body {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
}

/* general section styles */
section {
  width: 100%;
}

section {
  padding: 3rem 0.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  section {
    padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
  }
}

.inner {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.inner h2 {
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

#masthead {
  background:
    url(https://d2z65klgtz99km.cloudfront.net/SEI/sei_buyout_0826/ElonMusk_Transparent.webp),
    url(https://d2z65klgtz99km.cloudfront.net/SEI/sei_buyout_0826/bg_headline.webp);
  background-position: left, bottom;
  background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat;
  background-size: 400px, cover;
  padding: 2rem 0.5rem !important;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  #masthead {
    padding: 1rem 0.5rem !important;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1350px) {
  #masthead {
    background-size: 350px, cover;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1250px) {
  #masthead {
    background-size: 300px, cover;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 975px) {
  #masthead {
    background: url(https://d2z65klgtz99km.cloudfront.net/SEI/sei_buyout_0826/bg_headline.webp);
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
  }
}

/* arrow sections */
#steps {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fce2b6 0%, #e5c171 100%);
}

.section-actions {
  background-color: #000;
}

.actions-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-top: 2rem;
}

.actions-arrow,
.actions-steps {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.actions-arrow {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.actions-arrow-top {
  background-color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffd58e 0%, #8f5d1f 90%);
  color: #000;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 60%;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.actions-arrow-top p {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.actions-arrow-bottom {
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  border-left: 275px solid transparent;
  border-right: 275px solid transparent;
  border-top: 100px solid #8f5d1f;
  margin-top: -5px;
}

@media (max-width: 1250px) {
  .actions-arrow-bottom {
    border-left: 200px solid transparent;
    border-right: 200px solid transparent;
    border-top: 100px solid #8f5d1f;
  }

  .actions-arrow-top p {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 930px) {
  .actions-arrow {
    order: 2;
  }

  .actions-arrow-top {
    max-width: 100%;
    width: 250px;
  }

  .actions-arrow-bottom {
    border-left: 200px solid transparent;
    border-right: 200px solid transparent;
    border-top: 100px solid #8f5d1f;
  }

  .actions-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .actions-arrow-bottom {
    border-left: 125px solid transparent;
    border-right: 125px solid transparent;
    border-top: 100px solid #8f5d1f;
  }

  .actions-arrow-top {
    padding: 0.25rem 0.25rem 0.75rem;
    width: 175px;
  }
}

.actions-steps {
  border: 4px solid #8f5d1f;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff 0%, #98a3ab 100%);
}

.actions-steps li {
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.actions-steps a,
.actions-steps a:active,
.actions-steps a:visited {
  color: #0055a8;
}

/* old intro/masthead section */
#intro {
  background-color: #efefef;
  padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
}

.report-eyebrow {
  background-color: #f6e4a7;
  padding: 10px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
  line-height: 1;
}

.report-link {
  color: #0864c3;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.success .report-link {
  color: #f6e4a7 !important;
}

.eyebrow {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: #bf0000;
  text-decoration-thickness: 4px;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.pulse {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
  background: #bf0000;
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: pulse 2s infinite ease-in-out;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

@keyframes pulse {
  0% {
    transform: scale(1);
    opacity: 1;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.7);
  }

  70% {
    transform: scale(1.05);
    opacity: 0.9;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba(255, 0, 0, 0);
  }

  100% {
    transform: scale(1);
    opacity: 1;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 0, 0, 0);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .eyebrow {
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  }
}

.headline {
  /* font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif; */
  /* font-family: "futura-pt-bold", sans-serif; */
  font-family: "futura-pt", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 5rem;
  font-size: clamp(3.75rem, 23.4vw, 5rem);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ffffff, #8c9ba5);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
  line-height: 1;
}

.headline-date {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 4.6vw, 1.4rem);
  letter-spacing: 3.15px;
  color: #ffd58e;
  text-shadow: 0px 3px 6px #0000009a;
}

.headline-seat {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 7.5px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .headline-seat {
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
  }
}

/* countdown */
.countdown-headline {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: 10.8px;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .countdown-headline {
    letter-spacing: 3px;
  }
}

.countdown {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  width: 100%;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.countdown-inner {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.time-container {
  margin: 0;
  width: auto;
}

.label {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #ffd58e;
  font-weight: 300;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 3.24px;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.time-number {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffd58e 0%, #cc9f5c 45%, #8f5d1f 100%);
  padding: 1rem 0.5rem;
  color: #000000;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
  min-width: 125px;
}

@media (max-width: 650px) {
  .label {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .time-number {
    min-width: 90px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .time-number {
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
    min-width: 65px;
  }

  .countdown {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .label {
    font-size: 10px;
  }

  .countdown-inner {
    justify-content: space-around;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }
}

/* welcome video */
#intro .wistia_responsive_wrapper {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 800px;
  min-width: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
  /* border-bottom: 4px solid #ffd58e;
  border-left: 4px solid #ffd58e;
  border-right: 4px solid #ffd58e; */
}

.ctpVideo {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 800px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center center;
  cursor: pointer;
  pointer-events: none;
}

#wistiaEmbed {
  height: 100%;
}

#intro .wistia_responsive_wrapper {
  background-image: url(https://d2z65klgtz99km.cloudfront.net/SEI/sei_buyout_0826/welcome_ctp_firstframe.webp);
  background-size: cover;
}

.welcome-video-text {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.75rem, 4.4vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #980707 0%, #760606 100%);
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 800px;
  padding: 0.25rem;
  /* border-top: 4px solid #ffd58e;
  border-left: 4px solid #ffd58e;
  border-right: 4px solid #ffd58e; */
}

/* james section */
.james-section-headline {
  --arrow-width: 1rem;
  --arrow-height: 1rem;
  clip-path: polygon(
    0 0,
    100% 0,
    100% calc(100% - var(--arrow-height)),
    calc(50% + var(--arrow-width)) calc(100% - var(--arrow-height)),
    50% 100%,
    calc(50% - var(--arrow-width)) calc(100% - var(--arrow-height)),
    0 calc(100% - var(--arrow-height))
  );
  padding: 1.5rem 1rem 2.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #8f5d1f 0%, #000000 100%);
}

.james-section-headline h2 {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 2rem);
  text-wrap: balance;
}

#info {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fce2b6 0%, #e5c171 100%);
  margin-top: -1rem;
}

.info-inner {
  background-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 4px solid #8f5d1f;
  padding: 1rem;
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
}

.james-hs {
  width: 300px;
  width: clamp(125px, 35vw, 350px);
}

/* free report section */
#report {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
}

#report h2 {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
}

#report .inner {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

.annotation-container {
  position: relative;
  width: fit-content;
}

.free-report-annotation {
  font-family: "Kalam", cursive;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  position: absolute;
  right: -160px;
  top: 50px;
  width: fit-content;
  transform: rotate(25deg);
}

.free-report-annotation img {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -80px;
  width: 75px;
}

@media (max-width: 1550px) {
  .free-report-annotation {
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    right: -100px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1440px) {
  .free-report-annotation {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* calendar section */
#calendar-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #fff0d6 78%, #ffebc9 100%);
}

.calendar_wrapper {
  clear: both;
  position: relative;
}

.calendar_wrapper h2 {
  padding: 1rem 1rem 2rem;
  box-shadow: #b2b2b29a 0 0 25px;
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 5vw, 1.75rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.add-to-calendar {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffd58e 0%, #cc9f5c 47%, #8f5d1f 100%);
  color: #000000;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 5vw, 1.25rem);
  font-weight: bold;
  margin: -1.25rem auto 1rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
  width: fit-content;
  max-width: 90%;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 3.48px;
  border-radius: 7px;
}

.add-to-calendar-checkbox[type="checkbox"] {
  display: none;
}

.calendar_inside {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #142134 0%, #000000 47%, #142134 100%);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 11px;
  text-shadow: 0px 3px 6px #000000;
  border: 2px solid #8c9ba5;
}

.add-to-calendar-checkbox:hover {
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* updates section */
#updates h2 {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 2rem);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.updates-subtext {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

@media (max-width: 875px) {
  .updates-subtext br {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .updates-container {
    padding: 1rem 2rem 3rem;
  }

  .lockIconContainer hr {
    width: 5rem;
  }
}

.updates-container h2 {
  text-decoration: underline;
  letter-spacing: 2.22px;
  color: #0f0f0f;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 3.7vw, 2.325rem);
}

.lockIconContainer {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 0.25rem;
}

.update,
.placeholder {
  gap: 1rem;
  max-width: 90%;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: black;
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.update p {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

.update-highlight {
  background-color: #ffd58e;
}

.blurredText {
  filter: blur(9px);
}

.lock {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.update {
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.imgPlaceholder,
.update img {
  width: 168px;
  background-color: grey;
}

.imgPlaceholder {
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  height: 168px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
}

/* sms section */
#sms {
  background-color: #000;
}

#sms h2 {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 3.5px;
  color: #ffd58e;
  text-shadow: 0px 3px 6px #000000;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.sms-input-container {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
}

.sms-phone-input,
.sms-email-input {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  padding: 0.25rem;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border: 1px solid #747474;
  outline: none;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.4px;
}

.sms-submit-btn {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffd58e 0%, #cc9f5c 45%, #8f5d1f 100%);
  color: #000;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 4.2px;
}

.sms-submit-btn:hover:not([disabled]) {
  transform: scale(1.01);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.sms-submit-btn:active {
  transform: scale(1);
}

[disabled] {
  background-color: #8a8a8a !important;
}

.disclaimer {
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  color: #939393;
  text-align: center !important;
  line-height: 1.3;
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto 0.5rem;
}

p.disclaimer a {
  color: #7d7d7d;
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-width: 0;
}

.sr-only a {
  color: #939393;
}

.success {
  text-wrap: balance;
  padding: 1rem;
}

.errorMessage {
  font-size: 1.15rem !important;
}

.sms-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row-reverse;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1026px) {
  .spacex-report-cover-mobile {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1025px) {
  .spacex-report-cover-desktop {
    display: none;
  }
}

.spacex-report-cover {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 500px;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .spacex-report-cover-mobile {
    max-width: 300px;
  }
}

.sms-annotation-container {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
}

.sms-annotation {
  font-family: "Kalam", cursive;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0px;
  top: -90px;
  transform: rotate(0deg);
}

.sms-annotation img {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -90px;
}

@media (max-width: 1025px) {
  .sms-annotation-container {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* misc */
.nobreak {
  white-space: normal;
}

@media (min-width: 415px) {
  .nobreak {
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
}
.gap-1 {
  gap: 1rem;
}

.text-lightred {
  color: #e50000;
}

.font-black {
  font-weight: 900;
}

.text-gold {
  color: #ffd58e;
}

.text-smaller {
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.tw-balance {
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* start roll up */
/* lock background scroll while the intro is up */
/* lock background scroll while the intro is up */
body.no-scroll {
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* fullscreen black overlay — visible on load so there's no flash of the page */
#introTerminal.intro-terminal {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 99999;
  background: #000;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 4vw;
  transform: translateY(0);
  transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1);
  will-change: transform;
}

/* curtain lift */
#introTerminal.intro-terminal.rolling-up {
  transform: translateY(-100%);
}

/* hides the overlay after the roll-up finishes (and on the skip-on-mobile path) */
#introTerminal.hidden {
  display: none !important;
}

/* subtle scanline + gold grid texture, very low opacity */
#introTerminal.intro-terminal::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.05) 0 1px, transparent 1px 3px),
    radial-gradient(ellipse at center, rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.06), transparent 70%);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  opacity: 0.6;
}

.intro-terminal-inner {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1000px;
  text-align: left;
}

/* the line being typed — monospace, gold with a soft glow */
.intro-line {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Courier New", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
  /* --intro-scale lets individual lines run bigger (e.g. line 1 at 1.15).
       Desktop sizing in px, capped at 40px so long lines can't overflow the box.
       Mobile sizing is overridden in the max-width:900px block below. */
  font-size: calc(clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px) * var(--intro-scale, 1));
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #d4af37;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 6px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.55),
    0 0 18px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.25);
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  min-height: 4.5em; /* reserve height so lines of different length don't jump the layout */
}

/* Typed lines with .nowrap break ONLY at their explicit {br} — never auto-wrap.
     Breaks are tuned per width: {br:'d'} desktop only, {br:'m'} mobile only. */
.intro-line.nowrap {
  white-space: nowrap;
}
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .intro-line .br-m {
    display: none;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .intro-line .br-d {
    display: none;
  }
  /* readable mobile sizing + more vertical room (mobile lines are shorter → more of them) */
  .intro-line {
    min-height: 6.5em;
    font-size: calc(clamp(15px, 4.6vw, 22px) * var(--intro-scale, 1));
  }
  /* #introTerminal prefix outranks the base .intro-pop rule defined later, so this wins */
  #introTerminal .intro-pop {
    font-size: calc(clamp(15px, 4.6vw, 22px) * var(--row-scale, 1));
  }
}

/* blinking block cursor that trails the text */
.intro-cursor {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 0.62ch;
  transform: translateY(2px);
  background: #d4af37;
  color: transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.7);
  animation: introBlink 1s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes introBlink {
  50% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

/* "pop" slides — appear instead of typing, centered, no cursor */
.intro-pop {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Courier New", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
  font-size: calc(clamp(28px, 3vw, 40px) * var(--row-scale, 1));
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: #d4af37;
  text-shadow:
    0 0 6px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.55),
    0 0 18px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.25);
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  text-align: center;
  text-wrap: balance;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(14px);
}
.intro-pop.pop-in {
  animation: introPop 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1) forwards;
}
@keyframes introPop {
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

/* dramatic slide — punches in from smaller with a slight overshoot and brighter glow */
.intro-pop.dramatic {
  font-weight: 700;
  transform: scale(0.8);
  text-shadow:
    0 0 12px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.6),
    0 0 30px rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.3);
}
.intro-pop.dramatic.pop-in {
  animation: introPopDramatic 0.55s cubic-bezier(0.2, 1.35, 0.35, 1) forwards;
}
@keyframes introPopDramatic {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0.8);
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  #introTerminal.intro-terminal {
    transition: none;
  }
  .intro-cursor {
    animation: none;
  }
}
/* end roll up */

/* ============================================================
   CRITICAL PRE-EVENT UPDATES — infinite-load "dossier" reader
   (light theme, wider column, cash/key/system icons)
   ============================================================ */
:root {
  --u-gold: #ffd58e;
  --u-gold-mid: #cc9f5c;
  --u-gold-deep: #8f5d1f;
  --u-ink: #26221b;
  --u-ink-dim: #6f6656;
  --u-red: #bf0000;
  --u-blue: #1f8fd0;
  --u-card: #fffdf8;
  --u-card-2: #fdf3e2;
  --u-line: rgba(143, 93, 31, 0.28);
}

.updates-container { padding-bottom: 3rem; }

/* ---------- head ---------- */
.dossier-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.25rem;
}
.dossier-eyebrow {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: #7a1f1f;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

/* ---------- progress rail (sticky) ---------- */
.dossier-rail {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 30;
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  background: rgba(255, 253, 248, 0.92);
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.16);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  transition: max-width 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}
/* once pinned, widen to match the dispatch cards for a cohesive edge */
/* pinning changes only the WIDTH (horizontal) — never the height — so the
   pin detection can't feed back into a grow/shrink loop */
.dossier-rail.is-stuck {
  max-width: 1040px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.24);
}
.rail-track {
  position: absolute;
  top: 33px;
  left: 18%;
  right: 18%;
  height: 3px;
  background: rgba(143, 93, 31, 0.18);
  border-radius: 3px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.rail-fill {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--u-gold-mid), var(--u-gold-deep));
  transition: width 0.4s ease;
}
.rail-steps {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.rail-step {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  opacity: 0.75;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}
.rail-link {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.2rem;
  width: 100%;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}
.rail-step.is-active,
.rail-step.is-done { opacity: 1; }
.rail-icon {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
  filter: grayscale(0.15);
}
.rail-step.is-active .rail-icon {
  transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.08);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 213, 142, 0.55), 0 6px 16px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.3);
  filter: none;
}
.rail-step.is-done .rail-icon { filter: none; }
.rail-num {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
}
.rail-name {
  font-family: "kallisto", "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 700;
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .dossier-rail { padding: 0.55rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 11px; }
  .rail-icon { width: 44px; height: 44px; }
  .rail-track { top: 32px; }
  .rail-name { font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.5px; }
}

/* ---------- dossier + dispatch cards ---------- */
.dossier {
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}
.dispatch {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 16px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-card) 0%, var(--u-card-2) 100%);
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.18);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem; /* keep last line clear of the rounded/clipped edge */
  scroll-margin-top: 112px; /* clears the sticky rail so titles aren't cut off */
}
.dispatch::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 5px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--u-gold-deep), var(--u-gold), var(--u-gold-deep));
}

/* locked gate (collapsed state) */
.dispatch-gate {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
}
.gate-lockwrap {
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  animation: gateFloat 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.gate-lock {
  width: 84px;
  height: 84px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.28);
}
@keyframes gateFloat {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-6px); }
}
.gate-tag {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.gate-name {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold-deep), var(--u-gold-mid));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
.gate-teaser {
  color: var(--u-ink-dim);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  max-width: 40ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.gate-cta {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: #2a1c06;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold) 0%, var(--u-gold-mid) 47%, var(--u-gold-deep) 100%);
  padding: 0.65rem 1.5rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.25);
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, filter 0.15s ease;
}
.dispatch-gate:hover .gate-cta { transform: translateY(-1px); filter: brightness(1.05); }
.dispatch-gate:hover .gate-lock { filter: brightness(1.04); }

/* open state */
.dispatch .dispatch-open { display: none; }
.dispatch.is-open .dispatch-open { display: block; }
.dispatch.is-open > .dispatch-gate { display: none; }
.dispatch.just-opened .dispatch-open {
  animation: dispatchReveal 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1) both;
}
@keyframes dispatchReveal {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(24px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

.dispatch-head {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 2rem 1.5rem 0.5rem;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -30%, rgba(255, 213, 142, 0.35), transparent 62%);
}
.dispatch-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 4px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 0.15rem 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}
.dispatch-codename {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold-deep) 0%, var(--u-gold-mid) 55%, #e6b662 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
.dispatch-title {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: capitalize;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 3.4vw, 1.4rem);
  color: var(--u-ink);
  max-width: 40ch;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-wrap: balance;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

/* ---------- body copy ---------- */
.dispatch-body {
  padding: 1.75rem clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem) 0.5rem;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.74;
  max-width: 830px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
/* generous, even vertical rhythm between blocks (overrides .flow) */
.dispatch-body > * { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }
.dispatch-body > * + * { margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.dispatch-body p { text-wrap: pretty; } /* avoid single-word orphan lines */
.dispatch-body strong { color: #17130c; font-weight: 800; }
.dispatch-body em { color: var(--u-gold-deep); font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; }
.dispatch-body .update-highlight {
  background-color: var(--u-gold);
  color: #2a1c06;
  padding: 0 0.15em;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
/* rhetorical asides — just italic, flowing inline with the body copy */
.lede-q {
  font-style: italic;
}
/* ...except a featured one that keeps the big gold subhead treatment */
.lede-q--feature {
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 4.5vw, 2rem);
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: capitalize;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
  margin-block: 1.8rem 1.6rem !important;
  text-wrap: balance;
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin-inline: auto;
}
.aside-note {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  color: var(--u-ink-dim);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--u-gold);
  padding-left: 0.9rem;
  font-style: italic;
}
.inline-cta {
  color: #0864c3;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}
.warn-line {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--u-red);
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
}
.do-not-miss {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--u-red);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(191, 0, 0, 0.18);
}
.signoff {
  font-family: "Kalam", cursive;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
  margin-top: 1rem !important;
}

/* ---------- pull-stat callout ---------- */
.stat-callout {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff6e4, #fdeccb);
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--u-gold-deep);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.35rem;
}
.stat-callout p { font-size: 1.12rem; }
.stat-callout-sub { color: var(--u-ink-dim); margin-top: 0.5rem !important; }

/* ---------- mega stat (number stacked above the text) ---------- */
.mega-stat {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8ec, #fbedd2);
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.35rem;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}
.mega-stat-num {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 13vw, 5rem);
  line-height: 0.9;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold-deep), var(--u-gold-mid));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.mega-stat-label {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  line-height: 1.4;
  max-width: 48ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* ---------- evidence / newspaper clippings ---------- */
.evidence {
  margin: 0.5rem auto;
  max-width: 580px;
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.35rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.22);
  border: 1px solid rgba(143, 93, 31, 0.15);
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.evidence:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.3);
}
.evidence img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 2px; }
.evidence figcaption {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: #8a734a;
  text-align: right;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.35rem 0;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.evidence--video { background: #101827; padding: 0.4rem; border-color: #101827; }
.evidence-video { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 3px; }
.evidence--video figcaption { color: var(--u-gold); text-align: center; }

/* each buyout clipping on its own line, larger, with a prominent gain caption */
.evidence--buyout figcaption {
  text-align: center;
  color: #3a3226;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  text-transform: none;
  padding-top: 0.4rem;
}
.ev-gain {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: #067a3f;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
}

/* ---------- case facts / recap / case closed ---------- */
.case-facts, .recap-facts { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0.25rem 0; display: grid; gap: 0.6rem; }
.case-facts li, .recap-facts li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.95rem 0.75rem 2.7rem;
  background: #fff8ec;
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-radius: 8px;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.case-facts li::before {
  content: "\2713";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.85rem;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 1.35rem;
  height: 1.35rem;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold), var(--u-gold-deep));
  color: #2a1c06;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}
.recap-facts li { padding-left: 1.6rem; background: #fffaf0; }
.recap-facts li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.7rem;
  top: 1.2rem;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--u-gold-deep);
}
.case-closed { counter-reset: cc; list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0.5rem 0; display: grid; gap: 0.7rem; }
.case-closed li {
  counter-increment: cc;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem 0.95rem 3.6rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff6e4, #fbedcf);
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.case-closed li::before {
  content: counter(cc);
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.85rem;
  top: 0.85rem;
  width: 2rem;
  height: 2rem;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold), var(--u-gold-deep));
  color: #2a1c06;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
}
.cc-note { color: var(--u-ink-dim); font-style: italic; }

/* ---------- testimonials ---------- */
.testimonials { display: grid; gap: 0.75rem; margin: 0.5rem 0; }
.tmony {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem 0.85rem;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--u-gold-deep);
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.08);
}
.tmony p { font-size: 1.02rem; font-style: italic; color: #2a2620; }
.tmony cite {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* ---------- animated blue spike (kept as a dark "system screen") ---------- */
.bluespike { margin: 1rem 0; }
.bluespike-screen {
  position: relative;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 75% 15%, rgba(31, 143, 208, 0.18), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0a1a2c, #05101d);
  border: 1px solid rgba(31, 143, 208, 0.4);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(20, 40, 70, 0.3);
}
.bluespike-label {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 0.9rem;
  left: 1.1rem;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  color: rgba(120, 210, 255, 0.9);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
}
.bluespike-video { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; }
.bluespike-svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: 150px; }
.bluespike-grid line { stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); stroke-width: 1; }
.bluespike-area { fill: url(#spikeGrad); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.5s ease 0.6s; }
.bluespike-line {
  fill: none;
  stroke: #43d1ff;
  stroke-width: 2.5;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(67, 209, 255, 0.9));
  stroke-dasharray: 1400;
  stroke-dashoffset: 1400;
}
.bluespike-dot { fill: #eaffff; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(67, 209, 255, 1)); opacity: 0; }
.bluespike.is-live .bluespike-line { animation: spikeDraw 1.6s ease forwards; }
.bluespike.is-live .bluespike-area { opacity: 1; }
.bluespike.is-live .bluespike-dot { animation: spikePop 0.5s ease 1.3s forwards, spikePulse 2s ease-in-out 1.8s infinite; }
@keyframes spikeDraw { to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; } }
@keyframes spikePop { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.2); } to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); } }
@keyframes spikePulse { 0%, 100% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(67, 209, 255, 0.8)); } 50% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(67, 209, 255, 1)); } }
.bluespike figcaption { text-align: center; margin-top: 0.5rem; }
.spike-flag {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: var(--u-blue);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---------- sentinel + foot / continue ---------- */
.dispatch-sentinel { height: 1px; }
.dispatch-foot { padding: 1.5rem clamp(1.1rem, 4vw, 3rem) 2rem; text-align: center; }
.foot-kicker {
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: var(--u-ink-dim);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.continue-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.15rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 480px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid var(--u-gold-deep);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8ec, #fbedd0);
  color: var(--u-ink);
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.continue-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.22);
}
.continue-label {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
}
.continue-sub { font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--u-ink-dim); text-wrap: balance; }
.continue-arrow { font-size: 1.35rem; color: var(--u-gold-deep); animation: nudge 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes nudge { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); } 50% { transform: translateY(5px); } }

/* final CTAs */
.dispatch-foot--final {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(255, 213, 142, 0.4), transparent 65%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}
.final-cta {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 540px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 3.4vw, 1.05rem);
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: #2a1c06;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold) 0%, var(--u-gold-mid) 47%, var(--u-gold-deep) 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 22px rgba(90, 60, 15, 0.28);
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, filter 0.15s ease;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.final-cta:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); filter: brightness(1.05); }
.final-cta--ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--u-gold-deep);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--u-gold-deep);
  box-shadow: none;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .dispatch.just-opened .dispatch-open { animation: none; }
  .continue-arrow, .gate-lockwrap { animation: none; }
  .bluespike.is-live .bluespike-line { animation: none; stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
  .bluespike.is-live .bluespike-dot { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
  .evidence { transform: none; }
}

/* ---------- THE CASH hero (Elon intro) ---------- */
.cash-hero {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0.5rem 0 0;
}
.cash-hero-copy { flex: 1 1 auto; align-self: center; }
.cash-hero-line {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 4.6vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  margin: 0 !important;
}
.cash-hero-num {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold-deep), var(--u-gold-mid));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.cash-hero-figure {
  position: relative;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: clamp(165px, 33%, 245px);
}
.cash-hero-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14));
}
.cash-hero-note {
  position: absolute;
  top: 13%;
  right: -53%;
  width: 76%;
  height: auto;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}
/* headline breaks to 3 lines on desktop; wraps naturally on mobile */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .cash-hero-line .d-break { display: none; }
}
/* Laptop+: the tall portrait leaves whitespace above the headline and a gap
   before the next paragraph — tighten both. Scoped here (figure is at its max
   width) so smaller screens, where the figure shrinks, aren't over-pulled. */
@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  #cash .dispatch-body { margin-top: -70px; }
  .cash-hero + p { margin-top: -20px; }
}
/* the "trillionaire" arrow is tuned for the laptop hero; below that it would
   clip against the card's overflow, so hide it on tablet/mobile */
@media (max-width: 999px) {
  .cash-hero-note { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .cash-hero {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
  }
  .cash-hero-line { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 8.5vw, 2rem); }
  .cash-hero-figure { width: 210px; margin-top: 0.25rem; }
}

/* ---------- The Cash — billionaires pull-quote ---------- */
.cash-quote {
  margin: 0.25rem 0;
  padding: 0.4rem 0 0.4rem 1.4rem;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--u-gold-deep);
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}
.cash-quote-line {
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  margin: 0 !important;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.cash-quote-line b { color: #17130c; font-weight: 800; }
.q-emph {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: var(--u-red);
}

/* ---------- "titans" impact callout (Elon vs. the billionaires) ---------- */
.titans {
  margin: 0.25rem 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--u-line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 0%, rgba(255, 213, 142, 0.35), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fff8ec, #fbedd2);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
}
.titan-block { text-align: center; }
.titan-kicker {
  display: block;
  font-family: "elza", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  line-height: 1.4;
  max-width: 32ch;
  margin: 0 auto 0.9rem;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.titan-names {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.1rem;
}
.titan-names li {
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 6.2vw, 2.8rem);
  line-height: 1.04;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--u-gold-deep) 0%, var(--u-gold-mid) 60%, #e6b662 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
}
.titan-plus {
  display: block;
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: rgba(143, 93, 31, 0.55);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1;
}
.titan-tail {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-family: "kallisto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  color: var(--u-ink);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.titan-tail strong { color: var(--u-red); }
.titan-rule {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 1.6rem auto;
  max-width: 90%;
  color: var(--u-ink-dim);
  font-family: "Barlow Condensed", sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.titan-rule::before,
.titan-rule::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--u-line);
}