/* Systems with Kami — shared styles. Base lifted from coming-soon-option-6.html */
:root {
  --chartreuse: #C2D01E;
  --chartreuse-deep: #5F6B16;
  --ink: #1C1D1A;
  --body: #2E2F2B;
  --gray: #6B6C66;   /* was #8B8C85 (3.2:1); now 4.5:1+ on every background */
  --off-white: #FAFAF8;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --line: #E6E6E0;

  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --didone: "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, serif;
  --script: "Mrs Saint Delafield", cursive;
  --hand: "Caveat", cursive;
  --sans: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }
body {
  background: var(--off-white);
  color: var(--body);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
a { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }

.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
figure { margin: 0; }

.kicker {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray);
}

/* ---------- Top bar ---------- */
.topbar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 28px clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px);
}
.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.mono {
  font-family: var(--didone);
  font-size: 34px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.06em;
}
.mono .k { color: var(--chartreuse); }
.mono .m { color: var(--ink); }
.brand .kicker { color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: .38em; }

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(8px, 2vw, 20px) clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px) clamp(48px, 6vw, 80px);
  min-height: calc(100vh - 92px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
}

.hero-top {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.stack { line-height: 2; }

.stage {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 4px 0 clamp(100px, 9vw, 124px);
}
.swatch {
  position: absolute;
  width: clamp(150px, 20vw, 240px);
  height: clamp(240px, 34vw, 400px); /* same height as the circle, so it never reaches the copy */
  background: var(--line);
  opacity: .7;
  transform: translate(-28%, 8%);
}
.circle {
  position: relative;
  width: clamp(240px, 34vw, 400px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
  animation: rise 1.2s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) both;
}
.title {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.title h1 {
  font-family: var(--didone);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(56px, 13vw, 176px);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  line-height: .9;
  color: var(--ink);
  animation: fade 1.4s .3s ease both;
}
.title.front { z-index: 3; }
.title .script {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--script);
  font-size: clamp(96px, 19vw, 250px);
  line-height: .5;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  transform: translate(10%, -6%) rotate(-6deg);
  letter-spacing: 0;
  animation: fade 1.4s .8s ease both;
}
.title.front .script { margin-top: 1.55em; transform: translate(26%, 0) rotate(-6deg); text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(250,250,248,.55); }
.title.back h1 { padding-bottom: .55em; }

/* ---------- Hero (option 3 idea, softened) ---------- */
.hero6 {
  position: relative;
  min-height: calc(100vh - 92px);
  min-height: calc(100svh - 92px);
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(8px, 2vw, 24px) clamp(16px, 4vw, 48px) clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
}
.hero6 .kicker.top { text-align: center; margin-bottom: clamp(14px, 2vw, 26px); }
.h6-headline {
  position: relative;
  align-self: center;
  font-size: clamp(30px, 7.4vw, 124px);
}
.h6-headline h1 {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--didone);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1em;
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink);
  animation: fade 1.2s ease both;
}
.h6-headline h1 > span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.h6-headline .script {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--script);
  font-size: 1.3em;
  line-height: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  margin: 0 .04em;
  transform: translateY(.04em) rotate(-8deg);
}
.h6-cutout {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 1.7em;
  right: -1.15em;
  height: max(8em, 80svh); /* tall enough to always run off the bottom of the hero */
  width: auto;
  pointer-events: none;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 24px 30px rgba(28,29,26,.16));
  animation: fade 1.2s .2s ease both;
}
.h6-foot {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 32px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 24px;
}
.h6-foot .cta { max-width: 430px; }
.h6-foot .cta p.lead {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.7vw, 23px);
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.h6-foot .cta p.lead em { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.h6-foot .cta p.lead { margin-bottom: 22px; }
.h6-foot .cta .sub { margin: 8px 0 18px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--gray); }
.h6-foot .hand {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: clamp(19px, 1.8vw, 24px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  text-align: right;
}
.h6-foot .hand svg { display: block; margin: 0 0 4px auto; stroke: var(--chartreuse-deep); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero6 { min-height: 680px; }
  .h6-headline { font-size: 9vw; }
  .h6-cutout { height: 19em; top: 2em; right: -5.6em; }
  .h6-foot .hand { display: none; }
  .h6-foot .cta { max-width: 70%; background: rgba(250,250,248,.88); padding: 14px 16px 16px 0; border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0; }
}

/* ---------- Orchid stem (wedding orchid, in chartreuse) ----------
   Each flower: bud -> opens petal by petal, bottom flower first. Sways only once all are open. */
.orchid-wrap {
  /* ORCHID POSITION: the point where the stem tucks under File 03 (by its chartreuse bar) */
  --base-x: calc(24% + min(340px, 82%) - 48px);   /* from the left of the folders area */
  --base-y: 392px;                                 /* from the top of the folders area */
  --lean: -14deg;                                  /* tilt: negative leans left toward The Plan */
  --w: clamp(84px, 7vw, 100px);
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;            /* above File 01/02, under File 03 (so the stem end tucks under it) */
  width: var(--w);
  aspect-ratio: 300 / 682;
  left: calc(var(--base-x) - var(--w) * .52);
  top: calc(var(--base-y) - var(--w) * 2.25);
  transform-origin: 52% 99%;   /* pivot = the stem end */
  transform: rotate(var(--lean));
  pointer-events: none;
}
.stemset { position: absolute; inset: 0; transform-origin: 55% 100%; }
.stemset > * { position: absolute; }
.stem, .conn { inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.stem { clip-path: inset(100% 0 0 0); }
.conn { fill: none; stroke: #9AA63A; stroke-width: 2.2; stroke-linecap: round; }
.conn path { stroke-dasharray: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 1; }
.fl img { position: absolute; }
.bud { width: 40%; height: auto; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.4); opacity: 0; }
.pt { inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; opacity: 0; transform-origin: var(--o); }
.f3 { left: 3.667%; top: 56.158%; width: 84.667%; height: 26.100%; --d: 2.0s; --o: 58.66% 47.75%; }
.f3 .bud { left: 58.66%; top: 47.75%; width: 8.7%; }
.f2 { left: 7.333%; top: 23.607%; width: 84.000%; height: 36.804%; --d: 5.5s; --o: 46.03% 53.78%; }
.f2 .bud { left: 46.03%; top: 53.78%; width: 8.7%; }
.f1 { left: 10.333%; top: 0.000%; width: 89.667%; height: 35.484%; --d: 9.0s; --o: 53.90% 50.41%; }
.f1 .bud { left: 53.90%; top: 50.41%; width: 8.2%; }
/* petals: soft, rounded-edged wedges around each flower's centre (no hard cut lines) */
.pt-c  { -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 24% 24% at var(--o), #000 45%, transparent 100%);
                 mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 24% 24% at var(--o), #000 45%, transparent 100%); }
.pt-d  { -webkit-mask-image: conic-gradient(from -44deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 72deg, transparent 88deg, transparent 360deg);
                 mask-image: conic-gradient(from -44deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 72deg, transparent 88deg, transparent 360deg); }
.pt-rt { -webkit-mask-image: conic-gradient(from 16deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 132deg, transparent 148deg, transparent 360deg);
                 mask-image: conic-gradient(from 16deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 132deg, transparent 148deg, transparent 360deg); }
.pt-b  { -webkit-mask-image: conic-gradient(from 136deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 72deg, transparent 88deg, transparent 360deg);
                 mask-image: conic-gradient(from 136deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 72deg, transparent 88deg, transparent 360deg); }
.pt-l  { -webkit-mask-image: conic-gradient(from 196deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 132deg, transparent 148deg, transparent 360deg);
                 mask-image: conic-gradient(from 196deg at var(--o), transparent 0deg, #000 16deg, #000 132deg, transparent 148deg, transparent 360deg); }
/* once a flower is fully open, the pieces swap for the clean, uncut flower */
.fullfl { inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; opacity: 0; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .fullfl { animation: fadein 1s ease calc(var(--d) + 7.6s) forwards; }

.orchid-wrap.in-view .stem { animation: stemrise 2.6s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1) forwards; }
/* the stem grows up in stages: its tip always ends at the next bud */
.orchid-wrap.in-view .bud  { animation: bud 3.4s ease-in-out var(--d) forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .cn-f3 { animation: draw 1.6s ease-out 0.6s forwards, fadeout 1.2s ease 3.3s forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .cn-f2 { animation: draw 1.6s ease-out 4.0s forwards, fadeout 1.2s ease 6.8s forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .cn-f1 { animation: draw 1.6s ease-out 7.5s forwards, fadeout 1.2s ease 10.3s forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .pt-c { animation: petal-c 2.6s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1) calc(var(--d) + 1.9s) forwards, fadeout 1s ease calc(var(--d) + 7.6s) forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .pt-d { animation: petal-d 3.2s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1) calc(var(--d) + 2.6s) forwards, fadeout 1s ease calc(var(--d) + 7.6s) forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .pt-b { animation: petal-b 3.2s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1) calc(var(--d) + 3.3s) forwards, fadeout 1s ease calc(var(--d) + 7.6s) forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .pt-l { animation: petal-l 3.4s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1) calc(var(--d) + 4.0s) forwards, fadeout 1s ease calc(var(--d) + 7.6s) forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .pt-rt { animation: petal-r 3.4s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1) calc(var(--d) + 4.7s) forwards, fadeout 1s ease calc(var(--d) + 7.6s) forwards; }
/* the two little side buds come last, one after the other */
.sb { height: auto; opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3); }
.sb-b { left: 17.333%; top: 26.686%; width: 19.333%; transform-origin: 95% 85%; }
.sb-a { left: 6.667%; top: 20.821%; width: 14.667%; transform-origin: 85% 98%; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .sb-b { animation: sidebud 2.4s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1) 17.2s forwards; }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .sb-a { animation: sidebud 2.4s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1) 19.2s forwards; }
@keyframes sidebud { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3); } to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } }
.orchid-wrap.in-view .stemset { animation: sway 14s ease-in-out 22s infinite; }   /* only once everything is out */
@keyframes stemrise { to { clip-path: inset(0 0 0 0); } }
@keyframes fadeout { to { opacity: 0; } }
@keyframes fadein { to { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes draw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@keyframes bud {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.5); }
  30%  { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.85); }
  65%  { opacity: 1; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }    /* small and natural, like the side buds */
  90%  { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1); }
}
@keyframes petal-c { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.45); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes petal-d { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3) translateY(12%); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes petal-b { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3) translateY(-12%); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes petal-l { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3) rotate(28deg); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes petal-r { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3) rotate(-28deg); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes sway {
  0%, 100% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  50%      { transform: rotate(3deg); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  /* phones: stands upright at the right edge, stem end tucked behind File 02's top */
  .orchid-wrap { --w: 54px; top: 92px; left: auto; right: 2px; transform: rotate(8deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .stem { clip-path: none; }
  .conn, .bud { display: none; }
  .sb, .fullfl { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .pt { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- Hero warmth: soft gray arch + a hello ---------- */
.h6-arch {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  top: 1.75em;
  right: .05em;
  width: 3.6em;
  height: 300vh;   /* always runs down to the band (the hero clips the rest) */
  border-radius: 999px 999px 0 0;
  background: #EDEDE8;
  border: 1px solid #E2E2DC;
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.hello {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  transform: rotate(-3deg);
  transform-origin: left;
}

/* placement: standing beside the last "behind the scenes" photo */
.strip-orchid .orchid-wrap {
  left: 50%;
  top: auto;
  bottom: -12px;                                 /* stem runs right into the bottom edge of the frame */
  width: auto;
  height: 92%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(-6deg);   /* just a little lean toward the KMI tile */
  transform-origin: 52% 99%;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ---------- Photo slots ----------
   Stock photos from Unsplash (free to use, unsplash.com/license).
   To use your own, swap each img src for a file such as assets/photos/hero.jpg.
   If an image ever fails to load, a labelled placeholder shows instead. */
.ph {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--line);
}
.ph img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.ph-label { display: none; }
.ph.empty {
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 14px, rgba(139,140,133,.12) 14px 15px),
    var(--line);
}
.ph.empty .ph-label {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-content: center;
  gap: 4px;
  padding: 12px;
  text-align: center;
  font: 10px/1.5 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray);
}
.ph-label b { font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink); }
.ph-label small { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: none; }

.portrait {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  width: clamp(130px, 16vw, 210px);
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4.4;
  border-radius: 999px 999px 6px 6px;
  transform: translateY(34%);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 50px -30px rgba(28,29,26,.45);
  animation: fade 1.2s .5s ease both;
}

/* handwritten notes */
.note {
  position: absolute;
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.7vw, 23px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  animation: fade 1s ease both;
}
.note svg {
  display: block;
  stroke: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.note { max-width: 210px; }
.note .tag, .notes-sm .tag {
  display: block;
  font: 700 10px var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.note .tag::before, .notes-sm .tag::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
  margin-right: 8px;
  vertical-align: 0;
}
.note.n1 { top: 6%;  left: 0;  animation-delay: 1.2s; }
.note.n1 svg { margin: 6px 0 0 120px; }
.note.n2 { top: 10%; right: 0; text-align: right; animation-delay: 1.4s; }
.note.n2 svg { margin: 6px 0 0 20px; }
.note.n2 .tag::before { display: none; }
.note.n2 .tag::after, .note.n4 .tag::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
  margin-left: 8px;
}
.note.n3 { bottom: 8%; left: 2%; animation-delay: 1.6s; }
.note.n3 svg { margin: 0 0 6px 120px; }
.note.n4 { bottom: 4%; right: 2%; text-align: right; animation-delay: 1.8s; }
.note.n4 svg { margin: 0 0 6px 30px; }
.note.n4 .tag::before { display: none; }

.notes-sm { display: none; }

/* promise + CTA */
.pitch { position: relative; z-index: 3; text-align: center; max-width: 780px; margin: 14px auto 0; }
.pitch h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.4vw, 32px);
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.pitch h2 em { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.pitch .sub { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--gray); }
.pitch .cta-row {
  margin-top: 20px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 18px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.pitch .btn { text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; }
.pitch .soon { font-family: var(--hand); font-size: 21px; color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }

/* ---------- Marquee ---------- */
.marquee {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--off-white);
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.marquee-track {
  display: inline-flex;
  animation: scroll 170s linear infinite;   /* slow and calm */
}
.marquee span {
  font-family: var(--didone);
  font-size: clamp(22px, 3vw, 36px);
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 18px 0;
}
.marquee i {
  display: inline-block;
  width: .26em;
  height: .26em;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
  vertical-align: .24em;
  margin: 0 1.1em;
}

/* ---------- Buttons ---------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
  font: 700 15px var(--sans);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--chartreuse);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 15px 24px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s, color .2s;
}
.btn:hover, .btn:focus-visible { background: var(--chartreuse-deep); color: var(--white); }
.wrap { max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding-inline: clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px); }
.h-serif {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.08;
}
.h-serif .script {
  font-family: var(--script);
  font-size: 1.45em;
  line-height: 0;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  display: inline-block;
  transform: rotate(-5deg) translateY(.05em);
  margin: 0 .06em;
}
.hl {
  background: linear-gradient(transparent 62%, rgba(194,208,30,.55) 62%, rgba(194,208,30,.55) 90%, transparent 90%);
  padding: 0 .04em;
}

/* ---------- Intro ---------- */
.intro {
  padding-block: clamp(72px, 10vw, 128px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 104px);
  align-items: center;
}
.collage { position: relative; padding: 0 0 18% 14%; }
.collage .big { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; border-radius: 4px; }
.collage .small {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 46%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border: 8px solid var(--off-white);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -24px rgba(28,29,26,.4);
}
.collage .hand {
  position: absolute;
  right: -6px;
  bottom: 2%;
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  text-align: right;
}
.collage .hand svg { display: block; margin: 0 0 4px auto; stroke: var(--chartreuse-deep); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; }
.intro .kicker { display: block; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.intro h2 { font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 60px); }
.intro p { max-width: 480px; margin: 51px 0 30px; font-size: 16px; }   /* keeps the space where the bar was */

/* ---------- Ways to work ---------- */
.ways { padding-bottom: clamp(72px, 10vw, 120px); }
.ways-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 22px;
}
.ways-head h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 4vw, 52px); }
.ways-head h2 em { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.card {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: var(--off-white);
  isolation: isolate;
}
.card .ph { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; }
.card .ph img { transition: transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1); }
.card:hover .ph img { transform: scale(1.04); }
.card::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(28,29,26,.72) 0%, rgba(28,29,26,.12) 50%, transparent 70%);
}
.card .body { position: absolute; left: 24px; right: 24px; bottom: 22px; }
.card .no { font: 11px var(--sans); letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--chartreuse); }
.card h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(26px, 2.4vw, 32px); margin: 4px 0 6px; }
.card p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: rgba(250,250,248,.85); }
.card .pill {
  position: absolute;
  top: 16px;
  left: 16px;
  font: 10px var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--off-white);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 6px 12px;
}
.card .pill::before {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
  margin-right: 8px;
  vertical-align: 1px;
}

/* ---------- What changes (slider, soft panel) ---------- */
.promise {
  background: #F3F5DE; /* ~12% chartreuse over the off-white base */
  color: var(--ink);
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(194,208,30,.35);
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(72px, 10vw, 120px) clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px);
  margin-bottom: clamp(72px, 10vw, 120px);
}
.promise .kicker { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.slides {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 26px auto 0;
  min-height: 3.6em;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.6vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.slide {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(12px);
  transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.slide.on { opacity: 1; transform: none; pointer-events: auto; }
.slide .script {
  font-family: var(--script);
  font-size: 1.6em;
  line-height: 0;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  display: inline-block;
  transform: rotate(-5deg) translateY(.06em);
  margin: 0 .08em;
}
.slider-ui { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 34px; }
.arrow {
  width: 46px; height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 20px var(--sans);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background .2s, color .2s, border-color .2s;
}
.arrow:hover, .arrow:focus-visible { background: var(--chartreuse); border-color: var(--chartreuse); color: var(--ink); outline: none; }
.dots { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.dots button { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; border: 0; padding: 0; background: rgba(28,29,26,.2); cursor: pointer; }
.dots button.on { background: var(--chartreuse-deep); }

/* ---------- Calm base / folders (from page 1) ---------- */
.teaser {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px) clamp(72px, 10vw, 128px);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 440px) minmax(0, 560px);
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 64px);
  align-items: center;
}
.teaser h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 58px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
}
.teaser h2 em { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.lede { max-width: 460px; font-size: 16px; }

.signup-inline { margin-top: 32px; max-width: 460px; }
.signup-inline form { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.signup-inline input {
  flex: 1 1 220px;
  min-width: 0;
  font: 15px var(--sans);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 15px 18px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color .2s;
}
.signup-inline input:focus { border-color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.signup-inline.done form, .signup-inline.done .fine { display: none; }
.signup-inline.done .thanks { display: block; }

/* folder files */
.files { position: relative; height: 580px; margin-top: 0; }
.file {
  position: absolute;
  width: min(340px, 82%);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px 14px 14px 14px;
  padding: 30px 28px 26px;
  height: 214px;                /* all three folders exactly the same size */
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -24px rgba(28,29,26,.35);
  transition: transform .4s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
}
.file::before {
  content: attr(data-tab);
  position: absolute;
  top: -27px;
  left: -1px;
  font: 10px var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray);
  background: inherit;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 0;
  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
  padding: 7px 16px 6px;
}
.file h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 26px;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.file p { font-size: 14px; color: var(--body); }
.file p:has(+ .stamp) { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.file .stamp {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: auto;             /* sits at the bottom, inside the folder */
  font: 10px var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: .26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--chartreuse-deep);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 5px 12px;
}
.file.f1 { top: 30px;   left: 0;   transform: rotate(-4deg); background: var(--off-white); }
.file.f2 { top: 205px; left: 12%; transform: rotate(2deg); }
.file.f3 { top: 380px; left: 24%; transform: rotate(-1.5deg); }
.file.f3::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; right: 28px;
  width: 40px; height: 3px;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
}
.file:hover { transform: rotate(0) translateY(-10px); z-index: 2; }

.polaroid {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  top: 26px;                 /* level with the top of File 01 */
  right: 28px;
  width: 168px;
  padding: 10px 10px 0;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px -18px rgba(28,29,26,.45);
  transform: rotate(6deg);
}
.polaroid .ph { aspect-ratio: 1; }
.polaroid figcaption {
  font-family: var(--hand);
  font-size: 19px;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--chartreuse-deep);
  padding: 6px 0 8px;
}
@media (max-width: 1100px) and (min-width: 721px) { .polaroid { top: 4px; right: -32px; width: 150px; } }   /* smaller windows: only touch the corner of File 01 */
.polaroid .clip {
  position: absolute;
  top: -16px;
  left: 50%;
  width: 22px;
  height: 46px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  border: 2px solid var(--gray);
  border-radius: 11px;
}

/* ---------- LEAD method: one giant word with the four steps scattered across it ---------- */
.leadword { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: calc(clamp(72px, 10vw, 128px) + 8px); overflow-x: clip; }   /* same gap as the other sections (+8px for File 01's tab) */   /* clip (not hidden) so the phone version can pin */
.promise:has(+ .leadword) { margin-bottom: clamp(36px, 4vw, 56px); }   /* tighter gap above LEAD */
.lw-head { text-align: center; }
.lw-head .kicker { display: block; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.lw-head h2 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 58px); line-height: 1.05; color: var(--ink); }
.lw-head h2 em { color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.lw-stage {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(460px, 46vw, 660px);
  margin-top: clamp(8px, 2vw, 24px);
  /* pull the next section up by the empty space that sits below the word */
  margin-bottom: calc((clamp(180px, 37vw, 560px) * .8 - clamp(460px, 46vw, 660px)) / 2);
}
.lw-word {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-family: var(--didone);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(180px, 37vw, 560px);
  line-height: .8;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;        /* letters pulled close together */
  color: #E9EDBD;                 /* pale chartreuse backdrop */
  white-space: nowrap;
  user-select: none;
}
.lw-l { transition: color .6s ease; }
/* the pointer passing over a letter (or its step) brightens it to chartreuse */
.lw-l:hover,
.lw-stage:has(.w1:hover) .l1, .lw-stage:has(.w2:hover) .l2,
.lw-stage:has(.w3:hover) .l3, .lw-stage:has(.w4:hover) .l4 { color: var(--chartreuse); transition-duration: .25s; }
.lw-steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: absolute; inset: 0 clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px); pointer-events: none; }   /* same side margins as the page */
.lw-step { pointer-events: auto; }
.lw-step {
  position: absolute;
  width: min(250px, 21vw);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  column-gap: 12px;
  align-items: end;
}
.lw-num {
  grid-row: span 2;
  font-family: var(--didone);
  font-size: clamp(52px, 5.6vw, 78px);
  line-height: .78;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.lw-name { font: 700 12px var(--sans); letter-spacing: .26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink); align-self: end; }
.lw-desc { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--body); }
/* scattered, each roughly over its own letter */
.w1 { left: 0;   top: 14%; }
.w2 { left: 26%; top: 58%; }
.w3 { left: 51%; top: 10%; }
.w4 { left: 78%; top: 54%; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .lw-stage { height: auto; }
  .lw-stage { margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0; }
  /* phones: the word stays pinned while you scroll the steps */
  .lw-word {
    position: sticky; top: 0; left: auto; transform: none;
    display: block; text-align: center; font-size: 40vw;
    margin: 0 -24px; padding: 10px 0 14px;
    background: var(--off-white); z-index: 1;
  }
  .lw-steps { position: relative; padding-top: 18px; display: grid; gap: 34px; }
  .lw-l.lit { color: var(--chartreuse); transition-duration: .4s; }
  .lw-step { position: relative; left: auto; top: auto; width: auto; }
}

/* ---------- Waitlist ---------- */
.waitlist {
  padding-bottom: clamp(72px, 10vw, 128px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}
.waitlist .photo { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 21 / 8; border-radius: 6px; }
.waitlist .photo img { object-position: 50% 50%; }
.wl-card {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(640px, calc(100% - 32px));
  margin-top: clamp(-200px, -14vw, -90px);
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -34px rgba(28,29,26,.4);
}
.wl-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -1px; left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 56px; height: 4px;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
}
.wl-card h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 48px); margin: 14px 0 26px; text-wrap: balance; }
.wl-card p.lede { max-width: 480px; margin: 0 auto; }
.wl-card .signup { max-width: 480px; margin-inline: auto; }

.signup { margin-top: 24px; }
.signup form { display: grid; gap: 10px; }
.signup input {
  width: 100%;
  font: 15px var(--sans);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 15px 18px;
  background: var(--off-white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color .2s;
}
.signup input:focus { border-color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.signup .btn { width: 100%; }
.fine { margin-top: 12px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--gray); }
.thanks { display: none; font-family: var(--hand); font-size: 26px; color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
.signup.done form, .signup.done .fine { display: none; }
.signup.done .thanks { display: block; }

/* ---------- Photo strip ---------- */
.strip {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px) clamp(56px, 7vw, 88px);
}
.strip-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.strip-head h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.strip-head h2 em { font-family: var(--script); font-style: normal; font-size: 1.5em; color: var(--chartreuse-deep); margin: 0 .12em; }
.strip-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);   /* 2nd tile: the framed orchid */
  gap: 10px;
}
.strip-grid > * { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; border-radius: 6px; }
.strip-grid > .strip-orchid {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--chartreuse);   /* framed in the orchid's chartreuse */
}
.strip-tile {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--chartreuse);
}
.strip-tile .mono { font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); }
.strip-tile .mono .k { color: var(--ink); }
.strip-tile .mono .m { color: var(--white); }

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px clamp(16px, 5vw, 64px) 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--gray);
}

/* ---------- Motion ---------- */
@keyframes rise { from { transform: scale(.82); opacity: 0; } to { transform: scale(1); opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes fade { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes scroll { to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .intro, .waitlist { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .collage { max-width: 520px; }
  .cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .card { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3.2; }
  .waitlist .photo { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .wl-card { margin-top: -64px; }
  .teaser { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .files { height: 580px; max-width: 460px; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .strip-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .strip-orchid { display: none; }
  .strip-grid > .hide-sm { display: none; }
  .ways-head { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .slides { min-height: 6em; }
  .polaroid { width: 104px; top: -8px; right: -4px; }
  .file { width: 86%; }
  .file.f2 { left: 7%; }
  .file.f3 { left: 14%; }
  .topbar .kicker.role { display: none; }
  .note { display: none; }
  .notes-sm {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 18px 16px;
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 0 36px;
  }
  .notes-sm li { font-family: var(--hand); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.15; color: var(--chartreuse-deep); }
  .hero { min-height: auto; }
  .hero-top .stack:last-child { display: none; }
  .stage { padding: 24px 0 130px; }
}