:root {
  --ink: #171715;
  --ink-2: #211f1d;
  --ink-3: #302d29;
  --paper: #f2eee5;
  --paper-2: #e5dfd2;
  --white: #fbfaf6;
  --signal: #d87743;
  --signal-2: #f2a06f;
  --signal-soft: rgba(216, 119, 67, 0.14);
  --line-dark: rgba(242, 238, 229, 0.16);
  --line-light: rgba(23, 23, 21, 0.16);
  --muted-dark: #9da7aa;
  --muted-light: #5b6467;
  --success: #8ab89f;
  --warning: #e2a969;
  --danger: #d97865;
  --max: 1280px;
  --header: 78px;
  --radius: 4px;
  --shadow: 0 32px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
  --display: "Arial Narrow", "Avenir Next Condensed", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --sans: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --mono: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--paper);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; }
button, input, textarea, select { font: inherit; }
button { color: inherit; }
::selection { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }

.sr-only {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: -1px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
  border: 0 !important;
}
.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1000;
  top: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  transform: translateY(-160%);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 10px 16px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: none; }

.shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 48px), var(--max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 100;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: var(--header);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background .28s ease, border-color .28s ease, transform .28s ease;
}
.site-header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(23, 23, 21, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  border-bottom-color: var(--line-dark);
}
.nav-shell {
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
}
.brand-lockup, .footer-brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand-text, .footer-brand span {
  display: grid;
  line-height: 1;
}
.brand-text strong, .footer-brand strong {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 18px;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
}
.brand-text small, .footer-brand small {
  margin-top: 5px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 8px;
  letter-spacing: .3em;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
}
.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 27px;
}
.site-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #d5d7d5;
}
.site-nav a:not(.nav-cta)::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 -8px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--signal);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}
.site-nav a:hover::after,
.site-nav a:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.nav-cta {
  border: 1px solid rgba(242,238,229,.4);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}
.nav-cta:hover, .nav-cta:focus-visible {
  border-color: var(--signal);
  background: var(--signal);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: transparent;
  place-items: center;
}
.menu-toggle span[aria-hidden] {
  display: block;
  width: 18px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--paper);
  margin: 3px auto;
  transition: transform .2s ease;
}

.hero {
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding-top: calc(var(--header) + 56px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 68% 22%, rgba(216,119,67,.12), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #171715 0%, #171715 78%, #211f1d 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-grid {
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--header) - 132px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.02fr) minmax(460px, .98fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(42px, 6vw, 92px);
  padding-bottom: 72px;
}
.kicker {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font: 10px/1.4 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 8.5ch;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(58px, 7.65vw, 118px);
  line-height: .78;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.hero h1 span { display: block; }
.hero h1 .accent-word {
  font-size: .83em;
  line-height: .96;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px var(--signal);
  text-shadow: 0 0 36px rgba(216,119,67,.12);
}
.hero-lede {
  margin: 38px 0 0;
  max-width: 42ch;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 31px);
  line-height: 1.28;
  color: var(--white);
}
.hero-support {
  max-width: 61ch;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  color: #b8c0c2;
  font-size: 15px;
}
.hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 15px 28px;
  margin-top: 32px;
  align-items: center;
}
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 50px;
  padding: 0 20px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease, color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
}
.button:hover, .button:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-primary { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); }
.button-primary:hover, .button-primary:focus-visible { background: var(--signal-2); }
.button-link {
  min-height: auto;
  padding: 8px 0;
  border-bottom-color: var(--line-dark);
  color: var(--paper);
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 9px;
}
.button-link:hover, .button-link:focus-visible { border-bottom-color: var(--signal); color: var(--signal-2); }
.button-large { min-height: 58px; padding-inline: 26px; }
.hero-footnote {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 34px;
  color: #a5adaf;
  font: 10px/1.4 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.signal-dot {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(216,119,67,.12), 0 0 18px rgba(216,119,67,.5);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.control-stage {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(33,31,29,.94), rgba(23,23,21,.92));
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  min-height: 600px;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.control-stage::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0 4px, rgba(255,255,255,.008) 5px 6px);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 2;
}
.stage-topline {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 4;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 15px 17px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  color: #aab2b4;
  font: 9px/1 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .17em;
}
.stage-status { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.stage-status i {
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--success); box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--success);
}
.control-map { width: 100%; min-height: 600px; }
.map-grid path {
  stroke: rgba(242,238,229,.048);
  stroke-width: 1;
}
.map-lines .line {
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 1.4;
  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
}
.line.owned { stroke: rgba(138,184,159,.62); }
.line.dependent { stroke: rgba(216,119,67,.82); stroke-dasharray: 9 7; animation: dash 11s linear infinite; }
.line.mixed { stroke: url(#lineGlow); stroke-dasharray: 3 8; }
.line.faint { stroke: rgba(242,238,229,.13); }
.map-pulses circle { fill: var(--signal-2); filter: url(#softGlow); }
.map-node { cursor: crosshair; transition: opacity .2s ease; outline: none; }
.map-node rect, .map-node .node-ring {
  fill: #242220;
  stroke: rgba(242,238,229,.45);
  stroke-width: 1;
  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
  transition: stroke .2s ease, fill .2s ease, filter .2s ease;
}
.map-node circle:not(.node-halo) { fill: var(--success); }
.map-node.warning circle:not(.node-halo) { fill: var(--signal); }
.map-node.warning rect { stroke: rgba(216,119,67,.72); }
.map-node text {
  fill: var(--paper);
  font: 700 12px var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.map-node .node-code { fill: #8f9a9d; font: 8px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .1em; }
.node-halo {
  fill: rgba(216,119,67,.05);
  stroke: rgba(216,119,67,.16);
  stroke-width: 1;
  animation: halo 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.node-core { fill: var(--signal) !important; filter: url(#softGlow); }
.map-node:hover rect, .map-node:focus rect, .map-node:hover .node-ring, .map-node:focus .node-ring {
  stroke: var(--signal-2);
  fill: #322f2b;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px rgba(216,119,67,.24));
}
.map-node:hover ~ .map-node { opacity: .65; }
.map-note text { fill: #6f7a7d; font: 8px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .15em; }
.stage-tooltip {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  right: 18px;
  bottom: 18px;
  width: 178px;
  padding: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(216,119,67,.45);
  background: rgba(23,23,21,.82);
  backdrop-filter: blur(9px);
  display: grid;
  gap: 3px;
}
.stage-tooltip small { color: var(--signal-2); font: 8px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .17em; }
.stage-tooltip strong { font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.stage-tooltip span { color: #9ca6a8; font-size: 11px; }

.control-principle {
  margin: 8px auto 30px;
  padding-top: 26px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  max-width: 62ch;
  text-align: center;
  color: #99a1a3;
  font: 13px/1.55 var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
}
.map-oversight path { fill: none; stroke: rgba(242,238,229,.22); stroke-width: 1; }
.map-oversight text { fill: #7c8688; font: 8px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .16em; }
.map-lines-ring .line { stroke-width: 1; }

.hero-tension {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: #201f1c;
}
.tension-track {
  width: max-content;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 54px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  color: #b8c0c2;
  font: 700 11px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .17em;
  animation: marquee 30s linear infinite;
}
.tension-track span:nth-child(even) { color: var(--signal-2); }

.section { position: relative; scroll-margin-top: 85px; padding: 128px 0; }
.section-head { margin-bottom: 62px; }
.section-head h2,
.pulse-intro h2,
.founder-copy h2,
.contact-section h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(42px, 6vw, 82px);
  line-height: .95;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: var(--signal);
  font: 700 10px/1.4 var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.split-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.65fr) minmax(280px, .6fr);
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: end;
}
.split-head > p,
.evidence-head + p {
  color: var(--muted-light);
  font-size: 15px;
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 42ch;
}

.problem-section { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.realities { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.reality {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 174px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.reality-index {
  font: 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  color: var(--signal);
}
.reality-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.reality h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.reality p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted-light); max-width: 63ch; }
.reality-word {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(60px, 9vw, 142px);
  line-height: .8;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.06em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(23,23,21,.11);
  transform: translateX(20%);
  transition: transform .55s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), -webkit-text-stroke-color .3s ease;
}
.reality:hover .reality-word {
  transform: translateX(0);
  -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgba(216,119,67,.42);
}

.evidence-section { background: #211f1d; }
.evidence-head { max-width: 980px; }
.evidence-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
.metric {
  min-height: 300px;
  padding: 28px;
  background: #242220;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
}
.metric:hover { background: #2c2925; }
.metric-wide { grid-row: span 2; min-height: 601px; }
.metric-dark { background: #1c1b18; }
.metric-tag {
  color: var(--signal-2);
  font: 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}
.metric-value {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(62px, 7vw, 112px);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
  line-height: .83;
}
.metric-wide .metric-value { font-size: clamp(90px, 12vw, 180px); }
.metric-value--text {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.5vw, 34px) !important;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  text-transform: none;
}
.metric p { margin: 20px 0 0; max-width: 32ch; color: #aeb7b9; font-size: 14px; }
.metric-graph { height: 4px; margin-top: 28px; background: rgba(242,238,229,.09); overflow: hidden; }
.metric-graph span { display: block; height: 100%; width: var(--w); background: var(--signal); transform-origin: left; }

.capability-section { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.capability-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.capability { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.capability-trigger {
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 66px 1fr 40px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 28px 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.cap-number { color: var(--signal); font: 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; }
.cap-title {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(25px, 3.2vw, 48px);
  font-weight: 750;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cap-icon {
  justify-self: end;
  color: var(--signal);
  font-size: 24px;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.capability.is-open .cap-icon { transform: rotate(90deg); }
.capability-panel { overflow: hidden; }
.capability-panel > div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(260px, .7fr);
  gap: 56px;
  padding: 0 64px 36px 90px;
}
.capability-panel p { margin: 0; max-width: 65ch; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; }
.capability-panel ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.capability-panel li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light); padding: 10px 0; color: var(--muted-light); font-size: 13px; }
.capability-panel li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light); }

.pulse-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(242,238,229,.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(242,238,229,.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    var(--ink);
  background-size: 54px 54px;
}
.pulse-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .75fr 1.25fr;
  gap: clamp(50px, 8vw, 110px);
  align-items: start;
}
.pulse-intro { position: sticky; top: 120px; }
.pulse-intro h2 { font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 72px); }
.pulse-intro > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.pulse-progress-label) { color: var(--muted-dark); }
.pulse-progress { height: 3px; margin-top: 34px; background: rgba(242,238,229,.11); }
.pulse-progress span { display: block; width: 0; height: 100%; background: var(--signal); transition: width .25s ease; }
.pulse-progress-label { color: #aeb7b9; font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; }
.pulse-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background: rgba(33,31,29,.88);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.pulse-privacy {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  color: #98a1a3;
  font: 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.pulse-question { padding: 27px 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.pulse-question legend {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.42;
}
.pulse-question legend small {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-right: 12px;
  color: var(--signal);
  font: 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}
.pulse-options { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; margin-top: 17px; }
.pulse-option {
  position: relative;
}
.pulse-option input {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pulse-option label {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-width: 72px;
  min-height: 40px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0 13px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242,238,229,.24);
  color: #b7bec0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font: 800 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  transition: border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.pulse-option input:checked + label {
  border-color: var(--signal);
  background: var(--signal);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.pulse-option input:focus-visible + label { outline: 2px solid var(--signal-2); outline-offset: 3px; }
.pulse-result { padding: 34px 24px; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.pulse-result .result-kicker { color: var(--signal); font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .15em; }
.pulse-result h3 { margin: 10px 0 16px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(48px, 6vw, 82px); line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.pulse-result p { margin: 0; max-width: 55ch; color: var(--muted-light); }
.pulse-result .button { margin-top: 24px; }
.pulse-disclaimer { margin-top: 18px !important; font-size: 11px; }

.work-section { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.case-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.case-study {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 46px;
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
}
.case-index { color: var(--signal); font: 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .15em; }
.case-category { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--muted-light); font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.case-main h3 { margin: 0; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 70px); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.045em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.case-tabs { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 5px; margin-top: 34px; }
.case-tabs button {
  min-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--muted-light);
  cursor: pointer;
  font: 800 9px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.case-tabs button[aria-selected="true"] { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink); }
.case-panels { min-height: 120px; margin-top: 22px; padding: 24px; background: #e7e1d7; border-left: 3px solid var(--signal); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.5; }

.founder-section { background: #211f1d; }
.founder-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .78fr 1.22fr; gap: clamp(50px, 9vw, 130px); align-items: center; }
/* Brand-led "Experience Behind Auctor" visual: the official mark presented
   deliberately, at rest, on its own field — not a headshot substitute. */
.founder-mark-frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 44%, rgba(216,119,67,.08), transparent 55%),
    #181816;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.founder-mark-frame::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242,238,229,.07);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.founder-mark-frame img {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 44%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
}
.founder-copy h2 { max-width: 10ch; }
.founder-lede { margin-top: 30px !important; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 31px); line-height: 1.35; color: var(--white); }
.founder-copy > p { color: #adb6b8; max-width: 68ch; }
.founder-facts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; margin-top: 36px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.founder-facts span { padding: 14px 14px 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); color: #a9b2b4; font-size: 12px; }
.founder-facts span:nth-child(odd) { border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark); }
.founder-facts span:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 14px; }

.section--paper { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.section--paper .eyebrow { color: #9f4e26; }

.territory-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 40px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}
.territory-grid li {
  padding: 17px 18px 17px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  color: var(--muted-light);
  font-size: 14px;
}
.territory-grid li::before { margin-right: 10px; color: var(--signal); font-weight: 700; content: "—"; }
.territory-grid li:nth-child(odd) { padding-right: 24px; }
.territory-grid li:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line-light); }

.insights-section { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); }
.insight-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; background: var(--line-light); border: 1px solid var(--line-light); }
.insight-card { min-height: 360px; padding: 28px; background: var(--paper); display: flex; flex-direction: column; transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease; }
.insight-card:hover { background: #e8e2d7; }
.insight-card span { color: var(--signal); font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; }
.insight-card h3 { margin: auto 0 18px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.035em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.insight-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted-light); font-size: 13px; }

.contact-section { padding-bottom: 0; overflow: hidden; background: var(--ink); }
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.35fr .65fr; gap: 80px; align-items: end; }
.contact-section h2 { max-width: 11ch; }
.contact-copy p { color: #aab3b5; margin: 0 0 28px; }
.contact-copy { padding-bottom: 26px; }
.contact-email { display: block; margin-top: 18px; color: #aab3b5; font: 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .1em; }

/* Private briefing contact form (Netlify Forms) */
.contact-form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; margin-top: 8px; }
.form-row { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; }
.form-row label { color: #98a1a3; font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.form-row label span { margin-left: 4px; color: #6f797c; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; }
.form-row input,
.form-row select,
.form-row textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: rgba(242, 238, 229, .03);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 12px 14px;
  font: 14px var(--sans);
  transition: border-color .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}
.form-row select {
  appearance: none;
  background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, #8f9a9d 50%), linear-gradient(135deg, #8f9a9d 50%, transparent 50%);
  background-position: calc(100% - 18px) center, calc(100% - 13px) center;
  background-size: 5px 5px, 5px 5px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.form-row select option { background: var(--ink-2); color: var(--white); }
.form-row input::placeholder,
.form-row textarea::placeholder { color: #5c6567; }
.form-row input:focus,
.form-row select:focus,
.form-row textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--signal); background: rgba(216, 119, 67, .06); }
.form-row input:focus-visible,
.form-row select:focus-visible,
.form-row textarea:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--signal-2); outline-offset: 2px; }
.form-row textarea { min-height: 92px; resize: vertical; }
.form-note { margin: 2px 0 0 !important; color: #7c8688; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.5; }
.form-note a { color: var(--signal-2); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.form-note a:hover, .form-note a:focus-visible { color: var(--signal); }
.contact-form .button { width: 100%; justify-content: center; margin-top: 4px; }
.hp-field { position: absolute; left: -5000px; top: auto; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.form-status { margin-top: 4px !important; color: #98a1a3; font: 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .05em; }
.form-status.is-success { color: var(--success); }
.form-status.is-error { color: var(--danger); }
.contact-wordmark {
  margin: 100px 0 -3.7vw;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: 24vw;
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: .65;
  letter-spacing: -.075em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(242,238,229,.14);
  user-select: none;
}

.site-footer { background: #141412; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); padding: 32px 0; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto; gap: 30px 48px; align-items: start; }
.footer-brand { align-items: center; }
.footer-grid > p { margin: 0; max-width: 68ch; color: #717b7e; font-size: 10px; }
.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 16px; }
.footer-links a { color: #9aa4a6; font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.footer-meta { grid-column: 1 / -1; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark); color: #616b6e; font: 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .09em; }

/* Supporting legal pages */
.legal-page { background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); min-height: 100vh; }
.legal-page .site-header { position: static; background: var(--ink); }
.legal-main { width: min(calc(100% - 48px), 840px); margin: 0 auto; padding: 90px 0 120px; }
.legal-main .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.legal-main h1 { margin: 0 0 30px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 92px); line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.05em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.legal-main h2 { margin-top: 42px; font-size: 22px; }
.legal-main p, .legal-main li { color: #424b4e; }
.legal-main a { color: #9f4e26; }

/* Progressive enhancement */
.js [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
}
.js [data-reveal].is-visible { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

@keyframes dash { to { stroke-dashoffset: -160; } }
@keyframes halo { 0%,100% { transform: scale(.92); opacity: .5; } 50% { transform: scale(1.08); opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes marquee { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--signal-2); outline-offset: 4px; }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .site-nav { gap: 18px; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: 10px; }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 42px; }
  .control-stage, .control-map { min-height: 520px; }
  .evidence-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .metric-wide { grid-row: auto; min-height: 340px; grid-column: span 2; }
  .metric { min-height: 280px; }
  .pulse-shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pulse-intro { position: static; max-width: 780px; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  :root { --header: 68px; }
  .shell { width: min(calc(100% - 32px), var(--max)); }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .site-nav {
    position: fixed;
    inset: var(--header) 0 auto;
    padding: 18px 24px 28px;
    background: rgba(23,23,21,.98);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    display: grid;
    gap: 0;
    transform: translateY(-120%);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: transform .25s ease, opacity .25s ease;
  }
  .site-nav.is-open { transform: none; opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
  .site-nav a { padding: 15px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); font-size: 11px; }
  .site-nav .nav-cta { margin-top: 14px; padding: 13px 14px; text-align: center; border: 1px solid var(--signal); }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-top: 22px; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 760px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(64px, 15vw, 108px); }
  .control-stage { min-height: 500px; }
  .section { padding: 96px 0; }
  .split-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .section-head { margin-bottom: 44px; }
  .reality { grid-template-columns: 45px 1fr; padding: 26px 0; }
  .reality-word { display: none; }
  .evidence-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .metric-wide { grid-column: auto; }
  .metric, .metric-wide { min-height: 280px; }
  .capability-panel > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 0 0 30px 66px; }
  .case-study { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .founder-visual { max-width: 560px; }
  .insight-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .insight-card { min-height: 290px; }
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 38px; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-meta { grid-column: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .shell { width: min(calc(100% - 24px), var(--max)); }
  .brand-text strong { font-size: 16px; }
  .hero { padding-top: calc(var(--header) + 34px); }
  .kicker { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(52px, 15vw, 72px); line-height: .82; }
  .hero h1 .accent-word { font-size: .80em; }
  .hero-lede { font-size: 22px; }
  .hero-actions { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .button { width: 100%; }
  .button-link { width: auto; align-self: flex-start; }
  .control-stage, .control-map { min-height: 390px; }
  .stage-tooltip { width: 152px; }
  .section { padding: 76px 0; }
  .section-head h2, .pulse-intro h2, .founder-copy h2, .contact-section h2 { font-size: clamp(38px, 12vw, 56px); }
  .reality { grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .reality h3 { font-size: 24px; }
  .metric, .metric-wide { padding: 22px; min-height: 250px; }
  .metric-value, .metric-wide .metric-value { font-size: clamp(62px, 21vw, 96px); }
  .capability-trigger { grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr 24px; gap: 10px; padding: 22px 0; }
  .cap-title { font-size: 25px; }
  .capability-panel > div { padding-left: 44px; }
  .pulse-question { padding: 23px 18px; }
  .pulse-options { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .pulse-option label { width: 100%; }
  .case-main h3 { font-size: 42px; }
  .case-tabs { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .case-tabs button { width: 100%; text-align: left; }
  .case-panels { font-size: 17px; }
  .founder-facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .founder-facts span:nth-child(odd) { border-right: 0; }
  .founder-facts span:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 0; }
  .contact-wordmark { margin-top: 70px; font-size: 26vw; }
  .territory-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .territory-grid li:nth-child(even) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .territory-grid li:nth-child(odd) { padding-right: 0; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }
  .js [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}


/* Book integration */
.book-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(260px,.65fr); gap:clamp(2rem,6vw,6rem); align-items:center; }
.book-copy h2 { font-size:clamp(3rem,8vw,7rem); line-height:.88; letter-spacing:-.055em; margin:.35rem 0 1.2rem; }
.book-subtitle { font-family:var(--serif); font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.2vw,1.7rem); line-height:1.35; max-width:35rem; }
.book-cover-wrap { max-width:390px; justify-self:center; box-shadow:0 36px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.22); transform:rotate(1.5deg); }
.book-cover-wrap img { width:100%; height:auto; }
.button--dark { background:var(--ink); color:var(--paper); border-color:var(--ink); }
@media(max-width:800px){ .book-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.book-cover-wrap{max-width:290px;order:-1}.book-copy h2{font-size:clamp(3rem,17vw,5.8rem)} }

/* book.html standalone page — classes below have no equivalent elsewhere in
   styles.css, so they are defined here explicitly, using the same design
   tokens as the rest of the site to keep book.html visually consistent. */
.wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 48px), var(--max)); margin-inline: auto; }
.header-inner { height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 28px; }
.wordmark { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--paper); }
.wordmark span { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 800; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.wordmark small { display: block; margin-top: 4px; font: 8px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .28em; color: var(--muted-dark); }
.hero--book { padding-top: calc(var(--header) + 64px); padding-bottom: 90px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #171715 0%, #171715 78%, #211f1d 100%); }
.hero--book h1 { margin: 10px 0 22px; max-width: 9ch; font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(52px, 8vw, 108px); line-height: .86; letter-spacing: -.05em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.button-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 30px; }
.button--signal { background: var(--signal); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--signal); }
.reality-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--line-light); border: 1px solid var(--line-light); margin-top: 44px; }
.reality-grid article { padding: 30px 26px; background: var(--paper); }
.reality-grid span { color: var(--signal); font: 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; }
.reality-grid h3 { margin: 16px 0 10px; font-family: var(--display); font-size: 23px; letter-spacing: -.02em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.reality-grid p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted-light); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; }
.final-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); align-items: center; }
.text-link { color: var(--paper); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; text-decoration-color: rgba(242,238,229,.4); }
.text-link:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--signal-2); }
.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: start; }
.section--signal { background: #211f1d; color: var(--paper); }
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .final-grid, .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero--book h1 { max-width: none; }
}