/* ============================================================
   V LINK — PROSPECTUS THEME v3.0
   Editorial dark studio system.

   Structure, typography and motion follow the Digital Present
   design language: pure-black canvas, ultra-condensed display
   type, monospace eyebrows, generous vertical rhythm.
   Palette stays V Link (gold + cyan) so the logo holds.

   TO RESKIN: change the tokens in :root below. Nothing else
   hardcodes a colour.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---------- 1. TOKENS ------------------------------------- */

:root {
  /* Canvas */
  --bg:            #000000;
  --bg-raised:     #08080a;
  --surface:       rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
  --surface-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  --line:          rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  --line-soft:     rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);

  /* Ink */
  --fg:            #f5f2ea;
  --muted:         #8f8b82;
  --muted-dim:     #5f5c56;

  /* Brand */
  --gold:          #d2ac5f;
  --gold-deep:     #9c7a35;
  --gold-ink:      #0b0b0d;
  --cyan:          #3ba7c4;

  /*
   * Type — Montserrat throughout.
   *
   * The three tokens are roles, not families: display carries the
   * headlines, body the reading copy, label the uppercase eyebrows,
   * buttons and navigation. They all resolve to Montserrat now, and
   * differ only in the weight and tracking applied where they are used.
   *
   * Weights in use: 400 body · 500 labels and navigation · 600
   * subheadings and buttons · 700 headings.
   */
  --font-display: "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-body:    "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-mono:    "Montserrat", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;

  /* Rhythm */
  --pad-x:      clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 3.25rem);
  --pad-y:      clamp(5.5rem, 11vh, 10rem);
  --max:        1240px;
  --max-narrow: 900px;

  /*
   * Space scale — 4pt base. Every gap and every vertical margin in this
   * sheet resolves to one of these rungs, so the page has a single
   * rhythm instead of two dozen hand-picked values. The top rungs go
   * fluid: section-scale space should breathe with the viewport.
   */
  --s-1:  0.25rem;
  --s-2:  0.5rem;
  --s-3:  0.75rem;
  --s-4:  1rem;
  --s-5:  1.25rem;
  --s-6:  1.5rem;
  --s-7:  2rem;
  --s-8:  2.5rem;
  --s-9:  3rem;
  --s-10: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  --s-11: clamp(4rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  --s-12: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 7.5rem);

  /* Motion */
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);

  /*
   * Spring-ish curves. GSAP owns scroll motion; these carry the CSS
   * transitions so hover and scroll entrances share one personality.
   */
  --ease-spring: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1.13, 0.28, 1);
  --ease-out:    cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
  --dur-fast:    180ms;
  --dur-base:    260ms;
  --dur-slow:    520ms;
}

/* ---------- 2. RESET -------------------------------------- */

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

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: 6rem;
}

/* Lenis owns scrolling once it boots — native smoothing would fight it. */
html.lenis, html.lenis body { height: auto; }
html.lenis { scroll-behavior: auto; }
.lenis.lenis-smooth { scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
.lenis.lenis-smooth [data-lenis-prevent] { overscroll-behavior: contain; }
.lenis.lenis-stopped { overflow: hidden; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--fg);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body.vl-locked { overflow: hidden; }

h1, h2, h3, h4 { margin: 0; font-weight: 400; }
p  { margin: 0; }
ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

::selection { background: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-ink); }

.vl-skip {
  position: absolute;
  left: -9999px;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.4rem;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.vl-skip:focus { left: 1rem; top: 1rem; }

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

/* ---------- 3. LAYOUT ------------------------------------- */

.vl-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--pad-y) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.vl-section:first-of-type { border-top: 0; }

.vl-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
}
.vl-wrap--narrow { max-width: var(--max-narrow); }

.vl-grid   { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); }
.vl-g2     { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.vl-g3     { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.vl-g4     { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.vl-split  { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem); }

@media (min-width: 640px)  { .vl-g2 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
                             .vl-g4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 900px)  { .vl-g3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
                             .vl-g4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
                             .vl-split { grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr; } }

/* ---------- 4. TYPE --------------------------------------- */

/* Monospace eyebrow — the DP signature label */
.vl-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--s-3);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.174em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.vl-eyebrow::before {
  content: "";
  width: 1.75rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  flex: none;
}
.vl-eyebrow--bare::before { display: none; }
.vl-eyebrow--gold { color: var(--gold); }

/*
 * Display headings — Montserrat Bold.
 *
 * Sizes are ~60% of the previous scale because the old face was
 * ultra-condensed: Montserrat sets far wider and the same point size
 * would push every headline past its container. Leading opens up for
 * the same reason — a geometric sans will not take the 0.86 a
 * condensed face tolerates — and the tracking pulls negative, which is
 * what Montserrat wants at display sizes.
 */
.vl-display {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--fg);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
/* Sized so each hero line still sits on one row down to ~360px wide. */
.vl-display--hero { font-size: clamp(2rem, 6.4vw, 5.5rem); line-height: 0.95; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
.vl-display--xl   { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 4.6vw, 3.9rem); letter-spacing: -0.025em; }
.vl-display--lg   { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3.4vw, 2.65rem); }
.vl-display--md   { font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.65rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.1; }

.vl-display em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); }
.vl-display .vl-thin { font-weight: 400; color: var(--muted); }

/* Statement paragraph — large, sits under a display heading */
.vl-statement {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.35vw, 1.9rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--fg);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.vl-lead {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.1rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 62ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

.vl-body { color: var(--muted); }
.vl-gold { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-cyan { color: var(--cyan); }

.vl-head { margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem); }
.vl-head .vl-display { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.vl-head .vl-lead    { margin-top: 1.75rem; }

.vl-rule { height: 1px; background: var(--line-soft); border: 0; margin: 0; }

/* ---------- 5. HEADER ------------------------------------- */

.vl-header {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0.9rem 0 auto;
  z-index: 90;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: top 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-header__bar {
  pointer-events: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--s-4);
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem 0.6rem 1.15rem;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease), border-color 0.35s var(--ease),
              backdrop-filter 0.35s var(--ease), padding 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.vl-header.is-stuck .vl-header__bar {
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.72);
  border-color: var(--line);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(140%);
}

/*
 * The mark carries the header, so it is sized 40% up from where it was
 * (2.35rem → 3.29rem ≈ 53px). The bar is a flex row with its own
 * padding rather than a fixed height, so it grows around the logo
 * instead of clipping it.
 *
 * --logo-h is set from Customize → V Link Content → Logo Size. The
 * values here are the fallbacks, so the header is never dependent on
 * that setting existing.
 */
.vl-header__logo img {
  height: var(--logo-h, 3.29rem);
  width: auto;
  transition: height 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.vl-header.is-stuck .vl-header__logo img { height: var(--logo-h-stuck, 2.8rem); }

/* A large mark and the menu button should not fight over a phone. */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .vl-header__logo img { height: min(var(--logo-h, 3.29rem), 2.9rem); }
  .vl-header.is-stuck .vl-header__logo img { height: min(var(--logo-h-stuck, 2.8rem), 2.5rem); }
}

.vl-header__right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }

.vl-header__link {
  display: none;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 500; /* Montserrat Medium — navigation */
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.vl-header__link:hover { color: var(--fg); }

/* Two links now sit in the bar, so they appear a little later. */
@media (min-width: 620px) { .vl-header__link { display: inline-block; } }

.vl-header__cta {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--s-2);
  padding: 0.7rem 1.35rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.vl-header__cta:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px -14px rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.75);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-header__cta { display: inline-flex; } }

/* Hamburger */
.vl-burger {
  position: relative;
  width: 2.85rem;
  height: 2.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  flex: none;
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease), background 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.vl-burger:hover { border-color: var(--gold); background: var(--surface); }
.vl-burger span {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  width: 1.05rem;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--fg);
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), opacity 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.vl-burger span:nth-child(1) { top: calc(50% - 4px); }
.vl-burger span:nth-child(2) { top: calc(50% + 4px); }
.vl-burger.is-open span:nth-child(1) { top: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg); }
.vl-burger.is-open span:nth-child(2) { top: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(-45deg); }

/* Scroll progress hairline */
.vl-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  height: 2px;
  width: 100%;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--gold));
  z-index: 95;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ---------- 6. OVERLAY MENU ------------------------------- */

.vl-menu {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 89;
  background: var(--bg);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 7rem var(--pad-x) 3rem;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transition: opacity 0.4s var(--ease), visibility 0.4s;
  overflow-y: auto;
}
.vl-menu.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }

.vl-menu__inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-menu__inner { grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr; } }

.vl-menu__list li {
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.vl-menu__list a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--s-5);
  padding: clamp(0.6rem, 1.4vw, 1rem) 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.24rem, 3.41vw, 2.48rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--muted);
  transform: translateY(110%);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease), transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.vl-menu.is-open .vl-menu__list a { transform: translateY(0); }
.vl-menu__list a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-menu__list a span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}

.vl-menu__meta { font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--muted); }
.vl-menu__meta a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-menu__meta dt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-2);
}
.vl-menu__meta dd { margin: 0 0 1.85rem; }

/* ---------- 7. HERO --------------------------------------- */

.vl-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100svh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 9rem 0 4rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 0;
}

.vl-hero__glow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(58% 48% at 16% 26%, rgba(59, 167, 196, 0.16), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(52% 46% at 84% 74%, rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.2),  transparent 64%);
  animation: vl-drift 22s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes vl-drift {
  0%   { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0) scale(1); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-3%, 3%, 0) scale(1.12); }
}

.vl-hero__arc {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  opacity: 0.16;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vl-hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 100%; }

.vl-hero h1 { margin: 1.9rem 0 0; }
.vl-hero__line { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.vl-hero__line--accent {
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--gold) 0%, #f0dcae 42%, var(--gold-deep) 78%, var(--gold) 100%);
  background-size: 220% auto;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  animation: vl-shimmer 7s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes vl-shimmer {
  0%   { background-position: 0% center; }
  100% { background-position: 200% center; }
}

.vl-hero__sub {
  margin-top: var(--s-8);
  max-width: 46ch;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.4vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.vl-hero__actions {
  margin-top: var(--s-8);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--s-3);
}

.vl-hero__ticker {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 7vh, 5.5rem);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--s-2) var(--s-7);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.vl-hero__ticker span { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem; }
.vl-hero__ticker span::before {
  content: "";
  width: 4px; height: 4px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
}

/* ---------- 8. BUTTONS ------------------------------------ */

.vl-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--s-3);
  padding: 1rem 1.85rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  /* Montserrat SemiBold — buttons need the extra weight to hold at
     this size once the monospace face is gone. */
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), background 0.25s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.25s var(--ease), color 0.25s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.vl-btn svg { width: 0.95rem; height: 0.95rem; flex: none; }

.vl-btn--gold { background: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-ink); }
.vl-btn--gold:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 44px -18px rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.8);
}

.vl-btn--ghost { border-color: var(--line); color: var(--fg); }
.vl-btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--gold); background: var(--surface); transform: translateY(-2px); }

.vl-btn[disabled] { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; transform: none; box-shadow: none; }

/* ---------- 9. CARDS -------------------------------------- */

.vl-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  transition: border-color 0.35s var(--ease), background 0.35s var(--ease),
              transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.vl-card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.42);
  background: var(--surface-hover);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}
.vl-card__num {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-6);
}
.vl-card__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.148rem, 1.722vw, 1.558rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-card__text { margin-top: 0.85rem; font-size: 0.9375rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--muted); }

.vl-card--plain { background: transparent; }
.vl-card--plain:hover { transform: none; background: var(--surface); }

/* Numbered service rows (DP "NO.01" list) */
.vl-rows { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.vl-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: var(--s-2) var(--s-6);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.4rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  transition: padding-left 0.4s var(--ease);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .vl-row { grid-template-columns: 6rem minmax(0, 20rem) 1fr; align-items: center; }
  .vl-row:hover { padding-left: 1.25rem; }
}
.vl-row__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-row:hover .vl-row__num { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-row__title {
  grid-column: 2 / -1;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.088rem, 2.176vw, 1.768rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--fg);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-row__title { grid-column: auto; } }
.vl-row:hover .vl-row__title { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-row__text {
  grid-column: 2 / -1;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--muted);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-row__text { grid-column: auto; max-width: 44ch; } }

/* ---------- 10. STAT / COUNTER ---------------------------- */

.vl-stat { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.75rem; }
.vl-stat__value {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.48rem, 6.82vw, 5.89rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.vl-stat__label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 28ch;
  line-height: 1.9;
}

/* "9 YEARS AND C(oooo)UNTING" — DP's animated counting wordmark */
.vl-counting {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0 0.06em;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 6.2vw, 4.96rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--fg);
  text-align: center;
}
.vl-counting i { font-style: normal; display: inline-block; }
.vl-counting .vl-o {
  color: var(--gold);
  animation: vl-o-pulse 2.4s var(--ease) infinite;
}
.vl-counting .vl-o:nth-of-type(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.vl-counting .vl-o:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: 0.12s; }
.vl-counting .vl-o:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: 0.24s; }
.vl-counting .vl-o:nth-of-type(4) { animation-delay: 0.36s; }
.vl-counting .vl-o:nth-of-type(5) { animation-delay: 0.48s; }
.vl-counting .vl-o:nth-of-type(6) { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
@keyframes vl-o-pulse {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 0.28; transform: translateY(0); }
  50%      { opacity: 1;    transform: translateY(-0.06em); }
}

/* ---------- 11. MARQUEE ----------------------------------- */

.vl-marquee {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.75rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  user-select: none;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 8%, #000 92%, transparent);
}
.vl-marquee__track {
  display: flex;
  flex: none;
  gap: 0;
  animation: vl-marquee 34s linear infinite;
}
.vl-marquee:hover .vl-marquee__track { animation-play-state: paused; }
.vl-marquee__item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  padding-right: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 4.03vw, 3.41rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  white-space: nowrap;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-marquee__item::after {
  content: "";
  width: 0.42em;
  height: 0.42em;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  flex: none;
}
[data-marquee] .vl-marquee__track { animation: none !important; }

@keyframes vl-marquee {
  from { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  to   { transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0); }
}

/* Small mono marquee (trust strip) */
.vl-strip { padding: 1.1rem 0; }
.vl-strip .vl-marquee__track { animation-duration: 46s; }
.vl-strip .vl-marquee__item {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  color: var(--muted);
  gap: var(--s-8);
  padding-right: 2.5rem;
}
.vl-strip .vl-marquee__item::after { width: 4px; height: 4px; }

/* ---------- 12. COMPARE / SPLIT --------------------------- */

.vl-compare { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .vl-compare { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

/*
 * Both columns rest identical. The difference between them is carried
 * by their labels and by the — versus → glyphs, not by colour; gold is
 * reserved for whichever column the cursor is on.
 */
.vl-compare__col {
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
              background-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-compare__head {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  margin-bottom: var(--s-6);
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}

/* The gold headline modifier is a hover state inside a comparison. */
.vl-compare__col .vl-gold { color: var(--fg); transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out); }
.vl-compare__col .vl-ticks li,
.vl-compare__col .vl-ticks li::before { transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out); }
.vl-compare__col .vl-ticks--good li { color: var(--muted); }
.vl-compare__col .vl-ticks--good li::before { color: var(--muted-dim); }

.vl-compare__col:hover {
  border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.55);
  background-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.07);
}
.vl-compare__col:hover .vl-compare__head { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-compare__col:hover .vl-gold { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-compare__col:hover .vl-ticks li { color: var(--fg); }
.vl-compare__col:hover .vl-ticks li::before { color: var(--gold); }

.vl-ticks li {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--s-3);
  padding: 0.7rem 0;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  color: var(--muted);
}
.vl-ticks li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.vl-ticks li::before {
  content: "—";
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  flex: none;
}
.vl-ticks--good li { color: var(--fg); }
.vl-ticks--good li::before { content: "→"; color: var(--gold); }

/* Gap diagram (developers | gap | buyers) */
.vl-gap { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: stretch; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-gap { grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.8fr 1fr; } }
.vl-gap__side {
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  background: var(--surface);
}
.vl-gap__side--dev { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.3); }
.vl-gap__side--buy { border-color: rgba(59, 167, 196, 0.3); }
.vl-gap__mid {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--s-4);
  padding: 2rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.vl-gap__mid .vl-display { color: var(--muted); }

/* Funnel */
.vl-funnel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.65rem; }
.vl-funnel__bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--s-5);
  padding: clamp(0.9rem, 1.8vw, 1.35rem) clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 0.85rem;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.14), transparent);
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-funnel__bar:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.45); }
.vl-funnel__bar:nth-child(1) { max-width: 100%; }
.vl-funnel__bar:nth-child(2) { max-width: 92%; }
.vl-funnel__bar:nth-child(3) { max-width: 78%; }
.vl-funnel__bar:nth-child(4) { max-width: 62%; }
.vl-funnel__bar:nth-child(5) {
  max-width: 46%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.3), transparent);
  border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.5);
}
.vl-funnel__label {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(0.861rem, 1.558vw, 1.23rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
}
.vl-funnel__note { font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: right; }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .vl-funnel__bar { max-width: 100% !important; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.35rem; }
  .vl-funnel__note { text-align: left; }
}

/* Chip grid (10-point screen) */
.vl-chips { display: grid; gap: 0.65rem; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 15rem), 1fr)); }
.vl-chip {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--s-4);
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: var(--fg);
  transition: border-color 0.3s var(--ease), background 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-chip:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.45); background: var(--surface); }

/* The glyph sits between the number and the label. `align-items:
   baseline` on the row would hang an icon off the text baseline, so the
   icon centres itself against the line box instead. */
.vl-chip__icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-self: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-inline-end: calc(var(--s-4) * -0.35);
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-chip__icon .vl-icon { width: 1.15rem; height: 1.15rem; }
.vl-chip:hover .vl-chip__icon { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-chip span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  flex: none;
}

/* Journey steps */
.vl-steps { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.65rem; }
.vl-step {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: var(--s-1) var(--s-5);
  padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  transition: border-color 0.45s var(--ease), background 0.45s var(--ease),
              box-shadow 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.vl-step.is-active {
  border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.5);
  background: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.06);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 70px -40px rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.6);
}
.vl-step__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-step.is-active .vl-step__num { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-step__title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(0.918rem, 1.632vw, 1.36rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-step.is-active .vl-step__title { color: var(--fg); }
.vl-step__text { grid-column: 2; font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--muted); }

/* Timeline */
.vl-timeline { display: grid; gap: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-timeline { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); } }
/* The entries rest neutral; gold marks the one under the cursor. */
.vl-timeline__item {
  padding: 1.75rem 1.25rem 1.75rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-timeline__item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: -4px; left: 0;
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--muted-dim);
  transition: background-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
              transform var(--dur-slow) var(--ease-spring);
}
.vl-timeline__when {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-timeline__what {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}

.vl-timeline__item:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.45); }
.vl-timeline__item:hover::before {
  background: var(--gold);
  transform: scale(1.5);
}
.vl-timeline__item:hover .vl-timeline__when { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-timeline__item:hover .vl-timeline__what { color: var(--fg); }

/* ---------- 13. PRICING ----------------------------------- */

.vl-plans { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-plans { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

.vl-plan {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.35rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  transition: border-color 0.35s var(--ease), transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.vl-plan:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.45); transform: translateY(-5px); }
.vl-plan--featured {
  border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.5);
  background: linear-gradient(170deg, rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.1), var(--surface) 46%);
}
.vl-plan__flag {
  position: absolute;
  top: -0.7rem; left: clamp(1.75rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-ink);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.112em;
}
.vl-plan__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.36rem, 2.312vw, 1.972rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
}
.vl-plan__meetings {
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.vl-plan__price {
  margin-top: var(--s-6);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.53rem, 2.72vw, 2.21rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-plan__price small {
  display: block;
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* USD equivalent — secondary to the PKR figure it sits under. */
.vl-plan__usd {
  display: block;
  margin-top: var(--s-1);
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}
.vl-plan__list { margin: 1.85rem 0 2.25rem; flex: 1; }
.vl-plan__list li {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--s-3);
  padding: 0.6rem 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.vl-plan__list li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.vl-plan__list li::before { content: "→"; color: var(--gold); flex: none; }
.vl-plan .vl-btn { justify-content: center; width: 100%; }

.vl-note {
  margin-top: var(--s-7);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  max-width: 70ch;
}

/* ---------- 14. CONTACT ----------------------------------- */

.vl-form { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .vl-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.vl-field { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem; }
.vl-field--full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.vl-field > span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.vl-field input,
.vl-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.15rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 0.75rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
  color: var(--fg);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  transition: border-color 0.25s var(--ease), background 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.vl-field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 7rem; }
.vl-field input::placeholder,
.vl-field textarea::placeholder { color: var(--muted-dim); }
.vl-field input:focus,
.vl-field textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}
.vl-field input:user-invalid { border-color: #b3382c; }

.vl-hp { position: absolute !important; left: -9999px !important; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }

.vl-form__foot {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap-reverse;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--s-5);
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
}
.vl-form__note { font-size: 0.8125rem; color: var(--muted-dim); }

.vl-formmsg {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.15rem;
  border-radius: 0.75rem;
  border: 1px solid #b3382c;
  background: rgba(179, 56, 44, 0.12);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: #f0b8b2;
}

.vl-done {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--s-6);
  min-height: 24rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.vl-done__ring {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 3.75rem;
  height: 3.75rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.55);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.vl-contactlist li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--s-4);
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
}
.vl-contactlist li:first-child { border-top: 0; }
.vl-contactlist svg { width: 0.95rem; height: 0.95rem; color: var(--gold); flex: none; }
.vl-contactlist a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- 15. FOOTER ------------------------------------ */

.vl-cta { padding: clamp(4rem, 9vh, 7.5rem) 0; text-align: center; }
.vl-cta .vl-display { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 18ch; }
.vl-cta .vl-btn { margin-top: 2.75rem; }

.vl-footer { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); padding: clamp(3.5rem, 7vh, 5.5rem) 0 2.5rem; }
.vl-footer__grid { display: grid; gap: 2.75rem; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 780px) { .vl-footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr; } }

.vl-footer__logo img { height: var(--logo-h-footer, 2.6rem); width: auto; }
.vl-footer__tag { margin-top: 1.35rem; max-width: 30ch; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: italic; color: var(--muted); }

.vl-footer__title {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.vl-footer__list { margin-top: 1.35rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.8rem; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--muted); }
.vl-footer__list a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

.vl-footer__base {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--s-4);
  margin-top: var(--s-9);
  padding-top: 1.85rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.vl-footer__base a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ---------- 16. PROSE (privacy / fallback) ---------------- */

.vl-prose { max-width: 72ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9688rem; line-height: 1.8; }
.vl-prose h2 {
  margin: 3rem 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.088rem, 2.04vw, 1.598rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-prose h3 {
  margin: 2.15rem 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-prose p  { margin: 0 0 1.15rem; }
.vl-prose ul { margin: 0 0 1.5rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem; }
.vl-prose li { display: flex; gap: 0.85rem; }
.vl-prose li::before { content: "—"; color: var(--gold); flex: none; }
.vl-prose a { color: var(--gold); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.vl-prose strong { color: var(--fg); font-weight: 600; }

/* ---------- 17. MEDIA / PHOTOGRAPHY ----------------------- */

/*
 * Photography is treated, not decorative: desaturated and darkened so
 * it reads as one surface with the black canvas, with a gold cast
 * pulled through the highlights.
 */
.vl-media {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  background: var(--bg-raised);
  isolation: isolate;
}

/* <picture> wraps every photo (WebP + JPEG fallback) — it must not
   interrupt the layout box its <img> is sized against. */
.vl-media > picture,
.vl-hero__bg > picture,
.vl-banner__bg > picture,
.vl-steprow__thumb > picture {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}
.vl-media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: brightness(0.86) contrast(1.02);
  transform: scale(1.01);
  transition: transform 1.1s var(--ease), filter 0.7s var(--ease);
}
.vl-media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58));
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}
.vl-media--tint::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 30% 20%, rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.16), transparent 70%);
}
a:hover > .vl-media img,
.vl-card:hover .vl-media img,
.vl-media:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); filter: brightness(0.95) contrast(1.02); }

.vl-media--16x9  { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
.vl-media--3x2   { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
.vl-media--4x5   { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; }
.vl-media--sq    { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }

/* Full-bleed banner with content laid over it */
.vl-banner {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(26rem, 62vh, 40rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.vl-banner__bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.vl-banner__bg img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: brightness(0.7) contrast(1.02);
}
.vl-banner__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.66) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 38%, rgba(0,0,0,0.86) 100%),
    radial-gradient(60% 55% at 22% 30%, rgba(59,167,196,0.14), transparent 65%),
    radial-gradient(55% 50% at 82% 70%, rgba(210,172,95,0.18), transparent 68%);
}
.vl-banner__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 6rem) 0;
}

/* Hero variant — the photo carries the whole first screen */
.vl-hero--photo { border-top: 0; }
.vl-hero--photo .vl-hero__bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.vl-hero--photo .vl-hero__bg img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 42%;
  filter: brightness(0.8) contrast(1.04);
}
.vl-hero--photo .vl-hero__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.62) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 44%, rgba(0,0,0,0.92) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.72) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.25) 48%, transparent 72%);
}

/* Stat row under the hero */
.vl-stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 4rem);
  background: var(--line-soft);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) { .vl-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.vl-stats__cell {
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 1.75rem);
  background: rgba(8, 8, 10, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.vl-stats__n {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.53rem, 3.06vw, 2.38rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.vl-stats__l {
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* Two-up photo cards (the gap) */
.vl-facing { display: grid; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 860px) { .vl-facing { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.vl-facing__item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface);
  transition: border-color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-facing__item:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.4); }
.vl-facing__item .vl-media { border-radius: 0; }
.vl-facing__body { padding: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.25rem); }

/* Numbered step rows with a thumbnail */
.vl-steprow {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: var(--s-2) var(--s-5);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  transition: padding-left 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-steprow:first-child { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .vl-steprow { grid-template-columns: 5rem 9rem minmax(0, 16rem) 1fr; }
  .vl-steprow:hover { padding-left: 1rem; }
}
.vl-steprow__thumb {
  grid-row: span 2;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 0.7rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
}
@media (max-width: 899px) { .vl-steprow__thumb { display: none; } }
.vl-steprow__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-steprow:hover .vl-steprow__num { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-steprow__title {
  grid-column: 2 / -1;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 2.04vw, 1.632rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-steprow__title { grid-column: auto; } }
.vl-steprow:hover .vl-steprow__title { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-steprow__text {
  grid-column: 2 / -1;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-steprow__text { grid-column: auto; max-width: 42ch; } }

/* ---------- 18. SCROLL KIT -------------------------------- */

/*
 * Motion primitives driven by assets/js/scroll-kit.js.
 * Every hidden state is applied by JS, never by CSS alone — so if the
 * script fails to load, content stays visible.
 */

/* Masked word reveal */
.vl-word {
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  vertical-align: top;
  /* room for the descenders + the slight rotate on entry */
  padding-bottom: 0.12em;
  margin-bottom: -0.12em;
}
.vl-word__inner {
  display: inline-block;
  will-change: transform;
}

/* Line-level mask (used where a gradient text-fill must stay intact) */
.vl-word--line { display: block; padding-bottom: 0.06em; margin-bottom: -0.06em; }
.vl-word--line > .vl-word__inner { display: block; }

/* Elements the kit animates start hidden ONLY once JS has claimed them */
.vl-no-motion [data-reveal],
.vl-no-motion [data-reveal-text] {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

[data-parallax] { will-change: transform; }

/* --- Horizontal rail ("side scroll") --- */

.vl-rail {
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--pad-y) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vl-rail__head {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
}

.vl-rail__viewport { width: 100%; }

.vl-rail__track {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.75rem);
  padding-inline: var(--pad-x);
  will-change: transform;
}

.vl-rail__item {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: clamp(17rem, 27vw, 32rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-rail__item:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.42); }
.vl-rail__body { padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 1.9rem); }

/* Closing panel — gives the rail a destination instead of a dead stop */
.vl-rail__item--end {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: var(--s-6);
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem);
  border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.45);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.1), var(--surface) 60%);
}

.vl-rail__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.vl-rail__title {
  margin-top: var(--s-4);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.088rem, 1.768vw, 1.632rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
}
.vl-rail__text {
  margin-top: var(--s-3);
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* Progress hairline under the rail */
.vl-rail__progress {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem) auto 0;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
}
.vl-rail__progress span {
  display: block;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--line);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vl-rail__progress i {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--gold));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
}

/* Cursor affordance while pinned */
.vl-rail.is-pinned .vl-rail__viewport { cursor: grab; }
.vl-rail.is-pinned.is-dragging .vl-rail__viewport { cursor: grabbing; }
.vl-rail.is-pinned .vl-rail__item { user-select: none; }

.vl-rail__hint {
  display: none;
  margin-top: var(--s-6);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.vl-rail.is-pinned .vl-rail__hint { display: block; }

/*
 * Touch + reduced-motion: a native, swipeable snap rail. This is the
 * baseline the pinned version upgrades from, so it must stand alone.
 */
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .vl-rail__viewport {
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .vl-rail__viewport::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .vl-rail__item { scroll-snap-align: start; width: min(78vw, 22rem); }
  .vl-rail__progress { display: none; }
}
.vl-rail.is-static .vl-rail__viewport {
  overflow-x: auto;
  scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
}
.vl-rail.is-static .vl-rail__item { scroll-snap-align: start; }

/* ---------- 19. REVEAL (legacy, non-GSAP) ----------------- */

.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(22px);
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease), transform 0.9s var(--ease);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.reveal.reveal-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.reveal[data-delay="1"] { transition-delay: 0.08s; }
.reveal[data-delay="2"] { transition-delay: 0.16s; }
.reveal[data-delay="3"] { transition-delay: 0.24s; }
.reveal[data-delay="4"] { transition-delay: 0.32s; }

/* ---------- 22. SECTION DIAGRAMS -------------------------- */

/*
 * Flat 2D instrument figures from inc/diagrams.php: tick ladders,
 * tolerance bands, sweep needles, latching states, signal against
 * noise. V Link qualifies buyers, so the vocabulary is instrumentation
 * rather than architecture. Gold is V Link and the developer side,
 * cyan the overseas buyer, dim is noise.
 *
 * Everything runs off ONE variable, --p (0 -> 1). Registering it with
 * @property is what makes the loop possible: an unregistered custom
 * property has no type, so the browser cannot interpolate it and the
 * keyframes below would snap instead of animate.
 *
 * Because the loop is pure CSS, the figures animate with no JavaScript
 * at all. JS only adds the optional extras — pause, scrub, replay.
 */

@property --p {
  syntax: "<number>";
  initial-value: 1;
  inherits: true;
}

.vl-diagram {
  --p: 1;
  --loop: 8s;

  /* Face tones for the gradients and glows the figures reference. */
  --di-gold-lt: #efdcae;
  --di-gold: #d2ac5f;

  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 0%, rgba(210, 172, 95, .06), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, .035), rgba(255, 255, 255, .012));
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vl-diagram svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

.vl-diagram--inset { background: none; border: 0; border-radius: 0; }

.vl-diagram--section {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding: clamp(.75rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-diagram--section { max-width: 40rem; } }

/*
 * The loop. Builds over the first 72%, then HOLDS on the finished
 * figure for the rest — a figure that resets the instant it completes
 * never gives you time to read the thing it just spelled out.
 *
 * .is-live is added by scroll-kit.js only while the figure is on
 * screen. Eight figures animating in unison down a long page is noise
 * and wasted compositing; one animating in front of you is not.
 */
@keyframes di-cycle {
  0%   { --p: 0; }
  72%  { --p: 1; }
  100% { --p: 1; }
}

.vl-diagram.is-live {
  animation: di-cycle var(--loop) linear infinite;
}

/* Pause to inspect. The single most useful thing you can do with a
   looping diagram is stop it on the frame you care about. */
.vl-diagram:hover,
.vl-diagram:focus-within,
.vl-diagram.is-held {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

/* While being dragged, JS owns --p directly. */
.vl-diagram.is-scrubbing { animation: none; }

/* --- the progress machinery ------------------------------- */

/*
 * Each element declares when it starts (--s) and the reciprocal of how
 * long it takes (--inv), and derives its own 0..1 --lp. The generator
 * emits the reciprocal because dividing by a custom property inside
 * calc() is not dependable; multiplying by one is.
 *
 * --lp inherits, so a <g class="di-seq"> times everything inside it.
 */
.di-seq {
  --lp: clamp(0, calc((var(--p) - var(--s, 0)) * var(--inv, 1)), 1);
}

.di-draw     { stroke-dasharray: 1; stroke-dashoffset: calc(1 - var(--lp)); }
.di-fade     { opacity: var(--lp); }
.di-fade-out { opacity: calc(1 - var(--lp)); }
.di-grow     { transform: scaleX(var(--lp)); transform-box: view-box; }
.di-converge {
  transform: translate(calc(var(--dx, 0px) * (1 - var(--lp))), calc(var(--dy, 0px) * (1 - var(--lp))));
  transform-box: view-box;
}

/* --- plate chrome ----------------------------------------- */

.di-reg  { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; opacity: .8; }
.di-hair { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }

.di-tick        { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; opacity: .55; }
.di-tick--major { stroke: var(--muted-dim); opacity: .9; }
.di-tick--gold  { stroke: var(--gold); opacity: .4; }
.di-tick--cyan  { stroke: var(--cyan); opacity: .4; }

.di-lab {
  fill: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 8.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.112em;
}
.di-lab--sm    { font-size: 7.5px; letter-spacing: .16em; }
.di-lab--micro { font-size: 6.5px; letter-spacing: .12em; fill: var(--muted-dim); }
.di-lab--cap   { fill: var(--gold); letter-spacing: .3em; }
.di-lab--meta  { fill: var(--muted-dim); font-size: 7px; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.di-lab--gold  { fill: var(--gold); }
.di-lab--cyan  { fill: var(--cyan); }
.di-lab--dim   { fill: var(--muted-dim); }
.di-lab--warn  { fill: var(--muted-dim); letter-spacing: .28em; }

/* --- shores, spans, traces -------------------------------- */

.di-edge        { fill: none; stroke-width: 2; }
.di-edge--gold  { stroke: var(--gold); opacity: .7; }
.di-edge--cyan  { stroke: var(--cyan); opacity: .7; }

.di-trace       { fill: none; stroke-width: 1.2; opacity: .55; }
.di-trace--gold { stroke: var(--gold); }
.di-trace--cyan { stroke: var(--cyan); }

.di-span        { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 2; }
.di-span--ghost { stroke-width: 1; opacity: .22; }

.di-rider {
  fill: var(--di-gold-lt);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(210, 172, 95, .85));
  offset-distance: calc(var(--lp) * 100%);
  offset-rotate: 0deg;
  opacity: min(1, calc(var(--lp) * 10));
}

/* --- funnel ----------------------------------------------- */

.di-band        { fill: rgba(210, 172, 95, .075); stroke: rgba(210, 172, 95, .3); stroke-width: 1; }
.di-band--final { fill: rgba(210, 172, 95, .26); stroke: var(--gold); }
.di-shed        { fill: var(--muted-dim); opacity: calc(var(--lp) * .55); }

/* --- dial ------------------------------------------------- */

.di-dial-bed { fill: none; stroke: var(--line-soft); stroke-width: 10; }
.di-seg      { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 10; }

.di-needle      { transform: rotate(calc(-220deg + 260deg * var(--lp))); transform-box: view-box; }
.di-needle path { fill: none; stroke: var(--di-gold-lt); stroke-width: 1.5; opacity: .9; }
.di-needle circle { fill: var(--gold); }

.di-check {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--di-gold-lt);
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* --- rails, stations, pins -------------------------------- */

.di-rail        { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 2; }
.di-rail--live  { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 2; }

.di-station-bed { fill: var(--bg); stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }
.di-station     { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 2; }

.di-pin      { fill: var(--gold); }
.di-pin--end { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 7px rgba(210, 172, 95, .8)); }

/* --- matching --------------------------------------------- */

.di-set       { fill: rgba(210, 172, 95, .06); stroke: rgba(210, 172, 95, .42); stroke-width: 1; }
.di-set--cyan { fill: rgba(59, 167, 196, .06); stroke: rgba(59, 167, 196, .48); }
.di-core      { fill: var(--gold); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 11px rgba(210, 172, 95, .75)); }

/* --- virtual sales office --------------------------------- */

.di-room  { fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, .03); stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 1; stroke-dasharray: 4 6; opacity: .8; }
.di-clock { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1; }
.di-hand  { transform: rotate(calc(var(--a0, 0deg) * (1 - var(--lp)))); transform-box: view-box; }
.di-hand path { fill: none; stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-linecap: round; }
.di-link  { fill: none; stroke: var(--line); stroke-width: 1.5; }

/* --- visibility ledger ------------------------------------ */

.di-slot             { fill: none; stroke: var(--line-soft); stroke-width: 1; }
.di-slot-fill        { fill: rgba(210, 172, 95, .14); stroke: rgba(210, 172, 95, .5); stroke-width: 1; }
.di-slot-fill--final { fill: rgba(210, 172, 95, .28); stroke: var(--gold); }

/* --- interaction ------------------------------------------ */

/*
 * Each stage is its own focusable object. Point at one and the rest
 * step back, so a reader can interrogate a single step instead of
 * taking the whole figure in one gulp. Driven by :has() rather than JS
 * so it survives with scripting off, and keyed to :focus-visible so it
 * works from the keyboard.
 */
.di-stage {
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: opacity .3s var(--ease), filter .3s var(--ease);
}
.di-stage:focus { outline: none; }

.vl-diagram:has(.di-stage:hover) .di-stage:not(:hover),
.vl-diagram:has(.di-stage:focus-visible) .di-stage:not(:focus-visible) {
  opacity: .25;
}
.di-stage:hover,
.di-stage:focus-visible {
  filter: brightness(1.35) drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(210, 172, 95, .5));
}

/* A scrubbable figure should say so. */
.vl-diagram { cursor: ew-resize; }
.vl-diagram__hint {
  position: absolute;
  right: .85rem;
  bottom: .7rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: .5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .35s var(--ease);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.vl-diagram:hover .vl-diagram__hint { opacity: .8; }

/*
 * Reduced motion: no loop at all. --p stays at its initial 1, so every
 * figure renders complete and readable, and the travelling marker —
 * which reads as motion even parked — is removed. Stage focus stays:
 * that is navigation, not decoration.
 */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .vl-diagram.is-live { animation: none; }
  .di-rider { display: none; }
  .vl-diagram { cursor: default; }
  .vl-diagram__hint { display: none; }
}

/* ---------- 23. BRAND ART --------------------------------- */

/*
 * Abstract texture from assets/art/, rendered by vlink_art().
 * Decorative only: it sits behind content and never competes with it.
 */
.vl-art {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0.6;
}
.vl-art svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }

/* Fade the edges so it dissolves into the black rather than stopping. */
.vl-art--soft {
  mask-image: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 50%, #000 30%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 50%, #000 30%, transparent 100%);
}

/* Any section carrying art needs a stacking context for its content. */
.vl-section:has(> .vl-art) > .vl-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .vl-art { opacity: 0.4; } }
/* ---------- 24. PREMIUM GRAPHICS -------------------------- */

/*
 * The ornamental register: guilloche engraving and travelling foil.
 * Motion is deliberately slow — a rosette turn takes two minutes — so it
 * reads as presence rather than activity.
 */
.vl-luxe { pointer-events: none; }
.vl-luxe svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* Seal — sits beside the founding-partner copy */
.vl-luxe--seal {
  width: clamp(13rem, 22vw, 20rem);
  margin-inline: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 40px rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.18));
}

/* Engraved band / rule — dividers between sections */
.vl-luxe--band,
.vl-luxe--rule {
  max-width: var(--max);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--pad-x);
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.vl-luxe--band { margin-block: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 3.5rem); }

/* Full-bleed atmospheric layers */
.vl-luxe--silk,
.vl-luxe--rosette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vl-luxe--silk svg,
.vl-luxe--rosette svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.vl-luxe--rosette { opacity: 0.5; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.vl-luxe--rosette svg { width: auto; height: 130%; }

.vl-section:has(> .vl-luxe) > .vl-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .vl-luxe animateTransform, .vl-luxe animate { display: none; }
}
/* ---------- 25. TEAM -------------------------------------- */

.vl-team-hero { overflow: hidden; }
.vl-luxe--behind { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; opacity: 0.45; }
.vl-luxe--behind svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.vl-team-hero > .vl-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.vl-luxe--figure { max-width: 30rem; margin-inline: auto; }

.vl-team {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 620px)  { .vl-team { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 1040px) { .vl-team { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }

/* Founders sit three-up, so each card carries more weight than a
   core-team card without needing a different component. */
@media (min-width: 1040px) { .vl-team--3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

.vl-member {
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.15rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--surface);
  transition: border-color 0.5s var(--ease), transform 0.5s var(--ease);
}
.vl-member:hover { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.42); transform: translateY(-4px); }

/* --- portrait: photo or monogram, both inside the engraved frame --- */
.vl-portrait {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 5 / 6;
  background: var(--bg-raised);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.vl-portrait__photo,
.vl-portrait__mono { position: absolute; inset: 0; }

.vl-portrait__photo img,
.vl-portrait__photo picture { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
/*
 * Portraits are pulled toward monochrome at rest, and return to full
 * colour under the cursor — the same "colour arrives on interaction"
 * rule the rest of the site follows.
 *
 * The roster is shot in mixed conditions: warm gold offices, a cool
 * studio, one frame black and white outright. Side by side that reads
 * as six unrelated photographs; held at partial saturation it reads as
 * one set.
 *
 * The grade sits on the wrapper, not the <img>. The motion kit owns the
 * image's own filter — it animates brightness and contrast through the
 * reveal — so a filter declared on the image here would simply be
 * overwritten by the inline style GSAP writes.
 */
.vl-portrait__photo {
  filter: saturate(0.5);
  transition: filter 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.vl-member:hover .vl-portrait__photo,
.vl-figure:hover .vl-portrait__photo { filter: saturate(1); }

.vl-portrait__photo img {
  /* matches the site-wide photographic grade */
  filter: brightness(0.88) contrast(1.03);
  transition: transform 1s var(--ease), filter 0.6s var(--ease);
}
.vl-member:hover .vl-portrait__photo img { transform: scale(1.04); filter: brightness(1) contrast(1.04); }

/* Monogram: the guilloché plate with initials struck across it. */
.vl-portrait__mono { display: grid; place-items: center; }
.vl-portrait__mono .vl-luxe { position: absolute; inset: 0; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.vl-portrait__mono .vl-luxe svg { width: 82%; height: auto; }

.vl-portrait__initials {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.86rem, 4.34vw, 2.79rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  line-height: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, #7d5f28, var(--gold) 30%, #f6e4bb 50%, var(--gold) 70%, #7d5f28);
  background-size: 220% auto;
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  animation: vl-shimmer 8s linear infinite;
}

/* The frame sits over whichever treatment is underneath. */
.vl-portrait__frame {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.vl-portrait__frame svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }

/* --- copy --- */
.vl-member__body { padding: clamp(1.15rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem); }

.vl-member__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.149em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.vl-member__name {
  margin-top: var(--s-3);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.632vw, 1.36rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-member__role {
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.vl-member__city { color: var(--muted-dim); }
.vl-member__bio { margin-top: 0.9rem; font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); }

.vl-member__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--s-2);
  margin-top: var(--s-4);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.112em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  transition: opacity 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-member__link:hover { opacity: 0.72; }
/* --- Editorial roster: one full-width row per person -------- */

.vl-luxe--faint { opacity: 0.22; }

.vl-figure {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.vl-figure:first-of-type { border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .vl-figure { grid-template-columns: 22rem 1fr; }
  /* alternate the portrait side so the page doesn't march */
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-figure__media { order: 2; }
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) { grid-template-columns: 1fr 22rem; }
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-figure__body { text-align: right; }
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-member__link { flex-direction: row-reverse; }
}

.vl-figure__media { max-width: 22rem; width: 100%; }

.vl-figure__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.161em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.vl-figure__name {
  margin-top: var(--s-4);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.395rem, 3.72vw, 2.79rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: var(--fg);
}
.vl-figure__role {
  margin-top: var(--s-4);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.136em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.vl-figure__bio {
  margin-top: var(--s-5);
  max-width: 52ch;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--muted);
}
@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-figure__bio { margin-left: auto; }
}

/* --- expertise tags --------------------------------------- */

/* Deliberately NOT .vl-chip — the homepage's 10-point screen already
   owns that class, and these rules come later in the file. */
.vl-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--s-2);
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.vl-tag {
  padding: 0.3rem 0.62rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
  transition: border-color 0.4s var(--ease), color 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-member:hover .vl-tag,
.vl-figure:hover .vl-tag { border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.3); color: var(--fg); }

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-tags { justify-content: flex-end; }
}

/* --- previous work ----------------------------------------- */

.vl-work { margin-top: 1.35rem; padding-top: 1.15rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }

.vl-work__label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.5625rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.161em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dim);
}
.vl-work__list { margin: 0.75rem 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }

.vl-work__item {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 0.95rem;
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.vl-work__item:first-child { margin-top: 0; }

/* A hairline tick rather than a bullet — the same vocabulary the
   diagrams use for a completed step. */
.vl-work__item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.6em;
  width: 0.4rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.vl-work__org { display: block; color: var(--fg); font-weight: 500; }
.vl-work__note { display: block; color: var(--muted-dim); }

@media (min-width: 820px) {
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-work__item { padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0.95rem; }
  .vl-figure:nth-of-type(even) .vl-work__item::before { left: auto; right: 0; }
}

/* ---------- 26. MOTION PREFERENCES ------------------------ */

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .vl-menu__list a { transform: none; }
  .vl-marquee__track { animation: none; transform: none; }
  .vl-media img { transform: none !important; }
  .vl-hero__glow { animation: none; }
}

/* ---------- 21. WP ADMIN BAR ------------------------------ */

.admin-bar .vl-header { top: calc(0.9rem + 32px); }
.admin-bar .vl-menu   { padding-top: calc(7rem + 32px); }
@media screen and (max-width: 782px) {
  .admin-bar .vl-header { top: calc(0.9rem + 46px); }
  .admin-bar .vl-menu   { padding-top: calc(7rem + 46px); }
}

/* ============================================================
   27. FOCUSED MULTI-PAGE EXPERIENCE — v3.5
   Each page carries one visual metaphor: signal, route, readiness,
   volume, people or contact. Motion reinforces that metaphor.
   ============================================================ */

[data-impact-section] { overflow: hidden; }
[data-impact-section]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: var(--pad-x);
  width: min(11rem, 28vw);
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 1.1s var(--ease);
}
[data-impact-section].is-in-view::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.vl-split--balanced { align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .vl-split--balanced { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

.vl-home-hero .vl-hero__bg::before,
.vl-page-hero__media::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 78% 35%, rgba(59,167,196,.2), transparent 26%);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.vl-section--signal { background: radial-gradient(circle at 86% 10%, rgba(59,167,196,.1), transparent 27%); }
.vl-section--route { background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(210,172,95,.055), transparent 40%); }
.vl-section--packages { background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 110%, rgba(210,172,95,.13), transparent 42%); }
.vl-section--people { background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(59,167,196,.06), transparent 35%); }
.vl-section--screen { background: radial-gradient(circle at 75% 38%, rgba(59,167,196,.09), transparent 30%); }
.vl-section--ownership { background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(210,172,95,.05), transparent); }
.vl-section--included { background: radial-gradient(circle at 15% 50%, rgba(210,172,95,.07), transparent 30%); }

.vl-impact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .vl-impact-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.vl-impact-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 20rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 1.4rem;
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(255,255,255,.045), rgba(255,255,255,.012));
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform .45s var(--ease), border-color .45s var(--ease),
              background-color .45s var(--ease);
}
.vl-impact-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 10rem;
  height: 10rem;
  right: -4rem;
  top: -4rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(59,167,196,.2);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2rem rgba(59,167,196,.025), 0 0 0 4rem rgba(59,167,196,.018);
  transition: border-color .45s var(--ease), box-shadow .45s var(--ease);
}
/* The cards rest identical; gold belongs to the one under the cursor.
   A background colour rather than a gradient, so the wash eases in with
   the lift instead of snapping — background-image does not interpolate. */
.vl-impact-card:hover,
.vl-impact-card:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-7px);
  border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.55);
  background-color: rgba(210,172,95,.09);
}
.vl-impact-card:hover::before,
.vl-impact-card:focus-visible::before {
  border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.35);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2rem rgba(210,172,95,.035), 0 0 0 4rem rgba(210,172,95,.02);
}
.vl-impact-card:hover h3,
.vl-impact-card:focus-visible h3 { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-impact-card__num { position: absolute; top: 1.5rem; left: 1.5rem; font: 500 .65rem/1 var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.136em; color: var(--gold); }
.vl-impact-card h3 { font: 700 clamp(1.496rem,2.72vw,2.38rem)/0.95 var(--font-display); text-transform: uppercase; transition: color .45s var(--ease); }
.vl-impact-card p { margin-top: 1rem; max-width: 32ch; color: var(--muted); }

.vl-text-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .7rem; margin-top: 2.25rem; padding-bottom: .35rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(210,172,95,.35); font: 500 .7rem/1.4 var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.105em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); }
.vl-text-link span { transition: transform .3s var(--ease); }
.vl-text-link:hover span { transform: translateX(.35rem); }

.vl-route { position: relative; display: grid; gap: .75rem; }
.vl-route__line { position: absolute; left: 1.6rem; top: 2rem; bottom: 2rem; width: 1px; background: linear-gradient(var(--cyan), var(--gold)); opacity: .38; }
.vl-route__item { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3.2rem 1fr; gap: 1rem; align-items: center; padding: 1.25rem; border: 1px solid var(--line-soft); border-radius: 1rem; background: rgba(0,0,0,.62); }
.vl-route__item > span { z-index: 1; width: 3.2rem; height: 3.2rem; display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(59,167,196,.35); border-radius: 50%; background: var(--bg); color: var(--cyan); font: 500 .66rem/1 var(--font-mono); }
.vl-route__item h3 { font: 700 1.353rem/1 var(--font-display); text-transform: uppercase; }
.vl-route__item p { margin-top: .35rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .9rem; }
/* The stages rest identical; gold is reserved for the one under the
   cursor. See the hover block in motion.css. */

.vl-spotlight {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  align-items: end;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  /* The band is the shape of the pictures it shows — 16:9, the ratio
     every slide was cut to — so a slide fills it exactly and nothing
     is cropped away. A fixed height could only crop or letterbox.
     Content still wins: if the copy panel needs more room than the
     ratio allows, the band grows rather than clipping it. */
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  min-height: 0;
}
.vl-spotlight__media { position: absolute; inset: -8% 0; }
.vl-spotlight__media picture, .vl-spotlight__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.vl-spotlight__media img { object-fit: cover; filter: brightness(.8) saturate(1); }

/* Slideshow: every frame is stacked in the same box; only the active one
   is visible. Opacity alone cross-fades, so no layout work per tick. */
.vl-spotlight__media .vl-slide { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: 0; transition: opacity 1.1s var(--ease); }
.vl-spotlight__media .vl-slide.is-active { opacity: 1; }
.vl-spotlight__media .vl-slide picture,
.vl-spotlight__media .vl-slide img { width: 100%; height: 100%; }

/* The whole media stack sits at half strength; holding the pointer down
   takes it to full and clears the copy out of the way, so the picture can
   be read on its own. Release restores both. */
.vl-spotlight__media { opacity: .5; transition: opacity .5s var(--ease); }
.vl-spotlight.is-pressed .vl-spotlight__media { opacity: 1; }
.vl-spotlight.is-pressed::after { opacity: .18; }
.vl-spotlight::after { transition: opacity .5s var(--ease); }
.vl-spotlight__inner { transition: opacity .35s var(--ease), visibility .35s; }
.vl-spotlight.is-pressed .vl-spotlight__inner { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
.vl-spotlight { cursor: pointer; }

/* ---- Closing band: the same slideshow, resting quieter ------------- */
.vl-page-next { position: relative; overflow: hidden; cursor: pointer; }
.vl-page-next__media {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .2; transition: opacity .5s var(--ease);
}
.vl-page-next__media .vl-slide {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: 0;
  background-size: cover; background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat;
  transition: opacity 1.1s var(--ease);
}
.vl-page-next__media .vl-slide.is-active { opacity: 1; }
.vl-page-next__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; transition: opacity .35s var(--ease), visibility .35s; }
.vl-page-next.is-pressed .vl-page-next__media { opacity: 1; }
.vl-page-next.is-pressed .vl-page-next__inner { opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; }
/* The artwork here is already a dark graphic, not a lit photograph: the
   old photographic grade crushed its type. The panel carries its own
   68% black and a blur, so the copy stays readable without it. */
.vl-spotlight::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.9), rgba(0,0,0,0) 58%), linear-gradient(0deg, #000, transparent 38%); }
.vl-spotlight__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; padding-top: var(--pad-y); padding-bottom: var(--pad-y); }
.vl-spotlight__panel { max-width: 43rem; padding: clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3.25rem); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14); border-radius: 1.5rem; background: rgba(2,4,6,.68); backdrop-filter: blur(18px); }
.vl-spotlight__panel .vl-display { margin: 1.5rem 0 2rem; }
.vl-spotlight__panel .vl-text-link { margin-top: 2rem; }
/* The spotlight artwork carries type, so a cover-crop on a narrow or
   short viewport eats the labels off its edges. Below the point where
   the band is narrower than the 3:2 source, show the whole graphic and
   let the black field it is drawn on fill the rest. */
/* The band matches the artwork's ratio now, so `cover` crops nothing —
   the contain fallback that used to letterbox it is no longer needed. */
@media (max-width: 1300px) {
  .vl-spotlight__media { inset: 0; }
  .vl-spotlight__media img { object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }
}

.vl-package-preview { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
@media (min-width: 780px) { .vl-package-preview { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); } }
.vl-package-preview__item { position: relative; display: grid; padding: 1.7rem; min-height: 19rem; border: 1px solid var(--line-soft); border-radius: 1.35rem; background: var(--surface); transition: transform .4s var(--ease), border-color .4s var(--ease), background-color .4s var(--ease); }
/* The three tiers rest identical. Gold is the cursor's answer, not a
   badge worn by one of them — see the hover block below. */
.vl-package-preview__item:hover,
.vl-package-preview__item:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-7px);
  border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.55);
  /* A colour, not a gradient: background-image does not interpolate,
     so a gradient would snap in while the lift and border ease. */
  background-color: rgba(210,172,95,.09);
}
.vl-package-preview__item:hover strong,
.vl-package-preview__item:focus-visible strong { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-package-preview__item strong { align-self: end; font: 700 clamp(2.48rem,5.58vw,4.65rem)/0.95 var(--font-display); color: var(--fg); transition: color .4s var(--ease); }
/* The unit under the figure — "20 meetings" reads; a bare "20" does not. */
.vl-package-preview__item small {
  margin-top: var(--s-2);
  /* 0.68rem raised by 40% — the unit was legible but not readable at a
     glance beside a 4.65rem figure. */
  font: 500 0.952rem/1.35 var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: color .4s var(--ease);
}
.vl-package-preview__item:hover small { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-package-preview__item b { align-self: end; margin-top: var(--s-5); font: 700 1.564rem/1 var(--font-display); color: var(--gold); }
.vl-section-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1.5rem; margin-top: 2.5rem; }
.vl-section-actions .vl-note { max-width: 37rem; margin: 0; }

.vl-people-stack { display: grid; gap: .75rem; }
.vl-person-line { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 3.8rem 1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--line-soft); border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.025); transition: border-color .35s var(--ease), transform .35s var(--ease); }
.vl-person-line:hover { border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.4); transform: translateX(-.4rem); }
.vl-person-line__mark { width: 3.8rem; height: 3.8rem; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 50%; background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-deep)); color: var(--gold-ink); font: 700 1.107rem/1 var(--font-display); }
.vl-person-line strong { display: block; font: 700 1.107rem/1 var(--font-display); text-transform: uppercase; }
.vl-person-line small { display: block; margin-top: .35rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: .78rem; }
.vl-person-line__num { padding-right: .7rem; color: var(--muted-dim); font: 500 .65rem/1 var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.112em; }

.vl-page-next {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(6rem, 13vw, 11rem) 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  /* Cut to the panels' own 16:9 so a panel fills the band exactly and
     none of the drawing is cropped away. The copy still wins if it
     needs more height than the ratio allows. */
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  display: grid;
  align-content: center;
}
.vl-page-next::before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: min(56rem,100vw); height: min(56rem,100vw); left: 50%; top: 50%; transform: translate(-50%,-50%); border: 1px solid rgba(59,167,196,.11); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 8vw rgba(59,167,196,.025), 0 0 0 16vw rgba(59,167,196,.015); }
.vl-page-next--gold::before { border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.16); box-shadow: 0 0 0 8vw rgba(210,172,95,.025), 0 0 0 16vw rgba(210,172,95,.015); }
.vl-page-next .vl-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 980px; }
.vl-page-next .vl-display { margin: 1.5rem auto 1.75rem; }
.vl-page-next .vl-lead { margin: 0 auto 2.25rem; }

.vl-page-hero { position: relative; min-height: min(860px, 88vh); display: grid; align-items: end; padding: clamp(9rem,18vh,13rem) 0 clamp(5rem,10vh,8rem); overflow: hidden; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.vl-page-hero__inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.vl-page-hero__inner > div { max-width: 920px; }
.vl-page-hero .vl-display { margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.vl-page-hero .vl-lead { margin-top: 1.75rem; max-width: 690px; }
.vl-page-hero .vl-btn { margin-top: 2.3rem; }
.vl-page-hero__media { position: absolute; inset: -10% 0; }
.vl-page-hero__media picture, .vl-page-hero__media img { width:100%; height:100%; }
.vl-page-hero__media img { object-fit: cover; filter: brightness(.38) saturate(.7); }
/* Drawn artwork arrives already dark and already in the palette, so the
   photographic grade above would only flatten it. */
.vl-page-hero__media img.vl-art { filter: none; opacity: .9; }
.vl-page-hero--developers::after { content:""; position:absolute; inset:0; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#000 12%,rgba(0,0,0,.58) 60%,rgba(0,0,0,.35)), linear-gradient(0deg,#000,transparent 55%); }
.vl-page-hero--process { background: radial-gradient(circle at 78% 35%, rgba(59,167,196,.15), transparent 32%); }
.vl-page-hero--packages { background: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 45%, rgba(210,172,95,.14), transparent 30%); }
.vl-page-hero--contact { background: radial-gradient(circle at 75% 45%, rgba(59,167,196,.12), transparent 30%), #000; }

.vl-team-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 82% 24%, rgba(210,172,95,.11), transparent 28%), radial-gradient(circle at 14% 75%, rgba(59,167,196,.07), transparent 25%);
}
.vl-team-hero::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  width: min(42rem,70vw);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  right: -15rem;
  bottom: -22rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210,172,95,.14);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5rem rgba(210,172,95,.018), 0 0 0 10rem rgba(210,172,95,.012);
}
.vl-team-hero .vl-wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.vl-page-hero__signal { position:absolute; right:-8vw; top:50%; width:min(46rem,65vw); aspect-ratio:1; transform:translateY(-50%); }
.vl-page-hero__signal span { position:absolute; inset:15%; border:1px solid rgba(59,167,196,.16); border-radius:50%; animation:vl-signal 5s ease-out infinite; }
.vl-page-hero__signal span:nth-child(2) { animation-delay:1.6s; }
.vl-page-hero__signal span:nth-child(3) { animation-delay:3.2s; }
@keyframes vl-signal { 0%{ transform:scale(.35); opacity:0 } 20%{opacity:1} 100%{transform:scale(1.15);opacity:0} }

.vl-process-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:1rem; }
@media (min-width:700px) { .vl-process-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr); } }
@media (min-width:1100px) { .vl-process-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr); } }
.vl-process-card { padding: .75rem .75rem 1.5rem; border:1px solid var(--line-soft); border-radius:1.15rem; background:var(--surface); transition:transform .4s var(--ease),border-color .4s var(--ease); }
.vl-process-card:hover { transform:translateY(-7px); border-color:rgba(59,167,196,.4); }
.vl-process-card--focus { border-color:rgba(210,172,95,.45); background:linear-gradient(155deg,rgba(210,172,95,.11),var(--surface)); }
.vl-process-card > span { display:block; margin:1.2rem .7rem 0; color:var(--gold); font:500 .62rem/1 var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.112em; }
.vl-process-card h3 { margin:1rem .7rem 0; font: 700 1.476rem/1 var(--font-display); text-transform:uppercase; }
.vl-process-card p { margin:.75rem .7rem 0; color:var(--muted); font-size:.87rem; }

.vl-screen-orbit { position:relative; width:min(28rem,80vw); aspect-ratio:1; margin-inline:auto; display:grid; place-items:center; border:1px solid rgba(59,167,196,.2); border-radius:50%; box-shadow:0 0 0 3rem rgba(59,167,196,.025),0 0 0 6rem rgba(59,167,196,.012); }
.vl-screen-orbit span { width:7rem; aspect-ratio:1; display:grid; place-items:center; border-radius:50%; background:var(--gold); color:var(--gold-ink); font: 700 1.768rem/1 var(--font-display); }
.vl-screen-orbit i { position:absolute; width:.65rem; aspect-ratio:1; border-radius:50%; background:var(--cyan); box-shadow:0 0 1.5rem var(--cyan); animation:vl-orbit 8s linear infinite; }
.vl-screen-orbit i:nth-of-type(2){animation-delay:-2.66s}.vl-screen-orbit i:nth-of-type(3){animation-delay:-5.33s}

/*
 * Hold the FIT disc down and the orbit runs at eight times speed —
 * qualification happening at pace — then settles back on release.
 * The three dots keep their negative delays, so they stay evenly
 * spaced around the ring at either speed.
 */
.vl-screen-orbit.is-rushing i { animation-duration: 1s; }
.vl-screen-orbit span { cursor: pointer; user-select: none; transition: transform .25s var(--ease), box-shadow .25s var(--ease); }
.vl-screen-orbit.is-rushing span { transform: scale(.94); box-shadow: 0 0 3rem rgba(210,172,95,.45); }
@keyframes vl-orbit { from{transform:rotate(0deg) translateX(13.5rem) rotate(0deg)} to{transform:rotate(360deg) translateX(13.5rem) rotate(-360deg)} }

.vl-readiness-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft); }
@media (min-width:720px){.vl-readiness-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
@media (min-width:1050px){.vl-readiness-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
.vl-readiness-grid article { min-height:17rem; padding:2rem; border-right:1px solid var(--line-soft); border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft); transition:background .35s var(--ease); }
.vl-readiness-grid article:hover { background:rgba(210,172,95,.055); }
.vl-readiness-grid span { color:var(--gold); font:500 .65rem/1 var(--font-mono); letter-spacing: 0.112em; }
.vl-readiness-grid h3 { margin-top:3rem; font: 700 1.36rem/1 var(--font-display); text-transform:uppercase; }
.vl-readiness-grid p { margin-top:.8rem; color:var(--muted); }

.vl-ownership { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:1rem; }
@media(min-width:820px){.vl-ownership{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}
/* Both sides rest identical; gold marks the one under the cursor. */
.vl-ownership article {
  padding:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3rem);
  border:1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius:1.4rem;
  background:var(--surface);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
              background-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-ownership article > span {
  color:var(--muted-dim);
  font:500 .65rem/1 var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.124em;
  transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-ownership .vl-ticks li,
.vl-ownership .vl-ticks li::before { transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out); }
.vl-ownership .vl-ticks--good li { color: var(--muted); }
.vl-ownership .vl-ticks--good li::before { color: var(--muted-dim); }

.vl-ownership article:hover {
  border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.55);
  background-color: rgba(210,172,95,.07);
}
.vl-ownership article:hover > span { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-ownership article:hover .vl-ticks li { color: var(--fg); }
.vl-ownership article:hover .vl-ticks li::before { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-ownership h3 { margin:1.4rem 0 2rem; font: 700 clamp(1.36rem,2.72vw,2.312rem)/0.95 var(--font-display); text-transform:uppercase; }

.vl-price-rings { position:absolute; width:min(55rem,80vw); aspect-ratio:1; right:-16vw; top:50%; transform:translateY(-50%); border:1px solid rgba(210,172,95,.1); border-radius:50%; }
.vl-price-rings i { position:absolute; inset:12%; border:1px solid rgba(210,172,95,.12); border-radius:50%; animation:vl-breathe 5s ease-in-out infinite; }
.vl-price-rings i:nth-child(2){inset:27%;animation-delay:-1.7s}.vl-price-rings i:nth-child(3){inset:42%;animation-delay:-3.4s}
@keyframes vl-breathe { 50%{transform:scale(1.05);border-color:rgba(210,172,95,.38)} }

.vl-inclusion-list { display:grid; gap:.2rem; }
/* The rows rest neutral; gold marks the one under the cursor. */
.vl-inclusion-list > div {
  display:grid;
  grid-template-columns:2.5rem 1fr;
  gap:.3rem 1rem;
  padding:1.2rem;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out),
              background-color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-inclusion-list span {
  grid-row:1/3;
  color:var(--muted-dim);
  font:500 .64rem/1.5 var(--font-mono);
  transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-inclusion-list strong {
  font: 700 1.066rem/1 var(--font-display);
  text-transform:uppercase;
  transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out);
}
.vl-inclusion-list small { color:var(--muted); font-size:.83rem; transition: color var(--dur-base) var(--ease-out); }

.vl-inclusion-list > div:hover {
  border-color: rgba(210,172,95,.45);
  background-color: rgba(210,172,95,.06);
}
.vl-inclusion-list > div:hover span   { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-inclusion-list > div:hover strong { color: var(--gold); }
.vl-inclusion-list > div:hover small  { color: var(--fg); }

.vl-contact-pulse { position:absolute; right:8vw; top:50%; width:min(30rem,50vw); aspect-ratio:1; transform:translateY(-50%); display:grid; place-items:center; }
.vl-contact-pulse i { position:absolute; inset:0; border:1px solid rgba(59,167,196,.16); border-radius:50%; animation:vl-signal 4.5s ease-out infinite; }
.vl-contact-pulse i:nth-child(2){animation-delay:2.25s}.vl-contact-pulse span{width:1rem;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 2rem var(--gold)}
.vl-selection { display:inline-flex; gap:.5rem; margin-top:1.7rem; padding:.7rem 1rem; border:1px solid rgba(210,172,95,.32); border-radius:999px; color:var(--muted); font:500 .67rem/1 var(--font-mono); letter-spacing:.13em; text-transform:uppercase; }
.vl-selection strong { color:var(--gold); }
.vl-contact-layout { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr; gap:clamp(3rem,7vw,7rem); align-items:start; }
@media(min-width:900px){.vl-contact-layout{grid-template-columns:.8fr 1.2fr}}
.vl-contact-card { padding:clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.7rem); border-color:rgba(210,172,95,.28); background:linear-gradient(145deg,rgba(210,172,95,.07),var(--surface)); }
.vl-contact-steps { margin:2.5rem 0; display:grid; gap:1rem; }
.vl-contact-steps > div { display:grid; grid-template-columns:2.5rem 1fr; gap:1rem; padding-bottom:1rem; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft); }
.vl-contact-steps span { color:var(--gold); font:500 .63rem/1.6 var(--font-mono); }
.vl-contact-steps p { color:var(--muted); }
.vl-contact-steps strong { display:block; color:var(--fg); font: 700 1.15rem/1.2 var(--font-display); text-transform:uppercase; }

.vl-menu__list a[aria-current="page"] { color:var(--gold); }

@media (max-width: 699px) {
  .vl-page-hero { min-height: 76vh; }
  .vl-page-hero__signal, .vl-price-rings, .vl-contact-pulse { opacity:.5; right:-45vw; width:100vw; }
  .vl-impact-card { min-height:16rem; }
  .vl-person-line { border-radius:1rem; grid-template-columns:3.2rem 1fr; }
  .vl-person-line__mark { width:3.2rem;height:3.2rem; }
  .vl-person-line__num { display:none; }
  .vl-screen-orbit { width:14rem; }
  @keyframes vl-orbit { from{transform:rotate(0deg) translateX(7rem) rotate(0deg)} to{transform:rotate(360deg) translateX(7rem) rotate(-360deg)} }
  .vl-section-actions { align-items:flex-start; flex-direction:column; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  [data-impact-section]::after { transform:scaleX(1); }
  .vl-page-hero__signal span, .vl-screen-orbit i, .vl-price-rings i, .vl-contact-pulse i { animation:none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   TABLET AND PHONE
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   The layouts above were drawn for a wide screen and then left to
   collapse to one column, which on a tablet produced 700px-wide
   cards nearly 900px tall — a single card filling the whole screen.
   These rules give the middle sizes a layout of their own, and
   tighten the phone end so no section runs longer than it needs to.
   ============================================================ */

/* ---- Two columns in the middle sizes ---------------------------- */
/* Upper bounds matter: these rules sit after the three-column ones
   above, so without them they would win on a desktop too. */
@media (min-width: 560px) and (max-width: 819px) {
  .vl-impact-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (min-width: 560px) and (max-width: 779px) {
  .vl-package-preview { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }

  /* An odd tier left alone on the last row looks like a mistake, so it
     takes the full width until three fit across. */
  .vl-package-preview > *:last-child:nth-child(odd) { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/* Figure-card proportions live in motion.css, beside the rule they
   override — that file loads after this one, so a copy here would be
   silently outranked. */

/* ---- The spotlight band on a phone ------------------------------ */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  /* A 16:9 band is only ~210px tall at phone width — far less than the
     copy panel needs — so here the picture becomes a strip of its own
     above the copy instead of a backdrop behind it. */
  .vl-spotlight { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: auto; }
  .vl-spotlight__media { position: relative; inset: auto; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
  .vl-spotlight__media picture,
  .vl-spotlight__media .vl-slide { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
  .vl-spotlight__inner { padding-top: var(--s-6); }
  .vl-spotlight::after { background: linear-gradient(0deg, #000 42%, rgba(0,0,0,.35) 100%); }
}

/* ---- The closing band's artwork --------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* These panels are drawn wide. Cover-cropping them into a portrait
     band shows a corner of a scene rather than the scene, so show the
     whole thing and let the ground fill the rest. */
  /* Below this the copy needs more height than 16:9 gives, so the band
     grows past the ratio and `cover` would start cropping. Contain
     keeps each panel whole; the ground fills what is left. */
  .vl-page-next__media .vl-slide { background-size: contain; background-position: center; }
  .vl-page-next {
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 9vw, 6rem);
    min-height: 62vh;
  }
}

/* ---- The queue figure ------------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* Label size lives in motion.css beside the base rule; that file
     loads later and would outrank a copy here. */
  .vl-fig2-wrap { margin-top: 1.75rem; }
}

/* ---- Phone: buttons, headings, rhythm --------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 559px) {
  /* Side-by-side calls to action wrap into ragged two-line pills.
     Full width reads as a deliberate stack instead. */
  .vl-hero__actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; }
  .vl-hero__actions .vl-btn { width: 100%; justify-content: space-between; }

  .vl-btn { padding: 0.95rem 1.4rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

  /* 0.95 leading is a display setting; at phone sizes the descenders
     of one line touch the caps of the next. */
  .vl-display { line-height: 1.02; }
  .vl-display--xl { line-height: 1.04; }

  .vl-impact-card__label { font-size: 1.25rem; }
  .vl-section { padding-block: clamp(3.5rem, 12vw, 5rem); }
}

/* ---- Interior page heroes on tablet ----------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* 88vh of hero on a tablet is most of the fold spent on a headline
     and two buttons; the page's actual content starts below the fold
     with nothing to suggest it exists. */
  .vl-page-hero {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: clamp(7rem, 14vh, 9rem) 0 clamp(3.5rem, 7vh, 5rem);
  }
  .vl-hero { min-height: 0; padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 5rem); }
}

/* ---- Landscape phone: never a full-screen hero ------------------ */
@media (max-height: 520px) and (orientation: landscape) {
  .vl-hero, .vl-page-hero { min-height: 0; padding-block: 5rem 3rem; }
}

/* ---- Flat artwork inside a photographic frame -------------------- */
/*
 * .vl-media exists to make photographs sit together: it darkens them,
 * scales them slightly and lays a gradient over the bottom so captions
 * stay readable. Applied to drawn artwork all three fight the drawing —
 * the linework dims and the scrim mutes the palette it was drawn in.
 */
.vl-media img.vl-art {
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: none;
  transform: none;
}
.vl-media:has(> img.vl-art)::after { display: none; }
.vl-media:hover img.vl-art,
a:hover > .vl-media img.vl-art,
.vl-card:hover .vl-media img.vl-art { transform: none; filter: none; }

/* ============================================================
   MEMBER PROFILE WINDOW
   ============================================================ */

.vl-member__more {
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.25rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.45);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.3s var(--ease), border-color 0.3s var(--ease), color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-member__more:hover,
.vl-member__more:focus-visible {
  background: var(--gold);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-ink);
}

/* The window itself. A native <dialog>, so the browser owns the modal
   behaviour — backdrop, focus trapping and Escape all come for free. */
.vl-bio {
  width: min(60rem, calc(100vw - 2rem));
  max-height: min(88vh, 60rem);
  padding: 0;
  border: 1px solid rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.28);
  border-radius: 1.4rem;
  background: #0b0c0e;
  color: var(--fg);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vl-bio::backdrop { background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.78); backdrop-filter: blur(6px); }

.vl-bio__inner {
  position: relative;
  max-height: inherit;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}

.vl-bio__close {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  right: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 2.4rem;
  height: 2.4rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  color: var(--muted);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.3s var(--ease), border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.vl-bio__close:hover { color: var(--gold); border-color: rgba(210, 172, 95, 0.5); }

/* The header carries the whole portrait, not a thumbnail crop of it. */
.vl-bio__head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
@media (min-width: 620px) {
  .vl-bio__head { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 15rem) 1fr; }
}
.vl-bio__portrait {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 15rem;
  border-radius: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vl-bio__portrait .vl-portrait,
.vl-bio__portrait .vl-portrait__photo { width: 100%; }
.vl-bio__portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  /* The portraits are 4:5. Height follows width so the whole frame
     shows — a fixed height would crop the top of the head. */
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
}
.vl-bio__name { font: 700 clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem)/1.05 var(--font-display); text-transform: uppercase; }
.vl-bio__role { margin-top: 0.5rem; color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }

.vl-bio__body { margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem); }
.vl-bio__body p { color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.8; max-width: 70ch; }
.vl-bio__body p + p { margin-top: 1.15rem; }

/* The opening line is the title of the piece. */
.vl-bio__title {
  color: var(--fg);
  font: 700 clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem)/1.15 var(--font-display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.vl-bio__title + * { margin-top: 1.25rem; }

/* Short standalone lines: the strapline, and the heading that opens the
   profile half. Gold, so the piece reads as two parts rather than one
   undifferentiated wall. */
.vl-bio__lede {
  color: var(--gold) !important;
  font: 600 clamp(1.02rem, 1.9vw, 1.2rem)/1.5 var(--font-body);
  max-width: 62ch;
}
.vl-bio__lede + p { margin-top: 1.15rem; }

/* Name over title: the sign-off, and the profile's own byline. */
.vl-bio__sign {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.3rem;
}
.vl-bio__sign strong {
  color: var(--fg);
  font: 700 1.05rem/1.2 var(--font-display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.vl-bio__sign span {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---- Member cards: buttons on one line -------------------------- */

/*
 * Bios differ in length, so the Read more buttons used to sit at three
 * different heights across a row. The body becomes a column and the
 * button is pushed to its foot, which lines them up whatever the copy
 * does — and the cards themselves stretch to match the tallest.
 */
.vl-team > *,
.vl-member { height: 100%; }
.vl-member {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.vl-member__body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
}
.vl-member__body .vl-member__more { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 0; }
.vl-member__bio + .vl-member__more { margin-top: auto; }
/* The editorial row layout still shows a LinkedIn link; the card does
   not, so only the row needs the spacing rule. */
.vl-figure__body .vl-member__link { margin-top: var(--s-4); }
/* The gap the button needs above it, now that `auto` owns the margin. */
.vl-member__bio { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }