:root{
    --bg:#0c0c0d;--bg-grain:#0e0e10;--surface:#141416;--surface-2:#1a1a1d;
    --line:rgba(255,255,255,0.08);--line-strong:rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
    --text:#f2f1ee;--text-2:#9b9a96;--text-3:#5e5d5a;
    --primary:#5ec9e0;--primary-deep:#0891b2;--primary-soft:rgba(94,201,224,0.08);--primary-line:rgba(94,201,224,0.22);
    --green:#6fd99a;--amber:#e0b15e;
    --serif:'Space Grotesk',-apple-system,sans-serif;--read:'Space Grotesk',-apple-system,sans-serif;--mono:'Doto','DM Mono',ui-monospace,monospace;
    --ease:cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
  }
  *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
  body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--read);font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden;min-height:100vh}
  body::before{content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:1;
    background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.025'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");mix-blend-mode:screen}
  .field-glow{position:fixed;width:520px;height:520px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(94,201,224,0.07),transparent 65%);pointer-events:none;z-index:0;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);transition:opacity .6s;opacity:0}

  .masthead{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:24px 32px;z-index:60;mix-blend-mode:difference}
  .mark{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.02em;color:#fff}
  .mark b{color:#fff;font-weight:500}
  .glyph{width:13px;height:13px;position:relative}
  .glyph::before,.glyph::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;border:1px solid #fff;border-radius:2px}
  .glyph::after{transform:rotate(45deg);opacity:.5}
  .nav{display:flex;gap:22px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px}
  .nav a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.6);text-decoration:none;transition:color .25s}
  .nav a:hover{color:#fff}

  /* SCENE bounds the sticky hero — once it ends, the hero releases */
  .scene{position:relative;z-index:5}
  /* ── HERO: sticky within the scene; scales down on scroll, never pushed out ── */
  .hero{position:sticky;top:0;height:100vh;height:100svh;display:flex;align-items:center;z-index:5;will-change:transform}
  .hero-inner{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px;width:100%;text-align:center;
    transform:scale(var(--hs,1));transform-origin:center center;opacity:var(--ho,1);transition:transform .15s linear,opacity .15s linear;will-change:transform,opacity}
  .prompt-label{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:18px}
  .prompt-label .dot{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--primary);box-shadow:0 0 12px var(--primary);transition:background .3s}
  .prompt-label.working .dot{background:var(--amber);box-shadow:0 0 12px var(--amber);animation:throb .7s var(--ease) infinite}
  .prompt-q{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(34px,6.4vw,62px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--text);opacity:0;animation:rise 1s var(--ease) .15s forwards}
  .caret{display:inline-block;width:3px;height:.78em;background:var(--primary);margin-left:5px;vertical-align:-2px;animation:blink 1.1s steps(1) infinite}
  .scrollcue{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:34px;transform:translateX(-50%);font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:9px;opacity:0;animation:rise 1s var(--ease) 1.1s forwards}
  .scrollcue .line{width:1px;height:30px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--primary),transparent);animation:drop 1.8s var(--ease) infinite}
  .scrollcue.hide{opacity:0!important;transition:opacity .3s}

  /* ── SCROLL STAGE: gives the page height so the card can travel up over the hero ── */
  .stage{position:relative;z-index:10;margin-top:-6vh;padding-bottom:8vh}
  /* ── FLOW: everything after the scene, on opaque bg so the released hero never shows through ── */
  .flow{position:relative;z-index:20;background:var(--bg);box-shadow:0 -40px 60px -10px var(--bg)}
  .wrap{position:relative;max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}

  /* ── ANSWER CARD: rides up over the pinned hero ── */
  .answer{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--surface),var(--bg-grain));overflow:hidden;
    box-shadow:0 -10px 60px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.8),0 40px 90px -40px rgba(0,0,0,.9);transition:opacity .3s}
  .answer.recomputing{opacity:.4}
  .answer-top{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;padding:13px 22px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3)}
  .answer-top .ad{width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--primary)}
  .answer-top .right{margin-left:auto;color:var(--text-3);display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center}
  .answer-top .right .live{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;color:var(--green)}
  .answer-top .right .live::before{content:"";width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--green);animation:throb 1.6s var(--ease) infinite}

  .conclusion{padding:34px 26px 6px;position:relative}
  .conclusion p{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(23px,3.6vw,32px);line-height:1.36;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.015em}
  .tok{opacity:0;color:var(--primary);font-weight:500;transition:opacity .5s var(--ease),text-shadow .3s;cursor:default}
  .tok.in{opacity:1}
  .body-tok{opacity:0;transition:opacity .5s var(--ease)}
  .body-tok.in{opacity:1}
  .deriving{position:absolute;top:38px;left:26px;right:26px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3);letter-spacing:.04em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;opacity:0;transition:opacity .4s}
  .deriving.show{opacity:1}
  .deriving .bar{height:1px;flex:1;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--primary-line),transparent);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .deriving .bar::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;width:30%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--primary),transparent);animation:scan 1.1s var(--ease) infinite}
  .tok[data-src]{cursor:help}
  .tok[data-src]:hover{text-shadow:0 0 18px var(--primary)}

  .rows{padding:14px 26px 6px}
  .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:24px 1fr auto;gap:16px;align-items:center;padding:17px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);transition:opacity .6s var(--ease),transform .6s var(--ease),background .3s}
  .row.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .row.pulling{background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--primary-soft),transparent)}
  .row.trace{background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--primary-soft),transparent)}
  .row.trace .metric{color:var(--primary)}
  .row-i{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--text-3);transition:color .3s}
  .row.in .row-i{color:var(--primary)}
  .row-body strong{display:block;color:var(--text);font-family:var(--read);font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin-bottom:3px}
  .row-body span{color:var(--text-2);font-size:14px;line-height:1.5}
  .row-body .src{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;color:var(--text-3);margin-top:6px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px}
  .row-body .src::before{content:"";width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--text-3)}
  .row-sig{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-end;gap:5px;min-width:96px}
  .metric{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:20px;color:var(--text);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1;transition:color .3s}
  .metric .unit{font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3)}
  .delta{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:4px}
  .delta.up{color:var(--green)}.delta.dn{color:var(--amber)}
  .spark{width:90px;height:22px;display:block}
  .spark path.l{fill:none;stroke:var(--primary);stroke-width:1.6;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-dasharray:200;stroke-dashoffset:200;transition:stroke-dashoffset 1s var(--ease)}
  .row.in .spark path.l{stroke-dashoffset:0}
  .spark .area{fill:var(--primary-soft);stroke:none;opacity:0;transition:opacity .8s var(--ease) .6s}
  .row.in .spark .area{opacity:1}

  .chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;padding:20px 26px 26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);opacity:0;transform:translateY(10px);transition:opacity .6s var(--ease),transform .6s var(--ease)}
  .chips.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .chip{font-family:var(--read);font-weight:500;font-size:13px;color:var(--text-2);text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:999px;padding:9px 16px;transition:all .25s var(--ease);background:transparent;cursor:pointer;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
  .chip:hover{border-color:var(--primary-line);color:var(--text);background:var(--primary-soft);transform:translateY(-1px)}
  .chip.primary{border-color:var(--primary-line);color:var(--primary);background:var(--primary-soft)}
  .chip.primary:hover{box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--primary-line),0 8px 24px -8px rgba(94,201,224,.4)}
  .chip svg{width:13px;height:13px;stroke:currentColor;fill:none;stroke-width:2}

  .followup{padding-top:90px;opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px);transition:all .9s var(--ease)}
  .followup.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .fu-prompt{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3);margin-bottom:14px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px}
  .fu-prompt::before{content:"↳";color:var(--primary);font-family:var(--read)}
  .fu-q{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(24px,4vw,34px);line-height:1.18;margin-bottom:30px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
  .fu-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:var(--surface);overflow:hidden}
  .fu-head{padding:24px 26px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px}
  .fu-name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:30px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
  .fu-name em{font-style:normal;color:var(--primary)}
  .fu-status{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;color:var(--primary);border:1px solid var(--primary-line);border-radius:999px;padding:5px 12px;background:var(--primary-soft);white-space:nowrap;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:7px}
  .fu-status::before{content:"";width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--primary);animation:throb 1.6s var(--ease) infinite}
  .fu-body{padding:26px}
  .fu-line{font-family:var(--read);font-size:18px;line-height:1.62;color:var(--text-2);margin-bottom:20px}
  .fu-line b{color:var(--text);font-weight:400}
  .fu-neg{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;color:var(--text);line-height:1.9;border-left:2px solid var(--line-strong);padding-left:16px;margin:24px 0}
  .fu-neg s{text-decoration-color:var(--text-3);opacity:.85}
  .fu-neg .keep{color:var(--primary);text-decoration:none}
  .fu-cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-top:26px}

  /* ── LIVE MEMORY PANEL ── */
  .memory{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0f1011,#0b0c0d);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 30px 70px -40px rgba(0,0,0,.9)}
  .mem-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:18px 24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .mem-brand{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:14px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.12em;color:var(--text);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
  .mem-dot{width:13px;height:13px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--primary);box-shadow:0 0 0 4px rgba(94,201,224,.12),0 0 16px var(--primary);animation:throb 1.8s var(--ease) infinite}
  .mem-sub{font-family:var(--read);color:var(--text-3);font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12.5px}
  .mem-stream{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
  .mem-stream::before{content:"";width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--green);animation:throb 1.4s var(--ease) infinite}

  .mem-feed{height:336px;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .mem-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 130px 1fr;gap:8px;height:84px;max-height:84px;padding:0 24px;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);opacity:0;transform:translateY(-6px);transition:opacity .5s var(--ease),transform .5s var(--ease);box-sizing:border-box}
  .mem-row.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .mem-time{font-family:var(--read);font-size:14px;color:var(--text-3)}
  .mem-tag{font-family:var(--read);font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;align-self:center}
  .mem-tag.think{color:var(--amber)}
  .mem-tag.learn,.mem-tag.ship{color:var(--green)}
  .mem-main{font-family:var(--read);font-size:17px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.01em;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}
  .mem-main b{color:var(--green);font-weight:500}
  .mem-main em{font-style:normal;font-weight:500;color:var(--text)}
  .mem-note{font-family:var(--read);font-size:13.5px;color:var(--text-3);margin-top:6px;line-height:1.4;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}

  .mem-foot{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding:22px 24px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.015)}
  .mem-foot-txt{font-family:var(--read);font-size:14px;color:var(--text-3);line-height:1.6;max-width:60ch}
  .mem-foot-txt b{color:var(--green);font-weight:500}
  .mem-count{font-family:var(--read);font-size:14px;color:var(--text-3);text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;line-height:1.5}
  .mem-count b{color:var(--text);font-weight:500;display:block;font-size:15px}
  .btn{font-family:var(--read);font-weight:500;font-size:14px;text-decoration:none;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 20px;transition:all .25s var(--ease);display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px}
  .btn-primary{background:var(--primary);color:#04181d;font-weight:500}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:#7ad7ea;transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 10px 30px -10px rgba(94,201,224,.5)}
  .btn-ghost{border:1px solid var(--line-strong);color:var(--text-2)}
  .btn-ghost:hover{color:var(--primary);border-color:var(--primary-line)}
  .btn svg{width:14px;height:14px;stroke:currentColor;fill:none;stroke-width:2}

  .next{margin-top:74px;padding-top:30px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px);transition:all .9s var(--ease)}
  .next.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .next-label{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-3);margin-bottom:16px}
  .next-line{font-family:var(--read);font-size:18px;color:var(--text-2);line-height:1.6;max-width:62ch;margin-bottom:30px}
  .next-line em{font-style:normal;font-weight:500;color:var(--text)}

  .next-grid{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px}
  .nq{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;background:var(--surface);padding:22px 24px;transition:border-color .3s,background .3s}
  .nq:hover{border-color:var(--primary-line);background:var(--surface-2)}
  .nq-top{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;margin-bottom:12px}
  .nq-q{flex:1;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(20px,2.8vw,25px);line-height:1.22;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.015em}
  .nq-stage{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 11px;border-radius:999px;white-space:nowrap;border:1px solid var(--line-strong);color:var(--text-3);flex-shrink:0}
  .nq-stage.stage-next{color:var(--primary);border-color:var(--primary-line);background:var(--primary-soft)}
  .nq-stage.stage-quarter{color:var(--text-2)}
  .nq-stage.stage-horizon{color:var(--text-3);border-style:dashed}
  .nq-need{font-family:var(--read);font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--text-3);max-width:66ch}
  .nq-tag{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:500;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--primary);margin-right:8px}
  .next-foot{font-family:var(--read);font-size:16px;color:var(--text-3);line-height:1.6;margin-top:28px;max-width:62ch}
  .next-foot em{font-style:normal;font-weight:500;color:var(--text-2)}

  .cta{margin-top:80px;opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px);transition:all .9s var(--ease)}
  .cta.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .cta-inner{border:1px solid var(--primary-line);border-radius:16px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--primary-soft),transparent);padding:46px 38px;text-align:center}
  .cta-q{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(26px,4.2vw,38px);line-height:1.2;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:14px}
  .cta-line{font-family:var(--read);font-size:18px;color:var(--text-2);margin-bottom:28px}
  .cta-row{display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .pulse{display:inline-block;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--text-3);margin-right:4px;vertical-align:1px;animation:slowpulse 2.6s var(--ease) infinite}

  footer{margin-top:84px;padding:34px 0 60px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;opacity:0;transform:translateY(20px);transition:all .9s var(--ease)}
  footer.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .foot-mark{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;font-size:21px;color:var(--text);letter-spacing:-.01em}
  .foot-meta{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text);text-align:right;line-height:1.8}
  .foot-meta a{color:var(--text-2);text-decoration:none}
  .foot-meta a:hover{color:var(--primary)}

  @keyframes rise{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
  @keyframes blink{50%{opacity:0}}
  @keyframes throb{0%,100%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1)}50%{opacity:.4;transform:scale(.8)}}
  @keyframes scan{to{transform:translateX(330%)}}
  @keyframes drop{0%{transform:translateY(-8px);opacity:0}40%{opacity:1}100%{transform:translateY(12px);opacity:0}}
  @keyframes slowpulse{0%,100%{opacity:.4;transform:scale(1)}50%{opacity:1;transform:scale(1.35);background:var(--primary)}}

  @media (max-width:600px){
    body{font-size:16px}.nav{display:none}
    .hero-inner{transform-origin:center top}
    .row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}.row-i{display:none}.row-sig{align-items:flex-start}.fu-head{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}

    /* masthead: tighter, and stop hero text bleeding through the blend mode */
    .masthead{padding:14px 18px;mix-blend-mode:normal;background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--bg),transparent);backdrop-filter:blur(2px)}
    .mark{color:var(--text-2)}
    .hero{padding-top:24px}

    /* memory feed: the desktop 3-column grid (time 120 + tag 130 + content)
       leaves no room for content on a phone. Stack meta over content, let
       rows size to their content, and drop the rigid heights. */
    .mem-head{padding:14px 16px;align-items:flex-start}
    .mem-brand{font-size:13px;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
    .mem-sub{display:none}                 /* "— Variant Work's own briefing" is in the prose above; redundant on mobile */
    .mem-stream{font-size:10.5px}
    .mem-feed{height:440px;overflow:hidden}
    .mem-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:baseline;align-content:center;gap:6px 12px;height:110px;max-height:110px;overflow:hidden;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0 16px}
    .mem-tag{order:1;font-size:11.5px;align-self:auto}
    .mem-time{order:2;font-size:12px;color:var(--text-3)}
    .mem-row > div:last-child{order:3;flex:0 0 100%;margin-top:4px}
    .mem-main{font-size:15px;-webkit-line-clamp:3}
    .mem-note{white-space:normal;margin-top:6px}
    .mem-foot{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px;padding:16px}
    .mem-count{text-align:left}
  }
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
    .scene{z-index:auto}
    .hero{position:relative;height:auto;padding:18vh 0 8vh}
    .hero-inner{transform:none!important}
    .stage{margin-top:0;padding-bottom:0}
    .flow{box-shadow:none}
    *{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important}
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