/* ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   AUREUM MOBILITY — site.css (v-next: continuous golden-hour surface)
   ONE cinematic dark field. Warmth + light arrive as gradient SWELLS that start
   and end on the field colour, so sections never hard-seam. Full-bleed imagery
   is scrimmed to the field at top+bottom. De-boxed: space + hairlines, not cards.
   Pairs with colors_and_type.css (tokens) + droneport.css (hero, preserved).
   The .site-header / drawer / skip-link chrome is preserved (scrolled-state
   re-tuned for the dark field). Built to docs/SITE-CRITERIA.md.
   ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */

:root {
  --max: 1500px;
  --wrap-narrow: 1080px;
  --gutter: clamp(22px, 5vw, 64px);
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-padding-top: 96px; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }
html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
body {
  background: var(--dusk-1);
  color: var(--tx-1);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
/* The golden-hour field is painted on a fixed pseudo-layer instead of
   background-attachment:fixed — same viewport-locked look, but it composites on
   its own layer so scrolling never forces a full-page background repaint. */
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background-image: var(--field);
  pointer-events: none;
}
img, video { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font-family: inherit; }
::selection { background: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--onyx-1000); }

/* View Transitions (Astro ClientRouter) — locked 200ms cross-fade. The dark field
   persists across the swap so the user never sees a white flash. Astro disables the
   animation automatically under prefers-reduced-motion. */
::view-transition-old(root), ::view-transition-new(root) { animation-duration: 200ms; animation-timing-function: var(--ease-out); }

.wrap { max-width: var(--max); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); width: 100%; }
.wrap-narrow { max-width: var(--wrap-narrow); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--gutter); width: 100%; }
main { display: block; }

/* ── Reveal (progressive enhancement; no-JS shows everything) ─────────────── */
.reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
html.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); transition: opacity 820ms var(--ease-out), transform 820ms var(--ease-out); }
html.js .reveal.in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
html.js .reveal.d1 { transition-delay: 100ms; }
html.js .reveal.d2 { transition-delay: 200ms; }
html.js .reveal.d3 { transition-delay: 300ms; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html.js .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; transition: none !important; } }

/* ── Type roles (display = condensed; on-dark by default) ─────────────────── */
.eyebrow { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.eyebrow::before { content: ""; width: 24px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; flex-shrink: 0; }
.eyebrow.bare::before { display: none; }

.sec-title { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 0.96; font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 84px); margin: 0; text-wrap: balance; color: var(--tx-1); }
.lead { font-size: clamp(18px, 1.4vw, 22px); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 0; max-width: 60ch; text-wrap: pretty; }
.body { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.72; color: var(--tx-2); max-width: 65ch; }
.meta { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-3); }

/* ── Section base — transparent over the continuous field, generous air.
   Locked spacing tokens (VD-07): never under 72px at any viewport. ────────── */
.sec { position: relative; padding: clamp(96px, 14vh, 200px) 0; }
.sec-tight { padding: clamp(72px, 9vh, 128px) 0; }

/* SWELLS — warmth/light that begins and ends on the field colour (seam-free) */
.swell-warm { background: var(--swell-warm); }
.swell-stone { background: var(--swell-stone); }


/* ===========================================================================
   HEADER / NAV — preserved structure; scrolled-state re-tuned for the dark field.
   =========================================================================== */
.site-header { position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 60; height: 88px; display: flex; align-items: center; background: transparent; transition: background 350ms ease, border-color 350ms ease, color 350ms ease; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; color: var(--tx-1); }
/* Transparent-state legibility veil: the hero film swings bright behind the
   chrome (measured L up to .39 behind the CTA — ivory alone drops to ~2.3:1).
   A quiet top-down dusk gradient keeps ivory/gold header text ≥4.5:1 over any
   frame; it dissolves once the scrolled bar takes over. */
.site-header::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 160%; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 8, 5, 0.62) 0%, rgba(10, 8, 5, 0.5) 62%, rgba(10, 8, 5, 0) 100%); transition: opacity 350ms ease; }
.site-header.scrolled::before { opacity: 0; }
.site-header.scrolled { background: rgba(16, 12, 8, 0.78); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(130%); backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(130%); border-bottom-color: var(--hair-dark); color: var(--tx-1); }
.site-header .row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; width: 100%; gap: 24px; }
/* Brand lockup — horizontal adaptation of the official stacked mark: the real
   M+arrow glyph (cropped/recolored from aureum-mobility-stacked.png by
   scripts/make-brand-glyph.mjs, exported 3x at 273x132) + the wordmark as live
   tracked-caps text. The glyph is never generated art. */
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; gap: 14px; color: inherit; transition: opacity 200ms; flex-shrink: 0; }
.brand:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
.brand-glyph { display: block; width: auto; }
.brand .brand-glyph { height: 40px; }
.brand-word { font-family: var(--font-sans); font-weight: 500; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; }

.nav { display: flex; gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 38px); align-items: center; }
.nav-item { position: relative; }
/* Hover/engaged nav = the header-cta's gold language (one interaction system):
   text warms to gold; the caret follows via currentColor. Active stays ivory
   with the gold underline so "you are here" and "you can go here" read apart.
   Hover gold is --aureum-gold-light: it is the one that passes 4.5:1 in BOTH
   header states (7.4:1 on the scrolled bar over paper; ~5.4:1 over the veiled
   film's brightest sampled frame — bright #E8B647 measures only ~4.1:1 there). */
.nav-item > a, .nav > a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: inherit; opacity: 0.82; padding: 12px 0; transition: opacity 220ms, color 220ms; }
.nav-item > a:hover, .nav > a:hover, .nav-item.open > a { opacity: 1; color: var(--aureum-gold-light); }
.nav-item > a.active, .nav > a.active { opacity: 1; }
.nav-item > a.active::after, .nav > a.active::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 2px; height: 1px; background: var(--aureum-gold); }
.nav-item .caret { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-right: 1px solid currentColor; border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor; transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px); opacity: 0.6; transition: transform 220ms; }
.nav-item.open .caret { transform: rotate(225deg) translateY(-2px); }

/* dropdown — a quiet dark panel, not a boxy menu. JS owns the open state
   (aria-expanded stays truthful); the raw :hover rule is the no-JS fallback. */
.nav-menu { position: absolute; top: calc(100% + 12px); left: -16px; min-width: 280px; background: rgba(16, 12, 8, 0.94); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(20px); backdrop-filter: blur(20px); border: 1px solid var(--field-border); padding: 12px; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(-6px); transition: opacity 200ms, transform 200ms, visibility 0s linear 200ms; }
html:not(.js) .nav-item:hover .nav-menu, .nav-item.open .nav-menu { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0); transition: opacity 200ms, transform 200ms, visibility 0s; }
.nav-menu a { display: block; padding: 12px 16px; color: var(--tx-2); transition: color 180ms, background 180ms; }
.nav-menu a:hover, .nav-menu a:focus-visible { color: var(--tx-1); background: rgba(250,248,242,0.04); }
.nav-menu a .t { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; font-weight: 600; color: inherit; display: block; transition: color 180ms; }
/* item title takes the same gold-light on hover/focus as the top-level nav +
   CTA; the current-page tint drops to static #E8B647 gold (10:1 on the panel)
   so "you are here" and "you are hovering" stay distinguishable. */
.nav-menu a:hover .t, .nav-menu a:focus-visible .t { color: var(--aureum-gold-light); }
.nav-menu a .d { font-size: 12px; color: var(--tx-3); margin-top: 3px; }
.nav-menu a[aria-current="page"] .t { color: var(--aureum-gold); }

.header-cta { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 0; background: transparent; color: inherit; border: 0; cursor: pointer; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; min-height: 44px; transition: color 220ms; flex-shrink: 0; }
.header-cta::before { content: ""; width: 26px; height: 1px; background: var(--aureum-gold); transform-origin: left center; transition: transform 350ms var(--ease-out); }
.header-cta:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold-light); } /* same passing gold as the nav (one system) */
.header-cta:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1.6); }
.header-cta .arr { display: inline-flex; transition: transform 220ms; }
.header-cta:hover .arr { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* ===========================================================================
   BUTTONS — gold-outline primary (bright gold text on dark), ghost, link-arrow.
   =========================================================================== */
.btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; padding: 16px 28px; border-radius: 0; border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; min-height: 48px; transition: background var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out), color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out), border-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out), transform var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-out); }
.btn .arr { display: inline-flex; transition: transform var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out); }
.btn:hover .arr { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-primary { border-color: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--aureum-gold-light); background: transparent; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--onyx-1000); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: var(--field-border); color: var(--tx-1); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--tx-1); }
/* on the rare light swell, primary text darkens for AA */
.on-light .btn-primary { color: var(--aureum-gold-deep); }
.on-light .btn-ghost { color: var(--onyx-900); border-color: rgba(11,11,14,0.25); }

.link-arrow { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; min-height: 24px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-1); padding: 4px 0; position: relative; transition: color 220ms; }
.link-arrow::after { content: ""; position: absolute; bottom: -2px; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 1px; background: var(--aureum-gold); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center; transition: transform 400ms var(--ease-out); }
.link-arrow:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.link-arrow:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.link-arrow .arr { color: var(--aureum-gold); transition: transform 220ms; }
.link-arrow:hover .arr { transform: translateX(4px); }

/* Shared section-head measure: one width + one head-to-content offset for the
   eyebrow/title/lead block that opens most sections. Replaces the five drifting
   inline values (max-width 56/60/62ch, margins 8-40px) found in review. */
.sec-head { max-width: 56ch; margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 3vh, 32px); }

/* ===========================================================================
   PAPER — champagne long-form reading surface (news bodies, legal prose).
   The dark spine holds: header, footer, and each page's hero stay on the field;
   the paper ramps in and out via transparent ends (warm-over-warm, so the blend
   zone reads as dusk light, not mud — the no-hard-seams mechanism). Inside the
   scope, the on-dark tokens remap to the light-surface set, so every component
   (prose, kvlist, sources, link-arrows, src-links) restyles itself; gold flips
   to the AA-verified deep gold (5.06:1 on light).
   =========================================================================== */
.paper {
  --tx-1: var(--fg-1);
  --tx-2: var(--fg-2);
  --tx-3: var(--fg-3);
  --hair-dark: var(--champagne-200);
  --hair-dark-2: var(--champagne-300);
  --field-border: rgba(20, 16, 11, 0.4);
  --aureum-gold: var(--aureum-gold-deep);
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(250, 248, 242, 0) 0%,
    var(--champagne-50) clamp(56px, 8vh, 110px),
    var(--champagne-50) calc(100% - clamp(56px, 8vh, 110px)),
    rgba(250, 248, 242, 0) 100%
  );
}

/* Print: committee packets and board printouts get ink-on-paper, not a dark
   full-bleed. Chrome, video, and CTAs drop; citation URLs print after links. */
@media print {
  html, body { background: #fff !important; color: #14141a !important; }
  body { font-size: 12pt; }
  .site-header, footer, .video-toggle, .ss-ui, .dp-hero-video, .cinema-bg, .cinema-scrim,
  .phero-bg, .phero-scrim, .cta-band, .skip-link, video { display: none !important; }
  section, .sec, .sec-tight, .cinema, .phero, .paper { background: none !important; min-height: 0 !important; padding: 12pt 0 !important; }
  h1, h2, h3, h4, p, li, .lead, .caption, .kv .k, .kv .v, .article-meta { color: #14141a !important; }
  a { color: #8a6410 !important; text-decoration: underline; }
  .article-sources a[href^="http"]::after, .src-link[href^="http"]::after { content: " (" attr(href) ")"; font-size: 9pt; color: #6b6862; }
  .reveal, .flow, .stagger > * { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
}

/* Row-staggered reveals: children of a .reveal.stagger cascade in at 70ms steps
   instead of arriving as one slab. html.js-scoped (no-JS sees everything);
   reduced-motion drops the transform and the delay with the global RM rules. */
html.js .reveal.stagger > * { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity 600ms var(--ease-out), transform 600ms var(--ease-out); }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > * { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 70ms; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 140ms; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 210ms; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 280ms; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 350ms; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 420ms; }
html.js .reveal.stagger.in > *:nth-child(n + 8) { transition-delay: 490ms; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html.js .reveal.stagger > * { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}


/* Gold line-art site plan riding behind the fixed-site configurations — the
   "engineered schematic" motif. Decorative; the img ships in HTML (aria-hidden)
   so the asset census sees the reference. */
.blueprint-motif { position: absolute; right: -4%; bottom: -4%; width: min(620px, 58vw); opacity: 0.13; pointer-events: none; }

/* Partner logo wall (partnerships) — six marks reversed to one ivory tone on the
   dark field. Marks are height-normalized (wordmarks ~30px, the square Volatus
   glyph runs taller and carries a typeset name); partners without a supplied mark
   render as typeset names in the same register. */
.logo-wall { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 30px 52px; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.logo-wall li { display: flex; align-items: center; }
.logo-wall img { height: var(--dh, 30px); width: auto; opacity: 0.85; }
.logo-wall .lockup { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.logo-wall .type-name { font-family: 'Instrument Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-2, rgba(250, 248, 242, 0.78)); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .logo-wall { justify-content: center; gap: 24px 40px; } .logo-wall img { height: calc(var(--dh, 30px) * 0.85); } .logo-wall .type-name { font-size: 15px; } }

/* Scalability growth strip (fixed-site): the SVG scales with its container.
   Under ~700px the 11px SVG labels shrink below legibility, so they hide —
   the statline right below carries every figure, and the strip's aria-label
   tells the full story to AT at every width. */
.scale-strip { max-width: 780px; }
.scale-strip svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
@media (max-width: 700px) { .scale-strip svg text { display: none; } }

/* ===========================================================================
   CINEMATIC — full-bleed media; scrim fades to the field at top+bottom (seamless).
   =========================================================================== */
.cinema { position: relative; min-height: clamp(580px, 94svh, 1000px); display: flex; align-items: flex-end; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
/* Low register for bands whose content is a line + a couple of links — a full
   94svh screen for that density reads as a dead zone (spacing fix 2026-07-04). */
.cinema.cinema-low { min-height: clamp(420px, 62svh, 640px); }
.cinema-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
html.js .cinema.in .cinema-bg,
html.js .phero.has-bg.in .phero-bg { animation: cineSettle 1400ms var(--ease-out) both; }
@keyframes cineSettle { from { transform: scale(1.07); } to { transform: scale(1); } }
/* Ambient drift for still cinema bands (SITE-CRITERIA 6b.9): entrance settle, then a
   slow ≤1.05 breathe. Runs only while on screen — initPage toggles .drift-run via IO —
   so an off-screen band composites nothing. */
html.js .cinema.in .ambient-drift {
  animation: cineSettle 1400ms var(--ease-out) both, ambientDrift 36s ease-in-out 1400ms infinite alternate;
  animation-play-state: running, paused;
}
html.js .cinema.in .ambient-drift.drift-run { animation-play-state: running, running; }
@keyframes ambientDrift { from { transform: scale(1); } to { transform: scale(1.05); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html.js .cinema.in .cinema-bg, html.js .cinema.in .ambient-drift, html.js .phero.has-bg.in .phero-bg { animation: none; transform: none; } }
.cinema-scrim { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; background: var(--scrim-cine), var(--scrim-cine-left); }
.cinema-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 9vh, 120px); padding-top: clamp(140px, 20vh, 240px); }
.cinema-quote { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(30px, 4.2vw, 68px); line-height: 1.0; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--tx-1); margin: 20px 0 0; max-width: 18ch; text-wrap: balance; }
.cinema-quote em { font-style: normal; color: inherit; }
/* Labels riding imagery need the stronger token: alpha text lightens with the
   frame behind it, and the bright patches measure under 4.5:1 with tx-3. */
.cinema-inner .meta { color: var(--tx-2); }
.cinema-inner .link-arrow { margin-top: clamp(28px, 4vh, 44px); }
@media (prefers-reduced-transparency: reduce) { .cinema-scrim, .phero-scrim { background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--dusk-1) 0%, rgba(11,11,14,0.5) 40%, rgba(11,11,14,0.85) 100%); } }

/* ===========================================================================
   MANIFESTO — large condensed statement, lots of air.
   =========================================================================== */
.manifesto { padding: clamp(120px, 18vh, 220px) 0; }
.manifesto .statement { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(32px, 4.4vw, 76px); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--tx-1); max-width: 18ch; margin: 0; text-wrap: balance; }
.manifesto .statement em { font-style: normal; color: inherit; }
.manifesto .anchor { margin-top: 40px; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.3vw, 19px); line-height: 1.65; color: var(--tx-2); max-width: 52ch; }
.manifesto .anchor + .anchor { margin-top: 20px; }
.manifesto .anchor b { color: var(--aureum-gold); font-weight: 600; }

/* ===========================================================================
   EDITORIAL SPLIT — asymmetric text | image, alternating, de-boxed (image bleeds).
   =========================================================================== */
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.08fr; gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 100px); align-items: center; }
.split.alt .split-copy { order: 2; }
.split.alt .split-figure { order: 1; }
.split-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; }
.split-figure { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.split-figure img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; display: block; }
.split-cap { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; color: var(--tx-3); }

/* Visual solution tiles (home Solutions — image-led, no body text) */
.tiles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(10px, 1vw, 16px); }
.tile { position: relative; display: block; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(232, 182, 71, 0); transition: box-shadow 320ms var(--ease-out); }
.tile img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 1200ms var(--ease-out); }
.tile:hover img { transform: scale(1.06); }
.tile:hover { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--aureum-gold); }
.tile::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 30%, rgba(11,11,14,0.92) 100%); }
.tile .cap { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 1; padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 34px); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; }
.tile .cap .t { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 31px); letter-spacing: -0.01em; color: var(--tx-1); }
.tile .cap .arr { color: var(--aureum-gold); flex-shrink: 0; transition: transform 250ms; }
.tile:hover .cap .arr { transform: translateX(5px); }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .tiles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .tile { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; } }

/* inline dual-altitude stat strip (de-boxed, hairline only) */
.statline { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px); border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); padding-top: 24px; margin-top: 4px; }
.statline .s { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }
.statline .s .v { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 34px); letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--tx-1); line-height: 1; }
.statline .s .k { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }

/* ===========================================================================
   STAT BAND — big condensed numerals on a hairline grid (no boxes).
   =========================================================================== */
.stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); margin-top: clamp(40px, 6vh, 72px); }
.stats .stat { padding: 32px clamp(20px, 2vw, 32px) 0 0; }
.stats .stat + .stat { border-left: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); padding-left: clamp(18px, 2vw, 34px); }
.stats .stat .k { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.stats .stat .v { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 78px); line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: -0.028em; margin-top: 12px; color: var(--aureum-gold-light); }
.stats .stat .v .u { font-size: 0.26em; color: var(--tx-3); margin-left: 8px; letter-spacing: 0; font-weight: 500; }
.stats .stat .d { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--tx-2); max-width: 30ch; }

/* ===========================================================================
   PROCESS FLOW — field-ops schematic; square nodes on a hairline rail, gold draw.
   =========================================================================== */
.flow { margin-top: clamp(48px, 7vh, 88px); }
.flow-track { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0; position: relative; padding-top: 40px; }
.flow-rail { position: absolute; top: 11px; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--hair-dark-2); }
.flow-rail .fill { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; height: 1px; width: 100%; transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center; background: var(--aureum-gold); transition: transform 1700ms var(--ease-out); will-change: transform; }
.flow.in .flow-rail .fill { transform: scaleX(1); }
.flow-step { padding-right: clamp(18px, 2vw, 36px); position: relative; }
.flow-step .step-dot { position: absolute; top: -40px; left: 0; width: 22px; height: 22px; background: var(--dusk-1); border: 1px solid var(--hair-dark-2); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; color: var(--tx-3); transition: 500ms var(--ease-out); }
.flow.in .flow-step .step-dot { border-color: var(--aureum-gold); background: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--onyx-1000); }
.flow.in .flow-step:nth-child(3) .step-dot { transition-delay: 360ms; }
.flow.in .flow-step:nth-child(4) .step-dot { transition-delay: 720ms; }
.flow.in .flow-step:nth-child(5) .step-dot { transition-delay: 1080ms; }
.flow-step .ph { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.flow-step h3, .flow-step h4 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 26px); line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -0.014em; margin: 8px 0 10px; color: var(--tx-1); }
.flow-step p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 0; max-width: 30ch; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .flow-rail .fill { transform: scaleX(1) !important; transition: none; } .flow .flow-step .step-dot { transition: none; } }

/* ===========================================================================
   FEATURE ROWS + TRIO + KV — de-boxed, hairline-separated, on dark.
   =========================================================================== */
.frows { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.frow { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px); padding: clamp(32px, 4vh, 48px) 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); align-items: baseline; }
.frow .ix { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-3); }
.frow h3, .frow .h3 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 34px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.016em; margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--tx-1); }
.frow p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 0; max-width: 64ch; }
/* Linked rows share the idx-row affordance: the whole row is the target. */
a.frow { transition: transform 250ms var(--ease-out), border-color 250ms var(--ease-out); }
a.frow:hover { transform: translateX(14px); border-bottom-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
a.frow:hover h3, a.frow:hover .h3 { color: var(--aureum-gold-light); }

/* Evidence rows carry exactly two cited items per market (10c) — auto-fit keeps the
   grid full at any count instead of stranding an empty third column. */
.trio { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.trio > * { padding: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px) clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px) clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px) 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.trio > * + * { border-left: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); padding-left: clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px); }
.trio .tag { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.trio h3 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 28px); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.014em; margin: 0; color: var(--tx-1); }
.trio p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 0; }
.trio .link-arrow { margin-top: auto; }

.kvc { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); margin-top: clamp(32px, 5vh, 56px); }
.kvc .cluster { padding: 36px clamp(24px, 2.5vw, 40px) 8px 0; }
.kvc .cluster + .cluster { border-left: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); padding-left: clamp(24px, 2.5vw, 40px); }
.kvc .cluster h3, .kvc .cluster h4 { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.kvc .row { padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.kvc .row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.kvc .row .t { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-1); }
.kvc .row .v { font-size: 14px; color: var(--tx-2); line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 4px; }

.kvlist { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); margin-top: clamp(24px, 4vh, 44px); }
.kvlist .kv { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 1fr; gap: 32px; padding: 20px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); align-items: baseline; }
.kvlist .kv .k { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.kvlist .kv .v { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--tx-1); }

/* ===========================================================================
   PAGE HERO (subpages) — a short cinematic header, blends into the field.
   =========================================================================== */
.phero { position: relative; padding: clamp(150px, 22vh, 260px) 0 clamp(56px, 9vh, 120px); overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.phero.has-bg { min-height: clamp(520px, 78svh, 820px); display: flex; align-items: flex-end; }
.phero-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
/* Top band darkened: the base scrim is transparent through the crumb zone, and
   several hero frames measure bright there (AA for the crumb links, VD-33). */
.phero-scrim { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; background: var(--scrim-cine), var(--scrim-cine-left), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(11, 11, 14, 0.62) 0%, rgba(11, 11, 14, 0) 44%); }
.phero .wrap, .phero .wrap-narrow { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.phero .crumb { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-2); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.phero .crumb a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; }
.phero .crumb a:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.phero .crumb [aria-current="page"] { color: var(--tx-1); }
.phero h1 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(52px, 7.2vw, 124px); line-height: 0.94; letter-spacing: -0.024em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0; max-width: 16ch; text-wrap: balance; color: var(--tx-1); }
.phero .keyline { display: block; width: 88px; height: 2px; background: var(--aureum-gold); margin: 28px 0; }
.phero .lead { margin-top: 4px; }

/* ===========================================================================
   NEWS / INDEX — hairline rows, de-boxed, on dark.
   =========================================================================== */
.news-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-end; gap: 24px; padding-bottom: 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); margin-bottom: 48px; }
.news-head h2 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 46px); letter-spacing: -0.016em; margin: 0; color: var(--tx-1); }
.idx { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
ul.idx { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
ul.idx > li { margin: 0; }
.idx-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr 56px; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px); padding: 32px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); align-items: baseline; transition: transform 250ms var(--ease-out), border-color 250ms var(--ease-out); }
a.idx-row { display: grid; }
a.idx-row:hover { transform: translateX(14px); border-bottom-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.idx-row .date { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.idx-row .tag { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.idx-row .title { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 26px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.012em; color: var(--tx-1); margin: 8px 0 0; text-wrap: balance; }
.idx-row .ex { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 10px 0 0; max-width: 64ch; }
.idx-row .arr { color: var(--aureum-gold); justify-self: end; transition: transform 250ms; }
a.idx-row:hover .arr { transform: translateX(6px); }
.idx-empty { padding: 48px 0; font-size: 16px; color: var(--tx-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }

/* news featured (home): one lead + a list, de-boxed */
.news-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr; gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px); align-items: start; }
.news-lead { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.news-lead .fig { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; }
.news-lead .fig img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 900ms var(--ease-out); }
.news-lead:hover .fig img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.news-meta { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.news-meta .tag { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.news-meta .rule { width: 14px; height: 1px; background: var(--hair-dark-2); }
.news-meta .date { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-3); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.news-lead h3 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 30px); line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -0.012em; margin: 0; color: var(--tx-1); text-transform: uppercase; }
.news-lead p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 0; }
.news-more { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.news-more li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.news-more li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.news-more a { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px 1fr 16px; gap: 16px; align-items: center; padding: 24px 4px; transition: transform 250ms var(--ease-out); }
.news-more a:hover { transform: translateX(12px); }
.news-more .d { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.news-more .t { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--tx-1); font-weight: 500; }
.news-more .arr { color: var(--aureum-gold); transition: transform 250ms; }
.news-more a:hover .arr { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* desks (contact) */
.desks { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.desk { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 56px; gap: 32px; padding: 28px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); align-items: center; transition: transform 280ms var(--ease-out), border-color 280ms var(--ease-out); }
a.desk:hover { transform: translateX(14px); border-bottom-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.desk .lbl { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
.desk .em { font-size: 17px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--tx-1); }
.desk .who { font-size: 15px; color: var(--tx-1); }
.desk .arr { color: var(--aureum-gold); justify-self: end; transition: transform 280ms; }
a.desk:hover .arr { transform: translateX(8px); }

/* ===========================================================================
   FORM — labels above, inline errors, AA on dark.
   =========================================================================== */
.form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; max-width: 760px; }
.form .field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; }
.form .field.full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.form label { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-2); }
.form label .req { color: var(--aureum-gold); margin-left: 4px; font-weight: 700; }
.form-req-note { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: 0; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--tx-2); }
.form-req-note .req { color: var(--aureum-gold); font-weight: 700; }
.form input, .form select, .form textarea { background: rgba(250,248,242,0.04); border: 1px solid var(--field-border); padding: 16px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; color: var(--tx-1); border-radius: 0; }
.form textarea { min-height: 150px; resize: vertical; }
.form input::placeholder, .form textarea::placeholder { color: var(--tx-3); }
.form input:focus, .form select:focus, .form textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--aureum-gold); box-shadow: var(--focus-ring); }
.form option { color: #111; }
.form .submit { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: flex; justify-content: flex-end; }
.form-status { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding: 12px 16px; border: 1px solid var(--field-border); color: var(--tx-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; }
.form-status.error { border-color: var(--danger); color: var(--error-text); }
.form-status.ok { border-color: var(--success); color: var(--ok-text); }
.form-status:empty { display: none; } /* live region stays in the a11y tree from load */
.form-status:focus-visible, .subscribe-note:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--aureum-gold); outline-offset: 2px; }
.field-error { color: var(--error-text); font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0; }
.form [aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: var(--danger); }

/* ===========================================================================
   CTA BAND — closing action over a warm swell.
   =========================================================================== */
.cta { position: relative; padding: clamp(120px, 16vh, 200px) 0; background: var(--swell-warm); }
.cta-inner { max-width: 900px; }
.cta h2 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 96px); line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 24px; color: var(--tx-1); text-wrap: balance; }
.cta .lead { margin-bottom: 44px; }
.cta-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.cta-mail { display: inline-block; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--tx-1); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--aureum-gold); padding-bottom: 3px; transition: color 200ms; }
.cta-mail:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold); }
/* Cited-source micro-link (Who-We-Serve evidence). inline-block padding keeps the
   underline hugging the text while giving a >=24px tap target; new-tab is announced
   via aria-label on the element. */
/* Inline content links (leads / body paragraphs) share the article register so
   they are distinguishable from text (WCAG 1.4.1) — gold-light + hairline. */
.lead a { color: var(--aureum-gold-light); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 182, 71, 0.45); padding-bottom: 1px; transition: color 200ms, border-color 200ms; }
.lead a:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold); border-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.src-link { display: inline-block; padding: 4px 0 3px; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--aureum-gold); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 182, 71, 0.45); font-size: 13px; transition: color 200ms, border-color 200ms; }
.src-link:hover { color: var(--tx-1); border-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.src-link .ext { font-size: 0.85em; opacity: 0.75; }

/* ===========================================================================
   FOOTER — the field continues; no hard top edge.
   =========================================================================== */
.site-footer { background: transparent; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); color: var(--tx-2); padding: clamp(72px, 10vh, 112px) 0 36px; }
.foot-main { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1.3fr; gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px); padding: clamp(48px, 7vh, 72px) 0 56px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.foot-col h3 { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); margin: 0 0 20px; }
.foot-col a { display: block; font-size: 14px; color: var(--tx-2); padding: 7px 0; transition: color 220ms; }
.foot-col a:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold); }
/* Footer lockup — same glyph+text composition as the header brand. */
.foot-mark .lockup { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: var(--tx-1); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.foot-mark .lockup .brand-glyph { height: 34px; }
.foot-mark p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--tx-3); margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 42ch; }
.subscribe { display: flex; align-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--field-border); }
.subscribe input { flex: 1; background: transparent; color: var(--tx-1); border: 0; padding: 14px 16px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; }
.subscribe input::placeholder { color: var(--tx-3); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; }
.subscribe input:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--aureum-gold); outline-offset: -2px; }
.subscribe button { background: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--onyx-1000); border: 0; padding: 14px 18px; cursor: pointer; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; transition: background 200ms; }
.subscribe button:hover { background: var(--aureum-gold-light); }
.subscribe-note { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--tx-3); }
.subscribe-note.error { color: var(--error-text); }
.foot-bottom { padding-top: 36px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-3); }

/* ===========================================================================
   ARTICLE (news detail) — readable column on the field.
   =========================================================================== */
.article-meta { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 24px; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; color: var(--tx-3); }
/* Article H1 sits on the locked H2 step (long editorial headlines, narrow column). */
.phero h1.article-title { font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 84px); max-width: 22ch; }
.phero .crumb [aria-current="page"] { max-width: 42ch; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
.article-press { margin: 48px 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: var(--tx-2); }
.article-press a { color: var(--aureum-gold-light); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 182, 71, 0.45); padding-bottom: 2px; }
.article-press a:hover { color: var(--aureum-gold); border-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.prose { max-width: 68ch; }
.prose p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; color: var(--tx-2); margin: 0 0 24px; }
.prose h2 { font-family: var(--font-sans-condensed); font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px); letter-spacing: -0.016em; margin: 44px 0 16px; color: var(--tx-1); }
.prose a { color: var(--aureum-gold-light); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark-2); }
.article-back { margin-top: 72px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }

/* On the champagne paper surface, in-body links must use the AA deep gold
   (5.06:1 on light); the bright golds are only legible on the dark field. */
.paper .prose a, .paper .article-press a { color: var(--aureum-gold-deep); border-color: rgba(138, 100, 16, 0.4); }
.paper .prose a:hover, .paper .article-press a:hover { color: var(--fg-1); border-color: var(--aureum-gold-deep); }

/* References / sources footer on news articles — hairline + gold-eyebrow language. */
.article-sources { margin-top: 56px; padding-top: 28px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
.article-sources h2 { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: var(--tracking-eyebrow); text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; color: var(--aureum-gold); margin: 0 0 20px; }
.article-sources ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.article-sources li { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: 4px 14px; }
/* Links match the sitewide .src-link citation register (gold, hairline, ↗) —
   one affordance for "this claim has a source" everywhere (2026-07-04). */
.article-sources a { display: inline-block; color: var(--aureum-gold); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232, 182, 71, 0.45); padding: 3px 0 2px; font-size: 14px; transition: color 200ms, border-color 200ms; }
.article-sources a:hover { color: var(--tx-1); border-color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.article-sources .ext { font-size: 0.85em; opacity: 0.75; color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.article-sources .src-meta { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: var(--tx-3); }

/* ===========================================================================
   A11y focus, skip link, mobile drawer — preserved (bright gold on dark).
   =========================================================================== */
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, select:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible, [tabindex]:focus-visible, .btn:focus-visible, .link-arrow:focus-visible, .nav a:focus-visible, .header-cta:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--aureum-gold); outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 2px; }
.skip-link { position: absolute; left: 8px; top: 8px; z-index: 200; background: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--onyx-1000); padding: 12px 18px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; transform: translateY(-200%); transition: transform 180ms ease; }
.skip-link:focus, .skip-link:focus-visible { transform: translateY(0); }
.visually-hidden { position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }
.nav-toggle { display: none; width: 44px; height: 44px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; background: transparent; border: 0; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
.nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; }
.mobile-drawer { display: none; }
.mobile-drawer.open { display: block; }
.mobile-drawer-scrim { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 90; background: rgba(8,6,4,0.7); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(2px); backdrop-filter: blur(2px); animation: scrimIn 200ms ease; }
.mobile-drawer-panel { position: fixed; top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 91; width: min(88vw, 380px); background: var(--dusk-1); color: var(--tx-1); display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 24px 24px 40px; box-shadow: -12px 0 50px rgba(11,11,14,0.5); animation: drawerIn 280ms var(--ease-out); overflow-y: auto; }
@keyframes scrimIn { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes drawerIn { from { transform: translateX(100%); } to { transform: translateX(0); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .mobile-drawer-scrim, .mobile-drawer-panel { animation: none; } }
.mobile-drawer-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 24px; }
.mobile-drawer-mark { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 11px; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: var(--tx-1); }
.mobile-drawer-mark .brand-glyph { height: 28px; }
.mobile-drawer-close { width: 44px; height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: transparent; border: 0; color: var(--tx-1); cursor: pointer; }
.mobile-nav { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.mobile-nav a { display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; padding: 13px 0; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 500; color: var(--tx-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); transition: color 200ms; }
.mobile-nav a.sub { padding-left: 16px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--tx-3); letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.mobile-nav a:hover, .mobile-nav a.active { color: var(--aureum-gold); }
.mobile-drawer-cta { margin-top: 24px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; min-height: 48px; padding: 16px 28px; border: 1px solid var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--aureum-gold-light); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600; transition: background 200ms, color 200ms; }
.mobile-drawer-cta:hover { background: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--onyx-1000); }

/* ===========================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   =========================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .nav { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
  /* Header CTA stays visible beside the hamburger — Contact must never require
     opening the drawer first (CV-17). */
  .site-header .row { gap: 16px; }
  .site-header .header-cta { gap: 10px; }
  .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .split.alt .split-copy, .split.alt .split-figure { order: 0; }
  .split-figure { order: -1; }
  .trio, .kvc { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .trio > * + *, .kvc .cluster + .cluster { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); padding-left: 0; }
  .news-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .stats .stat + .stat { border-left: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  /* Row budget: brand words + CTA + hamburger cannot all fit; the brand
     collapses to the M+arrow glyph (the <a> keeps its "Aureum Mobility home"
     label and its 44px min tap height). */
  .brand .brand-word { display: none; }
  .brand .brand-glyph { height: 38px; }
  .site-header .header-cta::before { display: none; }
  .site-header .header-cta { letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  :root { --gutter: 24px; }
  .flow-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; padding-top: 0; }
  .flow-rail { display: none; }
  .flow-step { padding: 26px 0 26px 40px; border-left: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
  .flow-step .step-dot { top: 26px; left: -11px; }
  .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stats .stat { padding: 24px 0 !important; border-left: 0 !important; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-dark); }
  .stats .stat:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .kvlist .kv, .idx-row, .desk { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; }
  .frow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; padding: clamp(24px, 4vh, 36px) 0; }
  .kvc .cluster { padding-right: 0; }
  .idx-row .arr, .desk .arr { display: none; }
  a.idx-row:hover, a.desk:hover { transform: none; }
  .news-more a { grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr 14px; }
  /* Footer collapses to one column on phones. This rule regressed once (2026-07-06):
     it shared a line with the dead .foot-brands selector and was deleted with it —
     without it .foot-main's 4-col grid forces a 677px layout viewport at 390px and
     pushes the hamburger off-screen on real phones. Keep it standalone. */
  .foot-main { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding-top: 48px; }
}

/* Reduced-motion: every transform/opacity motion goes instant (MO-45/AX-30);
   color and border transitions may remain. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tile img, .news-lead .fig img { transition: none; }
  .tile:hover img, .news-lead:hover .fig img { transform: none; }
  .news-more a:hover, a.idx-row:hover, a.desk:hover, a.frow:hover { transform: none; }
  .nav-item .caret, .header-cta::before, .header-cta .arr,
  .btn, .btn .arr, .link-arrow::after, .link-arrow .arr, .tile .cap .arr,
  .idx-row .arr, .news-more .arr, .desk .arr, .skip-link, a.frow, a.idx-row, a.desk { transition: none; }
  /* brand + nav: opacity fades go instant; the gold color shift may remain */
  .brand, .site-header::before { transition: none; }
  .nav-item > a, .nav > a { transition: color 220ms; }
  /* Dropdown: open instantly, but keep a 150ms hit-test grace on close so a
     pointer can cross the 12px gap onto the panel (WCAG 1.4.13 hoverable). */
  .nav-menu { transform: none; transition: opacity 0s linear 150ms, visibility 0s linear 150ms; }
  .nav-item.open .nav-menu, html:not(.js) .nav-item:hover .nav-menu { transition-delay: 0s; }
  .header-cta:hover::before, .header-cta:hover .arr, .btn:hover .arr, .btn:active,
  .link-arrow:hover .arr, .link-arrow:hover::after, .tile:hover .cap .arr, a.idx-row:hover .arr,
  .news-more a:hover .arr, a.desk:hover .arr { transform: none; }
}

/* Background-video pause control (WCAG 2.2.2) — quiet, bottom-right of the band. */
.video-toggle { position: absolute; z-index: 3; right: var(--gutter); bottom: 24px; width: 44px; height: 44px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border: 1px solid var(--field-border); background: rgba(16, 12, 8, 0.6); color: var(--tx-1); cursor: pointer; transition: border-color 200ms, color 200ms; }
.video-toggle:hover { border-color: var(--aureum-gold); color: var(--aureum-gold); }

/* Motion is JS-granted (data-autoplay): without JS the video never plays, so hide
   it and let the poster/first-frame imagery carry the hero. */
html:not(.js) video[data-autoplay] { display: none; }

/* Charging hero: the Volatus V mark sits upper-right at desktop; below 1024px the
   cover-crop can slide it toward the h1 (pass-2 H at 390, pass-3 M at 769-1023), so
   phones and tablets anchor the clean left field. The mark is a pure graphic (no
   wordmark), so any partial edge crop reads as a bleed, never as broken text. */
.charging-hero-bg { object-position: 66% 40%; }
@media (max-width: 1023px) { .charging-hero-bg { object-position: 0% 50%; } }