:root {
    --navy: #0F1F4A;
    --navy-deep: #0A1638;
    --navy-ink: #1a2348;
    --tint: #E8EFFF;
    --tint-2: #F1F5FF;
    --accent: #2A6FDB;
    --bg: #FBFBFD;
    --paper: #FFFFFF;
    --line: #E5E8F0;
    --muted: #5A6680;
    --text: #0E1530;
    --ok: #1F8A5B;
    --radius: 14px;
    --maxw: 1120px;
  }
  *,*::before,*::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html, body { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  body {
    font-family: 'Geist', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, system-ui, sans-serif;
    color: var(--text);
    background: var(--bg);
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  }
  a { color: var(--accent); text-decoration: none; }
  a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
  ::selection { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }

  .wrap { max-width: var(--maxw); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; }

  /* ========== HEADER ========== */
  header.site {
    position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
    background: rgba(251,251,253,0.85);
    backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(10px);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(10px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: border-color .2s;
  }
  header.site.scrolled { border-bottom-color: var(--line); }
  header.site .wrap {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
    height: 68px;
  }
  .logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; color: var(--navy); }
  .logo-mark { width: 28px; height: 28px; flex: 0 0 auto; }
  .logo-word {
    font-family: 'Geist', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 700; font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--navy);
  }
  nav.top { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: center; }
  nav.top a {
    color: var(--navy);
    font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500;
    padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 8px;
  }
  nav.top a:hover { background: var(--tint); text-decoration: none; }
  nav.top a.cta {
    background: var(--navy); color: #fff;
    padding: 9px 16px;
  }
  nav.top a.cta:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
  @media (max-width: 560px) {
    nav.top a.ghost { display: none; }
  }

  /* ========== HERO ========== */
  .hero {
    padding: 96px 0 64px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hero::before {
    /* subtle abstract shape, no people */
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background:
      radial-gradient(700px 320px at 92% -20%, rgba(42,111,219,0.08), transparent 70%),
      radial-gradient(540px 260px at -10% 110%, rgba(15,31,74,0.05), transparent 70%);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .eyebrow {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
    font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    color: var(--muted);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 6px 12px; border-radius: 999px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .eyebrow .dot {
    width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ok);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(31,138,91,0.15);
  }
  h1.hero-title {
    font-family: 'Geist', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(38px, 6.4vw, 76px);
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    color: var(--navy-deep);
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    max-width: 16ch;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  h1.hero-title em {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--navy);
  }
  .hero-sub {
    font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 21px);
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 56ch;
    margin: 0 0 36px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }
  .cta-row {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .btn {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px;
    font: inherit; font-weight: 500;
    padding: 14px 22px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform .08s ease, background .15s, border-color .15s, color .15s;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
  .btn-primary {
    background: var(--navy); color: #fff;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); text-decoration: none; }
  .btn-ghost {
    background: transparent; color: var(--navy);
    border-color: var(--line);
  }
  .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--navy); background: var(--paper); text-decoration: none; }
  .micro {
    font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: 18px;
    font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  }

  /* ========== TRUST STRIP ========== */
  .trust {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 22px 0;
  }
  .trust-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .trust-item {
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
    font-size: 14.5px;
    color: var(--navy-ink);
    line-height: 1.35;
  }
  .trust-icon {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 36px; height: 36px;
    border-radius: 9px;
    background: var(--tint);
    color: var(--navy);
    display: grid; place-items: center;
  }
  .trust-icon svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
  @media (max-width: 860px) {
    .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 18px; }
  }
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ========== SECTIONS ========== */
  section.sec { padding: 96px 0; }
  section.sec.tight { padding: 72px 0; }
  .sec-head { max-width: 720px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .sec-label {
    font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12.5px; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  h2 {
    font-family: 'Geist', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.025em;
    color: var(--navy-deep);
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .sec-sub {
    font-size: 18px; color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 56ch;
    text-wrap: pretty;
  }

  /* ========== HOW IT WORKS ========== */
  .steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
  }
  .step {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    padding: 32px 28px;
    position: relative;
    transition: transform .15s, box-shadow .15s, border-color .15s;
  }
  .step:hover {
    border-color: var(--navy);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -16px rgba(15,31,74,0.18);
  }
  .step-num {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-size: 56px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--navy);
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  }
  .step h3 {
    font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    color: var(--navy-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  }
  .step p {
    margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 15.5px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  @media (max-width: 820px) { .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

  /* ========== WHY DIFFERENT ========== */
  .why {
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 22px;
    padding: 64px 56px;
  }
  .why h2 { color: #fff; }
  .why .sec-label { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
  .why-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 4px;
    margin-top: 40px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  }
  .why-card {
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    padding: 32px;
  }
  .why-card .why-mark {
    font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .why-card h3 {
    font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: #fff;
    text-wrap: balance;
  }
  .why-card p {
    margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  @media (max-width: 820px) {
    .why { padding: 44px 28px; border-radius: 18px; }
    .why-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ========== FAQ ========== */
  .faq-list {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  details.faq {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  details.faq summary {
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 22px 0;
    display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
    gap: 24px;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--navy-deep);
    letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  details.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  details.faq .toggle {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    width: 28px; height: 28px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: grid; place-items: center;
    color: var(--navy);
    transition: transform .2s, background .15s;
    background: var(--paper);
  }
  details.faq[open] .toggle { transform: rotate(45deg); background: var(--navy); color: #fff; border-color: var(--navy); }
  details.faq .toggle svg { width: 12px; height: 12px; }
  details.faq .answer {
    padding: 0 0 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 64ch;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  /* ========== FORM SECTIONS ========== */
  .form-section {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 22px;
    padding: 48px;
  }
  .form-section h2 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .form-section .sec-sub { margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .tally-mock {
    border: 1px dashed var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 28px;
    background: var(--tint-2);
    min-height: 480px;
  }
  .tally-mock .mock-label {
    font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
    font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }
  .field {
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--navy-deep);
  }
  .field .label { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 4px; font-weight: 500; }
  .field .placeholder { color: #a8afc1; }
  .field-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .form-section iframe {
    width: 100%;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    min-height: 720px;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 12px;
  }
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    .form-section { padding: 28px 20px; border-radius: 16px; }
    .field-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  }

  /* ========== RECRUITER DIVIDER ========== */
  .divider-band {
    background: var(--navy);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 80px 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .divider-band::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; right: -120px; top: -120px;
    width: 420px; height: 420px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(42,111,219,0.30), transparent 70%);
  }
  .divider-band .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
  .divider-band .sec-label { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6); }
  .divider-band h2 { color: #fff; max-width: 18ch; }
  .divider-band p {
    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
    font-size: 18px; max-width: 54ch;
    margin: 14px 0 0;
  }

  /* ========== RECRUITER SECTION ========== */
  .recruiter-bullets {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin: 32px 0 40px;
  }
  .rb {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 22px;
  }
  .rb h4 {
    font-size: 15.5px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 6px;
    color: var(--navy-deep); letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  }
  .rb p { margin: 0; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.5; }
  @media (max-width: 820px) { .recruiter-bullets { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

  /* ========== FOOTER ========== */
  footer.site {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 48px 0 56px;
    background: var(--paper);
  }
  footer.site .wrap {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px;
    justify-content: space-between; align-items: flex-start;
  }
  footer.site .col {
    font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.7;
  }
  footer.site .col a { color: var(--navy-ink); }
  footer.site .col strong { color: var(--navy-deep); font-weight: 600; display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; }
  footer.site .legal { font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); margin-top: 28px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); width: 100%; }

  /* ========== UTIL ========== */
  .muted { color: var(--muted); }
  .pill {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
    font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Geist Mono', monospace;
    background: var(--tint); color: var(--navy);
    padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 999px;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  }

  /* small screens overall */
  @media (max-width: 720px) {
    section.sec { padding: 64px 0; }
    .hero { padding: 56px 0 40px; }
  }


/* ========== PAGE HEADER (sub-page hero) ========== */
.page-hero {
  padding: 88px 0 56px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(700px 320px at 92% -20%, rgba(42,111,219,0.08), transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.page-hero h1 {
  font-family: 'Geist', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
  max-width: 18ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.page-hero h1 em {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.page-hero .lede {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.5vw, 21px);
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.55;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* Active nav link */
nav.top a.active {
  background: var(--tint);
  color: var(--navy);
}

/* Collapsed form reveal */
.form-reveal {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 22px;
  padding: 48px;
  text-align: left;
}
.form-reveal h2 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.form-reveal .reveal-cta {
  margin-top: 24px;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; align-items: center;
}
.form-reveal .reveal-meta {
  font-family: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--muted);
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
.form-reveal iframe {
  width: 100%; border: 0;
  min-height: 720px;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 12px;
  margin-top: 24px;
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .form-reveal { padding: 28px 20px; border-radius: 16px; }
  .page-hero { padding: 56px 0 32px; }
}

/* Empty/placeholder block for About page */
.placeholder-block {
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  background: var(--tint-2);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 48px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.placeholder-block .ph-mark {
  font-family: 'Geist Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.placeholder-block p {
  margin: 0; font-size: 15.5px;
  max-width: 48ch; margin-inline: auto;
}

/* About page two-column layout */
.about-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: start;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) { .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; } }

.contact-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 28px;
}
.contact-card strong { color: var(--navy-deep); display: block; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.contact-card .row { padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.contact-card .row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.contact-card .row:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

/* ========== PROSE (legal pages) ========== */
.prose { max-width: 760px; }
.prose h2 {
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 26px);
  margin: 52px 0 14px;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.prose h2:first-of-type { border-top: 0; margin-top: 32px; padding-top: 0; }
.prose h3 {
  font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  margin: 28px 0 8px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.prose p { margin: 0 0 16px; }
.prose ul { padding-left: 22px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.prose ul li { margin-bottom: 6px; }
.prose-table-wrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 20px 0 28px; }
.prose table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; min-width: 480px; }
.prose th {
  text-align: left; font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  background: var(--tint-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.prose td {
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--text);
  vertical-align: top;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.prose tr:nth-child(even) td { background: var(--tint-2); }