/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE LAB OF TALENT — the whole site. Rebuilt 2026-09-14.

   🔴 WHAT THIS REPLACES. A near-black page with a fanned 3D deck of cards
   across the middle, a vapor effect on the mark and a hard ground inversion.
   Mike, 2026-09-14: "get rid of that cyberpunk bullshit make this look like a
   professional site not some fucking bullshit" — and the deck was broken on
   top of it ("that shit's not working").

   🔴 THE FOUR MOVES are still here, because they are what makes a quiet page
   look designed instead of empty:
     · an inset hairline frame around the viewport
     · a hairline on BOTH sides of every section head
     · nothing floats at the top — the masthead is in the document flow
     · ruled rows, never boxes. There is not one card in this file.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
body{
  margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--body);
  font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;-moz-osx-font-smoothing:grayscale;
  overflow-x:hidden;min-height:100dvh;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--accent)}
a:hover,a:focus-visible{color:var(--accent-deep)}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px}

.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:99;background:var(--head);
  color:var(--paper);padding:10px 16px;font:600 13px/1 var(--sans);text-decoration:none}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px}

/* ── the inset frame ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.frame{position:fixed;inset:10px;z-index:60;pointer-events:none;
  border:1px solid var(--line-lit)}
@media (max-width:640px){.frame{inset:7px}}

.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding-left:var(--pad);padding-right:var(--pad)}

/* ── the wordmark ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.lt{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  color:var(--head);display:inline-flex;align-items:baseline;line-height:1}
.lt i{font-style:normal;color:var(--accent);padding:0 .06em}

/* ── MASTHEAD — in flow, nothing floats ───────────────────────────────── */
.mast{position:relative;z-index:20;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  background:var(--paper)}
.mast-in{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:18px var(--pad);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}
.mast-mark{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none}
.mast-mark .lt{font-size:23px}
.mast-name{font-family:var(--display);font-size:17px;font-weight:500;color:var(--head);
  letter-spacing:.005em;white-space:nowrap}
.mast-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:2px}
.mast-nav a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);text-decoration:none;
  padding:10px 12px;min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;
  border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transition:color .2s var(--ease),border-color .2s var(--ease)}
.mast-nav a:hover,.mast-nav a:focus-visible{color:var(--accent-deep);border-color:var(--accent)}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .mast-name{display:none}
  .mast-in{padding:14px var(--pad)}
  .mast-nav a{padding:10px 8px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em}
}
@media (max-width:400px){.mast-nav a{padding:10px 5px;font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.06em}}

main{flex:1 0 auto}

/* ── section heads — a hairline on BOTH sides ─────────────────────────── */
.sec{padding:clamp(52px,9vw,104px) 0}
.sec-alt{background:var(--paper2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.sec-h{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:clamp(14px,3vw,26px);margin:0 0 clamp(26px,4.4vw,44px)}
.sec-h .dash{flex:1 1 auto;height:1px;background:var(--line-lit)}
.sec-h h2{flex:0 0 auto;margin:0;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);padding-right:.3em}

/* ── THE OPENING ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.open{padding:clamp(56px,10vw,132px) 0 clamp(42px,6.4vw,84px)}
.open-kick{margin:0 0 clamp(18px,3vw,26px);font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;
  font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.3em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);
  padding-right:.3em}
.open h1{margin:0;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(34px,6.1vw,68px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-.022em;color:var(--head);
  max-width:20ch}
.open h1 em{font-style:italic;color:var(--accent-deep)}
.open-sub{margin:clamp(20px,3.2vw,30px) 0 0;max-width:60ch;
  font-size:clamp(16px,1.6vw,19px);line-height:1.68;color:var(--body)}
.open-acts{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin-top:clamp(26px,4vw,38px)}

.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:46px;
  padding:0 24px;text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;
  font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  transition:background .22s var(--ease),color .22s var(--ease),box-shadow .22s var(--ease)}
.btn-solid{background:var(--accent-deep);color:var(--paper)}
.btn-solid:hover,.btn-solid:focus-visible{background:var(--head);color:var(--paper)}
.btn-ghost{color:var(--head);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line-lit)}
.btn-ghost:hover,.btn-ghost:focus-visible{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--accent);color:var(--accent-deep)}

/* the credentials strip under the opening — ruled, not chips */
.facts{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.fact{padding:clamp(20px,3.4vw,30px) clamp(14px,2.4vw,28px)}
.fact + .fact{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.fact-k{margin:0 0 7px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);padding-right:.22em}
.fact-v{margin:0;font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(17px,2.1vw,23px);
  font-weight:500;line-height:1.25;color:var(--head);letter-spacing:-.01em}
@media (max-width:720px){
  .facts{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .fact + .fact{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
}

/* ── ruled rows — the thing that replaced the broken deck ─────────────── */
.rows{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.row{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:clamp(16px,4vw,48px);
  padding:clamp(20px,3.2vw,30px) 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  position:relative}
.row-k{flex:0 0 clamp(92px,15vw,168px);margin:0;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;
  font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);
  padding-top:.5em;padding-right:.2em}
.row-b{flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0}
.row-n{margin:0;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;
  font-size:clamp(20px,2.5vw,27px);line-height:1.25;letter-spacing:-.012em;color:var(--head)}
.row-t{margin:7px 0 0;max-width:58ch;color:var(--quote);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.66}
@media (max-width:620px){
  .row{flex-direction:column;gap:8px}
  .row-k{flex:0 0 auto;padding-top:0}
}

/* ── the statement ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.say{padding:clamp(56px,9vw,116px) 0}
.say p{margin:0;max-width:26ch;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(26px,4.3vw,50px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--head)}
.say p em{font-style:italic;color:var(--accent-deep)}
.say-foot{margin:clamp(20px,3.2vw,30px) 0 0!important;max-width:62ch!important;
  font-family:var(--sans)!important;font-size:16.5px!important;font-weight:400!important;
  line-height:1.72!important;letter-spacing:0!important;color:var(--body)!important}

/* ── the dark band — for candidates ───────────────────────────────────── */
.dark{background:var(--panel);color:var(--d-body);
  padding:clamp(56px,9vw,110px) 0}
.dark .sec-h .dash{background:var(--d-line)}
.dark .sec-h h2{color:var(--d-label)}
.dark h3{margin:0;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(26px,3.8vw,42px);line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--d-head)}
.dark-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr;gap:clamp(26px,5vw,72px);align-items:start}
.dark p{margin:0;color:var(--d-body);font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.75;max-width:56ch}
.dark p + p{margin-top:1em}
.dark .btn-ghost{color:var(--d-head);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--d-line)}
.dark .btn-ghost:hover,.dark .btn-ghost:focus-visible{
  box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--d-accent);color:var(--d-accent)}
.dark-acts{margin-top:clamp(24px,3.6vw,34px)}
@media (max-width:820px){.dark-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}}

/* ── contact ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.vis{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:clamp(20px,4vw,56px);
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:clamp(26px,4.2vw,40px)}
.vcol p{margin:0}
.v-k{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);margin:0 0 9px!important;padding-right:.22em}
.v-big{font-family:var(--display);font-size:clamp(20px,2.4vw,27px);font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--head);text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-lit);padding-bottom:2px;
  transition:color .2s var(--ease),border-color .2s var(--ease)}
.v-big:hover,.v-big:focus-visible{color:var(--accent-deep);border-color:var(--accent)}
.vcol + .vcol{position:relative}
.v-t{color:var(--quote);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.66;max-width:34ch}
.v-gap{margin-top:clamp(18px,2.8vw,26px)!important}
@media (max-width:820px){.vis{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:26px}}

/* ── FOOTER — two lines. © + Made by on one, legal below. ─────────────── */
.rkft{flex:0 0 auto;background:var(--paper2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:clamp(20px,3.4vw,30px) 0}
.rkft-in{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--pad)}
.rkft-row1{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  gap:10px;margin:0 0 10px}
.rkft-copy{margin:0;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--label)}
.rkft-mark{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;text-decoration:none}
.rkft-made{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:8.5px;letter-spacing:.24em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);padding-right:.24em}
.rkft-ufo{width:20px;height:20px;flex:none}
.rkft-lock{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:1px;line-height:1}
.rkft-name{font-family:var(--mono);font-weight:700;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  background:var(--rk);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;color:var(--accent-deep);
  padding-right:.12em;margin-right:-.12em}
.rkft-kick{font-style:normal;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:7px;letter-spacing:.3em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);padding-right:.3em}
.rkft-legal{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:0;margin:0;padding:0}
.rkft-legal a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--label);text-decoration:none;padding:7px 10px 7px 0;
  min-height:36px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center}
.rkft-legal a:first-child{padding-left:0}
.rkft-legal a:hover,.rkft-legal a:focus-visible{color:var(--accent-deep)}
.rkft-sep{color:var(--dim);padding-right:10px}
@media (max-width:520px){
  .rkft-legal a{font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.06em;padding-right:7px}
  .rkft-sep{padding-right:7px}
}

/* ── reveal — the only motion on the page ─────────────────────────────── */
.rv{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px);
  transition:opacity .72s var(--ease),transform .72s var(--ease)}
.rv.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .rv{opacity:1!important;transform:none!important;transition:none}
}
/* 🔴 if the script never runs, nothing may stay invisible. */
.no-js .rv{opacity:1;transform:none}

/* ── the legal pages ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
.legal{padding:clamp(40px,7vw,84px) 0}
.legal-in{max-width:66ch;margin:0 auto}
.back{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;min-height:44px;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.16em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label);text-decoration:none;
  border-bottom:1px solid transparent;margin-bottom:clamp(20px,3.2vw,30px)}
.back:hover,.back:focus-visible{color:var(--accent-deep);border-color:var(--accent)}
.legal h1{margin:0 0 clamp(22px,3.6vw,34px);font-family:var(--display);font-weight:400;
  font-size:clamp(28px,4.4vw,44px);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--head)}
.legal h2{margin:2em 0 .5em;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:500;font-size:20px;
  line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.01em;color:var(--head)}
.legal h2:first-of-type{margin-top:0}
.legal p{margin:0 0 1em;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:var(--body)}
.legal .open-kick{margin-bottom:10px}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   MOBILE + iOS — 2026-09-14. Mike: "fix the Mobile version look look for
   fucking glitches do the iOS."

   🔴 EVERY vh UNIT IS GONE FROM THIS FILE (one @media height query aside).
   On iOS the URL bar collapses the moment you scroll, 100vh changes, and every
   padding written in vh jumps mid-scroll. The page was doing that at eleven
   separate stops. Same sizes, driven by vw, which never moves.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* 🔴 the notch and the home bar. viewport-fit=cover was already set, which means
   the page paints UNDER them — without this, landscape on an iPhone puts the
   first word of every line inside the notch. */
:root{
  --safe-l:env(safe-area-inset-left,0px);
  --safe-r:env(safe-area-inset-right,0px);
}
.wrap,.mast-in,.rkft-in{
  padding-left:calc(var(--pad) + var(--safe-l));
  padding-right:calc(var(--pad) + var(--safe-r))}
.rkft{padding-bottom:calc(clamp(20px,3.4vw,30px) + env(safe-area-inset-bottom,0px))}
.frame{inset:10px;
  left:calc(10px + var(--safe-l));right:calc(10px + var(--safe-r))}

/* 🔴 a long email address is the one string on this site that can push a phone
   sideways. It wraps now instead. */
.v-big{overflow-wrap:anywhere;word-break:break-word;max-width:100%}

/* 🔴 iOS paints a grey box over a tapped link for 300ms. */
a,button{-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(31,77,122,.14)}
html{text-size-adjust:100%}

/* ── the phone ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   🔴 MEASURED, not guessed. page-measure on the live page, 2026-09-14:
     390px — body copy came back at 43.8ch, under the 45–78ch band
     768px — the h1 rendered 46.8px, over the 46px mobile ceiling
   Both are fixed below and both were re-measured after. */
@media (max-width:820px){
  .open h1{font-size:clamp(30px,5.6vw,44px)}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
  :root{--pad:clamp(15px,4.1vw,24px)}      /* buys the line back over 45ch */
  .open{padding-top:clamp(34px,8vw,56px)}
  .open h1{font-size:clamp(31px,8.4vw,40px);line-height:1.12}
  .open-sub{font-size:15.6px;line-height:1.64}
  .open-acts{gap:10px}
  .btn{width:100%;padding:0 18px}         /* two full-width bars, not ragged pills */
  .say p{font-size:clamp(25px,7.6vw,34px)}
  .say-foot{font-size:15.5px!important}
  .dark h3{font-size:clamp(24px,6.6vw,32px)}
  .row-t{font-size:15px}
  .fact-v{font-size:19px}
}
@media (max-width:380px){
  .mast-nav a{padding:10px 4px;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.04em}
  .open h1{font-size:30px}
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   THE EFFECTS — three, pulled from the house effects lab, not invented here.
   /Volumes/RK-WORK/Projects/fx-lab

   FX-84  Focus Reveal (camera-rack text)  -> the opening headline
   FX-71  Scroll Receipts                  -> the six process steps
   FX-48  Word Glow Reveal                 -> the closing statement

   🔴 ALL THREE ARE REPAINTED FOR PAPER. The lab versions are built on near-black
   with a gold AF box and a cyan glow — which is the exact look that got killed
   this afternoon. Here the rack box is a navy hairline, and FX-48's "glow" is
   ink DARKENING instead of a halo lighting up. The mechanism is the lab's; the
   colour is this site's.

   🔴 EVERY ONE OF THEM RESTS ON THE FINISHED FRAME. The CSS default is the
   final state — sharp, lit, in place. The script only ever takes something AWAY
   and gives it back. If the script never loads, the page is complete and still.
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */

/* ── FX-84 · the camera rack on the headline ─────────────────────────────── */
.open h1 .w{display:inline-block}          /* an inline span's blur box is the
                                              union of its line fragments — only
                                              ever right by accident */
.rack-live .open h1 .w{
  filter:blur(5px);opacity:.34;
  transition:filter .5s var(--ease),opacity .5s var(--ease)}
.rack-live .open h1 .w.sharp{filter:blur(0);opacity:1}

/* the AF box. Position is transform, SIZE is real width/height — a scaled 1px
   rule renders 4px wide on a wide word and the brackets turn into rectangles. */
.af{position:absolute;left:0;top:0;border:1px solid rgba(31,77,122,.30);
  border-radius:2px;pointer-events:none;z-index:-1;visibility:hidden;
  will-change:transform,width,height}
.af.on{visibility:visible}
.af::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(31,77,122,.045)}
.af i{position:absolute;width:8px;height:8px;border:1.5px solid var(--accent)}
.af .tl{left:-2px;top:-2px;border-right:0;border-bottom:0}
.af .tr{right:-2px;top:-2px;border-left:0;border-bottom:0}
.af .bl{left:-2px;bottom:-2px;border-right:0;border-top:0}
.af .br{right:-2px;bottom:-2px;border-left:0;border-top:0}
.open h1{position:relative}

/* ── FX-71 · scroll receipts on the six steps ────────────────────────────── */
/* the sticky rail. It sits under the masthead, which is 60-ish tall and in flow,
   so top:0 is correct — nothing is fixed on this page to sit under. */
/* 🔴 SPACING, MEASURED OFF THE LIVE PAGE 2026-09-14. First cut left an empty
   ruled band between the rail and step one — the rail drew a bottom border, then
   32px of air, then .rows drew ANOTHER border-top. Two rules and a gap where one
   rule belongs. The rail's own border is now the top rule of the ledger
   (.rows-scrub loses its border-top below) and the block sits flush. */
.rail{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:15;display:flex;align-items:baseline;
  gap:12px;padding:12px 0 11px;margin:clamp(26px,4vw,40px) 0 0;
  background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.24em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--label)}
.rail b{font-family:var(--display);font-size:21px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  color:var(--accent-deep);min-width:2ch;display:inline-block;text-align:right}
.rail .of{color:var(--label)}
.rail-bar{flex:1 1 auto;height:1px;background:var(--line);position:relative;
  align-self:center;overflow:hidden}
.rail-bar span{position:absolute;inset:0 auto 0 0;width:0;background:var(--accent);
  transition:width .5s var(--ease)}

/* 🔴 the receipt state. scrub-live is added by the script — WITHOUT it every row
   is already on, which is the finished frame and the reduced-motion frame. */
.rows-scrub{border-top:0}          /* the rail's bottom border IS this rule */
.scrub-live .rows-scrub .row{opacity:.3;transform:translateY(12px);
  transition:opacity .5s var(--ease),transform .5s var(--ease)}
.scrub-live .rows-scrub .row.is-on{opacity:1;transform:none}
/* the index rule that fills in as the step counts */
.rows-scrub .row::before{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:-1px;height:1px;
  width:0;background:var(--accent);transition:width .55s var(--ease)}
.rows-scrub .row.is-on::before{width:clamp(44px,8vw,88px)}
.rows-scrub .row-k{transition:color .45s var(--ease)}
.rows-scrub .row.is-on .row-k{color:var(--accent-deep)}

/* ── FX-48 · word reveal on the statement, repainted as INK ──────────────── */
/* --l is 0 at rest and 1 lit, written straight from scroll position. The lab
   version ramps a gold halo; on paper the same ramp is grey ink going black. */
/* 🔴 THE RESTING END OF THE RAMP IS --label (#5F666D, 5.35:1), NOT --dim.
   page-measure on the first cut of this, 2026-09-14: the un-lit words came back
   at 2.33:1 against the paper — 24 elements, every viewport. The lab version
   rests at opacity .18 because it rests on near-black where nobody reads it
   yet; on a real page a reader who lands mid-paragraph has to be able to read
   the words the scrub has not reached. So the ramp runs #5F666D -> --head
   (5.35:1 -> 16.51:1): a bigger visible swing than the first cut AND every
   frame of it passes AA. */
.say-foot .w{--l:1;display:inline-block;
  color:color-mix(in oklab, var(--label), var(--head) calc(var(--l) * 100%))}
.glow-live .say-foot .w{--l:0}
@supports not (color:color-mix(in oklab,#000,#fff 50%)){
  /* older iOS Safari has no color-mix — it gets the finished ink, no ramp.
     Never a lower-contrast fallback. */
  .say-foot .w,.glow-live .say-foot .w{color:var(--body)}
}

/* 🔴 reduced motion kills all three at the stylesheet, not in the script. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .rack-live .open h1 .w{filter:none!important;opacity:1!important;transition:none}
  .af{display:none!important}
  .scrub-live .rows-scrub .row{opacity:1!important;transform:none!important;transition:none}
  .rows-scrub .row::before{transition:none}
  .rail-bar span{transition:none}
  .say-foot .w,.glow-live .say-foot .w{--l:1!important;color:var(--body)!important}
}