@charset "UTF-8";
/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   UCT RACING — 2026
   ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   00  TOKENS
   01  RESET + BASE
   02  TYPE
   03  LAYOUT PRIMITIVES  (wrap · section · rail · spine)
   04  MASTHEAD + NAV
   05  HERO
   06  THE LEAP LINE      ← signature. the only place --signal is spent.
   07  PHOTO BAND + DUOTONE
   08  BUILD STATES
   09  DISCIPLINES
   10  LEADS
   11  PARTNERS
   12  DOORS
   13  TITLE BLOCK
   14  MOTION
   15  BREAKPOINTS        (1200 · 900 · 620 · 400)
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */


/* ══ 00 TOKENS ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
:root {

  /* — palette — see DESIGN-NOTES.md §2 for derivation and contrast ratios */
  --ink:        #0A1633;   /* primary surface                            */
  --ink-deep:   #060E22;   /* hero well + title block                    */
  --bone:       #E9E6DF;   /* paper / body text on ink        14.2:1     */
  --steel:      #7C879A;   /* rules + meta ON INK              4.93:1    */
  --steel-deep: #4E5A6E;   /* meta ON BONE                     5.55:1    */
  --signal:     #DC3A2E;   /* TIME ONLY. 3.99:1 — never body copy        */

  /* the brand navy. lives inside the logo lockup and on light surfaces. */
  --mark-navy:  #000080;

  /* — derived surfaces — */
  --hair:        color-mix(in srgb, var(--steel) 34%, transparent);
  --hair-strong: color-mix(in srgb, var(--steel) 60%, transparent);
  --hair-bone:   color-mix(in srgb, var(--steel-deep) 28%, transparent);
  --hair-bone-s: color-mix(in srgb, var(--steel-deep) 55%, transparent);

  /* — space: one scale, 4px base — */
  --s1: .25rem;  --s2: .5rem;   --s3: .75rem;  --s4: 1rem;
  --s5: 1.5rem;  --s6: 2rem;    --s7: 3rem;    --s8: 4rem;
  --s9: 6rem;    --s10: 8rem;   --s11: 11rem;  --s12: 15rem;

  /* — measure — */
  --gut:  clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4.5rem);
  --wrap: min(1560px, 100% - (var(--gut) * 2));
  --rail: clamp(8.5rem, 14vw, 13.75rem);
  --gap:  var(--s7);

  /* — section rhythm: three values, used deliberately — */
  --pad-tight: clamp(var(--s7), 8vw,  var(--s9));
  --pad:       clamp(var(--s8), 11vw, var(--s10));
  --pad-loose: clamp(var(--s9), 14vw, var(--s11));

  /* — type — */
  --f-disp: Archivo, "Archivo Narrow", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --f-body: Newsreader, "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --f-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;

  /* — motion — */
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.22, .61, .36, 1);
  --ease-out: cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);

  --nav-h: 4.5rem;

  color-scheme: dark;
}


/* ══ 01 RESET + BASE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; }

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + var(--s5));
}

body {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  font-family: var(--f-body);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 16;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
img { height: auto; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
a { color: inherit; }

/* focus — one treatment, everywhere, legible on both surfaces */
:focus { outline: none; }
:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--signal);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: var(--s4); top: var(--s4); z-index: 200;
  transform: translateY(-250%);
  background: var(--signal); color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  padding: var(--s3) var(--s5);
  transition: transform .2s var(--ease);
}
.skip:focus-visible { transform: none; }

.vh {
  position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap;
}

.br-s { display: none; }

::selection { background: var(--signal); color: #fff; }


/* ══ 02 TYPE ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* display — Archivo, condensed end of the width axis */
.h1, .h2, .h3 {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-optical-sizing: none;
}

.h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 6.4vw, 5.75rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-stretch: 78%;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: .9;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 3.1rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-stretch: 82%;
  letter-spacing: -.022em;
  line-height: .95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  font-stretch: 92%;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

/* label — Archivo, EXTENDED end of the same axis. the deliberate opposite. */
.eyebrow, .rail, .disc__h {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-stretch: 118%;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-optical-sizing: none;
}
.eyebrow { color: var(--steel); }
.eyebrow i { color: var(--steel); font-style: normal; padding: 0 .35em; }
.eyebrow b { font-weight: inherit; white-space: nowrap; }

/* body — Newsreader, optical size set per role */
.prose p + p { margin-top: var(--s5); }
.prose { max-width: 60ch; }
.prose__note {
  font-family: var(--f-mono);
  font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: .01em;
  color: var(--steel-deep);
  padding-top: var(--s5);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-bone);
  margin-top: var(--s6) !important;
  max-width: 44ch;
}

.lead {
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.4vw, 1.35rem);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 32;
  font-weight: 380;
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 44ch;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bone) 88%, var(--ink));
}
.sec--bone .lead, .door--join .lead { color: var(--steel-deep); }

.mono {
  font-family: var(--f-mono);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.mono i { font-style: normal; color: var(--steel); padding: 0 .3em; }


/* ══ 03 LAYOUT PRIMITIVES ════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.sec { padding-block: var(--pad); position: relative; }
.sec--tight { padding-block: var(--pad-tight); }
.sec--loose { padding-block: var(--pad-loose); }

.sec--bone { background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink); }
.sec--bone .mono { color: var(--steel-deep); }
/* consecutive bone sections read as one sheet — separate them with a rule */
.sec--bone + .sec--bone { padding-top: 0; }
.sec--bone + .sec--bone .sec__in { padding-top: var(--pad-tight); border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-bone); }

.sec__in {
  width: var(--wrap);
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--rail) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--gap);
  position: relative;
}

/* the spine — a single hairline the whole page hangs off */
.sec__in::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: calc(var(--rail) - var(--gap) / 2);
  top: calc(var(--pad) * -.45);
  bottom: calc(var(--pad) * -.45);
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--hair);
}
.sec--bone .sec__in::before { background: var(--hair-bone); }

.sec__in > *:not(.rail) { grid-column: 2; }

/* section label. static, not sticky — two labels were colliding at the seam.
   The rail COLUMN is --rail wide but the spine sits at (--rail - --gap/2), so
   the label must stop short of that or long ones cross the rule. Reserve the
   half-gap plus breathing room, and tighten the tracking to buy back the width. */
.rail {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1 / -1;
  align-self: start;
  color: var(--steel);
  padding-top: .3em;
  padding-right: calc(var(--gap) / 2 + var(--s3));
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  /* NB not text-wrap: balance — on a 3-word label it splits "Car coming soon"
     into three even lines instead of letting it fill the one it fits on */
}
.sec--bone .rail { color: var(--steel-deep); }
.rail::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 1.75rem; height: 1px;
  background: currentColor;
  opacity: .75;
  margin-bottom: var(--s3);
}
.rail--flat { grid-row: auto; }

/* two-column prose block: display statement | running prose
   NB specificity, not just source order: the generic rule above
   (.sec__in > *:not(.rail) { grid-column: 2 }) is 0-2-0 — a plain
   .cols__b { grid-column: 3 } is only 0-1-0 and silently loses to it,
   collapsing this into one column. Qualify with .cols to win outright. */
.cols { grid-template-columns: var(--rail) minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr); }
.cols > .cols__a { grid-column: 2; }
.cols > .cols__b { grid-column: 3; }
.cols__a .h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* the one photograph in "what this is" — grounds the headline in a real
   room rather than illustrating it; caption states only what's in frame */
.about__ph { margin-top: clamp(var(--s6), 4vw, var(--s8)); }
.about__ph .ph { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.about__ph .ph img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 38%; }
.about__ph figcaption { margin-top: var(--s3); }

.sec .h2 { margin-bottom: var(--s8); }
.sec .h3 { margin-bottom: var(--s2); }


/* ══ 04 MASTHEAD + NAV ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.masthead {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 100;
  height: var(--nav-h);
  background: var(--ink-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.masthead__in {
  width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; height: 100%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--s5);
}
/* DOM order is brand → burger → nav (for mobile Tab order); flex order puts
   the nav back on the right at desktop, where the burger is hidden anyway */
.brand { order: 1; }
.nav    { order: 2; }
.burger { order: 3; }

.brand { display: block; flex: none; }
.brand img { width: 8.75rem; height: auto; }

.nav__list { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 2.5rem); }
.nav__list a {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600; font-stretch: 112%;
  letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--bone);
  padding-block: var(--s3);
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  transition: color .2s var(--ease);
}
.nav__list a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: .35rem;
  width: 100%; height: 1px; background: var(--bone);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}
.nav__list a:hover { color: #fff; }
.nav__list a:hover::after, .nav__list a:focus-visible::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.nav__cta {
  border: 1px solid var(--hair-strong);
  padding: var(--s2) var(--s4) !important;
  transition: background .2s var(--ease), border-color .2s var(--ease), color .2s var(--ease);
}
.nav__cta::after { display: none; }
.nav__cta:hover { background: var(--bone); border-color: var(--bone); color: var(--ink-deep); }

.burger {
  display: none;
  align-items: center; gap: var(--s3);
  background: none; border: 0; padding: var(--s2) var(--s1);
  color: var(--bone); cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.burger__bars { display: grid; gap: 5px; width: 20px; }
.burger__bars i { display: block; height: 1px; background: currentColor; transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] .burger__bars i:first-child { transform: translateY(3px) rotate(45deg); }
.burger[aria-expanded="true"] .burger__bars i:last-child  { transform: translateY(-3px) rotate(-45deg); }


/* ══ 05 HERO ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   Type and the clock. No photograph, no watermark — the caracal appears
   exactly once here, as the live marker on the leap line.              */
.hero {
  background: var(--ink-deep);
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + clamp(var(--s6), 5vw, var(--s8)));
  padding-bottom: clamp(var(--s5), 3vw, var(--s7));
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero__in {
  width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--rail) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--gap);
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  align-content: center;
  position: relative;
}
.hero__in > * { grid-column: 2; }
.hero__in::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute;
  left: calc(var(--rail) - var(--gap) / 2); top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 1px; background: var(--hair);
}

.hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: clamp(var(--s5), 3.5vw, var(--s6)); }
.h1 { margin-bottom: clamp(var(--s5), 3vw, var(--s6)); }
.h1 > span { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.h1 > span > span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }

.hero__lead {
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.15vw, 1.15rem);
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 32;
  font-weight: 380;
  line-height: 1.56;
  max-width: 46ch;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bone) 76%, var(--ink-deep));
}


/* ══ 06 THE LEAP LINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════
   The stepped horizon rule from the team's own lockup, turned into the
   two dates that matter. The caracal sits at today's true position.
   --pn is the elapsed fraction, 0..1, written by js/main.js.           */
.leap {
  width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto;
  flex: none;
  padding-top: clamp(var(--s6), 4vw, var(--s7));
  --pn: 0;
  --edge: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  --span: calc(100% - var(--edge) * 2);
}

.leap__rail { position: relative; height: 5.25rem; }

.leap__line, .leap__done {
  position: absolute; bottom: 2.25rem; height: 1px;
  left: var(--edge);
}
.leap__line { right: var(--edge); background: var(--hair-strong); }
.leap__done { width: calc(var(--pn) * var(--span)); background: var(--signal); }

.leap__tick {
  position: absolute; bottom: 2.25rem;
  left: calc(var(--edge) + var(--t) * var(--span));
  width: 1px; height: .5rem;
  background: var(--steel);
  transform: translateY(100%);
}
.leap__tick--end { height: .95rem; background: var(--steel); }
.leap__tick[data-lab]::after {
  content: attr(data-lab);
  position: absolute; top: .8rem; left: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: var(--f-mono); font-size: .625rem; font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--steel);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.leap__cat {
  position: absolute; z-index: 1;
  left: calc(var(--edge) + var(--pn) * var(--span));
  bottom: 2.25rem;
  width: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4.25rem);
  color: var(--signal);
  transform: translate(-42%, 16%);
  transform-origin: 42% 100%;
}
.leap__cat svg { width: 100%; height: auto; }

.leap__ends {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--s4);
  padding-inline: var(--edge);
  margin-top: var(--s4);
  color: var(--steel);
}
.leap__ends span { display: block; }
.leap__ends b {
  display: block; font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--bone); margin-bottom: .2em;
}
.leap__ends span:last-child { text-align: right; }

.leap__count {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--s2) var(--s4);
  margin-top: clamp(var(--s4), 2.5vw, var(--s5));
  padding-top: var(--s5);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.leap__n {
  font-family: var(--f-mono); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.03em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  color: var(--signal);
}
.leap__unit {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem);
  font-weight: 700; font-stretch: 88%;
  letter-spacing: .02em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
}
/* the countdown carries ONE number and ONE label. the secondary line only
   exists once the date has passed and there is something else to say. */
.leap__sub { display: none; color: var(--steel); margin-left: auto; align-self: flex-end; }
.leap__count.is-past .leap__sub { display: block; }
.leap__count.is-past .leap__sub a { color: var(--bone); text-underline-offset: 3px; }


/* ══ 07 PHOTO BAND + DUOTONE ═════════════════════════════════════════
   ink ground + luminosity blend. Unifies five differently-shot
   photographs; true colour returns on hover / focus.
   NB every .ph must be a block — an inline box paints no ground and the
   blend silently falls through to whatever is behind it.               */
.ph { display: block; background: var(--ink); overflow: hidden; }
.ph img {
  mix-blend-mode: luminosity;
  opacity: .82;
  filter: contrast(1.06) brightness(.95);
  /* portraits on a light seamless need more push than a dark scene */
  transition: opacity .5s var(--ease), filter .5s var(--ease);
}
a:hover .ph img, a:focus-visible .ph img {
  mix-blend-mode: normal;
  opacity: 1;
  filter: none;
}

.band { position: relative; }
.band__ph { height: clamp(18rem, 58vh, 36rem); }
.band__ph img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 42%; }
.band__cap {
  width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto;
  color: var(--steel);
  padding-top: var(--s4);
}


/* ══ 08 BUILD STATES ═════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.build__head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(0, .65fr);
  gap: var(--s6) var(--gap);
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: clamp(var(--s8), 7vw, var(--s10));
}
.build__head .h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.build__head .lead { padding-bottom: .35em; }

.states { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.state {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(8rem, 14%) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--s4) var(--gap);
  padding-block: clamp(var(--s5), 2.2vw, var(--s6));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.state__k { color: var(--steel); text-transform: uppercase; padding-top: .4em; }
.state__v {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 16rem) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--s3) var(--s7);
  align-items: baseline;
}
.state__s {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.95rem);
  font-weight: 700; font-stretch: 84%;
  letter-spacing: -.015em; line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--bone);
}
.state__s--live { color: var(--signal); }
.state__d {
  color: var(--steel);
  font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 44ch;
}
.state__d b { color: var(--bone); font-weight: 600; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.state--live { border-bottom-color: var(--hair-strong); }


/* ══ 09 DISCIPLINES ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.disc {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--s7) var(--gap);
}
.disc__col { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-strong); padding-top: var(--s5); }
.disc__h { color: var(--steel); margin-bottom: var(--s5); }
.disc__list li {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.8vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 600; font-stretch: 88%;
  letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.28;
  padding-block: var(--s3);
  color: var(--bone);
}
.disc__list li + li { border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--steel) 16%, transparent); }


/* ══ 10 LEADS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.leads {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: var(--s6) var(--s5);
}

.lead-c__a { display: block; text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
.lead-c__ph {
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 2 / 3;
  margin-bottom: var(--s4);
  position: relative;
}
.lead-c__ph img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; filter: contrast(1.14) brightness(.84); }
.lead-c__ph::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: 2px;
  background: var(--mark-navy);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease);
}
a.lead-c__a:hover .lead-c__ph::after,
a.lead-c__a:focus-visible .lead-c__ph::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.lead-c__n {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 650; font-stretch: 90%;
  letter-spacing: -.012em; line-height: 1.15;
}
.lead-c__r { display: block; color: var(--steel-deep); margin-top: var(--s2); }
.lead-c__l {
  display: block; margin-top: var(--s3);
  color: var(--mark-navy);
  font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  position: relative; padding-left: 1.1rem;
}
.lead-c__l::before {
  content: "→"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: -.05em;
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease);
}
a.lead-c__a:hover .lead-c__l::before { transform: translateX(3px); }
/* fallback state — no LinkedIn yet, so it says what to do instead */
.lead-c__l.is-empty { color: var(--steel-deep); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.lead-c__l.is-empty::before { content: "✉"; }


/* ══ 11 PARTNERS ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.parts {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  column-gap: var(--gap);
  margin-top: var(--s6);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-bone-s);
}
.parts li {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 600; font-stretch: 86%;
  letter-spacing: -.01em; line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-block: var(--s4);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-bone);
}


/* ══ 12 DOORS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.doors {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  min-height: 68vh;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.door { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; isolation: isolate; }
.door__in {
  padding: clamp(var(--s8), 7vw, var(--s10)) clamp(var(--s5), 5vw, var(--s9));
  max-width: 38rem;
}
.door__in .h2 { margin: var(--s5) 0 var(--s6); }

.door--join { background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink); }
.door--join .rail { color: var(--steel-deep); }
.door__ph {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: var(--bone);
}
.door__ph img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 38%; }
.door--join .door__ph img { mix-blend-mode: luminosity; opacity: .16; filter: contrast(1.1); }

.door--spon { background: var(--ink-deep); }
.door--spon .rail { color: var(--steel); }

.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s3);
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; font-stretch: 112%;
  letter-spacing: .13em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  padding: var(--s4) var(--s6);
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  transition: background .25s var(--ease), color .25s var(--ease),
              border-color .25s var(--ease), transform .2s var(--ease);
}
.btn__ar { transition: transform .3s var(--ease-out); }
.btn:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); }
.btn:hover .btn__ar { transform: translateX(5px); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

.btn--ghost { background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink-deep); border-color: var(--bone); }
.btn--ghost:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--bone); }


/* ══ 13 TITLE BLOCK ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.tb {
  background: var(--ink-deep);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair-strong);
  padding-block: clamp(var(--s7), 6vw, var(--s9));
}
.tb__in { width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; }
.tb__brand img { width: 10.5rem; height: auto; opacity: .92; }

.tb__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--hair);
  margin-top: var(--s7);
}
.tb__grid > div {
  padding: var(--s5);
  padding-right: var(--s5);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--hair);
}
.tb__grid > div:nth-child(4n) { border-right: 0; }
.tb__grid > div:nth-child(4n+1) { padding-left: 0; }

.tb__grid dt { color: var(--steel); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .68rem; }
.tb__grid dd {
  font-family: var(--f-disp);
  font-size: clamp(.95rem, 1.1vw, 1.08rem);
  font-weight: 600; font-stretch: 92%;
  letter-spacing: -.005em;
  margin-top: var(--s3);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.tb__dim { color: var(--steel); font-weight: 400; }
.tb__grid a {
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-strong);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: color .2s var(--ease), border-color .2s var(--ease);
}
.tb__grid a:hover { color: #fff; border-color: currentColor; }

.tb__end { color: var(--steel); margin-top: var(--s6); }


/* ══ 14 MOTION ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   One page-load sequence: rules → words → the leap lands → the clock.
   Everything below the fold reuses ONE reveal.                        */

.js .rvl { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(1rem); }
.js .h1 .rvl { transform: none; }
.js .h1 .rvl > span { transform: translateY(105%); }

.js .rvl.in {
  opacity: 1; transform: none;
  transition: opacity .7s var(--ease-out) var(--d, 0ms),
              transform .7s var(--ease-out) var(--d, 0ms);
}
.js .h1 .rvl.in > span {
  transform: none;
  transition: transform .9s var(--ease-out) var(--d, 0ms);
}

[data-seq="1"] { --d: 200ms; }
[data-seq="2"] { --d: 300ms; }
[data-seq="3"] { --d: 390ms; }
[data-seq="4"] { --d: 480ms; }
[data-seq="5"] { --d: 660ms; }

/* the spine and section rules draw first */
.js .sec__in::before, .js .hero__in::before {
  transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top;
  transition: transform 1.1s var(--ease-out);
}
.js.is-ready .hero__in::before { transform: none; }
.js .sec.in .sec__in::before { transform: none; }

/* the leap: rail draws, the cat lands on it, then the clock runs */
.js .leap__line { transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; }
.js .leap__tick, .js .leap__ends, .js .leap__count, .js .leap__cat { opacity: 0; }

.js.is-ready .leap__line { transform: none; transition: transform 1s var(--ease-out) 560ms; }
.js.is-ready .leap__tick { opacity: 1; transition: opacity .5s var(--ease) 1100ms; }
.js.is-ready .leap__cat  { opacity: 1; animation: land .85s var(--ease-out) 1160ms both; }
.js.is-ready .leap__ends { opacity: 1; transition: opacity .6s var(--ease) 1240ms; }
.js.is-ready .leap__count{ opacity: 1; transition: opacity .6s var(--ease) 1520ms; }

@keyframes land {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-42%, -160%) rotate(-14deg); }
  60%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-42%, 16%) rotate(0); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .js .rvl, .js .h1 .rvl > span,
  .js .leap__tick, .js .leap__ends, .js .leap__count, .js .leap__cat {
    opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; animation: none !important;
  }
  .js .leap__cat { transform: translate(-42%, 16%) !important; }
  .js .leap__line { transform: none !important; }
  .js .sec__in::before, .js .hero__in::before { transform: none !important; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}


/* ══ 15 BREAKPOINTS ══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── 1200 ── ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1200px) {
  .build__head { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; }
  /* the rail column is at its narrowest through this range — shrink the label
     to match so it holds two lines rather than three */
  .rail { font-size: .64rem; letter-spacing: .11em; }
  /* below 1200 the display column can no longer hold a full line — stack it */
  .cols { grid-template-columns: var(--rail) minmax(0, 1fr); row-gap: var(--s7); }
  .cols > .cols__b { grid-column: 2; }
  .build__head .lead { padding-bottom: 0; }
  .state__v { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 11rem) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--s3) var(--s6); }
  .tb__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .tb__grid > div:nth-child(n) { border-right: 1px solid var(--hair); padding-left: var(--s5); }
  .tb__grid > div:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
  .tb__grid > div:nth-child(2n+1) { padding-left: 0; }
}

/* ── 900 ── the spine collapses; the rail label moves above ────────── */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  :root { --nav-h: 3.75rem; }

  .sec__in, .hero__in, .cols { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .sec__in::before, .hero__in::before { display: none; }
  .sec__in > *:not(.rail), .cols__a, .cols__b, .hero__in > * { grid-column: 1; }

  .rail { grid-row: auto; margin-bottom: var(--s5); padding-top: 0; }
  .cols { row-gap: var(--s6); }
  .sec .h2 { margin-bottom: var(--s7); }
  .sec--bone + .sec--bone .sec__in > *:first-child { padding-top: var(--pad-tight); }

  .nav { position: fixed; inset: var(--nav-h) 0 auto 0; display: none; }
  .nav.is-open { display: block; }
  .nav__list {
    flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0;
    background: var(--ink-deep);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair-strong);
    padding: var(--s3) var(--gut) var(--s6);
  }
  .nav__list li + li { border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); }
  .nav__list a { font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: .1em; padding-block: var(--s5); }
  .nav__list a::after { bottom: var(--s4); }
  .nav__cta { margin-top: var(--s5); text-align: center; padding: var(--s4) !important; }
  .burger { display: inline-flex; }

  .leads { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--s6) var(--s4); }
  .parts { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

  .doors { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); min-height: 0; }
  .door--join { order: -1; }

  .state { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--s3); }
  .state__k { padding-top: 0; }
  .state__v { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--s2); }
}

/* ── 620 ── ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  /* the width axis does the work at small sizes: ultra-condensed keeps
     each sentence of the headline on one line, so nothing is orphaned */
  .h1 { font-stretch: 64%; font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 9.4vw, 3rem); letter-spacing: -.025em; }
  .eyebrow { font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .14em; }
  .h2 { font-stretch: 72%; }
  .br-s { display: inline; }

  .disc { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: var(--s6); }
  .leads { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  /* five people do not divide by two — the fifth becomes a wide card */
  .lead-c:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .lead-c:last-child .lead-c__a {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 7.5rem minmax(0, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;
    column-gap: var(--s5);
    align-content: center;
  }
  .lead-c:last-child .lead-c__ph { grid-row: 1 / -1; margin-bottom: 0; align-self: start; }
  .lead-c:last-child .lead-c__n { align-self: end; }
  .lead-c:last-child .lead-c__l { margin-top: var(--s4); }

  .parts { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .leap__count.is-past .leap__sub { margin-left: 0; width: 100%; }
  .band__ph { height: clamp(14rem, 42vh, 20rem); }
}

/* ── 400 ── 390 is a first-class layout, not a collapse ───────────── */
@media (max-width: 400px) {
  :root { --gut: 1.25rem; }
  .brand img { width: 7.5rem; }
  .burger__txt { display: none; }
  .leap { --edge: 1.25rem; }
  .leap__rail { height: 5.25rem; }
  .leap__cat { width: 2.5rem; }
  .leap__tick[data-lab]::after { font-size: .5625rem; letter-spacing: .05em; }
  .leap__ends { font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .05em; }
  .leads { gap: var(--s5) var(--s3); }
  .lead-c:last-child .lead-c__a { grid-template-columns: 6rem minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: var(--s4); }
  .tb__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .tb__grid > div { border-right: 0 !important; padding-left: 0 !important; }
}