:root {
    --ink: #0a0a0f;
    --ink-2: #1a1a22;
    --paper: #f5f5f7;
    --paper-2: #fbfbfd;
    --text-on-dark: #f5f5f7;
    --text-on-dark-2: #a1a1aa;
    --text-on-light: #0a0a0f;
    --text-on-light-2: #6e6e73;
    --accent: #7c5cff;
    --accent-bright: #a78bfa;
    --glow: rgba(124, 92, 255, .5);
    --line-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    --line-light: rgba(0, 0, 0, .08);
    --ease: cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
    --nav-h: 52px;
  }

  * {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  }

  body {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    font-family: 'Inter Tight', 'SF Pro Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  .mono {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  }

  .serif {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  }

  a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  a:focus-visible,
  button:focus-visible,
  input:focus-visible,
  textarea:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 4px;
  }

  .visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    top: -100%;
    left: 1rem;
    z-index: 1000;
    padding: .6rem 1rem;
    background: var(--accent, #7c5cff);
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 0 0 6px 6px;
    font: 600 .9rem/1 'Inter Tight', sans-serif;
  }

  .skip-link:focus {
    top: 0;
  }


  /* ===== NAV ~ Apple-style translucent ===== */
  nav#nav {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    height: var(--nav-h);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0 clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px);
    background: rgba(10, 10, 15, .72);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(20px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(20px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    font-size: 12.5px;
    transition: background .3s ease;
  }

  .logo {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 13px;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .logo span {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px);
    color: #a1a1aa;
  }

  .nav-links a {
    transition: color .2s ease;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .nav-links a:hover {
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  /* Featured nav item ~ Shipped/Projects carries a permanent glow marker,
     even when not the active page, since it's the site's proof-of-work page. */
  .nav-links a.nav-featured {
    color: #e8e0ff;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .nav-links a.nav-featured::before {
    content: "";
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent-bright);
    box-shadow: 0 0 6px 2px rgba(167, 139, 250, .65);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .nav-links a.nav-featured:hover {
    color: #fff;
  }

  .nav-cta {
    color: #f5f5f7;
    background: var(--accent);
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border-radius: 980px;
    font-weight: 500;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    transition: background .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .nav-cta:hover {
    background: #8f70ff;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  .nav-cta .dot {
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
  }

  @media(max-width:820px) {
    .nav-links {
      display: none;
    }
  }

  /* ===== Mobile nav ~ hamburger toggle + full-screen overlay menu ===== */
  .nav-toggle {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .nav-toggle-bar {
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    background: #f5f5f7;
    border-radius: 2px;
  }

  @media(max-width:820px) {
    .nav-toggle {
      display: flex;
    }
  }

  /* Let's talk always visible in nav: mobile adjustments */
  @media(max-width:820px) {
    .nav-cta {
      display: inline-flex;
      font-size: 0.78rem;
      padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
      margin-right: 0.5rem;
    }
  }

  .mobile-menu {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 300;
    background: rgba(8, 7, 14, .97);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 30px;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .3s ease;
  }

  .mobile-menu.open {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  .mobile-menu-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 20px;
    right: clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px);
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-size: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .mobile-menu-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 26px;
  }

  .mobile-menu-links a {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 7vw, 2.2rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #f5f5f7;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .mobile-menu-links a.active {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .mobile-menu-links a.nav-featured::before {
    content: "";
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent-bright);
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px 2px rgba(167, 139, 250, .65);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .mobile-menu-cta {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace !important;
    font-size: 1rem !important;
    font-weight: 500;
    background: var(--accent);
    color: #fff !important;
    padding: 14px 30px;
    border-radius: 980px;
  }

  body.menu-open {
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* ===== HERO ~ Apple product-page treatment ===== */
  #hero {
    min-height: 100vh;
    padding: 80px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px) 40px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  #heroStatsWrap {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .glow-orb {
    position: absolute;
    border-radius: 50%;
    filter: blur(120px);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .glow-1 {
    width: 600px;
    height: 600px;
    background: var(--glow);
    top: -200px;
    right: -150px;
    opacity: .35;
  }

  .glow-2 {
    width: 500px;
    height: 500px;
    background: rgba(90, 60, 200, .5);
    bottom: 0;
    left: -180px;
    opacity: .22;
  }

  .hero-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .hero-banner {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 720px;
    height: auto;
    margin: 0 auto 24px;
    border-radius: 12px;
  }

  .eyebrow {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .28);
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: rgba(167, 139, 250, .06);
  }

  .eyebrow::before {
    content: "";
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent-bright);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px 2px var(--glow);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .eyebrow-rotator {
    display: inline-grid;
  }

  .eyebrow-line {
    grid-area: 1 / 1;
    white-space: nowrap;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(4px);
    transition: opacity .4s ease, transform .4s ease;
  }

  .eyebrow-line.eyebrow-active {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .eyebrow-line {
      transition: none;
      transform: none;
    }
  }

  @media(max-width:640px) {
    .eyebrow-line {
      white-space: normal;
    }
  }

  h1.hero-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 10vw, 9rem);
    line-height: .98;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.035em;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  h1.hero-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .hero-belief {
    font-size: clamp(.85rem, 1.3vw, 1rem);
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 46ch;
    margin: 0 auto 26px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.8vw, 1.4rem);
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    line-height: 1.55;
    max-width: 64ch;
    margin: 0 auto 44px;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
  }

  .hero-sub strong {
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .btn-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .btn {
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 13px 24px;
    border-radius: 980px;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    transition: all .3s var(--ease);
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: #fff;
  }

  .btn-primary:hover {
    background: #8f70ff;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 14px 34px -10px var(--glow);
  }

  .btn-ghost {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .22);
    color: #f5f5f7;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .03);
  }

  .btn-ghost:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35);
  }

  .btn-ghost-light {
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, .18);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: transparent;
  }

  .btn-ghost-light:hover {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .05);
    border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .32);
  }

  .hero-meta {
    margin-top: 38px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }

  /* ===== Hero feature row ~ name-block beside the globe ===== */
  .hero-feature-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 3fr;
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 56px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .hero-name-col .name-block {
    margin: 0;
  }

  .hero-globe-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .hero-globe-col .hero-planet {
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .hero-feature-row {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
      margin-top: 40px;
    }
  }

  /* subtle planet accent below hero */
  .hero-planet {
    position: relative;
    width: min(560px, 80vw);
    height: 420px;
    margin: 60px auto 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .hp-globe {
    width: 340px;
    height: 340px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    top: 40px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 32% 28%, #241c3d 0%, #0f0b1e 55%, #05030c 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 40px 120px -20px rgba(124, 92, 255, .6);
  }

  .hp-map {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
  }

  .hp-shade {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    pointer-events: none;
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 30% 26%, rgba(167, 139, 250, .4) 0%, rgba(124, 92, 255, 0) 42%),
      radial-gradient(circle at 68% 76%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .6) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 55%);
    box-shadow: inset -40px -30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, .65), inset 20px 20px 40px rgba(167, 139, 250, .15);
  }

  .hp-ring {
    position: absolute;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .28);
  }

  .hp-ring-1 {
    width: 460px;
    height: 460px;
    top: -10px;
    transform: rotateX(74deg) rotate(-10deg);
  }

  .hp-ring-2 {
    width: 560px;
    height: 560px;
    top: -64px;
    transform: rotateX(74deg) rotate(-10deg);
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .12);
  }

  @keyframes orbit {
    from {
      transform: rotate(0);
    }

    to {
      transform: rotate(360deg);
    }
  }

  .hp-orbit {
    position: absolute;
    width: 460px;
    height: 460px;
    top: -10px;
    animation: orbit 30s linear infinite;
    border-radius: 50%;
  }

  .hp-dot {
    position: absolute;
    top: -4px;
    left: 50%;
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    margin-left: -2px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #e8ddff;
    opacity: .5;
    box-shadow: 0 0 6px 2px rgba(201, 182, 255, .4);
  }

  /* Kolkata marker ~ sits at the globe's centre, over the mapped location.
     Hit area is bigger than the visible dot (Fitts's law, and it's what
     the cursor-badge hover effect below keys off, so it must be generous). */
  .hp-marker {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 72px;
    height: 72px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: transparent;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    pointer-events: auto;
    z-index: 3;
  }

  .hp-marker-dot {
    width: 9px;
    height: 9px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #f5f5f7;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(245, 245, 247, .25), 0 0 14px 4px rgba(167, 139, 250, .75);
    transition: transform .25s ease;
  }

  .hp-marker-pulse {
    position: absolute;
    width: 9px;
    height: 9px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(167, 139, 250, .55);
    animation: hpPulse 2.4s ease-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes hpPulse {
    0% {
      transform: scale(1);
      opacity: .7;
    }

    100% {
      transform: scale(3.4);
      opacity: 0;
    }
  }

  .hp-marker:hover .hp-marker-dot,
  .hp-marker:focus-visible .hp-marker-dot {
    transform: scale(1.25);
  }

  /* Anchored a fixed distance above the marker's true centre (not the edge
     of its box), so growing/shrinking the hit area above never moves it. */
  .hp-marker-tip {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -46px) translateY(4px);
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    color: #f5f5f7;
    background: rgba(10, 10, 15, .94);
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .3);
    padding: 6px 10px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease;
  }

  .hp-marker:hover .hp-marker-tip,
  .hp-marker:focus-visible .hp-marker-tip {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translate(-50%, -46px) translateY(0);
  }

  /* Anchored to the marker's own centre (50%/50% of .hero-planet), not to
     sibling layout, so it can't drift away from the dot it's labelling. */
  .hp-caption {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(50% - 58px);
    left: calc(50% + 30px);
    width: 150px;
    text-align: left;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: rgba(245, 245, 247, .6);
    margin: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 4;
  }

  .hp-caption::before {
    content: '↙';
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 2px;
    color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .8);
  }

  /* Mouse/trackpad devices get the interactive cursor badge below instead
     of a static label ~ touch devices (no hover) keep the caption. */
  @media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
    .hp-caption {
      display: none;
    }
  }

  /* Big cursor badge that appears over the marker's own hover state, so it
     can never show over a spot that doesn't actually register the click.
     Mouse/trackpad only ~ hidden on touch via the media query below. */
  .hp-cursor {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    margin: -28px 0 0 -28px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 22px;
    background: rgba(10, 10, 15, .94);
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .4);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px -6px rgba(124, 92, 255, .6);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 60;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(.6);
    transition: opacity .2s ease, transform .25s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1), left .12s ease, top .12s ease;
  }

  .hp-cursor.is-active {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
  }

  body.hp-cursor-active {
    cursor: none;
  }

  @media (hover: none), (pointer: coarse) {
    .hp-cursor {
      display: none;
    }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hp-cursor {
      transition: opacity .2s ease;
    }
  }

  @media(max-width:640px) {
    .hero-planet {
      height: 280px;
      margin-top: 36px;
    }

    .hp-globe {
      width: 220px;
      height: 220px;
      top: 26px;
    }

    .hp-ring-1 {
      width: 300px;
      height: 300px;
      top: -6px;
    }

    .hp-ring-2 {
      width: 360px;
      height: 360px;
      top: -42px;
    }

    .hp-orbit {
      width: 300px;
      height: 300px;
      top: -6px;
    }

    .hp-caption {
      top: calc(50% - 42px);
      left: calc(50% + 18px);
      width: 118px;
      font-size: 10px;
    }
  }

  /* ===== VIDEO MODAL ~ opens from the Kolkata marker ===== */
  .video-modal {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 200;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 24px;
  }

  .video-modal[hidden] {
    display: none;
  }

  .vm-backdrop {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(5, 4, 10, .82);
    backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  }

  .vm-panel {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: min(880px, 92vw);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #14101f 0%, #0a0a0f 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .22);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 44px clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px);
    box-shadow: 0 60px 140px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
  }

  .vm-close {
    position: absolute;
    top: 18px;
    right: 18px;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-size: 15px;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transition: background .2s ease;
  }

  .vm-close:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  }

  .vm-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11.5px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .vm-frame {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16/9;
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #050308;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
  }

  .vm-frame iframe,
  .vm-frame video {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border: 0;
  }

  .vm-placeholder {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 20px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .vm-play {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .4);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .vm-placeholder p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .vm-sub {
    font-size: .85rem !important;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2) !important;
    max-width: 44ch;
  }

  body.vm-open {
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* ===== STATS ~ Apple giant number band ===== */
  #stats {
    padding: 120px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px);
  }

  .stats-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    margin-bottom: 56px;
    max-width: 22ch;
    line-height: 1.15;
  }

  .stats-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .stat-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding-top: 44px;
  }

  .stat {
    padding: 12px 20px 12px 0;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }

  .stat:last-child {
    border-right: none;
  }

  .stat .num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5vw, 4.4rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    color: #f5f5f7;
    line-height: 1;
  }

  .stat .num em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .stat .lbl {
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    line-height: 1.5;
    max-width: 24ch;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .stat-grid {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
      gap: 36px 12px;
    }

    .stat:nth-child(2) {
      border-right: none;
    }
  }

  /* ===== SECTION SHARED ===== */
  section {
    position: relative;
    padding: 140px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px);
  }

  .container {
    max-width: 1240px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .section-eyebrow {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  h2.section-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 5.4rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }

  h2.section-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .section-sub {
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.55vw, 1.22rem);
    line-height: 1.55;
    max-width: 60ch;
    font-weight: 400;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .section-sub strong {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  /* ===== BAS FRAMEWORK ~ dark glass cards ===== */
  #bas-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: 72px;
  }

  .bas-card {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 44px 36px;
    min-height: 440px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #131320 0%, #0a0a15 100%);
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: default;
    transition: box-shadow .5s var(--ease), transform .5s var(--ease), border-color .5s var(--ease);
  }

  .bas-card:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -20px rgba(124, 92, 255, .35);
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .35);
  }

  .bas-letter {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    line-height: .85;
    letter-spacing: -.05em;
  }

  .bas-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .bas-desc {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .bas-foot {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    #bas-cards {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .bas-card {
      min-height: 340px;
    }
  }

  /* ===== SYSTEMS ~ dark, big cards ===== */
  #systems .systems-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
    margin-top: 72px;
  }

  .sys-panel {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 44px 40px;
    min-height: 320px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #131320 0%, #0a0a15 100%);
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: border-color .4s ease, transform .4s var(--ease);
  }

  .sys-panel:hover {
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .35);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
  }

  .sys-panel::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -100px;
    right: -100px;
    width: 280px;
    height: 280px;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(124, 92, 255, .25) 0%, transparent 65%);
    filter: blur(30px);
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .sys-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    position: relative;
  }

  .sys-index {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    letter-spacing: .06em;
  }

  .sys-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 2.1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-top: 28px;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    position: relative;
  }

  .sys-sub {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.9;
    margin-top: 14px;
    position: relative;
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .sys-proof {
    margin-top: 24px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
    position: relative;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    #systems .systems-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
  }

  /* ===== Path timeline (Who am I page) ===== */
  .path-timeline {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .path-role {
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 28px 32px;
    background: rgba(21, 20, 38, .35);
    transition: border-color .3s var(--ease);
  }

  .path-role.path-role-current {
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .4);
    background: rgba(124, 92, 255, .06);
  }

  .path-role-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .path-company {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }

  .path-role-current .path-company {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .path-dates {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .path-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    margin-top: 6px;
  }

  .path-proof {
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    margin-top: 8px;
    max-width: 68ch;
  }

  .path-nested {
    margin-top: 22px;
    padding-left: 24px;
    border-left: 2px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .25);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .path-nested-item {
    position: relative;
  }

  .path-nested-item::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: -29px;
    top: 8px;
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .path-nested-title {
    font-size: .95rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }

  .path-nested-dates {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-weight: 400;
  }

  .path-nested-proof {
    font-size: .88rem;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    margin-top: 4px;
    max-width: 64ch;
  }

  .path-nested-now .path-nested-title {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .path-role {
      padding: 22px 20px;
    }

    .path-role-head {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
      gap: 4px;
    }

    .path-nested {
      padding-left: 18px;
    }

    .path-nested-item::before {
      left: -23px;
    }
  }

  /* ===== ORIGIN ~ certificate archive link, styled after .path-role ===== */
  .certificate-archive-link {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 40px;
    max-width: 480px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 24px 28px;
    background: rgba(21, 20, 38, .35);
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: border-color .3s var(--ease), background .3s var(--ease);
  }

  .cv-download-card {
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }

  /* ===== SYSTEMS HERO ~ two-column layout with sticky video panel ===== */
  .systems-hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 400px;
    gap: 48px;
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .systems-video-panel {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 24px);
    border-radius: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    background: #000;
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  }

  .systems-hero-left {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .systems-video-panel video {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .systems-hero-grid {
      display: block;
    }

    .systems-video-panel {
      position: static;
      width: 100%;
      max-width: 100%;
      aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
      margin: 0 0 32px;
    }
  }

  .certificate-archive-link:hover {
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .4);
    background: rgba(124, 92, 255, .06);
  }

  .cert-archive-label {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .cert-archive-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
    margin-top: 8px;
  }

  .cert-archive-sub {
    font-size: .88rem;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    margin-top: 6px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .cert-archive-cta {
    font-size: .88rem;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    margin-top: 14px;
  }

  .certificate-archive-link:hover .cert-archive-cta {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .certificate-archive-link {
      max-width: none;
      padding: 22px 20px;
    }
  }

  /* ===== SHIPPED / PROJECTS ~ the flagship page, given extra visual weight ===== */
  .ship-hero-wrap {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* ===== OS category tabs (Shipped page) ===== */
  #os-tabs {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 56px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .os-tab {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 6px;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    border-radius: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left;
    color: inherit;
    font-family: inherit;
    transition: border-color .3s var(--ease), background .3s var(--ease);
  }

  .os-tab:hover {
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .35);
  }

  .os-tab-active {
    background: rgba(124, 92, 255, .1);
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .5);
  }

  .os-tab-name {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark);
  }

  .os-tab-active .os-tab-name {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .os-tab-count {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  #os-panels {
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .tab-panel-collapsed {
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    visibility: visible;
  }

  .os-panel-blurb {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: .98rem;
    max-width: 60ch;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .os-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .os-grid .ship-card-link,
  .os-grid>.ship-card {
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 32px) / 3);
    display: flex;
  }

  /* brewing (in-progress) cards */
  .ship-card.brewing {
    border-style: dashed;
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .25);
    opacity: .85;
  }

  .brew-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .3);
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    align-self: flex-start;
  }

  .brew-boat {
    display: inline-block;
    animation: brew-bob 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes brew-bob {

    0%,
    100% {
      transform: translateY(0) rotate(-3deg);
    }

    50% {
      transform: translateY(-3px) rotate(3deg);
    }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .brew-boat {
      animation: none;
    }
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    #os-tabs {
      flex-direction: column;
    }

    .os-tab {
      width: 100%;
    }

    .os-grid .ship-card-link,
    .os-grid>.ship-card {
      flex: 1 1 100%;
    }
  }

  .ship-card {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 40px 36px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #151426 0%, #0a0a15 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .16);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px -28px rgba(124, 92, 255, .35);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    min-height: 300px;
    transition: box-shadow .4s var(--ease), transform .4s var(--ease), border-color .4s var(--ease);
  }

  .ship-card::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(167, 139, 250, 0) 0%, rgba(167, 139, 250, .7) 50%, rgba(167, 139, 250, 0) 100%);
  }

  .ship-card:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 28px 70px -20px rgba(124, 92, 255, .4);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .4);
  }

  .ship-card-link {
    display: flex;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    flex: 0 1 calc((100% - 32px) / 3);
  }

  .ship-card-link .ship-card {
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .ship-card-link:hover .ship-card,
  .ship-card-link:focus-visible .ship-card {
    border-color: rgba(167, 139, 250, .6);
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1c1a35 0%, #0a0a15 100%);
  }

  .ship-tag {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10.5px;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .ship-name {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .ship-desc {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: .98rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .ship-github-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: .82rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding-top: 4px;
  }

  .ship-github-link:hover,
  .ship-github-link:focus-visible {
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  /* ===== TOOL DEMO VIDEO CARDS: click-to-play, poster-first =====
     Reusable pattern for any tool card with a demo video. Markup:
       <div class="tool-video-frame" data-video-src="assets/videos/x.mp4">
         <img class="tool-video-poster" src="assets/videos/x-poster.jpg" alt="...">
         <button class="tool-video-play" type="button" aria-label="Play ... demo video">
           <span class="tool-video-play-icon"><svg>...</svg></span>
         </button>
       </div>
     JS (see shipped.html's inline script, initToolVideoCards()) finds every
     .tool-video-frame on the page and wires the play button. The <video>
     element with its <source> only gets created and inserted into the DOM
     on click, so the browser never fetches the video file on page load,
     only the (much smaller) poster image does. Drop this same block into
     any future tool card and it works with zero extra JS. */
  .tool-video-frame {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    aspect-ratio: 1280 / 1032;
    background: #000;
    margin-bottom: 4px;
  }

  .tool-video-frame img,
  .tool-video-frame video {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
  }

  .tool-video-play {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: rgba(10, 10, 21, .28);
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0;
    transition: background .3s var(--ease);
  }

  .tool-video-play:hover,
  .tool-video-play:focus-visible {
    background: rgba(10, 10, 21, .48);
  }

  .tool-video-play-icon {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(124, 92, 255, .92);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px -10px rgba(124, 92, 255, .7);
  }

  .tool-video-play-icon svg {
    margin-left: 3px;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .ship-card-link {
      flex: 1 1 100%;
    }
  }

  /* ===== STATEMENT (pinned, big Apple-style typography) ===== */
  #statement {
    padding: 0;
    height: 200vh;
  }

  .statement-pin {
    height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0 24px;
    position: relative;
    background: transparent;
  }

  .statement-layer {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 0 24px;
  }

  .statement-text {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    max-width: 20ch;
  }

  .statement-text em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  /* ===== WHY ~ dark theme ===== */
  .why-wrap {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr;
    gap: 70px;
    margin-top: 70px;
    align-items: start;
  }

  .name-block {
    border-radius: 24px;
    padding: 44px 38px;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #131320 0%, #0a0a15 100%);
    border: 1px solid rgba(167, 139, 250, .2);
  }

  .name-line {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.35vw, 1.05rem);
    line-height: 2.2;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .name-line .k {
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .name-line .hi {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .why-outcomes {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .why-item .wt {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    letter-spacing: -.015em;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .why-item .wt em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .why-item p {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .tool-aside {
    margin-top: 90px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-bright);
    padding: 10px 0 10px 30px;
    max-width: 70ch;
  }

  .tool-aside .ta-label {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .tool-aside p {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.5vw, 1.18rem);
    line-height: 1.65;
  }

  .tool-aside p strong {
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .why-wrap {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 40px;
    }
  }

  /* ===== PERSONAL ~ small aside photo, not a section pivot ===== */
  .personal-photo {
    max-width: 300px;
    margin: 0;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-bright);
    padding: 10px 0 10px 30px;
  }

  .personal-photo img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }

  .personal-photo figcaption {
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .personal-photo {
      padding-left: 18px;
      max-width: 240px;
    }
  }

  /* ===== PATH ~ dark, tickertape ===== */
  #path {
    padding: 100px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px);
  }

  .path-line {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding-top: 44px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: clamp(.82rem, 1.25vw, .95rem);
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    line-height: 2.4;
    letter-spacing: .02em;
  }

  .path-line .k {
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .path-line .arrow {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    margin: 0 6px;
  }

  /* ===== ICP ===== */
  .icp-list {
    margin-top: 64px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .icp-item {
    display: flex;
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding: 38px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    transition: padding-left .4s var(--ease);
  }

  .icp-item:hover {
    padding-left: 12px;
  }

  .icp-item:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }

  .icp-num {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: .88rem;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .icp-text {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .icp-text em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  /* Paragraph-length variant of .icp-text for #reads only ~ that class is
     sized for short one-line statements and reads too heavy at story
     length, so this scales it down to normal body-copy proportions while
     reusing .icp-item/.icp-num/.icp-list for spacing. */
  #reads .reads-text {
    font-size: clamp(.94rem, .5vw + .82rem, 1.125rem);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.6;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .icp-fine {
    margin-top: 40px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 60ch;
  }

  /* ===== FINAL CTA ~ dark, big Apple close ===== */
  #contact {
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 120px;
    padding-bottom: 80px;
  }

  .contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .cta-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6.5vw, 5.6rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    margin-bottom: 32px;
  }

  .cta-title em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .contact-left p {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 44ch;
    margin-bottom: 38px;
  }

  .cta-links {
    margin-top: 44px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 28px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12.5px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .cta-links a {
    transition: color .25s ease;
    padding-bottom: 3px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
  }

  .cta-links a:hover {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    border-color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  .reply-note {
    margin-top: 28px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }


  @media(max-width:880px) {
    .contact-grid {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
      gap: 50px;
    }
  }

  footer {
    padding: 36px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px) 48px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  }

  footer .fl {
    color: #f5f5f7;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  footer .fl-attrib {
    opacity: .6;
  }

  footer .fl-attrib a {
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 2px;
    transition: color .2s ease;
  }

  footer .fl-attrib a:hover {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
    html {
      scroll-behavior: auto;
    }

    .hp-orbit {
      animation: none;
    }
  }

  /* ===== Multi-page additions ===== */
  .nav-links a.active {
    color: #f5f5f7;
  }

  .nav-links a.active {
    position: relative;
  }

  .nav-links a.active::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -17px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  /* Compact stat strip ~ homepage only */
  #compact-stats {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding: 28px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px) 60px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .cs-row {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px 0;
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    text-align: center;
  }

  .cs-row .cs-item {
    padding: 0 20px;
    position: relative;
  }

  .cs-row .cs-item:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "·";
    position: absolute;
    right: -3px;
    color: var(--line-dark);
  }

  .cs-row .cs-num {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  /* Page header ~ subpages (replaces the hero on non-home pages) */
  .page-header {
    padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 64px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px) 20px;
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .breadcrumb {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .breadcrumb a {
    transition: color .2s ease;
  }

  .breadcrumb a:hover {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  /* Page-to-page footer nav */
  .page-next {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
    padding: 56px clamp(20px, 5vw, 44px);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 20px;
    max-width: 1240px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .page-next .pn-label {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
  }

  .page-next .pn-title {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    transition: gap .3s var(--ease);
  }

  .page-next a:hover .pn-title {
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .page-next .pn-back {
    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .page-next .pn-back:hover {
    color: var(--accent-bright);
  }

  /* ===== GLOBAL STARFIELD ~ fixed behind every page, uniform site-wide ===== */
  #bgStars {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  @media(max-width:640px) {
    .cs-row {
      flex-direction: column;
      gap: 10px;
    }

    .cs-row .cs-item::after {
      display: none;
    }
  }

  /* ===== Brand logos ~ footer lockup (nav is text-only, see .logo above) ===== */
  .footer-brand {
    flex-basis: 100%;
    height: 44px;
    display: block;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: left;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    opacity: .92;
  }

  @media(max-width:640px) {
    .footer-brand {
      height: 32px;
    }
  }

  /* ── HIRE / CONTACT PAGE ─────────────────────────────── */

  .contact-subtext {
    max-width: 480px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    opacity: 0.75;
    margin-bottom: 3rem;
  }

  .hire-funnel {
    margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
  }

  .funnel-steps {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .funnel-step {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 200px;
  }

  .funnel-step-num {
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    color: #7c3aed;
    padding-top: 2px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .funnel-step-title {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  }

  .funnel-step-desc {
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .funnel-arrow {
    color: #7c3aed;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    padding-top: 2px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: 2px;
  }

  .pricing-section-label {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: var(--accent-bright);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .pipeline-wrap {
    overflow-x: auto;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .pipeline-svg {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 560px;
    height: auto;
  }

  .pipeline-node rect {
    fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    stroke-width: 1;
  }

  .pipeline-node-muted rect {
    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  }

  .pipeline-node-highlight rect {
    stroke: rgba(124, 92, 255, 0.45);
    fill: rgba(124, 92, 255, 0.06);
  }

  .pipeline-node-accent rect {
    stroke: rgba(124, 92, 255, 0.25);
  }

  .pipeline-node-title {
    font-family: 'Inter Tight', 'SF Pro Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    fill: var(--text-on-dark);
  }

  .pipeline-node-muted .pipeline-node-title {
    fill: rgba(245, 245, 247, 0.75);
  }

  .pipeline-node-sub {
    font-family: 'Inter Tight', 'SF Pro Display', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
    font-size: 11.5px;
    fill: var(--text-on-dark-2);
  }

  .pipeline-node-sheen {
    fill: url(#pipeline-sheen);
    stroke: none;
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  .pipeline-flow {
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--accent);
    stroke-width: 1.5;
    stroke-dasharray: 6 6;
    animation: pipeline-dash 1s linear infinite;
  }

  .pipeline-dot {
    fill: var(--accent);
  }

  @keyframes pipeline-dash {
    to {
      stroke-dashoffset: -24;
    }
  }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .pipeline-flow {
      animation: none;
    }

    .pipeline-dot {
      display: none;
    }
  }

  .cal-embed-wrapper {
    margin-top: 1rem;
  }

  .cal-embed-label {
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }

  #cal-booking-embed {
    min-height: 500px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  /* Closing panel below the pricing grid ~ deliberately plain (no border,
     no price styling) so it reads as a wrap-up, not a 6th tier option. */
  .closing-panel {
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    padding-top: 1.75rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  }

  .closing-panel-body {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: var(--text-on-dark-2);
    line-height: 1.6;
    max-width: 46ch;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  }

  .closing-panel-body-wide {
    max-width: none;
  }