/* =============================================================
   VEEDAY CONSULTANTS — veeday.css  (2026 rebuild)
   Palette: Veeday Red #C8201A · Off-white #FAFAF8 · Charcoal #111111
   Type:    Playfair Display (display) · Inter (text)
   ============================================================= */

:root {
  --red: #C8201A;
  --red-deep: #A51912;
  --ink: #12100F;
  --ink-2: #1B1716;
  --oxblood: #3A0F0C;
  --amber: #E8A33D;
  --sand: #F1ECE4;
  --paper: #FAFAF8;
  --paper-2: #F1F0EC;

  --bg: var(--paper);
  --fg: var(--ink);
  --mute: rgba(17, 17, 17, .64);
  --faint: rgba(17, 17, 17, .6);
  --line: rgba(17, 17, 17, .13);

  --serif: 'Playfair Display', 'Iowan Old Style', Georgia, serif;
  --sans: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;

  --ease: cubic-bezier(.19, .76, .16, 1);
  --wrap: 1320px;
  --pad: clamp(20px, 4.4vw, 64px);
  --section: clamp(84px, 11vw, 168px);
  --nav-h: 72px;
}

.dark {
  --bg: var(--ink);
  --fg: var(--paper);
  --mute: rgba(250, 250, 248, .66);
  --faint: rgba(250, 250, 248, .56);
  --line: rgba(250, 250, 248, .14);
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--fg);
}

/* ── Reset ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { font-size: 16px; scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--fg);
  background: var(--paper);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: clip;
}
img, canvas { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; text-align: left; }
address { font-style: normal; }
::selection { background: var(--red); color: var(--paper); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }
.dark :focus-visible, .split__half:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--paper); }
.split__half:focus-visible, .slat__btn:focus-visible { outline-offset: -6px; outline-color: var(--paper); }
/* small red labels need a lighter red to stay readable on charcoal */
.dark .eyebrow, .dark .footer__legal a { color: #F0554E; }
.split__half--employer .eyebrow { color: #F0554E; }
[id] { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 12px); }

.wrap { width: 100%; max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--pad); }
section { position: relative; }

/* ── Type ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.h1, .h2, .hero__title, .statement {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 4.7vw, 70px); line-height: 1.06; }
.h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.9vw, 42px); line-height: 1.14; }
.h1 em, .h2 em, .hero__title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red); }
p { color: var(--mute); }
strong { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; }
.lede { font-size: clamp(16px, 1.25vw, 19px); line-height: 1.7; max-width: 56ch; }
.eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
}
.link {
  background: linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor) 0 100% / 100% 1px no-repeat;
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: background-size .5s var(--ease), color .3s;
}
.link:hover { background-size: 0 1px; background-position: 100% 100%; color: var(--red); }

/* ── Section header ────────────────────────────────────────── */
.sec-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mute);
  margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 5vw, 72px);
}
.sec-head__name { color: var(--fg); }
.sec-head__rule { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); min-width: 24px; }
.sec-head__meta { color: var(--faint); white-space: nowrap; }

/* ── Buttons ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.btn {
  --b-bg: transparent; --b-fg: var(--fg); --b-bd: var(--line);
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 13px 22px;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .01em; line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--b-fg); background: var(--b-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--b-bd); border-radius: 999px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background .35s var(--ease), color .35s var(--ease), border-color .35s var(--ease), transform .5s var(--ease);
  will-change: transform;
}
.btn--sm { padding: 10px 18px; font-size: 13px; }
.btn--lg { padding: 17px 28px; font-size: 15px; }
.btn--red { --b-bg: var(--red); --b-fg: var(--paper); --b-bd: var(--red); }
.btn--ghost { --b-bd: rgba(250, 250, 248, .32); --b-fg: var(--paper); }
.btn--paper { --b-bg: var(--paper); --b-fg: var(--ink); --b-bd: var(--paper); }
/* colour swaps only where a real pointer hovers: a tapped button on a phone keeps :hover */
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn--red:hover { --b-bg: var(--paper); --b-fg: var(--ink); --b-bd: var(--paper); }
  :not(.dark) > .btn--red:hover, .nav .btn--red:hover { --b-bg: var(--paper); --b-fg: var(--ink); }
  .btn--ghost:hover { --b-bg: var(--paper); --b-fg: var(--ink); --b-bd: var(--paper); }
  .btn--paper:hover { --b-bg: var(--ink); --b-fg: var(--paper); --b-bd: var(--ink); }
}

.arrow {
  display: inline-block; width: 18px; height: 10px; flex: none;
  background: currentColor;
  -webkit-mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 18 10'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 5h16M12 1l4 4-4 4' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='1.3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / contain no-repeat;
          mask: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 18 10'%3E%3Cpath d='M0 5h16M12 1l4 4-4 4' fill='none' stroke='%23000' stroke-width='1.3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center / contain no-repeat;
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease);
}
a:hover > .arrow, .btn:hover .arrow, a:hover .split__go .arrow { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* ── Scroll progress ───────────────────────────────────────── */
.progress { position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; height: 2px; z-index: 120; pointer-events: none; }
.progress span { display: block; height: 100%; background: var(--red); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: 0 50%; }

/* ── Reveal ────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.js [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity 1s var(--ease) var(--d, 0s), transform 1.1s var(--ease) var(--d, 0s);
}
.js [data-reveal].in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ═════════ NAV ═════════ */
.nav {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 100;
  color: var(--paper);
  transition: transform .5s var(--ease), background .4s, border-color .4s, backdrop-filter .4s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.nav.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(17, 17, 17, .78);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(16px);
          backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(16px);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(250, 250, 248, .1);
}
.nav.is-hidden { transform: translateY(-101%); }
.nav__inner {
  max-width: 1480px; margin: 0 auto; height: var(--nav-h);
  padding: 0 var(--pad);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 28px;
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; flex: none; }
.brand img { width: 38px; height: 38px; object-fit: contain; }
.brand__text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1; }
.brand__text b { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 500; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -.01em; }
.brand__text i { font-style: normal; font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; opacity: .62; margin-top: 5px; }

.nav__links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 34px); margin-left: auto; }
.nav__links > a {
  position: relative; font-size: 13.5px; color: rgba(250, 250, 248, .78);
  padding: 6px 0; transition: color .3s;
}
.nav__links > a::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 1px; background: var(--red);
  transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: 100% 50%; transition: transform .5s var(--ease);
}
.nav__links > a:hover { color: var(--paper); }
.nav__links > a:hover::after { transform: scaleX(1); transform-origin: 0 50%; }
.nav__menu-ctas { display: none; }
.nav__ctas { display: flex; gap: 10px; }
.nav__toggle { display: none; width: 44px; height: 44px; position: relative; margin-right: -10px; }
.nav__toggle span {
  position: absolute; left: 10px; right: 10px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--paper);
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease), top .45s var(--ease);
}
.nav__toggle span:nth-child(1) { top: 17px; }
.nav__toggle span:nth-child(2) { top: 26px; }
.nav.is-open .nav__toggle span:nth-child(1) { top: 21.5px; transform: rotate(45deg); }
.nav.is-open .nav__toggle span:nth-child(2) { top: 21.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg); }

/* ═════════ HERO ═════════ */
.hero {
  min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + clamp(24px, 5vh, 72px));
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.hero__globe {
  position: absolute; z-index: -2;
  top: 50%; right: clamp(-260px, -9vw, -60px);
  width: min(96vh, 66vw); aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translateY(-52%);
  cursor: grab;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.6s ease .2s;
  touch-action: pan-y;
}
.hero__globe.is-live { opacity: 1; }
.hero__globe:active { cursor: grabbing; }
/* Still frame of the globe, only when the 3D will not appear (no JS, Data Saver, no WebGL, load
   failure, lost context): js/main.js adds .no-3d. Phones fetch only the phone file. */
html:not(.js) .hero__globe, .hero__globe.no-3d { opacity: 1; cursor: default; }
html:not(.js) .hero__globe::before, .hero__globe.no-3d::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background: url(assets/stills/home-hero-desktop.webp) center / contain no-repeat;
  transition: opacity 1.2s ease;
}
.hero__globe.no-3d canvas { opacity: 0; }
.hero__globe.no-3d.is-live { cursor: grab; }
.hero__globe.no-3d.is-live::before { opacity: 0; }
.hero__globe.no-3d.is-live canvas { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 1.2s ease; }
@media (max-width: 700px), (max-width: 900px) and (max-height: 500px) {
  html:not(.js) .hero__globe::before, .hero__globe.no-3d::before { background-image: url(assets/stills/home-hero-phone.webp); }
}
.hero__globe canvas, .geo__globe canvas, .licence__seal canvas, .process__canvas canvas { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }
/* Backdrop: a warm dusk rather than flat black — oxblood wash, three slow embers, a faint survey grid, film grain. */
.hero__bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -3; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 90% at 82% 46%, #5a120d 0%, rgba(74, 15, 11, .55) 34%, rgba(17, 17, 17, 0) 70%),
    radial-gradient(60% 70% at 4% 104%, #3b0f0b 0%, rgba(17, 17, 17, 0) 62%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, #161312 0%, #120f0f 55%, #1d0c0b 100%);
}
.hero__bg i { position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; filter: blur(80px); will-change: transform; animation: ember 28s ease-in-out infinite alternate; }
.hero__bg i:nth-child(1) { width: 44vw; height: 44vw; right: 4vw; top: 6%; background: #C8201A; opacity: .34; }
.hero__bg i:nth-child(2) { width: 26vw; height: 26vw; right: 34vw; bottom: -10%; background: #F0612D; opacity: .2; animation-duration: 36s; animation-direction: alternate-reverse; }
.hero__bg i:nth-child(3) { width: 30vw; height: 30vw; left: -10vw; top: -16%; background: #8E1711; opacity: .32; animation-duration: 42s; }
@keyframes ember { from { transform: translate3d(-4%, 3%, 0) scale(1); } to { transform: translate3d(6%, -5%, 0) scale(1.14); } }
.hero__bg::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(250, 250, 248, .05) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(250, 250, 248, .05) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 92px 92px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(80% 90% at 70% 40%, #000 0%, transparent 78%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(80% 90% at 70% 40%, #000 0%, transparent 78%);
}
.hero__bg::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .16; mix-blend-mode: overlay;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='220' height='220'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.hero__veil {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17,17,17,.78) 0%, rgba(17,17,17,.5) 30%, rgba(17,17,17,0) 60%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(17,17,17,.92) 0%, rgba(17,17,17,0) 30%);
}
.hero__content { position: relative; pointer-events: none; }
.hero__content > * { pointer-events: auto; }

.hero__title {
  font-size: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 92px);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  max-width: 12em;
  text-wrap: initial;
}
.hero__title .line { display: block; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: .12em; margin-bottom: -.12em; }
.hero__title .line > span { display: block; }
.js .hero__title .line > span { transform: translateY(112%); transition: transform 1.25s var(--ease); }
.js .hero__title .line:nth-child(2) > span { transition-delay: .09s; }
.js .hero__title .line:nth-child(3) > span { transition-delay: .18s; }
.js .hero__title .line:nth-child(4) > span { transition-delay: .27s; }
.js .is-ready .hero__title .line > span { transform: none; }

.hero__sub { max-width: 50ch; margin-top: clamp(22px, 3.4vh, 38px); font-size: clamp(15.5px, 1.2vw, 18px); }
.hero__ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: clamp(26px, 4vh, 44px); }

.hero__foot { padding-top: clamp(32px, 5vh, 64px); padding-bottom: clamp(22px, 3.5vh, 36px); pointer-events: none; }
.hero__facts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto 1fr; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stats { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, auto); }
.hero__markets { padding: 22px 0 4px 28px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; }
.hero__markets span { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mute); order: 2; }
.hero__markets p { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(17px, 1.75vw, 26px); line-height: 1.35; color: var(--paper); max-width: 34em; text-wrap: balance; }
.stat { padding: 22px 36px 4px 0; }
.stat + .stat { padding-left: 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.stat dd { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 56px); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.02em; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums tabular-nums; }
.stat dt { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mute); }
.hero__legal { margin-top: 22px; max-width: 78ch; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--mute); }

/* ═════════ TRUSTED / MARQUEE ═════════ */
.trusted { padding: clamp(44px, 6vw, 76px) 0 clamp(36px, 5vw, 60px); overflow: hidden; }
.trusted__label { text-align: center; font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--faint); padding: 0 var(--pad); margin-bottom: 30px; }
.trusted__more { text-align: center; margin-top: 30px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--fg); }
.marquee {
  overflow: hidden;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 12%, #000 88%, transparent);
          mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 12%, #000 88%, transparent);
}
.marquee + .marquee { margin-top: 18px; }
.marquee__track { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 60px); width: max-content; padding-right: clamp(28px, 4vw, 60px); animation: marquee 70s linear infinite; will-change: transform; }
.js .marquee__track { animation: none; }
.marquee--rev .marquee__track { animation-direction: reverse; animation-duration: 82s; }
.marquee img {
  height: clamp(34px, 3.4vw, 46px); width: clamp(96px, 9.4vw, 136px); object-fit: contain; flex: none;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply; filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05); opacity: .62;
  transition: filter .4s, opacity .4s;
}
.marquee img:hover { filter: none; opacity: 1; }
@keyframes panelIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-10px); } }
@keyframes marquee { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* ═════════ ABOUT ═════════ */
.about { padding: var(--section) 0; background: var(--sand); margin-bottom: var(--section); }
.statement { font-size: clamp(30px, 4.5vw, 68px); line-height: 1.1; max-width: 21em; color: var(--fg); text-wrap: initial; }
.js [data-words] .w { opacity: .16; transition: opacity .5s ease; }
.js [data-words] .w.on { opacity: 1; }
.about__cols {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px);
  margin: clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px) 0 0 auto; max-width: 880px;
  font-size: 17px;
}

.licence {
  margin-top: clamp(64px, 9vw, 132px);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 5fr) 7fr; align-items: center;
  border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 18% 50%, rgba(200, 32, 26, .16), transparent 60%),
    var(--ink);
}
.licence__seal { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 1; width: 100%; max-height: 560px; cursor: pointer; touch-action: pan-y; }
.licence__seal canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
.licence__seal-fallback {
  position: absolute; inset: 22%; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px); letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--mute);
  transition: opacity .6s;
}
.licence__seal.is-live .licence__seal-fallback { opacity: 0; }
.licence__toast {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 9%; z-index: 2; translate: -50% 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; white-space: nowrap; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .3s, translate .5s var(--ease);
}
.licence__toast.is-on { opacity: 1; translate: -50% 0; }
.licence__body { padding: clamp(32px, 5vw, 76px) clamp(24px, 5vw, 76px) clamp(32px, 5vw, 76px) clamp(8px, 2vw, 24px); }
.licence__body .h2 { margin: 16px 0 22px; }
.licence__body p + p { margin-top: 14px; }
.licence__meta { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, auto); justify-content: start; gap: 0 clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px); margin-top: 34px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.licence__meta span { display: block; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--faint); margin-bottom: 6px; }
.licence__meta b { font-weight: 500; font-size: 14.5px; }
.licence__meta li:first-child b { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 22px; color: var(--paper); letter-spacing: .02em; }

/* ═════════ PROMISE / ROWS ═════════ */
.promise, .services, .industries { padding: 0 0 var(--section); }
.promise__top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr; gap: clamp(24px, 5vw, 80px); align-items: end; margin-bottom: clamp(40px, 5.5vw, 80px); }
.rows { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.row {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 5fr 6fr; gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 48px); align-items: baseline;
  padding: clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 46px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.row::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: -1px; height: 1px; width: 100%; background: var(--red); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: 0 50%; transition: transform .9s var(--ease); }
.row:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.row__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 38px); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.015em; transition: transform .7s var(--ease); }
.row:hover .row__title { transform: translateX(10px); }
.row__text { max-width: 54ch; }

/* ═════════ SERVICES / CARDS ═════════ */
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 24px); perspective: 1400px; }
.card { transform-style: preserve-3d; }
.card__inner {
  position: relative; height: 100%; min-height: 420px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 40px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--paper);
  overflow: hidden;
  transform: rotateX(var(--rx, 0deg)) rotateY(var(--ry, 0deg));
  transition: transform .7s var(--ease), color .3s ease, border-color .3s ease;
  isolation: isolate;
}
/* Fill grows from where the cursor entered. Transform-only, so it stays on the compositor. */
.card__inner::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; z-index: -1;
  left: var(--mx, 50%); top: var(--my, 100%); width: 240px; height: 240px; margin: -120px 0 0 -120px;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--ink);
  transform: scale(0); transition: transform .55s cubic-bezier(.3, .7, .2, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}
.card.is-hot .card__inner { color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink); transition: transform .18s ease-out, color .3s ease, border-color .3s ease; }
.card.is-hot .card__inner::before { transform: scale(9); }
.card__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(24px, 2.2vw, 32px); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.015em; margin: 22px 0 18px; }
.card p { transition: color .3s ease; }
.card.is-hot p:not(.eyebrow) { color: rgba(250, 250, 248, .72); }
.card__for { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 28px; font-size: 14px; }
.card__for span { display: block; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--red); margin-bottom: 6px; }

/* ═════════ INDUSTRIES — nine doors ═════════ */
.plus { display: none; }
.slats { display: flex; gap: 6px; height: min(70vh, 640px); min-height: 480px; }
.slat {
  position: relative; flex: 1 1 0; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); isolation: isolate;
  transition: flex-grow .75s var(--ease);
}
.slat.is-open { flex-grow: 7; }
.slat { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 12px); }
.slat__img {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 50%; z-index: -2;
  height: 100%; width: 100%; min-width: 560px; max-width: none; object-fit: cover;
  transform: translateX(-50%) scale(1.1); filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05) brightness(1.25);
  transition: transform 1.4s var(--ease), filter .8s ease;
}
.slat.is-open .slat__img { transform: translateX(-50%) scale(1); filter: none; }
/* closed: the sector's own colour washes the photo; open: a dark foot for the text */
.slat::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: var(--hue); mix-blend-mode: multiply; opacity: .88; transition: opacity .7s ease; }
.slat::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(18,16,15,.94) 0%, rgba(18,16,15,.72) 34%, rgba(18,16,15,0) 66%); opacity: 0; transition: opacity .7s ease; }
.slat.is-open::before { opacity: 0; }
.slat.is-open::after { opacity: 1; }
.slat__btn { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; padding: 20px 0; color: inherit; }
.slat__name {
  margin-top: auto; writing-mode: vertical-rl; transform: rotate(180deg);
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(18px, 1.7vw, 24px); letter-spacing: -.005em; white-space: nowrap;
  transition: opacity .35s ease;
}
.slat:not(.is-open):hover .slat__name { opacity: .7; }
.slat.is-open .slat__btn { align-items: flex-start; padding-left: 28px; pointer-events: none; }
.slat.is-open .slat__name { opacity: 0; }
.slat__body {
  position: absolute; left: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 2; padding: 28px;
  /* exactly the open slat's width (7 of 15 flex shares), so nothing reflows or clips while the door swings */
  width: calc((min(100vw, var(--wrap)) - 2 * var(--pad) - 48px) * 7 / 15);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity .3s ease, visibility 0s .3s;
}
.slat.is-open .slat__body { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transition: opacity .5s ease .3s, visibility 0s; }
.slat__title { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 44px); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.02em; max-width: 12em; }
.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 20px 0 22px; }
.chips li {
  padding: 7px 12px 7px 10px; border-left: 3px solid var(--hue); border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.3;
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px) rotate(0deg);
  transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .3s ease;
}
.slat.is-open .chips li { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) rotate(var(--r, 0deg)); transition: opacity .5s ease calc(.38s + var(--i, 0) * 45ms), transform .7s var(--ease) calc(.38s + var(--i, 0) * 45ms); }
.chips li:nth-child(1) { --i: 0; --r: -1.2deg; } .chips li:nth-child(2) { --i: 1; --r: .8deg; }
.chips li:nth-child(3) { --i: 2; --r: -.5deg; } .chips li:nth-child(4) { --i: 3; --r: 1.3deg; }
.chips li:nth-child(5) { --i: 4; --r: -.9deg; } .chips li:nth-child(6) { --i: 5; --r: .6deg; }
.slat.is-open .chips li:hover { transform: translateY(-3px) rotate(0deg); transition-delay: 0s; }
.slat__links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 26px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--paper); }
.slat__links a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hue); }
.slat__links a:hover { color: var(--hue); }
/* auto-advance timer: a thin bar along the open door's foot */
.slat__timer { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 3px; z-index: 2; background: var(--hue); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left; pointer-events: none; opacity: .9; }
.slats.is-auto .slat.is-open .slat__timer { animation: slatTimer 5.2s linear forwards; }
@keyframes slatTimer { to { transform: scaleX(1); } }

/* ═════════ GLOBAL REACH ═════════ */
.geo { padding: var(--section) 0; overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(70% 80% at 76% 52%, var(--oxblood) 0%, rgba(42, 15, 13, .5) 36%, rgba(18, 16, 15, 0) 70%), var(--ink); }
.geo__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 5fr 6fr; gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 72px); align-items: center; }
.geo__copy .lede { margin-top: 26px; }
.markets { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0 28px; margin-top: clamp(30px, 4vw, 52px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.market {
  position: relative; width: 100%;
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 0 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--mute); transition: color .35s, padding .5s var(--ease);
}
.market::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%; width: 6px; height: 6px; margin-top: -3px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--red); transform: scale(0); transition: transform .45s var(--ease); }
.market span { font-size: 16px; white-space: nowrap; }
.market i { white-space: nowrap; font-style: normal; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--faint); }
.market:hover, .market.is-active { color: var(--paper); padding-left: 18px; }
.market:hover::before, .market.is-active::before { transform: scale(1); }
.market.is-active i { color: var(--red); }
.geo__stage { position: relative; }
.geo__globe { aspect-ratio: 1; width: 112%; margin: -6% -6%; cursor: grab; touch-action: pan-y; }
.geo__globe:active { cursor: grabbing; }
.geo__label {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; pointer-events: none;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;
  padding: 10px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px;
  background: rgba(17, 17, 17, .72); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px); backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .4s;
  white-space: nowrap; will-change: transform;
}
.geo__label.is-on { opacity: 1; }
.geo__label b { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; }
.geo__label span { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--red); }

/* ═════════ RUSSIA DESK ═════════ */
.russia { position: relative; padding: var(--section) 0; background: var(--sand); overflow: hidden; overflow: clip; }
.russia__ghost {
  position: absolute; right: -2vw; top: clamp(20px, 5vw, 70px); margin: 0; pointer-events: none; user-select: none;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(120px, 24vw, 380px); line-height: .8; letter-spacing: -.03em; white-space: nowrap;
  color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(200, 32, 26, .22);
}
.russia .wrap { position: relative; }
.russia__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr; gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 88px); align-items: start; }
.russia__title { max-width: 13em; }
.russia__lead { margin-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px); font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(19px, 1.7vw, 25px); line-height: 1.45; color: var(--fg); max-width: 30em; }
.russia__more { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 40px); margin-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px); padding-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.russia__partners { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 48px); }
.russia__partners > span { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--faint); }
.russia__partners div { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.russia__partners img { height: 56px; width: 112px; object-fit: contain; padding: 10px 14px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px; transition: transform .5s var(--ease), box-shadow .5s; }
.russia__partners img:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 14px 28px -16px rgba(18, 16, 15, .45); }

/* the desk: one dark card that carries the route, the facts and the action */
.desk {
  position: sticky; top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 20px);
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 34px); border-radius: 8px;
  background: radial-gradient(90% 60% at 80% 0%, var(--oxblood) 0%, rgba(42, 15, 13, .5) 45%, rgba(18, 16, 15, 0) 80%), var(--ink);
  box-shadow: 0 40px 80px -40px rgba(18, 16, 15, .55);
}
.desk__route svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; overflow: visible; }
.desk__arc-base { stroke: rgba(250, 250, 248, .14); stroke-width: 1.2; }
.desk__arc { stroke: var(--red); stroke-width: 1.8; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-dasharray: 3 9; animation: deskFlow 1.6s linear infinite; }
@keyframes deskFlow { to { stroke-dashoffset: -24; } }
.desk__spark { fill: var(--amber); stroke: #1a1110; stroke-width: 1.4; paint-order: stroke; }
.desk__from { fill: var(--paper); }
.desk__to { fill: var(--red); }
.desk__ring { stroke: rgba(250, 250, 248, .35); stroke-width: 1; transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; animation: deskPing 2.6s ease-out infinite; }
.desk__ring--to { stroke: var(--red); animation-delay: 1.3s; }
@keyframes deskPing { from { transform: scale(.5); opacity: 1; } to { transform: scale(1.7); opacity: 0; } }
.desk__label { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; fill: rgba(250, 250, 248, .78); }
.desk__facts { margin-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.desk__facts > div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 9.5em 1fr; gap: 14px; padding: 15px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); transition: padding .5s var(--ease); }
.desk__facts > div:hover { padding-left: 8px; }
.desk__facts dt { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #F0554E; padding-top: 3px; }
.desk__facts dd { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--paper); }
@media (max-width: 1200px) and (min-width: 901px) { .desk__label { font-size: 14px; } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .desk__label { font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: .06em; } }
.desk__cta { margin-top: 24px; width: 100%; white-space: normal; text-align: left; justify-content: space-between; border-radius: 14px; }

/* ═════════ PROCESS ═════════ */
.process { padding: var(--section) 0; }
.process__canvas { display: none; }
.process__title { margin-bottom: 36px; max-width: 14em; }
.pstep { padding: 22px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pstep h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 40px); line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -.015em; margin: 0 0 14px; }
.pstep p { max-width: 44ch; }
.process__ticks { display: none; }

.js .process { padding: 0; height: calc(100vh + 6 * 62vh); }
.js .process__stage { position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100svh; overflow: hidden; }
.js .process__canvas { display: block; position: absolute; inset: 0 0 0 38%; }
.js .process__layout { position: relative; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; pointer-events: none; }
.js .process__left { width: min(470px, 100%); }
.js .process .sec-head { margin-bottom: 26px; }
.js .psteps { position: relative; height: 270px; }
.js .pstep {
  position: absolute; inset: 0 0 auto 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity .5s ease, transform .7s var(--ease);
}
.js .pstep.is-active { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition-delay: .12s; }
.js .pstep.is-past { transform: translateY(-22px); }
.js .process__ticks { display: flex; gap: 6px; margin-top: 8px; }
.process__ticks i { background: var(--line); transition: background .4s; }
.process__ticks i.is-active { background: var(--red); }
.process__ticks i.is-done { background: rgba(250, 250, 248, .5); }
.process { background: radial-gradient(60% 70% at 68% 50%, var(--oxblood) 0%, rgba(42, 15, 13, .45) 40%, rgba(18, 16, 15, 0) 72%), var(--ink); }
.process__key, .process__say { display: none; }
.js .process__key {
  position: absolute; right: var(--pad); top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 28px); z-index: 2;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 7px; align-items: flex-start;
  padding: 14px 16px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 6px; background: rgba(18, 16, 15, .55);
  font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--mute);
}
.process__key span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.process__key svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; fill: rgba(250, 250, 248, .75); }
.process__key .is-amber svg { fill: var(--amber); }
.process__key .is-red svg { fill: var(--red); }
.process__key small { font-size: 10.5px; color: var(--faint); margin-top: 3px; }
.js .process__say {
  display: block; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: clamp(36px, 9vh, 96px); z-index: 2;
  text-align: center; font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(20px, 2.1vw, 32px); color: var(--paper);
  transition: opacity .3s ease, transform .5s var(--ease);
}
.process__say.is-swap { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); }
/* funnel: six bars narrowing from the whole market to one hire */
.js .process__ticks { align-items: flex-end; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.process__ticks i, .process__ticks i.is-active { height: 3px; flex: none; }
.process__ticks i:nth-child(1) { width: 64px; } .process__ticks i:nth-child(2) { width: 52px; }
.process__ticks i:nth-child(3) { width: 40px; } .process__ticks i:nth-child(4) { width: 28px; }
.process__ticks i:nth-child(5) { width: 18px; } .process__ticks i:nth-child(6) { width: 8px; }
.process__ticks span { flex-basis: 100%; margin-top: 10px; font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--faint); }

/* ═════════ LEADERSHIP ═════════ */
.leader { padding: var(--section) 0 0; overflow: hidden; }
.leader__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr; gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 120px); align-items: start; }
.leader__photo { position: relative; margin: 0 26px 0 0; }
/* a red arch set behind and off to one side of the portrait */
.leader__block {
  position: absolute; left: 26px; right: -26px; top: 26px; aspect-ratio: 2 / 2.9; border-radius: 120px 120px 4px 4px; background: var(--red);
  transform: translate(-26px, -26px); transition: transform 1.3s var(--ease) .25s;
}
.leader__photo.in .leader__block { transform: none; }
.leader__frame { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 120px 120px 4px 4px; aspect-ratio: 2 / 2.9; background: var(--paper-2); }
.leader__frame img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 30%; filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.05); transition: filter 1.8s ease .5s; will-change: transform; }
.leader__photo.in .leader__frame img { filter: saturate(.95); }
.leader__badge { position: absolute; right: -44px; top: 58%; width: clamp(112px, 11vw, 150px); aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--paper); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -18px rgba(18, 16, 15, .5); display: grid; place-items: center; }
.leader__badge svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; animation: spin 28s linear infinite; }
.leader__badge text { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 13.2px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .08em; fill: var(--ink); }
.leader__badge img { width: 37%; height: auto; }
@keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.leader__quote { position: relative; padding-top: clamp(8px, 2vw, 28px); }
.leader__mark { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(120px, 15vw, 230px); line-height: .62; height: .42em; color: var(--red); margin-left: -.05em; user-select: none; }
.leader__pull { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(27px, 3.5vw, 54px); line-height: 1.14; letter-spacing: -.018em; color: var(--fg); }
.leader__body { margin-top: clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px); padding-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); columns: 2; column-gap: clamp(24px, 3vw, 48px); font-size: 16px; }
.leader__body p { break-inside: avoid; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.leader__photo { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.leader__cap { order: 3; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; margin-top: 52px; }
.leader__name { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 38px); line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.015em; color: var(--red); }
.leader__role { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mute); }

/* ═════════ VOICES ═════════ */
.voices { padding: var(--section) 0; background: var(--sand); margin-top: var(--section); }
.voices__widget { margin-top: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px); min-height: 120px; }
/* Jotform's AI summary box ships in purple with no setting to change it; bring it into the palette. */
.voices__widget .jf-reviews-ai-summary {
  background: #F9F9FF !important; color: var(--ink) !important;
  box-shadow: none !important; border: 1px solid rgba(17, 17, 17, .08);
}
.voices__widget .jf-reviews-ai-summary svg { color: var(--red) !important; fill: var(--red) !important; }
.voices__widget .jf-reviews-ai-summary-card-text { color: rgba(17, 17, 17, .72); }

/* ═════════ CTA SPLIT ═════════ */
.split { display: flex; min-height: min(78vh, 720px); }
.split__half {
  position: relative; flex: 1 1 0; overflow: hidden;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: clamp(36px, 5vw, 80px) var(--pad);
  transition: flex-grow .9s var(--ease);
}
.split__half:hover { flex-grow: 1.35; }
.split__half--candidate { background: var(--red); color: var(--paper); --mute: rgba(250, 250, 248, .86); }
.split__half--candidate .eyebrow { color: var(--paper); opacity: .8; }
.split__half .h1 { max-width: 11em; margin: 20px 0 16px; }
.hello { display: block; height: 1.5em; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 14px; text-align: left; direction: ltr; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 38px); line-height: 1.5; }
.hello b { display: block; font-weight: 400; animation: helloIn .7s var(--ease) both; }
@keyframes helloIn { from { transform: translateY(105%); } }
.split__half p { max-width: 38ch; font-size: 17px; }
.split__go {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 34px;
  padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid currentColor; align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500;
}
.split__half::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; right: -18%; top: -30%; width: 70%; aspect-ratio: 1; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid currentColor; opacity: .12; transition: transform 1.4s var(--ease), opacity .8s;
}
.split__half:hover::after { transform: scale(1.18); opacity: .22; }

/* ═════════ FOOTER ═════════ */
.footer { padding: clamp(60px, 7vw, 104px) 0 28px; overflow: hidden; }
.footer__top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2.2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 64px); }
.footer__lockup { display: block; width: clamp(150px, 15vw, 196px); padding: 10px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--paper); transition: transform .6s var(--ease); }
.footer__lockup:hover { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-1.5deg); }
.footer__lockup img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.footer__brand address, .footer__brand p { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--mute); }
.footer__brand address { margin: 24px 0 14px; }
.footer__col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer__col h4 { font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: .17em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--faint); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.footer__col a { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--mute); transition: color .3s, transform .5s var(--ease); }
.footer__col a:hover { color: var(--paper); transform: translateX(4px); }
.footer__word {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(88px, 23vw, 370px); line-height: .92; letter-spacing: -.045em;
  text-align: center; margin: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px) 0 clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
  color: transparent; -webkit-text-stroke: 1px rgba(250, 250, 248, .16);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(250,250,248,.10), rgba(250,250,248,0) 78%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  user-select: none; white-space: nowrap;
}
.footer__legal { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 26px; margin-top: clamp(48px, 6vw, 88px); padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--mute); }
.footer__legal a { color: var(--red); }
.footer__legal a:hover { color: var(--paper); }

/* ═════════ RESPONSIVE ═════════ */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .nav__ctas { display: none; }
  .nav__toggle { display: block; margin-left: auto; z-index: 2; }
  .brand { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
  .nav .brand { min-height: 44px; }
  .nav__links {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; height: 100vh; height: 100dvh; margin: 0;
    flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 4px;
    padding: 96px var(--pad) 40px;
    background: var(--ink);
    opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s .4s;
    overflow-y: auto;
  }
  .nav.is-open .nav__links { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transition: opacity .4s, visibility 0s; }
  .nav__links > a { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(30px, 8vw, 44px); color: var(--paper); padding: 6px 0; line-height: 1.2; }
  .nav__menu-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 32px; }
  /* auto margins centre the menu when it fits and let it scroll from the top when it does not */
  .nav__links > a:first-child { margin-top: auto; }
  .nav__menu-ctas { margin-bottom: auto; }
  /* a solid bar instead of a live backdrop blur: cheaper to scroll on phone GPUs */
  .nav.is-scrolled { -webkit-backdrop-filter: none; backdrop-filter: none; background: rgba(17, 17, 17, .94); }
  .nav.is-open { background: var(--ink); -webkit-backdrop-filter: none; backdrop-filter: none; transform: none !important; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero__globe { top: auto; bottom: 270px; right: -30vw; width: 124vw; transform: none; }
  .hero__content { padding-bottom: 50vw; }
  .hero__veil { background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--ink) 0, var(--ink) 300px, rgba(17,17,17,.5) 400px, rgba(17,17,17,0) 520px); }
  .hero__facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero__markets { padding: 16px 0 0; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .stat { padding: 18px 28px 14px 0; }
  .stat + .stat { padding-left: 12px; }
  /* small uppercase labels stay at a readable size on low-DPI phones */
  .stat dt, .licence__meta span, .card__for span, .market i, .geo__label span, .russia__partners > span, .desk__facts dt, .process__ticks span, .footer__col h4 { font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: .1em; }
  .process__key small { font-size: 11px; }
  /* the embers hold still on phones, so their blur and the grain blend are painted once */
  .hero__bg i { animation: none; will-change: auto; }
  .about__cols, .promise__top, .geo__grid, .leader__grid, .licence, .russia__grid, .russia__more { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .desk { position: static; }
  .desk__facts > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; }
  .licence__seal { max-height: 360px; aspect-ratio: auto; height: 340px; }
  .licence__body { padding: 8px 24px 36px; }
  .licence__meta { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .card__inner { min-height: 0; }

  .slats { flex-direction: column; height: auto; min-height: 0; gap: 6px; }
  .slat, .slat.is-open { flex: none; }
  .slat { border-left: 4px solid var(--hue); border-radius: 4px; }
  .slat::before { opacity: .16; mix-blend-mode: normal; }
  .slat.is-open::before { opacity: .1; }
  .slat::after, .slat__timer { display: none; }
  .slat__btn, .slat.is-open .slat__btn { position: relative; inset: auto; flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 16px; height: 64px; padding: 0 18px 0 16px; pointer-events: auto; }
  .slat__name, .slat.is-open .slat__name { writing-mode: horizontal-tb; transform: none; margin: 0; flex: 1; opacity: 1; font-size: 19px; text-align: left; }
  .plus { display: block; position: relative; width: 14px; height: 14px; flex: none; }
  .plus::before, .plus::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 50%; height: 1.5px; margin-top: -.75px; background: currentColor; transition: transform .5s var(--ease); }
  .plus::after { transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .slat.is-open .plus::after { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  .slat__img, .slat.is-open .slat__img { position: static; display: none; width: 100%; min-width: 0; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; transform: none; filter: none; }
  .slat.is-open .slat__img { display: block; }
  .slat__body, .slat.is-open .slat__body { position: static; width: auto; padding: 20px 16px 24px; display: none; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
  .slat.is-open .slat__body { display: block; animation: panelIn .6s var(--ease) both; }
  .slat__title { display: none; }
  .chips { margin-top: 0; }
  .slat__links a { min-height: 44px; }

  /* heading and lede first, then the globe, then a compact market list right under it */
  .geo__grid { row-gap: 0; }
  .geo__copy { display: contents; }
  .geo__stage { order: 1; }
  .geo__globe { width: 100%; margin: 0; }
  .markets { order: 2; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0 16px; margin-top: 0; }
  .market i { display: none; }
  .market span { font-size: 15px; white-space: normal; }
  .leader__photo { max-width: 320px; margin-right: 40px; }
  .leader__cap { margin-top: 44px; }
  .leader__badge { right: -34px; }
  .leader__body { columns: 1; }

  .js .process__canvas { inset: calc(var(--nav-h) + 62px) 0 46% 0; }
  .js .process__layout { align-items: flex-end; padding-bottom: 28px; }
  .js .process__left { width: 100%; }
  .js .process__title { display: none; }
  /* steps share one grid cell, so the box is as tall as the longest step */
  .js .psteps { height: auto; display: grid; }
  .js .pstep { position: relative; inset: auto; grid-area: 1 / 1; }
  /* the key lives inside the canvas, which now starts 62px below the nav: pull it back up into that band */
  .js .process__key { top: -56px; left: var(--pad); right: var(--pad); flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 14px; padding: 0; border: 0; background: none; font-size: 11px; }
  .process__key small { flex-basis: 100%; margin: 0; }
  .js .process__say { display: none; }
  .js .process .sec-head { margin-bottom: 16px; }

  .split { flex-direction: column; min-height: 0; }
  /* stacked halves size to their content (flex-basis 0 in a column box would collapse them to their padding) */
  .split__half { flex: none; min-height: 0; padding-top: 72px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .split__half:hover { flex-grow: 0; }
  .footer__top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .footer__brand { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/* tablet portrait: a wider crop so one open sector does not fill the screen */
@media (min-width: 521px) and (max-width: 900px) {
  .slat__img, .slat.is-open .slat__img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
}

/* phones in landscape: the pinned process does not fit, so it becomes a plain list */
@media (max-width: 900px) and (max-height: 500px) {
  .js .process { height: auto; padding: var(--section) 0; }
  .js .process__stage { position: static; height: auto; }
  .js .process__canvas, .js .process__ticks { display: none; }
  .js .process__layout { padding-bottom: 0; }
  .js .process__title { display: block; }
  .js .psteps { display: block; }
  .js .pstep, .js .pstep.is-active, .js .pstep.is-past { position: static; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .hero__title { font-size: clamp(30px, 10.6vw, 40px); }
  .hero__ctas .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; white-space: normal; text-align: left; gap: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; }
  .sec-head__meta { display: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .001s !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: .001s !important; transition-delay: 0s !important; }
  .marquee__track { animation: none; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; width: auto; padding: 0 var(--pad); }
  .marquee { -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; }
  .marquee [aria-hidden="true"] { display: none; }
  .js [data-words] .w { opacity: 1; }
  .desk__spark { display: none; }
}

/* ═════════ Cursor hint + footer letters ═════════ */
.cursor-hint {
  position: fixed; left: 0; top: 0; z-index: 200; pointer-events: none;
  padding: 7px 13px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0; scale: .6; transition: opacity .25s, scale .35s var(--ease);
}
.cursor-hint.is-on { opacity: 1; scale: 1; }
.footer__word span { display: inline-block; transition: transform .6s var(--ease), color .35s, -webkit-text-stroke-color .35s; }
.footer__word span:hover { transform: translateY(-5%) rotate(-2deg); color: var(--red); -webkit-text-stroke-color: var(--red); }
.footer__word { user-select: none; cursor: default; }
.footer__tag { text-align: center; font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 22px); color: var(--mute); margin: -8px 0 clamp(28px, 4vw, 48px); }

/* ═════════ Without JavaScript: everything readable, nothing hidden ═════════ */
html:not(.js) .slats { flex-direction: column; height: auto; min-height: 0; }
html:not(.js) .slat, html:not(.js) .slat.is-open { flex: none; }
html:not(.js) .slat::before, html:not(.js) .slat::after, html:not(.js) .slat__img, html:not(.js) .slat__title { display: none; }
html:not(.js) .slat__btn { position: static; flex-direction: row; gap: 16px; padding: 18px 20px 0; pointer-events: none; }
html:not(.js) .slat__name { writing-mode: horizontal-tb; transform: none; margin: 0; opacity: 1; }
html:not(.js) .slat__body { position: static; display: block; width: auto; padding: 14px 20px 22px; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
html:not(.js) .chips li { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
html:not(.js) .plus, html:not(.js) .nav__toggle { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  html:not(.js) .nav__inner { height: auto; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; gap: 8px 20px; }
  html:not(.js) .nav { position: absolute; background: var(--ink); }
  html:not(.js) .nav__links { position: static; height: auto; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 6px 18px; padding: 0; background: none; opacity: 1; visibility: visible; overflow: visible; }
  html:not(.js) .nav__links > a { font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 14px; }
  html:not(.js) .nav__links > a:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
  html:not(.js) .nav__menu-ctas { display: none; }
}

/* phones: footer links get a proper tap height */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .footer__col { gap: 0; }
  .footer__col a { display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }
  .trusted__more .link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; background-position: 0 78%; }
  .footer__brand p .link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; background-position: 0 78%; }
  .footer__legal a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; margin: -14px 0; }
}
/* touch tablets and landscape phones wider than 900px: same tap height for footer links */
@media (pointer: coarse) and (min-width: 901px) {
  .footer__col { gap: 0; }
  .footer__col a { display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }
  .footer__legal a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; margin: -14px 0; }
}
/* mobile menu: mark the current page */
@media (max-width: 1080px) {
  .nav__menu-ctas .btn--ghost[aria-current="page"] { --b-bd: #F0554E; }
  .nav__menu-ctas .btn--red[aria-current="page"] { box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--ink), 0 0 0 3px #F0554E; }
}