/* ==========================================================================
   Lochlann Strategies — v17.2.2
   Company-first Home hero hierarchy, more concise principal proof, and tighter
   mobile entry spacing on the v17.2.1 value-filter baseline.
   ========================================================================== */

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Design tokens
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  color-scheme: dark;

  --ink-1000: #031018;
  --ink-975: #05151f;
  --navy-950: #071c28;
  --navy-925: #0a2330;
  --navy-900: #0e2b39;
  --navy-850: #153946;
  --slate-800: #1b4652;
  --slate-700: #285762;

  --gold-700: #a9824b;
  --gold-600: #c29b60;
  --gold-500: #d9b878;
  --gold-400: #e6cc9b;

  --ivory: #f4efe7;
  --text: #f2eee7;
  --muted: #b8c5c6;
  --muted-2: #879da0;

  --line: rgba(226, 235, 232, 0.13);
  --line-strong: rgba(226, 235, 232, 0.24);
  --gold-line: rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.36);

  --display: "Iowan Old Style", "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, Georgia, serif;
  --body: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  --container: 80rem;
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  --header-height: 5rem;
  --section-space: clamp(5rem, 8.5vw, 8.75rem);
  --section-space-small: clamp(3.8rem, 6vw, 6rem);

  --radius-small: 0.35rem;
  --radius: 0.7rem;
  --radius-large: 1.15rem;

  --shadow-small: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  --shadow: 0 35px 90px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.36);
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --transition: 220ms var(--ease-out);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2. Base, reset, and typography
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--header-height) + 1rem);
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 75% 10%, rgba(39, 87, 98, 0.13), transparent 34rem),
    var(--ink-1000);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

body.menu-open {
  overflow: hidden;
}

main {
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
}

img,
svg,
picture {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

img,
svg {
  height: auto;
}

figure,
blockquote,
p,
ul,
ol,
dl {
  margin: 0;
}

ul,
ol {
  padding: 0;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

button,
input,
textarea,
select {
  font: inherit;
}

button {
  color: inherit;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.65rem, 7.1vw, 7.4rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.052em;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 4.65vw, 4.8rem);
  line-height: 0.99;
  letter-spacing: -0.043em;
}

h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.15vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.024em;
}

::selection {
  background: var(--gold-400);
  color: var(--ink-1000);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold-500);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}

.container {
  width: min(var(--container), calc(100% - (2 * var(--gutter))));
  min-width: 0;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  width: 1.7rem;
  height: 1px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  background: currentColor;
  content: "";
}

.lead {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.55vw, 1.32rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.small-note {
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.index {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.card-kicker {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1000;
  top: 0.7rem;
  left: 0.7rem;
  transform: translateY(-170%);
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  background: var(--ivory);
  color: var(--ink-1000);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform var(--transition);
}

.skip-link:focus {
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3. Fixed header and navigation
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 900;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: var(--header-height);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(226, 235, 232, 0.1);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.94), rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.76));
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.15);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(1.15);
  transition:
    background 260ms ease,
    box-shadow 260ms ease,
    border-color 260ms ease;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled,
body.menu-open .site-header {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
  background: rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.94);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
}

.scroll-progress {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: var(--scroll-progress, 0%);
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-700), var(--gold-400));
  pointer-events: none;
}

.header-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto;
  gap: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  align-items: center;
  height: 100%;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand img {
  width: 2.65rem;
  height: 2.65rem;
  object-fit: contain;
  transition: transform 420ms var(--ease-out);
}

.brand:hover img {
  transform: rotate(-4deg) scale(1.045);
}

.brand-text {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.08rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.brand-text strong {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.brand-text small {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 760;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

.desktop-nav {
  display: flex;
  justify-self: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.05rem, 2.5vw, 2.25rem);
}

.desktop-nav a {
  position: relative;
  padding-block: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 690;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color var(--transition);
}

.desktop-nav a::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0.25rem;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  background: var(--gold-500);
  content: "";
  transition: transform 280ms var(--ease-out);
}

.desktop-nav a:hover,
.desktop-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--text);
}

.desktop-nav a:hover::after,
.desktop-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.header-contact {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 2.4rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.71rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    background var(--transition),
    border-color var(--transition),
    color var(--transition);
}

.header-contact:hover,
.header-contact[aria-current="page"] {
  border-color: var(--gold-500);
  background: var(--gold-500);
  color: var(--ink-1000);
}

.icon-arrow {
  width: 1.05rem;
  height: 1.05rem;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  transition: transform var(--transition);
}

a:hover > .icon-arrow,
a:hover .icon-arrow {
  transform: translateX(0.2rem);
}

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  position: relative;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.menu-line {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1.2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--text);
  transition:
    transform 300ms var(--ease-out),
    top 300ms var(--ease-out);
}

.menu-line:first-child {
  top: 1.25rem;
}

.menu-line:last-child {
  top: 1.72rem;
}

.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-line:first-child {
  top: 1.47rem;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .menu-line:last-child {
  top: 1.47rem;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

.mobile-drawer {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 899;
  inset: var(--header-height) 0 0;
  overflow-y: auto;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% 15%, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.1), transparent 25rem),
    url("strategic-contours.svg") center / cover no-repeat,
    rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.985);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-0.9rem);
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  transition:
    opacity 260ms var(--ease-out),
    transform 260ms var(--ease-out);
}

.mobile-drawer.is-open {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.mobile-drawer-inner {
  display: flex;
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--header-height));
  flex-direction: column;
  padding-block: clamp(2.2rem, 7vw, 4rem);
}

.mobile-kicker {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mobile-nav {
  display: grid;
  margin-top: 1.8rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mobile-nav a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.2rem 1fr auto;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: 0.85rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 7vw, 2.6rem);
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mobile-nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--gold-400);
}

.mobile-nav-index {
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.mobile-contact {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.77rem;
}

.mobile-contact a {
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4. Buttons and text links
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.hero-actions,
.page-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.button {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 3.15rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-500);
  background: var(--gold-500);
  color: var(--ink-1000);
  font-size: 0.71rem;
  font-weight: 820;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    transform var(--transition),
    box-shadow var(--transition),
    background var(--transition),
    color var(--transition);
}

.button::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -40%;
  bottom: -40%;
  left: -45%;
  width: 28%;
  transform: skewX(-20deg);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  content: "";
  transition: left 500ms var(--ease-out);
}

.button > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.button:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
}

.button:hover::before {
  left: 120%;
}

.button-quiet {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
  background: rgba(7, 28, 40, 0.32);
  color: var(--text);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.button-quiet:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold-500);
  background: rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.08);
}

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  width: fit-content;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  color: var(--gold-400);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    border-color var(--transition),
    color var(--transition);
}

.text-link:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold-400);
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.text-link-large {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5. Shared surfaces and section framing
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.section {
  position: relative;
  padding-block: var(--section-space);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.surface-deep {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 0%, rgba(27, 70, 82, 0.12), transparent 34rem),
    var(--ink-1000);
}

.surface-navy {
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(15, 43, 57, 0.46), transparent 42%),
    var(--navy-950);
}

.surface-slate {
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 10%, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.08), transparent 30rem),
    linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy-900), var(--navy-850));
}

.surface-ink {
  background:
    linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(14, 43, 57, 0.74), transparent 58%),
    var(--ink-975);
}

.section-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 0.72fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.8rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.section-intro h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.section-intro-wide h2 {
  max-width: 18ch;
}

.section-intro > .lead {
  max-width: 39rem;
  justify-self: end;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6. Home hero
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.hero-home {
  position: relative;
  min-height: max(48rem, 100svh);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-height);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 84% 28%, rgba(44, 99, 111, 0.27), transparent 30rem),
    linear-gradient(115deg, var(--ink-1000) 0%, var(--navy-950) 48%, #0d3040 100%);
}

.hero-grid-field {
  position: absolute;
  inset: var(--header-height) 0 0;
  background: url("perspective-grid.svg") center bottom / min(110rem, 125vw) auto no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.75;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-contours,
.page-hero-contours,
.cta-contours,
.not-found-contours {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: url("strategic-contours.svg") center / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.48;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-home::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: -11rem;
  bottom: -20rem;
  width: 45rem;
  height: 45rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.12);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 5rem rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.025),
    0 0 0 10rem rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.015);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-home-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--header-height));
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
  grid-template-rows: 1fr auto;
  gap: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 5.7rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: clamp(4rem, 9vh, 7rem);
  padding-bottom: 2.4rem;
}

.hero-home-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero-home-copy h1 {
  max-width: 9.5ch;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.hero-home-copy h1 span {
  display: block;
}

.hero-lead {
  max-width: 39rem;
  margin-top: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.45vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.58;
}

.hero-principal {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.92em;
  line-height: 1.56;
}

.hero-home-copy .hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2.3rem;
}

.hero-visual {
  --pointer-x: 0px;
  --pointer-y: 0px;
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  justify-self: stretch;
  padding-left: clamp(0rem, 2vw, 2rem);
}

.hero-image-frame {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(31rem, 63vh, 45rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.36);
  background: var(--navy-900);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  clip-path: polygon(8% 0, 100% 0, 100% 91%, 91% 100%, 0 100%, 0 8%);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.hero-image-frame::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  inset: 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(236, 229, 213, 0.14);
  clip-path: inherit;
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-image-frame img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: scale(1.06) translate3d(var(--pointer-x), var(--pointer-y), 0);
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 48% center;
  filter: saturate(0.78) contrast(1.06) brightness(0.86);
  transition: transform 700ms var(--ease-out);
}

.hero-image-wash {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.56), transparent 52%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.62), transparent 45%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-image-frame figcaption,
.page-hero-image figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  right: 1.4rem;
  bottom: 1.2rem;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 231, 0.74);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 760;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.operating-arc {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 7;
  left: clamp(-6.5rem, -5vw, -3rem);
  bottom: 2.1rem;
  width: 13.8rem;
  padding: 1.15rem 1.2rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  background: rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.84);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-small);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.operating-arc > p {
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.operating-arc ol {
  display: grid;
  list-style: none;
}

.operating-arc li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.7rem 1fr;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding-block: 0.42rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}

.operating-arc li:last-child {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.operating-arc li span {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.hero-proof-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.hero-proof-strip article {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 1.25rem clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.hero-proof-strip article:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.hero-proof-strip strong {
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.hero-proof-strip span {
  max-width: 16rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.orientation-band {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 4;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--navy-900);
}

.orientation-band .container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}

.orientation-band span {
  padding: 1.05rem 1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.5vw, 1.18rem);
  text-align: center;
}

.orientation-band span:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   7. Home operating system
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.operating-section {
  overflow: hidden;
}
.operating-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.operating-steps article {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 2rem clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.8rem) 2.3rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.operating-steps article:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.operating-steps article::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  left: 0;
  width: 0;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--gold-500);
  content: "";
  transition: width 520ms var(--ease-out);
}

.operating-steps article:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}

.operating-steps h3 {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.operating-steps p {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   8. Home mission, credentials, and engagement cards
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.mission-section {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.mission-stage {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: clamp(39rem, 64vw, 53rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 96% 0, 100% 6%, 100% 100%, 4% 100%, 0 94%);
}

.mission-stage > img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.72) contrast(1.08) brightness(0.72);
  transition: transform 900ms var(--ease-out);
}

.mission-stage:hover > img {
  transform: scale(1.025);
}

.mission-stage-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.94) 0%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.74) 45%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.18) 78%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.72), transparent 46%);
}

.mission-stage-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  justify-self: start;
  width: min(39rem, 52%);
  margin-left: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  padding-block: 1.5rem;
}

.mission-stage-copy h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.mission-stage-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.mission-tags {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  list-style: none;
}

.mission-tags li {
  padding: 0.78rem 0.8rem 0.78rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.71rem;
  font-weight: 690;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.mission-tags li:nth-child(even) {
  padding-left: 0.8rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.credential-section {
  padding-block: clamp(3.2rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.credential-heading {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-bottom: 1.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.credential-heading > p:last-child {
  max-width: 31rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  text-align: right;
}

.credential-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  list-style: none;
}

.credential-list li {
  display: flex;
  min-height: 6.25rem;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(1.3rem, 2.5vw, 2rem) 0.75rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem);
  text-align: center;
}

.credential-list li:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.credential-note {
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-align: center;
}

.engagement-card-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4rem);
}

.engagement-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 28rem;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.05), transparent 45%),
    rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.44);
  transition:
    transform var(--transition),
    border-color var(--transition),
    background var(--transition);
}

.engagement-card::before {
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto -20% -55% auto;
  width: 17rem;
  height: 17rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.engagement-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  border-color: var(--gold-line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.08), transparent 52%),
    rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.58);
}

.engagement-card-featured {
  transform: translateY(-1.2rem);
  border-color: var(--gold-line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 75% 12%, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.09), transparent 13rem),
    var(--navy-900);
}

.engagement-card-featured:hover {
  transform: translateY(calc(-1.2rem - 5px));
}

.engagement-icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 4.2rem;
  height: 4.2rem;
  place-items: center;
  margin-bottom: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  color: var(--gold-500);
}

.engagement-icon svg,
.capability-icon svg,
.mode-icon svg {
  width: 2.4rem;
  height: 2.4rem;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-width: 1.25;
}

.engagement-card .index {
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

.engagement-card h3 {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.engagement-card > p {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.engagement-card .text-link {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 2rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9. Shared page heroes
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.page-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-height);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 18%, rgba(44, 99, 111, 0.25), transparent 30rem),
    linear-gradient(125deg, var(--ink-1000), var(--navy-900));
}

.page-hero-split {
  min-height: max(43rem, 82svh);
}

.page-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  min-height: calc(max(43rem, 82svh) - var(--header-height));
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
  gap: clamp(2.7rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.page-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 10.8ch;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: clamp(3.75rem, 6.2vw, 6.7rem);
}

.page-hero-copy .lead {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin-top: 1.7rem;
}

.page-hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
}

.page-hero-image {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(29rem, 56vh, 41rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  background: var(--navy-900);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  clip-path: polygon(7% 0, 100% 0, 100% 92%, 92% 100%, 0 100%, 0 7%);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.page-hero-image::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  content: "";
  filter: saturate(0.74) contrast(1.06) brightness(0.84);
  transition: transform 900ms var(--ease-out);
}

.page-hero-capabilities .page-hero-image::before {
  background-image: url("advanced-manufacturing-integration-v16-1.webp");
}

.page-hero-contact .page-hero-image::before {
  background-image: url("mission-facility-campus-v16-1.webp");
}

.page-hero-image::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.22), transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.58), transparent 48%);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.page-hero-image img {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0;
}

.page-hero-image:hover::before {
  transform: scale(1.025);
}

.page-hero-cinematic {
  min-height: max(44rem, 88svh);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.page-hero-background {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
}

.page-hero-background::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.98) 0%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.8) 42%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.24) 80%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.7), transparent 48%);
  content: "";
}

.page-hero-background img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(1.08) brightness(0.74);
}

.page-hero-cinematic-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  min-height: max(44rem, 88svh);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(17rem, 0.45fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  align-items: end;
  padding-top: calc(var(--header-height) + clamp(5rem, 9vw, 8rem));
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.page-hero-cinematic .page-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
}

.hero-principle {
  padding: 1.5rem 0 0 1.6rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
}

.hero-principle-line {
  display: block;
  width: 3.5rem;
  height: 1px;
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
  background: var(--gold-500);
}

.hero-principle p {
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.38;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10. Capabilities
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.capability-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: clamp(3.2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.capability-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  min-height: 27rem;
  grid-column: span 5;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 5%, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.07), transparent 16rem),
    rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.42);
  transition:
    transform var(--transition),
    border-color var(--transition),
    box-shadow var(--transition);
}

.capability-card-wide {
  grid-column: span 7;
}

.capability-card::after {
  position: absolute;
  right: -5rem;
  bottom: -7rem;
  width: 15rem;
  height: 15rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.09);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2.8rem rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.018);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.capability-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: var(--gold-line);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-small);
}

.capability-card-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.capability-icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 4.3rem;
  height: 4.3rem;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  color: var(--gold-500);
}

.capability-card h3 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 3rem;
}

.capability-card > p {
  max-width: 40rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.tag-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  list-style: none;
}

.tag-list li {
  padding: 0.38rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.67rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.boundary-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.65fr) minmax(0, 1.35fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.boundary-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--header-height) + 2.2rem);
}

.boundary-heading h2 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.boundary-rail {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.boundary-rail article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3rem minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding-block: 1.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.boundary-rail h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.9vw, 1.7rem);
}

.boundary-rail p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11. Approach
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.mode-stack {
  display: grid;
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.mode-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(7rem, 0.28fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(13rem, 0.55fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition:
    background var(--transition),
    padding var(--transition);
}

.mode-card:hover {
  padding-inline: 1.2rem;
  background: rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.035);
}

.mode-card-featured {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.07), transparent 72%);
}

.mode-index {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

.mode-icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 3.7rem;
  height: 3.7rem;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  color: var(--gold-500);
}

.mode-main p {
  max-width: 41rem;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.91rem;
}

.mode-outputs {
  display: grid;
  list-style: none;
}

.mode-outputs li {
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 690;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}

.mode-outputs li::before {
  margin-right: 0.6rem;
  color: var(--gold-500);
  content: "—";
}

.cadence-path {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 6.5rem);
}

.cadence-line {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.55rem;
  right: 12.5%;
  left: 12.5%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-500) 15%, var(--gold-500) 85%, transparent);
}

.cadence-path article {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
}

.cadence-node {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  width: 3.1rem;
  height: 3.1rem;
  place-items: center;
  margin-inline: auto;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-500);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy-900);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.7rem rgba(14, 43, 57, 0.9);
  color: var(--gold-400);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}

.cadence-path h3 {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.cadence-path p {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.principles-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: 2.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.principles-heading h2 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  justify-self: end;
  text-align: right;
}

.principle-grid,
.conviction-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.principle-grid article,
.conviction-grid article {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.principle-grid article:first-child,
.conviction-grid article:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.principle-grid h3,
.conviction-grid h3 {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
}

.principle-grid p,
.conviction-grid p {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12. Experience
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.experience-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: max(48rem, 94svh);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: var(--header-height);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.experience-hero-media {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -3;
  inset: 0;
}

.experience-hero-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(1.1) brightness(0.66);
}

.experience-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.97) 0%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.74) 47%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.14) 80%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.8), transparent 50%);
}

.experience-hero-inner {
  display: grid;
  min-height: calc(max(48rem, 94svh) - var(--header-height));
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(17rem, 0.42fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  align-items: end;
  padding-block: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8rem);
}

.experience-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 12.2ch;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 6.3vw, 6.8rem);
}

.experience-hero-copy .lead {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}

.experience-hero-copy .hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
}

.experience-hero-caption {
  padding: 1.5rem 0 0 1.6rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
}

.experience-hero-caption span {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.71rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.experience-hero-caption p {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.8rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.experience-proof {
  padding-block: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.1rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.experience-proof-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.experience-proof-grid article {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 1.5rem clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.7rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.experience-proof-grid article:first-child {
  border-left: 0;
}

.experience-proof-grid strong {
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.05vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.12;
}

.experience-proof-grid span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.evidence-note {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-align: center;
}

.lifecycle-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.lifecycle-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--header-height) + 2.4rem);
}

.lifecycle-heading h2 {
  max-width: 10.5ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.lifecycle-heading .lead {
  max-width: 31rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.lifecycle-axis {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 720;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lifecycle-axis span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
}

.lifecycle-axis span:not(:last-child)::after {
  color: var(--gold-500);
  content: "→";
}

.lifecycle-track {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.lifecycle-track article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3.2rem minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  padding-block: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.lifecycle-track article > .index {
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
}

.lifecycle-track h3 {
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

.lifecycle-track article p:last-child {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin-top: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.environment-grid {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 46rem;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(0, 0.92fr);
  grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: clamp(3.2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
}

.environment-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 22rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.environment-card-tall {
  grid-row: 1 / 3;
}

.environment-card > img {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.62) contrast(1.1) brightness(0.72);
  transition: transform 900ms var(--ease-out);
}

.environment-card:hover > img {
  transform: scale(1.035);
}

.environment-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.94), rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.06) 72%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.45), transparent 55%);
}

.environment-copy {
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  left: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}

.environment-copy .eyebrow {
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.environment-copy h3 {
  max-width: 24ch;
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
}

.credential-section-large {
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6rem);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13. About
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.page-hero-about {
  min-height: max(43rem, 84svh);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.about-hero-mark {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  top: 50%;
  right: clamp(-8rem, -3vw, 2rem);
  width: min(45rem, 52vw);
  transform: translateY(-45%);
  opacity: 0.12;
  filter: saturate(0.7);
}

.about-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  min-height: max(43rem, 84svh);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(18rem, 0.5fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: calc(var(--header-height) + clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem));
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
}

.about-hero-inner .page-hero-copy h1 {
  max-width: 12ch;
}

.about-hero-ledger {
  padding: 1.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  background: rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.58);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-small);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
}

.about-hero-ledger > p {
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
}

.about-hero-ledger > span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-hero-ledger dl {
  display: grid;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.about-hero-ledger dl > div {
  padding-block: 0.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.about-hero-ledger dt {
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 760;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.about-hero-ledger dd {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.founder-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.founder-statement h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.founder-rule {
  width: 5rem;
  height: 2px;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  background: var(--gold-500);
}

.founder-narrative p + p {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.founder-narrative p:not(.lead) {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.founder-lenses {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.founder-lenses article {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.founder-lenses article:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.founder-lenses h3 {
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.65rem);
}

.founder-lenses p {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

.orientation-feature-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(0, 0.82fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.orientation-image {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 38rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 94% 0, 100% 8%, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.orientation-image::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.65), transparent 48%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.2), transparent);
  content: "";
}

.orientation-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(0.68) contrast(1.08) brightness(0.78);
  transition: transform 900ms var(--ease-out);
}

.orientation-image:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.025);
}

.orientation-image figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  right: 1.5rem;
  bottom: 1.3rem;
  left: 1.5rem;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 231, 0.72);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.orientation-copy h2 {
  max-width: 11ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.orientation-copy .lead {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.orientation-copy > p:not(.eyebrow, .lead) {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.orientation-copy .text-link {
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14. Contact
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.contact-hero-email {
  margin-top: 2.1rem;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  text-transform: none;
}

.contact-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(19rem, 0.65fr);
  gap: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.contact-question h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.contact-question .lead {
  max-width: 43rem;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.contact-card {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.07), transparent 47%),
    rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.64);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.contact-card-mark {
  position: absolute;
  top: -3.5rem;
  right: -3.5rem;
  width: 12rem;
  opacity: 0.075;
}

.contact-card h3 {
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3rem);
}

.contact-role {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.2rem;
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.71rem;
  font-weight: 780;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.contact-email {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 1.7rem;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.2rem);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.contact-email:hover {
  color: var(--gold-400);
}

.contact-links {
  display: grid;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-links > * {
  padding-block: 0.65rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.contact-links a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  color: var(--gold-400);
}

.contact-card .small-note {
  margin-top: 1.3rem;
}

.contact-prompts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-prompts article {
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-prompts article:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.contact-prompts h3 {
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.contact-prompts p {
  margin-top: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
}

.contact-closing {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-block: var(--section-space-small);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-closing-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: url("perspective-grid.svg") center bottom / 95rem auto no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.contact-closing-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.contact-closing h2 {
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.contact-closing p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15. Calls to action
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.cta {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-block: var(--section-space-small);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 10%, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.1), transparent 24rem),
    var(--navy-900);
}

.cta-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.cta h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.cta p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 45rem;
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.cta-image {
  isolation: isolate;
}

.cta-image::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  background: center / cover no-repeat;
  content: "";
  filter: saturate(0.6) contrast(1.08) brightness(0.43);
}

.cta-image::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.97), rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.62) 70%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.46)),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.5), transparent);
  content: "";
}

.cta-image-campus::before {
  background-image: url("mission-campus-aerial-v16-1.webp");
}

.cta-cinematic {
  background:
    linear-gradient(130deg, var(--navy-900), var(--ink-1000));
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   16. Footer
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-footer {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 1.5rem;
  background: var(--ink-1000);
}

.footer-watermark {
  position: absolute;
  right: -6rem;
  bottom: -8rem;
  width: 30rem;
  opacity: 0.045;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) auto;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: end;
  padding-bottom: 2.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.footer-intro > p {
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin-top: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1.35fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  padding-block: 2.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.footer-heading {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--gold-500);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-nav {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}

.footer-nav a {
  width: fit-content;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color var(--transition);
}

.footer-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.footer-positioning > p:last-child {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.footer-bottom {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem 1.5rem;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   17. 404 page
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.not-found {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 100svh;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: calc(var(--header-height) + 5rem) 0 5rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 20%, rgba(39, 87, 98, 0.25), transparent 30rem),
    var(--ink-1000);
}

.not-found-mark {
  position: absolute;
  right: -0.03em;
  bottom: -0.22em;
  color: rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.045);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: min(44vw, 38rem);
  line-height: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.not-found-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.not-found h1 {
  max-width: 10ch;
  margin-top: 1.2rem;
}

.not-found .lead {
  max-width: 38rem;
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}

.not-found .hero-actions {
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   18. Reveal motion and progressive enhancement
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.js [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(1.8rem);
  transition:
    opacity 760ms var(--ease-out),
    transform 760ms var(--ease-out);
}

.js [data-reveal="right"] {
  transform: translateX(2rem);
}

.js [data-reveal].is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   19. Responsive: compact desktop / tablet
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  :root {
    --container: 72rem;
  }

  .desktop-nav {
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .operating-arc {
    left: -2rem;
  }

  .hero-home-inner {
    gap: 3rem;
  }

  .hero-home-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 6.6vw, 6rem);
  }

  .experience-proof-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .experience-proof-grid article:nth-child(3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .experience-proof-grid article:nth-child(4) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  :root {
    --header-height: 4.6rem;
  }

  .desktop-nav,
  .header-contact {
    display: none;
  }

  .header-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  }

  .menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .hero-home {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .hero-home-inner {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto;
    gap: 3rem;
    padding-top: clamp(5.5rem, 12vw, 7.5rem);
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .hero-home-copy,
  .hero-visual,
  .hero-proof-strip {
    grid-column: 1;
  }

  .hero-home-copy h1 {
    max-width: 10ch;
    font-size: clamp(4rem, 11vw, 6.5rem);
  }

  .hero-lead {
    max-width: 44rem;
  }

  .hero-visual {
    padding-left: 0;
  }

  .hero-image-frame {
    height: clamp(29rem, 72vw, 42rem);
  }

  .operating-arc {
    left: 1.25rem;
    bottom: 1.25rem;
  }

  .section-intro {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  .section-intro > .lead {
    justify-self: start;
  }
.operating-steps {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .operating-steps article:nth-child(3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .operating-steps article:nth-child(4) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .mission-stage-copy {
    width: min(44rem, 72%);
  }

  .engagement-card-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .engagement-card {
    min-height: 23rem;
  }

  .engagement-card-featured,
  .engagement-card-featured:hover {
    transform: none;
  }

  .page-hero-grid,
  .about-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .page-hero-grid {
    padding-top: clamp(5rem, 11vw, 7rem);
  }

  .page-hero-copy h1,
  .about-hero-inner .page-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 12ch;
  }

  .page-hero-image {
    min-height: clamp(26rem, 66vw, 38rem);
  }

  .page-hero-cinematic-inner,
  .experience-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-principle,
  .experience-hero-caption {
    max-width: 34rem;
  }

  .capability-card,
  .capability-card-wide {
    grid-column: span 6;
  }

  .boundary-layout,
  .lifecycle-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .boundary-heading,
  .lifecycle-heading {
    position: static;
  }

  .boundary-heading h2,
  .lifecycle-heading h2 {
    max-width: 15ch;
  }

  .mode-card {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(6rem, 0.28fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .mode-outputs {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 0.6rem;
  }

  .mode-outputs li {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 0.55rem;
  }

  .mode-outputs li::before {
    display: none;
  }

  .cadence-path {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 3rem 2rem;
  }

  .cadence-line {
    display: none;
  }

  .principle-grid,
  .conviction-grid,
  .founder-lenses {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .principle-grid article:nth-child(3),
  .conviction-grid article:nth-child(3),
  .founder-lenses article:nth-child(3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .principle-grid article:nth-child(4),
  .conviction-grid article:nth-child(4),
  .founder-lenses article:nth-child(4) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .experience-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 13ch;
  }

  .credential-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .credential-list li {
    grid-column: span 2;
  }

  .credential-list li:nth-child(4),
  .credential-list li:nth-child(5) {
    grid-column: span 3;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .credential-list li:nth-child(4) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .founder-layout,
  .orientation-feature-grid,
  .contact-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .founder-narrative {
    max-width: 48rem;
  }

  .orientation-image {
    min-height: clamp(28rem, 68vw, 40rem);
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   20. Responsive: mobile
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  :root {
    --gutter: 1.2rem;
    --section-space: 4.8rem;
    --section-space-small: 3.8rem;
  }

  body {
    font-size: 0.96rem;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 15vw, 4.5rem);
  }

  h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 11vw, 3.45rem);
  }

  .brand img {
    width: 2.35rem;
    height: 2.35rem;
  }

  .brand-text strong {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
  }

  .brand-text small {
    font-size: 0.54rem;
  }

  .hero-home-inner {
    gap: 2.35rem;
    padding-top: 4rem;
  }

  .hero-home-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 15vw, 4.65rem);
  }

  .hero-home-copy .hero-actions {
    margin-top: 1.8rem;
  }

  .hero-home-copy .hero-actions,
  .page-hero-actions,
  .not-found .hero-actions {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .hero-home-copy .button,
  .page-hero-actions .button,
  .not-found .button {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .hero-image-frame {
    height: clamp(28rem, 125vw, 35rem);
    clip-path: polygon(7% 0, 100% 0, 100% 94%, 93% 100%, 0 100%, 0 6%);
  }

  .hero-image-frame img {
    object-position: 45% center;
  }

  .operating-arc {
    position: relative;
    left: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    width: calc(100% - 1.4rem);
    margin: -5rem auto 0;
  }

  .hero-proof-strip {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .hero-proof-strip article,
  .hero-proof-strip article:first-child {
    padding: 1.05rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .hero-proof-strip article:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .orientation-band .container {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .orientation-band span {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
  }

  .orientation-band span:nth-child(odd) {
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .orientation-band span:nth-child(-n + 2) {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .section-intro {
    padding-bottom: 2.4rem;
  }
.operating-steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .operating-steps article,
  .operating-steps article:first-child,
  .operating-steps article:nth-child(3),
  .operating-steps article:nth-child(4) {
    padding: 1.65rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .operating-steps article:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .mission-stage {
    /* Let the content establish the card height on phones. The previous
       fixed-height, bottom-anchored composition could push the eyebrow and
       first headline line above the clipped frame in Safari. */
    min-height: 0;
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 93% 0, 100% 5%, 100% 100%, 7% 100%, 0 95%);
  }

  .mission-stage > img {
    object-position: 62% center;
  }

  .mission-stage-overlay {
    background:
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.97) 0%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.76) 58%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.22) 100%);
  }

  .mission-stage-copy {
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
    padding: clamp(9.5rem, 42vw, 11.5rem) 1.35rem 2.5rem;
  }

  .mission-stage-copy h2 {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .mission-tags {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .mission-tags li,
  .mission-tags li:nth-child(even) {
    padding-inline: 0;
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .credential-heading {
    display: grid;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .credential-heading > p:last-child {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .credential-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .credential-list li,
  .credential-list li:first-child,
  .credential-list li:nth-child(4),
  .credential-list li:nth-child(5) {
    grid-column: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 0.85rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .credential-list li:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .credential-note {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .engagement-card {
    min-height: 25rem;
  }

  .page-hero-split {
    min-height: auto;
  }

  .page-hero-grid {
    min-height: 0;
    gap: 2.5rem;
    padding-top: 6.3rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
  }

  .page-hero-copy h1,
  .about-hero-inner .page-hero-copy h1,
  .experience-hero-copy h1 {
    max-width: 11ch;
    font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 14vw, 4.45rem);
  }

  .page-hero-image {
    min-height: 28rem;
  }

  .page-hero-cinematic,
  .page-hero-cinematic-inner {
    min-height: 48rem;
  }

  .page-hero-background::after {
    background:
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.95) 0%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.67) 66%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.38) 100%);
  }

  .page-hero-cinematic-inner {
    padding-top: calc(var(--header-height) + 6rem);
    padding-bottom: 3.8rem;
  }

  .capability-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .capability-card,
  .capability-card-wide {
    min-height: 25rem;
    grid-column: 1;
  }

  .boundary-rail article {
    grid-template-columns: 2.2rem 1fr;
  }

  .boundary-rail article p {
    grid-column: 2;
  }

  .mode-card,
  .mode-card:hover {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.2rem;
    padding-inline: 0;
  }

  .mode-index {
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .mode-outputs {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .cadence-path {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 2.8rem;
  }

  .cadence-path article {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .cadence-node {
    margin-inline: 0;
  }

  .principles-heading {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .principles-heading h2 {
    justify-self: start;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .principle-grid,
  .conviction-grid,
  .founder-lenses {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .principle-grid article,
  .principle-grid article:first-child,
  .principle-grid article:nth-child(3),
  .principle-grid article:nth-child(4),
  .conviction-grid article,
  .conviction-grid article:first-child,
  .conviction-grid article:nth-child(3),
  .conviction-grid article:nth-child(4),
  .founder-lenses article,
  .founder-lenses article:first-child,
  .founder-lenses article:nth-child(3),
  .founder-lenses article:nth-child(4) {
    padding: 1.6rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .principle-grid article:first-child,
  .conviction-grid article:first-child,
  .founder-lenses article:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .experience-hero {
    min-height: 51rem;
  }

  .experience-hero-media img {
    object-position: 58% center;
  }

  .experience-hero-overlay {
    background:
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.97) 0%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.72) 62%, rgba(3, 16, 24, 0.28) 100%);
  }

  .experience-hero-inner {
    min-height: 51rem;
    padding-top: 9rem;
    padding-bottom: 3.6rem;
  }

  .experience-proof-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .experience-proof-grid article,
  .experience-proof-grid article:nth-child(3),
  .experience-proof-grid article:nth-child(4) {
    padding: 1.15rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .experience-proof-grid article:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .evidence-note {
    text-align: left;
  }

  .lifecycle-axis {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .lifecycle-track article {
    grid-template-columns: 2.4rem 1fr;
  }

  .environment-grid {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto;
  }

  .environment-card,
  .environment-card-tall {
    min-height: 30rem;
    grid-row: auto;
  }

  .about-hero-inner {
    min-height: auto;
    padding-top: calc(var(--header-height) + 5rem);
  }

  .about-hero-mark {
    top: 25%;
    right: -7rem;
    width: 28rem;
  }

  .founder-layout {
    gap: 2.7rem;
  }

  .orientation-image {
    min-height: 31rem;
  }

  .contact-prompts {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .contact-prompts article,
  .contact-prompts article:first-child {
    padding: 1.6rem 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .contact-prompts article:first-child {
    border-top: 0;
  }

  .contact-closing-inner,
  .cta-inner,
  .footer-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .contact-closing .button,
  .cta .button {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .footer-positioning {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .footer-bottom {
    display: grid;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .hero-home-inner {
    padding-top: 3.5rem;
  }

  .hero-home-copy h1,
  .page-hero-copy h1,
  .about-hero-inner .page-hero-copy h1,
  .experience-hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 14.5vw, 3.85rem);
  }

  .hero-home-copy .button,
  .page-hero-actions .button,
  .not-found .button,
  .cta .button,
  .contact-closing .button {
    font-size: 0.64rem;
  }

  .hero-image-frame {
    height: 30rem;
  }

  .operating-arc {
    width: calc(100% - 0.8rem);
  }

  .mission-stage {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .mission-stage-copy {
    padding-right: 1.1rem;
    padding-left: 1.1rem;
  }

  .page-hero-image {
    min-height: 25rem;
  }

  .environment-card,
  .environment-card-tall {
    min-height: 28rem;
  }

  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .footer-positioning {
    grid-column: auto;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   21. Reduced motion
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }

  .js [data-reveal],
  .js [data-reveal="right"] {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}


/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   22. v17.2 advanced-audit refinements
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.brand-text small {
  font-size: 0.58rem;
}

.experience-hero-caption span {
  font-size: 0.67rem;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .brand-text small {
    font-size: 0.53rem;
  }

  .page-hero-capabilities .page-hero-image::before {
    background-image: url("advanced-manufacturing-integration-v17-2-mobile.webp");
  }

  .page-hero-contact .page-hero-image::before {
    background-image: url("mission-facility-campus-v17-2-mobile.webp");
  }

  .cta-image-campus::before {
    background-image: url("mission-campus-aerial-v17-2-mobile.webp");
  }
}