/* ============================================================
   RACECRAFT LABS — Instrument
   Type system: Archivo variable (width axis carries the brand)
                IBM Plex Mono (data + legends)
   Palette: pure black, instrument white, sodium amber illumination
   ============================================================ */

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Archivo';
  src: url('../fonts/archivo-var-latin.woff2') format('woff2-variations');
  font-weight: 400 700;
  font-stretch: 62% 125%;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: block;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Plex Mono';
  src: url('../fonts/plexmono-400-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Plex Mono';
  src: url('../fonts/plexmono-500-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
  font-weight: 500; font-style: normal; font-display: swap;
}

:root {
  /* --- surface ------------------------------------------------ */
  --void:        #000000;
  --carbon:      #08090A;
  --panel:       #0D0F11;
  --rule:        rgba(255,255,255,0.09);
  --rule-strong: rgba(255,255,255,0.18);

  /* --- ink ---------------------------------------------------- */
  --instrument:  #F2F4F6;   /* primary type */
  --reticle:     #767C85;   /* labels, meta, secondary */
  --dim:         #3E434A;   /* disabled, background structure */

  /* --- signal ------------------------------------------------- */
  --amber:       #FFA61F;   /* illumination. the "on" state. */
  --amber-soft:  rgba(255,166,31,0.14);
  --fault:       #FF3B24;   /* reserved: loss, fault, delta-negative */
  --nominal:     #7BE3B0;   /* reserved: gain, delta-positive */

  /* --- metrics ------------------------------------------------ */
  --gutter: clamp(20px, 4.4vw, 72px);
  --maxw: 1680px;
  --hair: 1px;

  --ease-servo:  cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --ease-snap:   cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);

  --t-fast: 0.22s;
  --t-mid:  0.5s;
}

/* ============================================================
   RESET
   ============================================================ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html {
  background: var(--void);
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scrollbar-color: #26292d #000;
}
body {
  font-family: 'Archivo', system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 100, 'wght' 400;
  background: var(--void);
  color: var(--instrument);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overscroll-behavior-y: none;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
body.is-locked { overflow: hidden; height: 100vh; }

img, svg, canvas { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }

::selection { background: var(--amber); color: #000; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--amber);
  outline-offset: 4px;
  border-radius: 1px;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.skip-link {
  position: fixed; top: 10px; left: 10px; z-index: 999;
  padding: 10px 16px; background: var(--amber); color: #000;
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 12px;
  transform: translateY(-200%);
}
.skip-link:focus { transform: none; }

/* ============================================================
   TYPE SCALE
   Display = Archivo at wdth 125 (expanded — control-panel legend)
   ============================================================ */
.display,
h1, h2 {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 118, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.86;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* capped against viewport height as well as width — three stacked lines */
.t-hero   { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, min(9.4vw, 16svh), 10.4rem); }
.t-mega   { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.4vw, 6.8rem); }
.t-h2     { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.85vw, 3.7rem); }
.t-h3     {
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.15vw, 2.1rem);
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 108, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.62vw, 1.55rem);
  line-height: 1.42;
  letter-spacing: -0.012em;
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 100, 'wght' 400;
  color: var(--instrument);
  max-width: 30ch;
}
.body {
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.06vw, 1.06rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--reticle);
  max-width: 46ch;
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 100, 'wght' 400;
}
.body strong { color: var(--instrument); font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 100, 'wght' 500; }

/* mono utility — every legend, label, readout on this site */
.mono, .legend, .readout {
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  font-size: 0.688rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--reticle);
  font-variation-settings: normal;
}
.legend { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7em; }
.legend::before {
  content: ''; width: 5px; height: 5px; flex: none;
  background: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 0 9px 1px rgba(255,166,31,0.75);
}
.legend--dim::before { background: var(--dim); box-shadow: none; }

/* ============================================================
   LAYOUT
   ============================================================ */
.shell { width: 100%; max-width: var(--maxw); margin-inline: auto; padding-inline: var(--gutter); }

.section { position: relative; padding-block: clamp(78px, 9.4vw, 148px); }
.section--tight { padding-block: clamp(58px, 6.6vw, 104px); }
.section--flush-top { padding-top: 0; }

.grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr); gap: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 34px); }

.rule-top { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }

/* section header: mono index + wide title, sharing a hairline */
.sec-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 9fr);
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 34px);
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  align-items: start;
}
.sec-head__index { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }

/* ============================================================
   PRELOADER
   ============================================================ */
#boot {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 200;
  background: var(--void);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: var(--gutter);
}
#boot[hidden] { display: none; }
.boot__bar {
  position: relative; height: var(--hair); width: 100%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1); margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.boot__fill {
  position: absolute; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: 0%;
  background: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px 0 rgba(255,166,31,0.6);
}
.boot__row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; }
.boot__pct { font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.688rem; color: var(--amber); letter-spacing: 0.1em; }

/* ============================================================
   NAV
   ============================================================ */
.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 90;
  padding: 20px var(--gutter);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  mix-blend-mode: normal;
  transition: background var(--t-mid) var(--ease-servo);
}
.nav::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: var(--hair);
  background: var(--rule); opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity var(--t-mid) var(--ease-servo);
}
/* No backdrop-filter — see the note in the Vaquero stylesheet. A fixed,
   full-width blur is recomputed every scroll frame against everything
   beneath it. On a black page an opaque fill looks the same and is free. */
.nav.is-stuck { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.9); }
.nav.is-stuck::after { opacity: 1; }

.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.brand__mark { width: 22px; height: 22px; flex: none; overflow: visible; }
.brand__mark path, .brand__mark circle, .brand__mark line { vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; }
.brand__txt {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 120, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.86rem; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1;
}
.brand__txt em { font-style: normal; color: var(--reticle); font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 120, 'wght' 400; }

.nav__links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 40px); }
.nav__link {
  position: relative;
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.688rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--reticle);
  padding: 6px 0;
  transition: color var(--t-fast) var(--ease-snap);
}
.nav__link::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; height: var(--hair); width: 100%;
  background: var(--amber);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease-servo);
}
.nav__link:hover, .nav__link[aria-current='page'] { color: var(--instrument); }
.nav__link:hover::after, .nav__link[aria-current='page']::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.nav__link[aria-current='page'] { color: var(--amber); }

.nav__cross {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  border: var(--hair) solid var(--rule-strong);
  padding: 9px 14px;
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.625rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--reticle);
  transition: color var(--t-fast), border-color var(--t-fast), background var(--t-fast);
}
.nav__cross:hover { color: #000; background: var(--instrument); border-color: var(--instrument); }

.nav__toggle { display: none; }

/* ============================================================
   PAGE TRANSITION CURTAIN
   ============================================================ */
#curtain {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 150; pointer-events: none;
  background: var(--void);
  transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
#curtain .curtain__label {
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.688rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--amber);
  opacity: 0;
}

/* ============================================================
   HERO
   ============================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 100px 0 clamp(34px, 4vw, 56px);   /* top clears the fixed nav */
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero__gl {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
}
.hero__gl canvas { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.hero__gl::after {
  /* controlled vignette — keeps the glow disciplined */
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(130% 92% at 50% 52%, transparent 34%, rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 74%, rgba(0,0,0,0.92) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.35) 16%, transparent 34%, transparent 78%, rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 100%; }

.hero__eyebrow {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 26px; align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 22px; margin-bottom: 26px;
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
}
.hero__title { margin-bottom: 30px; }
.hero__title .ln { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.hero__title .ln > span { display: block; }
/* the terminator: an indicator lamp, not punctuation */
.hero__title .qmark {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.108em; height: 0.108em;
  margin-left: 0.075em;
  background: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 0 34px 5px rgba(255,166,31,0.42);
  vertical-align: baseline;
}

.hero__foot {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 6fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 48px);
  align-items: end;
}
.hero__scroll {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  justify-self: end; align-self: end;
}
.hero__scroll-track { width: 54px; height: var(--hair); background: var(--rule-strong); position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero__scroll-track::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--amber);
  animation: sweep 2.4s var(--ease-snap) infinite;
}
@keyframes sweep {
  0% { transform: translateX(-100%); }
  55%, 100% { transform: translateX(100%); }
}

/* ============================================================
   PAGE HEADER — inner pages
   The hero canvas is the home page's alone. Inner pages get a
   scanning hairline instead: same instrument, lower power draw.
   ============================================================ */
.page-head {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 62svh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
  padding-block: 140px clamp(30px, 4vw, 54px);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-head::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: var(--hair);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,166,31,0.85) 40%, rgba(255,166,31,0.85) 60%, transparent);
  transform-origin: center;
  animation: scanline 5.5s var(--ease-snap) infinite;
}
@keyframes scanline {
  0%, 100% { transform: scaleX(0.12); opacity: 0.35; }
  50%      { transform: scaleX(1); opacity: 1; }
}
.page-head__meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 26px; align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px; margin-bottom: 26px;
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
}
.page-head__title { max-width: 17ch; }
.page-head__title .ln { display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.page-head__title .ln > span { display: block; }
.page-head__lede { margin-top: 28px; max-width: 44ch; }

/* ============================================================
   STAGE FLOW — ordered, because the order is the product
   ============================================================ */
.flow { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.stage {
  padding: 26px clamp(16px, 1.8vw, 28px) 32px;
  border-left: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px;
  position: relative;
}
.stage:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.stage__n { font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.625rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--amber); }
.stage__title { font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 112, 'wght' 600; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 1.28rem; line-height: 1; }
.stage__body { color: var(--reticle); font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .flow { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .stage:nth-child(3) { border-left: 0; }
  .stage:nth-child(n+3) { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .flow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .stage { border-left: 0; border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
  .stage:first-child { border-top: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   DELIVERABLE LEDGER
   ============================================================ */
.ledger { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.ledger__row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr);
  gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 32px);
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  align-items: baseline;
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease-servo);
}
.ledger__row:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02); }
.ledger__k { font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 106, 'wght' 500; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.ledger__v { color: var(--reticle); font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55; }
@media (max-width: 720px) { .ledger__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 6px; } }

/* ============================================================
   COMPARISON TABLE
   ============================================================ */
.compare { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.compare__row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,4fr) minmax(0,4fr) minmax(0,4fr);
  gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 32px);
  padding: 20px 0; border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
}
.compare__row--head .mono { color: var(--instrument); }
.compare__cell { font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--reticle); }
.compare__cell--ours { color: var(--instrument); }
@media (max-width: 780px) { .compare__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; } }

/* ============================================================
   FORM PANEL
   ============================================================ */
.form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(22px, 3vw, 40px); }
.form-grid .field--wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.form-note { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; min-height: 22px; }
.form-note[data-state='error'] { color: var(--fault); }
.form-note[data-state='ok'] { color: var(--nominal); }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .form-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================================
   STATUS STRIP — control-surface annunciator
   ============================================================ */
.annunciator {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(160px, 1fr));
  border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
}
.ann {
  padding: 18px clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 26px);
  border-left: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ann:first-child { border-left: 0; }
.ann::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 2px;
  background: var(--amber); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-servo);
}
.ann.is-live::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.ann__val {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 112, 'wght' 600;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.3rem); line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-feature-settings: 'tnum' 1;
}
.ann__val em { font-style: normal; color: var(--reticle); font-size: 0.5em; margin-left: 0.25em; }

/* ============================================================
   THE LAP — persistent scroll spine
   ============================================================ */
.lap-spine {
  position: fixed;
  left: max(12px, calc(var(--gutter) * 0.36));
  top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 60;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
}
.lap-spine__track {
  position: relative; width: var(--hair); height: 34vh;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
}
/* scaleY, not height: height is a layout property and this updated on every
   scroll frame for the whole page. The head translates separately. */
.lap-spine__prog {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; height: 100%;
  transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top;
  background: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255,166,31,0.7);
  will-change: transform;
}
.lap-spine__head {
  position: absolute; top: -3px; left: -2.5px;
  width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--amber);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px 2px rgba(255,166,31,0.9);
  will-change: transform;
}
.lap-spine__label {
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.563rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em; color: var(--reticle);
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}
.lap-spine__corner { color: var(--amber); }

/* ============================================================
   CONTRAST BLOCK — information vs decisions
   ============================================================ */
.contrast { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.contrast__col { padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 52px); position: relative; }
.contrast__col + .contrast__col { border-left: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.contrast__col--past { color: var(--dim); }
.contrast__col--past .t-h3 { color: var(--dim); }
.contrast__col--next .t-h3 { color: var(--instrument); }
.contrast__q {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 118, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.4vw, 3.3rem);
  line-height: 0.94; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-block: 16px 20px;
}
.contrast__col--next .contrast__q { color: var(--amber); }
.contrast__col--next::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(80% 60% at 50% 100%, rgba(255,166,31,0.07), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   OPERATION SEQUENCE — the engineering loop (real ordered process)
   ============================================================ */
.ops { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.op {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 92px minmax(0, 4.4fr) minmax(0, 6fr);
  gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 34px);
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 34px) 0;
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  align-items: baseline;
  position: relative;
  transition: background 0.5s var(--ease-servo);
}
.op::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 2px;
  background: var(--amber); transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top;
  transition: transform 0.55s var(--ease-servo);
}
.op:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.017); }
.op:hover::before { transform: scaleY(1); }
.op__n {
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.688rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--dim); padding-left: 18px;
  transition: color var(--t-fast);
}
.op:hover .op__n { color: var(--amber); }
.op__title {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 112, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.3vw, 2.05rem); line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.op__body { color: var(--reticle); font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 58ch; }

/* ============================================================
   CHANNEL FIELD — what the platform reads
   ============================================================ */
.channels {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(220px, 1fr));
  border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  border-left: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
}
.channel {
  border-right: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  padding: 20px 18px 18px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px;
  min-height: 132px;
  position: relative;
  transition: background 0.45s var(--ease-servo);
}
.channel:hover { background: rgba(255,166,31,0.045); }
.channel__name {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 104, 'wght' 500;
  font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.16; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  margin-top: auto;
}
.channel__trace { width: 100%; height: 36px; overflow: visible; }
.channel__trace path {
  fill: none; stroke: #5A626B; stroke-width: 1.2;
  vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke;
  transition: stroke 0.35s var(--ease-servo);
}
.channel:hover .channel__trace path { stroke: var(--amber); }
.channel__idx { font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.563rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--dim); }

/* ============================================================
   PLATE — full-bleed photographic band
   The sources vary in colour temperature, so each is pulled toward
   neutral and faded into black top and bottom — the image emerges
   from the page rather than sitting on it. The grade is baked into
   the file: a CSS filter here would be re-rasterised every frame of
   the scroll-tied drift, on a layer the width of the viewport.
   ============================================================ */
.plate {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: clamp(300px, 48vh, 560px);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin: 0;
}
.plate img {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: -9%;
  width: 100%; height: 118%;
  object-fit: cover;
  will-change: transform;
}
.plate::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.18) 28%, rgba(0,0,0,0.22) 66%, #000 100%),
    radial-gradient(135% 96% at 50% 50%, transparent 42%, rgba(0,0,0,0.45) 100%);
}
.plate__cap {
  position: absolute; left: var(--gutter); bottom: 24px; z-index: 2;
  color: var(--reticle);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .plate img { transform: none !important; } }

/* ============================================================
   PULL QUOTE — the confidentiality principle
   ============================================================ */
.pull {
  border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  padding-block: clamp(64px, 10vw, 150px);
  text-align: center;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.pull::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 0; width: 1px; height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, rgba(255,166,31,0.35), transparent);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.pull__line {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 118, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 4.6vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.pull__line + .pull__line { margin-top: 0.18em; }
.pull__line--amber { color: var(--amber); }
.pull__line--dim { color: var(--dim); }

/* ============================================================
   TIER STACK — v1 / v2 / horizon (real sequence)
   ============================================================ */
.tiers { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
.tier {
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
  padding-block: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 48px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 9fr);
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.4vw, 40px);
}
.tier__head { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.tier__status {
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.563rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px 9px;
  border: var(--hair) solid var(--rule-strong); color: var(--reticle);
}
.tier__status--live { color: var(--amber); border-color: rgba(255,166,31,0.5); }
.tier__list {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(210px, 1fr));
  gap: 2px 24px;
}
.tier__list li {
  font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--reticle);
  padding: 7px 0 7px 18px; position: relative;
}
.tier__list li::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0.86em;
  width: 6px; height: var(--hair); background: var(--dim);
}
.tier--live .tier__list li { color: var(--instrument); }
.tier--live .tier__list li::before { background: var(--amber); }

/* ============================================================
   CTA / LINKS
   ============================================================ */
.cta {
  position: relative; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  align-self: flex-start; width: fit-content;
  padding: 17px 26px;
  border: var(--hair) solid var(--instrument);
  font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.688rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--instrument);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: color 0.42s var(--ease-servo), border-color 0.42s var(--ease-servo);
}
.cta::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--amber);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform 0.46s var(--ease-servo);
}
.cta > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.cta:hover { color: #000; border-color: var(--amber); }
.cta:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: left; }
.cta__arrow { transition: transform 0.42s var(--ease-servo); }
.cta:hover .cta__arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.link-inline {
  border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--dim); color: var(--instrument);
  transition: border-color var(--t-fast), color var(--t-fast);
}
.link-inline:hover { border-color: var(--amber); color: var(--amber); }

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
.footer { border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); padding-block: clamp(46px, 6vw, 84px) 30px; }
.footer__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 6fr) minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(0, 3fr); gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px); }
.footer__word {
  font-variation-settings: 'wdth' 125, 'wght' 600;
  text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 0.84; letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 8.6vw, 9.4rem);
  color: var(--instrument);
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 6vw, 90px);
  opacity: 0.94;
}
.footer__word span { color: var(--dim); }
.footer__col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; }
.footer__col a { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--reticle); transition: color var(--t-fast); width: fit-content; }
.footer__col a:hover { color: var(--amber); }
.footer__meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px;
  margin-top: clamp(30px, 4vw, 56px); padding-top: 20px;
  border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule);
}

/* ============================================================
   FORM (access page)
   ============================================================ */
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; position: relative; }
.field label { font-family: 'Plex Mono', monospace; font-size: 0.625rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--reticle); }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  background: transparent; border: 0; border-bottom: var(--hair) solid var(--rule-strong);
  color: var(--instrument); font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif; font-size: 1.02rem;
  padding: 12px 0; width: 100%;
  transition: border-color var(--t-fast);
}
.field select { appearance: none; cursor: pointer; }
.field select option { background: #0D0F11; color: var(--instrument); }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--amber); }
.field input::placeholder, .field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--dim); }
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 96px; }

/* ============================================================
   REVEAL PRIMITIVES (initial state only — GSAP animates)
   ============================================================ */
[data-reveal] { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px); }
.js-off [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ============================================================
   CURSOR
   ============================================================ */
.cursor {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 180; pointer-events: none;
  width: 26px; height: 26px; margin: -13px 0 0 -13px;
  border: var(--hair) solid rgba(255,166,31,0.85);
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: width 0.3s var(--ease-servo), height 0.3s var(--ease-servo),
              margin 0.3s var(--ease-servo), opacity 0.3s;
}
.cursor.is-on { opacity: 1; }
.cursor.is-hot { width: 52px; height: 52px; margin: -26px 0 0 -26px; }
.cursor__dot {
  position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 50%; width: 3px; height: 3px;
  margin: -1.5px 0 0 -1.5px; background: var(--amber);
}
@media (hover: none), (pointer: coarse) { .cursor { display: none; } }

/* ============================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .sec-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .tier { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .op { grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr; }
  .op__body { grid-column: 2; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .lap-spine { display: none; }
  .hero__foot { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 26px; }
  .hero__scroll { justify-self: start; }
  .contrast { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .contrast__col + .contrast__col { border-left: 0; border-top: var(--hair) solid var(--rule); }
  .nav__links { display: none; }
  .nav__links.is-open {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 22px;
    position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 95;
    background: var(--void); padding: 96px var(--gutter) var(--gutter);
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }
  .nav__links.is-open .nav__link { font-size: 1.05rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; color: var(--instrument); }
  .nav__toggle {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; z-index: 100; padding: 8px;
  }
  .nav__toggle span { display: block; width: 22px; height: var(--hair); background: var(--instrument); transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease-servo), opacity 0.2s; }
  .nav__toggle.is-open span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(6px) rotate(45deg); }
  .nav__toggle.is-open span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .nav__toggle.is-open span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-6px) rotate(-45deg); }
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .t-hero { line-height: 0.92; }
  .op { grid-template-columns: 46px 1fr; }
  .op__n { padding-left: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   REDUCED MOTION — the quality floor
   ============================================================ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
  [data-reveal] { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .cursor { display: none; }
  .hero__scroll-track::after { animation: none; transform: none; }
}