/* =========================================================================
   site.css — shared design system for Charith Purushotham portfolio
   Dual-identity "ML systems lab" aesthetic. Dark is the default.
   Theme model: :root = LIGHT tokens ("Lab Notebook"), html.dark = DARK
   overrides ("Aurora Deep-Space").
     LIGHT  — paper #f7f5ee, ink #1d1a14, hot vermillion #d92d3f, live green
              #157347; dotted notebook grid + red margin rule.
     DARK   — deep space #060a12, aurora green #2ee6a6 + teal #38c6e6 +
              magenta whisper #b98cff; attention-grid shimmer + aurora ribbon.
   The FOUC guard defaults <html> to .dark unless the user chose light,
   so LIGHT-only overrides are keyed with html:not(.dark).
   No build step — plain CSS. Used verbatim by every page.
   ========================================================================= */

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1. Design tokens
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:root {
  /* ---- LIGHT = "Lab Notebook" (paper, ink, vermillion) ---- */
  /* Surfaces (paper) */
  --bg:            #f7f5ee;
  --bg-2:          #f1eee3;
  --panel:         #fffdf6;
  --panel-2:       #f3f0e6;
  --panel-hover:   #fffefa;

  /* Text (ink) */
  --text:          #1d1a14;
  --text-muted:    #4c473c;
  --text-soft:     #6b6559;
  --text-faint:    #6f6857;   /* darkened from notebook #8d8676 for small-text AA */

  /* Lines & borders */
  --border:        rgba(28,25,20,0.16);
  --border-soft:   rgba(28,25,20,0.09);
  --rule:          rgba(28,25,20,0.12);

  /* Accents — hot vermillion + live green (notebook) */
  --accent:        #d92d3f;   /* vermillion (fills, borders, large text, icons) */
  --accent-ink:    #b3202f;   /* darker vermillion for small accent TEXT (AA) */
  --accent-2:      #a01824;   /* deep red (gradient tail) */
  --accent-3:      #d92d3f;
  --live:          #157347;   /* live green */
  --amber:         #b45309;   /* WIP amber (rust) */
  --accent-rgb:    217,45,63;
  --accent-2-rgb:  160,24,36;
  --live-rgb:      21,115,71;
  --amber-rgb:     180,83,9;

  /* Hero gradient text — vermillion -> ink */
  --grad-a:        #d92d3f;
  --grad-b:        #1d1a14;

  /* Effects */
  --glow:          rgba(217,45,63,0.14);
  --shadow-card:   0 1px 2px rgba(28,25,20,0.05), 0 8px 22px rgba(28,25,20,0.07);
  --shadow-lift:   0 10px 28px rgba(217,45,63,0.16);
  --grid-line:     rgba(28,25,20,0.06);
  --dot-line:      rgba(28,25,20,0.10);

  /* Header glass */
  --header-bg:     rgba(247,245,238,0.80);
  --header-border: rgba(28,25,20,0.12);

  /* Type */
  --font-sans: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', Menlo, Consolas, monospace;

  /* Spacing scale (4px base) */
  --sp-1: 4px;  --sp-2: 8px;  --sp-3: 12px; --sp-4: 16px;
  --sp-5: 20px; --sp-6: 24px; --sp-8: 32px; --sp-10: 40px;
  --sp-12: 48px; --sp-16: 64px; --sp-20: 80px; --sp-24: 96px;

  /* Radii */
  --r-sm: 8px; --r-md: 10px; --r-lg: 14px; --r-xl: 20px; --r-pill: 999px;

  /* Layout */
  --maxw: 1120px;
  --nav-h: 62px;
}

html.dark {
  /* ---- DARK = "Aurora Deep-Space" (deep space, aurora green/teal) ---- */
  --bg:            #060a12;
  --bg-2:          #081020;
  --panel:         #0b1322;
  --panel-2:       #0f1a2e;
  --panel-hover:   #12203a;

  --text:          #e6f1ee;
  --text-muted:    #a6bcbe;
  --text-soft:     #88a0a2;
  --text-faint:    #6d868a;

  --border:        rgba(110,225,195,0.15);
  --border-soft:   rgba(110,225,195,0.08);
  --rule:          rgba(110,225,195,0.12);

  --accent:        #2ee6a6;   /* aurora green */
  --accent-ink:    #2ee6a6;   /* same — reads strong on deep space */
  --accent-2:      #38c6e6;   /* teal */
  --accent-3:      #b98cff;   /* magenta whisper */
  --live:          #34d399;   /* live green */
  --amber:         #fbbf24;   /* WIP amber */
  --accent-rgb:    46,230,166;
  --accent-2-rgb:  56,198,230;
  --live-rgb:      52,211,153;
  --amber-rgb:     251,191,36;

  --grad-a:        #2ee6a6;
  --grad-b:        #38c6e6;

  --glow:          rgba(46,230,166,0.18);
  --shadow-card:   0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.45), 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
  --shadow-lift:   0 12px 44px rgba(46,230,166,0.18);
  --grid-line:     rgba(110,225,195,0.06);
  --dot-line:      rgba(110,225,195,0.07);

  --header-bg:     rgba(6,10,18,0.70);
  --header-border: rgba(110,225,195,0.12);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2. Reset
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
* { margin: 0; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }

body {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--text);
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  min-height: 100vh;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  transition: background-color .35s ease, color .35s ease;
}

img, svg, video, canvas { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
img, video { height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer; }
input, textarea, select { font: inherit; color: inherit; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
:where(h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6) { line-height: 1.15; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
hr { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }

/* Themed text selection — vermillion tint (light) / aurora tint (dark) */
::selection { background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.22); color: var(--text); }

/* Themed scrollbar */
* { scrollbar-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.45) transparent; scrollbar-width: thin; }
::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: var(--bg-2); }
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.40);
  border: 3px solid var(--bg-2);
  border-radius: var(--r-pill);
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.60); }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3. Typography scale
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.font-mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); }

.display {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}
@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .display { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 9.5vw, 2.4rem); }
  .h1 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 8vw, 2rem); }
}
.h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.h2 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.25rem); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.h3 { font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); font-weight: 700; }
.lead { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.6vw, 1.3rem); color: var(--text-muted); line-height: 1.55; }
.muted { color: var(--text-muted); }
.soft  { color: var(--text-soft); }
.faint { color: var(--text-faint); }
.small { font-size: .875rem; }
.tiny  { font-size: .78rem; }

.grad-text {
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--grad-a), var(--grad-b));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4. Layout containers & section spacing
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.container {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--maxw);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: clamp(20px, 5vw, 40px);
}
.section { padding-block: clamp(56px, 9vw, 104px); }
.section-sm { padding-block: clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); }
.section-alt { background: var(--bg-2); }
.section-panel { background: var(--panel-2); }

/* Page hero — gradient-washed intro band for non-index pages.
   Shared implementation; pages use `.page-hero bg-grid`. */
.page-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-block: clamp(56px, 9vw, 104px); }
/* LIGHT (notebook): faint vermillion glow + a red margin rule down the left. */
.page-hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.55) 0 2px, transparent 2px),
    radial-gradient(760px 460px at 12% -10%, rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.08), transparent 60%);
  background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat;
  background-position: max(20px, 5vw) 0, 0 0;
}
/* DARK (aurora): attention-grid + aurora ribbon wash. */
html.dark .page-hero::before {
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.028) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.028) 1px, transparent 1px),
    radial-gradient(680px 320px at 20% -20%, rgba(46,230,166,0.20), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(600px 340px at 80% -10%, rgba(56,198,230,0.16), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(520px 360px at 60% 118%, rgba(185,140,255,0.12), transparent 60%);
  background-repeat: repeat, repeat, no-repeat, no-repeat, no-repeat;
  background-position: 0 0, 0 0, 0 0, 0 0, 0 0;
  background-size: 46px 46px, 46px 46px, auto, auto, auto;
}
.page-hero .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* Spacing utilities (margin steps on the 4px scale) */
.mt-1{margin-top:var(--sp-1);}   .mb-1{margin-bottom:var(--sp-1);}
.mt-2{margin-top:var(--sp-2);}   .mb-2{margin-bottom:var(--sp-2);}
.mt-3{margin-top:var(--sp-3);}   .mb-3{margin-bottom:var(--sp-3);}
.mt-4{margin-top:var(--sp-4);}   .mb-4{margin-bottom:var(--sp-4);}
.mt-6{margin-top:var(--sp-6);}   .mb-6{margin-bottom:var(--sp-6);}
.mt-8{margin-top:var(--sp-8);}   .mb-8{margin-bottom:var(--sp-8);}
.mt-12{margin-top:var(--sp-12);} .mb-12{margin-bottom:var(--sp-12);}

.stack   { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.grid    { display: grid; gap: var(--sp-6); }
/* Let grid items shrink below their min-content so long tokens/text wrap
   instead of forcing horizontal overflow (fixes transient 3px page overflow). */
.grid > * { min-width: 0; }
.grid-2  { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
.grid-3  { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.grid-4  { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
.grid-auto { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(260px, 1fr)); }
.flow > * + * { margin-top: var(--sp-4); }
.center { text-align: center; }
.mx-auto { margin-inline: auto; }
.measure { max-width: 62ch; }

/* Decorative page backgrounds */
.bg-grid {
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(var(--grid-line) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--grid-line) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 56px 56px;
}
/* DARK: attention-grid gently drifts — a living "shimmer". */
html.dark .bg-grid { animation: gridShimmer 22s linear infinite; }
@keyframes gridShimmer { to { background-position: 56px 56px, 56px 56px; } }
/* LIGHT: dotted notebook-paper grid (24px like ruled dot paper). */
.bg-dots {
  background-image: radial-gradient(var(--dot-line) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 24px 24px;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   5. Header / nav (sticky, glass, hamburger)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--header-bg);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(14px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--header-border);
}
.nav {
  height: var(--nav-h);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--sp-4);
}
.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-3);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--text);
}
.brand-sub {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .68rem;
  color: var(--text-faint);
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-1);
}
.nav-link {
  position: relative;
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  font-size: .9rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  transition: color .2s, background-color .2s;
}
.nav-link:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--panel-2); }
.nav-link.active { color: var(--text); }
.nav-link.active::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 12px; right: 12px; bottom: 2px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2));
}
.nav-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--sp-2); }

.icon-btn {
  width: 38px; height: 38px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  color: var(--text-muted);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: background-color .2s, color .2s, border-color .2s;
}
.icon-btn:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--panel-2); border-color: var(--border-soft); }
.icon-btn svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }

.theme-toggle .sun { display: none; }
.theme-toggle .moon { display: block; }
html.dark .theme-toggle .sun { display: block; }
html.dark .theme-toggle .moon { display: none; }

.nav-toggle { display: none; }

/* Mobile nav */
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
  .nav-links {
    position: absolute;
    top: var(--nav-h);
    left: 0; right: 0;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 2px;
    padding: 12px clamp(20px,5vw,40px) 20px;
    background: var(--bg);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
    transform-origin: top;
    display: none;
  }
  .nav-links.open { display: flex; }
  .nav-link { padding: 12px; font-size: 1rem; border-radius: var(--r-sm); }
  .nav-link.active::after { left: 12px; right: auto; width: 18px; }
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   6. Buttons
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-2);
  padding: 11px 18px;
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .18s ease, background-color .2s, border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, color .2s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.btn svg { width: 17px; height: 17px; flex: none; }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }

.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2));
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.28);
}
.btn-primary:hover { box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.42); transform: translateY(-2px); }
html.dark .btn-primary { color: #04120d; }

.btn-ghost {
  background: var(--panel);
  color: var(--text);
  border-color: var(--border);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent-ink); transform: translateY(-2px); }

.btn-quiet {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  border-color: var(--border);
}
.btn-quiet:hover { color: var(--text); border-color: var(--text-faint); }

.btn-sm { padding: 7px 13px; font-size: .82rem; border-radius: var(--r-sm); }
.btn-lg { padding: 13px 22px; font-size: 1rem; }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   7. System label (mono eyebrow)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.syslabel {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-faint);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-2);
}
.syslabel .accent { color: var(--accent-ink); }
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .8rem;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  margin-bottom: var(--sp-3);
  display: inline-block;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   8. Cards & panels
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.card {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: var(--sp-6);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  transition: transform .25s ease, border-color .25s, box-shadow .25s, background-color .25s;
}
.card-hover:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.5);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-lift);
}
.card-link { display: block; color: inherit; }

.panel {
  background: var(--panel-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: var(--sp-6);
}
.panel-inset {
  background: var(--bg-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  padding: var(--sp-5);
}

.card-title { font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.card-meta { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .74rem; color: var(--text-faint); letter-spacing: .04em; }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9. Telemetry stat blocks (signature)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.tl-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(150px, 1fr));
  gap: var(--sp-4);
}
.tl-stat {
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--r-md);
  padding: var(--sp-5);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.tl-stat::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2), transparent);
  opacity: .8;
}
.tl-num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3.6vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--text);
  display: block;
}
.tl-num .unit { color: var(--accent); font-size: .5em; margin-left: 2px; }
.tl-label {
  margin-top: var(--sp-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .72rem;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-faint);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10. Status / LIVE pulse dots & badges
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.status {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: var(--r-pill);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--panel);
  color: var(--text-muted);
}
.dot {
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex: none;
  background: var(--text-faint);
}
.dot-live { background: var(--live); animation: pulseDot 2s infinite; }
.dot-amber { background: var(--amber); }
.dot-cyan { background: var(--accent); }
.status-live { color: var(--live); border-color: rgba(var(--live-rgb), 0.35); }
.status-live .dot { background: var(--live); }
.status-wip { color: var(--amber); border-color: rgba(var(--amber-rgb),0.35); }
.status-wip .dot { background: var(--amber); }

@keyframes pulseDot {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(var(--live-rgb), 0.6); }
  70%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 7px rgba(var(--live-rgb), 0); }
}

/* Chips / tech tags */
.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--sp-2); }
.chip {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .74rem;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--panel-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border-soft);
  color: var(--text-muted);
  transition: color .2s, border-color .2s;
}
.chip:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.4); }
.badge {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 3px 8px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.12);
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--accent-rgb), 0.28);
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11. Pipeline flow (node → connector → node)
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.pipe {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--sp-1);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
}
.pipe-node {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--sp-2);
  padding: 8px 12px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  font-size: .8rem;
  color: var(--text);
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.pipe-node .dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--accent); }
.pipe-conn {
  flex: 1 1 24px;
  min-width: 24px;
  height: 2px;
  position: relative;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(90deg,
      var(--text-faint) 0, var(--text-faint) 5px, transparent 5px, transparent 11px);
  background-size: 22px 2px;
  animation: pipeFlow 1s linear infinite;
  opacity: .6;
}
@keyframes pipeFlow { to { background-position: 22px 0; } }
.pipe-conn::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  right: -1px; top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--text-faint);
  border-top: 3px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .pipe { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .pipe-node { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .pipe-conn {
    width: 2px; height: 18px; min-width: 0; flex: none;
    margin-left: 18px;
    background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg,
        var(--text-faint) 0, var(--text-faint) 5px, transparent 5px, transparent 11px);
    background-size: 2px 22px;
    animation: pipeFlowV 1s linear infinite;
  }
  .pipe-conn::after {
    right: 50%; top: auto; bottom: -1px; transform: translateX(50%);
    border-left: 3px solid transparent; border-right: 3px solid transparent;
    border-top: 5px solid var(--text-faint); border-bottom: none;
  }
}
@keyframes pipeFlowV { to { background-position: 0 22px; } }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12. Footer
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--bg-2);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-block: var(--sp-12);
  color: var(--text-faint);
}
.footer-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--sp-6);
}
.footer-copy { font-size: .85rem; color: var(--text-soft); }
.footer-copy .mono { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .8rem; }
.social-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--sp-2); }
.social-link {
  width: 40px; height: 40px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  color: var(--text-muted);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--panel);
  transition: color .2s, border-color .2s, transform .2s, background-color .2s;
}
.social-link:hover { color: var(--accent); border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb),0.5); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.social-link svg { width: 19px; height: 19px; }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   13. Scroll reveal utilities
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(26px);
  transition: opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1), transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.reveal.revealed { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.reveal-left  { transform: translateX(-28px); }
.reveal-right { transform: translateX(28px); }
.reveal-scale { transform: scale(.96); }
/* stagger delays */
.reveal.d1 { transition-delay: .06s; }
.reveal.d2 { transition-delay: .12s; }
.reveal.d3 { transition-delay: .18s; }
.reveal.d4 { transition-delay: .24s; }
.reveal.d5 { transition-delay: .30s; }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   14. Hero canvas holder
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; }
.hero-canvas {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   15. Focus states & a11y
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-radius: 4px;
}
.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 8px;
  z-index: 200;
  background: var(--panel);
  color: var(--text);
  padding: 10px 16px;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.skip-link:focus { left: 12px; }
.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   16. Reduced motion
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .001ms !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
  .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
  .dot-live { animation: none; }
  .pipe-conn { animation: none; }
  .bg-grid, html.dark .bg-grid { animation: none !important; }
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   17. Responsive breakpoints
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .grid-2, .grid-3, .grid-4 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
  .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .btn-row .btn { width: auto; }
}
.btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--sp-3); }
@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .btn-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .btn-row .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   18. Visual-experience additions (redesign-v2 visual pass)
   Scroll-story pipeline · sport illustrations · media panels · modality
   strip · hero parallax. Additive only; theme-aware via tokens.
   ========================================================================= */

/* ---- 18.1 Modality strip (index / research) ------------------------------ */
.modalities {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px; padding: 6px 0;
}
.mod-chip {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .82rem; color: var(--text);
  padding: 8px 15px; border-radius: var(--r-pill);
  border: 1px solid var(--border); background: var(--panel);
  transition: color .2s, border-color .2s, transform .2s;
}
.mod-chip:hover { color: var(--accent-ink); border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .4); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.mod-chip svg { width: 16px; height: 16px; color: var(--accent); flex: none; }
.mod-cap {
  flex-basis: 100%; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-faint);
}

/* ---- 18.2 Scroll-story pipeline (index) ---------------------------------- */
.scrollstory { position: relative; height: 300vh; margin: 8px 0 20px; }
.ss-sticky {
  position: sticky; top: var(--nav-h);
  height: calc(100svh - var(--nav-h));
  display: flex; align-items: center;
}
.ss-inner { width: 100%; }
.ss-topline { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; margin-bottom: clamp(28px, 6vh, 52px); }
.ss-kicker { font-size: .78rem; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent); }
.ss-counter { font-size: .82rem; color: var(--text-faint); }
.ss-counter .ss-idx { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }

.ss-rail { position: relative; }
.ss-line {
  position: absolute; left: 10%; right: 10%; top: 27px; height: 2px;
  background: var(--rule); border-radius: 2px; z-index: 1;
}
.ss-line-fill {
  position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; height: 100%; width: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2));
  border-radius: 2px; transition: width .25s linear;
}
.ss-packet {
  position: absolute; top: 27px; left: 10%;
  width: 13px; height: 13px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); transform: translate(-50%, -50%); z-index: 3;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .18), 0 0 18px 2px rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .55);
  transition: left .25s linear, top .25s linear;
}
.ss-stages { display: flex; position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.ss-stage {
  flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  gap: 10px; text-align: center; padding: 0 4px;
}
.ss-node {
  width: 54px; height: 54px; border-radius: 50%; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 2px solid var(--border); background: var(--panel); color: var(--text-faint);
  transition: color .4s, border-color .4s, background-color .4s, box-shadow .4s, transform .4s;
}
.ss-node svg { width: 25px; height: 25px; }
.ss-stage.is-done .ss-node { border-color: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .55); color: var(--accent); }
.ss-stage.is-active .ss-node {
  border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .12);
  transform: scale(1.14);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .10), 0 0 26px 3px rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .35);
}
.ss-name { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--text-soft); transition: color .3s; }
.ss-stage.is-active .ss-name { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
.ss-micro {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; color: var(--text-faint);
  min-height: 1.1em; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px);
  transition: opacity .35s, transform .35s, color .35s;
}
.ss-stage.is-active .ss-micro { opacity: 1; transform: none; color: var(--accent); }
.ss-caption-wrap { position: relative; margin-top: clamp(28px, 6vh, 48px); min-height: 84px; }
.ss-caption {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; margin-inline: auto; max-width: 62ch;
  text-align: center; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.22rem);
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px);
  transition: opacity .45s, transform .45s;
}
.ss-caption.is-active { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.ss-caption b { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .scrollstory { height: 240vh; }
  .ss-rail { min-height: 46vh; display: flex; align-items: stretch; }
  .ss-line { left: 27px; right: auto; top: 6%; bottom: 6%; width: 2px; height: auto; }
  .ss-line-fill { width: 100%; height: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--accent), var(--accent-2)); transition: height .25s linear; }
  .ss-packet { left: 27px; top: 6%; transition: top .25s linear; }
  .ss-stages { flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between; flex: 1; width: 100%; }
  .ss-stage { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 16px; text-align: left; padding: 0; }
  .ss-node { width: 46px; height: 46px; flex: none; }
  .ss-node svg { width: 21px; height: 21px; }
  .ss-caption-wrap { min-height: 118px; margin-top: 26px; }
  .ss-caption { text-align: left; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .scrollstory { height: auto !important; }
  .ss-sticky { position: static !important; height: auto !important; display: block; }
  .ss-line-fill { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }
  .ss-packet { display: none; }
  .ss-stage .ss-node { border-color: var(--accent); color: var(--accent); }
  .ss-micro { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; color: var(--accent) !important; }
  .ss-caption-wrap { min-height: 0; }
  .ss-caption { position: static; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; margin-top: 10px; }
}

/* ---- 18.3 Sport-card CV illustrations (experience) ----------------------- */
.sportviz { width: 100%; height: 128px; display: block; margin: 2px 0 6px; overflow: visible; }
.sportviz text { font-family: var(--font-mono); }
.vz-frame { stroke: var(--rule); stroke-width: 1.3; fill: none; }
.vz-accent { stroke: var(--accent); }
.vz-fillsoft { fill: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .12); }
.vz-tag { fill: var(--text-faint); font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .04em; }

/* animated members hidden by default; revealed via .viz-in (see JS) */
.sv-anim { opacity: 0; }
.viz-in .sv-anim { opacity: 1; }
.viz-in .sv-fade   { animation: vzFade .6s ease both; }
.viz-in .sv-pop    { animation: vzPop .5s cubic-bezier(.2,1.2,.3,1) both; }
.viz-in .sv-draw   { opacity: 1; stroke-dasharray: 480; stroke-dashoffset: 480; animation: vzDraw 1.1s ease forwards; }
.viz-in .sv-grow   { opacity: 1; transform: scaleY(0); transform-origin: bottom; transform-box: fill-box; animation: vzGrow .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) forwards; }
.viz-in .sv-pulse  { animation: vzPulse 1.4s ease-out both; }
@keyframes vzFade  { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes vzPop   { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.4); } to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } }
@keyframes vzDraw  { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@keyframes vzGrow  { to { transform: scaleY(1); } }
@keyframes vzPulse { 0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.4); } 40% { opacity: .9; } 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.7); } }
.sv-pop, .sv-grow { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .sportviz .sv-anim { opacity: 1 !important; }
  .sportviz .sv-draw { stroke-dashoffset: 0 !important; animation: none !important; }
  .sportviz .sv-grow { transform: none !important; animation: none !important; }
  .sportviz .sv-pop, .sportviz .sv-fade, .sportviz .sv-pulse { animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
}

/* ---- 18.4 Media panels (video / framed image) --------------------------- */
.media-panel {
  position: relative; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  overflow: hidden; background: var(--panel-2); box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  margin: var(--sp-2) 0 var(--sp-1);
}
.media-panel video, .media-panel img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.media-cap {
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .03em;
  color: var(--text-faint); padding: 8px 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); background: var(--panel);
}
.media-frame { position: relative; }
.media-frame .brk {
  position: absolute; width: 20px; height: 20px; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none;
  border: 2px solid var(--accent); opacity: .9;
}
.media-frame .brk.tl { top: 9px; left: 9px; border-right: none; border-bottom: none; }
.media-frame .brk.tr { top: 9px; right: 9px; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; }
.media-frame .brk.bl { bottom: 9px; left: 9px; border-right: none; border-top: none; }
.media-frame .brk.br { bottom: 9px; right: 9px; border-left: none; border-top: none; }
.media-frame .frame-tag {
  position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 12px; z-index: 3;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent); background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .4); border-radius: var(--r-pill); padding: 3px 9px;
}

/* ---- 18.5 Hero parallax (page-hero + home-hero backgrounds) ------------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .page-hero::before, .home-hero::before { transform: translateY(var(--par, 0)); will-change: transform; }
}

/* ---- 18.3b Sport-illustration element palette --------------------------- */
.sv-arc { stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 2; stroke-linecap: round; }
.sv-box { stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 1.6; fill: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .12); }
.sv-ball { fill: var(--accent); }
.sv-check { stroke: var(--live); stroke-width: 2.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; fill: none; }
.sv-in { fill: var(--live); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; }
.sv-num { fill: var(--text); font-weight: 700; }
.sv-lbl { fill: var(--text-faint); font-size: 10px; }
.sv-seg { fill: var(--border); }
.sv-seg.on { fill: var(--accent); }
.sv-bar { fill: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .10); stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 1.4; }
.sv-barfill { fill: var(--accent); }
.sv-prob { stroke: var(--accent-2); stroke-width: 1.6; fill: none; stroke-dasharray: 2 4; }
.sv-dot { fill: var(--accent); }
.sv-ringbg { stroke: var(--rule); stroke-width: 5; fill: none; }
.sv-ring { stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 5; stroke-linecap: round; fill: none; stroke-dasharray: 277; stroke-dashoffset: 277; }
.viz-in .sv-ring { opacity: 1; animation: vzRing 1.2s ease .1s forwards; }
@keyframes vzRing { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .sportviz .sv-ring { stroke-dashoffset: 0 !important; animation: none !important; opacity: 1 !important; }
}

/* ---- 18.6 Event/org branding badge (sport cards + live cards) ----------- */
.org-badge {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent-ink);
  background: rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .10);
  border: 1px solid rgba(var(--accent-rgb), .35);
  border-radius: var(--r-pill); padding: 4px 11px; white-space: nowrap;
}
.org-badge::before {
  content: ''; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent); flex: none;
}

/* ---- 18.3c stroked pulse ring (basketball impact) ---------------------- */
.sv-ringpulse { fill: none; stroke: var(--accent); stroke-width: 2; }
.sportviz .sv-pulse { transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center; }
