-top: 40px; }
.dark-section + .section-pad, .section-tint + .section-pad, .about-founder + .section-pad,
.section-pad + .dark-section, .section-pad + .section-tint { padding-top: 96px; }
.page-hero + .section-pad { padding-top: 64px; }
.page-hero + .status-page-layout { padding-top: 64px; }
/* Colour bands (dark, tinted) read as separate blocks, so they carry a little less on each side. */
.dark-section.section-pad, .section-tint.section-pad { padding-top: 80px; padding-bottom: 80px; }
.section-pad + .dark-section.section-pad, .section-pad + .section-tint.section-pad { padding-top: 80px; }
.section-pad-sm { padding: 80px 80px; }

/* ── MONO LABEL ── */
.mono-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px;
  display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center;
}
.mono-label-rule { display: inline-block; width: 32px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
.mono-label-olive { color: var(--olive); }
.mono-label-muted { color: var(--muted); }

/* ── IMAGE PLACEHOLDER ── */
.img-placeholder {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  border: 2px dashed var(--accent);
  background-color: #E2E1DC;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent, transparent 10px, rgba(162,34,34,0.07) 10px, rgba(162,34,34,0.07) 11px);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  text-align: center; padding: 24px;
}
.img-placeholder.dark {
  background-color: #20484D;
  background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg, transparent, transparent 10px, rgba(162,34,34,0.1) 10px, rgba(162,34,34,0.1) 11px);
}
.img-placeholder-tag {
  display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; margin-bottom: 14px;
  background: var(--accent); color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;
}
.img-placeholder-label { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.img-placeholder.dark .img-placeholder-label { color: #F2F1EE; }
.img-placeholder-spec { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.6; text-transform: uppercase; }
.img-placeholder.dark .img-placeholder-spec { color: #B6C6CA; }
.img-placeholder-note { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.55; font-style: italic; max-width: 360px; }
.img-placeholder.dark .img-placeholder-note { color: #B6C6CA; }

/* ── TOPO LINES (SVG injected by JS) ── */
.topo-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; }
.map-grid { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; }

/* ── HERO ── */
.hero { padding: 100px 80px 80px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
.hero-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 32px;
  display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center;
}
.hero-eyebrow-rule { width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--muted); display: inline-block; }
.hero-h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 84px); font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: 0.01em; margin: 0 0 32px;
  max-width: 900px; color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-h1 em { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; text-transform: none; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 500; }
.hero-lead { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.55; max-width: 580px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.hero-sub { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 540px; margin: 0 0 40px; }
.hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-trust { margin-top: 56px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); display: flex; gap: 48px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* ── COMPASS CARD ── */
.compass-card {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 40px;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4/5;
}
.compass-card-top-left { position: absolute; top: 24px; left: 24px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--olive); text-transform: uppercase; }
.compass-card-top-right { position: absolute; top: 24px; right: 24px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--olive); text-transform: uppercase; }
.compass-card-quote { position: absolute; bottom: 24px; left: 24px; right: 24px; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-style: italic; }
.compass-center { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }

/* ── STATS BAR ── */
.stats-bar { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 32px 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); }
.stat-item { padding-left: 32px; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.stat-item:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
.stat-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.stat-num { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }

/* ── DARK SECTION ── */
.dark-section { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.dark-section .mono-label { color: var(--olive); }

/* ── HOW IT WORKS ── */
.steps-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.step-item { padding: 40px 32px 40px 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.step-item:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.step-item:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
.step-item + .step-item { padding-left: 32px; }
.step-num { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 84px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 24px; letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
.step-time { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.step-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 14px; line-height: 1.2; }
.step-p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.step-note { margin-top: 48px; padding: 20px 24px; background: var(--bg2); font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); line-height: 1.55; }

/* ── TESTIMONIALS ── */
.testimonials-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 32px; }
.testimonial-card { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); padding: 32px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.testimonial-quote { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 400; margin: 24px 0 20px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.testimonial-caption { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 12px; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }

/* ── QUIZ SECTION ── */
.quiz-section { padding: 120px 80px; }
.quiz-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
.quiz-sticky { position: sticky; top: 100px; }
.quiz-h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 60px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.quiz-sub { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 460px; margin: 0 0 32px; }
.quiz-bullets { display: grid; gap: 12px; font-size: 14px; }
.quiz-bullet { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; }
.quiz-bullet-dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 99px; flex-shrink: 0; }

/* ── QUIZ WIDGET ── */
.quiz-widget { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 48px; border: 1px solid #2B565B; }
.quiz-header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 24px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8FA6AB; }
.quiz-progress-track { height: 2px; background: #2B565B; margin-bottom: 32px; position: relative; }
.quiz-progress-fill { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--accent); transition: width 0.4s ease; }
.quiz-step-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: #8FA6AB; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.quiz-h3 { font-size: 36px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0 0 16px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-family: var(--font-sans); }
.quiz-lead { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: #8FA6AB; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 0 28px; }
.quiz-start-btn { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border: none; padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; }
.quiz-badges { display: flex; gap: 16px; font-size: 12px; color: #8FA6AB; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.quiz-options { display: grid; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.quiz-options.two-col { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.quiz-option {
  background: #20484D; color: var(--bg); border: 1px solid #2B565B; padding: 16px 20px;
  font-size: 15px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;
  transition: background 0.15s; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
}
.quiz-option:hover { background: #356167; }
.quiz-option.selected { background: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent); }
.quiz-option-arrow { opacity: 0.5; font-size: 12px; font-family: var(--font-mono); }
.quiz-nav { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 12px; color: #8FA6AB; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.quiz-back { background: none; border: none; color: #8FA6AB; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: inherit; font-size: inherit; padding: 0; }
.quiz-fields { display: grid; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.quiz-field { border-bottom: 1px solid #2B565B; padding: 8px 0; }
.quiz-field-label { font-size: 10px; color: #8FA6AB; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.quiz-field input, .quiz-field select { background: transparent; border: none; outline: none; color: var(--bg); font-size: 16px; font-family: inherit; width: 100%; padding: 4px 0; }
.quiz-result-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--accent); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.quiz-result-h { font-size: 34px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 16px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.quiz-result-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: #8FA6AB; max-width: 520px; margin: 0 0 28px; }
.quiz-result-btns { display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.quiz-restart { background: transparent; color: var(--bg); border: 1px solid #2B565B; padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; }
.quiz-privacy { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 11px; color: #8FA6AB; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }

/* ── CTA SECTION ── */
.cta-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: center; position: relative; }
.cta-h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 64px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0; }
.cta-h2 em { color: var(--olive); font-style: italic; }
.cta-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; color: #CFDADC; max-width: 460px; margin: 0 0 28px; }
.cta-btns { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* ── PAGE HERO ── */
.page-hero { padding: 100px 80px 80px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.page-hero-kicker { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 24px; display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; }
.page-hero-kicker-rule { width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--accent); display: inline-block; }
.page-hero-h1 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 64px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 1100px; }
.page-hero-lead { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.25; color: var(--accent); margin: 0 0 24px; max-width: 900px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.page-hero-sub { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 760px; margin: 0; }
.page-hero-sub + .page-hero-sub { margin-top: 16px; }

/* ── FAQ ACCORDION ── */
.faq-item { padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.faq-group .faq-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; } /* the group below draws its own top rule */
.faq-item summary { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; line-height: 1.3; }
.faq-item summary .faq-icon { color: var(--accent); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 14px; flex-shrink: 0; margin-left: 16px; }
.faq-item p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 16px 0 0; max-width: 720px; }
details[open] .faq-icon::after { content: '−'; }
details:not([open]) .faq-icon::after { content: '+'; }
.faq-icon { }

/* ── INLINE NOTE ── */
.inline-note { padding: 20px 24px; background: var(--bg2); font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); line-height: 1.55; }
.inline-note-lg { padding: 24px 28px; background: var(--bg2); font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); line-height: 1.55; max-width: 900px; }

/* ── SERVICES ── */
.service-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr 360px; gap: 64px; padding: 56px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.service-row:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.service-n { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 96px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 0.9; color: var(--olive); letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
.service-title-label { margin-top: 16px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.service-h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 640px; }
.service-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 24px; max-width: 640px; }
.service-link { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent); padding-bottom: 4px; }
.service-aside { background: var(--bg2); padding: 24px; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); }
.service-aside-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.service-bullets { display: grid; gap: 10px; font-size: 14px; }
.service-bullet { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.service-bullet-dot { color: var(--accent); }

/* ── LEGAL ── */
.legal-layout { padding: 80px 80px 100px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr; gap: 80px; }
.legal-toc { position: sticky; top: 100px; height: fit-content; }
.legal-toc-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.legal-toc-links { display: grid; gap: 8px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; }
.legal-toc-links a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; border-left: 2px solid transparent; padding-left: 12px; }
.legal-toc-date { margin-top: 32px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.legal-article { max-width: 760px; }
.legal-section { padding-bottom: 40px; margin-bottom: 40px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.legal-section:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.legal-h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.legal-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }

/* ── ARTICLE ── */
.article-layout { padding: 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr 240px; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
/* No table of contents (fewer than two headings): the body takes the first column instead of leaving it blank. */
.article-layout:not(:has(.article-toc)) { grid-template-columns: 1fr 240px; }
/* News singles: body only, at reading width. */
.article-layout.article-layout-narrow { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 760px); }
.article-toc { position: sticky; top: 100px; }
.article-toc-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.article-toc-links { display: grid; gap: 10px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; }
.article-toc-links a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; border-left: 2px solid transparent; padding-left: 12px; }
.article-toc-links a.active { color: var(--accent); border-left-color: var(--accent); }
.article-body { max-width: 720px; }
.article-intro { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 32px; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.article-h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 56px 0 16px; }
.article-body h2[id] { scroll-margin-top: 120px; } /* anchored headings clear the sticky header */
.article-h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; margin: 32px 0 12px; }
.article-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.article-blockquote { border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); padding: 8px 0 8px 24px; margin: 32px 0; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4; }
.article-callout { background: var(--bg2); padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); }
.article-callout-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.article-callout-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink); margin: 0; font-style: italic; }
.article-rail { position: sticky; top: 100px; }
.article-rail-cta { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.article-rail-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.article-rail-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px; line-height: 1.25; }
.article-rail-p { font-size: 13px; color: #CFDADC; margin: 0 0 16px; line-height: 1.55; }
.article-rail-btn { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; padding: 12px 18px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; display: block; text-align: center; }
.article-related-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.article-related-links { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.article-related-links a { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 12px; line-height: 1.4; display: block; }

/* ── RESOURCES ── */
.resources-featured { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.resource-card-main { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); text-decoration: none; display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.resource-card-main-body { padding: 32px 40px 40px; }
.resource-card-main-tag { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.resource-card-main-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 12px; max-width: 600px; }
.resource-card-main-link { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--olive); text-transform: uppercase; }
.resource-card-sm { background: var(--bg2); text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.resource-card-sm-body { padding: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; flex: 1; }
.resource-card-sm-tag { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.resource-card-sm-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0; }
.resource-card-sm-link { margin-top: 24px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; }
.library-topic { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 32px 0; }
.library-topic-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 3fr; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
.library-topic-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0; }
.library-items { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.library-item { padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); font-size: 16px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
.library-item-arrow { color: var(--accent); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; }
.vac-direct-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr 1.5fr 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 20px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); align-items: center; }
.vac-direct-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; }
.vac-direct-link { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
.vac-direct-phone { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 13px; text-align: right; }

/* ── CONTACT FORM ── */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
.contact-form-field { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 20px 0; }
.contact-form-field:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.contact-form-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.contact-form-input { font-size: 18px; color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--font-sans); }
.contact-form-textarea { font-size: 18px; color: var(--muted); min-height: 80px; }
.contact-direct { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 40px; position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.contact-direct-item { padding-top: 20px; margin-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24); }
.contact-direct-item-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.contact-direct-item-primary { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.contact-direct-item-secondary { font-size: 13px; color: #B6C6CA; }
.contact-crisis { margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24); font-size: 12px; color: #B6C6CA; line-height: 1.6; font-style: italic; }
.contact-crisis span { color: var(--olive); font-style: normal; }

/* ── ABOUT ── */
.about-story { padding: 100px 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
.about-story-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 680px; }
.about-story-p:last-child { font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); }
.values-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.value-item { padding: 32px 24px 32px 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.value-item:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.value-item:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
.value-item + .value-item { padding-left: 24px; }
.value-n { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.value-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.value-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.team-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 32px; }
.team-card { background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 24px; }
.team-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; margin: 20px 0 6px; }
.team-role { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.team-bio { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

/* ── HOW IT WORKS INNER ── */
.hiw-step-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr 320px; gap: 64px; padding: 56px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.hiw-step-row:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
/* Six-step process (Sept 2026 copy): no aside column. The row follows the page's label/content
   split (1fr 2fr, 80px gap) so each step's text lines up under the section heading above it. */
.hiw-step-row:not(:has(.hiw-step-aside)) { grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; gap: 80px; }
.hiw-step-n { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 96px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 0.9; color: var(--olive); letter-spacing: -0.04em; }
.hiw-step-time { margin-top: 16px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
.hiw-step-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 20px; }
.hiw-step-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 24px; max-width: 640px; }
.hiw-step-aside { background: var(--bg2); padding: 24px; border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); }
.hiw-step-aside-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.hiw-step-bullets { display: grid; gap: 10px; font-size: 14px; }
.hiw-step-bullet { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.hiw-step-bullet-dot { color: var(--accent); }

/* ── FAQ GROUPS ── */
.faq-group { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 320px 1fr; gap: 64px; padding: 48px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.faq-group-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0; position: sticky; top: 100px; height: fit-content; }

/* ── MOBILE ── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header { padding: 20px; }
  .site-header nav { display: none; }
  .site-header .mobile-menu-btn { display: flex; }
  .mobile-menu-btn {
    background: none; border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 8px 12px;
    font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: var(--font-mono); color: var(--ink);
  }
  .mobile-nav { display: none; flex-direction: column; background: var(--bg); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 20px; gap: 16px; }
  .mobile-nav.open { display: flex; }
  .mobile-nav a { font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .mobile-nav a.mobile-subnav { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); padding-left: 18px; }

  .hero { padding: 40px 20px 36px; }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .hero-h1 { font-size: 44px; }
  .stats-bar { padding: 20px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px 24px; }
  .stat-item { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
  .stat-item:nth-child(2), .stat-item:nth-child(4) { padding-left: 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .section-pad { padding: 56px 20px; }
  .section-pad-sm { padding: 40px 20px; }
  .testimonials-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .quiz-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cta-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .cta-h2 { font-size: 36px; }
  .site-footer { padding: 56px 20px 24px; }
  .site-footer .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px 24px; }
  .page-hero { padding: 40px 20px 32px; }
  .page-hero-h1 { font-size: 36px; }
  .page-hero-lead { font-size: 20px; }
  .hiw-step-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .service-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 56px 20px; }
  .values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .team-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .resources-featured { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .faq-group { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .faq-group-h { position: static; }
  .legal-layout { padding: 40px 20px; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .legal-toc { position: static; }
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 40px 20px; }
  .article-toc, .article-rail { display: none; }
  .quiz-widget { padding: 24px; }
  .quiz-h3 { font-size: 24px; }
}

@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .mobile-menu-btn { display: none; }
  .mobile-nav { display: none !important; }
}

/* ── SERVICES 2×2 GRID ── */
.services-fee-strip {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 24px 80px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.services-fee-badge { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: center; }
.services-fee-check { color: var(--accent); }
.services-fee-h { font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1; }
.services-fee-sub { font-size: 13px; color: var(--olive); margin-top: 4px; }
.services-fee-pills { display: flex; gap: 28px; font-size: 12px; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); }
.services-2col { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.service-card {
  background: var(--bg2); padding: 40px; border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); display: block;
}
.service-card:hover { background: #DCDBD6; }
.service-card-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; margin-bottom: 24px; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.service-card-n { color: var(--accent); }
.service-card-more { color: var(--muted); }
.service-card-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 36px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.service-card-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 24px; }
.service-card-bullets { padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.service-card-bullet { display: flex; gap: 10px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink); }
.service-card-bullet-dot { color: var(--accent); }

/* ── SERVICE DETAIL ── */
.svc-detail-situations { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.svc-detail-situation { padding: 32px 24px 32px 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.svc-detail-situation:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.svc-detail-situation:last-child { border-right: none; }
.svc-detail-situation + .svc-detail-situation { padding-left: 24px; }
.svc-detail-sit-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.svc-detail-sit-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 12px; font-style: italic; }
.svc-detail-sit-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.svc-approach-step { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr 200px; gap: 24px; padding: 20px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24); align-items: start; }
.svc-approach-num { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--olive); line-height: 1; }
.svc-approach-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.svc-approach-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: #B6C6CA; }
.svc-approach-time { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--olive); text-transform: uppercase; text-align: right; }
.svc-outcomes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 24px; }
.svc-outcome { padding: 28px; background: var(--bg2); border: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.svc-outcome-metric { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 40px; font-weight: 400; color: var(--accent); line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 16px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.svc-outcome-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.svc-outcome-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); }

/* ── ABOUT — WHY WE EXIST ── */
.about-why { padding: 100px 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.6fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
.about-maple-card {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 36px;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4/5;
}
.about-maple-center { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.about-maple-quote { position: absolute; bottom: 24px; left: 24px; right: 24px; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-weight: 500; }
.about-why-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 28px; max-width: 700px; }
.about-why-p { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 720px; }
.about-why-p.italic { color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }

/* ── ABOUT — FOUNDER VOICE ── */
.about-founder { padding: 80px 80px; background: var(--bg2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.about-founder-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
/* Long-form story: headline and standfirst stay in view beside the body as it scrolls. */
.about-founder-intro { position: sticky; top: 110px; }
.about-founder-body { max-width: 720px; }
.about-founder-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); }
.about-founder-quotemark { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 76px; line-height: 1; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: -32px; }
.about-founder-q { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--muted); margin: 20px 0 0; font-style: italic; }
.about-founder-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 760px; }
.about-founder-byline { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 16px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }

/* ── ABOUT — TEAM GROUP SHOT ── */
.about-team-cats { margin-top: 32px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); gap: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 28px; }
.about-team-cat-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.about-team-cat-p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); }

/* ── ABOUT — ESG ── */
.about-esg-items { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.about-esg-item { padding: 40px 28px 40px 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.about-esg-item:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.about-esg-item:last-child { border-right: none; }
.about-esg-item + .about-esg-item { padding-left: 28px; }
.about-esg-tag { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.about-esg-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.about-esg-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 20px; }
.about-esg-bullets { display: grid; gap: 8px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); font-size: 13px; }
.about-esg-bullet { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.about-esg-bullet-dot { color: var(--accent); }

/* ── ABOUT — PARTNERS STRIP ── */
.partners-strip { padding: 60px 80px; background: var(--bg2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.partners-strip-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center; }
.partners-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5,1fr); gap: 20px; }
.partner-card {
  padding: 20px 16px; background: var(--bg); border: 1px dashed var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted); text-align: center; line-height: 1.4; min-height: 80px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}

/* ── BOOK CONSULT WIDGET ── */
.consult-widget {
  background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); padding: 40px; border: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.consult-header {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 20px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.consult-h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 12px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.consult-lead { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 24px; }
.consult-advisor-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 12px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.consult-avatars { display: flex; }
.consult-avatar { width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 99px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; color: var(--bg); font-weight: 600; border: 2px solid var(--bg); margin-left: -8px; }
.consult-avatar:first-child { margin-left: 0; }
.consult-advisor-label { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
.consult-sublabel { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.consult-days { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.consult-day-btn { background: var(--bg2); color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 12px 8px; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; }
.consult-day-btn.consult-day-sel { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); border-color: var(--ink); }
.consult-day-num { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; display: block; }
.consult-times { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.consult-time-btn { background: var(--bg2); color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 12px 16px; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; font-family: inherit; text-align: left; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
.consult-time-btn.consult-time-sel { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
.consult-continue { background: var(--rule); color: var(--muted); border: none; padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: default; font-family: inherit; width: 100%; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; }
.consult-continue:not(.disabled) { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; cursor: pointer; }
.consult-back { background: none; border: none; color: var(--muted); cursor: pointer; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; padding: 0; margin-bottom: 16px; display: block; }
.consult-fields { display: grid; gap: 0; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.consult-field { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 12px 0; }
.consult-field.consult-field-first { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.consult-field-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 4px; }
.consult-field input { background: transparent; border: none; outline: none; color: var(--ink); font-size: 15px; font-family: inherit; width: 100%; padding: 4px 0; }
.consult-confirm { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border: none; padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; width: 100%; }
.consult-privacy { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted); font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.consult-confirmed-label { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--accent); text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.consult-restart { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 14px 24px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; }

/* ── CONSULT SECTION ── */
.consult-section { padding: 120px 80px; }
.consult-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; gap: 64px; align-items: start; }
.consult-sticky { position: sticky; top: 100px; }
.consult-section-h2 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 60px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.consult-section-sub { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 460px; margin: 0 0 32px; }
.consult-section-bullets { display: grid; gap: 12px; font-size: 14px; }
.consult-section-bullet { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; }
.consult-section-bullet-dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 99px; flex-shrink: 0; }

/* ── ADDITIONAL MOBILE ── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-why { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 56px 20px; gap: 32px; }
  .about-founder { padding: 56px 20px; }
  .about-founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .about-founder-intro { position: static; }
  .about-founder-q { font-size: 22px; }
  .about-team-cats { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .about-esg-items { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-esg-item { padding: 32px 0; border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .about-esg-item + .about-esg-item { padding-left: 0; }
  .about-esg-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .partners-strip { padding: 40px 20px; }
  .partners-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .services-fee-strip { padding: 20px; }
  .services-fee-pills { display: none; }
  .services-2col { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .service-card { padding: 24px; }
  .service-card-h { font-size: 26px; }
  .svc-detail-situations { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .svc-detail-situation { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 24px 0; }
  .svc-detail-situation + .svc-detail-situation { padding-left: 0; }
  .svc-approach-step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  .svc-approach-time { text-align: left; }
  .svc-outcomes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .consult-section { padding: 56px 20px; }
  .consult-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .consult-section-h2 { font-size: 36px; }
  .consult-days { grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); }
  .consult-widget { padding: 24px; }
  .consult-h3 { font-size: 24px; }
}

/* ── FOOTER TAGLINE BAND ── */
.footer-tagline-band {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.5fr auto; align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 56px; margin-bottom: 32px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24);
}
.footer-tagline-kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.footer-tagline {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 52px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.0;
  color: var(--bg); max-width: 800px;
}
.footer-tagline em { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 500; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--olive); }
.footer-pillars {
  margin-top: 24px; display: flex; gap: 28px;
  font-size: 12px; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--olive); flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ── FOOTER 5-COL GRID ── */
.footer-grid-5 {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.7fr 0.9fr 1fr 1.3fr 0.9fr; gap: 40px;
  font-size: 13px; color: #B6C6CA;
}

/* ── HERO NEW ── */
.hero-badge {
  position: absolute; bottom: 24px; right: 24px;
  background: var(--bg); padding: 12px 14px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
}
.hero-badge-label { font-size: 11px; font-family: var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 2px; }
.hero-badge-value { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.005em; color: var(--ink); }

/* ── LEAD MAGNET CARDS ── */
.lead-magnets { padding: 20px 80px 48px; }
.lead-magnets-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }

/* ── JOURNEY SECTION ── */
.journey-steps-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.journey-step { padding: 30px 26px; background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  transition: box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.journey-step:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.journey-step-n { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent); letter-spacing: 0.06em; margin-bottom: 22px; }

/* ── SERVICES PREVIEW CARDS ── */
.svc-preview-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04); padding: 28px; color: var(--bg);
  text-decoration: none; border: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; min-height: 200px;
}
.svc-preview-card:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }
.svc-preview-more { margin-top: 24px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--olive); }

/* ── TESTIMONIALS NEW ── */
.testimonials-new-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 32px; }
.testimonial-figure { margin: 0; background: var(--bg2); padding: 28px; border: 1px solid var(--rule); }

/* ── ELIGIBILITY PAGE ── */
.status-page-layout { padding: 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
.status-page-sticky { position: sticky; top: 100px; }

/* ── CONSULT PAGE ── */
.consult-intro { padding: 56px 80px 0; }
.consult-intro-body { max-width: 760px; }
.consult-intro-after { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 96px; }
.consult-scheduler-fallback { display: inline-block; margin-top: 8px; }


/* ── ADDITIONAL MOBILE NEW ── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .footer-tagline { font-size: 28px; }
  .footer-tagline-band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-tagline-band > div:last-child { display: none; }
  .footer-pillars { gap: 12px 20px; }
  .footer-grid-5 { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px 24px; }
  .lead-magnets { padding: 20px 20px 56px; }
  .lead-magnets-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .journey-steps-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .journey-arrow { display: none; }
  .testimonials-new-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .status-page-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 40px 20px; }
  .status-page-sticky { position: static; }
  .consult-intro { padding: 40px 20px 0; }
  .consult-intro-after { padding: 0 20px 64px; }

}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   v5 — HOMEPAGE COMPONENTS (campaign-matched, decluttered)
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* HERO */
.hero-home { padding: 88px 80px 72px; }
.hero-home .hero-grid { align-items: center; }
.hero-home .hero-lead { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 540px; margin: 0; color: var(--ink); }
.hero-ctas { margin-top: 34px; }
.hero-trust { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); display: flex; gap: 10px 22px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; color: var(--muted); }
.hero-trust span + span::before { content: "·"; margin-right: 22px; color: var(--rule-strong); }
.hero-trust .trust-accent { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 500; }

/* PROMISE STRIP */
.promise-strip { padding: 36px 80px; background: var(--bg2); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.promise-main { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
.promise-check { width: 60px; height: 60px; flex-shrink: 0; background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: var(--accent); }
.promise-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.promise-sub { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.5; }
.promise-benefits-label { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.benefit-chips { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; }
.benefit-chips li { font-size: 14px; color: var(--ink); background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 9px 15px; }

/* LEAD MAGNET CARDS */
.lm-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; padding: 40px; border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  transition: box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.lm-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.lm-card-dark { background: var(--ink); }
.lm-card-light { background: var(--bg); }
.lm-meta { font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.lm-card-dark .lm-meta { color: var(--olive); }
.lm-card-light .lm-meta { color: var(--muted); }
.lm-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.0; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--bg); }
.lm-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0 0 28px; color: #CFDADC; max-width: 440px; }
.lm-foot { margin-top: auto; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding-top: 20px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; }
.lm-foot-dark { border-top: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.28); color: var(--olive); }
.lm-foot-light { border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); color: var(--muted); }
.lm-pill { padding: 9px 16px; font-weight: 600; }
.lm-pill-accent { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
.lm-pill-ink { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }

/* JOURNEY */
.journey-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 44px; }
.journey-intro { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); max-width: 420px; margin: 0; }
.journey-step-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.journey-step-p { font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.5; }

/* WHO WE ARE */
.who-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.45fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center; }
.who-photo { position: relative; }
.who-quote { position: absolute; left: -16px; bottom: -16px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); padding: 16px 20px;
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4; max-width: 230px; }
.who-quote em { color: var(--olive); }
.who-body { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink); max-width: 600px; margin: 0; }
.who-tokens { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin-top: 36px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.who-token-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.who-token-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--muted); }

/* EDITORIAL BANNER */
.banner-section { padding: 0; }
.banner-stats-bar { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 2; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); padding: 0 80px 36px; }
.banner-stat { padding-left: 36px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); }
.banner-stat:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
.banner-stat-num { display: block; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; color: #fff; letter-spacing: -0.01em; text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(8,30,32,0.5); }
.banner-stat-label { display: block; margin-top: 9px; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: rgba(239,239,236,0.88); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .banner-stats-bar { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 22px 0; padding: 0 20px 22px; }
  .banner-stat { padding-left: 20px; }
  .banner-stat:nth-child(odd) { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
  .banner-stat:nth-child(even) { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); }
}

/* SERVICES PREVIEW (dark) */
.svc-preview-section { padding: 96px 80px; }
.svc-preview-inner { position: relative; }
.svc-preview-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr; gap: 56px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 48px; }
.svc-preview-intro { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: #B6C6CA; max-width: 360px; margin: 0; }
.svc-preview-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.svc-preview-n { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--olive); letter-spacing: 0.04em; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.svc-preview-h { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 10px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--bg); }
.svc-preview-p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: #B6C6CA; margin: 0; }

/* TESTIMONIALS — image cards (after 21st.dev), using brand landscape photography */
.tsection-head { text-align: center; max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 48px; }
.tsection-sub { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 16px 0 0; }
.tcard-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
.tcard { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; min-height: 460px; display: flex; margin: 0;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); transition: transform var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.tcard:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); }
.tcard-img { position: absolute; inset: 0; transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease); }
.tcard-img img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.tcard:hover .tcard-img { transform: scale(1.05); }
.tcard-scrim { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(8,30,32,0.88) 0%, rgba(8,30,32,0.55) 38%, rgba(8,30,32,0.08) 78%, rgba(8,30,32,0) 100%); }
.tcard-body { position: relative; z-index: 2; margin: auto 0 0; padding: 30px; color: #fff; text-align: left; }
.tcard-quote-icon { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); margin-bottom: 14px; display: block; }
.tcard-quote { margin: 0 0 16px; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.42; letter-spacing: -0.01em; text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(8,30,32,0.45); }
.tcard-cite { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px; font-size: 14px; }
.tcard-name { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.005em; }
.tcard-handle { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }

/* CTA (dark) */
.cta-section { padding: 96px 80px; }

/* COMMUNITY & ESG SNAPSHOT (homepage) */
.esg-logos { margin-top: 48px; padding-top: 36px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.esg-logos-label { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.esg-logos .partner-card { min-height: 88px; }
.esg-snapshot-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 36px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1.5px solid var(--accent); padding-bottom: 3px; transition: opacity var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.esg-snapshot-link:hover { opacity: 0.65; }

/* FOOTER DECORATIVE MAPLE */
.footer-pillar-accent { color: var(--accent); }

/* v5 MOBILE */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-home { padding: 36px 20px 32px; }
  .promise-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding: 28px 20px; }
  .lm-card { padding: 28px; }
  .journey-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .journey-steps-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .who-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .who-quote { position: static; max-width: none; margin-top: 12px; }
  .who-body { font-size: 18px; }
  .who-tokens { gap: 18px; }
  .svc-preview-section, .cta-section { padding: 56px 20px; }
  .svc-preview-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .svc-preview-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .tcard-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .tcard { min-height: 420px; }
  .hero-trust { gap: 10px 18px; margin-top: 32px; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .svc-preview-grid, .journey-steps-grid, .tcard-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   PHASE II BRAND LAYER
   Applies the Aug 18 identity deck: the compass-rose lockup, the
   teal / taupe / red palette, and the Crimson Text · League Spartan ·
   Inter Tight type system. Everything above is the v5 structure; this
   block is what re-skins it.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── TYPE: micro-labels ──
   --font-mono is now Inter Tight, so the small letterspaced labels need
   weight to hold their own the way a mono face used to. */
.eyebrow, .mono-label, .stat-label, .step-time, .value-n, .team-role,
.about-esg-tag, .footer-col-label, .footer-pillars, .services-fee-pills,
.page-hero-kicker, .article-callout-label, .article-rail-label,
.resource-card-main-tag, .resource-card-sm-tag, .svc-approach-time,
.hiw-step-time, .service-title-label, .partners-strip-label, .partner-card,
.contact-direct-item-label, .about-founder-label, .legal-toc-label,
.article-toc-label, .article-related-label, .svc-detail-sit-label,
.hiw-step-aside-label, .service-aside-label, .quiz-step-label,
.quiz-result-label, .consult-sublabel, .consult-field-label,
.consult-confirmed-label, .photo-scene-corner, .site-header .logo-tag {
  font-weight: 600; font-feature-settings: "ss01";
}
.eyebrow, .mono-label, .page-hero-kicker { letter-spacing: 0.14em; }

/* ── TYPE: display headings are Crimson Text, sentence case ──
   The deck sets every headline in the serif; the geometric sans is
   reserved for the wordmark, buttons and micro-labels. */
.display-xl, .display-lg, .hero-h1, .page-hero-h1, .cta-h2, .quiz-h2,
.consult-section-h2, .footer-tagline, .about-why-h, .lm-h,
.faq-group-h, .legal-h2, .article-h2, .service-h2, .hiw-step-h,
.resource-card-main-h, .quiz-result-h, .consult-h3, .quiz-h3, .service-card-h,
.svc-preview-h, .promise-h, .services-fee-h, .about-team-cat-h {
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  text-transform: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
/* Article headings run to two or three lines at 36px; Crimson Text's ascenders and descenders
   collide at 1.1, so they keep the looser 1.2 from their own rule. */
.article-h2, .article-h3 { line-height: 1.2; }
/* At display sizes Crimson Text's book weight is the right colour on the page. */
.display-xl, .display-lg, .hero-h1, .page-hero-h1, .cta-h2, .quiz-h2,
.consult-section-h2, .footer-tagline, .about-why-h {
  font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.06;
}
.display-xl { font-size: clamp(38px, 4.9vw, 68px); }
.display-lg { font-size: clamp(32px, 4.2vw, 56px); }
.hero-h1 em, .cta-h2 em, .footer-tagline em { font-family: var(--font-serif); }
.footer-tagline em { color: var(--blue); }

/* Sub-headings stay in the geometric sans for contrast. */
.step-h, .value-h, .team-name, .journey-step-h,
.about-esg-h, .faq-item summary, .contact-direct-item-primary,
.svc-outcome-h, .svc-approach-h, .article-h3, .article-rail-h,
.resource-card-sm-h, .library-topic-h, .vac-direct-name, .who-token-h {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

/* Serif numerals (step numbers, stats) read as Crimson Text oldstyle —
   the deck uses the geometric sans for figures instead. */
.step-num, .service-n, .hiw-step-n, .stat-num, .banner-stat-num,
.svc-outcome-metric, .svc-approach-num, .consult-day-num {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.step-num, .service-n, .hiw-step-n { font-weight: 300; color: var(--teal); }

::selection { background: rgba(162,34,34,0.16); }

/* ── HEADER: full-bleed deep-teal bar ──
   Per the deck's website mock. The red compass doesn't hold on this
   ground, so the bar carries the reversed (light) mark. */
.site-header {
  background: var(--ink); border-bottom: none; padding: 16px 48px;
  backdrop-filter: none; -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
}
.site-header.is-scrolled {
  background: var(--ink); padding: 11px 48px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(8,30,32,0.34);
}
.site-header .logo { color: #fff; gap: 13px; align-items: center; }
.site-header .logo:hover { opacity: 0.82; }
.site-header .logo-mark { width: 42px; height: 35px; }
.logo-lockup { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; }
.site-header .logo-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 21px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em; line-height: 1; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff;
}
.logo-name-west { font-weight: 400; margin-left: 0.24em; }
.logo-rule { width: 1px; height: 20px; background: rgba(222,224,221,0.42); }
.site-header .logo-tag {
  font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue); line-height: 1; white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-header nav { gap: 26px; font-size: 12.5px; }
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta) {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88); text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em; font-weight: 500;
}
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta)::after { background: var(--blue); }
.site-header nav a:not(.nav-cta):hover { color: #fff; }
.site-header nav a.active { color: #fff; }
.site-header .nav-cta {
  background: var(--accent); color: #fff; padding: 11px 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.site-header .nav-cta:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); }

/* Dropdown, reversed onto the dark bar */
.nav-dropdown-menu { background: var(--ink); border: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.28); }
.site-header nav .nav-dropdown-menu a {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.09em; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 500;
}
.site-header nav .nav-dropdown-menu a:hover { background: rgba(160,181,193,0.14); color: #fff; }

/* ── HERO ──
   Pale-blue-to-warm-grey wash with the compass rose blown up behind
   the copy, exactly as the mock stages it. */
.hero-home {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: 92px 80px 84px;
  background: linear-gradient(176deg, #C4D0D0 0%, #D4D6D1 40%, #E7E5DF 100%);
}
.hero-compass {
  position: absolute; left: -12%; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 82%; max-width: 1240px; aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--sand); -webkit-mask: url("../img/brand/270west-symbol-mono.svg") no-repeat center / contain; mask: url("../img/brand/270west-symbol-mono.svg") no-repeat center / contain;
  opacity: 0.62; pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
}
.hero-home .hero-grid {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.7fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center;
}
.hero-quote { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.hero-home .hero-lead { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.62; color: var(--muted); max-width: 500px; }
.hero-home .display-xl { color: var(--ink); text-wrap: balance; }

/* Hero quote card — the veteran portrait with the quote laid over it. */
.hero-quote { position: relative; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); }
.hero-quote img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.hero-quote-scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(8,30,32,0.90) 0%, rgba(8,30,32,0.72) 26%, rgba(8,30,32,0.28) 55%, rgba(8,30,32,0.02) 82%, rgba(8,30,32,0) 100%);
}
.hero-quote-body { position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px; bottom: 28px; color: #fff; z-index: 2; }
.hero-quote-mark { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72); }
.hero-quote-q {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(18px, 1.45vw, 22px);
  font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.34; margin: 0; max-width: 15em;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(8,30,32,0.45);
}
.hero-quote-cite { margin-top: 22px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.55); max-width: 20em; }
.hero-quote-name {
  display: block; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.045em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero-quote-role {
  display: block; margin-top: 3px; font-size: 12.5px; font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.045em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88);
}

/* ── BUTTONS ── */
.btn-accent, .btn-ink, .btn-outline {
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.btn-accent { background: var(--accent); padding: 16px 26px; }
.btn-accent:hover { background: var(--accent-deep); }
.btn-ink { border: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 15px 26px; }
.btn-outline { border: 1px solid var(--blue); padding: 16px 26px; }
.btn-outline:hover { background: var(--blue); color: var(--ink); }
.lm-pill, .quiz-start-btn, .consult-confirm, .consult-continue,
.article-rail-btn, .quiz-restart, .consult-restart {
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

/* ── TRUST STRIP: taupe, not ink ──
   The mock runs it as a warm taupe band directly under the hero. */
.services-fee-strip {
  background: var(--tan); color: var(--ink);
  padding: 20px 80px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(26,58,63,0.14);
}
.services-fee-check { color: var(--ink); }
.services-fee-h { font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--ink); }
.services-fee-sub { font-size: 13px; color: rgba(26,58,63,0.78); margin-top: 3px; }
.services-fee-pills {
  gap: 26px; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--ink);
}

/* ── DARK SECTIONS ── */
.dark-section, .site-footer, .lm-card-dark, .quiz-widget,
.contact-direct, .about-maple-card, .compass-card, .article-rail-cta,
.resource-card-main { background: var(--ink); }
.svc-preview-card { border-color: rgba(160,181,193,0.24); }
.svc-preview-card:hover { background: rgba(160,181,193,0.12); }

/* ── TESTIMONIAL CARDS ──
   Square corners and a roman (not italic) serif quote, matching the
   quote treatment in the deck. */
.tcard { border-radius: 0; }
.tcard-quote { font-style: normal; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.36; }
.tcard-scrim { background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(8,30,32,0.9) 0%, rgba(8,30,32,0.58) 40%, rgba(8,30,32,0.1) 78%, rgba(8,30,32,0) 100%); }
.tcard-cite { display: block; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); }
.tcard-name {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tcard-handle {
  display: block; margin-top: 2px; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.8);
}

/* ── FOOTER ── */
.site-footer .footer-brand {
  font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.01em; font-size: 20px;
}
.footer-lockup { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.footer-lockup img { width: 34px; height: 29px; }
.footer-lockup .footer-brand { margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1; }
.footer-brand-tag { margin-top: 5px; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--blue); line-height: 1; }
.footer-compass { color: var(--blue); opacity: 0.36; line-height: 0; }
.footer-compass svg { width: 118px; height: auto; }

/* ── MOBILE ── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header { padding: 14px 20px; }
  .site-header.is-scrolled { padding: 12px 20px; }
  .site-header .logo-tag { display: none; }
  .logo-rule { display: none; }
  .mobile-menu-btn {
    border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  }
  .mobile-nav { background: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid rgba(160,181,193,0.24); }
  .mobile-nav a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.9); border-bottom-color: rgba(160,181,193,0.2); }
  .mobile-nav a.mobile-subnav { color: var(--blue); }
  .hero-home { padding: 40px 20px 36px; }
  .hero-compass { width: 165%; left: -34%; opacity: 0.5; }
  .hero-home .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  /* Narrow cards leave the quote sitting on her face — below 900px the photo
     and the quote separate, the quote onto the deep teal. */
  .hero-quote { aspect-ratio: auto; display: grid; background: var(--ink); }
  .hero-quote img { position: relative; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3.2; }
  .hero-quote-scrim { display: none; }
  .hero-quote-body { position: static; padding: 24px 22px 26px; }
  .hero-quote-q { text-shadow: none; }
  .hero-quote-cite { border-top-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4); }
  .hero-quote-body { left: 22px; right: 22px; }
  .services-fee-strip { padding: 18px 20px; }
}

/* ── RED ON DEEP TEAL ──
   The deck's red compass doesn't hold on the teal ground (the client
   flagged this on the nav). Anywhere the old system put the accent
   directly on --ink, use the light warm grey or the pale blue instead.
   That covers red marks and text; a filled red button with white text
   (the nav CTA) holds, and matches the red CTAs on the rest of the site. */
.footer-pillar-accent { color: var(--sand); }
.quiz-result-label { color: var(--blue); }
.quiz-progress-fill { background: var(--blue); }
.about-maple-card .compass-fill { color: var(--sand); }
.mobile-nav .mobile-nav-cta { color: var(--blue); font-weight: 600; }

/* Page-hero standfirst: the editorial line is teal, not red. */
.page-hero-lead { color: var(--teal); font-style: italic; }

/* Headlines set over photography follow the same serif voice as the rest. */
.photo-scene-h {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 400;
  text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 1.14;
}
.photo-scene-marker svg { width: 52px; height: 43px; }

/* ── FEATURED VETERAN STORY ──
   The Meta post composition brought onto the page: quote left on the pale
   blue, portrait right, bleeding to the band's edge. The .tcard grid above
   is left intact — it comes back the moment there's a third portrait. */
.tfeature {
  margin: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.6fr;
  align-items: stretch; background: var(--blue); color: var(--ink);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}
.tfeature::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: -8%; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 62%; aspect-ratio: 1;
  background: var(--sand); -webkit-mask: url("../img/brand/270west-symbol-mono.svg") no-repeat center / contain; mask: url("../img/brand/270west-symbol-mono.svg") no-repeat center / contain;
  opacity: 0.2; pointer-events: none;
}
.tfeature-body {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  padding: 56px 52px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.tfeature-mark { color: var(--ink); opacity: 0.55; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.tfeature-quote {
  margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.5vw, 36px); line-height: 1.26; letter-spacing: 0;
  max-width: 16em;
}
.tfeature-cite { margin-top: 30px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(26,58,63,0.45); max-width: 16em; }
.tfeature-name {
  display: block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tfeature-role {
  display: block; margin-top: 4px; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(26,58,63,0.8);
}
.tfeature-photo { position: relative; min-height: 560px; }
.tfeature-photo img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: center 32%;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .tfeature { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .tfeature-body { padding: 32px 24px; order: 2; }
  .tfeature-photo { order: 1; min-height: 380px; }
  .tfeature::before { width: 130%; left: -22%; }
}

/* Bare inline-styled headings (a few page templates set size only) also
   belong to the serif voice; an inline font-family still wins. */
h1:not([class]), h2:not([class]), h3:not([class]) {
  font-family: var(--font-serif); letter-spacing: 0;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   RESOURCES: STORIES / GUIDES / NEWS
   The Resources page is split into three sections. Stories carries the
   campaign's veteran video testimonials and grows over time; Guides is
   the plain-language library; News is dated updates from the team.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* Section switcher under the page hero */
.res-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.res-nav-item {
  display: block; padding: 30px 40px 30px 32px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.res-nav-item:first-child { padding-left: 80px; }
.res-nav-item:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 80px; }
.res-nav-item:hover { background: var(--bg2); }
.res-nav-h { display: block; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.res-nav-h::after { content: " →"; color: var(--accent); font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 16px; }
.res-nav-p { display: block; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--muted); max-width: 34em; }

/* Shared section header */
.res-section { scroll-margin-top: 84px; }
.res-section-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr; gap: 64px; margin-bottom: 56px; align-items: start; }
.res-section-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 44px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 16px; max-width: 720px; }
.res-section-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; max-width: 680px; }

/* Story cards: portrait on the left, quote on the pale blue, play mark over the photo */
.story-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.story-card {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1fr; background: var(--blue); color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}
.story-card-media { position: relative; min-height: 380px; background: var(--ink); }
.story-card-media img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease); }
.story-card:hover .story-card-media img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.story-card-play {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 64px; height: 64px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(242,241,238,0.92); color: var(--ink);
  display: grid; place-items: center; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), color var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.story-card-play svg { margin-left: 3px; }
.story-card:hover .story-card-play { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.06); }
.story-card-body { padding: 36px 32px 32px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.story-card-meta { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.story-card-quote { margin: 0; font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(22px, 1.9vw, 28px); line-height: 1.28; }
.story-card-cite { margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(26,58,63,0.4); }
.story-card-name { display: block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13.5px; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.story-card-role { display: block; margin-top: 3px; font-size: 12.5px; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(26,58,63,0.8); }
.story-card-link { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 24px; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--accent); }

.story-invite {
  margin-top: 40px; padding: 28px 32px; border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 32px; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.story-invite-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 26px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.story-invite-p { margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 560px; }

/* Guides: the featured cards are text-forward now (no landscape thumbnails) */
.res-section .resource-card-main-body { padding: 40px; height: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; box-sizing: border-box; }
.resource-card-main-p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: rgba(242,241,238,0.78); margin: 0 0 28px; max-width: 520px; }
.res-section .resource-card-main-link { margin-top: auto; }
.res-section .resource-card-sm { background: var(--bg); }
.res-section .resource-card-sm-body { padding: 28px 24px; }
.library-wrap { margin-top: 56px; }

/* News: dated list */
.news-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.news-item {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr 40px; gap: 40px; padding: 32px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); align-items: start;
}
.news-item-date { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); padding-top: 6px; }
.news-item-tag { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--teal); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.news-item-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 10px; max-width: 760px; transition: color var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.news-item:hover .news-item-h { color: var(--accent); }
.news-item-p { margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 680px; }
.news-item-arrow { color: var(--accent); font-size: 20px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right; }

/* Story page (one veteran's video story) */
.story-hero { padding: 60px 80px 40px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.story-crumb { display: flex; gap: 8px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 24px; }
.story-crumb a { color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
.story-crumb a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.story-h1 { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 60px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: 0; margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 1000px; }
.story-standfirst { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 720px; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.story-meta { display: flex; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); }
.story-video-wrap { padding: 56px 80px 0; }
.story-video { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: var(--ink); overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow-ink); }
.story-video img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; opacity: 0.88; }
.story-video-btn {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(14,40,43,0.08) 0%, rgba(14,40,43,0.55) 100%);
  border: 0; cursor: pointer; color: #fff; font-family: var(--font-sans); padding: 0;
}
.story-video-play {
  width: 88px; height: 88px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(242,241,238,0.94); color: var(--ink);
  display: grid; place-items: center; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); margin-bottom: 16px;
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), color var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease);
}
.story-video-play svg { margin-left: 4px; }
.story-video-btn:hover .story-video-play { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; transform: scale(1.06); }
.story-video-label { font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(8,30,32,0.6); }
.story-layout { padding: 64px 80px 100px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px; gap: 80px; align-items: start; }
.story-body { max-width: 720px; }
.story-body .article-h2 { font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; margin-top: 44px; }
.story-rail { position: sticky; top: 100px; display: grid; gap: 24px; }
.story-rail .article-rail-cta { margin-bottom: 0; }
.story-rail-box { border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 24px; }
.story-rail-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.story-rail-links { display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.story-rail-links a { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-top: 10px; display: block; }
.story-rail-links a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .res-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .res-nav-item, .res-nav-item:first-child, .res-nav-item:last-child { padding: 20px; border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .res-nav-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .res-section-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .res-section-h { font-size: 34px; }
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-card-media { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .story-card-body { padding: 24px 22px; }
  .story-invite { padding: 22px 20px; }
  .library-wrap { margin-top: 40px; }
  .news-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; padding: 24px 0; }
  .news-item-arrow { display: none; }
  .news-item-h { font-size: 24px; }
  .story-hero { padding: 40px 20px 28px; }
  .story-video-wrap { padding: 32px 20px 0; }
  .story-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 40px 20px 56px; gap: 40px; }
  .story-rail { position: static; }
}

/* ── REVIEW PASS (Sept 2026): readability, accessibility, resources, contact form ── */
/* G4: small supporting text sized up for readability */
.journey-step-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; }
.services-fee-sub { font-size: 15px; }
.res-nav-p { font-size: 16px; }
.about-team-cat-p { font-size: 15px; }
.faq-item p { font-size: 17px; }
.svc-detail-sit-p, .svc-outcome-p, .svc-approach-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; }

/* G9: independence note, plain and readable rather than small italic */
.inline-note-lg { font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; color: var(--ink); }

/* H4: the four steps are an ordered list for screen readers; keep the visual grid */
ol.journey-steps-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
ol.journey-steps-grid > li { margin: 0; }

/* AB2: team roles sit above the photo */
.about-team-cats { margin: 0 0 32px; border-top: none; padding-top: 0; }

/* R2: three visually distinct entry points with a clear browse action */
.res-nav-item { border-top: 4px solid transparent; }
.res-nav-stories { border-top-color: var(--accent); }
.res-nav-guides { border-top-color: var(--teal); }
.res-nav-news { border-top-color: var(--tan); }
.res-nav-h::after { content: none; }
.res-nav-action { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; color: var(--accent); }
.res-nav-item:hover .res-nav-action { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* R7: stories stack in rows; beyond four, a Load more button reveals the next set */
.story-grid .story-card[hidden] { display: none !important; }
.story-more { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-top: 32px; }

/* CT3: form fields that clearly invite entry, with visible focus */
.contact-form .contact-form-field { border: none; padding: 0 0 20px; }
.contact-form .contact-form-field:first-child { border-top: none; }
.contact-form .contact-form-label { display: block; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.contact-form-control { display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 14px 16px; border: 1.5px solid #7C8C8F; border-radius: 6px; background: #fff; font: inherit; font-size: 17px; color: var(--ink); transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.contact-form-control::placeholder { color: #66777A; }
.contact-form-control:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }
.contact-form-control:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(162,34,34,0.28); }
select.contact-form-control { -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none; padding-right: 44px; background: #fff url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8' viewBox='0 0 12 8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' fill='none' stroke='%231A3A3F' stroke-width='1.8'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") no-repeat right 16px center; }
textarea.contact-form-control { resize: vertical; min-height: 140px; }

/* G5: header between tablet and desktop. Labels never wrap; spacing tightens and the logo tagline hides. */
.site-header nav > a, .site-header nav > .nav-dropdown > a { white-space: nowrap; }
@media (min-width: 901px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  .site-header { padding-left: 32px; padding-right: 32px; }
  .site-header nav { gap: 18px; }
  .site-header .logo-tag, .site-header .logo-rule { display: none; }
  .site-header nav .nav-cta { padding-left: 14px; padding-right: 14px; }
}
@media (min-width: 901px) and (max-width: 1000px) {
  .site-header nav { gap: 14px; }
  .site-header nav > a, .site-header nav > .nav-dropdown > a { font-size: 12px; }
}

/* G5: phones. Inline desktop grids collapse to one column and large inline headings scale down. */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  section [style*="grid-template-columns"] { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; gap: 24px !important; }
  section [style*="grid-template-columns"] > *, .values-grid > *, .library-items > * { min-width: 0; }
  h2[style*="font-size:44px"], h2[style*="font-size:52px"] { font-size: clamp(28px, 7.4vw, 36px) !important; }
  .library-items { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .faq-item summary, h1, h2, h3 { overflow-wrap: break-word; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .svc-outcome { min-width: 0; }
  .svc-outcome-metric { font-size: clamp(28px, 8vw, 36px); overflow-wrap: break-word; }
}
/* Quiz and consult: field labels are real <label> elements now */
label.quiz-field-label, label.consult-field-label { display: block; }

/* ── REVIEW ROUND 3 ── */
/* C11/C12: components of a strong claim (Claims page) */
.claim-components { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 32px; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.claim-component { padding: 32px 24px 32px 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.claim-component + .claim-component { padding-left: 24px; }
.claim-component:last-child { border-right: none; padding-right: 0; }
.claim-component .value-p { font-size: 16px; }
.claim-components + .esg-snapshot-link { margin-top: 0; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .claim-components { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .claim-component, .claim-component + .claim-component { padding: 24px 0; border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
}

/* ── SEPT 2026 BRAND (270 West Logos Sept 2026 + brand guidelines) ──
   Palette #1A3A3F · #A0B5C1 · #4E757B · #ACA698 · #DEE0DD · #A22222.
   Type: Crimson Text Regular headlines · Inter Tight Medium uppercase labels · Inter Tight Light body.
   Logos live in img/brand/ (converted from the supplied EPS files). */
body { font-weight: 300; }
strong, b { font-weight: 500; }
.mono-label, .eyebrow, .site-header nav a, .btn-accent, .btn-ink, .btn-outline,
.lm-pill, .quiz-start-btn, .consult-confirm, .consult-continue, .article-rail-btn, .quiz-restart, .consult-restart { font-weight: 500; }

/* Logo lockups */
.site-header .logo { display: block; line-height: 0; }
.site-header .logo-full { display: block; height: 44px; width: auto; }
.site-header.is-scrolled .logo-full { height: 38px; }
.footer-lockup { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.footer-grid-5 > div:first-child > div:not(.footer-lockup) { max-width: 300px; line-height: 1.7; }
.footer-lockup img { width: 186px; height: auto; display: block; }

/* Brand symbol as a tintable background mark: colour comes from the parent's `color`. */
.brand-symbol { display: block; aspect-ratio: 1; max-width: 100%; background: currentColor;
  -webkit-mask: url("../img/brand/270west-symbol-mono.svg") no-repeat center / contain;
          mask: url("../img/brand/270west-symbol-mono.svg") no-repeat center / contain; }
.footer-compass .brand-symbol { width: 118px !important; }
.photo-scene-marker img { display: block; width: 56px; height: 56px; }
.photo-scene--cross .photo-scene-marker { margin-top: -20px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header .logo-full, .site-header.is-scrolled .logo-full { height: 36px; }
}
/* Crimson Text ships Regular only in this brand, so serif headings sit at 400
   (a heavier value makes the browser synthesise a fake bold). */
.display-xl, .display-lg, .page-hero-h1, .page-hero-lead, .about-why-h,
.services-fee-h, .lm-h, .svc-preview-h, .service-card-h, .svc-detail-sit-h, .hiw-step-h,
.about-maple-quote, .about-team-cat-h, .resource-card-main-h, .resource-card-sm-h, .article-h2, .article-h3,
.faq-group-h, .quiz-h3, .consult-h3, .legal-h2, .res-section-h, .story-card-quote, .tfeature-quote,
.hero-quote-q, .svc-outcome-h, .value-h, .journey-step-h, .story-invite-h, .news-item-h, .photo-scene-h,
.res-nav-h, .footer-tagline, .about-founder-q, .esg-logos-label, .library-topic-h, .value-h em, .footer-tagline em { font-weight: 400; }

/* Hero watermark: the new symbol is square, so it needs less width than the old rose. */
.hero-compass { width: 62%; left: -7%; opacity: 0.5; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .hero-compass { width: 120%; left: -26%; opacity: 0.42; } }

/* ── SERVICE PAGE HERO BANNER (tracker C15/A1/RA2/S1) + next-step CTAs (G3) ── */
.page-hero-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.56fr; gap: 64px; align-items: center; }
.page-hero-split .page-hero-h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 3.7vw, 54px); max-width: 18ch; }
.page-hero-split .page-hero-lead { font-size: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; max-width: 26ch; }
.page-hero-split .page-hero-sub { max-width: 46ch; }
.page-hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 32px; }
.page-hero-quote { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; max-height: 520px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .page-hero-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .page-hero-split .page-hero-quote { order: 2; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; max-height: none; }
  .page-hero-ctas .btn-accent, .page-hero-ctas .btn-ink { flex: 1 1 auto; justify-content: center; }
}

/* ── VIDEO CARDS + LIGHTBOX (homepage hero film, brand pillar films) ── */
.video-card { position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink); color: #fff; cursor: pointer; text-align: left; box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  transition: box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.video-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.video-card > img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.video-card-scrim { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,30,32,0) 38%, rgba(8,30,32,0.78) 100%); }
.video-card-play { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
  width: 76px; height: 76px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.92); color: var(--accent); box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), color var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.video-card:hover .video-card-play { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.06); }
.video-card:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; }
.video-card-body { position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px; bottom: 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; z-index: 2; }
.video-card-label { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 500; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.video-card-meta { font-size: 14px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82); }
.hero-video { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; }
.pillar-video { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.pillar-video .video-card-play { width: 58px; height: 58px; }
.pillar-video .video-card-body { left: 18px; right: 18px; bottom: 16px; }
.pillar-video .video-card-label { font-size: 15px; }
.pillar-video .video-card-meta { font-size: 13px; }
/* The play button sits in the lower-right corner, clear of the faces the film posters are framed
   on (centred, it landed on Leanne's nose in the hero). The label keeps the lower-left. */
.video-card-play { left: auto; top: auto; right: 24px; bottom: 24px; transform: none; }
.video-card:hover .video-card-play { transform: scale(1.06); }
.video-card-body { right: 110px; }
.pillar-video .video-card-play { right: 16px; bottom: 16px; }
.pillar-video .video-card-body { right: 86px; }

.video-lightbox { border: none; padding: 0; background: transparent; max-width: min(1100px, 92vw); width: 100%; }
.video-lightbox::backdrop { background: rgba(8,30,32,0.86); }
.video-lightbox-inner { position: relative; background: var(--ink); box-shadow: var(--shadow-lg); }
.video-lightbox-frame { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; width: 100%; display: block; background: #000; }
.video-lightbox-frame iframe, .video-lightbox-frame video { width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; display: block; }
.video-lightbox-pending { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
  height: 100%; color: var(--sand); text-align: center; padding: 32px; }
.video-lightbox-pending strong { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 400; }
.video-lightbox-close { position: absolute; top: -46px; right: 0; background: none; border: none; color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 500; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; padding: 8px; }
.video-lightbox-close:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #fff; outline-offset: 2px; }

/* ── BRAND PILLARS ── */
.pillars-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 32px; }
.pillar { margin: 0; }
.pillar-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 28px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; margin: 22px 0 10px; }
.pillar-p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

/* ── STATS: one headline metric, three by element ── */
.banner-stats-lead { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; align-items: end; gap: 56px; }
.banner-lead-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.banner-stat-clients .banner-stat-num { font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px); }
.banner-substats-wrap { border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); padding-left: 36px; }
.banner-substats-label { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(239,239,236,0.8); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.banner-substats-wrap .banner-stat:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
.banner-stat-hero { padding-left: 0; border-left: none; }
.banner-stat-hero .banner-stat-num { font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px); }
.banner-stat-hero .banner-stat-label { font-size: 15px; }
.banner-substats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.banner-substats .banner-stat-num { font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 32px); }

/* ── COMMUNITIES WE SERVE: events we sponsor ── */
.sponsor-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(260px, 1fr)); gap: 24px; }
.sponsor { background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 20px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.sponsor-logo { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; height: 104px; margin-bottom: 18px;
  background: var(--bg2); border: 1px dashed var(--rule-strong); padding: 16px; }
.sponsor-logo img { max-width: 100%; max-height: 88px; width: auto; height: auto; display: block; }
.sponsor-logo-placeholder { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; }
.sponsor-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 21px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 6px; }
.sponsor-meta { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.event-note { margin: 36px 0 0; font-size: 16px; color: var(--muted); }
.event-note a { color: var(--accent); }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ── HOW IT WORKS: what it costs ── */
.hiw-fees { margin-top: 64px; padding: 36px 40px; background: var(--bg2); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); max-width: 900px; }
.hiw-fees-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.hiw-fees-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pillars-grid, .event-regions, .banner-substats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .banner-stats-lead { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .banner-lead-group { gap: 10px; }
  .banner-substats-wrap { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; }
  .banner-substats-label { margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .banner-substats { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .hero-video { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .video-lightbox-close { top: auto; bottom: -44px; }
  .hiw-fees { padding: 24px; }
}

/* ── CODE OF ETHICS / VETERAN COMMITMENTS (How It Works) ── */
.commitments-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--rule); border: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.commitment { background: var(--bg); padding: 28px 24px; }
.commitment-n { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--accent); }
.commitment-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; margin: 12px 0 8px; }
.commitment-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .commitments-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .commitments-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
.about-founder-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.about-founder-sub { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 26px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin: 40px 0 16px; }

/* ── CONSULT PAGE: two options, side by side ── */
.consult-options { padding: 40px 80px 80px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; }
.consult-option { background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 36px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.consult-option-head { margin-bottom: 28px; }
.consult-option-n { display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.consult-option-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 34px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.consult-option-p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }
.consult-sample-note { margin: 16px 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); font-style: italic; }
.consult-consent { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; margin-top: 8px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; }
.consult-consent input { margin-top: 3px; width: 18px; height: 18px; flex-shrink: 0; accent-color: var(--accent); }
.consult-consent a { color: var(--accent); }
#consult-scheduler iframe, #consult-scheduler .calendly-inline-widget { display: block; }
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .consult-options { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 48px 20px; gap: 32px; } .consult-option { padding: 28px 22px; } }

/* ── RESOURCE ARCHIVES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
   Guides and News are modelled on WordPress archive templates so the build
   maps cleanly: Guides is a filterable card archive with a taxonomy sidebar,
   News is a dated timeline. Stories keeps its full-width media cards.      */
.archive { padding: 64px 80px 110px; }
.archive-toolbar { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px 32px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); margin-bottom: 40px; }
.archive-count { font-size: 16px; color: var(--muted); }
.archive-count strong { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 22px; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 400; }
.filter-row, .news-cats { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.filter-chip { font: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; padding: 8px 16px; cursor: pointer;
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--rule-strong); color: var(--muted); border-radius: 100px;
  transition: background var(--dur) var(--ease), color var(--dur) var(--ease), border-color var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.filter-chip:hover { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.filter-chip[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); color: #fff; }
.filter-chip:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; }
.link-button { font: inherit; color: var(--accent); background: none; border: none; padding: 0; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline; }
.archive-empty { font-size: 17px; color: var(--muted); padding: 32px 0; }
.archive-more { display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-top: 36px; }

/* Guides archive */
.archive-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 320px; gap: 56px; align-items: start; }
.guide-featured { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); margin-bottom: 28px; }
.guide-featured-link { display: block; padding: 40px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
.guide-featured-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 14px 0 12px; color: var(--bg); }
.guide-featured-p { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; color: #d6d1c8; margin: 0 0 18px; max-width: 60ch; }
.guide-featured .guide-read { color: var(--blue); }
.guide-featured .guide-card-more { color: var(--blue); }
.guide-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
.guide-card { background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid var(--rule); transition: box-shadow var(--dur) var(--ease), transform var(--dur) var(--ease); }
.guide-card:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.guide-card-link { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; padding: 24px; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
.guide-card-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.guide-type { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 3px 10px; color: #fff; background: var(--teal); }
.guide-type-checklist { background: var(--accent); }
.guide-type-explainer { background: var(--tan); color: var(--ink); }
.guide-read { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); }
.guide-card-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 23px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.25; margin: 14px 0 10px; }
.guide-card-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.guide-card-more { margin-top: auto; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent); }

/* Guides sidebar */
.archive-side { position: sticky; top: 100px; display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.side-block { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 16px; }
.side-h { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.side-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.side-list li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.side-list a { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; padding: 11px 0; font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.side-list a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.side-count { color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; }
.side-list-plain a { display: block; line-height: 1.45; }
.side-cta { background: var(--bg2); border-left: 3px solid var(--accent); padding: 24px; }
.side-cta-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 24px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.side-cta-p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 18px; }

/* News timeline */
.archive-news { max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; }
.news-month + .news-month { margin-top: 44px; }
.news-month-h { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 18px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.news-entries { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.news-entry { position: relative; padding: 0 0 30px 32px; border-left: 2px solid var(--rule); }
.news-entry:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
.news-entry::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: -7px; top: 6px; width: 12px; height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); }
.news-entry-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); }
.news-cat { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal); border: 1px solid var(--teal); padding: 2px 9px; }
.news-entry-h { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.25; margin: 10px 0 8px; }
.news-entry-h a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.news-entry-h a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.news-entry-p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 10px; max-width: 70ch; }
.news-entry-more { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
.pagination { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 48px; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.pagination-current { width: 38px; height: 38px; display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--ink); color: #fff; font-weight: 500; }
.pagination-next { font-size: 16px; color: var(--muted); text-decoration: none; }
.pagination-next[aria-disabled="true"] { opacity: 0.5; pointer-events: none; }

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .archive { padding: 48px 24px 72px; }
  .archive-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .archive-side { position: static; }
  .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .guide-featured-link { padding: 28px 24px; }
}

/* ══ G6: REVIEW ROUND 1 (Sept 28 2026) — client video review ══
   Section heads stack eyebrow, heading and standfirst, centred on desktop and left-aligned on phones.
   Paragraphs inside sections stay left-aligned: centred multi-line copy is harder to read. */
.section-head { max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto 56px; text-align: center; }
.section-head .mono-label {
  display: inline-flex; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 7px 14px; border: 1px solid currentColor; border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.sec-h2 { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(32px, 3.4vw, 46px); font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.18; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 auto 16px; max-width: 24ch; }
.sec-p { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 auto; max-width: 640px; }
.dark-section .sec-p { color: #d6d1c8; }
.section-body-narrow { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
/* How It Works steps share the narrow column with the panels below, so the rows sit centred under the heading. */
.hiw-steps { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
.hiw-steps .hiw-step-p { max-width: none; }
.journey-head { display: block; text-align: center; max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto 48px; }
.journey-intro { margin: 16px auto 0; max-width: 620px; }
.lead-magnets-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.lm-card .lm-p { max-width: 68ch; }

/* Page heroes without a photo are centred; the decorative rule before kickers is gone. */
.page-hero:not(.page-hero-split) { text-align: center; }
.page-hero:not(.page-hero-split) :is(.page-hero-h1, .page-hero-lead, .page-hero-sub) { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.page-hero:not(.page-hero-split) .page-hero-kicker { justify-content: center; }
.page-hero:not(.page-hero-split) .page-hero-ctas { justify-content: center; }
.page-hero-kicker-rule, .mono-label-rule { display: none; }
.page-hero-h1 { line-height: 1.12; }

/* Headings balance their lines (no lone word on a second line); body copy avoids orphans. */
h1, h2, h3, .display-xl, .display-lg, .page-hero-h1, .sec-h2, .cta-h2 { text-wrap: balance; }
p, li { text-wrap: pretty; }

/* Body copy in cards and lists is one step larger; display headings one step smaller. */
.value-p, .svc-outcome-p, .svc-approach-p, .svc-detail-sit-p, .about-esg-p, .promise-sub, .svc-preview-p, .who-token-p,
.step-p, .journey-step-p, .commitment-p, .lm-p, .hero-sub, .quiz-result-p, .service-card-p, .guide-card-p,
.about-team-cat-p, .story-invite-p, .resource-card-main-p, .news-item-p, .services-fee-sub { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; }
.display-lg { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.9vw, 52px); }

/* Commitments are cards, not table cells. */
.commitments-grid { gap: 20px; background: none; border: none; }
.commitments-grid::after { content: none; }
.commitment { border: 1px solid var(--rule); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); padding: 28px 24px 30px; }

/* Process steps: the number sits close to its text. */
.hiw-step-row { grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr 320px; gap: 48px; }
.hiw-step-row:not(:has(.hiw-step-aside)) { grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr; gap: 48px; }
.hiw-step-n { font-size: 64px; }

/* Stats band: shorter, with the figures given more room. */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .banner-section .photo-band { aspect-ratio: 2.8 / 1 !important; }
  .banner-stats-bar { padding-bottom: 48px; }
}

/* Closing CTA band is pale blue on ink, so it reads as its own section rather than part of the footer. */
.cta-band { background: var(--blue); color: var(--ink); }
.cta-band .cta-p, .cta-band p, .cta-band .mono-label { color: var(--ink); }
.cta-band .btn-outline { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.cta-band .btn-outline:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }
.cta-band .map-grid, .cta-band [id$="-topo"] { opacity: 0.35; }

/* Section links are buttons; news entry links are legible. Inline links in copy keep their underline. */
.esg-snapshot-link { border: 1.5px solid var(--accent); border-radius: 999px; padding: 11px 20px; }
.esg-snapshot-link:hover { opacity: 1; background: var(--accent); color: #fff; }
.news-entry-more { display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); border: 1.5px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 999px; padding: 8px 16px; }
.news-entry-more:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bg); }

/* FAQ page: groups stack under a centred group heading. */
.faq-group { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
.faq-group-h { position: static; text-align: center; font-size: 30px; }

/* Wide screens: content stops growing at 1340px while backgrounds stay full-bleed. */
@media (min-width: 1500px) {
  :root { --gutter: max(80px, calc((100vw - 1340px) / 2)); }
  section:not(.banner-section, .consult-option, .news-month, .archive), .site-header, .site-footer, .banner-stats-bar {
    padding-left: var(--gutter) !important; padding-right: var(--gutter) !important;
  }
  .res-nav-item:first-child { padding-left: var(--gutter); }
  .res-nav-item:last-child { padding-right: var(--gutter); }
}

/* Phones: everything left-aligned; footer links are full-height tap targets in two columns. */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .section-head, .page-hero:not(.page-hero-split), .journey-head, .tsection-head { text-align: left; }
  .page-hero:not(.page-hero-split) .page-hero-kicker { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .page-hero:not(.page-hero-split) .page-hero-ctas { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .sec-h2, .sec-p, .journey-intro, .page-hero-h1, .page-hero-lead, .page-hero-sub { margin-left: 0; }
  .faq-group-h { text-align: left; }
  .hiw-step-row, .hiw-step-row:not(:has(.hiw-step-aside)) { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .footer-grid-5 > div:first-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .site-footer .footer-col-items { gap: 0; }
  .site-footer .footer-col-items a { display: block; padding: 10px 0; }
}

/* Status checker: spam trap (never visible) and the send error. */
.quiz-hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; opacity: 0; }
.quiz-error:empty { display: none; }
.quiz-error { margin: 16px 0 18px; padding: 10px 12px; font-size: 15px; color: #fff; background: rgba(162,34,34,0.85); }
.quiz-consent + .quiz-error:empty + .quiz-start-btn { margin-top: 20px; }
.quiz-privacy-icon { display: inline-block; vertical-align: -1px; margin-right: 6px; }
.quiz-start-btn[disabled] { opacity: 0.7; cursor: progress; }
.quiz-consent { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 18px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: #D6DFE1; cursor: pointer; }
.quiz-consent input { width: 20px; height: 20px; margin: 2px 0 0; flex: 0 0 auto; accent-color: var(--accent); cursor: pointer; }

/* Testimonial cards link to the veteran's story (Sept 29 2026). */
a.tcard, a.hero-quote { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a.hero-quote { display: block; }
a.tcard:focus-visible, a.hero-quote:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 3px; }
.story-quote-link { display: inline-block; margin-top: 14px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.6); padding-bottom: 2px; transition: border-color var(--dur) var(--ease); }
a.tcard:hover .story-quote-link, a.hero-quote:hover .story-quote-link { border-bottom-color: #fff; }
a.hero-quote:hover img { transform: scale(1.03); }
a.hero-quote img { transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease); }
.tcard-quote { overflow-wrap: break-word; }

/* Home hero: the brand-film card is landscape (the portraits are shot landscape) and takes an
   equal share of the width, so it fills the space beside the copy (Sept 29 2026). */
@media (min-width: 901px) { .hero-home .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; } }
.hero-video { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.hero-video > img, .hero-video .w-image > img { object-position: center 35% !important; }

/* Community logos: the dashed placeholder box is only for entries still waiting on a logo. */
.sponsor-logo:has(img) { background: none; border-color: transparent; }
/* Community cards: the logo sits centred, so the name and note beneath it are centred to match. */
.sponsor { text-align: center; }
.sponsor-h, .sponsor-meta { text-align: center; }
/* Footer language links: the current language is marked, not linked-looking. */
.site-footer .footer-col-items a[aria-current] { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }
/* Checker badges and progress line keep their capitals via CSS (the words themselves are sentence case so they translate). */
.quiz-badges, .quiz-nav { text-transform: uppercase; }

/* ── Review round 2 (Oct 2026) ── */
/* Larger header logo */
.site-header .logo-full, .site-header .logo-full > img { height: 54px; }
.site-header.is-scrolled .logo-full, .site-header.is-scrolled .logo-full > img { height: 44px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .site-header .logo-full, .site-header.is-scrolled .logo-full,
  .site-header .logo-full > img, .site-header.is-scrolled .logo-full > img { height: 42px; }
}
/* Approach steps no longer carry time tags */
.svc-approach-step { grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .svc-approach-step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
/* Small text the reviewers flagged: service-card bullets and the lead-magnet meta/footer */
.service-card-bullet { font-size: 16px; }
.lm-meta, .lm-foot { font-size: 16px; }
/* Single stat on the home photo banner (client total only, Oct 2026): a large figure with its
   label beside it, divided by a hairline, sitting on the image's lower left. */
.banner-stats-bar.banner-stat-single { display: flex; align-items: flex-end; }
.banner-stat-single .banner-stat-hero { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; }
.banner-stat-single .banner-stat-num { font-size: clamp(56px, 7vw, 104px); }
.banner-stat-single .banner-stat-label { margin: 0; padding-left: 28px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
  font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 28px); line-height: 1.2; max-width: 260px; color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(8,30,32,0.5); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .banner-stat-single .banner-stat-hero { gap: 18px; }
  .banner-stat-single .banner-stat-num { font-size: 52px; }
  .banner-stat-single .banner-stat-label { padding-left: 18px; font-size: 18px; max-width: 170px; }
}
/* Prototype only: stand-in copy for switched-off sections (pages.py HIDDEN_FEATURES). The generator
   drops one version or the other, so these attributes never reach WordPress. */
[data-feature-off] { display: none !important; }
/* With only the one stat the banner is shorter, and the stat sits centred under the compass,
   where the crosshair's vertical line ends. */
.banner-section .photo-band { aspect-ratio: auto !important; height: clamp(340px, 25vw, 420px); }
.banner-stats-bar.banner-stat-single { justify-content: center; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .banner-section .photo-band { height: 360px; } }


/* ── Oct 4 revision deck ── */
/* Proof bar (Sept 30 copy deck): two facts directly beneath the hero. */
.proof-bar { padding: 0 80px; }
.proof-bar-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; border-top: 1px solid rgba(29,58,62,0.14); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(29,58,62,0.14); }
.proof-item { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; padding: 22px 0; }
.proof-item + .proof-item { padding-left: 40px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(29,58,62,0.14); }
.proof-num { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 36px; line-height: 1; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.proof-label { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .proof-bar { padding: 0 24px; }
  .proof-item { padding: 16px 0; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  .proof-item + .proof-item { padding-left: 20px; }
  .proof-num { font-size: 28px; }
}
/* Secondary contact line under a CTA module's buttons: phone, email and in person are equally valid. */
.cta-alt { margin: 22px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: inherit; opacity: 0.82; max-width: 460px; }
.cta-alt a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
/* Home service card bullets (Reviews & Appeals). */
.svc-preview-list { margin: 12px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 5px; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.45; color: #B6C6CA; }
.svc-preview-list li { padding-left: 14px; position: relative; }
.svc-preview-list li::before { content: '·'; position: absolute; left: 0; }
.quiz-field select { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; cursor: pointer; background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 10 6' fill='none' stroke='%23A0B5C1' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l4 4 4-4'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: right 2px center; background-size: 10px 6px; padding-right: 22px; }
.quiz-field select option { color: var(--ink); }
.nowrap { white-space: nowrap; }
/* Headings balance their lines so a last line is never one or two words; running text avoids orphans. */
h1, h2, h3, .sec-h2, .display-lg, .display-xl, .page-hero-h1, .page-hero-lead, .lm-h, .svc-preview-h, .service-card-h,
.svc-detail-sit-h, .svc-approach-h, .hiw-step-h, .hiw-fees-h, .commitment-h, .pillar-h, .value-h, .svc-outcome-h, .faq-group-h,
.about-founder-h, .about-founder-sub, .legal-h2, .article-h2, .story-h1, .quiz-h3, .consult-h3, .consult-option-h, .sponsor-h { text-wrap: balance; }
.sec-p, .journey-intro, .page-hero-sub, .cta-p, .lm-p, .svc-preview-p, .service-card-p, .svc-detail-sit-p, .svc-approach-p, .hiw-step-p,
.hiw-fees-p, .commitment-p, .pillar-p, .value-p, .svc-outcome-p, .about-founder-p, .faq-item p, .legal-p, .article-p, .urgent-note { text-wrap: pretty; }
/* A section that is only a heading block (the "experience" ledes restored Oct 5): no trailing margin
   meant for a body that is not there, and a lighter bottom padding so the next section sits close. */
.section-head:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.sec-p + .sec-p { margin-top: 14px; }
.section-lede { padding-bottom: 40px; }
/* Urgent-support notice (Oct 2026): low-key, beside the forms and under the checker; one line in the footer. */
.urgent-note { margin-top: 28px; padding: 16px 20px; background: var(--bg2); border-left: 2px solid var(--olive); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted); max-width: 640px; }
.urgent-note strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.urgent-note a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
/* BBB accreditation seal (client-supplied, Oct 2026): the visual proof point under the footer lockup. */
/* In WordPress the class sits on the Elementor image widget, so the rule covers the wrapper and the image. */
/* Elementor renders the seal's wrapper as display:contents, so the spacing has to live on the image itself. */
.footer-bbb, .footer-bbb img { display: block; width: 132px; max-width: 132px; height: auto; margin-top: 32px; }
.footer-bbb img { display: block; width: 132px; height: auto; border-radius: 6px; }
.footer-urgent { display: block; margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; opacity: 0.8; }
.footer-urgent a { color: inherit; }
.quiz-result-urgent { font-size: 13px; opacity: 0.8; margin-top: 10px; }