/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   ALAMIR LABS — LAYOUT & COMPONENTS
   v1 skeleton. Structure + copy locked; visual pass with GPT next.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

/* Gentle section snapping. `proximity`, not `mandatory` — stopping
   mid-section stays natural. scroll-margin clears the 66px sticky nav. */
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-snap-type: y proximity;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
.site-section {
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  scroll-snap-stop: normal;
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 8px);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; scroll-snap-type: none; }
}
/* Snapping short sections on a small screen fights the user more than
   it helps, so it's desktop-only. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  html { scroll-snap-type: none; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3 { margin: 0; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.022em; color: var(--text-strong); }
p  { margin: 0; }
ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
a  { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
em { font-style: normal; color: var(--accent-bright); }

.wrap { width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto; }

/* ───────────── NAV ───────────── */
/* Floating command bar — centred, rounded, illuminated. Not a strip
   welded to the browser edges. */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 14px; z-index: 60;
  padding: 0 clamp(12px, 3vw, 28px);
  background: none; border: 0;
}
.nav-inner {
  position: relative;
  width: min(94%, var(--maxw));
  margin-inline: auto;
  height: 58px; padding: 0 10px 0 18px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--gap-sm);
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.42);
  background: rgba(6, 10, 20, 0.82);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(77,163,255,0.08),
    0 0 28px rgba(77,163,255,0.20),
    inset 0 0 34px rgba(77,163,255,0.06);
}
/* small HUD ticks worked into the bar's edges */
.nav-inner::before,
.nav-inner::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 22px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(126,192,255,0.85), transparent);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.nav-inner::before { left: -11px; }
.nav-inner::after  { right: -11px; }
.logo { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; }
/* The asset ships on solid black rather than with real alpha — GPT bakes a
   checkerboard into "transparent" PNGs. `screen` drops black to nothing on a
   dark surface and lets the mark's own glow blend, so no keying is needed.
   Only valid because the nav is always dark. */
.logo-img {
  height: 26px; width: auto; display: block;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.logo-text { font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; font-size: 1.03rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.logo-accent { color: var(--accent); }

.nav-links { display: flex; gap: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 26px); }
.nav-links a {
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--text-muted); white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.18s var(--ease);
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.nav-links a.is-active { color: var(--accent); }

.nav-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; flex-shrink: 0; }

.sfx-toggle {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--hairline);
  color: var(--text-faint); font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-micro); letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 6px 11px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill); cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.18s var(--ease);
}
.sfx-toggle:hover { color: var(--text-muted); border-color: var(--accent-line); }
.sfx-icon {
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--text-faint); transition: all 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.sfx-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] { color: var(--accent); border-color: var(--accent-line); }
.sfx-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] .sfx-icon {
  background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 9px var(--accent);
}

/* ───────────── BUTTONS ───────────── */
/* Buttons are full pills, matching the reference. radius-pill, not
   radius-sm — the rounded-rectangle version read as generic. */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-weight: 600; font-size: var(--fs-small);
  padding: 12px 26px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: transform 0.16s var(--ease), background 0.18s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.18s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn-sm { padding: 8px 18px; font-size: var(--fs-micro); }
.btn-lg { padding: 15px 34px; font-size: 0.98rem; }

.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #5aabff, #2f7fe0);
  color: #ffffff; font-weight: 650;
  border-color: rgba(150,200,255,0.45);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(77,163,255,0.30),
    0 6px 26px rgba(77,163,255,0.42),
    0 0 60px rgba(77,163,255,0.20);
}
.btn-primary:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #6fb6ff, #3d8bea);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(140,196,255,0.45),
    0 10px 34px rgba(77,163,255,0.55),
    0 0 80px rgba(77,163,255,0.28);
}

/* Secondary: near-black with a hairline, like the reference — not a
   tinted accent button. It should recede, not compete. */
.btn-ghost {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.16); color: var(--text-strong);
  background: rgba(10,11,15,0.82); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.btn-ghost:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.34); background: rgba(20,22,29,0.9);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* ───────────── HERO ─────────────
   COPY | HUD PANELS over a city plate. No portrait — the person lives
   in the About section below, as on the reference site.            */
/* Sized to fit one viewport at 100% zoom — the whole composition,
   ticker included, should land above the fold. */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100svh - var(--nav-h));
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(20px, 3vh, 40px) 0 clamp(16px, 2.5vh, 30px);
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* City plate + scrim. No portrait here — the person belongs in the
   About section below, which is how the reference site does it. */
.hero-atmos {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(96deg, rgba(8,9,12,0.97) 6%, rgba(8,9,12,0.90) 30%, rgba(8,9,12,0.52) 52%, rgba(8,9,12,0.22) 76%, rgba(8,9,12,0.42) 100%),
    radial-gradient(90% 80% at -6% 46%, rgba(8,9,12,0.95), transparent 58%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(8,9,12,0.70), transparent 16%, transparent 74%, var(--bg) 100%),
    url("../assets/hero-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 42% / cover;
}

.hero-grid {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(320px, 57%) minmax(260px, 40%);
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 40px);
  align-items: center;
  flex: 1;
}

/* ── LEFT: copy ── */
.hero-copy { max-width: 820px; }

.status-pill {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-bright);
  border: 1px solid var(--accent-line); border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  padding: 7px 16px; margin-bottom: 22px;
  background: rgba(77,163,255,0.05);
  box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgba(77,163,255,0.10) inset;
}
.status-pill .dot {
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--accent);
}

/* The page's largest type — section headings sit at 3.4rem, so the hero
   leads again rather than being outranked by its own subsections. */
.hero-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.2vw, 4.4rem);
  font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.038em;
}
.hero-title .hl {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-shadow: 0 0 42px rgba(77,163,255,0.34);
}

.hero-sub {
  margin-top: 20px; max-width: 620px;
  color: #a9b3c3; font-size: 1.06rem; line-height: 1.6;
}

.hero-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 24px; }
.btn-arrow { margin-left: 10px; transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease); }
.btn:hover .btn-arrow { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* Price ticker — labels light, prices accent. All-blue at 0.9rem was
   low-contrast and unreadable; splitting the two makes it scannable. */
.ticker {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center;
  gap: 6px 4px;
  margin-top: 20px; padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.09);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.ticker a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 7px;
  padding: 5px 11px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  color: #c8d4e4; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background 0.18s var(--ease), color 0.18s var(--ease);
}
.ticker a b {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--accent-bright);
}
.ticker a:hover { background: rgba(77,163,255,0.10); color: var(--text-strong); }
.ticker a:hover b { color: #a8d4ff; }

.ticker-sep {
  width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.22);
}

.ticker-more {
  color: var(--accent-bright) !important;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.ticker-more:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* Hero stats — one contained glass panel, low-left, 2x2.
   Every figure is measured, not estimated. That's the whole argument:
   the reference site stamps "indicative value ~$192,000" on projects
   nobody can verify; these can be checked. */
/* Four across rather than 2x2 — the stacked version cost ~90px of
   height the viewport didn't have. */
.hero-stats {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px;
  margin: 26px 0 0; padding: 14px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.20);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(5,12,24,0.65);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(77,163,255,0.10);
}
.hstat { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px; min-width: 0; }
.hstat dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.06rem; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--accent-bright); line-height: 1.1;
}
.hstat dd {
  margin: 0; font-size: 0.68rem; color: var(--text-muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1.3;
}

/* ── RIGHT: HUD panels ── */
.hero-panels { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.hud {
  padding: 13px 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.22);
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(5,12,24,0.65);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 30px rgba(77,163,255,0.09);
}
.hud-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 9px;
}
.hud-copy { font-size: 0.86rem; color: #c3d0e2; line-height: 1.45; }
.hud-spark { display: block; width: 100%; height: 42px; margin-top: 12px; }
.hud-spark polyline {
  fill: none; stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(77,163,255,0.65));
}
.hud-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
.hud-chips li {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.66rem;
  padding: 4px 9px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.20);
  background: rgba(77,163,255,0.07); color: #b9cbe4;
}
.hud-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; }
.hud-list li {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  font-size: 0.84rem; color: #c3d0e2;
}
.hud-list li::before {
  content: ""; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ───────────── SECTIONS ───────────── */
.section { padding: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px) 0; }

/* One shared heading system — every section uses these unless it has a
   deliberate override. Previously .sec-head margins were 28 / 34 / 40px
   across three sections and the titles ranged 2.3–3.7rem. */
/* ── ONE heading system for the whole site ──
   Three scales had drifted in (2.3 / 2.8 / 3.4rem). Everything now uses
   the largest, which is what Work/Pricing/Orbs were already running. */
.sec-head { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.sec-title {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: #fff;
}
.sec-sub {
  margin-top: 18px; max-width: 60ch;
  font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.65; color: #a9b3c3;
}

/* ───────────── WORK ─────────────
   City plate behind translucent glass cards.                          */
/* No forced viewport height. Its content is shorter than a screen, so
   min-height + centring left a large dead band under the bottom
   indicator and pushed Pricing too far away. Padding sets the rhythm
   instead, matched to the other sections. */
.work {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px) 0;
  background: var(--bg);
}

/* Plate. Anchored at center 40% so the electric horizon lands behind
   the heading/card transition. DIRECTIONAL overlay, not a uniform
   wash — dark upper-left behind the copy, clear through the middle and
   right so the grid, data lines and horizon stay visible. */
.work-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(58% 62% at 12% 22%, rgba(6,10,20,0.92), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(112deg, rgba(6,10,20,0.88) 0%, rgba(6,10,20,0.66) 26%, rgba(6,10,20,0.14) 52%, rgba(6,10,20,0.06) 74%, rgba(6,10,20,0.30) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg) 0%, rgba(8,9,12,0.10) 12%, rgba(8,9,12,0.24) 62%, rgba(8,9,12,0.86) 88%, var(--bg) 100%),
    url("../assets/work-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 40% / cover;
}
/* faint illumination behind the card row */
.work-env::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(74% 30% at 50% 70%, rgba(77,163,255,0.08), transparent 74%);
}

.work-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
}

/* ── heading block ── */
/* one eyebrow spec, shared */
.work-eyebrow, .about-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.work-eyebrow .dot {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent);
}
.work .sec-title .hl {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-shadow: 0 0 44px rgba(77,163,255,0.38);
}
.work .sec-sub { max-width: 560px; }

/* ── bottom system indicator ── */
.work-more {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--text-muted);
}
.more-rule {
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(90px, 16vw, 230px); height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(77,163,255,0.34));
}
.more-rule--r { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(77,163,255,0.34), transparent); }
/* small circuit diamond on the inner end of each rule */
.more-rule::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; right: -4px; top: -3.5px;
  width: 8px; height: 8px; transform: rotate(45deg);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(77,163,255,0.28);
}
.more-rule--r::after { right: auto; left: -4px; }

/* ───────────── WORK CARDS ───────────── */
.work-grid {
  display: grid; gap: 19px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 500px;
  background: rgba(8, 15, 28, 0.78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(120, 150, 190, 0.22);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: 22px 22px 20px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(77,163,255,0.05);
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), background 0.2s var(--ease),
              transform 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.42);
  background: rgba(10, 19, 34, 0.85);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(77,163,255,0.08), 0 0 30px rgba(77,163,255,0.12);
}
.card-top { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}

/* ── project line-art ── */
.card-art {
  height: 118px; margin: 6px 0 14px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  color: var(--accent);
}
.card-art svg {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 7px rgba(77,163,255,0.42));
}
.badge {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  margin-left: auto; font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-micro); padding: 3px 9px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
}
.badge-live { background: var(--live-dim); color: var(--live); }
.badge-live i { width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--live); }

.card-title {
  font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.2;
}
.card-desc {
  margin-top: 11px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55;
  color: #9fb0c6;
}
.card-desc em { color: #c9d6e6; }
.card-metric {
  margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 4px; font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--accent);
  opacity: 0.82;
}
/* pushed to the bottom so the CTAs align across cards of unequal
   content length, without forcing equal card heights */
.card-link {
  margin-top: auto; padding-top: 15px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.16);
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent);
  transition: color 0.18s var(--ease);
}
.card-link:hover { color: var(--accent-bright); }

/* ───────────── PRICING ─────────────
   Same command-environment treatment as Work.                         */
.pricing {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px) 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  border-block: none;
}

/* Plate anchored so the bright horizon sits just above the first card
   row. Directional overlay — heavy behind the heading, near-clear
   through the upper middle so the city and grid read, then fading
   darker toward the bottom while keeping faint floor lines. */
.pricing-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(48% 46% at 10% 16%, rgba(6,10,20,0.92), transparent 72%),
    linear-gradient(108deg, rgba(6,10,20,0.86) 0%, rgba(6,10,20,0.58) 24%, rgba(6,10,20,0.10) 50%, rgba(6,10,20,0.08) 72%, rgba(6,10,20,0.34) 100%),
    /* Bottom stops at 0.88 rather than solid black so the Process plate
       below can pick up at the same density — a full fade to --bg on
       both sides is what created the visible seam. */
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg) 0%, rgba(8,9,12,0.08) 10%, rgba(8,9,12,0.34) 52%, rgba(8,9,12,0.74) 82%, rgba(8,9,12,0.88) 100%),
    url("../assets/pricing-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 34% / cover;
}

.pricing-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
}
.pricing .sec-sub { max-width: 580px; }

.price-grid {
  display: grid; gap: 20px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.price-card {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(8, 15, 28, 0.78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(120, 150, 190, 0.22);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: 24px 22px 22px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 46px rgba(77,163,255,0.05);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
/* bottom-edge illumination */
.price-card::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 12%; right: 12%; bottom: 0; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(77,163,255,0.55), transparent);
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.price-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.42);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 46px rgba(77,163,255,0.08), 0 0 30px rgba(77,163,255,0.12);
}
.price-card--feature { border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.34); }
/* green-tinted only at the edge — the card itself stays navy */
.price-card--wedge { border-color: rgba(61,220,151,0.30); }
.price-card--wedge::after {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(61,220,151,0.55), transparent);
}
/* row two: same material, just less tall */
.price-card--short { grid-row: 2; }

.pc-art {
  width: 46px; height: 46px; margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: var(--accent);
}
.pc-art svg {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 7px rgba(77,163,255,0.45));
}

.price-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.price-head h3 {
  font-size: 1.55rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.15;
}
.price-flag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem;
  padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: rgba(77,163,255,0.12); color: var(--accent);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.28);
}
.price-flag--save {
  position: absolute; top: 18px; right: 18px; margin: 0;
  background: rgba(20,58,44,0.72); color: var(--live);
  border-color: rgba(61,220,151,0.34);
  text-align: center; line-height: 1.3;
}

.price-desc { font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; color: #9fb0c6; }
.price-tiers { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 20px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.price-tiers li {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 14px;
  padding: 12px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.16);
  font-size: 0.97rem;
}
.price-tiers span { color: #9fb0c6; }
.price-tiers b {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.06rem; color: #fff;
  text-align: right; white-space: nowrap;
}
.price-alt {
  margin-top: 14px; padding-top: 13px;
  border-top: 1px dashed rgba(120,150,190,0.18);
  font-size: 0.9rem; color: #9fb0c6;
}
.price-alt b { color: var(--accent); font-family: var(--font-mono); }

/* ───────────── PROCESS ─────────────
   Same command-environment treatment as Work and Pricing. The plate
   continues into Boundaries below, fading progressively darker, so the
   two read as one environment rather than two stacked blocks.         */
.process {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.process-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    /* near-black at both edges, revealing toward centre/right */
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--bg) 0%, rgba(8,9,12,0.94) 10%, rgba(8,9,12,0.70) 24%, rgba(8,9,12,0.34) 44%, rgba(8,9,12,0.24) 68%, rgba(8,9,12,0.62) 88%, rgba(8,9,12,0.86) 100%),
    /* Starts at 0.88 — the same density Pricing ends on — so the
       environment reads as continuing rather than restarting. */
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,9,12,0.88) 0%, rgba(8,9,12,0.66) 18%, rgba(8,9,12,0.62) 62%, rgba(8,9,12,0.86) 100%),
    url("../assets/process-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 46% / cover;
}
.process-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
}

.steps {
  display: grid; gap: 20px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
}
.step {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(8, 15, 28, 0.80);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.24);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: 20px 20px 22px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(77,163,255,0.05);
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
/* blue light along the bottom edge */
.step::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 22%; right: 22%; bottom: 0; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(77,163,255,0.75), transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(77,163,255,0.5);
}
.step:hover {
  border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.46);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(77,163,255,0.08), 0 0 28px rgba(77,163,255,0.12);
}
.step-top {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.step-n {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--accent); letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.step-ico { width: 26px; height: 26px; color: var(--accent); }
.step-ico svg {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(77,163,255,0.45));
}
.step h3 {
  font-size: 1.14rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.25;
}
.step p {
  margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.94rem; line-height: 1.55; color: #9fb0c6;
}

/* ───────────── BOUNDARIES ─────────────
   Continues the process environment, faded darker.                    */
.limits {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.limits-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    /* near-black behind the heading on the left, revealing the city
       toward the right where the exclusion list sits */
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      var(--bg) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.97) 12%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.88) 26%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.60) 46%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.40) 70%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.58) 100%),
    /* opens at Process's closing density, dims to black at the bottom
       so it joins the CTA below without a rectangular edge */
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.86) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.52) 22%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.50) 66%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.88) 90%,
      var(--bg) 100%),
    url("../assets/limits-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 62% / cover;
}
/* Centred, not top-aligned. The left column is much shorter than the
   five-row list, so `align-items: start` left a large void beneath the
   heading — that void was what made the section read as too tall, not
   the padding. */
.limits-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.9fr) minmax(320px, 1.1fr);
  align-items: center;
}
.limits-copy .sec-sub { margin-top: 18px; max-width: 44ch; }

.limits-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.limits-list li {
  padding: 14px 0 14px 34px; position: relative;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.14);
  font-size: 1.02rem; color: #d2dae6;
  /* the plate is brightest on this side, so the rows carry a faint
     scrim of their own to keep the text off the city lights */
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(8,9,12,0.9);
}
.limits-list li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.14); }
.limits-list li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 1.5em;
  width: 16px; height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--warn); opacity: 0.9;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255,180,84,0.45);
}

/* ───────────── ABOUT ─────────────
   Cinematic two-column: large portrait left, left-aligned content right.
   The whole environment is CSS — no background image.                  */
.about {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3.2vw, 46px) 0;
  background: var(--bg);
}

/* ── Environment: tech plate, rings, perspective grid, directional scrim ── */
.about-env { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }

/* Full-section tech background. Darkens left-to-right so the copy on
   the right stays readable while the city and HUD detail survive
   behind the portrait. */
.about-env::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    /* far-left fade — the plate was landing hard against the edge.
       Near-solid at 0%, revealing the environment by ~55%. */
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      var(--bg) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.92) 8%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.65) 20%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.20) 38%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0) 55%),
    /* existing right-side darkening for copy readability */
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.18) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.28) 38%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.72) 62%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.95) 100%),
    url("../assets/about-bg.jpg") no-repeat center center / cover;
}

/* Vertical vignette — joins the section to its neighbours */
.about-env::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg,
    rgba(8,9,12,0.72) 0%,
    rgba(8,9,12,0) 16%,
    rgba(8,9,12,0) 82%,
    rgba(8,9,12,0.80) 100%);
}

/* The plate already carries rings, a perspective grid and a HUD panel,
   so the CSS versions of those are gone — doubling them read as noise.
   What's left is a soft halo sitting directly behind the portrait,
   which the image doesn't provide (its rings sit upper-left). */
.env-rings {
  position: absolute; left: 24%; top: 48%;
  width: min(760px, 60vw); aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(77,163,255,0.10), transparent 64%);
}

.env-grid { display: none; }

/* Only the blue bloom remains here — the left-to-right darkening and the
   vertical vignette are handled by .about-env::before / ::after, and
   applying them twice crushed the plate. */
.env-scrim {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(44% 56% at 22% 50%, rgba(46,120,220,0.13), transparent 74%);
}

.about-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 42% 1fr;
  gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px);
  align-items: center;
}

/* ── LEFT: portrait — large, uncropped, no card, no circle ──
   Nudged left to open up the gap to the right-hand copy. Same size,
   same crop — only the horizontal position moves. */
.about-portrait {
  position: relative; display: flex; justify-content: center;
  transform: translateX(clamp(-48px, -3.2%, -24px));
}
.about-portrait img {
  width: 100%; max-width: 480px; height: auto; display: block;
  /* the studio black already matches the page; the mask carries the
     turtleneck and edges into the background rather than boxing it */
  -webkit-mask-image:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0 62%, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 84%, transparent 100%),
    linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 12% 88%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
  mask-image:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0 62%, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 84%, transparent 100%),
    linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 12% 88%, transparent 100%);
  mask-composite: intersect;
}

/* ── RIGHT: content, all left-aligned ── */
.about-content { max-width: 700px; }



.about-title {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.4rem);
  font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: #fff; max-width: 100%;
}

.about-body {
  margin-top: 22px; max-width: 640px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 17px;
  color: #a9b3c3; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.65;
}
.about-body em { color: var(--accent); font-style: normal; }

/* ── Independent Studio card ── */
.studio-card {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  margin-top: 26px; max-width: 580px;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.25);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: rgba(8,12,20,0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 44px rgba(77,163,255,0.07),
    0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}
.studio-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.studio-list {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px;
  max-width: 78%;
}
.studio-list li {
  position: relative; padding-left: 20px;
  font-size: 0.92rem; color: #c0c8d4;
}
.studio-list li::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.55em;
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(77,163,255,0.8);
}
/* thin connector down the list */
.studio-list li:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 2.5px; top: calc(0.55em + 8px);
  width: 1px; height: calc(100% + 3px);
  background: rgba(77,163,255,0.22);
}
.studio-motif {
  position: absolute; right: 20px; top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 88px; height: 88px;
  color: rgba(77,163,255,0.30);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.about-cta { margin-top: 24px; }

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 42% 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .about-portrait img { max-width: 400px; }
  /* 4 → 2 columns; the section stops being one-viewport-tall here */
  .work { min-height: auto; padding: 64px 0; }
  .work-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 20px; }
  .card { min-height: 460px; }
  .price-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .price-card--short { grid-row: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .footer-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; row-gap: 34px; }
  .fcol + .fcol::before { display: none; }
  .fcol-brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; text-align: center; }
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  /* 2 → 1 column */
  .work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .footer-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .card { min-height: 0; }
  .sec-title, .about-title { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8vw, 2.4rem); }
  .work-more { gap: 12px; font-size: 0.82rem; }
  .more-rule { width: clamp(40px, 14vw, 90px); }
  .price-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .pricing-inner { width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--maxw)); }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  /* Stack: portrait first, then content, then the card. Never overlap. */
  .about { min-height: auto; }
  .about-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .about-portrait { transform: none; }
  .about-portrait img { max-width: 420px; }
  .env-rings { left: 50%; top: 26%; width: min(560px, 92vw); }
  /* Stacked, the copy sits over the middle of the plate rather than its
     dark right edge — so the darkening has to run vertically instead. */
  .about-env::before {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg,
        rgba(8,9,12,0.30) 0%,
        rgba(8,9,12,0.45) 34%,
        rgba(8,9,12,0.86) 58%,
        rgba(8,9,12,0.95) 100%),
      url("../assets/about-bg.jpg") no-repeat center center / cover;
  }
  .about-content { max-width: none; }
  .studio-list { max-width: 100%; }
  .studio-motif { display: none; }
}

/* ───────────── CONTACT ───────────── */
/* ───────────── CLOSING SCENE: CTA + FOOTER ─────────────
   Both carry halves of one plate, density-matched at the join, so the
   page ends as a single scene without nesting the form outside <main>. */
.section-start {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.end-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    /* dark and clean on the left for the form, skyline visible right */
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.96) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.88) 32%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.58) 58%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.28) 100%),
    /* fades in from black; closes at 0.55 so the footer half continues */
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      var(--bg) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.62) 16%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.48) 70%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.55) 100%),
    url("../assets/end-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 22% / cover;
}
/* footer half — picks up at 0.55 and carries the grid floor */
.end-env--foot {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.96) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.88) 32%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.58) 58%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.30) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.55) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.62) 40%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.80) 100%),
    url("../assets/end-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 88% / cover;
}
/* light bar across the CTA→footer seam */
.footer::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 0 auto; height: 1px; z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(77,163,255,0.75) 45%, rgba(126,192,255,0.9) 55%, transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(77,163,255,0.55);
}
.start { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 860px; }
.form {
  margin-top: var(--gap-md);
  display: grid; gap: 15px;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(220px, 1fr));
}
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; }
.field-wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.field label { font-size: var(--fs-small); color: #9fb0c6; }
.opt { color: var(--text-faint); font-size: var(--fs-micro); }
.field input, .field textarea {
  background: rgba(8, 15, 28, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.22);
  border-radius: 13px; padding: 15px 16px;
  color: var(--text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.98rem;
  transition: border-color 0.18s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease),
              background 0.18s var(--ease);
  resize: vertical;
}
.field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder { color: #6b788c; }
.field input:focus, .field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: rgba(10, 19, 34, 0.85);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(77,163,255,0.14), 0 0 24px rgba(77,163,255,0.16);
}
.form .btn { grid-column: 1 / -1; justify-self: start; }
.form-note { grid-column: 1 / -1; font-size: var(--fs-small); color: var(--live); min-height: 1.2em; }
.start-fine { margin-top: var(--gap-md); font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--text-faint); max-width: 62ch; }

/* ───────────── FOOTER ───────────── */
.footer {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: 44px 0 0;
  background: var(--bg);
}
.footer-cols {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  display: grid; gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px);
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1.3fr;
  padding-bottom: 36px;
}
/* thin vertical dividers between columns */
.fcol { position: relative; }
.fcol + .fcol::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: calc(-1 * clamp(12px, 1.5vw, 24px));
  top: 2px; bottom: 2px; width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(120,150,190,0.18) 20%, rgba(120,150,190,0.18) 80%, transparent);
}

.footer-logo { height: 30px; width: auto; }
.footer-line {
  margin-top: 14px; max-width: 30ch;
  font-size: var(--fs-small); color: #9fb0c6; line-height: 1.55;
}
.footer-social { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin-top: 18px; }
.footer-social a {
  width: 38px; height: 38px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.22); border-radius: 11px;
  background: rgba(8,15,28,0.6); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  color: #9fb0c6;
  transition: border-color 0.18s var(--ease), color 0.18s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.footer-social a:hover {
  border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.5); color: var(--accent-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(77,163,255,0.18);
}
.footer-social svg { width: 17px; height: 17px; }

.fcol-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.fcol-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; font-size: var(--fs-small); }
.fcol-list a { color: #9fb0c6; transition: color 0.18s var(--ease); }
.fcol-list a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.fcol-list--icons li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; color: #9fb0c6; }
.fcol-list--icons svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--accent); flex-shrink: 0; }

.footer-bottom {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  padding: 16px 0 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.14);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  gap: var(--gap-sm);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: var(--fs-micro); color: var(--text-faint);
}
.footer-status {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  padding: 6px 14px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.18);
  background: rgba(8,15,28,0.6);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.footer-status i {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--live); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--live);
}
.footer-mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); }

/* ───────────── RESPONSIVE ───────────── */
/* Short viewports (laptops at 125% scaling) — let the hero grow rather
   than clipping the ticker below the fold. */
@media (max-height: 780px) {
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 32px 0 26px; }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.4vw, 2.2rem); }
  .hero-stats { margin-top: 20px; }
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
  .hero-frame { display: none; }
  /* Panels are supporting detail — first thing to drop. */
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-panels { display: none; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 640px; }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .limits-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding: 56px 0 44px; }
  .hero-title { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 7.4vw, 2.4rem); }
  .hero-atmos { background-position: 70% center, 0 0, 0 0, 70% center; }
  .ticker { margin-top: 26px; font-size: var(--fs-micro); }
  .logo-img { height: 24px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .hero-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .hstat:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .hstat:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.16); }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .sfx-label { display: none; }
  .hero-ctas { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .hero-ctas .btn { width: 100%; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   ORBS — the one multicolour section on the site.
   Each service owns an accent (--c) used ONLY on its orb, price,
   border and glow. Everything else stays black + electric blue.
   Answers are static, written from our own scope and price data, so
   nothing here can invent a quote.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.orbs { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg); }
.orbs-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.96) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.85) 34%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.40) 62%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.12) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg,
      var(--bg) 0%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.30) 12%,
      rgba(8,9,12,0.30) 80%,
      var(--bg) 100%),
    url("../assets/orbs-bg.jpg") no-repeat center 34% / cover;
}
.orbs-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(calc(100% - var(--gutter)), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
}
.orbs .sec-head { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.orbs .sec-sub { max-width: 640px; }

/* ── six cards ── */
.orb-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr); gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.orb {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 22px 12px 18px; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;
  border-radius: 15px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent);
  background: rgba(8, 13, 24, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 6%, transparent);
  transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease), border-color 0.2s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.orb:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 42%, transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 9%, transparent),
              0 0 26px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 16%, transparent);
}
.orb.is-open {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 55%, transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 46px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 13%, transparent),
              0 0 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent);
}

/* luminous orb: dark core, bright ring, outer bloom */
.orb-ball {
  position: relative;
  width: 74px; height: 74px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--c);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, rgba(6,8,16,0.96) 52%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent) 100%);
  border: 2px solid var(--c);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 18px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 55%, transparent),
    0 0 44px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 28%, transparent),
    inset 0 0 18px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 28%, transparent);
  transition: box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
/* soft radial bloom behind the ring */
.orb-ball::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -18px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 22%, transparent), transparent 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.orb-ball svg { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 28px; height: 28px; }
.orb.is-open .orb-ball,
.orb:hover .orb-ball {
  box-shadow:
    0 0 26px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 75%, transparent),
    0 0 66px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 40%, transparent),
    inset 0 0 22px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 38%, transparent);
}

.orb-name { font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; line-height: 1.25; }
.orb-price { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.74rem; color: var(--c); }

/* per-service accent */
.orb:nth-child(1) { --c: #a855f7; }  /* AI Assistants  */
.orb:nth-child(2) { --c: #4da3ff; }  /* Websites       */
.orb:nth-child(3) { --c: #3ddc97; }  /* Web+Assistant  */
.orb:nth-child(4) { --c: #ff9f45; }  /* Logos & Brand  */
.orb:nth-child(5) { --c: #f0489b; }  /* Apps           */
.orb:nth-child(6) { --c: #22d3ee; }  /* Keep it running*/

/* ── detail panel ── */
.orb-stage {
  --c: #a855f7;                     /* default: AI Assistants, set by JS */
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 19px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 34%, transparent);
  background: rgba(6, 10, 20, 0.86);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  padding: 30px 32px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 70px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 8%, transparent),
              0 0 34px color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 10%, transparent);
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}
/* holographic visual, right side, faded so it never boxes the text */
.orb-stage::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 46%; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: url("../assets/orbs-holo.jpg") no-repeat center right / cover;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 42%, #000 88%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 42%, #000 88%, transparent);
  opacity: 0.62;
}
.orb-panel { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.orb-panel h3 { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff; }
.orb-panel > p {
  margin-top: 12px; max-width: 52ch;
  font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #a9b6c8;
}

/* four-column fact row */
.orb-facts {
  margin-top: 26px; display: grid; gap: 0;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
}
.orb-facts > div {
  padding: 16px 22px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.16);
}
.orb-facts > div:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.orb-facts > div + div { border-left: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.12); }
.orb-facts dt {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 8px;
}
/* colour-coded per column, positionally — labels differ per service so
   this keys off position rather than text */
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(1) dt { color: #a855f7; }
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(2) dt { color: #4da3ff; }
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(3) dt { color: #3ddc97; }
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(4) dt { color: #f0489b; }
.orb-facts dt::before {
  content: ""; width: 9px; height: 9px; flex-shrink: 0;
  border: 1.5px solid currentColor; border-radius: 3px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px currentColor;
}
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(2) dt::before,
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(3) dt::before { border-radius: 50%; }
.orb-facts > div:nth-child(4) dt::before { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.orb-facts dd { margin: 0; font-size: 0.94rem; color: #c6cfdc; line-height: 1.5; }

/* launch-pricing flag — the discount needs a stated reason */
.launch-flag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 7px 16px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid rgba(61,220,151,0.30); background: rgba(20,58,44,0.5);
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--live);
}
.launch-flag .dot {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--live); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--live);
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .orb-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .orb-facts { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .orb-facts > div:nth-child(3) { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .orb-stage::before { width: 38%; opacity: 0.4; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .orb-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 12px; }
  .orb-ball { width: 62px; height: 62px; }
  .orb-stage { padding: 22px 20px; }
  .orb-stage::before { display: none; }
  .orb-facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .orb-facts > div { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   FLOATING DOCK — sound bottom-left, assistant bottom-right
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.dock-sound {
  position: fixed; left: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 70;
  width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.24);
  background: rgba(8,13,22,0.82); backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  color: #9fb0c6;
  transition: color 0.2s var(--ease), border-color 0.2s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.dock-sound:hover { color: var(--accent-bright); border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.45); }
.dock-sound svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; }
.dock-sound .ico-on { display: none; }
.dock-sound[aria-pressed="true"] {
  color: var(--accent); border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 0 22px rgba(77,163,255,0.25);
}
.dock-sound[aria-pressed="true"] .ico-on { display: block; }
.dock-sound[aria-pressed="true"] .ico-off { display: none; }

.assistant { position: fixed; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 70; }
.asst-orb {
  width: 60px; height: 60px; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer;
  display: grid; place-items: center; margin-left: auto;
  border: 1px solid rgba(126,192,255,0.45);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 32%, rgba(60,120,210,0.9), rgba(10,20,40,0.96));
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(77,163,255,0.06), 0 0 34px rgba(77,163,255,0.40);
  transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.asst-orb:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(77,163,255,0.09), 0 0 46px rgba(77,163,255,0.55);
}
.asst-core {
  width: 18px; height: 18px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 40% 34%, #eaf4ff, var(--accent) 55%, #1b5fc0);
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(126,192,255,0.85);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .asst-core { animation: asstPulse 3.4s var(--ease) infinite; }
}
@keyframes asstPulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(126,192,255,0.7); }
  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 26px rgba(126,192,255,1); }
}

.asst-panel {
  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 44px)); margin-bottom: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.26); border-radius: 18px;
  background: rgba(8,14,26,0.94); backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.55), inset 0 0 46px rgba(77,163,255,0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.asst-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.16);
}
.asst-title {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent);
}
.asst-title i {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--live); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--live);
}
.asst-close {
  background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; color: var(--text-faint);
  font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1; padding: 0 4px;
}
.asst-close:hover { color: var(--text-strong); }

.asst-log {
  padding: 16px; max-height: 300px; overflow-y: auto;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
}
.asst-msg { font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55; padding: 11px 13px; border-radius: 13px; }
.asst-msg--bot {
  background: rgba(77,163,255,0.07); border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.16);
  color: #c3d0e2;
}
.asst-msg--me {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  color: var(--text); align-self: flex-end; max-width: 85%;
}
.asst-msg a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: underline; }

.asst-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 7px; padding: 0 16px 16px; }
.asst-chips button {
  font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.78rem; cursor: pointer;
  padding: 7px 12px; border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.22); background: rgba(77,163,255,0.06);
  color: #b9cbe4; transition: all 0.18s var(--ease);
}
.asst-chips button:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent); color: #fff; background: rgba(77,163,255,0.14);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) { .orb-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .orb-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 10px; }
  .orb-ball { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
  .orb-stage { padding: 20px; }
  .dock-sound { left: 14px; bottom: 14px; width: 42px; height: 42px; }
  .assistant { right: 14px; bottom: 14px; }
  .asst-orb { width: 52px; height: 52px; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   HUD ARCHITECTURE — decorative only, never competes with content.
   No fake statistics and no invented UI copy: these are corner rules,
   ticks and traces, nothing that reads as information.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.hero-frame {
  position: absolute; inset: 22px clamp(14px, 3vw, 34px); z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
/* geometric corner brackets */
.hero-frame::before,
.hero-frame::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; width: 108px; height: 108px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.30);
}
.hero-frame::before { top: 0; left: 0; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 0; border-radius: 14px 0 0 0; }
.hero-frame::after  { bottom: 0; right: 0; border-left: 0; border-top: 0; border-radius: 0 0 14px 0; }

.hud-tick {
  position: absolute; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(126,192,255,0.55), transparent);
  height: 1px;
}
.hud-tick--tr { top: 0; right: 130px; width: 78px; }
.hud-tick--bl { bottom: 0; left: 130px; width: 78px; }

/* faint circuit trace running down the left rail */
.hud-trace {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 130px; bottom: 130px; width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(77,163,255,0.28) 18%, rgba(77,163,255,0.28) 82%, transparent);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hud-trace::before,
.hud-trace::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: -2px; width: 5px; height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 9px var(--accent);
}
.hud-trace::before { top: 22%; }
.hud-trace::after  { top: 68%; }

/* ── HUD panels: floating modules of one dashboard ── */
.hero-panels { position: relative; z-index: 2; gap: 12px; }
.hud {
  position: relative;
  padding: 15px 17px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.34);
  border-radius: 13px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(14,26,46,0.78), rgba(6,10,20,0.86));
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(77,163,255,0.06),
    0 0 26px rgba(77,163,255,0.14),
    inset 0 0 30px rgba(77,163,255,0.07);
}
/* corner nodes tie the three modules together as one instrument */
.hud::before,
.hud::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent); opacity: 0.85;
}
.hud::before { top: -2.5px; left: -2.5px; }
.hud::after  { bottom: -2.5px; right: -2.5px; }
.hud-label { font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; }

/* ── stats: instrument panel ── */
.hero-stats {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0;
  margin: 22px 0 0; padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.26);
  border-radius: 13px;
  background: rgba(6, 10, 20, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(77,163,255,0.06);
  overflow: hidden;
}
/* lower illumination */
.hero-stats::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 12%; right: 12%; bottom: 0; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(77,163,255,0.7), transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(77,163,255,0.5);
}
.hstat { padding: 15px 18px; min-width: 0; }
.hstat + .hstat { border-left: 1px solid rgba(77,163,255,0.16); }
.hstat dt { font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; }
.hstat dd { font-size: 0.72rem; color: #8b97a9; }

/* price rail sits tight under the instrument panel */
.ticker { margin-top: 14px; padding-top: 12px; }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   CASE STUDIES
   Deliberately the quietest environment on the page — CSS only, no
   plate. This section is carried by numbers and prose, and a busy
   background would fight both.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.cases { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--bg); }
.cases-env {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(52% 44% at 78% 18%, rgba(46,120,220,0.13), transparent 72%),
    radial-gradient(44% 40% at 12% 82%, rgba(46,120,220,0.09), transparent 74%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg) 0%, rgba(11,16,28,0.9) 26%, rgba(11,16,28,0.9) 74%, var(--bg) 100%);
}
.cases-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  width: min(94%, var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto;
}
.cases .sec-sub { max-width: 640px; }

.case-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 18px; }

.case {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(200px, 24%) 1fr;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px);
  padding: 28px 30px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.20);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: rgba(8, 13, 24, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 46px rgba(77,163,255,0.04);
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.case:hover {
  border-color: rgba(77,163,255,0.34);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 46px rgba(77,163,255,0.07), 0 0 28px rgba(77,163,255,0.10);
}

/* the number is the argument — give it room */
.case-num {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px;
  padding-right: clamp(16px, 2vw, 32px);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.16);
}
.case-fig {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.6vw, 3.4rem); line-height: 1;
  color: var(--accent-bright);
  text-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(77,163,255,0.34);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.case-cap { font-size: 0.82rem; line-height: 1.45; color: #8b97a9; }

.case-kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent); margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.case-body h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem); font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.22;
}

.case-steps { margin-top: 20px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; }
.case-steps dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7f8da1; margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.case-steps dd {
  margin: 0; max-width: 74ch;
  font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.62; color: #a9b3c3;
}
.case-steps em { color: #d7e3f2; font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; }

.case-link {
  display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: var(--fs-small); font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent);
  transition: color 0.18s var(--ease);
}
.case-link:hover { color: var(--accent-bright); }

.cases-foot {
  margin-top: 26px; padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.14);
  max-width: 66ch;
  font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.6; color: #8b97a9;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .case { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; padding: 24px 22px; }
  .case-num {
    flex-direction: row; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px;
    padding-right: 0; padding-bottom: 16px;
    border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(120,150,190,0.16);
  }
  .case-cap { max-width: 22ch; }
}