/* About page spectacle (ABOUT-SPECTACLE-SPEC.md, 6 Oct 2026). Linked ONLY on
   /about, after site.css. Everything is scoped under .about so nothing here
   can leak to other pages. Start-hidden/animated states are applied by
   assets/js/about.js (GSAP) only, so with no JS or reduced motion the page is
   fully readable in its final state. Motion is transform + opacity only. */

.about{
  --gcol:24px;      /* width of the growth-line gutter */
  --gpad:3px;       /* inset of the line inside that gutter */
  --ggap:14px;      /* space between the gutter and the content */
  background:var(--navy);
}
@media (min-width:900px){
  .about{--gcol:120px;--gpad:8px;--ggap:56px}
}

/* ---------- 1. Opening ---------- */
.about .hero--about{height:100svh;min-height:600px;max-height:none;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:clamp(96px,13svh,132px) 0 clamp(96px,14svh,150px)}
.about .hero--about .hero__grid{gap:0}
.about .hero--about .hero__sub{max-width:52ch;margin:clamp(20px,3.4svh,32px) auto 0;font-size:clamp(17px,1.5vw,20px)}
.about .hero--about h1{margin-top:0}
@media (max-width:899px){
  .about .hero--about{align-items:center;height:auto;min-height:100svh}
}

/* The "Scroll" cue: a gold line, aligned to the growth-line gutter, that
   draws downward out of the bottom of the hero into chapter one. */
.about-cue{position:absolute;z-index:4;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;margin:0 auto;max-width:var(--wrap);padding-inline:var(--gutter);pointer-events:none}
.about-cue__in{display:grid;justify-items:start;gap:12px;padding-left:calc(var(--gpad) - 1px)}
.about-cue span{font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600;color:var(--on-navy-2);padding-left:18px}
.about-cue i{display:block;width:2px;height:clamp(72px,13svh,132px);background:linear-gradient(var(--gold),var(--gold));transform-origin:50% 0;transform:scaleY(1);box-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(207,174,107,.45)}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
  .about-cue i{transform:scaleY(0);animation:aboutcue 3.2s cubic-bezier(.5,0,.2,1) 1.4s infinite}
  @keyframes aboutcue{0%{transform:scaleY(0);opacity:1}55%{transform:scaleY(1);opacity:1}85%{transform:scaleY(1);opacity:0}100%{transform:scaleY(0);opacity:0}}
}

/* ---------- 2. The growth line (one SVG down the left gutter) ---------- */
.about .gline{position:relative;overflow-x:clip}
.gline__rail{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:3;pointer-events:none}
.gline__col{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;width:var(--gcol);left:max(var(--gutter),calc(50% - var(--wrap) / 2 + var(--gutter)))}
.gline__svg{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;overflow:visible}
.gline__track{fill:none;stroke:var(--gold);stroke-width:1.5;opacity:.16;stroke-linecap:round}
.gline__glow{fill:none;stroke:var(--gold);stroke-width:9;opacity:.14;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.gline__draw{fill:none;stroke:var(--gold);stroke-width:2.5;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.gline__tip{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:14px;height:14px;margin:-7px 0 0 -7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold-2);box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(207,174,107,.22),0 0 26px 7px rgba(207,174,107,.5);will-change:transform;opacity:0}
.gline--live .gline__tip{opacity:1}
@media (max-width:899px){
  .gline__track{stroke-width:1.2}
  .gline__glow{stroke-width:6}
  .gline__draw{stroke-width:2}
  .gline__tip{width:10px;height:10px;margin:-5px 0 0 -5px;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(207,174,107,.22),0 0 16px 4px rgba(207,174,107,.5)}
}

/* Milestone nodes */
.snode{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;will-change:transform}
.snode i{position:absolute;left:-7px;top:-7px;width:14px;height:14px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--navy);border:2px solid var(--gold)}
.snode i::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:2px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);opacity:0;transition:opacity .5s var(--ease)}
.snode i::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-2px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid var(--gold);opacity:0}
.snode.is-on i::before{opacity:1}
.snode.is-pulse i::after{animation:snodering 1.3s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.1,1) 1}
@keyframes snodering{from{transform:scale(1);opacity:.9}to{transform:scale(3.4);opacity:0}}
.snode em{position:absolute;left:20px;top:0;transform:translateY(-50%);font:600 13px/1.2 "Sora",sans-serif;font-style:normal;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--on-navy-2);background:var(--navy);padding:4px 9px;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--line-navy);opacity:.6;transition:opacity .5s var(--ease)}
.snode.is-on em{opacity:1;color:var(--gold-2)}
.snode--l em{left:auto;right:20px}
@media (max-width:899px){
  .snode i{left:-5px;top:-5px;width:10px;height:10px;border-width:1.5px}
  .snode i::before{inset:1.5px}
  .snode em{display:none}
}

/* ---------- 3. Chapters: one big moment each ---------- */
.about .achap{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;padding:clamp(96px,11vw,168px) 0}
@media (min-width:900px){.about .achap{min-height:min(88svh,940px)}}
.about .achap--navy{background:var(--navy)}
.about .achap--navy2{background:var(--navy-2)}
.about .achap__in{padding-left:calc(var(--gutter) + var(--gcol) + var(--ggap))}
@media (min-width:1000px){.about .achap--r .achap__body{margin-left:clamp(0px,7vw,120px)}}

.about .achap .h2{font-size:clamp(36px,4.6vw,68px);line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-0.045em;max-width:15ch;margin:0}
.about .achap .lede{font-size:clamp(18px,1.5vw,19px);line-height:1.65;max-width:60ch;color:var(--on-navy-2)}
.about .achap__text{display:grid;gap:clamp(22px,3vw,34px);align-content:start}
.about .achap__grid{display:grid;gap:clamp(48px,7vw,104px);align-items:center}
@media (min-width:900px){
  .about .achap__grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.1fr) minmax(0,1fr)}
  .about .achap__grid--phone{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,.8fr)}
}

/* Big gold numbers */
.about .achap__body > .h2 + .achap__grid{margin-top:clamp(36px,4.4vw,64px)}
.about .abig{margin:0;white-space:nowrap;font:700 clamp(72px,10vw,160px)/.95 "Sora",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.045em;color:var(--gold);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.about .abig__cap{margin:clamp(12px,1.6vw,20px) 0 0;font-size:clamp(17px,1.4vw,19px);color:var(--on-navy-2);max-width:30ch}
.about .abig__cap strong{color:var(--on-navy);font-weight:600}

/* Odometer: each digit is a 0-9,0-9 strip in a 1em window. --t (set in the
   HTML) is the strip's final index, so with no JS / reduced motion the real
   value shows; about.js zeroes the strips and rolls them with a transform. */
.about .odo{display:inline-flex;align-items:flex-start;height:1em;line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;vertical-align:top}
.about .odo__s{display:block;height:1em;line-height:1}
.about .odo__d{display:block;position:relative;height:1em;overflow:hidden;padding:0 .03em;margin:0 -.03em}
.about .odo__strip{display:flex;flex-direction:column;margin-top:calc(var(--t) * -1em);will-change:transform}
.about .odo__strip i{display:block;height:1em;line-height:1;font-style:normal}

/* Chapter 2 rows */
.about .storyrows{margin-top:0;max-width:46ch}
.about .storyrow{border-top-color:var(--line-navy);padding:16px 0}
.about .storyrow:first-child{padding-top:0;border-top:0}
.about .storyrow p{font-size:clamp(17px,1.4vw,19px);line-height:1.5;color:var(--on-navy)}
.about .storyrow--muted p{color:var(--on-navy-2)}
.about .storyrow .different__icon{width:18px;height:18px;margin-top:4px}
/* private playbook: redaction bars (the homepage playbook card's family: solid
   ink, 2px corners), a lock for a marker, then the gold "and much more" line */
.about .storyrow--redact{align-items:center;padding:14px 0}
.about .storyrow--redact .different__icon{margin-top:0;color:var(--gold);opacity:.8}
.about .aredact__bar{display:block;flex:none;height:14px;border-radius:2px;background:var(--navy);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--line-navy)}
.about .storyrow--more{padding-left:32px}
.about .storyrow--more p{color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:600;text-wrap:balance}

/* Chapter 3: phone frame beside the text */
.about .aphone{justify-self:center;width:clamp(210px,22vw,290px);aspect-ratio:600/1298;border:8px solid var(--navy-3);border-radius:42px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--navy);box-shadow:0 50px 100px -30px rgba(0,0,0,.75),0 0 0 1px var(--line-navy),0 0 120px -30px rgba(207,174,107,.25);margin:0}
.about .aphone video{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.about .aphone__wrap{display:grid;justify-items:center;gap:20px;margin:0}
.about .aphone__wrap figcaption{margin:0;text-align:center}
@media (min-width:900px){.about .achap__grid--phone .aphone__wrap{order:2}}
.about .built__link{color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;font-size:17px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;padding:0}

/* Chapter 4: the chart, large and clean */
.about .achart{margin:clamp(40px,5vw,72px) 0 0}
.about .achart .archivechart{gap:14px}
.about .achart .archivechart__headline{font:600 clamp(20px,2.2vw,26px)/1.3 "Sora",sans-serif;color:var(--on-navy)}
.about .achart .archivechart__readout{font-size:15px}
.about .achart .browserframe{border:0;border-radius:0;background:none;overflow:visible}
.about .achart .browserframe__bar{display:none}
.about .achart .browserframe__chart{aspect-ratio:auto;height:clamp(300px,32vw,400px);padding:14px 0;background:transparent;border-top:1px solid var(--line-navy);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-navy)}
.about .achart .archivechart__wrap{height:100%;width:100%}
.about .achart .archivechart__wrap .chart{height:100%}
.about .achart .chart__line{stroke-width:3}
.about .achart .archivechart__gridlabel{font-size:13px}
.about .achart .archivechart__milestone em{font-size:15px;padding:3px 9px;background:var(--navy-2);border:1px solid var(--line-navy)}
.about .achart .archivechart__dot{width:10px;height:10px}
.about .achart .archivechart__tooltip{font-size:14px}
/* the dot sits ON its data point; the label hangs off it (the homepage's
   centred offset puts the dot beside the point at this larger size) */
.about .achart .archivechart__milestone--first{transform:translate(-5px,-50%)}
.about .achart .archivechart__milestone--mid{transform:translate(calc(-100% + 5px),-50%);flex-direction:row-reverse}
.about .achart .archivechart__milestone--best{transform:translate(calc(-100% + 5px),-50%)}
/* Growth facts: 4 equal columns (2x2 under 900px, 1 column under 400px). The
   numbers are sized from the row's own width (cqw) so the widest, "15,000+",
   always fits its column. */
.about .afacts{container-type:inline-size;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px 28px;margin-top:clamp(56px,7vw,104px)}
.about .afacts div{display:grid;gap:14px;align-content:start;min-width:0}
.about .afacts strong{display:block;font:700 min(64px,calc((100cqw - 28px) / 8.6))/1 "Sora",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.04em;color:var(--gold);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;white-space:nowrap}
.about .afacts div > span{font-size:17px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--on-navy-2);max-width:22ch}
@media (max-width:399px){
  .about .afacts{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:44px}
  .about .afacts strong{font-size:min(72px,calc(100cqw / 4.4))}
}
@media (min-width:900px){
  .about .afacts{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:48px}
  .about .afacts strong{font-size:min(104px,6.5vw,calc((100cqw - 144px) / 16.6))}
}
.about .achap__note{margin:clamp(24px,3vw,36px) 0 0;font-size:16px;color:var(--on-navy-2);max-width:60ch}

/* ---------- 4. Read-along text (ch-why, ch-care) ---------- */
.about .ra{display:grid;gap:.9em;margin-top:clamp(36px,4.4vw,64px);font:500 clamp(24px,2.6vw,36px)/1.35 "Sora",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.025em;color:var(--on-navy);max-width:34ch}
.about .ra p{margin:0}
.about .ra__gold{color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:600}
.about .ra__gold .w{color:var(--gold-2)}
.about .ra--wide{max-width:36ch}
.about .achap__after{margin-top:clamp(48px,6vw,88px)}

/* ---------- 5. Founder cards ---------- */
.about .fcards{display:grid;gap:clamp(24px,3vw,44px);margin-top:clamp(40px,5vw,72px);max-width:960px}
@media (min-width:700px){.about .fcards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.about .fcard{display:grid;gap:clamp(20px,2vw,28px);align-content:start;min-width:0}
.about .fcard__frame{position:relative;aspect-ratio:4/5;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line-navy);background:radial-gradient(120% 80% at 28% 18%,rgba(207,174,107,.26),rgba(207,174,107,0) 62%),radial-gradient(90% 70% at 90% 100%,rgba(207,174,107,.1),rgba(207,174,107,0) 70%),linear-gradient(165deg,var(--navy-3),var(--navy-2) 72%);display:grid;place-items:center}
.about .fcard__frame::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;height:34%;background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(11,22,38,.55),rgba(11,22,38,0));pointer-events:none}
.about .fcard__initial{position:relative;font:700 clamp(150px,19vw,270px)/1 "Sora",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.06em;color:var(--gold);opacity:.92;text-shadow:0 0 90px rgba(207,174,107,.35)}
.about .fcard__frame img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.about .fcard__frame img + .fcard__shade{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,var(--navy) 0%,rgba(11,22,38,0) 45%)}
.about .fcard__info{display:grid;gap:8px}
.about .fcard__info strong{display:block;font:600 28px/1.15 "Sora",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.03em;color:var(--on-navy)}
.about .fcard__info p{margin:0;font-size:17px;color:var(--on-navy-2);max-width:34ch}
.about .fcard__call{margin:0;font-size:17px;color:var(--on-navy-2)}
.about .fcard__call a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px}

/* ---------- 6. Four promises: four full-width rows (ABOUT-V2-FIXES-SPEC 1) ---------- */
.about .hrows{margin-top:clamp(40px,5vw,72px)}
.about .hrow{position:relative;display:grid;gap:clamp(20px,2.4vw,28px);align-items:end;padding:clamp(56px,6vw,84px) 0}
.about .hrow__rule{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:0;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),rgba(207,174,107,.35));opacity:.75;transform-origin:0 50%}
.about .hrow__lead{display:grid;gap:clamp(18px,2vw,26px);justify-items:start;min-width:0}
.about .hrow__mark{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;gap:6px;height:36px}
.about .hrow__mark i{display:block;width:10px;background:#3A4E6C;transform-origin:50% 100%}
.about .hrow__mark i:nth-child(1){height:13px}
.about .hrow__mark i:nth-child(2){height:24px}
.about .hrow__mark i:nth-child(3){height:36px;background:var(--gold)}
.about .hrow__t{margin:0;font:700 clamp(36px,4.6vw,68px)/1.04 "Sora",sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.045em;color:var(--on-navy)}
.about .hrow__mask{display:block;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:.08em;margin-bottom:-.08em}
.about .hrow__line{display:block}
.about .hrow__d{margin:0;font-size:clamp(18px,1.5vw,19px);line-height:1.6;color:var(--on-navy-2);max-width:40ch}
@media (min-width:900px){
  .about .hrow{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:clamp(40px,5vw,88px)}
  .about .hrow__d{padding-bottom:.5em}
}

/* ---------- 7. Closing ---------- */
.about .aclose{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:100svh;padding:clamp(96px,12vw,160px) 0;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate;background:var(--navy)}
.about .aclose .hero__media{z-index:0}
.about .aclose__in{position:relative;z-index:2;display:grid;justify-items:center;text-align:center;gap:clamp(28px,3.4vw,44px)}
.about .aclose .h2{font-size:clamp(40px,6vw,92px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-0.045em;max-width:16ch;margin:0 auto}
.about .aclose .btn{min-height:64px;padding:0 36px;font-size:18px}
.about .aclose .micro{margin:0;font-size:15px;color:var(--on-navy-2)}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .about .aclose .hero__video{display:none}
  .gline__tip{display:none}
}

/* ---------- Footer: 44px tap targets and 15px text on this page ---------- */
.foot a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px}
.foot .foot__legal a{display:inline-block;min-height:44px;line-height:44px;margin:-13px 0}
.foot__legal{font-size:15px}
.nav__actions .btn{font-size:15px}
/* Redaction bars read as blacked-out text, not empty inputs (Ben review, 6 Oct 2026):
   bone-tinted hatched slabs with a faint gold edge on the navy chapter. */
.about .aredact__bar{height:16px;border-radius:2px;box-shadow:none;background:repeating-linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(243,241,234,.20) 0 7px,rgba(243,241,234,.11) 7px 14px);border-left:2px solid rgba(207,174,107,.55)}