/* ============ VVXO — design system v2 ============ */
@font-face{font-family:'Space Grotesk';font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/space-grotesk-latin-500-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Space Grotesk';font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/space-grotesk-latin-600-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Space Grotesk';font-style:normal;font-weight:700;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/space-grotesk-latin-700-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Inter';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/inter-latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Inter';font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/inter-latin-500-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Inter';font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/inter-latin-600-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-latin-400-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono';font-style:normal;font-weight:500;font-display:swap;src:url('assets/fonts/ibm-plex-mono-latin-500-normal.woff2') format('woff2')}
:root{
  --bg:#060a14;
  --bg-2:#0a1120;
  --panel:#0d1526;
  --line:rgba(148,178,224,.12);
  --line-strong:rgba(148,178,224,.22);
  --white:#f2f6fd;
  --text:#aab8d0;
  --text-dim:#7787a3;
  --blue:#00d4ff;
  --blue-soft:rgba(0,212,255,.12);
  --blue-glow:rgba(0,212,255,.42);
  --font-display:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;
  --font-body:'Inter',sans-serif;
  --font-mono:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;
  --maxw:1180px;
  --radius:10px;
}
*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:auto}
html.lenis,html.lenis body{height:auto}
.lenis.lenis-smooth{scroll-behavior:auto!important}
body{
  background:var(--bg);
  color:var(--text);
  font-family:var(--font-body);
  font-size:16px;
  line-height:1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
/* film grain */
body::after{
  content:'';position:fixed;inset:-50%;z-index:999;pointer-events:none;opacity:.05;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.6'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
::selection{background:var(--blue);color:#04101f}
.container{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--font-display);color:var(--white);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.015em}
h1{font-size:clamp(3.2rem,9vw,6.4rem);font-weight:700}
h2{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,4.8vw,3.6rem);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1.2rem}
h3{font-size:1.18rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.5rem}
.accent{color:var(--blue)}
.lede{font-size:1.1rem;max-width:46rem;margin-bottom:2rem}
.opt{color:var(--text-dim);font-weight:400}

/* headline line masks */
#heroTitle .line{display:block;overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:.06em;margin-bottom:-.06em}
#heroTitle .line-inner{display:block;will-change:transform}

/* kicker + mono labels */
.kicker{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.22em;
  color:var(--blue);text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:1.2rem;
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.7rem;
}
.mono-label{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--text-dim);text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:.6rem}
.status-dot{
  width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--blue);display:inline-block;flex:none;
  box-shadow:0 0 8px var(--blue-glow);animation:pulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1;box-shadow:0 0 8px var(--blue-glow)}50%{opacity:.35;box-shadow:0 0 2px transparent}}

/* buttons */
.btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:.5rem;
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;
  padding:.9rem 1.7rem;border-radius:8px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;
  border:1px solid transparent;transition:all .3s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);white-space:nowrap;
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.btn-primary{background:var(--blue);color:#04101f}
.btn-primary::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(110deg,transparent 30%,rgba(255,255,255,.5) 50%,transparent 70%);
  transform:translateX(-120%);transition:transform .7s ease;
}
.btn-primary:hover::before{transform:translateX(120%)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:#4ae0ff;box-shadow:0 6px 32px var(--blue-glow);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--white);border-color:var(--line-strong)}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-sm{padding:.6rem 1.15rem;font-size:.86rem}
.btn-full{width:100%;font-size:1.02rem;padding:1.05rem}
.arrow{transition:transform .3s ease;display:inline-block}
.btn:hover .arrow,.text-link:hover .arrow{transform:translateX(5px)}
.text-link{
  color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.4rem;
}
.text-link:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* ============ NAV ============ */
.nav{
  position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:100;
  transition:background .35s ease,border-color .35s ease,transform .45s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
  border-bottom:1px solid transparent;transform:translateY(0);
}
.nav.hidden{transform:translateY(-100%)}
.nav.scrolled{background:rgba(6,10,20,.8);backdrop-filter:blur(16px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(16px);border-bottom-color:var(--line)}
.nav-inner{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;height:70px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--white);font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:700;font-size:1.25rem;letter-spacing:.06em}
.logo-mark{width:30px;height:30px;object-fit:contain}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:1.7rem}
.nav-links a{
  color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;font-size:.88rem;font-weight:500;
  transition:color .2s ease;position:relative;
}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--white)}
.nav-links a::after{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;bottom:-6px;width:0;height:2px;background:var(--blue);transition:width .3s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1)}
.nav-links a:hover::after{width:100%}
.nav-cta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem}
.nav-burger{display:none;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;padding:6px}
.nav-burger span{width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--white);transition:all .3s ease;display:block}
.nav-burger.open span:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(7px) rotate(45deg)}
.nav-burger.open span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.nav-burger.open span:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg)}
.nav-mobile{
  display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:1.1rem;padding:1.4rem 24px 1.8rem;
  background:rgba(6,10,20,.97);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav-mobile a{color:var(--white);text-decoration:none;font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:500;font-size:1.05rem}
.nav-mobile.open{display:flex}

/* ============ HERO ============ */
.hero{position:relative;min-height:100svh;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;overflow:hidden}
.hero-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;overflow:hidden}
.hero-bg img{
  width:100%;height:112%;object-fit:cover;display:block;opacity:.2;
  filter:saturate(.8) brightness(.55);will-change:transform;
}
#heroCanvas{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;display:block}
.hero-vignette{
  position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% 40%,transparent 25%,rgba(6,10,20,.8) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom,rgba(6,10,20,.5),transparent 30%,transparent 60%,var(--bg) 100%);
}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:2;max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:120px 24px 90px;width:100%;will-change:transform,opacity}
.hero-sub{font-size:clamp(1.05rem,2vw,1.28rem);max-width:39rem;margin:1.7rem 0 2.5rem;color:var(--text)}
.hero-ctas{display:flex;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero-stats{display:flex;gap:3.4rem;margin-top:4.2rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.stat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.3rem}
.stat-num{font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:700;font-size:2rem;color:var(--white)}
.stat-num .suffix{color:var(--blue);font-size:1.25rem;margin-left:2px}
.stat-label{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-dim)}

/* ticker */
.ticker{
  position:relative;z-index:2;border-top:1px solid var(--line);
  background:rgba(8,13,26,.72);backdrop-filter:blur(6px);
  overflow:hidden;padding:.68rem 0;
}
.ticker-track{display:flex;gap:3.5rem;white-space:nowrap;will-change:transform;animation:tick 60s linear infinite;width:max-content}
.ticker-track span{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--text-dim);text-transform:uppercase}
.ticker-track b{color:var(--blue);font-weight:500}
@keyframes tick{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* ============ STATEMENT ============ */
.statement-sec{padding:11rem 0 9rem;background:var(--bg)}
.statement{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;
  font-size:clamp(1.7rem,4.4vw,3.1rem);line-height:1.28;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  color:var(--white);max-width:62rem;
}
.statement .w{opacity:.14;transition:none}

/* ============ SECTIONS ============ */
.section{padding:8.5rem 0;position:relative}
.section-alt{background:var(--bg-2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.section-dark{
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 80% at 80% 20%,rgba(0,212,255,.06),transparent 60%),
    #050810;
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}

/* ============ SOLVE ============ */
.solve-toggle{display:flex;gap:.7rem;margin:2.4rem 0 0;flex-wrap:wrap}
.solve-tab{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:1rem;cursor:pointer;
  background:transparent;color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius:10px;padding:1rem 1.6rem;transition:all .3s ease;
}
.solve-tab:hover{color:var(--white);border-color:var(--blue)}
.solve-tab.active{
  background:var(--blue-soft);border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);
  box-shadow:0 0 22px rgba(0,212,255,.15);
}
.solve-panels{margin-top:1.4rem}
.solve-panel{display:none}
.solve-panel.active{display:block}
.solve-row{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2.5rem;align-items:start;
  padding:2.1rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
}
.solve-row h3{
  font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.4vw,1.7rem);line-height:1.25;margin:0;
}
.solve-row p{font-size:1rem;max-width:34rem}
.solve-cta{margin-top:2.2rem}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .solve-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:.8rem;padding:1.6rem 0}
  .solve-tab{width:100%;text-align:left}
}

/* ============ SERVE PANELS ============ */
.panels{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5.5rem;margin-top:4.5rem}
.panel{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.15fr 1fr;align-items:center;gap:0}
.panel-media{
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;
  aspect-ratio:16/10;
}
.panel-flip .panel-media{order:2;border-radius:14px 0 0 14px}
.panel-media img{
  width:100%;height:120%;object-fit:cover;display:block;
  filter:saturate(.92);will-change:transform;
}
.panel-body{padding:3rem clamp(2rem,5vw,5rem);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1.1rem;align-items:flex-start}
.panel-flip .panel-body{order:1}
.panel-tag{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.22em;color:var(--blue);
  border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:4px;padding:.35rem .8rem;background:var(--blue-soft);
}
.panel-body h3{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.6vw,2.1rem)}
.check-list{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.6rem}
.check-list li{padding-left:1.5rem;position:relative;font-size:.96rem}
.check-list li::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:.52em;width:.55rem;height:.55rem;
  border-right:2px solid var(--blue);border-bottom:2px solid var(--blue);transform:rotate(-45deg) translateY(-15%);
}

/* ============ ROLES ============ */
.roles-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1.3rem;margin-top:3.4rem}
.role-card{
  background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:2rem 1.7rem 1.9rem;position:relative;overflow:hidden;
  transition:border-color .35s ease,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1),box-shadow .35s ease;
}
.role-card::before{
  content:'';position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:2px;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue),transparent 70%);
  opacity:0;transition:opacity .35s ease;
}
.role-card:hover{border-color:var(--line-strong);transform:translateY(-6px);box-shadow:0 22px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}
.role-card:hover::before{opacity:1}
.role-card p{font-size:.94rem}

/* ============ WHY ============ */
.why-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:4rem;align-items:start}
.why-left{position:sticky;top:110px}
.why-img{margin-top:2.4rem;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);aspect-ratio:16/10}
.why-img img{width:100%;height:120%;object-fit:cover;display:block;filter:saturate(.9);will-change:transform}
.why-right{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.9rem}
.why-item{
  display:flex;gap:1.3rem;background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:var(--radius);padding:1.6rem 1.7rem;
  transition:border-color .35s ease,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
  position:relative;
}
.why-item::before{
  content:'';width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--blue);flex:none;margin-top:.5rem;
  clip-path:polygon(50% 0,100% 50%,50% 100%,0 50%);
}
.why-item:hover{border-color:var(--blue);transform:translateX(8px)}
.why-item p{font-size:.94rem}

/* ============ BAND ============ */
.band{position:relative;height:72vh;min-height:480px;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center}
.band-media{position:absolute;inset:0;overflow:hidden}
.band-media img{width:100%;height:130%;object-fit:cover;display:block;filter:saturate(.9) brightness(.75);will-change:transform}
.band::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--bg) 0%,transparent 22%,transparent 72%,var(--bg-2) 100%)}
.band-content{position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%}
.band-line{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:700;color:var(--white);
  font-size:clamp(2.2rem,6vw,4.6rem);letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.06;max-width:56rem;
  text-shadow:0 4px 40px rgba(4,8,16,.8);
}

/* ============ STEPS ============ */
.steps-rail{height:2px;background:var(--line);margin-top:3.6rem;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden}
.steps-rail span{display:block;height:100%;width:100%;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--blue),#4ae0ff);transform-origin:left;transform:scaleX(0)}
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1.3rem;margin-top:1.6rem}
.step{
  background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:1.9rem 1.6rem;position:relative;
  transition:border-color .35s ease,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
}
.step:hover{border-color:var(--blue);transform:translateY(-6px)}
.step-num{
  font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:700;font-size:2.5rem;
  color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke:1.5px var(--blue);margin-bottom:1.1rem;line-height:1;
}
.step p{font-size:.92rem}

/* ============ CAPABILITIES ============ */
.cap-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2.4rem;margin-top:2.8rem}
.cap-head{color:var(--white);margin-bottom:1.1rem;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.78rem}
.chip-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.55rem}
.chip{
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.04em;
  border:1px solid var(--line-strong);color:var(--text);border-radius:999px;
  padding:.42rem .95rem;transition:all .3s ease;cursor:default;
}
.chip:hover{border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);background:var(--blue-soft);box-shadow:0 0 14px rgba(0,212,255,.18)}
.cap-note{
  margin-top:3.2rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.8rem;
  font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--text-dim);
  border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:1rem 1.3rem;background:var(--panel);
}

/* ============ COMPLIANCE ============ */
.comp-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.25fr;gap:4rem;align-items:start}
.comp-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.2rem}
.comp-card{
  background:rgba(13,21,38,.7);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:1.7rem 1.6rem;transition:border-color .35s ease,transform .35s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
}
.comp-card:hover{border-color:var(--blue);transform:translateY(-4px)}
.comp-card h3{font-size:1.05rem;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem}
.comp-card h3::before{content:'';width:8px;height:8px;background:var(--blue);flex:none;
  clip-path:polygon(50% 0,100% 50%,50% 100%,0 50%)}
.comp-card p{font-size:.92rem}

/* ============ CONTACT ============ */
.contact-wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.3fr;gap:4.5rem;align-items:start}
.contact-left{position:sticky;top:110px}
.contact-direct{margin-top:2.6rem;border-left:2px solid var(--blue);padding-left:1.4rem}
.contact-email{font-family:var(--font-display);font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--white);text-decoration:none}
.contact-email:hover{color:var(--blue)}
.contact-note{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--text-dim);margin-top:.5rem}
.intake{
  background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;
  padding:2.2rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1.25rem;
}
.track-toggle{display:flex;gap:.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.track-opt{position:relative;cursor:pointer}
.track-opt input{position:absolute;opacity:0;pointer-events:none}
.track-opt span{
  display:inline-block;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.06em;
  border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:999px;padding:.55rem 1.1rem;color:var(--text);
  transition:all .3s ease;
}
.track-opt input:checked + span{background:var(--blue-soft);border-color:var(--blue);color:var(--blue);box-shadow:0 0 16px rgba(0,212,255,.2)}
.track-opt input:focus-visible + span{outline:2px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:2px}
.form-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.25rem}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.45rem}
.field label{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--text-dim)}
.field input,.field select,.field textarea{
  background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:8px;
  color:var(--white);font-family:var(--font-body);font-size:.96rem;padding:.8rem .95rem;
  transition:border-color .25s ease,box-shadow .25s ease;width:100%;
}
.field textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:110px}
.field input:focus,.field select:focus,.field textarea:focus{
  outline:none;border-color:var(--blue);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(0,212,255,.15);
}
.field select{appearance:none;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' stroke='%237787a3' stroke-width='2' fill='none'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:right 1rem center}
.form-fine{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--text-dim);text-align:center}
.intake .success{
  background:var(--blue-soft);border:1px solid var(--blue);border-radius:8px;
  padding:1rem 1.2rem;color:var(--white);font-size:.95rem;text-align:center;
}

/* ============ FOOTER ============ */
.footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#050810;padding:4rem 0 0;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.footer-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1.3fr;gap:2.5rem;padding-bottom:3rem}
.footer-brand p{font-size:.92rem;margin-top:1rem;max-width:16rem}
.footer-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.55rem}
.footer-col a{color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;font-size:.92rem;transition:color .2s ease}
.footer-col a:hover{color:var(--blue)}
.footer-badges{font-size:.85rem;color:var(--text-dim);line-height:1.8}
.footer-legal{
  border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:1.6rem;padding-bottom:1.6rem;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;
  align-items:center;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.footer-legal p{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--text-dim)}
.footer-legal .mono-label{margin:0}
.footer-watermark{
  pointer-events:none;user-select:none;line-height:.78;text-align:center;
  margin-top:1rem;
}
.footer-watermark span{
  display:block;font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:700;
  font-size:clamp(6rem,22vw,20rem);letter-spacing:.02em;
  color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke:1px rgba(0,212,255,.14);
  transform:translateY(18%);
}

/* ============ MOTION FALLBACKS ============ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .ticker-track{animation:none}
  .status-dot{animation:none}
  .statement .w{opacity:1}
  .steps-rail span{transform:scaleX(1)}
}

/* ============ RESPONSIVE ============ */
@media (max-width:1020px){
  .roles-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .steps{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .cap-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2rem}
  .comp-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.5rem}
  .contact-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:3rem}
  .contact-left,.why-left{position:static}
  .why-wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:2.5rem}
  .footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .panel{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .panel-media{border-radius:0;aspect-ratio:16/9}
  .panel-flip .panel-media{order:0;border-radius:0}
  .panel-flip .panel-body{order:1}
  .panel-body{padding:2.4rem 24px 0}
  .panels{gap:4rem}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .nav-burger{display:flex}
  .nav-cta .btn{display:none}
  .section{padding:5rem 0}
  .statement-sec{padding:7rem 0 5.5rem}
  .roles-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .form-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-stats{gap:1.8rem}
  .intake{padding:1.5rem}
  .footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .band{height:56vh;min-height:380px}
}