/* ==========================================================================
   gather& — site styles
   Palette and type from "gather& Branding Kit A4.pdf" (Molly Dandelet)
   green #689026 · cream #F4F3EE · yellow #CDC24F · gray #545454
   League Spartan (wordmark/display) · Open Sans (headers) · Cardo (body)
   ========================================================================== */

:root {
  /* --- brand core --- */
  --green:        #689026;
  --green-deep:   #3F5A17;
  --green-soft:   #E7ECD9;
  --olive:        #D1C763;
  --yellow:       #CDC24F;
  --cream:        #F4F3EE;
  --ink:          #545454;

  /* --- derived surfaces & neutrals (green-biased, not pure grey) --- */
  --ground:       #F4F3EE;
  --surface:      #FBFAF6;
  --surface-alt:  #EDEDE4;
  --band:         #3F5A17;
  --band-text:    #F4F3EE;
  --band-muted:   #C7CDB4;
  --heading:      #2E3B1C;
  --body:         #545454;
  --muted:        #7A7C6E;
  --rule:         rgba(104, 144, 38, .22);
  --rule-soft:    rgba(84, 84, 84, .16);
  --accent-on-ground: #5A7D20;
  --on-accent:    #FBFAF6;

  /* --- type --- */
  --display: "League Spartan", "Open Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --header:  "Open Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, sans-serif;
  --serif:   "Cardo", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;

  /* --- layout --- */
  --measure: 34rem;
  --wrap: 68rem;
  --gutter: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 3rem);

  color-scheme: light;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) {
    --green:        #9BC44A;
    --green-deep:   #B7D96A;
    --green-soft:   #2C3A1A;
    --olive:        #C9C05E;
    --yellow:       #CDC24F;
    --ground:       #1B2411;
    --surface:      #232E16;
    --surface-alt:  #1F2A13;
    --band:         #101709;
    --band-text:    #F4F3EE;
    --band-muted:   #A9B394;
    --heading:      #F1F0E6;
    --body:         #D5D6C7;
    --muted:        #9AA089;
    --rule:         rgba(155, 196, 74, .28);
    --rule-soft:    rgba(213, 214, 199, .16);
    --accent-on-ground: #B7D96A;
    --on-accent:    #16200C;
    color-scheme: dark;
  }
}

:root[data-theme="dark"] {
  --green:        #9BC44A;
  --green-deep:   #B7D96A;
  --green-soft:   #2C3A1A;
  --olive:        #C9C05E;
  --yellow:       #CDC24F;
  --ground:       #1B2411;
  --surface:      #232E16;
  --surface-alt:  #1F2A13;
  --band:         #101709;
  --band-text:    #F4F3EE;
  --band-muted:   #A9B394;
  --heading:      #F1F0E6;
  --body:         #D5D6C7;
  --muted:        #9AA089;
  --rule:         rgba(155, 196, 74, .28);
  --rule-soft:    rgba(213, 214, 199, .16);
  --accent-on-ground: #B7D96A;
  --on-accent:    #16200C;
  color-scheme: dark;
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- base --- */

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: .001ms !important; transition-duration: .001ms !important; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ground);
  color: var(--body);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

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

a { color: var(--accent-on-ground); }
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--green);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  color: var(--heading);
  text-wrap: balance;
  margin: 0;
}

h1 {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 7.2vw, 4.6rem);
}

h2 {
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.18;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3.4vw, 2.2rem);
}

h3 {
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-size: 1.1875rem;
}

p { margin: 0; }

.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  margin: 0;
}

.lede {
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.1vw, 1.3rem);
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: var(--body);
}

.prose { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.15em; max-width: var(--measure); }
.prose p { max-width: var(--measure); }

strong { color: var(--heading); font-weight: 700; }

/* The brand name, wherever it appears in running copy. */
.brandword {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--green);
}
.band .brandword,
.site-footer .brandword {
  color: var(--olive);
}

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0;
  background: var(--green); color: #fff; padding: .7rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .9rem; z-index: 100;
}
.skip:focus { left: .5rem; top: .5rem; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ layout --- */

.wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
}

section { padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 8vw, 6.5rem); }
section.tight { padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); }

.band { background: var(--band); color: var(--band-muted); }
.band h1, .band h2, .band h3 { color: var(--band-text); }
.band .eyebrow { color: var(--olive); }
.band a { color: var(--yellow); }

.alt { background: var(--surface-alt); }

.section-head { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .8rem; max-width: 46rem; }
.section-head + * { margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------- nav/head --- */

.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ground) 92%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}

.site-header .wrap {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem; padding-block: .85rem;
}

.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; line-height: 0; }
.brand img { width: 132px; }
.brand .light-only { display: block; }
.brand .dark-only { display: none; }
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .brand .light-only { display: none; }
  :root:not([data-theme="light"]) .brand .dark-only { display: block; }
}
:root[data-theme="dark"] .brand .light-only { display: none; }
:root[data-theme="dark"] .brand .dark-only { display: block; }

.nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: clamp(.9rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem); }
.nav a {
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--body);
  padding-block: .2rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}
.nav a:hover { color: var(--accent-on-ground); }
.nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--accent-on-ground); border-bottom-color: var(--green); }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .site-header .wrap { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: .6rem; }
  .brand img { width: 118px; }
  .nav { gap: .9rem; }
  .nav a { font-size: .8125rem; }
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------- ripple --- */
/* The concentric ring is the brand mark and the shape of the method:
   what is carried forward keeps moving outward. Used as a real device,
   not decoration — ring size grows with each step of the method. */

.ripple-field {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}
.ripple-field::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: -14%; top: 50%;
  width: min(760px, 88vw); aspect-ratio: 1;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: repeating-radial-gradient(
    circle at center,
    color-mix(in srgb, var(--green) 14%, transparent) 0 2px,
    transparent 2px 46px
  );
  opacity: .85;
}

/* On narrow screens the rings sit behind the headline, so push them clear. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .ripple-field::after {
    right: -42%; top: 78%;
    width: min(620px, 130vw);
    opacity: .5;
  }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- hero --- */

.hero { position: relative; padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 7rem); overflow: hidden; }
.hero .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.hero-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.4rem; max-width: 40rem; }
.hero h1 span { color: var(--accent-on-ground); }
.hero .lede { max-width: 33rem; }

.tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.1rem);
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .75rem; margin-top: .4rem; }

.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem;
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: .72rem 1.35rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--green);
  transition: background-color .18s ease, color .18s ease, transform .18s ease;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--green); color: var(--on-accent); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--green-deep); border-color: var(--green-deep); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--accent-on-ground); }
.btn-ghost:hover { background: var(--green-soft); }
.band .btn-primary { background: var(--yellow); border-color: var(--yellow); color: #2E3B1C; }
.band .btn-primary:hover { background: #E7C22F; border-color: #E7C22F; }
.band .btn-ghost { color: var(--band-text); border-color: var(--band-muted); }
.band .btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(244,243,238,.1); }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- steps --- */

.steps { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }

.step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: var(--ring-box, 7.5rem) 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  align-items: start;
  padding-block: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.step:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }

.step-ring {
  position: relative;
  width: var(--ring-box, 7.5rem); height: var(--ring-box, 7.5rem);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
}
.step-ring i {
  position: absolute;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--green);
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity: .5;
}
.step-ring b {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  background: var(--ground);
  width: 2.4rem; height: 2.4rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  line-height: 1;
}
.alt .step-ring b { background: var(--surface-alt); }

.step-body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .6rem; }
.step-name {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--heading);
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.step-body p { max-width: 38rem; }

.outcome {
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-size: .7rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green-deep);
  background: var(--green-soft);
  padding: .32rem .7rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-top: .2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .step { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
  .step-ring { width: calc(var(--ring-box, 7.5rem) * 0.7333); height: calc(var(--ring-box, 7.5rem) * 0.7333); }
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- cards --- */

.grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.6rem); }
.grid-2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(17rem, 1fr)); }
.grid-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(15rem, 1fr)); }

.card {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .6rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 1.75rem);
}
.card .kicker {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.card p { font-size: 1rem; }
.card .meta {
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.band .card { background: rgba(244,243,238,.06); border-color: rgba(244,243,238,.16); }
.band .card .kicker { color: var(--olive); }
.band .card .meta { color: var(--band-muted); }

/* A plain list of definitions — no card chrome, the rule carries it. */
.deflist { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.4rem; max-width: 46rem; }
.deflist > div { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .35rem; padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--green); }
.deflist dt, .deflist .term {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; color: var(--heading);
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- pull --- */

.pull {
  max-width: 44rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 3.2vw, 1.85rem);
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: var(--heading);
}
.pull .attrib {
  display: block; margin-top: .9rem;
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.band .pull { color: var(--band-text); }
.band .pull .attrib { color: var(--band-muted); }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------- hashtag --- */

.blanks { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .5rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; }
.blank {
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; font-size: .95rem;
  padding: .4rem .85rem; border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid var(--rule); color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  background: var(--surface);
}
.band .blank { background: rgba(244,243,238,.07); border-color: rgba(244,243,238,.2); color: var(--olive); }

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- media --- */

.split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(1.75rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; } }
.split.flip > .figure { order: -1; }
@media (max-width: 859px) { .split.flip > .figure { order: 0; } }

.figure { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .75rem; }
.figure img { border-radius: 4px; width: 100%; }
.figure figcaption, .figure .cap {
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: .02em;
}
.figure.mark img { max-width: 320px; margin-inline: auto; }

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- founders --- */

.founders { display: grid; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 760px) { .founders { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

.founder { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.1rem; }

.founder-name {
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 1.9rem);
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--heading);
}
.founder-role {
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  margin-top: -.6rem;
}

/* Portrait slot. Replace the whole .portrait element with:
   <img class="portrait-photo" src="assets/amber.jpg" alt="Amber Espinosa"> */
.portrait,
.portrait-photo {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  max-width: 100%;
  border-radius: 4px;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.portrait {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px dashed var(--rule);
}
.portrait::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: repeating-radial-gradient(
    circle at 50% 46%,
    color-mix(in srgb, var(--green) 20%, transparent) 0 2px,
    transparent 2px 34px
  );
  opacity: .7;
}
.portrait i {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--green);
  opacity: .5;
}
.portrait em {
  position: absolute; bottom: .9rem; left: 0; right: 0;
  font-family: var(--header); font-style: normal;
  font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
}

/* Bracketed copy the founders will replace. Deliberately visible. */
.placeholder {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--yellow);
  padding: .1rem 0 .1rem 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-style: italic;
}
.placeholder + .placeholder { margin-top: .9rem; }

/* --------------------------------------------------------------- form --- */

.form { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1.1rem; max-width: 34rem; }
.field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .35rem; }
.field label {
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.field input, .field textarea, .field select {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1rem; color: var(--body);
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule-soft);
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: .7rem .85rem;
  width: 100%;
}
.field textarea { min-height: 8rem; resize: vertical; }
.field .help { font-family: var(--header); font-size: .8rem; color: var(--muted); }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------------- footer --- */

.site-footer { background: var(--band); color: var(--band-muted); padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); }
.site-footer a { color: var(--band-text); text-decoration: none; }
.site-footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.footer-grid { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 2rem; justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start; }
.footer-brand { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .75rem; max-width: 22rem; }
.footer-brand img { width: 150px; }
.footer-brand p { font-size: .95rem; color: var(--band-muted); }
.footer-nav { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; font-family: var(--header); font-size: .9rem; }
.footer-legal {
  margin-top: 2.25rem; padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(244,243,238,.14);
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .78rem; color: var(--band-muted);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .75rem 1.5rem; justify-content: space-between;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   v2 additions: letters signup, header CTA, proof slots, flagship guide
   ========================================================================== */

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

/* Header call to action: always one tap away. */
.nav a.nav-cta {
  background: var(--green);
  color: var(--on-accent);
  padding: .42rem 1rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border-bottom: 0;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.nav a.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--green-deep); color: var(--on-accent); }

/* Long, problem-first hero headline. */
.hero-inner.wide { max-width: 46rem; }
.hero h1.h1-long {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.6vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.07;
  letter-spacing: -.012em;
}
.hero .lede.wide { max-width: 38rem; }

/* Email signup: one field, one button. */
.signup { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .6rem; max-width: 34rem; margin-top: .4rem; }
.signup-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; }
.signup input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1 1 15rem; min-width: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.0625rem; color: var(--body);
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--green);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: .78rem 1.2rem;
}
.signup input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
.signup .btn { cursor: pointer; flex: 0 0 auto; }
.signup-note {
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted);
}
.signup-link { font-family: var(--header); font-size: .9rem; margin-top: .35rem; }
.band .signup input[type="email"] {
  background: rgba(244,243,238,.08); border-color: var(--band-muted); color: var(--band-text);
}
.band .signup input::placeholder { color: var(--band-muted); }
.band .signup-note { color: var(--band-muted); }

/* Proof: honest slots until real quotes, names and credentials arrive. */
.proof-grid { display: grid; gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .proof-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; align-items: start; } }
.proof-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .8rem; }
.proof-quote {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--heading);
}
.proof-who {
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.founders-mini { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.25rem 2rem; margin-top: .4rem; }
.founders-mini a { font-family: var(--header); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
.founders-mini a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* The flagship guide, as a lead magnet. */
.guide-card {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); align-items: center;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
}
@media (min-width: 820px) { .guide-card { grid-template-columns: 1.15fr .85fr; } }
.guide-card .prose { max-width: none; }
.guide-card .prose p { max-width: 34rem; }
.guide-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .7rem; }
.guide-list li {
  padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--green);
  font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55;
}

/* The guide itself. */
.guide-body { max-width: 44rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2.75rem; }
.guide-step { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .9rem; }
.guide-step .kick {
  font-family: var(--header); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent-on-ground);
}
.guide-step h2 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; }
.guide-step ul, .guide-step ol { margin: 0; padding-left: 1.25rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; }
.guide-shape { counter-reset: shape; list-style: none; padding-left: 0 !important; }
.guide-shape li { counter-increment: shape; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2rem 1fr; gap: .6rem; }
.guide-shape li::before {
  content: counter(shape);
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--green); border-radius: 50%;
  width: 1.7rem; height: 1.7rem; display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: .9rem; line-height: 1;
}
.occasions { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; margin: 0; }
.occasions > div { padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--green); }
.occasions dt { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; color: var(--heading); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.occasions dd { margin: .15rem 0 0; }

@media print {
  .site-header, .site-footer, .band, .no-print, .ripple-field { display: none !important; }
  body { background: #fff; color: #222; }
  section { padding-block: 1rem; }
}

/* Small question above each step: the words people actually search. */
.step-asks {
  font-family: var(--header);
  font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-on-ground);
  margin: 0;
}

.grid-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(12rem, 1fr)); }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- v3: lead with the why --- */

/* First-person admissions: the reader recognizing herself. */
.admits { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 1rem; max-width: 40rem; }
.admits li {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.8vw, 1.55rem); line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--heading);
  padding-left: 1.1rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--green);
}

/* The four needs: a card with the need in one line, then the why. */
.need-card { gap: .75rem; }
.need-card .need-line {
  font-family: var(--header); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--heading);
}
.need-card p { font-size: 1.02rem; }
.need-card .need-more { margin-top: auto; font-family: var(--header); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 600; }

/* Compact method row on the home page. */
.method-mini { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(13rem, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem); }
.method-mini .card .num {
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center; width: 2rem; height: 2rem;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--green); border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; color: var(--accent-on-ground); font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1;
}
.method-mini .outcome { margin-top: auto; }

/* Long-form "why" blocks on why.html */
.why-block { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem 3rem; }
@media (min-width: 52rem) { .why-block { grid-template-columns: 15rem 1fr; } }
.why-block .why-label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; align-content: start; }
.why-block .why-label h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); }
.why-block .prose p { max-width: 38rem; }
.why-line {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.3rem; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--heading);
  padding-left: 1.1rem; border-left: 3px solid var(--green); max-width: 38rem;
}

/* Pain -> step table on why.html */
.pain-map { display: grid; gap: 0; max-width: 52rem; }
.pain-map > div {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .25rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.pain-map > div:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
@media (min-width: 40rem) { .pain-map > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; } }
.pain-map .pain { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--heading); }
.pain-map .answer a { font-family: var(--header); font-weight: 600; }

.grid-2x2 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 46rem) { .grid-2x2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
.method-mini .card .outcome { align-self: flex-start; margin-left: 0; }
.method-mini .card .step-asks { min-height: 3.2em; }

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- v4: 9.0 voice, five steps, lead magnets --- */
.outcome.plain { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: .02em; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 700; }
.method-mini.five { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(10.5rem, 1fr)); }
.method-mini .feel { margin-top: auto; font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 700; font-size: .95rem; letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--green-deep); }
.feelings { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(15rem, 1fr)); }
.card-link { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; border-bottom: 0; transition: transform .15s ease, border-color .15s ease; }
.card-link:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); border-color: var(--green); }
.card-link .go { margin-top: auto; font-family: var(--header); font-weight: 700; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--accent-on-ground); }
.card .tag {
  align-self: flex-start; font-family: var(--header); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--green-deep);
  background: var(--green-soft); padding: .25rem .6rem; border-radius: 999px;
}
.checks { border: 0; margin: .25rem 0 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .4rem 1.25rem; }
.checks legend { font-family: var(--header); font-size: .85rem; font-weight: 600; padding: 0; margin-bottom: .35rem; width: 100%; }
.checks label { font-family: var(--header); font-size: .9rem; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .4rem; }
.checks input { accent-color: var(--green); width: 1.05rem; height: 1.05rem; }
.band .checks legend { color: var(--band-text); }
.btn[aria-disabled="true"] { opacity: .55; cursor: not-allowed; pointer-events: none; }
.refs { max-width: 46rem; margin: 0; padding-left: 1.25rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .5rem; font-size: .92rem; }
sup a { text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0; font-family: var(--header); font-weight: 700; font-size: .75em; }
.host-note { border-left: 3px solid var(--green); padding: .25rem 0 .25rem 1.1rem; max-width: 40rem; }
.host-note .step-asks { margin-bottom: .35rem; }
.starters { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; display: grid; gap: .6rem; }
.starters li { font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.15rem; padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--green); }

/* v5: single featured offer on the homepage */
.offer-label { font-family: var(--header); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.6rem 0 .6rem; display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem; }
.featured-guide { max-width: 36rem; margin-top: 2rem; }
.featured-guide .card { height: auto; }