@font-face{font-family:'Fraunces';src:url('/assets/fonts/fraunces-var.woff2') format('woff2');font-weight:100 900;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:'Fraunces';src:url('/assets/fonts/fraunces-italic-var.woff2') format('woff2');font-weight:100 900;font-style:italic;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:'Libre Franklin';src:url('/assets/fonts/librefranklin-var.woff2') format('woff2');font-weight:100 900;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:'Space Mono';src:url('/assets/fonts/spacemono-400.woff2') format('woff2');font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:'Space Mono';src:url('/assets/fonts/spacemono-700.woff2') format('woff2');font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
:root {
  --ink: #0a0a0a;
  --ink-soft: #222427;
  --paper: #FDFDFC;
  --paper-2: #FFFFFF;
  --quiet: #F5F8F8;
  --line: #E7E7E7;
  --muted: #6E6E6E;
  --blue: #0d3b66;
  --blue-2: #245f8f;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --max: 1180px;
  --serif: "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "Libre Franklin", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --mono: "Space Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
  --u: 8px;
  --M: calc(var(--u) * 12); /* 96px — the governing measure: ledger label column = headline indent */
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-optical-sizing: auto;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

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

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

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--blue-2);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -999px;
  top: 12px;
  z-index: 1000;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  left: 12px;
}

.wrap {
  width: min(100% - 40px, var(--max));
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.narrow {
  max-width: 840px;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper-2) 94%, transparent);
  border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--line) 70%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.header-inner {
  min-height: 72px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.brand img {
  width: 174px;
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 26px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 650;
}

.site-nav a {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

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

.nav-cta {
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white) !important;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  padding: 9px 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(88px, 12vw, 148px) 0 clamp(72px, 9vw, 112px);
  background: radial-gradient(130% 100% at 82% -10%, #16324f 0%, #0d1420 42%, var(--ink) 78%);
  color: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hero-ghost {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  right: 2%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: min(54vw, 900px);
  height: auto;
  opacity: .11;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  color: #86b5de;
}

.scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  left: 20px;
  bottom: 20px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: .24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7f8a97;
}

.cue-line {
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: #4a5560;
}



.hero h1,
.page-hero h1,
.section h2,
.thanks-card h1,
.legal-page h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.012em;
  line-height: .98;
  margin: 0;
}

/* The crown, magazine-cover method: two fully authored compositions,
   one per breakpoint, real <br> breaks. Line breaks are copy.
   Size is derived from the longest line's measure, so re-wrapping
   is impossible; if CSS ever fails, the <br>s still compose the text. */
.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.hero-title {
  max-width: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: var(--white);
  /* desktop composition: longest line "Southwest Florida's" ~ 9.6em. Cap 104px. */
  font-size: min(104px, calc((100vw - 40px) / 9.9));
}

.hero-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: inherit;
}

.hero-title .compo {
  display: block;
}

.hero-title .compo-m {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  /* mobile composition: four flush lines, longest "media company." ~ 7.2em. Cap 60px. */
  .hero-title {
    font-size: min(60px, calc((100vw - 40px) / 7.4));
  }

  .hero-ghost {
    display: none;
  }

  .scroll-cue {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero-title .compo-d {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero-title .compo-m {
    display: block;
  }
}

.hero-lede,
.page-hero p,
.section .stack p,
.path-panel > p,
.offer > p,
.thanks-card p {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.55vw, 20px);
}

.hero-lede {
  max-width: 54ch;
  margin: calc(var(--u) * 4) 0 0;
  color: #B9C2CC;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.hero-actions {
  margin-top: calc(var(--u) * 4);
}

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 2px;
  background: currentColor;
  margin-right: 10px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.hero-actions,
.inline-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 46px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 12px 17px;
  font-weight: 750;
  line-height: 1.2;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .2s var(--ease), background .2s var(--ease), border-color .2s var(--ease);
}

.button:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.button.primary,
.button.form-button {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
}

.button.primary:hover,
.button.form-button:hover {
  background: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
}

.button.secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.button.light {
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.hero-panel {
  position: relative;
}

.system-ledger {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 18px) 0, 100% 18px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  /* water: flush to the shared waterline, pouring off the right edge of the viewport */

}

.ledger-line {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--M) 1fr;
  gap: calc(var(--u) * 2);
  padding: calc(var(--u) * 3);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
}

.ledger-label {
  color: #86b5de;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ledger-line strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(21px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.14;
  white-space: nowrap; /* the <br> is the composition; nothing else breaks */
}

.ledger-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr;
  gap: calc(var(--u) * 2);
  align-items: center;
  padding: calc(var(--u) * 3);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.ledger-note {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(56px, auto) 1fr;
}

.ledger-note img {
  width: 56px;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  align-self: start;
}

.ledger-note p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 15px;
}

.model-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  padding: 28px;
  min-height: 190px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
}

.model-card-dark {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
}

.model-card h2,
.offer h3,
.path-panel h2,
.category-card h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.model-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px);
}

.model-card p {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  color: inherit;
  font-size: 18px;
}

.model-index {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.model-join {
  height: 36px;
  width: 1px;
  margin-left: 28px;
  background: var(--ink);
}

.fact-strip {
  padding: calc(var(--u) * 6) 0 calc(var(--u) * 5);
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
}

.fact-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
}

.fact-row > div {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 24px;
}

.fact-number {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 58px);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--white);
}

.fact-label {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #9fb3c8;
}

.section {
  padding: clamp(66px, 9vw, 112px) 0;
}

.section.quiet {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.desk-section {
  background: var(--quiet);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.desk-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .95fr) minmax(360px, .75fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 7vw, 84px);
  align-items: start;
}

.desk-intro {
  max-width: 620px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.5vw, 20px);
}

.desk-options {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.desk-option {
  width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 18px;
  text-align: left;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--ease), background .2s var(--ease), transform .2s var(--ease);
}

.desk-option:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  border-color: var(--ink);
}

.desk-option.is-selected {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-color: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
}

.desk-option span {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  color: currentColor;
}

.desk-option strong {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 27px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
}

.desk-output {
  position: sticky;
  top: 96px;
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 38px);
  box-shadow: 18px 18px 0 rgba(10, 10, 10, .08);
}

.desk-output h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: .98;
}

.desk-output > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 18px;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
}

.desk-output dl {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 28px 0 0;
}

.desk-output dl div {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 16px;
}

.desk-output dt {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
}

.desk-output dd {
  margin: 7px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.desk-output .button {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.split {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(320px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 7vw, 90px);
  align-items: start;
}

.stack > * + * {
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.stack p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.offer-grid,
.two-paths,
.category-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
  margin-top: 42px;
}

.offer,
.path-panel,
.category-card {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
}

.offer {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 480px;
}

.offer h3,
.path-panel h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.2vw, 44px);
}

.offer > p,
.path-panel > p {
  margin: 22px 0 0;
}

.check-list {
  margin: 26px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.check-list li {
  padding: 14px 0 14px 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

.check-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 21px;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background: var(--blue);
}


.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: fit-content;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 26px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-weight: 800;
  border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor;
}

.publication-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 360px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(34px, 7vw, 92px);
  align-items: center;
}

.publication-mark {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 40px);
}

.principles {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

.principles article,
.definition-list > div,
.process-list li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 18px;
}

.principles h3,
.definition-list h3,
.process-list h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.principles p,
.definition-list p,
.process-list p,
.category-card p,
.legal-page p {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 8px 0 0;
}

.dark-band {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--white);
}

.dark-band .eyebrow {
  color: #86b5de;
}

.dark-band p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .76) !important;
}

.page-hero {
  padding: clamp(70px, 11vw, 132px) 0 clamp(52px, 8vw, 86px);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 7.5vw, 84px);
  font-weight: 500;
  max-width: 12ch;
}

.page-hero p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 24px 0 0;
}

.path-panel {
  min-height: 520px;
}



.definition-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.process-grid,
.form-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(340px, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(34px, 7vw, 86px);
}

.process-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 24px;
}

.process-list span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.promise-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 26px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
}

.promise-list span {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .22);
  padding-top: 10px;
}

.contact-form {
  background: var(--paper-2);
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--white);
  padding: clamp(22px, 4vw, 36px);
}

.form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}

.field {
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.field label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 7px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 13px 12px;
}

.field textarea {
  resize: vertical;
  min-height: 140px;
}

.field input:focus,
.field select:focus,
.field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--blue);
  outline: 3px solid rgba(36, 95, 143, .2);
}

.form-button {
  width: 100%;
}

.form-note {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted) !important;
  font-size: 13px;
}

.honeypot {
  position: absolute;
  left: -10000px;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.category-grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.category-card {
  min-height: 310px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.category-card h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
}

.legal-page {
  padding: clamp(54px, 8vw, 96px) 0;
}

.legal-page h1 {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 7vw, 72px);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.legal-updated {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 12px 0 36px !important;
}

.legal-page section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 24px;
  margin-top: 24px;
}

.legal-page h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0;
}

.simple-page {
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: var(--paper);
}

.thanks-screen {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 36px 20px;
}

.thanks-logo {
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.thanks-logo img {
  width: 174px;
}

.thanks-card {
  width: min(100%, 660px);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(28px, 6vw, 56px);
  text-align: center;
}

.thanks-card h1 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 7vw, 66px);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.thanks-card p:not(.eyebrow) {
  margin: 20px auto 0;
  max-width: 520px;
}

.thanks-card .inline-actions {
  justify-content: center;
}

.site-footer {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
  padding: 42px 0;
}

.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 1fr) auto auto;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: start;
}

.footer-logo {
  width: 174px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.site-footer p {
  max-width: 360px;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.site-footer nav,
.footer-meta {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.site-footer a:hover {
  color: var(--white);
}

.footer-meta {
  text-align: right;
}

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-grid,
  .split,
  .publication-grid,
  .desk-grid,
  .process-grid,
  .form-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .desk-output {
    position: static;
  }

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

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

  .footer-meta {
    text-align: left;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .wrap {
    width: min(100% - 28px, var(--max));
  }

  .header-inner {
    min-height: 64px;
  }

  .brand img {
    width: 152px;
  }

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

  .site-nav {
    position: absolute;
    left: 14px;
    right: 14px;
    top: calc(100% + 8px);
    display: none;
    background: var(--paper-2);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(10, 10, 10, .16);
  }

  .site-nav.is-open {
    display: grid;
    gap: 2px;
  }

  .site-nav a {
    padding: 12px;
  }

  .nav-cta {
    margin-top: 6px;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .hero {
    padding-top: 54px;
  }

  .hero-panel {
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .ledger-line,
  .ledger-note,
  .desk-option {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .fact-row,
  .offer-grid,
  .two-paths,
  .category-grid,
  .form-row,
  .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .offer,
  .path-panel,
  .category-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .page-hero h1 {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .footer-meta {
    text-align: left;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

.hero-facts{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-top:18px;line-height:1.9}

.facts-date{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7f8a97;display:block;margin:14px auto 0;max-width:var(--max);padding:0 20px}


/* ============================================================
   APEX & WATERLINE — v6 design language layer
   Two devices, total consistency:
   1. Apex notch: 45deg corner cut on commercial surfaces
      (derived from the wordmark's flat-apex signature).
   2. Waterline: 2px blue datum (eyebrow dash, card tops,
      header rule on scroll).
   ============================================================ */

/* -- orphan class resolution -- */
.hero-copy { min-width: 0; }
.offer-head { margin: 0 0 12px; }
.offer-head h3 { margin: 8px 0 0; }
.legal-nav { gap: 18px; }

/* -- apex notch on commercial surfaces -- */
.button.primary,
.button.form-button,
.button.light {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 11px) 0, 100% 11px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.desk-output {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--blue);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 16px) 0, 100% 16px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.path-panel.accent {
  border-top: 2px solid var(--blue);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 16px) 0, 100% 16px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.contact-form {
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 18px) 0, 100% 18px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

.desk-option.is-selected {
  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--blue);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 10px) 0, 100% 10px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}

/* -- waterline under the header, drawn on scroll -- */
.site-header::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--blue);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform .28s var(--ease);
}

.site-header.is-scrolled::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

/* -- interaction language: one underline motion for all text links -- */
.text-link {
  color: var(--blue);
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  background-image: linear-gradient(var(--blue), var(--blue));
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 0% 2px;
  background-position: 0 100%;
  transition: background-size .22s var(--ease);
}

.text-link:hover,
.text-link:focus-visible {
  background-size: 100% 2px;
}

.dark-band .text-link {
  color: #86b5de;
  background-image: linear-gradient(#86b5de, #86b5de);
}

/* -- buttons: settled weight, quiet motion -- */
.button {
  transition: background-color .16s var(--ease), color .16s var(--ease), border-color .16s var(--ease);
}

/* -- numerals sit like a table of record -- */
.fact-number,
.ledger-line strong,
.desk-option span {
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

/* -- affirmed-figures furniture: typography only, .wrap owns geometry -- */
.facts-date {
  max-width: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: #7f8a97;
}

.hero-facts {
  max-width: 58ch;
}

/* -- form fields: honest touch targets -- */
.field input,
.field select {
  min-height: 48px;
}

/* -- reduced motion: the language survives without movement -- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }

  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  .site-header::after {
    transform: none;
  }
}


/* ---- composition at narrow widths: same structure, tighter music ---- */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .system-ledger {
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 14px) 0, 100% 14px, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  }
}


@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .ledger-line {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: calc(var(--u) * 1);
  }
}


.ledger-note p {
  max-width: 52ch;
}


/* hero CTAs on ink */
.hero .button.primary {
  background: var(--blue);
  border-color: var(--blue);
  color: var(--white);
}

.hero .button.primary:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.hero .button.secondary {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
  color: var(--white);
}

.hero .button.secondary:hover {
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* the wire: category ticker */
.wire {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-top: 1px solid #1c1c1c;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #1c1c1c;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.wire-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: wire 46s linear infinite;
}

.wire:hover .wire-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

.wire-track span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 13px 0;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #cdd4dc;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.wire-track span::after {
  content: "";
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #3E77B5;
  margin: 0 30px;
}

@keyframes wire {
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

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

/* relocated slab: lives in the model section's stack */
.stack .system-ledger {
  margin-top: calc(var(--u) * 4);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--blue);
}


/* ============================================================
   READABILITY LAYER — the audience is 45 to 65+.
   Larger wordmarks, larger labels, larger running text.
   ============================================================ */

.site-header .brand img {
  height: 24px;
}

.site-footer .brand img,
.site-footer > .wrap > div:first-child img {
  height: 30px;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  color: #9CC2E8;
}

.eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
}

.hero-lede {
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.wire-track span {
  font-size: 14px;
  padding: 15px 0;
  color: #E2E8EE;
}

.wire-track span::after {
  margin: 0 34px;
}

.fact-label {
  font-size: 14.5px;
}

.ledger-label {
  font-size: 12px;
}

.hero-facts {
  font-size: 12px;
}

.stack p,
.desk-intro,
.definition-list p,
.offer p,
.category-card p,
.process-list p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.promise-list span {
  font-size: 13.5px;
}

.site-footer p,
.site-footer a {
  font-size: 14.5px;
}

.scroll-cue {
  font-size: 11px;
}

/* the relocated slab: spans under the split, kills the dead column */
.model-slab {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin-top: calc(var(--u) * 5);
}


/* ============================================================
   READABILITY II — verified against real markup this time.
   Wordmarks sized by .brand img / .footer-logo (the classes
   that actually exist). Labels and body sized for 45-65+.
   ============================================================ */

.brand img {
  height: 28px;
  width: auto;
}

.footer-logo {
  height: 34px;
  width: auto;
}

.site-nav a {
  font-size: 15.5px;
}

.eyebrow {
  font-size: 13px;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.lede-lead {
  display: block;
  font-size: 23px;
  font-weight: 650;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.desk-output h3 {
  font-size: 27px;
}

.desk-output > p:not(.eyebrow),
.desk-output dd {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.desk-output dt {
  font-size: 13px;
}

.desk-option strong {
  font-size: 18.5px;
}

.check-list li {
  font-size: 16px;
}

.button {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.field label {
  font-size: 12.5px;
}

.field input,
.field select,
.field textarea {
  font-size: 16.5px;
}

.form-note {
  color: #6E6E6E !important;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.process-list li,
.process-list span {
  font-size: 16px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .brand img {
    height: 23px;
  }

  .footer-logo {
    height: 28px;
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   READABILITY III + the rents/builds composition
   ============================================================ */

/* labels: final size for the demographic */
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
}

.hero-eyebrow {
  font-size: 14.5px;
}

.desk-output dt {
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* rents/builds: one authored four-line composition at every width,
   nowrap lines, size derived from the longest line (~8.8em) */
.rents-h2 .compo {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.rents-h2 {
  font-size: min(44px, calc((100vw - 40px) / 8.9));
}

@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .rents-h2 {
    font-size: clamp(38px, 3.8vw, 56px);
  }
}


/* ============================================================
   V18 LAYER — authored page-hero compositions, layout repairs,
   final readability.
   ============================================================ */

/* authored two-line page heroes (partners, consulting) */
.ph1 span[aria-hidden] {
  display: block;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ph1 {
  font-size: min(76px, calc((100vw - 40px) / 9.2));
}

/* "Find your category." — one owned line at every width (~9.9em) */
.h1-solo {
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-size: min(72px, calc((100vw - 40px) / 10));
}

/* global rag control for everything not individually authored */
.page-hero h1,
.section h2 {
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* process: three steps across, no dead column */
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .process-grid {
    display: block;
  }

  .process-grid > div:first-child {
    margin-bottom: calc(var(--u) * 5);
  }

  .process-list {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: calc(var(--u) * 4);
  }
}

/* the conversation form: one centered column, no black dead space */
.form-grid {
  display: block;
  max-width: 780px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.form-grid > div:first-child {
  margin-bottom: calc(var(--u) * 4);
}

/* offer cards: no stretched empty pillars */
.offer-grid {
  align-items: start;
}

/* footer + dark band, final sizes */
.site-footer p,
.site-footer a,
.site-footer .footer-meta span {
  font-size: 15.5px;
}

.dark-band .button {
  font-size: 15.5px;
}