/* ============================================================
   Max360 — max360.com
   "The Ledger" identity · self-contained for Azure deploy
   ============================================================ */
:root{
  --ink:#1A1714; --ink-2:#241F1B; --ink-3:#0F0D0B;
  --bone:#F4EFE6; --bone-2:#EBE4D6;
  --steel:#335E78; --steel-deep:#27485C; --steel-soft:#5E8CAE;
  --brass:#B08D4C; --brass-soft:#C7A86B;
  --signal:#0E8A6B; --amber:#E0A93B;
  --rule:#3A332C; --rule-light:#D8CFBE;
  --ink-dim:#A99E8C; --bone-dim:#6F6557;
  --font-display:"Spectral",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  --font-body:"Spline Sans",-apple-system,system-ui,sans-serif;
  --font-mono:"Reddit Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;
  --mx:clamp(22px,6vw,96px);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ink);color:var(--bone);font-family:var(--font-body);
  font-weight:400;line-height:1.65;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.serif{font-family:var(--font-display)} em{font-style:italic}
.lbl{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:500;color:var(--brass)}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--mx)}

/* mark */
.mark{display:block}

/* ---------- NAV ---------- */
header.nav{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:50;
  backdrop-filter:saturate(140%) blur(8px);
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(26,23,20,.92),rgba(26,23,20,.72));
  border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:border-color .3s,background .3s}
header.nav.scrolled{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);background:rgba(20,18,15,.96)}
.nav-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:72px;
  max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--mx)}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
header.nav .brand{gap:7px}
footer .brand{gap:6px}
.brand .wm{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.28rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.brand .wm .ax{font-style:italic;color:var(--brass)} .brand .wm .sd{color:var(--brass)}
.nav-links{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:30px}
.nav-links a.l{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-dim);transition:color .2s}
.nav-links a.l:hover{color:var(--bone)}
.btn{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:11px 18px;border-radius:7px;transition:transform .2s var(--font-body),background .2s,color .2s,border-color .2s;cursor:pointer;display:inline-block}
.btn-primary{background:var(--steel);color:var(--bone);border:1px solid var(--steel)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--steel-deep);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-ghost{border:1px solid var(--rule);color:var(--bone)}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--brass);color:var(--brass)}
.prod .btn-ghost{color:var(--ink);border-color:var(--rule-light)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;color:var(--bone);cursor:pointer}

/* ---------- HERO ---------- */
.hero{position:relative;min-height:100svh;display:flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;
  padding-top:72px}
.hero-rules{position:absolute;inset:0;background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(var(--rule) 0 1px,transparent 1px 64px);opacity:.35;pointer-events:none}
.hero-glow{position:absolute;right:-12vw;top:-10vh;width:60vw;height:80vh;pointer-events:none;
  background:radial-gradient(closest-side,rgba(176,141,76,.10),transparent 70%)}
.hero-graph{position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0;width:min(46vw,640px);opacity:.5;pointer-events:none}
.hero-in{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--mx);width:100%}
.hero .eyebrow{opacity:0;animation:fade-up .7s var(--ease,cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)) .1s forwards}
.hero h1{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.0;
  font-size:clamp(2.9rem,7.4vw,6.3rem);margin:1.4rem 0 0;max-width:16ch}
.hero h1 .line{display:block;opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) forwards}
.hero h1 .line:nth-child(1){animation-delay:.22s}
.hero h1 .line:nth-child(2){animation-delay:.36s}
.hero h1 em{color:var(--brass)}
.hero .sub{margin-top:1.8rem;max-width:54ch;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:clamp(1rem,1.4vw,1.2rem);
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) .5s forwards}
.hero .sub b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:500}
.hero .cta{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-top:2.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) .64s forwards}
.hero .scroll-tag{position:absolute;left:var(--mx);bottom:30px;z-index:2;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-dim);
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s ease .9s forwards}

@keyframes fade-up{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}

/* ---------- generic section ---------- */
section{position:relative}
.band{padding:clamp(70px,11vh,130px) 0}
.band.bone{background:var(--bone);color:var(--ink)}
.band.bone .lbl{color:var(--steel)}
.band.ink2{background:var(--ink-2)}
.kicker{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:26px}
.kicker .rule{height:1px;width:46px;background:var(--brass)}
.h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.05;
  font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.4rem);margin:0}
.h2 em{color:var(--brass)} .band.bone .h2 em{color:var(--steel)}
.lede{font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.5vw,1.32rem);line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink-dim);max-width:62ch}
.band.bone .lede{color:var(--bone-dim)}

/* reveal on scroll */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px);transition:opacity .7s var(--font-body),transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
.reveal.d1{transition-delay:.08s}.reveal.d2{transition-delay:.16s}.reveal.d3{transition-delay:.24s}.reveal.d4{transition-delay:.32s}

/* PROBLEM */
.problem .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:clamp(30px,5vw,72px);align-items:center}
.stat-stack{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}
.stat{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-left:3px solid var(--brass);border-radius:12px;padding:20px 22px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.015)}
.stat .big{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:2.4rem;color:var(--brass);line-height:1}
.stat .t{margin-top:.4rem;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.45}
.pull{font-family:var(--font-display);font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(1.3rem,2.2vw,1.8rem);
  line-height:1.35;border-left:2px solid var(--steel);padding-left:1.2rem;margin:1.8rem 0 0;color:var(--bone)}

/* THESIS split band */
.thesis{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--ink),var(--ink-3));text-align:center}
.thesis .big-line{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:400;line-height:1.04;
  font-size:clamp(2.2rem,6vw,4.8rem);letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:0 auto;max-width:18ch}
.thesis .big-line .g{color:var(--brass)} .thesis .big-line .k{color:var(--steel-soft)}
.thesis .big-line em{color:var(--brass)}
/* a two-sentence statement, not a slogan: smaller and wider so it answers the hero rather than competing with it */
.thesis .big-line.wide{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.6vw,3rem);max-width:32ch}
.thesis .sub{margin:1.6rem auto 0;max-width:60ch;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:1.1rem}

/* PRODUCTS */
.products .pgrid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:22px;margin-top:8px}
.prod{background:#FBF7EF;border:1px solid var(--rule-light);border-radius:16px;padding:clamp(26px,3vw,40px);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;transition:transform .3s,box-shadow .3s}
.prod:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 30px 60px -34px rgba(26,23,20,.4)}
.prod .top-rule{position:absolute;top:0;left:clamp(26px,3vw,40px);right:clamp(26px,3vw,40px);height:3px;border-radius:0 0 3px 3px}
.prod.max .top-rule{background:var(--steel)} .prod.uv .top-rule{background:var(--brass)}
.prod .ptag{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase}
.prod.max .ptag{color:var(--steel)} .prod.uv .ptag{color:var(--brass)}
.prod h3{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(2rem,3.4vw,2.7rem);margin:0;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--ink)}
.prod h3 .sd{color:var(--brass)}
.prod .job{font-family:var(--font-display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.3rem;line-height:1.25}
.prod.max .job{color:var(--steel)} .prod.uv .job{color:var(--brass)}
.prod p{margin:0;color:var(--bone-dim);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6}
.prod ul{margin:.2rem 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:9px}
.prod li{font-size:.92rem;color:#5a5145;padding-left:22px;position:relative;line-height:1.45}
.prod li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.5em;width:10px;height:1px;background:var(--brass)}
.prod .who{margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule-light);
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--bone-dim)}
.prod .who b{color:var(--ink)}
.moat-flag{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;align-self:flex-start;margin-top:-2px;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--brass);border:1px solid var(--brass);border-radius:99px;padding:4px 10px}

/* PLATFORM */
.layers{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:14px;margin-top:8px}
.layer{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:13px;padding:22px 20px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.015);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;min-height:210px;transition:border-color .3s,background .3s}
.layer:hover{border-color:var(--brass);background:rgba(176,141,76,.05)}
.layer .ln{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--brass)}
.layer h4{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.16rem;margin:0;line-height:1.2}
.layer p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.85rem;line-height:1.5}

/* FOUNDERS */
.founders .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(30px,5vw,68px);align-items:center}
.cred{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}
.cred .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:20px;align-items:start;
  border-top:1px solid var(--rule-light);padding-top:16px}
.cred .yr{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:2.2rem;color:var(--steel);line-height:1;min-width:3ch}
.cred .yr-lbl{display:block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.6rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone-dim);margin-top:5px}
.cred h5{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.08rem;margin:0 0 4px;color:var(--ink)}
.cred p{margin:0;color:var(--bone-dim);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.5}

/* MICROSOFT */
.ms .chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-top:24px}
.ms .chip{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:3px;min-width:180px;flex:1}
.ms .chip .c-t{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.02rem;color:var(--bone)}
.ms .chip .c-p{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--ink-dim);line-height:1.4}

/* CTA */
.cta-band{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--ink-3),var(--ink));text-align:center;padding:clamp(80px,14vh,150px) 0}
.cta-band h2{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,4rem);line-height:1.04;margin:0 auto;max-width:18ch}
.cta-band h2 em{color:var(--brass)}
.cta-band .sub{margin:1.4rem auto 2.2rem;max-width:52ch;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:1.1rem}
.cta-band .btn{font-size:.78rem;padding:15px 26px}

/* FOOTER */
footer{border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:46px 0 56px}
.foot-in{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:30px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot-in .tl{font-family:var(--font-display);font-style:italic;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:1.05rem}
.foot-in .meta{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink-dim);line-height:1.9;text-align:right}
.foot-in .meta a:hover{color:var(--brass)}

/* ---------- entrance reveal (robust: transition + .loaded class, not keyframes) ----------
   Keyframe animations freeze in backgrounded/throttled tabs and can strand content at
   opacity:0. Transitions always settle on their target value, so visibility is guaranteed. */
.hero .eyebrow,.hero h1 .line,.hero .sub,.hero .cta,.hero .scroll-tag,
.subhero .eyebrow,.subhero h1,.subhero .sub,.subhero .ptagline,.subhero .toptag{
  animation:none !important;opacity:0;transform:translateY(16px);
  transition:opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1),transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}
body.loaded .hero .eyebrow,body.loaded .hero h1 .line,body.loaded .hero .sub,body.loaded .hero .cta,body.loaded .hero .scroll-tag,
body.loaded .subhero .eyebrow,body.loaded .subhero h1,body.loaded .subhero .sub,body.loaded .subhero .ptagline,body.loaded .subhero .toptag{opacity:1;transform:none}
.subhero .ptagline{transition-delay:.16s}.subhero h1{transition-delay:.1s}.subhero .sub{transition-delay:.24s}
.hero h1 .line:nth-child(2){transition-delay:.12s}.hero .sub{transition-delay:.3s}.hero .cta{transition-delay:.42s}.hero .scroll-tag{transition-delay:.62s}

/* ---------- subpages ---------- */
.subhero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;padding:calc(72px + clamp(56px,11vh,120px)) 0 clamp(46px,8vh,84px)}
.subhero .eyebrow{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.26em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .7s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) .05s forwards}
.subhero h1{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.0;
  font-size:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4.6rem);margin:1.1rem 0 0;max-width:18ch;
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) .18s forwards}
.subhero h1 em{color:var(--brass);font-style:italic}
.subhero .sub{margin-top:1.5rem;max-width:58ch;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:clamp(1.02rem,1.4vw,1.22rem);
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) .34s forwards}
.subhero .sub b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:500}
.subhero .ptagline{font-family:var(--font-display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.5rem;margin-top:1rem;
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1) .26s forwards}
.subhero.max .ptagline{color:var(--steel-soft)} .subhero.uv .ptagline{color:var(--brass-soft)}

/* card grids for behaviors / roles / capabilities */
.cards{display:grid;gap:16px;margin-top:8px}
.cards.c3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)} .cards.c4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)} .cards.c2{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
.fcard{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:13px;padding:24px 22px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.015);
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;min-height:170px;transition:border-color .3s,background .3s}
.fcard:hover{border-color:var(--brass);background:rgba(176,141,76,.05)}
.fcard .n{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--brass)}
.fcard h4{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.2rem;margin:0;line-height:1.2}
.fcard p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.55}
.band.bone .fcard{background:#FBF7EF;border-color:var(--rule-light)}
.band.bone .fcard h4{color:var(--ink)} .band.bone .fcard p{color:var(--bone-dim)} .band.bone .fcard .n{color:var(--steel)}

/* prose two-column feature */
.featrow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:clamp(28px,5vw,64px);align-items:center}
.featrow.rev > :first-child{order:2}
.caplist{list-style:none;margin:1.2rem 0 0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}
.caplist li{position:relative;padding-left:26px;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5}
.band.bone .caplist li{color:var(--bone-dim)}
.caplist li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.62em;width:13px;height:1px;background:var(--brass)}
.caplist li b{color:var(--bone)} .band.bone .caplist li b{color:var(--ink)}

/* big motif panel */
.motif-panel{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:16px;background:var(--ink-3);min-height:300px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center}
.motif-panel.ruled{background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(var(--rule) 0 1px,transparent 1px 40px)}
/* message-transcript variant: top-aligned, full-bleed inside its padding */
.motif-panel.mock{align-items:flex-start;justify-content:flex-start;padding:26px 24px}
.motif-panel.mock > div{width:100%}

/* demo — chat mock whose disclaimer and context line sit ABOVE the box */
.demo-wrap{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px}
.demo-meta{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft)}
.demo-context{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.04em;color:var(--ink-dim)}
.demo-wrap .demo-context+.chat-shot{margin-bottom:6px}
.chat-shot{border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:14px;background:var(--ink-3);padding:26px 28px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:9px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.82rem;line-height:1.65;
  box-shadow:0 30px 70px -45px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}
.chat-q{color:var(--brass);margin-bottom:8px}
.chat-line{color:var(--ink-dim)}
.chat-shot b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:500}
.chat-shot .k{color:var(--brass)}
.chat-turn{margin-top:13px}
.chat-actions{margin-top:14px;color:var(--brass);line-height:1.9}
.chat-suggest{margin-top:13px;padding:13px 15px;border-left:2px solid var(--brass);background:rgba(176,141,76,.07);
  border-radius:0 7px 7px 0;color:var(--bone);line-height:1.6}
.demo-foot{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;color:#7c7468;font-style:italic}

/* axiom — a bordered statement card (pull-quote, product rule, disclaimer) */
.axiom{margin-top:26px;border:1px solid var(--brass);border-radius:13px;padding:24px 26px;background:rgba(176,141,76,.05)}
.axiom .q{margin:0;color:var(--bone);font-family:var(--font-display);font-style:italic;font-size:1.12rem;line-height:1.6}
.axiom .a{margin:.7rem 0 0;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.55}
/* .lite — the statement is the headline, not a quotation */
.axiom.lite .q{font-style:normal;font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2.5vw,2rem);line-height:1.24;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--brass)}
.band.bone .axiom .q{color:var(--ink)}
.band.bone .axiom.lite .q{color:var(--steel)}
.band.bone .axiom .a{color:var(--bone-dim)}
/* .dark — recede to a footnote rather than assert */
.axiom.dark{border-color:var(--rule);background:rgba(255,255,255,.015)}

/* ladder — compact authority/comparison table */
.ladder{overflow-x:auto;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:13px}
.ladder table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:620px}
.ladder th{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);
  font-weight:500;text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;padding:14px 18px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.ladder td{padding:14px 18px;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--ink-dim);vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.ladder tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.ladder :is(th,td):nth-child(1){width:15%}
.ladder :is(th,td):nth-child(2){width:52%}
.ladder :is(th,td):nth-child(3){width:33%}
.ladder td b{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--bone);white-space:nowrap}
.band.bone .ladder,.band.bone .ladder th,.band.bone .ladder td{border-color:var(--rule-light)}
.band.bone .ladder th{color:var(--steel)}
.band.bone .ladder td{color:var(--bone-dim)}
.band.bone .ladder td b{color:var(--ink)}

/* breadcrumb tag on subhero */
.toptag{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-dim);
  opacity:0;animation:fade-up .7s ease .02s forwards}
.toptag .dotc{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%}
.toptag.uv .dotc{background:var(--brass)} .toptag.max .dotc{background:var(--steel)}

/* founder cards */
.founders-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;margin-top:8px}
.fco{border:1px solid var(--rule);background:rgba(255,255,255,.025);border-radius:14px;padding:28px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
.fco .av{width:54px;height:54px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--steel);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-family:var(--font-display);color:var(--bone);font-size:1.3rem;font-weight:500}
.fco h4{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.4rem;margin:6px 0 0;color:var(--bone)}
.fco .role{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.66rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass)}
.fco p{margin:6px 0 0;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.55}

@media (max-width:900px){
  .cards.c3,.cards.c4,.cards.c2,.featrow,.founders-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .featrow.rev > :first-child{order:0}
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .nav-links{position:fixed;inset:72px 0 auto 0;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:20px;
    background:var(--ink-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding:26px var(--mx) 32px;
    transform:translateY(calc(-100% - 80px));transition:transform .35s var(--font-body);height:auto}
  .nav-links.open{transform:none}
  .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .problem .grid,.products .pgrid,.founders .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .layers{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .hero-graph{opacity:.28}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .layers{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .foot-in .meta{text-align:left}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}
  .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .hero .eyebrow,.hero h1 .line,.hero .sub,.hero .cta,.hero .scroll-tag{opacity:1;animation:none}
}

/* ---------- photographs (Alpine variant) ---------- */
/* split hero: headline left, the portrait ski frame right */
.hero-split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.35fr) minmax(0,.65fr);gap:clamp(28px,5vw,72px);align-items:center}
.subhero.photo h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vw,3.9rem)}
.hero-photo{margin:0;position:relative}
.hero-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 34%;
  border-radius:16px;box-shadow:0 44px 90px -48px rgba(0,0,0,.85)}
.hero-photo figcaption,.frame figcaption{margin-top:10px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.64rem;
  letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-dim)}
/* full-bleed interludes between sections; sized by width, never by viewport height */
.photo-band{margin:0;position:relative;height:clamp(240px,32vw,500px);overflow:hidden;background:var(--ink-3)}
.photo-band img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.photo-band::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:110px;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(8,10,11,.62),transparent);pointer-events:none}
.photo-band figcaption{position:absolute;z-index:1;left:var(--mx);bottom:18px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.64rem;
  letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.86);text-shadow:0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
/* an in-column photograph, in place of a drawn motif */
.frame{margin:0}
.frame img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:4/3;object-fit:cover;border-radius:16px;border:1px solid var(--rule)}
/* the close sits under the night sky the palette's ground was sampled from */
.cta-band.photo{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(8,10,11,.62),rgba(8,10,11,.38) 45%,rgba(8,10,11,.9)),
  url(img/milky-way.webp) center 30%/cover no-repeat}
.foot-in .credit{color:var(--ink-dim);opacity:.8}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero-split{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-photo{max-width:420px}
  .hero-photo img{aspect-ratio:4/3;object-position:50% 30%}
}

/* ---------- a day with Max: time, what happens, what was said ---------- */
.day-note{margin-top:1.4rem;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft)}
.day{list-style:none;margin:clamp(28px,4vh,44px) 0 0;padding:0}
.moment{display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.05fr);gap:clamp(20px,3.4vw,48px);
  align-items:start;padding:clamp(28px,4vh,44px) 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.moment:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule)}
.moment .when{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;padding-top:4px}
.moment .when .t{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.9rem;line-height:1;color:var(--brass)}
.moment .when .w{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-dim)}
.moment .what h3{margin:0 0 .6rem;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(1.3rem,2vw,1.6rem);line-height:1.2;color:var(--bone)}
.moment .what p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-dim);font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.6}
.moment .said{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:12px}
.moment .said .chat-shot{width:100%;padding:20px 22px}
.hear{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:999px;cursor:pointer;
  border:1px solid var(--rule);background:transparent;color:var(--bone);
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase}
.hear:hover,.hear:focus-visible{border-color:var(--brass);color:var(--brass)}
.hear svg{width:12px;height:12px;fill:currentColor}
.hear .i-stop{display:none}
.hear.on{border-color:var(--brass);color:var(--brass)}
.hear.on .i-play{display:none} .hear.on .i-stop{display:inline}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .moment{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px}
  .moment .when{flex-direction:row;align-items:baseline;gap:14px;padding-top:0}
  .moment .when .t{font-size:1.5rem}
}
.moment .when .t small{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-left:4px;color:var(--ink-dim)}

/* hero photo: caption laid over the picture like the photo bands; edge to edge on a phone */
.hero-photo{border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 44px 90px -48px rgba(0,0,0,.85)}
.hero-photo img{border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}
.hero-photo::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:120px;background:linear-gradient(to top,rgba(8,10,11,.66),transparent);pointer-events:none}
.hero-photo figcaption{position:absolute;z-index:1;left:20px;right:20px;bottom:18px;margin:0;
  color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);text-shadow:0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
@media (max-width:600px){
  .hero-photo{max-width:none;margin:6px calc(-1 * var(--mx)) 0;border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}
  .hero-photo img{aspect-ratio:auto;height:clamp(240px,32vw,500px);object-position:50% 21%}
  .hero-photo figcaption{left:var(--mx);right:var(--mx)}
}

/* the wordmark's own glyphs, built in, so the logo never waits for the web font and changes size as it arrives */
@font-face{font-family:"Max360 Wordmark";font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-display:block;
  src:url(data:font/woff2;base64,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) format("woff2")}
.brand .wm{font-family:"Max360 Wordmark",var(--font-display)}

/* less empty space above the first headline: the fixed 72px nav plus a small gap */
.subhero{padding-top:calc(72px + clamp(20px,4.5vh,52px))}
@media (max-width:600px){
  .subhero{padding-top:calc(72px + 16px)}
  .subhero.photo{padding-bottom:0}
}

/* hero photo off a phone: square corners like the photo strips, no floating-card shadow */
@media (min-width:601px){
  .hero-photo{border-radius:0;box-shadow:none}
}
/* on a wide screen it runs to the right edge of the window, level with the text: top at the label line, bottom at the buttons */
@media (min-width:901px){
  .subhero.photo .hero-split{max-width:none;margin:0;padding:0 clamp(16px,2.4vw,40px) 0 max(var(--mx),calc((100vw - 1180px) / 2 + var(--mx)));
    grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,40vw);align-items:stretch;gap:clamp(40px,5vw,80px)}
  .hero-photo img{position:absolute;inset:0;height:100%;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 30%}
  .hero-photo figcaption{left:28px}
}

/* on a phone the skier fills the strip, so the caption sits under the photo where nothing crosses it */
@media (max-width:600px){
  .hero-photo{overflow:visible}
  .hero-photo::after{display:none}
  .hero-photo figcaption{position:static;margin:12px var(--mx) 0;color:var(--ink-dim);text-shadow:none}
}

/* About us: a photo of the founders beside the team heading, and Max's card under theirs */
.team-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.2fr) minmax(0,.8fr);gap:clamp(28px,4vw,56px);align-items:center;margin-bottom:28px}
.team-photo{margin:0}
.team-photo img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover}
.team-photo figcaption{margin-top:10px;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-dim)}
.fco-max{grid-column:1 / -1;border-color:var(--brass);display:grid;grid-template-columns:200px minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;align-items:start}
.fco-max .max-photo{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1/1;object-fit:cover}
@media (max-width:900px){
  .team-top{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .fco-max{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .fco-max .max-photo{max-width:240px}
}