/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   ALPHA6 — CINEMATOGRAPHY COURSE
   1. Tokens          5. HUD (monitor overlay)
   2. Reset & base    6. Captions & finale
   3. Nav             7. Content sections
   4. Hero, sequence  8. Viewer, responsive, a11y
   9. Alignment, mobile & fix pass  ← appended at the end of this file
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ─────────────────────────── 1. Tokens ─────────────────────────── */
:root {
  /* Dark palette — hero + video sequence */
  --void: #05070a;
  --ink: #0a0e14;
  --graphite: #121820;
  --fog: #8a929c;
  --chrome: #f2f5f7;
  --accent: #39d7e8;
  --rec: #ff3b30;
  --hair: rgba(242, 245, 247, 0.11);
  --hair-soft: rgba(242, 245, 247, 0.05);

  /* Light palette — content sections (from alpha6.in) */
  --lt-bg: #f6f7fb;
  --lt-bg2: #ffffff;
  --lt-panel: #ffffff;
  --lt-panel2: #f0f2f9;
  --lt-ink: #141728;
  --lt-ink2: #3a3f57;
  --lt-muted: #6b7089;
  --lt-line: rgba(20, 23, 40, 0.10);
  --lt-line2: rgba(20, 23, 40, 0.16);
  --teal: #00b3a4;
  --teal-deep: #008c80;
  --violet: #7b5cf0;
  --violet-deep: #4a2f9e;
  --gold: #d99a1c;
  --lt-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(30, 34, 70, 0.12);
  --lt-shadow-sm: 0 10px 30px rgba(30, 34, 70, 0.09);

  --display: "Century Gothic", "CenturyGothic", "URW Gothic", "Poppins",
    "Avant Garde", "Futura", sans-serif;
  --mono: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;

  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  --gut: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  --nav-h: 4.5rem;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 2. Reset & base ─────────────────────────── */
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 1rem);
  overflow-x: clip;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--void);
  color: var(--chrome);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 0.9rem + 0.25vw, 1.05rem);
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow-x: clip;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

html.lenis,
html.lenis body {
  height: auto;
}

.lenis.lenis-smooth {
  scroll-behavior: auto !important;
}

main {
  overflow-x: clip;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.section,
.contact-grid,
.counsel-card,
.vconnect-banner,
.foot-main,
.foot-grid,
.career-cards,
.pipeline-grid,
.mastery-grid,
.levels {
  max-width: 100%;
}

.is-locked,
.is-locked body {
  overflow: hidden;
}

h1,
h2,
h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-weight: 700;
}

p,
ul {
  margin: 0;
}

ul {
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

a {
  color: inherit;
}

svg {
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.mono {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog);
}

.rule {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 1.75rem;
  height: 1px;
  margin-right: 0.75rem;
  vertical-align: 0.2em;
  background: var(--accent);
}

/* ─── Buttons ─── */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.6rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--hair);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--chrome);
  font: inherit;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.5s var(--ease), border-color 0.5s var(--ease), color 0.5s var(--ease);
}

.btn svg {
  width: 0.85em;
  height: 0.85em;
  transition: transform 0.5s var(--ease);
}

.btn--primary {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #04252b;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.btn--primary:hover {
  background: #6ae6f2;
  border-color: #6ae6f2;
}

.btn--ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--chrome);
}

.btn--full {
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

.btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

#exploreBtn:hover svg {
  transform: translateY(2px);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── Preloader ─────────────────────────── */
.loader {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: var(--void);
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease), visibility 0.9s;
}

.loader.is-done {
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
}

.loader__inner {
  width: min(20rem, 70vw);
  text-align: center;
}

.loader__label {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.loader__bar {
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hair);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.loader__fill {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: var(--accent);
  transition: width 0.35s linear;
}

.loader__count {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--chrome);
}

.loader__error {
  max-width: 26rem;
  margin: 1.25rem auto 0;
  color: var(--rec);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  word-break: break-all;
}

.protocol-note {
  position: fixed;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  z-index: 120;
  padding: 1rem var(--gut);
  background: var(--rec);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
}

.protocol-note .mono {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 3. Nav ─────────────────────────── */
.nav {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  height: var(--nav-h);
  padding: 0 var(--gut);
  pointer-events: auto;
  background: rgba(5, 7, 10, 0.85);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.nav__mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

/* Sizing for `.nav__logo-icon` lives in ONE place only — the "NAV LOCKUP"
   block near the end of this file, which also carries the mobile
   breakpoints and the note about the transparent padding in logo.png.
   `.nav__logo` is kept here for any markup that still uses that class. */
.nav__logo {
  height: 4rem;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
}

.nav__links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.nav__links a {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lt-muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease);
}

.nav__links a:hover {
  color: var(--teal);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 4. Hero (LIGHT) ─────────────────────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding: calc(var(--nav-h) + 2rem) var(--gut) 5rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #eef0fb 0%, #e6f6f3 55%, #f3edfb 100%);
  color: var(--lt-ink);
}

.hero__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero__bg::before,
.hero__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(90px);
  opacity: 0.32;
  animation: float-orb 18s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.hero__bg::before {
  width: 520px;
  height: 520px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--violet), transparent 70%);
  top: -120px;
  left: -100px;
}

.hero__bg::after {
  width: 460px;
  height: 460px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, var(--teal), transparent 70%);
  top: 40%;
  right: -140px;
  animation-delay: -6s;
}

@keyframes float-orb {

  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translate(0, 0) scale(1);
  }

  50% {
    transform: translate(40px, -40px) scale(1.12);
  }
}

.hero__bg .hero__grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(20, 23, 40, 0.04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 46px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(20, 23, 40, 0.04) 0 1px, transparent 1px 46px);
}

.hero__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  width: min(72rem, 100%);
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1rem, 2vh, 1.5rem);
  color: var(--lt-muted);
}

.hero .rule {
  background: var(--teal);
}

.hero .mono {
  color: var(--lt-muted);
}

.hero__title {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.3em;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 10vw, 8.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--lt-ink);
}

.hero__line {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-bottom: 0.03em;
}

.hero__line>span {
  display: inline-block;
}

.hero__line:nth-child(3)>span {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--teal) 5%, var(--violet) 95%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.hero__sub {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 3.5vh, 2rem);
  color: var(--lt-ink2);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.5vw, 1.3rem);
  font-weight: 300;
}

.hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 2.5rem);
}

.hero .btn--primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal), var(--teal-deep));
  border-color: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(0, 179, 164, 0.35);
}

.hero .btn--primary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 38px rgba(0, 179, 164, 0.5);
}

.hero .btn--ghost {
  border-color: var(--lt-line2);
  color: var(--lt-ink);
}

.hero .btn--ghost:hover {
  background: var(--lt-panel2);
  border-color: var(--teal);
}

.hero__stats {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem);
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--lt-line);
  width: 100%;
}

.hero__stats li {
  text-align: center;
}

.hero__stats b {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--teal);
}

.hero__stats span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  color: var(--lt-muted);
}

.hero__scroll {
  position: absolute;
  right: var(--gut);
  bottom: 2rem;
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  color: var(--lt-muted);
}

.hero__scroll::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 1px;
  height: 2.5rem;
  margin: 0.75rem auto 0;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--lt-muted), transparent);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── Sequence ─────────────────────────── */
.sequence {
  position: relative;
  height: 1100svh;
  background: var(--void);
}

.sequence__sticky {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  height: 100svh;
  height: 100dvh;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--void);
}

.frames {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  will-change: transform;
}

.shutter {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: #000;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.grain {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -50%;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.05;
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='3'/></filter><rect width='140' height='140' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.55'/></svg>");
  animation: grain 1.2s steps(3) infinite;
}

@keyframes grain {
  0% {
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }

  33% {
    transform: translate(-2%, 1%);
  }

  66% {
    transform: translate(1%, -2%);
  }

  100% {
    transform: translate(0, 0);
  }
}

.vignette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(125% 95% at 50% 45%, transparent 55%, rgba(5, 7, 10, 0.62) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5, 7, 10, 0.55), transparent 20%, transparent 66%, rgba(5, 7, 10, 0.88));
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 5. HUD ─────────────────────────── */
.hud {
  position: absolute;
  inset: calc(var(--nav-h) * 0.9) var(--gut) 2rem;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
}

.hud__bracket {
  position: absolute;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--hair);
}

.hud__bracket--tl {
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  border-right: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.hud__bracket--tr {
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.hud__bracket--bl {
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  border-right: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.hud__bracket--br {
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.hud__thirds {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.hud__thirds span {
  position: absolute;
  background: var(--hair);
}

.hud__thirds span:nth-child(1) {
  left: 33.33%;
  top: 0;
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
}

.hud__thirds span:nth-child(2) {
  left: 66.66%;
  top: 0;
  width: 1px;
  height: 100%;
}

.hud__thirds span:nth-child(3) {
  top: 33.33%;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  width: 100%;
}

.hud__thirds span:nth-child(4) {
  top: 66.66%;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  width: 100%;
}

.hud__reticle {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.hud__reticle span {
  position: absolute;
  background: var(--hair);
}

.hud__reticle span:first-child {
  top: 50%;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 1px;
}

.hud__reticle span:last-child {
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  height: 100%;
  width: 1px;
}

.hud__readout {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.hud__readout--left {
  left: 0;
}

.hud__readout--right {
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.hud__row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  font-size: 0.625rem;
}

.hud__row em {
  font-style: normal;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.hud__row b {
  color: var(--chrome);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.hud__row i {
  font-style: normal;
  opacity: 0.45;
}

.hud__rec {
  width: 7px;
  height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex: none;
  background: var(--rec);
  animation: rec 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes rec {

  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  50% {
    opacity: 0.25;
  }
}

.hud__track {
  width: clamp(6rem, 14vw, 11rem);
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--hair);
}

.hud__progress {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: var(--accent);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 6. Captions & finale ─────────────────────────── */
.captions {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.caption {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: clamp(8rem, 20vh, 12rem);
  width: min(46rem, 72vw);
  opacity: 0;
}

.caption--left {
  left: var(--gut);
}

.caption--right {
  right: var(--gut);
  text-align: right;
}

.caption--hero {
  bottom: auto;
  top: clamp(5rem, 12vh, 8rem);
  height: clamp(28rem, 70vh, 45rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-evenly;
  width: min(48rem, 92vw);
  pointer-events: auto;
  z-index: 10;
  opacity: 1;
}

.caption--hero .caption__title--hero {
  font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 11vw, 8.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 6px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
}

.accent-text {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--accent) 0%, #a78bfa 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
}

.accent-eye {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #38bdf8 0%, #818cf8 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
}

.accent-frame {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #38bdf8 0%, #818cf8 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
}

.accent-future {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #38bdf8 0%, #818cf8 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
}

.caption--hero .caption__body {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.6vw, 1.55rem);
  max-width: 32rem;
  margin-top: 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(235, 240, 245, 0.9);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
}

.caption__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  margin-top: 1.4rem;
}

.btn--sm {
  padding: 0.65rem 1.35rem;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
}

.caption__eyebrow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.25vw, 1.3rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.caption__eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 1.4rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.caption--right .caption__eyebrow {
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
}

.caption__title {
  font-size: clamp(4.2rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 6px 35px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
}

.caption__body {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  color: rgba(230, 238, 248, 0.94);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 25px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95);
  max-width: 38rem;
}

.finale {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vh, 2.75rem);
  padding: var(--gut);
  text-align: center;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 50%, rgba(5, 7, 10, 0.8), rgba(5, 7, 10, 0.35) 70%, transparent);
}

.finale.is-live {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.finale__title {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 7.5vw, 6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.finale__line {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-bottom: 0.03em;
}

.finale__line>span {
  display: block;
}

.finale__actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.btn--lg {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.65rem);
  padding: 1.15rem 2.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  border-radius: 3.5rem;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 45px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.45);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}

.btn--lg:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.03);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 55px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.6);
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 7. Content sections (DARK THEME) ─────────────────────────── */
.section {
  padding: clamp(3rem, 5.5vh, 5rem) var(--gut);
  background: var(--void);
  color: var(--chrome);
}

.section .mono {
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.section .rule {
  background: var(--accent);
}

.section__head {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vh, 2.5rem);
}

.section__eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.section__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 4.2vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.section__lede {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  font-weight: 300;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

.levels {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .levels {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .levels {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.level {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(14, 18, 26, 0.95), rgba(8, 11, 16, 0.98));
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}

.level:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.3);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

.level--featured {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(12, 26, 35, 0.95), rgba(7, 14, 21, 0.98));
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.18);
}

.level__tag {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.level__name {
  font-size: 1.375rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.level__sub {
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.level__price {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  font-size: 1.875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.level__price span {
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.level__list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.7rem;
}

.level__list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.85);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.level__list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.65em;
  width: 0.5rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.level__out {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.75);
}

.levels__note {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.section .btn--primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), #1fa5b5);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #05070a;
  font-weight: 600;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 28px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.3);
}

.section .btn--primary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 38px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.45);
}

.section .btn--ghost {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  color: #ffffff;
  background: transparent;
}

.section .btn--ghost:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

.verticals {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .verticals {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .verticals {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.verticals li {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease), background 0.4s var(--ease), border-color 0.4s var(--ease);
}

.verticals li:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.verticals h3 {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #ffffff;
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease);
}

.verticals li:hover h3 {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.verticals p {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.8;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 300;
}

#why {
  background: #07090e;
}

.why {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .why {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .why {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.why li {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  padding: 2rem;
  transition: transform 0.4s var(--ease), background 0.4s var(--ease), border-color 0.4s var(--ease);
}

.why li:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.why__n {
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), var(--violet));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

.why h3 {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.why li>p:last-child {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.cta {
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #090c14 0%, #061117 55%, #0e0818 100%);
}

.cta__title {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.5vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.cta__lede {
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin: 1.25rem auto 0;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.85;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.cta__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.cta__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(14rem, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem;
  max-width: 56rem;
  margin: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem) auto 0;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  text-align: left;
}

.cta__k {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.cta__v {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.85);
}

.cta__v a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.cta__v a:hover {
  color: var(--violet);
}

.foot {
  padding: 2.5rem var(--gut) 3rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: #05070a;
}

.foot__note {
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.6;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 7.5 Reference Sections ─────────────────────────── */

.pipeline-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(18rem, 1fr));
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

.pipeline-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(14, 18, 26, 0.95), rgba(8, 11, 16, 0.98));
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease);
}

.pipeline-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.35);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}

.pipeline-card--featured {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(12, 26, 35, 0.95), rgba(7, 14, 21, 0.98));
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.18);
}

.pipeline-card__num {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.pipeline-card__tag {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.pipeline-card__title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.pipeline-card__list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.pipeline-card__list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.85);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.pipeline-card__list li::before {
  content: "■";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.15em;
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.vertical-icon {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}

.marquee-block {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.marquee-block__eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--accent);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}

.marquee {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
  padding: 0.5rem 0;
}

.marquee__track {
  display: flex;
  width: max-content;
  animation: marqueeAnim 30s linear infinite;
}

.marquee:hover .marquee__track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes marqueeAnim {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }

  100% {
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

.badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: rgba(230, 238, 248, 0.7);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}

.badge::after {
  content: "·";
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 1.5rem;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.badge:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
}

.mastery-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .mastery-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.mastery-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.mastery-item {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  transition: background 0.3s var(--ease), border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}

.mastery-item:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.25);
}

.mastery-item__num {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  flex: none;
}

.mastery-item h3 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.mastery-item p {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.8;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.mastery-card {
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(14, 20, 30, 0.95), rgba(7, 10, 16, 0.98));
  border: 1px solid rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.2);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}

.mastery-card__title {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.mastery-card__sub {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.75;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.skill-bars {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.skill__info {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: rgba(230, 238, 248, 0.9);
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
}

.skill__info span:last-child {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.skill__bar {
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.skill__bar span {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7c5cff, var(--accent));
  transition: width 1s ease-out;
}

.vconnect-banner {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  border-radius: 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #141c30 0%, #09202a 50%, #1a102d 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.25);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.vconnect-banner::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -30%;
  right: -20%;
  width: 450px;
  height: 450px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.2), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vconnect-banner__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 48rem;
}

.vconnect-banner__eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.vconnect-banner__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.vconnect-banner__body {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.2vw, 1.15rem);
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.88);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: 300;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.vconnect-banner__tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.vconnect-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.45rem 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.level__header {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.level__badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.5rem;
  right: 0;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), #10b981);
  color: #05070a;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.4);
}

.level-subcat {
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.level-subcat__title {
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
}

.level-pills {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.45rem;
}

.pill {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.8rem;
  border-radius: 0.5rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.9);
  font-size: 0.78125rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  transition: background 0.25s, border-color 0.25s, color 0.25s;
}

.pill:hover {
  background: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.35);
  color: #ffffff;
}

.level-outcome {
  margin-top: auto;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 0.85rem;
  background: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.06);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.3);
}

.level-outcome p {
  font-size: 0.84375rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(230, 238, 248, 0.95);
}

.level-outcome strong {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.career-cards {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(13rem, 1fr));
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
}

.career-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}

.career-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
}

.career-card__icon {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.career-card h4 {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.career-card p {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.why-icon {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
  text-align: left;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .contact-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.contact-grid>* {
  min-width: 0;
}

.contact-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
}

.contact-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.contact-icon {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  flex: none;
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

.contact-label {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.contact-val {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: rgba(230, 238, 248, 0.9);
  line-height: 1.5;
  font-weight: 300;
}

.contact-val a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}

.contact-val a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.counsel-card {
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(14, 20, 30, 0.95), rgba(8, 11, 16, 0.98));
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

.counsel-card__title {
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.counsel-card__sub {
  font-size: 0.84375rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.8;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}

.counsel-form {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.1rem;
}

.counsel-form,
.form-row {
  min-width: 0;
}

.form-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .form-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.form-group {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  min-width: 0;
}

.form-label {
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.85);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.form-input,
.form-select,
.form-textarea {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 0.65rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #ffffff;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  transition: border-color 0.3s, background 0.3s;
}

.form-input::placeholder,
.form-textarea::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.form-select option {
  background: #090c12;
  color: #ffffff;
}

.form-input:focus,
.form-select:focus,
.form-textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.counsel-btn {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.5rem;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
}

.counsel-note {
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.65;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.foot-main {
  padding: clamp(3.5rem, 8vh, 6rem) var(--gut) 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: #05070a;
}

.foot-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1.2fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .foot-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .foot-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.foot-brand {
  max-width: 24rem;
}

.foot-logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.foot-logo__img {
  height: 4.5rem;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
}

.foot-brand__desc {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.75;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.foot-col__title {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.foot-links {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.foot-links a,
.foot-links span {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 240, 0.8);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s;
}

.foot-links a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.foot-bar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.65;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── 8. Viewer ─────────────────────────── */
.viewer {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 60;
  background: var(--void);
  opacity: 0;
}

.viewer__stage {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.viewer__stage canvas {
  display: block;
  touch-action: none;
}

.viewer__ui {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 1.5rem var(--gut);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.viewer__top,
.viewer__bottom {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.viewer__bottom {
  align-items: flex-end;
}

.viewer__ui .btn {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.viewer__part {
  min-height: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--chrome);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  transition: opacity 0.35s var(--ease);
}

.viewer__part[data-state="idle"] {
  color: var(--fog);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.viewer__hint {
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  opacity: 0.5;
  text-align: right;
}

.viewer__loading {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  transition: opacity 0.5s var(--ease);
}

.viewer__loading.is-hidden {
  opacity: 0;
}

/* ─────────────────────────── Responsive ─────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  :root {
    --nav-h: 3.5rem;
  }

  .sequence {
    height: 390svh;
  }

  .nav__links {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero__scroll {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero__title {
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 15vw, 5rem);
  }

  .hero__stats {
    gap: 1.5rem 2rem;
  }

  .hero__stats li {
    flex: 1 1 7rem;
  }

  .hero__actions .btn {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
  }

  .section {
    padding: clamp(2.5rem, 5vh, 4rem) var(--gut);
  }

  .section__head {
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .pipeline-grid {
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  .levels {
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  .career-cards {
    margin-top: 1.75rem;
    gap: 0.75rem;
  }

  .marquee-block {
    margin-top: 2rem;
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  .mastery-grid {
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .vconnect-banner {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .contact-grid {
    gap: 2rem;
  }

  .contact-list {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    gap: 1rem;
  }

  .caption,
  .caption--left,
  .caption--right {
    left: var(--gut);
    right: var(--gut);
    bottom: clamp(7.5rem, 18vh, 10rem);
    width: auto;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .caption--right .caption__eyebrow {
    flex-direction: row;
  }

  .caption__body {
    max-width: 34ch;
  }

  .hud__readout--right {
    display: none;
  }

  .hud__reticle {
    display: none;
  }

  .hud__thirds {
    opacity: 0.3;
  }

  .finale__actions .btn {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
  }

  .viewer__hint {
    display: none;
  }

  .cta__grid {
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .section {
    padding: 2.25rem 1rem;
  }

  .section__head {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .section__title {
    font-size: 1.85rem;
  }

  .section__lede {
    margin-top: 0.75rem;
    font-size: 0.90625rem;
  }

  .pipeline-card,
  .level,
  .mastery-card,
  .counsel-card {
    padding: 1.25rem 1rem;
  }

  .vconnect-banner {
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
  }

  .marquee-block {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    padding-top: 1rem;
  }

  .foot-main {
    padding: 2.5rem 1rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .foot-grid {
    gap: 1.75rem;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .caption__body {
    display: none;
  }

  .hud__row i {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* ─────────────────────────── Accessibility ─────────────────────────── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }

  .grain,
  .shutter,
  .hud {
    display: none;
  }

  .sequence {
    height: auto;
  }

  .sequence__sticky {
    position: static;
    height: auto;
    overflow: visible;
  }

  .frames {
    height: 72svh;
  }

  .captions {
    position: static;
    display: grid;
    gap: 4rem;
    padding: 5rem var(--gut) 0;
    pointer-events: auto;
  }

  .caption,
  .caption--left,
  .caption--right {
    position: static;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 40rem;
    opacity: 1;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .caption--right .caption__eyebrow {
    flex-direction: row;
  }

  .caption__body {
    display: block;
  }

  .finale {
    position: static;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 6rem var(--gut) 2rem;
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
    background: none;
  }
}

:where(a, button):focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   9. ALIGNMENT, MOBILE & FIX PASS
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

.section>.section__head,
.pipeline-grid,
.verticals,
.why,
.mastery-grid,
.levels,
.levels__note,
.career-cards,
.contact-grid,
.vconnect-banner,
.foot-grid,
.foot-bar {
  max-width: 70rem;
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.section>.section__head>* {
  max-width: 46rem;
}

.marquee-block {
  max-width: calc(70rem + 2 * var(--gut));
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding: 1.5rem var(--gut) 0;
}

html {
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 1rem);
}

:where(section[id], footer[id]) {
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 1rem);
}

.mobile-only {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .mobile-only {
    display: inline;
  }
}

.caption--hero {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.caption--hero .caption__actions {
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.finale {
  z-index: 20;
}

.btn {
  transition:
    background 0.5s var(--ease),
    border-color 0.5s var(--ease),
    color 0.5s var(--ease),
    transform 0.5s var(--ease),
    box-shadow 0.5s var(--ease);
}

.accent-text,
.accent-eye,
.accent-frame,
.accent-future {
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

body {
  overflow-x: clip;
}

.mastery-grid>.mastery-card {
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--nav-h) + 1.5rem);
  z-index: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .mastery-grid>.mastery-card {
    position: static;
  }
}

.marquee-block {
  max-width: none;
  margin-inline: 0;
  padding: 1.5rem 0 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.marquee-block__eyebrow {
  max-width: calc(70rem + 2 * var(--gut));
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gut);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.marquee {
  padding: 1.05rem 0;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .marquee-block {
    padding-top: 1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .btn--lg {
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 0.9rem 1.75rem;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.35);
  }

  .finale__actions .btn--lg {
    flex: 0 1 auto;
  }

  .btn--lg:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.45);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .btn--lg {
    font-size: 0.9375rem;
    padding: 0.8rem 1.5rem;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .caption--hero {
    display: block;
    height: auto;
    width: auto;
  }

  .caption--hero .caption__body {
    display: block;
  }
}

.marquee-block {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-top: 0;
}

.marquee-block__eyebrow {
  display: none;
}

.sequence__sticky,
.marquee {
  contain: paint;
}

.grain {
  inset: -10%;
}

.hud__thirds,
.hud__bracket {
  display: none;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   NAV LOCKUP, CTA AND FINALE BUTTON
   ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   The bar carried only a logo.png and three links. It now matches the other
   course pages: a live-text lockup, the full five-item nav, and a Book a Seat
   button — all in this page's own dark palette rather than the light theme's.
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

.nav__mark {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

/* `.nav__logo-icon` holds the WHOLE logo.png lockup on this page (mark plus
   wordmark) — this page's markup has no `.nav__name` live-text lockup, just
   the one full-image logo — so it needs to scale by height with width:auto to
   keep its own aspect ratio, exactly like `.nav__logo` / `.nav__sigil` on the
   other course pages.

   This is now the ONLY place `.nav__logo-icon` sizing is set. An unconditional
   height:4rem rule sits up in section 3 (no media query — harmless now that
   this rule matches it and adds the breakpoints), and this rule used to force
   a fixed 2.25rem/2rem SQUARE on top of it: styling meant for an icon-tile
   version of this lockup that this page's markup doesn't use. Two competing,
   non-responsive definitions meant the breakpoints could never reliably
   apply — the logo stayed one size across screens no matter how they were
   tuned, which is what made it read too small/cramped on a phone. The
   `!important`-free inline `style="height:4rem;width:auto;..."` that used to
   sit on the `<img>` in the HTML has also been removed, since it was pinning
   the logo to 4rem on every screen regardless of any of these rules. */
/* NOTE ON SIZING: logo.png is now a cropped, tightly-trimmed lockup — the
   visible ink fills ~73% of the image box (measured from a nav screenshot),
   versus ~22% for the earlier heavily-padded version of the file. The tall
   box heights that used to sit here (7.4rem desktop) existed purely to
   compensate for that padding; against the cropped file they rendered the
   mark at ~86px in a 72px bar, spilling well outside the nav on desktop and
   pushing the CTA off-screen on mobile.

   These values size the lockup to sit inside the bar with even breathing
   room: roughly 46px of ink in the 72px desktop bar, scaled proportionally
   at the mobile breakpoints. The mark is a stacked three-line wordmark now
   (ALPHA6 / MULTIMEDIA / ACADEMY), so it is sized to fill most of the bar
   height rather than matching the short ink height of the old wide lockup.

   `max-height` is back as a hard guard: whatever these heights say, the box
   can never exceed the bar it sits in, so a future logo swap can't spill out
   of the nav again. */
.nav__logo-icon {
  height: 4rem;
  max-height: calc(var(--nav-h) - 0.5rem);
  width: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  flex: none;
  display: block;
}

.nav__sigil {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 2.25rem;
  height: 2.25rem;
  border-radius: 0.6rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), #1fa5b5);
  color: #04252b;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  flex: none;
}

.nav__name {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.1rem;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.nav__name b {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--chrome);
}

.nav__name em {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.5rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fog);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.nav__cta {
  flex: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent), #1fa5b5);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #04252b;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.nav__cta:hover {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6ae6f2, var(--accent));
  border-color: #6ae6f2;
}

.btn--lg {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.9rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: 999px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.32);
}

.btn--lg:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.45);
}

/* --nav-h drops to 3.5rem (56px) here, so the box comes down with it. The
   max-height guard on the base rule caps this at 48px regardless. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .nav__logo-icon {
    height: 3rem;
  }

  /* The CTA had no mobile rule at all — it inherited the desktop `.btn--sm`
     padding (0.65rem/1.35rem at 0.875rem type), which measured 45px tall in
     the 56px bar: 80% of the bar height, and wide enough to crowd the logo.
     These values bring it to ~36px, leaving even space above and below. */
  .nav__cta {
    padding: 0.45rem 0.95rem;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }
}

/* On a narrow phone the descriptor goes first — the sigil/logo and name still
   identify the brand, and the CTA needs the room. The link row is already
   hidden below 860px. `.nav__sigil` (an icon-tile fallback this page's
   markup doesn't use) keeps its own square sizing; `.nav__logo-icon` gets
   its own height + width:auto so the wide lockup keeps its aspect ratio. */
@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .nav__name em {
    display: none;
  }

  .nav__sigil {
    width: 2rem;
    height: 2rem;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
  }

  .nav__logo-icon {
    height: 2.6rem;
    width: auto;
  }

  /* Narrower still, so the logo lockup and the CTA both fit without either
     being squeezed on a 360-400px screen. */
  .nav__cta {
    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
  }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   MAP CARD
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.contact-map {
  position: relative;
  height: 26rem;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(14, 20, 30, 0.95), rgba(8, 11, 16, 0.98));
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.contact-map iframe {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0.5rem;
  display: block;
  width: calc(100% - 1rem);
  height: calc(100% - 1rem);
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0.85rem;
  filter: saturate(0.85) brightness(0.94);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .contact-map {
    height: 20rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .contact-map {
    height: 17rem;
  }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════ SEO SECTION ═══════════════════════════ */
.seo {
  background: var(--void);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 5rem var(--gut);
}

.seo::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -30%;
  left: -10%;
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.04) 0%, rgba(57, 215, 232, 0) 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.seo__card {
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(14, 20, 30, 0.95), rgba(8, 11, 16, 0.98));
  border-radius: 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  padding: 4.5rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr;
  gap: 3.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.seo__content {
  padding-right: 1.5rem;
}

.seo__badge {
  display: inline-block;
  background: rgba(57, 215, 232, 0.1);
  color: var(--accent);
  padding: 0.4rem 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 20px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.seo__title {
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 2.3rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.25;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.seo__desc {
  color: var(--fog);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

.seo__list-wrap {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  padding: 3rem 2.5rem;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
}

.seo__list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 2.25rem 1.5rem;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.seo__list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.seo__check {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

.seo__check svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

.seo__check svg circle {
  fill: var(--accent);
  opacity: 0.2;
}

.seo__check svg path.tick {
  fill: var(--accent);
}

.seo__list-text {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--chrome);
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-weight: 500;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .seo__card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 3rem 2rem;
    gap: 3rem;
  }

  .seo__content {
    padding-right: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .seo__card {
    padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .seo__title {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .seo__list-wrap {
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .seo__list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
}