/* ==========================================================================
   Zigtal — About page
   ========================================================================== */

/* Grid children that hold nowrap UI must be allowed to shrink */
.impact > *,
.why-layout > *,
.approach > *,
.founder > *,
.vm > *,
.values-layout > *,
.value > * {
  min-width: 0;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Hero
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.about-hero {
  padding-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
}

.about-hero .aurora i:nth-child(1) { --c: #4f7cff; --o: 0.34; left: 48%; top: -26%; }
.about-hero .aurora i:nth-child(2) { --c: #22d3ee; --o: 0.15; left: 78%; top: 34%; }
.about-hero .aurora i:nth-child(3) { --c: #8b5cf6; --o: 0.2; left: -10%; top: 28%; }

.about-hero .grid-floor {
  height: 40%;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .about-hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(0, 0.92fr);
  }
}

.about-hero .page-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 1.15rem + 4.1vw, 4.4rem);
}

.pill-mark {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.7);
}

/* Brand orbit: the Zigtal mark with every signal flowing into it */
.about-visual {
  position: relative;
}

.orbit {
  position: relative;
  width: min(100%, 520px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.orbit::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 12%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.34), rgba(139, 92, 246, 0.12) 45%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(24px);
}

.orbit::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) 1px, transparent 1.4px) 0 0 / 18px 18px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle, #000 25%, transparent 68%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle, #000 25%, transparent 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.orbit-ring {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.orbit-ring--outer {
  inset: 1%;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  animation: orbit 70s linear infinite;
}

.orbit-ring--outer i {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  rotate: var(--a, 0deg);
}

.orbit-ring--outer i::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  margin: -4px 0 0 -4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--c, #22d3ee);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--c, #22d3ee);
}

.orbit-ring--outer i:nth-child(2) { --c: #8b5cf6; }
.orbit-ring--outer i:nth-child(3) { --c: #5b8cff; }

.orbit-ring--mid {
  inset: 10%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.orbit-ring--mid::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: conic-gradient(from var(--spin), transparent 0 62%, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.85) 82%, rgba(34, 211, 238, 0.95) 92%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent calc(100% - 2px), #000 calc(100% - 1.5px));
  mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent calc(100% - 2px), #000 calc(100% - 1.5px));
  animation: spin 7s linear infinite;
}

.orbit-ring--inner {
  inset: 29%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.1), transparent 70%);
}

/* spokes from each signal to the core, with packets travelling inward */
.orbit-spoke {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 40%;
  height: 1px;
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  rotate: var(--a, 0deg);
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 22%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 60%, transparent));
}

.orbit-spoke i {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 100%;
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  margin: -3.5px 0 0 -3.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px var(--accent), 0 0 3px #fff;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: packet-in 2.8s var(--ease) infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--pd, 0s);
}

@keyframes packet-in {
  0% { left: 100%; opacity: 0; }
  15% { opacity: 1; }
  80% { opacity: 1; }
  100% { left: 24%; opacity: 0; }
}

.orbit-core {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 27%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.orbit-core::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 9%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 30% 25%, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.45), transparent 62%), #0d1124;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16), 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08), 0 24px 50px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
}

.orbit-core-glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -48%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.55), rgba(139, 92, 246, 0.18) 40%, transparent 64%);
  animation: about-breathe 4.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes about-breathe {
  50% {
    opacity: 0.55;
    transform: scale(0.88);
  }
}

.orbit-core-ring {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: conic-gradient(from var(--spin), transparent 0 55%, rgba(139, 92, 246, 0.95) 80%, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.95) 92%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent calc(100% - 3px), #000 calc(100% - 2.5px));
  mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent calc(100% - 3px), #000 calc(100% - 2.5px));
  animation: spin 3.5s linear infinite;
}

.orbit-ripple {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 9%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(157, 184, 255, 0.55);
  opacity: 0;
  animation: about-ripple 3.2s var(--ease-out) infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--rd, 0s);
}

@keyframes about-ripple {
  0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.85; }
  100% { transform: scale(2.4); opacity: 0; }
}

.orbit-core img {
  position: relative;
  width: 52%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.85);
}

.orbit-node {
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--x);
  top: var(--y);
  z-index: 3;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 7px 14px 7px 7px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, var(--line-2));
  background: rgba(12, 15, 29, 0.92);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9), 0 0 26px -8px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 65%, transparent);
  white-space: nowrap;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  animation: about-bob 6s ease-in-out infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--fd, 0s);
}

@keyframes about-bob {
  50% { translate: 0 -6px; }
}

.orbit-node-text {
  display: grid;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.orbit-node b {
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.orbit-node em {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
  color: var(--mint);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-style: normal;
}

.orbit-node em::before {
  content: "";
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mint);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--mint);
}

/* floating summary card under the orbit */
.orbit-card {
  width: min(390px, 94%);
  margin: -48px -10px 0 auto;
}

.orbit-card-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.orbit-card-title {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.orbit-flow {
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11.5px;
}

.orbit-flow span {
  padding: 4px 9px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.orbit-flow svg {
  flex: none;
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
}

.orbit-flow .orbit-flow-end {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 16%, transparent);
  color: var(--accent-text);
}

.orbit-caption {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding-top: 10px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.orbit-caption .chip {
  flex: none;
}

.orbit-caption .chip img {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

@media (max-width: 999px) {
  .about-visual {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin-inline: auto;
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .orbit-card {
    margin: -30px auto 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .orbit-node {
    gap: 7px;
    padding: 6px 10px 6px 6px;
    border-radius: 12px;
  }

  .orbit-node .icon-box--sm {
    --size: 26px;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }

  .orbit-node .icon-box--sm svg {
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
  }

  .orbit-node b {
    max-width: 6.6em;
    font-size: 0.76rem;
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .orbit-node em {
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }

  .orbit-flow {
    font-size: 10.5px;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .orbit-flow span {
    padding: 3px 7px;
  }
}

/* Hero promise strip */
.about-points {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  list-style: none;
  border-radius: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.about-points li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.4;
  transition: background 0.3s;
}

.about-points li + li {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.about-points li:hover {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 8%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .about-points {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .about-points li + li {
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Impact & industries
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.impact {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.55fr);
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
}

.impact-stat {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 380px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 32px);
  border-radius: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(90% 70% at 0% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 18%, transparent), transparent 65%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.005)),
    var(--panel);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: border-color 0.4s;
}

.impact-stat::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: radial-gradient(380px circle at var(--mx, 50%) var(--my, 0%), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 22%, transparent), transparent 60%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s;
}

.impact-stat:hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 45%, transparent);
}

.impact-stat:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.impact-tag {
  color: var(--text-4);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

.impact-num {
  margin-top: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(4.4rem, 2.6rem + 4.4vw, 7.4rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.065em;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #fff 18%, var(--accent-text) 55%, var(--accent));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
}

.impact-label {
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.28rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.impact-viz {
  height: 74px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.impact-viz .chart-line {
  height: 74px;
}

.speed {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(10, minmax(0, 1fr));
  align-items: end;
  gap: 5px;
  height: 100%;
}

.speed i {
  height: calc(34% + var(--i, 0) * 7.3%);
  border-radius: 6px 6px 3px 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--accent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 22%, transparent));
  animation: speed-wave 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
  animation-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 0.09s);
}

@keyframes speed-wave {
  0%, 60%, 100% { filter: brightness(0.8); box-shadow: none; }
  25% { filter: brightness(1.45); box-shadow: 0 0 14px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 70%, transparent); }
}

.impact-deploy {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 32px);
  border-radius: 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 90% at 100% 0%, rgba(34, 211, 238, 0.12), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.008)),
    var(--panel);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

/* dotted globe */
.impact-deploy::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -90px;
  top: -110px;
  z-index: -1;
  width: 340px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: radial-gradient(rgba(139, 233, 247, 0.32) 1px, transparent 1.5px) 0 0 / 13px 13px;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 40% 60%, #000 30%, transparent 70%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 40% 60%, #000 30%, transparent 70%);
  animation: globe-drift 40s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes globe-drift {
  to { background-position: 130px 0; }
}

.impact-deploy-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.industries {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: auto;
  list-style: none;
}

.industries li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01)), #0e1224;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.industries li:last-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.industries li:hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 10%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .impact {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .impact-deploy {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }

  .impact-stat {
    min-height: 320px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .impact {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }

  .impact-stat {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .impact-num {
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
  }

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

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Why we built Zigtal
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.why-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: center;
}

@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .why-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.22fr) minmax(0, 0.88fr);
  }
}

.manifesto {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55em;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 1rem + 2.4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.manifesto-key {
  color: #b7caff;
}

.ledger .window-body {
  gap: 14px;
}

.ledger-rows {
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
  list-style: none;
}

.ledger-rows li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
}

.ledger-name {
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

.ledger-rows .ledger-ex {
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.5);
  background: rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.05);
  transition: border-color 0.6s, background 0.6s, box-shadow 0.6s;
  transition-delay: 1.5s;
}

.ledger.is-in .ledger-rows .ledger-ex {
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: rgba(62, 230, 176, 0.5);
  background: rgba(62, 230, 176, 0.07);
  box-shadow: 0 0 34px -12px rgba(62, 230, 176, 0.6);
}

.ledger-flip {
  display: grid;
}

.ledger-flip > * {
  grid-area: 1 / 1;
  justify-self: end;
  transition: opacity 0.45s, transform 0.55s var(--ease-spring);
  transition-delay: 1.5s;
}

.ledger-flip .tag--good {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(8px) scale(0.9);
}

.ledger.is-in .ledger-flip .tag--warn {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-8px) scale(0.9);
}

.ledger.is-in .ledger-flip .tag--good {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

.ledger-foot {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-top: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.ledger-foot .ai-tag img {
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.ledger-count {
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-size: 11.5px;
}

/* Approach cards with mini visuals */
.approach {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
  margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem);
}

.approach-card {
  gap: 12px;
}

.approach-viz {
  position: relative;
  height: 156px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 100% at 50% 100%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 16%, transparent), transparent 70%),
    rgba(5, 6, 11, 0.45);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.approach-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.approach-num {
  color: transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 65%, transparent);
}

/* 01 · layers: structure first, analytics later */
.approach-viz--layers {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 12px;
}

.lyr {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: calc(90% - var(--i, 0) * 10%);
  height: 21px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, transparent);
  color: var(--accent-text);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.lyr--soft {
  border-style: dashed;
  border-color: var(--line-3);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--text-4);
}

.js .approach-viz--layers .lyr {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-14px);
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-out), transform 0.7s var(--ease-spring);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 0.16s + 0.2s);
}

.js .approach-viz--layers.is-in .lyr {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* 02 · links: skills wired to a business priority */
.approach-viz--links {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 18px;
}

.lnk-col {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 110px;
}

.lnk-chip {
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  line-height: 14px;
}

.lnk-lines {
  width: 100%;
  height: 110px;
  overflow: visible;
}

.lnk-lines path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--accent);
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  stroke-dasharray: 260;
  stroke-dashoffset: 260;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset 1.3s var(--ease-out) calc(var(--d, 0s) + 0.3s);
}

.lnk-lines.is-in path,
.is-in .lnk-lines path {
  stroke-dashoffset: 0;
}

.lnk-target {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 18%, rgba(12, 15, 29, 0.9));
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: 0 0 26px -6px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 80%, transparent);
}

.lnk-target i {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mint);
  animation: live-pulse 2s infinite;
}

/* 03 · plates: stability at scale */
.approach-viz--plates {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 18px 0 6px;
}

.plates {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

.plate {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 104px;
  height: 104px;
  margin: -52px 0 0 -52px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 60%, transparent);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 34%, transparent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 8%, rgba(12, 15, 29, 0.9)));
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px -12px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 70%, transparent);
  transform: translateY(0) rotateX(58deg) rotateZ(-42deg);
  transition: transform 1s var(--ease-spring);
  transition-delay: calc(var(--i, 0) * 0.08s + 0.25s);
}

.approach-viz--plates.is-in .plate {
  transform: translateY(calc((1 - var(--i, 0)) * 26px)) rotateX(58deg) rotateZ(-42deg);
}

.approach-card:hover .plate {
  transform: translateY(calc((1 - var(--i, 0)) * 32px)) rotateX(58deg) rotateZ(-42deg);
  transition-delay: 0s;
}

.plate-labels {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  list-style: none;
}

.plate-labels li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.plate-labels li::before {
  content: "";
  width: 14px;
  height: 1px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 70%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .approach {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
}

/* tablet: one card per row, visual beside the copy */
@media (min-width: 641px) and (max-width: 960px) {
  .approach-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr;
    align-content: start;
    gap: 10px 28px;
  }

  .approach-viz {
    grid-row: 1 / span 3;
    grid-column: 1;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 168px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .approach-head,
  .approach-card h3,
  .approach-card p {
    grid-column: 2;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Founder's note — light sheet
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.founder-section {
  padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) clamp(8px, 1.5vw, 20px);
}

.founder-sheet {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem) 0;
  border-radius: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(45% 55% at 12% 8%, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.18), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(40% 50% at 96% 92%, rgba(139, 92, 246, 0.14), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 48px 48px,
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px) 0 0 / 48px 48px,
    #f4f6fc;
  color: #0b1020;
  /* clip (not hidden) so the sticky portrait still follows the viewport */
  overflow: clip;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.founder {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

@media (min-width: 980px) {
  .founder {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  }

  .founder-visual {
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--header-h) + 40px);
  }
}

.founder-visual {
  position: relative;
}

.founder-frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 570 / 696;
  border-radius: 30px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 55% at 50% 32%, #ffffff, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, #e3eaff 0%, #ccd7ff 48%, #bdb5f6 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 50px 100px -40px rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.55), 0 0 0 1px rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.06), inset 0 1px 0 #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.founder-rings i {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 34%;
  width: var(--s);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(79, 124, 255, 0.28);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.founder-rings i:nth-child(1) { --s: 56%; }
.founder-rings i:nth-child(2) { --s: 88%; border-style: dashed; animation: orbit 60s linear infinite; }
.founder-rings i:nth-child(3) { --s: 124%; border-color: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.18); }

.founder-frame img {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 0;
}

.founder-badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: 18px;
  bottom: 18px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 10px 16px 10px 10px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  background: rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.8);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -14px rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.6);
}

.founder-badge img {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.founder-badge b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.founder-badge small {
  display: block;
  color: #c3c8dc;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.founder-body {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.3rem;
  justify-items: start;
}

.letterhead {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.1);
  color: #4a5272;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
}

.letterhead img {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.founder-kicker {
  color: #2f5be0;
}

.founder-section .h2 {
  color: #0b1020;
}

.founder-title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 1.2rem + 2.5vw, 3.3rem);
}

.founder-section .hl,
.founder-section .w > .hl-w {
  --hl-grad: linear-gradient(100deg, #2f5be0, #7c3aed 60%, #0891b2);
}

.founder-letter {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  max-width: 62ch;
  color: #3b4466;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.founder-pivot {
  padding: 4px 0 4px 18px;
  border-left: 3px solid #5b6cf0;
  color: #0b1020;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.1rem + 0.6vw, 1.6rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.founder-close {
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  color: #0b1020;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.05rem + 1vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.28;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.founder-sig {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  padding-top: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(11, 16, 32, 0.1);
  color: #0b1020;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.founder-sig span {
  color: #5a6384;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 979px) {
  .founder-visual {
    width: min(100%, 400px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .founder-visual {
    width: min(86%, 320px);
    margin-inline: auto;
  }

  .founder-badge {
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 14px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Leadership
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.team-section {
  isolation: isolate;
}

.team-section::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 55%;
  z-index: -1;
  width: min(1100px, 90vw);
  height: 60%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.14), transparent);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.people {
  --g: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: calc(var(--g) * 1.6) var(--g);
  list-style: none;
}

.person {
  flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 4 * var(--g)) / 5);
  min-width: 0;
}

.person article {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
}

/* Same studio frame for every portrait: a white backdrop (which the one
   white-background photo melts into) and a shared colour wash laid over
   the bottom of every picture, so cut-outs and photo read as one set. */
.person-frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  border-radius: 22px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: box-shadow 0.45s, transform 0.6s var(--ease-out);
}

/* shared wash: brand tint rising from the bottom + soft top sheen */
.person-frame::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 52%, rgba(91, 108, 240, 0.16) 82%, rgba(76, 60, 200, 0.34) 100%),
    radial-gradient(120% 60% at 0% 0%, rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.1), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.person-frame img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 50% 0;
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-out);
}

/* the white-background photo is framed a little wider than the cut-outs */
.person-frame--photo img {
  transform-origin: 50% 0;
  transform: scale(1.1);
}

.person-frame::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 1.5px;
  border-radius: inherit;
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--accent), transparent 38%, transparent 62%, var(--accent-2));
  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box, linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  -webkit-mask-composite: xor;
  mask: linear-gradient(#000 0 0) content-box exclude, linear-gradient(#000 0 0);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.person:hover .person-frame {
  box-shadow: 0 34px 70px -26px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 65%, transparent);
}

.person:hover .person-frame::after {
  opacity: 1;
}

.person:hover .person-frame img {
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.person:hover .person-frame--photo img {
  transform: scale(1.15);
}

.person-meta {
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
  padding-inline: 4px;
}

.person-meta h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.person-meta p {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 8px;
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.person-meta p::before {
  content: "";
  flex: none;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .person {
    flex-basis: calc((100% - 2 * var(--g)) / 3);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .person {
    flex-basis: calc((100% - var(--g)) / 2);
  }

  .person-meta h3 {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
  }

  .person-meta p {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Vision & mission
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.vm {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(14px, 1.6vw, 20px);
}

.vm-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
  border-radius: 30px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, transparent), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(60% 60% at 0% 100%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 10%, transparent), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #111530, #0a0c19);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.vm-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px;
  left: 12%;
  right: 12%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 90%, white 10%), transparent);
}

.vm-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.vm-key {
  color: transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 2rem + 3.4vw, 5.6rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 85%, white 10%);
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2)) no-repeat 0 0 / 0% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  transition: background-size 1.2s var(--ease-out) 0.5s;
}

.vm-card.is-in .vm-key,
.vm-card:hover .vm-key {
  background-size: 100% 100%;
}

.vm-index {
  color: var(--text-4);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
}

.vm-visual {
  position: relative;
  height: 210px;
  margin: 6px 0 10px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(5, 6, 11, 0.5);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vm-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 1.1rem + 1vw, 1.95rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.vm-card > p {
  max-width: 52ch;
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-size: 1.03rem;
}

/* Vision: skills as the base, growth rising from it */
.vm-sun {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 30px;
  width: 360px;
  height: 360px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 50%, transparent), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 14%, transparent) 40%, transparent 65%);
  transform: translate(-50%, 50%);
  animation: about-breathe 6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.vm-visual--vision .bars {
  position: absolute;
  left: 7%;
  right: 7%;
  bottom: 46px;
  height: 128px;
  gap: 8px;
}

.vm-visual--vision .bars i {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--accent-2), color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 25%, transparent));
}

.vm-base {
  position: absolute;
  left: 7%;
  right: 7%;
  bottom: 14px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  height: 24px;
  border-radius: 7px;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 55%, transparent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 20%, rgba(12, 15, 29, 0.9));
  color: var(--accent-text);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Mission: the target comes into focus */
.target {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 168px;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.target i {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 45%, transparent);
}

.target i:nth-child(1) { inset: 0; border-style: dashed; animation: orbit 40s linear infinite; }
.target i:nth-child(2) { inset: 14%; }
.target i:nth-child(3) { inset: 28%; background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 10%, transparent); }
.target i:nth-child(4) { inset: 40%; border-color: var(--accent); background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 28%, transparent); box-shadow: 0 0 30px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 60%, transparent); }

.target-x,
.target-y {
  position: absolute;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 80%, transparent), transparent);
}

.target-x {
  left: -18%;
  right: -18%;
  top: 50%;
  height: 1px;
}

.target-y {
  top: -18%;
  bottom: -18%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-2) 80%, transparent), transparent);
}

.target b {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  margin: -6px 0 0 -6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 40%, transparent), 0 0 20px var(--accent-2);
}

.js .vm-visual--mission .target {
  opacity: 0.35;
  filter: blur(7px);
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.3);
  transition: opacity 1.2s var(--ease-out) 0.3s, filter 1.4s var(--ease-out) 0.3s, transform 1.4s var(--ease-out) 0.3s;
}

.js .vm-visual--mission.is-in .target {
  opacity: 1;
  filter: none;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}

.vm-chip {
  position: absolute;
  padding: 5px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
  background: rgba(12, 15, 29, 0.9);
  color: var(--text-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: opacity 0.6s var(--ease-out), transform 0.8s var(--ease-spring);
}

.vm-chip::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  margin-right: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent-2);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent-2);
  vertical-align: 1px;
}

.vm-chip--1 { left: 7%; top: 16%; transition-delay: 1s; }
.vm-chip--2 { right: 7%; top: 30%; transition-delay: 1.15s; }
.vm-chip--3 { left: 12%; bottom: 14%; transition-delay: 1.3s; }

.js .vm-visual--mission .vm-chip {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(10px) scale(0.92);
}

.js .vm-visual--mission.is-in .vm-chip {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .vm {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .target {
    width: 128px;
  }

  .vm-chip--2 {
    right: 5%;
    top: 12%;
  }

  .vm-chip--3 {
    left: auto;
    right: 7%;
    bottom: 12%;
  }

  .vm-chip--1 {
    left: 5%;
    top: auto;
    bottom: 40%;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Values
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.values-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .values-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.78fr) minmax(0, 1.42fr);
    align-items: start;
  }

  .values-head {
    position: sticky;
    top: calc(var(--header-h) + 48px);
  }
}

.values-head {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  justify-items: start;
}

.emblem {
  position: relative;
  width: min(250px, 64%);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin: 1.4rem 0 0 6px;
}

@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .values-head {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: 1.5rem;
  }

  .values-head > :not(.emblem) {
    grid-column: 1;
  }

  .emblem {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1 / span 2;
    width: clamp(110px, 30vw, 170px);
    margin: 0 8px 0 0;
  }
}

.emblem-lines {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: visible;
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 0.5;
}

.emblem-lines polygon {
  stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  fill: rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.04);
}

.emblem-lines path {
  stroke: rgba(157, 184, 255, 0.28);
  stroke-dasharray: 2 2.4;
  animation: emblem-flow 6s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes emblem-flow {
  to { stroke-dashoffset: -44; }
}

.emblem i {
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--x);
  top: var(--y);
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  margin: -7px 0 0 -7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 22%, transparent), 0 0 18px var(--accent);
  animation: emblem-pulse 5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.emblem i:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 1s; }
.emblem i:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 2s; }
.emblem i:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 3s; }
.emblem i:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 4s; }

@keyframes emblem-pulse {
  0%, 30%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
  12% { transform: scale(1.45); box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 16%, transparent), 0 0 30px var(--accent); }
}

.emblem img {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 52%;
  width: 22%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(5, 6, 11, 0.7), 0 0 44px rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.75);
}

.values-list {
  display: grid;
  list-style: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.value {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 112px minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px 28px;
  padding: 30px 24px 30px 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  isolation: isolate;
}

.value-num {
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
}

.value h3,
.value p {
  grid-column: 2;
}

.value::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 14%, transparent), transparent 75%);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.4s;
}

.value::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: -1px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2), transparent);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}

.value:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}

.value:hover::after {
  transform: none;
}

.value-num {
  color: transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 2rem + 2vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 0.9;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 80%, white 10%);
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2)) no-repeat 0 0 / 0% 100%;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  transition: background-size 1s var(--ease-out) 0.35s;
}

.value.is-in .value-num,
.value:hover .value-num {
  background-size: 100% 100%;
}

.value h3 {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.05rem + 0.8vw, 1.7rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}

.value p {
  max-width: 58ch;
  color: var(--text-3);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .value {
    grid-template-columns: 58px minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: start;
    padding: 24px 6px;
    gap: 10px 16px;
  }

  .value-num {
    font-size: 2.5rem;
  }

  .value h3 .icon-box {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   CTA
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.page-about .cta-panel .aurora i:nth-child(1) { --c: #4f7cff; --o: 0.3; left: 28%; top: -45%; }
.page-about .cta-panel .aurora i:nth-child(2) { --c: #22d3ee; --o: 0.16; left: 70%; top: 30%; }
.page-about .cta-panel .aurora i:nth-child(3) { --c: #8b5cf6; --o: 0.2; left: -10%; top: 20%; }

.cta-mark {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 92px;
  height: 92px;
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.cta-mark img {
  position: relative;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(5, 6, 11, 0.6), 0 0 44px rgba(91, 140, 255, 0.85);
}

.cta-mark-ring {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: conic-gradient(from var(--spin), transparent 0 55%, rgba(139, 92, 246, 0.95) 80%, rgba(34, 211, 238, 0.95) 92%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent calc(100% - 2.5px), #000 calc(100% - 2px));
  mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent calc(100% - 2.5px), #000 calc(100% - 2px));
  animation: spin 4s linear infinite;
}

.cta-mark-ring--2 {
  inset: -18px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  background: none;
  -webkit-mask: none;
  mask: none;
  animation: orbit 30s linear infinite;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Reduced motion: everything in its final, visible state
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .orbit-spoke i,
  .orbit-ripple {
    display: none;
  }

  .js .approach-viz--layers .lyr,
  .js .vm-visual--mission .vm-chip {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }

  .js .vm-visual--mission .target {
    opacity: 1;
    filter: none;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  }

  .lnk-lines path {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }

  .vm-key,
  .value-num {
    background-size: 100% 100%;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Page-scoped fixes
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/* Split headline words clip glyph overhang (e.g. the bar of a final "t")
   because of the tight letter-spacing; give each word a little side room. */
.page-about .w {
  padding-inline: 0.04em 0.08em;
  margin-inline: -0.04em -0.08em;
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .page-about .cta-panel .btn {
    width: 100%;
    white-space: normal;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

/* Hovering a value lights its point on the emblem */
.emblem i {
  transition: scale 0.4s var(--ease-spring), opacity 0.3s;
}

.values-layout:has(.value:hover) .emblem i {
  opacity: 0.4;
}

.values-layout:has(.value:nth-child(1):hover) .emblem i:nth-of-type(1),
.values-layout:has(.value:nth-child(2):hover) .emblem i:nth-of-type(2),
.values-layout:has(.value:nth-child(3):hover) .emblem i:nth-of-type(3),
.values-layout:has(.value:nth-child(4):hover) .emblem i:nth-of-type(4),
.values-layout:has(.value:nth-child(5):hover) .emblem i:nth-of-type(5) {
  opacity: 1;
  scale: 1.6;
}