/* ==========================================================================
   TIME IMPERIUM — Design System
   "Every age leaves a doorway."
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Contents:
   01. Design Tokens
   02. Base & Typography
   03. Utilities & Texture
   04. Preloader
   05. Buttons (TemporalButton)
   06. Labels (ArchiveLabel, TemporalCoordinates, StatusChip)
   07. Header & Navigation
   08. Mobile Menu (Temporal Navigation Instrument)
   09. Hero & Chronometer
   10. Section Header
   11. Era System (EraCard, EraAtmosphere, era accents)
   12. Timeline Navigator
   13. Archive Cards
   14. Expedition Cards
   15. Mechanism (process)
   16. Artifact Display (containment chamber)
   17. Manifesto / About
   18. Page Header (inner pages)
   19. Detail Page Components (dossier, provenance, spec tables)
   20. Forms
   21. Prose (journal articles)
   22. CTA Panel
   23. Footer
   24. Animations & Reduced Motion
   25. Responsive
   ========================================================================== */

/* ==========================================================================
   01. DESIGN TOKENS
   ========================================================================== */
:root {
  /* Core surfaces */
  --ink-0: #08080b;            /* near-black */
  --ink-1: #0e0e13;            /* page base */
  --ink-2: #14141b;            /* panel */
  --ink-3: #1b1b24;            /* raised panel */
  --ink-4: #23232e;            /* border-adjacent */

  /* Metals */
  --brass: #b3905a;            /* aged brass */
  --brass-bright: #d9b878;     /* antique gold */
  --brass-dim: #8a6f45;
  --copper: #a56a44;

  /* Depth accents */
  --burgundy: #6b2531;
  --teal: #3f7f78;             /* oxidized teal */
  --midnight: #182338;

  /* Light */
  --ivory: #efe9db;
  --parchment: #e2d7bf;
  --amber: #f0a84e;            /* luminous amber */
  --cyan: #46d7e8;             /* future tech only — use sparingly */

  /* Text */
  --text-hi: var(--ivory);
  --text-mid: #b8b2a4;
  --text-lo: #7d7869;

  /* Lines */
  --line: rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.22);
  --line-strong: rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.45);
  --line-faint: rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.12);

  /* Type */
  --font-display: "Cinzel", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "IBM Plex Mono", "Consolas", monospace;

  /* Scale */
  --fs-hero: clamp(2.6rem, 6.5vw, 5.2rem);
  --fs-h1: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.8rem);
  --fs-h2: clamp(1.8rem, 3.6vw, 2.8rem);
  --fs-h3: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem);
  --fs-h4: 1.15rem;
  --fs-body: 1rem;
  --fs-small: 0.875rem;
  --fs-label: 0.72rem;

  /* Rhythm */
  --space-section: clamp(5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem);
  --space-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  --radius: 2px;

  /* Motion */
  --ease-mech: cubic-bezier(0.6, 0.04, 0.2, 1);   /* mechanical aperture */
  --ease-drift: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);   /* atmospheric drift */
  --dur-fast: 0.25s;
  --dur-med: 0.6s;
  --dur-slow: 1.2s;

  /* Era accent defaults (overridden per era) */
  --era-accent: var(--brass);
  --era-accent-soft: rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.14);
  --era-glow: rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.10);

  /* Shadows & glass */
  --shadow-panel: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  --shadow-lift: 0 26px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
  --glass: rgba(20, 20, 27, 0.78);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   02. BASE & TYPOGRAPHY
   ========================================================================== */
* { box-sizing: border-box; }

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

body {
  margin: 0;
  background-color: var(--ink-1);
  color: var(--text-mid);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--fs-body);
  line-height: 1.75;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--text-hi);
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
}

h1 { font-size: var(--fs-h1); }
h2 { font-size: var(--fs-h2); }
h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); }
h4 { font-size: var(--fs-h4); }

p { margin: 0 0 1.25rem; }

a {
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
a:hover { color: var(--amber); }

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

::selection { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink-0); }

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

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: -48px;
  left: 12px;
  z-index: 3000;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  background: var(--brass);
  color: var(--ink-0);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: top var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 12px; color: var(--ink-0); }

.lede {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: var(--text-mid);
}

.text-gold { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.text-dim { color: var(--text-lo); }

/* ==========================================================================
   03. UTILITIES & TEXTURE
   ========================================================================== */
.section { padding: var(--space-section) 0; position: relative; }
.section-dark { background: var(--ink-0); }
.section-panel { background: var(--ink-2); }

/* Fine grain — barely-there atmospheric dust */
.grain::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2000;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.5;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0.035 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

/* Hairline dividers */
.rule-ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}
.rule-ornament::before,
.rule-ornament::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--line-strong));
}
.rule-ornament::after {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line-strong), transparent);
}
.rule-ornament span {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* Corner-bracket frame (archival plate) */
.plate {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.plate::before,
.plate::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: all var(--dur-med) var(--ease-drift);
}
.plate::before {
  top: -1px;
  left: -1px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--brass);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
}
.plate::after {
  bottom: -1px;
  right: -1px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--brass);
  border-right: 2px solid var(--brass);
}
.plate:hover::before,
.plate:hover::after { width: 26px; height: 26px; }

/* ==========================================================================
   04. PRELOADER
   ========================================================================== */
.preloader {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 5000;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  background: var(--ink-0);
  transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease-mech), visibility 0.7s;
}
.preloader.is-done { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }

.preloader-ring {
  width: 88px;
  height: 88px;
  position: relative;
}
.preloader-ring svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.preloader-ring .ring-outer { animation: spin 6s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
.preloader-ring .ring-inner { animation: spin-rev 4s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }

.preloader-word {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.55em;
  text-indent: 0.55em;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.preloader-status {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   05. BUTTONS — TemporalButton
   ========================================================================== */
.btn-temporal {
  --btn-fg: var(--ink-0);
  --btn-bg: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--brass-bright), var(--brass) 55%, var(--brass-dim));
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px 34px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--btn-fg);
  background: var(--btn-bg);
  border: none;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  transition: transform var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-drift), box-shadow var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.btn-temporal::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) 50%, transparent 60%);
  transform: translateX(-110%);
  transition: transform 0.7s var(--ease-mech);
}
.btn-temporal:hover {
  color: var(--ink-0);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.22);
}
.btn-temporal:hover::after { transform: translateX(110%); }
.btn-temporal .btn-icon { font-size: 0.85rem; transition: transform var(--dur-fast) ease; }
.btn-temporal:hover .btn-icon { transform: translateX(4px); }

.btn-temporal.btn-ghost {
  --btn-fg: var(--brass-bright);
  --btn-bg: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: transparent;
}
.btn-temporal.btn-ghost::after {
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 40%, rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.16) 50%, transparent 60%);
}
.btn-temporal.btn-ghost:hover {
  color: var(--amber);
  border-color: var(--brass);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

.link-runic {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
}
.link-runic::after {
  content: "→";
  transition: transform var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.link-runic:hover::after { transform: translateX(5px); }

/* ==========================================================================
   06. LABELS — ArchiveLabel, TemporalCoordinates, StatusChip
   ========================================================================== */
.archive-label {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.archive-label::before {
  content: "";
  width: 26px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
}

.temporal-coords {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.temporal-coords b {
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.status-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.status-chip::before {
  content: "";
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: currentColor;
  animation: blink 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.status-verified   { color: #7fd0c3; }
.status-disputed   { color: var(--amber); }
.status-lost       { color: #d0707c; }
.status-restricted { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.status-unresolved { color: #9d94c8; }
.status-active     { color: var(--cyan); }

/* ==========================================================================
   07. HEADER & NAVIGATION
   ========================================================================== */
.site-header {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
  transition: background var(--dur-med) ease, box-shadow var(--dur-med) ease, transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-drift);
}
.site-header .header-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 20px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: padding var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.site-header.is-stuck {
  background: rgba(8, 8, 11, 0.88);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 var(--line-faint), 0 18px 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}
.site-header.is-stuck .header-inner { padding: 12px 0; }

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}
.brand-mark { width: 40px; height: 40px; flex: none; }
.brand-mark svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.brand-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  color: var(--ivory);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.brand-name small {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.42em;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-top: 3px;
}
.brand:hover .brand-name { color: var(--ivory); }

.main-nav ul {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.main-nav a {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-mid);
  padding: 8px 2px;
}
.main-nav a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass-bright);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: right;
  transition: transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-mech);
}
.main-nav a:hover,
.main-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--ivory); }
.main-nav a:hover::after,
.main-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
  transform-origin: left;
}

.header-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.2rem; }
.header-actions .btn-temporal { padding: 12px 24px; }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 6px;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  padding: 12px 11px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-toggle span {
  display: block;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--brass-bright);
  transition: transform var(--dur-fast) var(--ease-mech), opacity var(--dur-fast) ease, width var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.nav-toggle span:nth-child(2) { width: 70%; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7.5px) rotate(45deg); }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7.5px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* ==========================================================================
   08. MOBILE MENU — full-screen temporal navigation instrument
   ========================================================================== */
.mobile-menu {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 900;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 110px 8vw 40px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 110%, rgba(24, 35, 56, 0.5), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(closest-side at 85% 15%, rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.08), transparent),
    var(--ink-0);
  clip-path: circle(0% at calc(100% - 44px) 44px);
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: clip-path 0.8s var(--ease-mech), visibility 0.8s;
}
.mobile-menu.is-open {
  clip-path: circle(150% at calc(100% - 44px) 44px);
  visibility: visible;
}
.mobile-menu nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}
.mobile-menu nav a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 6.5vw, 2.4rem);
  color: var(--ivory);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(24px);
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease-drift), transform 0.5s var(--ease-drift), color var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.mobile-menu.is-open nav a { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.mobile-menu.is-open nav li:nth-child(1) a { transition-delay: 0.18s; }
.mobile-menu.is-open nav li:nth-child(2) a { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
.mobile-menu.is-open nav li:nth-child(3) a { transition-delay: 0.30s; }
.mobile-menu.is-open nav li:nth-child(4) a { transition-delay: 0.36s; }
.mobile-menu.is-open nav li:nth-child(5) a { transition-delay: 0.42s; }
.mobile-menu.is-open nav li:nth-child(6) a { transition-delay: 0.48s; }
.mobile-menu nav a:hover { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.mobile-menu nav a .idx {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.mobile-menu-foot {
  margin-top: 3rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.2rem;
}
.mobile-menu-foot .temporal-coords { font-size: 0.64rem; }

/* ==========================================================================
   09. HERO & CHRONOMETER
   ========================================================================== */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(7rem, 14vh, 10rem) 0 clamp(4rem, 8vh, 6rem);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink-0);
}
.hero-atmosphere {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(90rem 50rem at 78% 42%, rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.07), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(70rem 46rem at 15% 85%, rgba(24, 35, 56, 0.75), transparent 65%),
    radial-gradient(50rem 36rem at 30% 10%, rgba(107, 37, 49, 0.16), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-0), var(--ink-1));
}
.hero > .hero-atmosphere {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.96) 0%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.82) 33%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.22) 72%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.52) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.14), rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.72)),
    url("../img/generated/01-homepage-hero.webp") center / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.92;
}
/* faint celestial grid */
.hero-atmosphere::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--line-faint) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line-faint) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 90px 90px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(75rem 45rem at 70% 45%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55), transparent 70%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(75rem 45rem at 70% 45%, rgba(0,0,0,0.55), transparent 70%);
}

.hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.hero-kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.hero-kicker::before,
.hero-kicker::after {
  content: "";
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
}
.hero-title {
  font-size: var(--fs-hero);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.hero-title em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
}
.hero-sub {
  max-width: 34rem;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--text-mid);
  margin-bottom: 2.4rem;
}
.hero-cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 3.5rem; }

.hero-readout {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
  padding-top: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.readout-item { min-width: 120px; }
.readout-item .ro-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.readout-item .ro-value {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
}
.readout-item .ro-value .tick { animation: blink 1.4s steps(1) infinite; }

/* The great chronometer */
.chronometer {
  position: relative;
  width: min(560px, 88vw);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.chronometer svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.chronometer .ring-a { animation: spin 90s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
.chronometer .ring-b { animation: spin-rev 60s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
.chronometer .ring-c { animation: spin 38s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
.chronometer .hand { animation: spin 12s linear infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
.chronometer .pulse-core { animation: core-pulse 4s ease-in-out infinite; transform-origin: 50% 50%; }
.chronometer-halo {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -12%;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.13), rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.04) 55%, transparent 72%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: 26px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}
.hero-scroll-cue::after {
  content: "";
  width: 1px;
  height: 44px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--brass), transparent);
  animation: cue-drop 2.2s var(--ease-drift) infinite;
}

/* Floating dust motes */
.mote {
  position: absolute;
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--brass-bright);
  opacity: 0.25;
  animation: drift 14s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.mote:nth-child(2) { animation-duration: 18s; animation-delay: -6s; opacity: 0.16; }
.mote:nth-child(3) { animation-duration: 22s; animation-delay: -11s; width: 2px; height: 2px; }
.mote:nth-child(4) { animation-duration: 16s; animation-delay: -3s; opacity: 0.2; }

/* ==========================================================================
   10. SECTION HEADER
   ========================================================================== */
.section-head { margin-bottom: var(--space-block); }
.section-head .archive-label { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.section-head h2 { max-width: 22ch; text-wrap: balance; }
.section-head .section-desc {
  max-width: 44rem;
  color: var(--text-mid);
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}
.section-head.is-centered { text-align: center; }
.section-head.is-centered h2,
.section-head.is-centered .section-desc { margin-inline: auto; }
.section-head.is-centered .archive-label::before { display: none; }
.section-head.is-centered .archive-label::after {
  content: "";
  width: 26px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--brass);
}
.section-head.is-split {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   11. ERA SYSTEM — accents, EraCard, EraAtmosphere
   ========================================================================== */
[data-era="primordial"]  { --era-accent: #c98a4b; --era-accent-soft: rgba(201,138,75,0.14);  --era-glow: rgba(201,138,75,0.12); --era-image: url("../img/generated/03-primordial-epoch.webp"); }
[data-era="monuments"]   { --era-accent: #d9b878; --era-accent-soft: rgba(217,184,120,0.14); --era-glow: rgba(35,60,110,0.28); --era-image: url("../img/generated/04-age-of-monuments.webp"); }
[data-era="classical"]   { --era-accent: #cfc7b4; --era-accent-soft: rgba(207,199,180,0.12); --era-glow: rgba(63,127,120,0.18); --era-image: url("../img/generated/05-classical-world.webp"); }
[data-era="medieval"]    { --era-accent: #b4525f; --era-accent-soft: rgba(180,82,95,0.13);   --era-glow: rgba(107,37,49,0.24); --era-image: url("../img/generated/06-medieval-continuum.webp"); }
[data-era="renaissance"] { --era-accent: #d3a35c; --era-accent-soft: rgba(211,163,92,0.14);  --era-glow: rgba(120,84,40,0.2); --era-image: url("../img/generated/07-renaissance-engine.webp"); }
[data-era="exploration"] { --era-accent: #6fa3a0; --era-accent-soft: rgba(111,163,160,0.13); --era-glow: rgba(24,55,72,0.3); --era-image: url("../img/generated/08-age-of-exploration.webp"); }
[data-era="industrial"]  { --era-accent: #b3905a; --era-accent-soft: rgba(179,144,90,0.16);  --era-glow: rgba(240,168,78,0.12); --era-image: url("../img/generated/09-industrial-threshold.webp"); }
[data-era="deco"]        { --era-accent: #e3c886; --era-accent-soft: rgba(227,200,134,0.15); --era-glow: rgba(227,200,134,0.1); --era-image: url("../img/generated/10-electric-ascendancy.webp"); }
[data-era="atomic"]      { --era-accent: #8fd0b2; --era-accent-soft: rgba(143,208,178,0.13); --era-glow: rgba(143,208,178,0.1); --era-image: url("../img/generated/11-atomic-horizon.webp"); }
[data-era="digital"]     { --era-accent: #46d7e8; --era-accent-soft: rgba(70,215,232,0.12);  --era-glow: rgba(70,215,232,0.1); --era-image: url("../img/generated/12-digital-continuum.webp"); }
[data-era="threshold"]   { --era-accent: #9b8ce8; --era-accent-soft: rgba(155,140,232,0.13); --era-glow: rgba(155,140,232,0.12); --era-image: url("../img/generated/13-far-threshold.webp"); }

.era-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  min-height: 420px;
  padding: 1.8rem;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color var(--dur-med) ease, transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-drift), box-shadow var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.era-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--era-accent);
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.era-atmosphere {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 0%, var(--era-glow), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(90% 60% at 50% 110%, var(--era-accent-soft), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-3), var(--ink-1));
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-drift);
}
.era-card .era-atmosphere,
.expedition-card .era-atmosphere,
.pg-timeline-plate .era-atmosphere {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.15) 0%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.44) 48%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.97) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.2), transparent 65%),
    var(--era-image) center / cover no-repeat;
}
.era-card:hover .era-atmosphere { transform: scale(1.05); }
.era-sigil {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.5rem;
  right: 1.5rem;
  width: 74px;
  height: 74px;
  color: var(--era-accent);
  opacity: 0.7;
  transition: opacity var(--dur-med) ease, transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-drift);
}
.era-card:hover .era-sigil { opacity: 1; transform: rotate(8deg) scale(1.06); }
.era-sigil svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.era-card-body { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.era-range {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--era-accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.era-card h3 { margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.era-card p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--text-mid);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.era-card .link-runic { color: var(--era-accent); }
.era-index {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.4rem;
  left: 1.6rem;
  z-index: 2;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}

/* Stretched-link pattern for full-card click */
.card-link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 3;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   12. TIMELINE NAVIGATOR
   ========================================================================== */
.timeline-nav {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2rem 0 0;
}
.timeline-track {
  position: relative;
}
.timeline-track::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 27px;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--line-strong) 8%, var(--line-strong) 92%, transparent);
}
.timeline-swiper .swiper-slide { width: 250px; }
.timeline-stop {
  display: block;
  padding-top: 14px;
  color: inherit;
}
.timeline-stop .stop-node {
  position: relative;
  width: 27px;
  height: 27px;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--era-accent, var(--brass));
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--ink-1);
  transition: box-shadow var(--dur-med) ease, background var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.timeline-stop .stop-node::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--era-accent, var(--brass));
  opacity: 0.55;
  transition: opacity var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.timeline-stop:hover .stop-node {
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px var(--era-accent-soft), 0 0 24px var(--era-glow);
}
.timeline-stop:hover .stop-node::after { opacity: 1; }
.timeline-stop .stop-range {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--era-accent, var(--brass));
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.timeline-stop .stop-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--ivory);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
.timeline-stop .stop-desc {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 210px;
}
.timeline-controls {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.8rem;
}
.tl-arrow {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  font-size: 1rem;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.tl-arrow:hover { background: var(--brass); color: var(--ink-0); border-color: var(--brass); }
.tl-arrow:disabled { opacity: 0.3; cursor: default; }
.tl-arrow:disabled:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--brass-bright); border-color: var(--line-strong); }

/* ==========================================================================
   13. ARCHIVE CARDS
   ========================================================================== */
.archive-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-med) ease, transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-drift), box-shadow var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.archive-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--line-strong);
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-panel);
}
.archive-card-visual {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 100% at 50% 0%, var(--era-glow), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-3), var(--ink-0));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.archive-card-visual .visual-sigil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--era-accent);
  opacity: 0.85;
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-drift);
}
.archive-card:hover .archive-card-visual .visual-sigil { transform: scale(1.07); }
.archive-card-visual .visual-sigil svg { width: 96px; height: 96px; }
.archive-card-visual .status-chip {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 14px;
  z-index: 2;
}
.archive-card-visual img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-drift), filter var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.archive-card-visual.has-generated-image::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 52%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.68));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.archive-card-visual.has-generated-image .visual-sigil { display: none; }
.archive-card:hover .archive-card-visual.has-generated-image img { transform: scale(1.045); }
.archive-card-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}
.archive-card-meta .meta-class { color: var(--era-accent, var(--brass)); }
.archive-card-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  padding: 1.4rem;
}
.archive-card-body h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.archive-card-body h3 a { color: var(--ivory); }
.archive-card-body h3 a:hover { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.archive-card-body p {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--text-mid);
  margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
}
.archive-card-foot {
  margin-top: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--line-faint);
}
.archive-card-foot .temporal-coords { font-size: 0.62rem; }

/* ==========================================================================
   14. EXPEDITION CARDS
   ========================================================================== */
.expedition-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  min-height: 380px;
  padding: 1.8rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-med) ease, transform var(--dur-med) var(--ease-drift), box-shadow var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.expedition-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--era-accent);
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.expedition-card .era-atmosphere { opacity: 0.9; }
.expedition-brief {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.5rem;
  left: 1.8rem;
  right: 1.8rem;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.expedition-brief .temporal-coords { font-size: 0.62rem; }
.expedition-body { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.expedition-body .exp-dest {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--era-accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.expedition-body h3 { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.expedition-body p { font-size: var(--fs-small); margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }

/* ==========================================================================
   15. MECHANISM — the process schematic
   ========================================================================== */
.mechanism-grid { position: relative; }
.mechanism-step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2rem 1.6rem;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-med) ease, background var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.mechanism-step:hover { border-color: var(--line-strong); background: var(--ink-3); }
.mechanism-step .step-dial {
  position: relative;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
.mechanism-step .step-dial svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; color: var(--brass); }
.mechanism-step:hover .step-dial svg .dial-ring {
  transform: rotate(120deg);
}
.mechanism-step .step-dial svg .dial-ring {
  transform-origin: 50% 50%;
  transition: transform 1.4s var(--ease-mech);
}
.mechanism-step .step-num {
  position: absolute;
  top: 1.4rem;
  right: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}
.mechanism-step h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
.mechanism-step p { font-size: var(--fs-small); margin: 0; color: var(--text-mid); }

/* ==========================================================================
   16. ARTIFACT DISPLAY — containment chamber
   ========================================================================== */
.artifact-display {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(70% 90% at 50% 45%, rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.06), transparent 65%),
    var(--ink-0);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.artifact-chamber {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 4.4;
  max-width: 460px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(70, 215, 232, 0.03), transparent 30%),
    radial-gradient(60% 55% at 50% 58%, var(--era-glow, rgba(240,168,78,0.14)), transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-2), var(--ink-0));
  overflow: hidden;
}
.artifact-chamber::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 46%, rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.09) 50%, transparent 54%);
  background-size: 100% 300%;
  animation: scanline 7s linear infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.artifact-chamber .chamber-floor {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 12%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 62%;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.28), transparent);
}
.artifact-chamber .artifact-figure {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 58%;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7));
  animation: float 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.artifact-chamber .artifact-figure svg { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.artifact-chamber img { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: 70%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.artifact-chamber .artifact-figure.has-generated-artifact { width: min(92%, 620px); }
.artifact-chamber .artifact-figure.has-generated-artifact img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.artifact-annotation {
  display: flex;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.artifact-annotation:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.artifact-annotation .ann-key {
  flex: none;
  width: 116px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  padding-top: 3px;
}
.artifact-annotation .ann-value {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--text-mid);
}
.artifact-annotation .ann-value b { color: var(--ivory); font-weight: 600; }

/* ==========================================================================
   17. MANIFESTO / ABOUT
   ========================================================================== */
.manifesto {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.manifesto blockquote {
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ivory);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.manifesto blockquote em { font-style: normal; color: var(--brass-bright); }
.manifesto-sign {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}

.figure-stat { padding: 1.6rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-faint); }
.figure-stat:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.figure-stat .stat-value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.figure-stat .stat-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   18. PAGE HEADER — inner pages
   ========================================================================== */
.page-header {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(9rem, 18vh, 13rem) 0 clamp(3rem, 6vh, 4.5rem);
  background: var(--ink-0);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-header .hero-atmosphere { opacity: 0.85; }
main[data-era] > .page-header .hero-atmosphere {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.97) 0%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.8) 48%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.3) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.12), rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.74)),
    var(--era-image) center / cover no-repeat;
}
.about-charter-header .hero-atmosphere {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.95) 0%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.72) 48%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.28) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.08), rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.72)),
    url("../img/generated/27-about-charter-hall.webp") center / cover no-repeat;
}
.page-header-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.breadcrumb-trail {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}
.breadcrumb-trail li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.breadcrumb-trail li + li::before { content: "//"; color: var(--brass-dim); }
.breadcrumb-trail a { color: var(--text-lo); }
.breadcrumb-trail a:hover { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.breadcrumb-trail [aria-current="page"] { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.page-header h1 { max-width: 20ch; text-wrap: balance; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.page-header .lede { max-width: 46rem; margin-bottom: 0; }
.page-header .temporal-coords { display: block; margin-top: 1.8rem; }

/* ==========================================================================
   19. DETAIL PAGE COMPONENTS
   ========================================================================== */
.dossier {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.dossier-head {
  padding: 1.2rem 1.6rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.dossier-head .archive-label { margin: 0; }
.dossier-body { padding: 0.4rem 1.6rem; }
.dossier-row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.dossier-row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.dossier-row dt {
  flex: none;
  width: 128px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  padding-top: 3px;
}
.dossier-row dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--text-mid);
}
.dossier-row dd b { color: var(--ivory); font-weight: 600; }
.dossier dl { margin: 0; }

.record-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.record-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 110px 1fr auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.6rem;
  padding: 1.4rem 0.4rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  transition: background var(--dur-fast) ease, padding-left var(--dur-fast) ease;
  position: relative;
}
.record-item:hover { background: rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.04); padding-left: 1rem; }
.record-item .rec-id {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.record-item .rec-title { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--ivory); margin: 0 0 0.2rem; }
.record-item .rec-sub { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--text-lo); margin: 0; }

/* ==========================================================================
   20. FORMS
   ========================================================================== */
.form-field { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
.form-field label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.form-field input,
.form-field textarea,
.form-field select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: var(--ink-0);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-fast) ease, box-shadow var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.form-field input::placeholder,
.form-field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--text-lo); }
.form-field input:focus,
.form-field textarea:focus,
.form-field select:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--brass);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.15);
}
.form-note {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   21. PROSE — journal articles
   ========================================================================== */
.prose {
  max-width: 46rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
  color: var(--text-mid);
}
.prose h2, .prose h3 { margin-top: 2.6rem; }
.prose h2 { font-size: 1.7rem; }
.prose h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; }
.prose blockquote {
  margin: 2.2rem 0;
  padding: 0.4rem 0 0.4rem 1.6rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--ivory);
}
.prose figure { margin: 2.4rem 0; }
.prose figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}
.prose ul, .prose ol { padding-left: 1.4rem; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.prose li::marker { color: var(--brass); }

/* ==========================================================================
   22. CTA PANEL
   ========================================================================== */
.cta-panel {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6.5rem) clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(60rem 30rem at 50% 120%, rgba(240, 168, 78, 0.1), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(40rem 24rem at 15% -20%, rgba(24, 35, 56, 0.8), transparent 60%),
    var(--ink-0);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.cta-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.cta-panel h2 { max-width: 24ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.cta-panel .lede { max-width: 40rem; margin: 0 auto 2.4rem; }
.cta-panel .hero-cta { justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 0; }

/* ==========================================================================
   23. FOOTER
   ========================================================================== */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--ink-0);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 5.5rem) 0 0;
}
.footer-brand p {
  max-width: 30rem;
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--text-lo);
  margin: 1.4rem 0 1.8rem;
}
.footer-col h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: var(--fs-label);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-bottom: 1.3rem;
}
.footer-col ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.footer-col li { margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
.footer-col a {
  font-size: var(--fs-small);
  color: var(--text-mid);
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--brass-bright); }
.footer-social { display: flex; gap: 0.8rem; }
.footer-social a {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--text-mid);
  transition: all var(--dur-fast) ease;
}
.footer-social a:hover {
  color: var(--ink-0);
  background: var(--brass);
  border-color: var(--brass);
}
.footer-social svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; fill: currentColor; }
.footer-status {
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.footer-status .temporal-coords { font-size: 0.62rem; }
.footer-status .sys-status {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7fd0c3;
}
.footer-status .sys-status::before {
  content: "";
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: currentColor;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px currentColor;
  animation: blink 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   24. ANIMATIONS & REDUCED MOTION
   ========================================================================== */
@keyframes spin     { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
@keyframes spin-rev { to { transform: rotate(-360deg); } }
@keyframes blink    { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1; } 50% { opacity: 0.25; } }
@keyframes core-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.75; transform: scale(1); }
  50%      { opacity: 1;    transform: scale(1.06); }
}
@keyframes scanline { to { background-position: 0 300%; } }
@keyframes float {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50%      { transform: translateY(-12px); }
}
@keyframes drift {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); opacity: 0.25; }
  25%      { transform: translate(28px, -40px); opacity: 0.45; }
  50%      { transform: translate(-16px, -78px); opacity: 0.2; }
  75%      { transform: translate(20px, -30px); opacity: 0.4; }
}
@keyframes cue-drop {
  0%   { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: top; }
  45%  { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: top; }
  55%  { transform: scaleY(1); transform-origin: bottom; }
  100% { transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; }
}

/* Scroll-reveal primitives (activated by JS; content visible without JS) */
.reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(34px); }
.reveal.is-visible,
.no-js .reveal {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease-drift), transform 0.9s var(--ease-drift);
}

/* ==========================================================================
   26. MOTION SYSTEM — cursor, veil, split text, marquee, tilt
   ========================================================================== */

/* Split-word masking (JS wraps words; mask clips the rise) */
.w-m {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: bottom;
  padding-bottom: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: -0.08em;
}
.w-m .w { display: inline-block; will-change: transform; }

/* Custom cursor — brass instrument reticle (desktop pointer devices only) */
.cursor-dot,
.cursor-ring {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 6000;
  pointer-events: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: 0;
}
.cursor-dot {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  margin: -2.5px 0 0 -2.5px;
  background: var(--amber);
}
.cursor-ring {
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  margin: -19px 0 0 -19px;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  transition: width 0.35s var(--ease-drift), height 0.35s var(--ease-drift),
              margin 0.35s var(--ease-drift), border-color 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
}
.cursor-ring.is-active {
  width: 62px;
  height: 62px;
  margin: -31px 0 0 -31px;
  border-color: var(--brass-bright);
  background: rgba(217, 184, 120, 0.08);
}
@media (hover: none), (pointer: coarse) {
  .cursor-dot, .cursor-ring { display: none; }
}

/* Page-transition veil — mechanical shutter panels */
.page-veil {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 4500;
  display: flex;
  pointer-events: none;
  visibility: hidden;
}
.page-veil.is-armed { visibility: visible; }
.veil-panel {
  flex: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-0), #0a0a0e);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  transform: translateY(-101%);
}
.veil-panel:last-child { border-right: 0; }

/* Header hide-on-scroll */
.site-header.is-hidden { transform: translateY(-100%); }

/* Era marquee strip */
.marquee {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 1.15rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--ink-0);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
}
.marquee-track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  gap: 3.2rem;
  animation: marquee-x 46s linear infinite;
}
.marquee:hover .marquee-track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.marquee-item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 3.2rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}
.marquee-item b {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--brass);
}
.marquee-item::after {
  content: "";
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass-dim);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
@keyframes marquee-x { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* Card tilt — perspective context */
.era-card, .expedition-card, .archive-card, .mechanism-step {
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Preloader iris exit (driven by JS via clip-path) */
.preloader { clip-path: circle(150% at 50% 50%); }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .marquee-track { animation: none; }
  .cursor-dot, .cursor-ring { display: none; }
  .page-veil { display: none; }
  .w-m .w { transform: none !important; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .hero-scroll-cue::after { animation: none; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   25. RESPONSIVE
   ========================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  .main-nav { display: none; }
  .header-actions .btn-temporal { display: none; }
  .nav-toggle { display: flex; }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .hero { min-height: auto; padding-top: 8.5rem; }
  .chronometer { width: min(420px, 80vw); margin-top: 3rem; }
  .hero-scroll-cue { display: none; }
  .era-card { min-height: 360px; }
  .section-head.is-split { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  body { font-size: 0.95rem; }
  /* keep large gutters from out-running the container's 12px padding */
  .row.g-5 { --bs-gutter-x: 1.5rem; }
  .row.g-4 { --bs-gutter-x: 1.5rem; }
  .hero-readout { gap: 1.2rem 2rem; }
  .readout-item { min-width: 104px; }
  .record-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.4rem; }
  .dossier-row { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem; }
  .dossier-row dt { width: auto; }
  .artifact-annotation { flex-direction: column; gap: 0.3rem; }
  .artifact-annotation .ann-key { width: auto; }
  .footer-status { justify-content: center; text-align: center; }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .hero-cta .btn-temporal { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .era-card { min-height: 320px; }
}

/* ==========================================================================
   26. PROJECTS — public development dossiers
   ========================================================================== */
.projects-hero {
  min-height: 78vh;
  display: grid;
  align-items: end;
  background:
    radial-gradient(55rem 34rem at 80% 35%, rgba(70, 215, 232, 0.08), transparent 66%),
    radial-gradient(46rem 32rem at 15% 70%, rgba(179, 144, 90, 0.16), transparent 70%),
    var(--ink-0);
}
.projects-hero .page-header-inner { padding-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 4rem); }
.projects-hero h1 { max-width: 14ch; font-size: var(--fs-hero); }
.projects-hero .lede { max-width: 42rem; }
.projects-hero-readout {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.8rem 2.5rem;
  margin-top: 2.2rem;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.projects-hero-readout span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.67rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
}
.projects-hero-readout b { color: var(--brass-bright); font-weight: 500; }

.vision-statement {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 7rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.vision-statement blockquote {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ivory);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.vision-statement blockquote em { color: var(--brass-bright); font-style: normal; }
.vision-questions {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.vision-questions p {
  min-height: 102px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.3rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--text-mid);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.project-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.project-card {
  --project-accent: var(--brass);
  position: relative;
  min-height: 540px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(35rem 20rem at 100% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--project-accent) 12%, transparent), transparent 72%),
    var(--ink-2);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.project-card-art {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  margin: calc(clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.6rem) * -1) calc(clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.6rem) * -1) 1.7rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.project-card-art::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 48%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.68));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.project-card-art img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-drift), filter var(--dur-med) ease;
}
.project-card:hover .project-card-art img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.project-card-rail {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: var(--project-accent);
  opacity: 0.72;
}
.project-card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 9px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.project-card-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.2rem;
}
.project-card-head > div { text-align: right; }
.institution-seal {
  width: 66px;
  height: 66px;
  flex: none;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--project-accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 6px var(--ink-2), inset 0 0 0 7px color-mix(in srgb, var(--project-accent) 35%, transparent);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--project-accent);
}
.project-record,
.project-status {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.project-record { color: var(--text-lo); margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.project-status { color: var(--project-accent, var(--brass-bright)); }
.project-institution,
.project-genre {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.project-institution { color: var(--project-accent); margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
.project-genre { color: var(--text-lo); }
.project-card h3 { max-width: 20ch; font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.8vw, 2rem); }
.project-card h3 a { color: var(--ivory); }
.project-card h3 a:hover { color: var(--project-accent); }
.project-hook {
  max-width: 36rem;
  padding-left: 1rem;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--project-accent);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.project-summary { font-size: 0.94rem; }
.project-card-foot {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: end;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.project-card-foot > span {
  max-width: 56%;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--text-mid);
}
.project-card-foot b {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-lo);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.project-link {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.67rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: var(--project-accent);
}

.universe-path {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 3rem;
}
.universe-path::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  left: 9%;
  right: 9%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--brass), var(--teal), var(--cyan));
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.path-node { position: relative; text-align: center; }
.path-node span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 45px;
  height: 45px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  margin: 0 auto 1.1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--brass);
  background: var(--ink-1);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  color: var(--brass-bright);
}
.path-node span b { transform: rotate(-45deg); font-weight: 500; }
.path-node h3 { font-size: 0.9rem; margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.path-node p { font-size: 0.76rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text-lo); }

.project-detail-hero {
  --project-accent: var(--brass);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.97) 0%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.8) 48%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.24) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.08), rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.74)),
    var(--project-image, linear-gradient(var(--ink-0), var(--ink-0))) center / cover no-repeat,
    var(--ink-0);
}
.project-detail-hero .hero-atmosphere {
  background:
    radial-gradient(52rem 30rem at 82% 38%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--project-accent) 18%, transparent), transparent 68%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 25%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.32));
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.project-detail-hero h1 { max-width: 18ch; }
.project-detail-hero .archive-label,
.project-detail-hero .temporal-coords b { color: var(--project-accent); }
.project-detail-hero .lede {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.detail-back {
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-top: 2rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.67rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.project-fantasy {
  max-width: 44rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--parchment);
}
.project-facts { border-top-color: var(--project-accent); }
.project-facts .project-status { color: var(--project-accent); }
.project-loop { margin-top: 3.2rem; }
.project-loop ol { list-style: none; margin: 1.5rem 0 0; padding: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.project-loop li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr;
  gap: 1.2rem;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 72px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.project-loop li > span { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.66rem; color: var(--project-accent); }
.project-loop li p { margin: 0; color: var(--ivory); }
.signature-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1px; background: var(--line); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.signature-card { min-height: 225px; padding: 2rem; background: var(--ink-2); }
.signature-index { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; color: var(--project-accent); }
.signature-card h3 { margin-top: 1.7rem; }
.signature-card p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.connection-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 6rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--project-accent) 8%, transparent), transparent 40%),
    var(--ink-2);
}
.engraved-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; counter-reset: connection; }
.engraved-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.1rem 0 1.1rem 3rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
  counter-increment: connection;
}
.engraved-list li:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-faint); }
.engraved-list li::before {
  content: "0" counter(connection);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  color: var(--project-accent);
}
.media-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.media-placeholder { margin: 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ink-2); }
.media-placeholder img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-faint);
}
.media-aperture {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 230px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background:
    linear-gradient(var(--line-faint) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line-faint) 1px, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(circle, color-mix(in srgb, var(--project-accent) 15%, transparent), transparent 56%);
  background-size: 32px 32px, 32px 32px, auto;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.media-aperture::before,
.media-aperture::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 78px;
  height: 78px;
  border: 1px solid var(--project-accent);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  opacity: 0.45;
}
.media-aperture::after { width: 118px; height: 118px; opacity: 0.16; }
.media-aperture span { width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--project-accent); box-shadow: 0 0 18px var(--project-accent); }
.media-placeholder figcaption { padding: 1.25rem; }
.media-placeholder figcaption > span { display: block; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--project-accent); }
.media-placeholder strong { display: block; margin: 0.35rem 0 0.45rem; font-family: var(--font-display); color: var(--ivory); }
.media-placeholder p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--text-lo); }
.empty-state { min-height: 55vh; display: grid; place-content: center; text-align: center; }
.noscript-projects { padding-left: 1.2rem; }
.noscript-projects li { margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
  .projects-hero { min-height: auto; }
  .vision-statement,
  .connection-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .universe-path { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .universe-path::before { top: 1rem; bottom: 1rem; left: 22px; right: auto; width: 1px; height: auto; }
  .path-node { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 45px 1fr; gap: 1.2rem; text-align: left; }
  .path-node span { margin: 0 0 1.6rem; }
  .path-node h3 { margin-top: 0.25rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .project-grid,
  .signature-grid,
  .media-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .project-card { min-height: auto; }
  .project-card-foot { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .project-card-foot > span { max-width: none; }
  .vision-questions { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .project-card,
  .signature-card,
  .connection-panel { transform: none !important; }
}

/* Generated editorial imagery */
.transmission-visual {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.transmission-visual::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 58%, rgba(7, 8, 13, 0.78));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.transmission-visual img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}