:root{
    --navy-900:#03132E; --navy-800:#07295C; --navy-700:#0F3878; --navy-600:#1A4A95;
    --accent:#FC760A; --accent-600:#E06800; --accent-700:#C25800;
    --ink:#0E1626; --ink-soft:#54627A; --line:#E4ECF7; --bg:#fff; --bg-soft:#F2F6FC;
    --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
    --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
    --max: 1200px;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
  body{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:#fff;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;line-height:1.6}
  img{display:block;max-width:100%}
  a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
  .container{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 2rem}
  .amp{color:var(--accent)}
  h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;text-wrap:balance}
  .label{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.7rem;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent)}
  .label:before{content:"";width:32px;height:1px;background:var(--accent)}
  .label.navy{color:var(--navy-700)} .label.navy:before{background:var(--navy-700)}
  .rule{height:1px;background:var(--line);border:0}
  .btn{display:inline-block;padding:.95rem 1.7rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;font-size:.93rem;letter-spacing:.01em;border:1px solid transparent;transition:background .2s,transform .2s,border-color .2s}
  .btn-primary{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}
  .btn-primary:hover{background:var(--accent-600);transform:translateY(-1px)}
  .btn-line{color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45)}
  .btn-line:hover{border-color:#fff}
  .btn-navy{color:var(--navy-800);border-color:var(--navy-800)}
  .btn-navy:hover{background:var(--bg-soft)}
  .link{font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--navy-800);border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent);padding-bottom:2px}

  /* header */
  header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:40;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:78px}
  .nav img{height:42px;width:auto}
  .nav ul{display:flex;gap:2.1rem;list-style:none;align-items:center;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--navy-900);font-weight:500}
  .nav ul a:hover{color:var(--navy-600)}
  .nav .cta{background:var(--navy-800);color:var(--accent);padding:.6rem 1.2rem;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600}
  .burger{display:none;width:42px;height:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:#fff;cursor:pointer}
  .burger span,.burger span:before,.burger span:after{display:block;width:18px;height:2px;background:var(--navy-800);position:relative;content:""}
  .burger span:before{position:absolute;top:-6px}.burger span:after{position:absolute;top:6px}

  /* hero */
  .hero{position:relative;color:#fff;background:var(--navy-900);overflow:hidden}
  .hero .bg{position:absolute;inset:0}
  .hero .bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:0% 45%}
  .hero .bg:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(3,19,46,.97) 0%,rgba(3,19,46,.86) 38%,rgba(3,19,46,.55) 70%,rgba(3,19,46,.45) 100%)}
  .hero .inner{position:relative;padding:8.5rem 0 6.5rem;max-width:44rem}
  .hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,5.2vw,4.25rem);line-height:1.06;margin:1.6rem 0 1.6rem;letter-spacing:-.005em}
  .hero p{font-size:1.15rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.84);max-width:36rem;margin-bottom:2.4rem}
  .hero .ctas{display:flex;gap:.9rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .hero .apps{position:relative;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
  .hero .apps ul{list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
  .hero .apps li{padding:1.4rem 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.08rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.92)}
  .hero .apps li+li{padding-left:1.6rem;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
  .hero .apps li small{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.2rem}

  /* name story */
  .story{padding:7.5rem 0 7rem;background:#fff}
  .story .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.9fr 1.1fr;gap:5rem;align-items:start}
  .story h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.4vw,2.85rem);line-height:1.15;color:var(--navy-800);margin-top:1.3rem}
  .story .cycles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-top:1px solid var(--navy-800);margin-top:.4rem}
  .story .cycle{padding:1.8rem 1.8rem 0 0}
  .story .cycle+.cycle{padding-left:1.8rem;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
  .story .cycle .name{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--navy-800)}
  .story .cycle .what{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600;margin:.2rem 0 .7rem}
  .story .cycle p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.98rem}
  .story .close{grid-column:2;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.22rem;line-height:1.55;margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.6rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}

  /* applications */
  .apps-sec{background:var(--bg-soft);padding:7rem 0 7.5rem}
  .sec-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:end;gap:3rem;margin-bottom:4rem}
  .sec-head h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.4vw,2.85rem);line-height:1.15;color:var(--navy-800);margin-top:1.2rem;max-width:34rem}
  .sec-head p{max-width:27rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
  .app{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr .85fr;gap:0;background:#fff;margin-bottom:2rem;min-height:400px}
  .app:nth-of-type(even){grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.15fr}
  .app:nth-of-type(even) .ph{order:2}
  .app .ph{position:relative;overflow:hidden}
  .app .ph img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform 1.2s ease}
  .app:hover .ph img{transform:scale(1.03)}
  .app .tx{padding:3.2rem 3.2rem 3rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
  .app .num{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--accent);font-size:1rem;letter-spacing:.08em}
  .app h3{font-size:2rem;color:var(--navy-800);margin:.5rem 0 1rem;line-height:1.15}
  .app p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:1.6rem}
  .app ul{list-style:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:auto}
  .app li{padding:.62rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink);display:flex;gap:.8rem}
  .app li:before{content:"";flex:0 0 6px;height:1px;background:var(--accent);margin-top:.75rem}

  .app .mach{margin-top:auto;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy-700);font-weight:600;padding-bottom:.6rem}
  .app .mach + ul{margin-top:0}
  .every{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:2rem;margin-top:3rem;padding-top:2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--navy-800)}
  .every p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--navy-800)}
  @media (max-width:960px){.every{flex-direction:column;align-items:start;gap:1rem}.every p{font-size:1.35rem}}
  /* practice */
  .practice{padding:7.5rem 0}
  .practice .cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1px solid var(--navy-800)}
  .pcol{padding:2.4rem 2.2rem 0 0}
  .pcol+.pcol{padding-left:2.2rem;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
  .pcol .num{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--accent);font-size:1rem}
  .pcol h3{font-size:1.65rem;color:var(--navy-800);margin:.35rem 0 .7rem}
  .pcol > p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.96rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;min-height:4.8em}
  .pcol ul{list-style:none}
  .pcol li{padding:.7rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.93rem}

  .roles{margin-top:3.2rem;padding:2rem 2.2rem;background:var(--bg-soft);border-left:2px solid var(--accent);display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr;gap:2.4rem;align-items:center}
  .roles p{color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.55;max-width:46rem}
  @media (max-width:960px){.roles{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1rem;padding:1.6rem 1.4rem}}
  /* approach */
  .approach{position:relative;color:#fff;background:var(--navy-900);overflow:hidden}
  .approach .bg{position:absolute;inset:0}
  .approach .bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:0% 45%}
  .approach .bg:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(3,19,46,.95) 0%,rgba(3,19,46,.84) 40%,rgba(3,19,46,.62) 75%,rgba(3,19,46,.55) 100%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,19,46,0) 45%,rgba(3,19,46,.45) 100%)}
  .approach .inner{position:relative;padding-top:7rem;padding-bottom:7rem}
  .approach h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.4vw,2.85rem);line-height:1.15;margin-top:1.2rem;max-width:36rem}
  .steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;margin-top:3.6rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2)}
  .step{padding:2.2rem 2rem 0 0}
  .step+.step{padding-left:2rem;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
  .step .num{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:2.6rem;color:var(--accent);line-height:1}
  .step h3{font-size:1.45rem;margin:1rem 0 .6rem}
  .step p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.76);font-size:.95rem}

  /* principles */
  .principles{padding:7rem 0 6rem}
  .pr-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:3rem;margin-top:3.5rem}
  .pr h3{font-size:1.45rem;color:var(--navy-800);padding-top:1.2rem;border-top:2px solid var(--accent);display:inline-block;margin-bottom:.7rem}
  .pr p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.96rem}
  .figures{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);margin-top:5.5rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .fig{padding:2.2rem 1rem;text-align:center}
  .fig+.fig{border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
  .fig span span{display:inline;margin:0}
  .fig b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:3rem;color:var(--navy-800);line-height:1}
  .fig span{display:block;margin-top:.6rem;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft)}

  /* insights */
  .insights{background:var(--bg-soft);padding:7rem 0}
  .ins-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2rem}
  .ins{background:#fff;padding:2.2rem 2rem 2rem;border-top:2px solid var(--navy-800);display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:250px}
  .ins .meta{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-weight:600}
  .ins h3{font-size:1.32rem;color:var(--navy-800);line-height:1.3;margin:.9rem 0 1rem}
  .ins p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.9rem}
  .ins .soon{margin-top:auto;padding-top:1.2rem;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--ink-soft);font-style:italic}

  /* contact */
  .contact{padding:7.5rem 0;text-align:center}
  .contact h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,3.3rem);color:var(--navy-800);margin:1.3rem 0 1.2rem}
  .contact p{color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:36rem;margin:0 auto 2.2rem;font-size:1.06rem}
  .contact .label{justify-content:center}
  .contact .label:after{content:"";width:32px;height:1px;background:var(--accent)}
  .contact .ctas{display:flex;gap:.9rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .regions{margin-top:3rem;font-size:.75rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft)}

  footer{background:var(--navy-900);color:rgba(255,255,255,.75);font-size:.86rem}
  .ft{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:2.4rem;padding:4.2rem 0 3rem}
  .ft .logo{display:inline-block}
  .ft .logo img{width:149px;height:auto}
  .ft p{margin-top:1.2rem;max-width:20rem;line-height:1.6}
  .ft h4{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:1rem;font-weight:600}
  .ft ul{list-style:none}.ft li{padding:.28rem 0}
  .ft-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding:1.4rem 0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.8rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55)}

  .badge{position:fixed;right:14px;bottom:14px;z-index:60;background:var(--navy-900);color:#fff;font:600 10.5px/1 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid var(--accent)}

  .reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px);transition:opacity .8s ease,transform .8s ease}
  .reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
  @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.reveal{opacity:1;transform:none;transition:none}}

  @media (max-width:960px){
    .container{padding:0 1.35rem}
    .nav ul{display:none}.burger{display:flex}.nav{height:66px}.nav img{height:36px}
    .hero .inner{padding:5rem 0 3.6rem}
    .hero .bg:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,19,46,.82),rgba(3,19,46,.93))}
    .hero .bg img{object-position:66% 45%}
    .hero .apps ul{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
    .hero .apps li,.hero .apps li+li{padding:1rem .9rem;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
    .hero .apps li:nth-child(even){border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
    .hero .apps li:nth-child(odd){padding-left:0}
    .hero .ctas .btn{width:100%;text-align:center}
    .story,.practice,.principles,.contact{padding:4.8rem 0}
    .apps-sec,.insights{padding:4.8rem 0}
    .story .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.4rem}
    .story .close{grid-column:1}
    .story .cycles{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .story .cycle+.cycle{padding-left:0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:1.6rem}
    .sec-head{flex-direction:column;align-items:start;gap:1rem;margin-bottom:2.6rem}
    .app,.app:nth-of-type(even){grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0}
    .app:nth-of-type(even) .ph{order:0}
    .app .ph{aspect-ratio:16/10}
    .app .tx{padding:2rem 1.5rem 1.8rem}
    .app h3{font-size:1.65rem}
    .practice .cols,.steps,.pr-grid,.ins-grid,.figures{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .pcol,.pcol+.pcol{padding:1.8rem 0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
    .pcol:first-child{border-top:0}
    .pcol > p{min-height:0}
    .step,.step+.step{padding:1.8rem 0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}
    .step:first-child{border-top:0}
    .approach .inner{padding-top:4.8rem;padding-bottom:4.8rem}
    .approach .bg:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,19,46,.8),rgba(3,19,46,.9))}
    .approach .bg img{object-position:60% center}
    .badge{font-size:9px;padding:7px 9px;right:8px;bottom:8px}
    .pr-grid{gap:2rem}
    .fig+.fig{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
    .ft{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2rem}
    .ft .logo img{width:128px}
    .ft > div:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}
  }

  /* ---- shared additions (live build) ---- */
  .skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--navy-800);color:#fff;padding:.7rem 1rem;z-index:100}
  .skip:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem}
  a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
  .nav ul a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--navy-600);box-shadow:inset 0 -1px 0 var(--accent)}
  .nav .cta[aria-current="page"]{box-shadow:none}
  .ft a:hover{color:#fff}
  .ft-bottom a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)} .ft-bottom a:hover{color:#fff}
  .ft-legal{display:flex;gap:1.4rem}
  @media (max-width:960px){
    .nav ul.open{display:flex;position:absolute;top:66px;left:0;right:0;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.5rem 1.35rem 1.2rem;box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(7,41,92,.08)}
    .nav ul.open li a{display:block;padding:.85rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
    .nav ul.open li:last-child a{border-bottom:0;margin-top:.9rem;text-align:center}
    .ft-bottom{flex-direction:column}
  }

  /* ---- page hero (inner pages) ---- */
  .phero{position:relative;color:#fff;background:var(--navy-900);overflow:hidden}
  .phero .bg{position:absolute;inset:0}
  .phero .bg img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 40%}
  .phero .bg:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(100deg,rgba(3,19,46,.97) 0%,rgba(3,19,46,.88) 42%,rgba(3,19,46,.5) 75%,rgba(3,19,46,.35) 100%)}
  .phero .inner{position:relative;padding:7.5rem 0 6rem;max-width:42rem}
  .phero h1{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,4.6vw,3.7rem);line-height:1.08;margin:1.5rem 0 1.5rem}
  .phero p{font-size:1.12rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.84);max-width:35rem;margin-bottom:2.2rem}
  .phero .ctas{display:flex;gap:.9rem;flex-wrap:wrap}

  /* ---- careers ---- */
  .sec{padding:7rem 0}
  .sec.soft{background:var(--bg-soft)}
  .profiles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);border-top:1px solid var(--navy-800)}
  .profiles .pcol > p{min-height:0}
  .expect{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:2.4rem;margin-top:3.4rem}
  .expect h3{font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--navy-800);padding-top:1.1rem;border-top:2px solid var(--accent);display:inline-block;margin-bottom:.6rem}
  .expect p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.95rem}
  .engage{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;margin-top:3.4rem;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .engage div{padding:2rem 2rem 2rem 0}
  .engage div+div{padding-left:2rem;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
  .engage b{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:1.35rem;color:var(--navy-800);margin-bottom:.4rem}
  .engage span{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.93rem}

  .apply{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.75fr 1.25fr;gap:4.5rem;align-items:start}
  .apply aside{position:sticky;top:110px}
  .apply aside h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,3.2vw,2.6rem);line-height:1.15;color:var(--navy-800);margin:1.2rem 0 1rem}
  .apply aside p{color:var(--ink-soft)}
  .apply ol{list-style:none;margin-top:2.2rem;border-top:1px solid var(--navy-800)}
  .apply ol li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2.6rem 1fr;padding:1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .apply ol b{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;color:var(--accent)}
  .apply ol strong{display:block;color:var(--navy-800);font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem}
  .apply ol span{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.9rem}
  .card{background:#fff;border-top:2px solid var(--navy-800);padding:2.8rem 2.8rem 2.4rem;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(7,41,92,.05)}
  fieldset{border:0;padding:0 0 2.2rem;margin:0 0 2.2rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  legend{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;color:var(--navy-800);margin-bottom:1.4rem;padding:0}
  legend .num{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--accent);margin-right:.6rem;letter-spacing:.06em}
  .stack{display:grid;gap:1.25rem}
  .grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.25rem}
  .field label,.group-label{display:block;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--navy-800);margin-bottom:.45rem;letter-spacing:.01em}
  .req{color:var(--accent);margin-left:2px}
  .field input[type=text],.field input[type=email],.field input[type=tel],.field input[type=url],.field input[type=date],.field select,.field textarea{width:100%;font:inherit;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;border:1px solid #CBD6E6;border-radius:4px;padding:.78rem .9rem;transition:border-color .2s}
  .field textarea{min-height:130px;resize:vertical}
  .field input:hover,.field select:hover,.field textarea:hover{border-color:var(--navy-600)}
  .field input:focus,.field select:focus,.field textarea:focus{border-color:var(--navy-800);outline:none;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(26,74,149,.12)}
  .chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem}
  .chip{position:relative}
  .chip input{position:absolute;opacity:0;inset:0;cursor:pointer}
  .chip span{display:inline-block;padding:.5rem .95rem;border:1px solid #CBD6E6;border-radius:999px;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;transition:all .15s;cursor:pointer}
  .chip input:checked + span{background:var(--navy-800);border-color:var(--navy-800);color:#fff}
  .chip input:focus-visible + span{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
  .err{display:none;color:#9b2c2c;font-size:.8rem;margin-top:.4rem}
  .has-error .err{display:block}
  .has-error input,.has-error select{border-color:#9b2c2c}
  .note{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.6}
  .note.alert{background:var(--bg-soft);border-left:2px solid var(--accent);padding:1rem 1.2rem;color:var(--ink)}
  .consent{display:flex;gap:.8rem;align-items:flex-start;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink);font-weight:400!important;cursor:pointer}
  .consent input{margin-top:.25rem;accent-color:var(--navy-800);width:16px;height:16px;flex:0 0 16px}
  .consent a{color:var(--navy-700);border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent)}
  .actions{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .actions .hint{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
  button.btn{cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit}
  button.btn:disabled{opacity:.6;cursor:wait}
  .submit-error{margin-top:1.2rem;padding:1rem 1.2rem;border-left:2px solid #9b2c2c;background:#FBF1F1;color:#5a1d1d;font-size:.92rem}
  .submit-error button{margin-top:.7rem;background:none;border:0;color:var(--navy-800);font-weight:600;border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent);cursor:pointer;font:inherit;font-size:.9rem;padding:0}
  .hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
  .done{text-align:left}
  .done h3{font-size:2rem;color:var(--navy-800);margin:1rem 0 .8rem}
  .done p{color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:34rem}
  .done .ref{display:inline-block;margin-top:1.6rem;padding:.8rem 1.1rem;background:var(--bg-soft);border-left:2px solid var(--accent);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--navy-800)}
  .done .ref strong{font-family:ui-monospace,Menlo,Consolas,monospace;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-left:.4rem}
  .done .ref-hint{font-size:.85rem;margin-top:.8rem}

  /* ---- legacy inner pages (contact, policies) ---- */
  .legacy h1,.legacy h2,.legacy h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400}

  @media (max-width:960px){
    .phero .inner{padding:4.6rem 0 3.6rem}
    .phero .bg:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,19,46,.82),rgba(3,19,46,.94))}
    .phero .bg img{object-position:70% 40%}
    .phero .ctas .btn{width:100%;text-align:center}
    .sec{padding:4.8rem 0}
    .profiles,.expect,.engage{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .profiles .pcol,.profiles .pcol+.pcol{padding:1.8rem 0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
    .profiles .pcol:first-child{border-top:0}
    .expect{gap:1.8rem}
    .engage div,.engage div+div{padding:1.4rem 0;border-left:0}
    .engage div+div{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
    .apply{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.6rem}
    .apply aside{position:static}
    .card{padding:1.8rem 1.3rem 1.6rem}
    .grid-2{grid-template-columns:1fr}
    .actions .btn{width:100%;text-align:center}
  }
  .bg picture,.ph picture{display:block;width:100%;height:100%}
  .visually-hidden{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
  .expect .reveal h3{display:inline-block}
  .apply ol.where{margin-top:1.6rem}
  .apply ol.where b{color:var(--accent)}
  .apply ol.where .wi{width:22px;height:22px;margin-top:.05rem}
  .apply ol.where a{color:var(--navy-800);border-bottom:1px solid var(--accent)}
  .actions .hint .link{font-size:inherit;padding-bottom:0}
  .done h3:focus{outline:none}
  @media (max-width:960px){.phero .bg:after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,19,46,.74),rgba(3,19,46,.92))}}
  .nav .cta[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--accent)}
  .ft{padding:4.2rem 2rem 3rem}
  .ft-bottom{padding:1.4rem 2rem}
  @media (max-width:960px){.ft{padding:3.2rem 1.35rem 2.4rem}.ft-bottom{padding:1.4rem 1.35rem}}
  /* the firm: name lockup as on the original site */
  .story h2.rb-name{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy-800);letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1.12;font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.4vw,3.5rem);width:fit-content;max-width:none;margin-top:1.4rem}
  .rb-name .r1,.rb-name .r2{display:block;white-space:nowrap}
  .rb-name .amp{color:var(--accent)}
  .rb-name .r2{font-size:.82em;transform:scaleX(var(--r2,1));transform-origin:left center;margin-top:.05em}
  .story .lead{font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.7;padding-top:1.8rem;border-top:1px solid var(--navy-800);margin-top:.4rem}
  .story .close{margin-top:1.8rem}

  /* ---- usability pass (Oct 2026) ---- */
  [id]{scroll-margin-top:92px}
  html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;text-size-adjust:100%}
  a,button,label.chip{-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(7,41,92,.08)}
  .link{display:inline-block;padding:.55rem 0 .35rem}
  @media (max-width:960px){
    [id]{scroll-margin-top:74px}
    .burger{width:44px;height:44px}
    .nav > a:first-child{display:flex;align-items:center;min-height:48px}
    .label{font-size:.78rem}
    .app .mach{font-size:.75rem}
    .fig span{font-size:.78rem}
    .ins .meta{font-size:.75rem}
    .regions{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.14em;line-height:2}
    .hero .apps li small{font-size:.75rem}
    .hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,9.4vw,2.9rem)}
    .hero p{font-size:1.05rem}
    .field input[type=text],.field input[type=email],.field input[type=tel],.field input[type=url],.field input[type=date],.field select,.field textarea{font-size:16px;padding:.85rem .9rem}
    .field label,.group-label{font-size:.88rem}
    .chip span{padding:.68rem 1rem;font-size:.9rem}
    .chips{gap:.55rem}
    .consent{font-size:.95rem}
    .ft h4{font-size:.78rem}
    .ft li{padding:0}
    .ft li a{display:inline-block;padding:.62rem 0}
    .ft .logo{display:inline-block;padding:.4rem 0}
    .ft-bottom{font-size:.85rem}
    .ft-legal a{display:inline-block;padding:.6rem 0}
    .apply ol.where a{display:inline-block;padding:.35rem 0}
  }

  /* Insights hidden: close the gap between figures and contact */
  .principles + .contact{padding-top:2rem}
  @media (max-width:960px){.principles + .contact{padding-top:1.5rem}}

  /* application icons (Oct 2026) */
  .ai{width:28px;height:28px;stroke:var(--accent);fill:none;stroke-width:1.5;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;display:block}
  .hero .apps li .ai{width:26px;height:26px;margin-bottom:.55rem}
  .app .num.ai{width:32px;height:32px;margin-bottom:.2rem}
  .practice .num.ai{width:32px;height:32px;margin-bottom:.6rem}
  .regions .rg{white-space:nowrap}
  .regions .sep{margin:0 .45em}

  .sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
  @media (max-width:960px){.regions .sep{display:none}.regions .rg{display:inline-block;margin:0 .6em}}
  @media (max-width:400px){.story h2.rb-name{font-size:1.9rem}}
  @media (max-width:960px){.actions .hint .link{margin:-.55rem 0 -.35rem}}
  @media (max-width:340px){.story h2.rb-name{font-size:1.6rem}}
  @media (max-width:420px){.fig span .sol{display:block}.fig span .dot{display:none}}
  /* 2026-10-22 consistency pass */
  .contact h2{line-height:1.15}
  .pr h3{display:block}
  .ft-bottom{border-top:0;position:relative}
  .ft-bottom:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:2rem;right:2rem;height:1px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
  @media (max-width:960px){.ft-bottom:before{left:1.35rem;right:1.35rem}}
  .field select{line-height:1.6;min-height:calc(1.6em + 1.56rem + 2px)}
  @media (max-width:960px){.field select{min-height:calc(1.6em + 1.7rem + 2px)}}

  .story .body{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:1.06rem;color:var(--ink);line-height:1.7;margin-top:1.8rem}
  .story .close{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.5;color:var(--navy-800);text-wrap:pretty}
  @media (max-width:640px){.story .close{font-size:1.15rem}}
  .pcol .link.more{margin-top:1rem}