/* SORS marketing website — UI kit styles. v2.
   Snowflake-inspired BRIGHT theme. Rebuilt for rhythm: flat full-width bands that
   ALTERNATE white / cool-tint, ONE dark "instrumentation" band (profit frontier),
   one navy CTA band. No universal frosted bubbles, no continuous darkening gradient.
   Fonts (Ubuntu + Source Sans 3) self-hosted via colors_and_type.css, linked first. */

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
:root { --maxw: 1200px; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  background: var(--sors-light);
  color: var(--sors-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
.container { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 32px; }

/* ---------- Band system (rhythm via alternating full-width bands) ---------- */
.band { padding: 104px 0; position: relative; }
.band--white { background: var(--sors-light); }
.band--tint  { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #edf5fc 0%, #e0eef9 100%); }
/* Sections melt into one another: every tinted band rises from and settles
   back into the surrounding white, so light↔light seams read as soft gradients
   rather than hard hairlines. The dark frontier band handles its own edges. */
.band--tint { position: relative; }
.band--tint::before,
.band--tint::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 104px;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
}
.band--tint::before { top: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, rgba(237,245,252,0) 100%); }
.band--tint::after  { bottom: 0; background: linear-gradient(0deg, #ffffff 0%, rgba(224,238,249,0) 100%); }
.band--tint > .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky);
}

/* shared section heading block */
.section-head { max-width: 760px; }
.section-head.center { margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.section-head .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.section-head h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 48px; line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -.03em; color: var(--sors-ink);
}
.section-head p { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-ink-2); max-width: 600px; }
.section-head.center p { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

/* ---------- Buttons (pill) ---------- */
.btn-primary {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  background: var(--grad-sky); color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;
  padding: 12px 14px 12px 22px; border-radius: 100px; border: none; cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(28,163,228,.28); transition: filter .25s, box-shadow .25s, transform .15s;
}
.btn-primary:hover { filter: brightness(.94) saturate(1.05); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(24,56,131,.32); }
.btn-primary:active { transform: scale(.97); }
.btn-primary .chip {
  width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
}
.btn-primary .chip svg { width: 14px; height: 14px; stroke: #fff; transition: transform .25s; }
.btn-primary:hover .chip svg { transform: translateX(2px); }
.btn-ghost {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; cursor: pointer;
  background: #fff; color: var(--sors-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;
  padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: 100px; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border);
  transition: border-color .25s, color .25s, box-shadow .25s;
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(13,27,62,.06); }

/* ---------- Navbar ---------- */
.nav {
  position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; z-index: 50;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 32px; transition: box-shadow .3s, border-color .3s, background .3s;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; background: rgba(255,255,255,.86); backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(10px);
}
.nav.scrolled { border-bottom-color: var(--sors-light-border); box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(13,27,62,.06); background: rgba(255,255,255,.94); }
.nav .logo { height: 38px; }
.nav-mid { display: flex; gap: 4px; }
.nav-mid a { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--sors-ink-2); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 8px; transition: color .25s, background .25s; }
.nav-mid a:hover { color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); background: var(--sors-sky-tint); }
.nav-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.nav-sec { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--sors-ink-3); }
.nav-sec svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* HERO — asymmetric two-column: message left, live-quote product card right */
/* ====================================================================== */
.hero {
  position: relative; padding: 152px 0 92px; overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 78%, #ffffff 100%),
    radial-gradient(900px 520px at 78% 8%, rgba(28,163,228,.16), rgba(28,163,228,0) 60%),
    radial-gradient(760px 560px at 8% 90%, rgba(79,195,240,.18), rgba(79,195,240,0) 64%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #eef8fd 0%, #f5fbfe 58%, #ffffff 100%);
}
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.hero-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sors-sky-deep);
}
.hero-eyebrow .rule { width: 30px; height: 2px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 700; font-size: 64px; line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -.03em; color: var(--sors-ink);
}
.hero h1 .hl {
  background: var(--grad-sky); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky);
}
.hero p.sub { max-width: 520px; margin: 24px 0 0; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.hero .actions { margin-top: 34px; display: flex; gap: 14px; }
/* trust strip */
.hero-trust { margin-top: 38px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.hero-trust .trust-line { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--sors-ink-3); }
.hero-trust .trust-line svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--sors-jungle); flex: none; }
.logo-row { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.logo-row .lbl { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--sors-ink-3); text-transform: uppercase; }
.logo-slot {
  height: 30px; min-width: 92px; border-radius: 7px; border: 1px dashed #c3d6e6;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(28,163,228,.05) 0 7px, transparent 7px 14px);
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-family: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;
  font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--sors-ink-3);
}
.logo-slot.smc3 { height: 38px; min-width: 132px; padding: 0 16px; }
.smc3-logo { height: 26px; width: auto; opacity: .92; }

/* ---- Hero live-quote product card ---- */
.quote-card {
  position: relative; background: #fff; border-radius: 20px; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px rgba(13,27,62,.14), 0 2px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.6) inset;
  padding: 22px 22px 20px; max-width: 420px; margin-left: auto;
}
.quote-card .qc-top { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.qc-live { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .04em; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); text-transform: uppercase; }
.qc-live .pulse { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--sors-fresh-sky); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(28,163,228,.5); animation: pulse 2s infinite; }
@keyframes pulse { 0%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(28,163,228,.5);} 70%{box-shadow:0 0 0 7px rgba(28,163,228,0);} 100%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(28,163,228,0);} }
.qc-tag { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--sors-ink-3); padding: 4px 9px; border-radius: 100px; background: var(--sors-light-2); }
.qc-lane { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.qc-lane svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); flex: none; }
.qc-meta { margin-top: 5px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--sors-ink-3); }
.qc-rows { margin-top: 18px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1px; background: var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); }
.qc-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding: 13px 15px; background: #fff; }
.qc-row .k { font-size: 14px; color: var(--sors-ink-2); display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.qc-row .k .swatch { width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 3px; }
.qc-row .v { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.qc-row.adj .v { color: var(--sors-sky-deep); }
.qc-row.total { background: var(--sors-sky-tint); }
.qc-row.total .k { font-weight: 700; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.qc-row.total .v { font-size: 22px; color: var(--sors-french-blue); }
.qc-foot { margin-top: 16px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; }
.qc-prob { flex: 1; }
.qc-prob .lab { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--sors-ink-3); margin-bottom: 6px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.qc-prob .bar { height: 7px; border-radius: 100px; background: var(--sors-light-2); overflow: hidden; }
.qc-prob .fill { height: 100%; border-radius: 100px; background: var(--grad-sky); }
.qc-note { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 11px; color: var(--sors-ink-3); font-style: italic; }
/* lane + specs cross-fade (stacked layers); the money rows + WTP bar are a
   single instance whose values tween (see useTweenQuote), not stacked. */
/* grid-stack the layers in one cell: they overlap for the cross-fade but the
   cell auto-sizes to the tallest header, so a wrapped lane on mobile reserves
   its space with no layout shift and no magic min-height. */
.qc-head-stack { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
.qc-head { grid-area: 1 / 1; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; transition: opacity .8s ease; }
.qc-head.active { opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
/* fade on by default; only an explicit reduce preference disables motion */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .qc-head { transition: none; }
  .qc-live .pulse { animation: none; }
}

/* ====================================================================== */
/* PROBLEM — the knife's edge (flat band, no bubble)                       */
/* ====================================================================== */
.edge { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; margin-top: 52px; }
.edge-card {
  position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 18px; background: #fff;
  padding: 30px 32px 28px; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(13,27,62,.08); overflow: hidden;
}
.edge-card::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 3px; }
.edge-card.low::before { background: var(--sors-scarlet); }
.edge-card.high::before { background: var(--sors-gold); }
.edge-card .edge-tag { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.edge-card.low .edge-tag { color: var(--sors-scarlet); }
.edge-card.high .edge-tag { color: #d98e12; }
.edge-card .edge-lead { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -.01em; color: var(--sors-ink); margin: 0 0 8px; }
.edge-card .edge-but { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-ink-2); margin: 0; }
.edge-vs { position: relative; width: 88px; align-self: stretch; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.edge-vs::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 16px; bottom: 16px; left: 50%; width: 1px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--sors-light-border) 22%, var(--sors-light-border) 78%, transparent); }
.edge-vs span { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 52px; height: 52px; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(13,27,62,.09); font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 13px; color: var(--sors-ink-3); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.edge-resolve { margin: 48px auto 0; max-width: 920px; text-align: center; }
.edge-resolve p { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 33px; line-height: 1.22; letter-spacing: -.025em; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.edge-resolve .em { color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.edge-resolve .sub { margin-top: 16px; font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 400; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--sors-ink-2); max-width: 680px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* PROFIT FRONTIER — dark instrumentation band (the signature dark moment) */
/* ====================================================================== */
.frontier { position: relative; background: radial-gradient(1100px 700px at 70% -10%, #0c1f44 0%, #050b19 60%); color: var(--sors-fg); }
/* Soft hand-off into the light bands on both sides: lift the dark band's top
   and bottom edges toward the adjacent tint so the dark moment eases in and
   resolves out, instead of cutting off hard. */
.frontier::before,
.frontier::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 150px;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
}
.frontier::before { top: 0; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(244,249,253,0) 0%, rgba(244,249,253,.045) 55%, rgba(244,249,253,.12) 100%); }
.frontier::after  { bottom: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(237,245,252,0) 0%, rgba(237,245,252,.05) 55%, rgba(237,245,252,.13) 100%); }
.frontier .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* And meet it from the light side: the band directly above eases its bottom
   edge down toward the dark, the band directly below eases its top edge up. */
.band--white:has(+ .frontier),
.frontier + .band--tint { position: relative; }
.band--white:has(+ .frontier)::after,
.frontier + .band--tint::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; height: 140px;
  pointer-events: none; z-index: 0;
}
.band--white:has(+ .frontier)::after { bottom: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,18,40,0) 0%, rgba(8,18,40,.03) 60%, rgba(8,18,40,.07) 100%); }
.frontier + .band--tint::before { top: 0; background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(8,18,40,0) 0%, rgba(8,18,40,.025) 60%, rgba(8,18,40,.06) 100%); }
.band--white:has(+ .frontier) > .container,
.frontier + .band--tint > .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.frontier .container { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.frontier .eyebrow { color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.frontier h2 { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 44px; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.03em; color: #fff; margin-top: 14px; }
.frontier .lede { margin-top: 18px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--sors-fg-2); max-width: 460px; }
.frontier .moves { margin-top: 30px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.fmove { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 14px; }
.fmove .dot { width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%; margin-top: 5px; flex: none; box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(255,255,255,.06); }
.fmove .dot.cur { background: #fff; }
.fmove .dot.max { background: var(--sors-fresh-sky); box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(28,163,228,.8); }
.fmove .ft { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: #fff; }
.fmove .fb { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-fg-2); margin-top: 2px; }
.frontier-chart { position: relative; background: rgba(8,18,40,.5); border: 1px solid rgba(28,163,228,.28); border-radius: 18px; padding: 18px; box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(28,163,228,.10), inset 0 0 60px rgba(28,163,228,.04); }
.frontier-chart svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; overflow: visible; }
.frontier-cap { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--sors-fg-3); text-align: center; }

/* Profit-frontier build sequence. Base = final (visible) state so print,
   no-JS, and reduced-motion all show the finished chart. The hidden start
   states + keyframes only apply when JS adds .animate-ready AND motion is OK. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready .fc-curve { stroke-dasharray: 100; stroke-dashoffset: 100; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready .fc-fade  { opacity: 0; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready .fc-pop   { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3); transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready .fc-gap   { transform: scaleY(0); transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: 50% 100%; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready .fc-gap-h { transform: scaleX(0); transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: 0% 50%; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready.animate .fc-curve { animation: fcDraw 1.15s cubic-bezier(.5,0,.2,1) forwards; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready.animate .fc-fade  { animation: fcFade .6s ease forwards; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready.animate .fc-pop   { animation: fcPop .55s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.3,1.4) forwards; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready.animate .fc-gap   { animation: fcGap .55s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1) forwards; }
  .frontier-chart.animate-ready.animate .fc-gap-h { animation: fcGapH .55s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1) forwards; }
}
@keyframes fcDraw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@keyframes fcFade { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes fcPop  { 0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3); } 60% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.18); } 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } }
@keyframes fcGap  { from { transform: scaleY(0); } to { transform: scaleY(1); } }
@keyframes fcGapH { from { transform: scaleX(0); } to { transform: scaleX(1); } }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* OUTCOMES — three moves (clean white cards)                              */
/* ====================================================================== */
.outcomes { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 22px; margin-top: 56px; }
.outcome {
  position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; padding: 30px 28px 30px;
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(13,27,62,.08); transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s, border-color .25s;
}
.outcome:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(13,27,62,.10); border-color: #cfe3f3; }
.outcome .o-num { position: absolute; top: 26px; right: 28px; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; color: var(--sors-light-border); }
.outcome .ic-wrap { width: 58px; height: 58px; border-radius: 14px; display: grid; place-items: center; background: var(--sors-sky-tint); }
.outcome.c2 .ic-wrap { background: #fff6e6; } .outcome.c3 .ic-wrap { background: #fdecec; }
.outcome img { width: 38px; height: 38px; object-fit: contain; }
.outcome h3 { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.outcome p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.outcome .tagline { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 6px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.outcome.c2 .tagline { color: #d98e12; } .outcome.c3 .tagline { color: var(--sors-scarlet); }

/* supporting network-effects strip (folds in former generic capabilities) */
.support-strip { margin-top: 14px; padding: 24px 30px 26px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.5); border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 18px; }
.support-lead { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 16px; text-align: center; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px; color: var(--sors-ink-2); margin-bottom: 22px; }
.support-lead::before, .support-lead::after { content: ""; flex: 1; max-width: 110px; height: 1px; background: var(--sors-light-border); }
.support-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.support-item { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 13px; }
.support-ic { width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--sors-sky-tint); display: grid; place-items: center; flex: none; margin-top: 1px; }
.support-ic svg { width: 19px; height: 19px; color: var(--sors-sky-deep); }
.support-item .st-t { display: block; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: var(--sors-ink); margin-bottom: 3px; }
.support-item .st-b { display: block; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* LIFECYCLE — horizontal stepper, the "API across the lifecycle" moment   */
/* ====================================================================== */
.lc-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; gap: 48px; align-items: end; }
.lc-api { border-left: 2px solid var(--sors-fresh-sky); padding: 4px 0 4px 22px; }
.lc-api-tag { display: inline-block; font-family: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--sors-sky-deep); background: var(--sors-sky-tint); border: 1px solid #cdeafc; border-radius: 6px; padding: 4px 9px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.lc-api p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.lc-track { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; margin-top: 60px; position: relative; }
.lc-step { position: relative; padding: 0 26px 0 0; }
.lc-step:not(:last-child)::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 21px; left: 42px; right: 16px; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sors-fresh-sky), #cfe3f3); }
.lc-node { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%; background: #fff; border: 2px solid var(--sors-fresh-sky); display: grid; place-items: center; box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(28,163,228,.18); }
.lc-node span { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; color: var(--sors-sky-deep); }
.lc-phase { display: block; margin-top: 20px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.lc-step h3 { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.18; color: var(--sors-ink); margin-top: 8px; }
.lc-step p { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--sors-ink-2); padding-right: 8px; }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* PLATFORM — three checklist columns                                      */
/* ====================================================================== */
.plans { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 24px; margin-top: 56px; }
.plan { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 18px; padding: 30px 28px; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(13,27,62,.08); }
.plan h4 { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 19px; color: var(--sors-ink); padding-bottom: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.plan ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 15px; }
.plan li { display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 12px; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.plan li .tick { width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--sors-sky-tint); display: grid; place-items: center; flex: none; margin-top: 1px; }
.plan li .tick svg { width: 13px; height: 13px; color: var(--sors-sky-deep); }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* VALIDATION — borrowed ambition, one feature stat + two supporting       */
/* ====================================================================== */
.valid-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 22px; margin-top: 28px; align-items: stretch; }
.vstat { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 18px; padding: 30px 28px; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(13,27,62,.08); transition: transform .25s, box-shadow .25s, border-color .25s; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.vstat:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(13,27,62,.10); border-color: #cfe3f3; }
.vstat.feature { background: radial-gradient(700px 360px at 0% 0%, #1a3461, #0c1830); border-color: rgba(28,163,228,.3); box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(8,18,40,.28); }
.vbig { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 46px; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.03em; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.vstat.feature .vbig { font-size: 60px; color: #fff; }
.vsrc { display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.vstat p { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.vstat.feature p { color: var(--sors-fg-2); margin-top: auto; padding-top: 18px; }
.valid-note { margin-top: 26px; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--sors-ink-3); max-width: 720px; }
/* inline (not footnote) "this is industry research, not SORS results" label */
.valid-disclaimer { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-top: 36px; padding: 14px 18px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.7); border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 12px; max-width: 760px; }
.valid-disclaimer span:last-child { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.vd-badge { flex: none; font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sors-sky-deep); background: var(--sors-sky-tint); border: 1px solid #cdeafc; border-radius: 100px; padding: 5px 12px; }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* FAQ — centered accordion (robust grid-rows transition, no JS measuring) */
/* ====================================================================== */
.faq-wrap { max-width: 800px; margin: 48px auto 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.faq-item { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; transition: border-color .25s, box-shadow .25s; }
.faq-item.open { border-color: #bfe2f8; box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(28,163,228,.10); }
.faq-q { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; padding: 20px 24px; cursor: pointer; }
.faq-q span { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.faq-q .ic { width: 24px; height: 24px; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); flex: none; transition: transform .3s; }
.faq-item.open .faq-q .ic { transform: rotate(45deg); }
.faq-a { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 0fr; transition: grid-template-rows .35s ease; }
.faq-item.open .faq-a { grid-template-rows: 1fr; }
.faq-a-inner { overflow: hidden; }
.faq-a-inner > div { padding: 0 24px 22px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* CTA band (navy)                                                         */
/* ====================================================================== */
.cta { padding: 0 0 104px; background: var(--sors-light); }
.cta-inner {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 24px; padding: 64px 56px; text-align: center;
  background: linear-gradient(125deg, #112a5e 0%, #1d4f8c 55%, #2a6cab 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(10,24,60,.3);
}
.cta-inner::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: -10%; top: -60%; width: 50%; height: 200%; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, rgba(255,255,255,.22), transparent 70%); transform: rotate(20deg); }
.cta-inner h2 { position: relative; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 42px; letter-spacing: -.03em; color: #fff; line-height: 1.1; }
.cta-inner p { position: relative; margin: 16px auto 0; max-width: 540px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(255,255,255,.88); }
.cta-inner .actions { position: relative; margin-top: 30px; display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 14px; }
.cta-reassure { position: relative; margin-top: 18px; font-size: 14px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.cta-inner .btn-primary { background: #fff; color: var(--sors-french-blue); box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.16); }
.cta-inner .btn-primary:hover { background: #eef6fd; }
.cta-inner .btn-primary .chip { background: rgba(24,56,131,.12); }
.cta-inner .btn-primary .chip svg { stroke: var(--sors-french-blue); }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* FOOTER — expanded                                                       */
/* ====================================================================== */
.footer { background: var(--sors-ink); color: var(--sors-fg-2); padding: 64px 0 32px; }
.footer-top { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; padding-bottom: 44px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.footer-brand img { height: 26px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.footer-brand .blurb { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--sors-fg-2); max-width: 300px; }
.footer-brand .sec-badge { margin-top: 18px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 100px; background: rgba(28,163,228,.12); border: 1px solid rgba(28,163,228,.3); font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; color: #8fd2f4; }
.footer-brand .sec-badge svg { width: 15px; height: 15px; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.footer-col h5 { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sors-fg-3); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.footer-col ul { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; }
.footer-col a { font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--sors-fg-2); transition: color .2s; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 24px; }
.footer-bottom .tag { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); }
.footer-bottom .copy { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--sors-fg-3); }
.footer-legal { display: flex; gap: 18px; }
.footer-legal a { font-size: 13px; color: var(--sors-fg-3); transition: color .2s; }
.footer-legal a:hover { color: var(--sors-fg-2); }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* DEMO MODAL                                                              */
/* ====================================================================== */
.modal-overlay { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 100; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 24px; background: rgba(8,18,40,.55); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); animation: ovIn .2s ease; }
@keyframes ovIn { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
.modal { position: relative; width: 100%; max-width: 480px; background: #fff; border-radius: 22px; padding: 34px 32px 32px; box-shadow: 0 40px 90px rgba(8,18,40,.4); animation: mIn .26s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.25,1); }
@keyframes mIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px) scale(.98); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
.modal .close { position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 16px; width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); background: #fff; cursor: pointer; display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--sors-ink-2); transition: background .2s, color .2s; }
.modal .close:hover { background: var(--sors-light-2); color: var(--sors-ink); }
.modal .close svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; }
.modal .eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.modal h3 { font-family: var(--font-heading); font-weight: 700; font-size: 26px; letter-spacing: -.02em; color: var(--sors-ink); }
.modal .lead { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--sors-ink-2); }
.modal form { margin-top: 22px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.modal label { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--sors-ink-2); display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.modal .row { display: flex; gap: 12px; }
.modal .row > div { flex: 1; }
.modal input, .modal textarea { width: 100%; background: var(--sors-light-2); border: 1px solid var(--sors-light-border); border-radius: 10px; color: var(--sors-ink); font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: 15px; padding: 11px 13px; outline: none; transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, background .2s; }
.modal input:focus, .modal textarea:focus { border-color: var(--sors-fresh-sky); background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(28,163,228,.14); }
.modal textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 84px; }
.modal .btn-primary { justify-content: center; width: 100%; padding: 14px; margin-top: 2px; }
.modal .privacy { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--sors-ink-3); text-align: center; line-height: 1.5; }
.modal .success { text-align: center; padding: 18px 0 6px; }
.modal .success .badge { width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; background: #e8f7ec; display: grid; place-items: center; margin: 0 auto 16px; }
.modal .success .badge svg { width: 28px; height: 28px; color: var(--sors-jungle); }
.modal .success h3 { font-size: 22px; }
.modal .success p { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--sors-ink-2); line-height: 1.5; }

/* reveal hook — content always visible */
.reveal { }

/* ====================================================================== */
/* RESPONSIVE                                                              */
/* ====================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .band { padding: 72px 0; }
  .hero { padding: 132px 0 72px; }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 44px; }
  .quote-card { margin: 0 auto; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 46px; }
  .section-head h2, .frontier h2 { font-size: 34px; }
  .frontier .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .outcomes, .plans, .caps-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .support-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .lc-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; align-items: start; }
  .lc-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 36px 20px; }
  .lc-step { padding-right: 0; }
  .lc-step:not(:last-child)::after { display: none; }
  .valid-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .edge { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .edge-vs { width: auto; height: 64px; }
  .edge-vs::before { top: 50%; bottom: auto; left: 16px; right: 16px; width: auto; height: 1px; transform: translateY(-50%); background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--sors-light-border) 22%, var(--sors-light-border) 78%, transparent); }
  .edge-resolve p { font-size: 25px; }
  .nav-mid { display: none; }
  .nav-sec { display: none; }
  .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 32px; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 38px; }
  .lc-track { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}