/* =========================================================================
   MEDIA & CONVERSATIONS -- /media/. The pm-* chapters. Rides on home.css:
   tokens, titles, reveal grammar, buttons, pp-cream, and the pcv atoms.
   Ground rhythm: dark - cream - dark - cream - dark - cream - dark - cream - ember.
   ========================================================================= */

/* =========================================================================
   01 . HERO . where the biography stops
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-hero {
  position: relative; overflow: clip;
  background: var(--black-0, #0A0807);
  padding-block: calc(var(--s-xxl) + 40px) calc(var(--s-xxl) + 40px);
  min-height: 92svh;
  display: grid; align-items: center;
}
/* the still: the photograph as a whisper under the flood */
.pm-hero__still {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: 0; overflow: clip;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pm-hero__still img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 26%;
  opacity: 0.2;
  filter: saturate(0.92) contrast(1.05) brightness(0.9);
}
.pm-hero__still::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 92% at 50% 50%, transparent 48%, rgba(10, 8, 7, 0.85) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(10, 8, 7, 0.6) 0%, transparent 30%, transparent 62%, #0A0807 100%);
}

/* the reveal: the pointer's lens shows the photograph whole -- full
   color inside the circle, the whisper everywhere else */
.pm-hero__reveal {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: 0; overflow: clip;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pm-hero__reveal img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 26%;
  opacity: calc(var(--gs, 0) * 0.9);
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.05);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle 250px at var(--gx, 50%) var(--gy, 50%), #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85) 52%, transparent 80%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle 250px at var(--gx, 50%) var(--gy, 50%), #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85) 52%, transparent 80%);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .pm-hero__reveal { display: none; } }

/* the flood: the video's furnace, measured from its frames -- a pure
   red core behind the title (#AD0002 peaking mid-screen), falling to
   #5D0000 and black at both the ceiling and the floor. It swells in,
   holds, and dies back on an eight-second pulse. */
.pm-hero__flood {
  position: absolute; inset: -6%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(64% 44%
      at calc(50% + (var(--gx, 50vw) - 50vw) * 0.12)
         calc(54% + (var(--gy, 46vh) - 46vh) * 0.1),
      rgba(155, 0, 1, 0.9) 0%, rgba(125, 0, 1, 0.8) 30%,
      rgba(70, 0, 0, 0.55) 58%, rgba(21, 0, 0, 0.3) 78%, transparent 94%);
  filter: brightness(calc(1 + var(--gs, 0) * 0.3));
  opacity: 0;
  scale: 0.94;
  animation: pm-flood 8s ease-in-out infinite;
  will-change: opacity, scale;
}
@keyframes pm-flood {
  0%, 30% { opacity: 0; scale: 0.94; }
  52% { opacity: 0.85; scale: 1; }
  68% { opacity: 0.85; scale: 1; }
  88%, 100% { opacity: 0; scale: 0.94; }
}
.pm-hero__inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  display: grid; justify-items: center; text-align: center;
}
.pm-hero__title {
  margin: var(--s-sm) 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.4vw, 5.6rem);
  font-weight: 800; line-height: 0.98;
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.pm-hero__title span { display: block; }
.pm-hero__title em {
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--gold);
  text-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.45);
  animation: pm-accent 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
/* the accent trades its gold for a silhouette at the flood's peak */
@keyframes pm-accent {
  0%, 30% { color: var(--gold); text-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.45); }
  52%, 68% { color: rgba(40, 0, 2, 0.92); text-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(193, 154, 75, 0); }
  88%, 100% { color: var(--gold); text-shadow: 0 0 34px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.45); }
}
.pm-hero__sub {
  margin-top: var(--s-md); max-width: none;
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.2rem); line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.78);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}
.pm-hero__sub span { display: block; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .pm-hero__sub span { display: inline; } }
.pm-hero__actions { margin-top: var(--s-md); justify-content: center; }
.pm-hero__foot {
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 8vh, 90px);
  font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1vw, 0.95rem); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.5); text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* =========================================================================
   02 . FEATURED . the accordion of doors
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-featured { background: #0A0807; }
.pm-featured__pin { padding-block: var(--s-xxl); }
.pm-featured__head {
  display: grid; align-items: end;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(280px, 0.58fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 5vw, 90px);
  margin-bottom: clamp(30px, 4.5vh, 56px);
}
.pm-featured__head .pp-h2 { color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA); }
.pm-featured__aside { display: grid; justify-items: end; }
.pm-featured__count {
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 800; line-height: 1;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.1rem);
  color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA);
}
.pm-featured__intro {
  margin: 14px 0 0; max-width: min(46ch, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.05vw, 1rem); line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-muted, #A79B8C); text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pm-featured__echo {
  margin-top: var(--s-sm);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8A7C6B;
}
.pm-featured__echo i {
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: pcv-blip 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* the doors themselves -- stacked by default, an accordion on the ride */
.pm-acc { display: grid; gap: 14px; }
.pm-acc__card {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.16);
  background: #0E0B09;
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px);
}
.pm-acc__num {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 33px); left: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--ink-muted, #A79B8C);
}
.pm-acc__body { padding-left: clamp(42px, 3.6vw, 62px); padding-block: 6px 10px; }
.pm-acc__show {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.pm-acc__title {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.28;
  color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA); text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pm-acc__meta {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 4px 18px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: #8A7C6B;
}
.pm-acc__sum {
  margin: 12px 0 0; max-width: min(70ch, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.15vw, 1.05rem); line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-muted, #A79B8C); text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pm-acc__ctas { margin: 14px 0 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 26px; }
.pm-acc__ctas a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold); text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-acc__ctas a i { font-style: normal; transition: translate 300ms var(--ease); }
.pm-acc__ctas a:hover { color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA); }
.pm-acc__ctas a:hover i { translate: 3px -3px; }

/* the ride: the open door collapses to a numbered spine while the next
   one widens -- flex-grow follows the scroll so the total always fits */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .pm-featured.is-ride { min-height: 330svh; }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-featured__pin {
    position: sticky; top: 0;
    height: 100svh; padding-block: 94px 40px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
    overflow: clip;
  }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-featured__head { margin-bottom: clamp(18px, 3vh, 34px); }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-featured__head .pp-h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem); }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-featured__count { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem); }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-featured__intro { font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.55; }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-acc { display: flex; align-items: stretch; }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-acc__card {
    flex: calc(0.001 + var(--exp, 1)) 1 84px;
    min-width: 0; overflow: clip;
  }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-acc__card:nth-child(1) {
    --exp: calc(1 - clamp(0, (var(--rp, 0) - 0.1) * 2.6, 1));
  }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-acc__card:nth-child(2) {
    --exp: calc(clamp(0, (var(--rp, 0) - 0.1) * 2.6, 1) - clamp(0, (var(--rp, 0) - 0.56) * 2.6, 1));
  }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-acc__card:nth-child(3) {
    --exp: clamp(0, (var(--rp, 0) - 0.56) * 2.6, 1);
  }
  .pm-featured.is-ride .pm-acc__body {
    width: min(1000px, calc(100vw - 2 * var(--gutter, 32px) - 320px));
    opacity: clamp(0, (var(--exp, 1) - 0.4) * 2.2, 1);
  }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pm-featured__head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: start; gap: var(--s-md); }
  .pm-featured__aside { justify-items: start; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   03 . THE ARCHIVE . a timeline in daylight
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-archive { background: var(--surface, #16120F); padding-block: var(--s-xxl); position: relative; overflow: clip; }
.pm-archive__inner {
  display: grid; align-items: start;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 110px);
}
.pm-archive__rail { position: sticky; top: 110px; display: grid; justify-items: start; }
.pm-archive__rail .pp-h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 3rem); }
.pm-archive__count { margin-top: var(--s-md); display: grid; gap: 4px; }
.pm-archive__count b {
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 4vw, 3.6rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--gold); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.pm-archive__count span {
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.45);
}
.pm-archive__viz { margin-top: var(--s-md); width: min(250px, 100%); height: auto; }
.pmv-axis { stroke: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.18); stroke-width: 1; }
.pmv-bar {
  fill: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.6);
  transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: bottom;
  animation: pmv-breathe 3.2s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes pmv-breathe {
  from { transform: scaleY(0.55); opacity: 0.5; }
  to { transform: scaleY(1); opacity: 1; }
}
.pmv-spark {
  stroke: var(--light-gold, #F3D88E); stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 6 8;
  animation: pcv-dash 3.2s linear infinite;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

/* the spine: a hairline the reader's passage fills with running gold */
.pm-tl { position: relative; padding-left: clamp(34px, 3.4vw, 52px); }
.pm-tl::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 8px; top: 8px; bottom: 8px;
  width: 2px; border-radius: 2px;
  background: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.16);
}
.pm-tl__fill {
  position: absolute; left: 7px; top: 8px;
  width: 4px; border-radius: 4px; height: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--gold), var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20));
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.35);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.pm-tl__fill::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0%, rgba(243, 216, 142, 0.95) 50%, transparent 100%);
  background-size: 100% 140px; background-repeat: repeat-y;
  animation: pm-tlflow 2.4s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes pm-tlflow { from { background-position: 0 -140px; } to { background-position: 0 140px; } }
.pm-tl__comet {
  position: absolute; left: 9px; top: 8px;
  width: 11px; height: 11px; border-radius: 50%;
  translate: -50% -50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.2), 0 0 22px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.7);
  opacity: 0;
}
.pm-tl__comet::before, .pm-tl__comet::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -2px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1.5px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.65);
  animation: pm-tlping 2.4s ease-out infinite;
}
.pm-tl__comet::after { animation-delay: 1.2s; }
@keyframes pm-tlping { 0% { scale: 1; opacity: 0.9; } 100% { scale: 3.1; opacity: 0; } }

/* year milestones: a small mono label with a huge ghost numeral behind */
.pm-tl__year {
  position: relative; margin: 0; padding: clamp(26px, 3.4vh, 40px) 0 8px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.8125rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.pm-tl__year i { width: 26px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); opacity: 0.5; }
.pm-tl__year::after {
  content: attr(data-y);
  position: absolute; right: 0; bottom: -0.42em;
  font-family: inherit; font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6.5vw, 5.6rem);
  font-weight: 800; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.02em; line-height: 1;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.28);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pm-tl__year:first-child { padding-top: 0; }

.pm-tl__item {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.12);
  transition: padding-left 350ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-tl__item:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.pm-tl__item:hover { padding-left: 10px; }
.pm-tl__dot {
  position: absolute; top: clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 32px);
  left: calc(-1 * clamp(34px, 3.4vw, 52px) + 9px);
  width: 11px; height: 11px; border-radius: 50%;
  translate: -50% 0;
  background: var(--surface, #16120F);
  border: 2px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.35);
  transition: border-color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-tl__item:hover .pm-tl__dot { border-color: var(--gold); }
.pm-tl__meta {
  margin: 0; display: flex; gap: 6px 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.5);
}
.pm-tl__meta time, .pm-tl__meta span {
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.18); border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 3px 11px;
  background: rgba(255, 252, 246, 0.05);
}
.pm-tl__body { margin-top: 9px; }
.pm-tl__show {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.pm-tl__ep {
  margin: 5px 0 0; padding-bottom: 5px;
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.2vw, 1.1rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink); text-wrap: pretty;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), var(--gold)) no-repeat 0 100%;
  background-size: 0 2px;
  transition: color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-tl__item:hover .pm-tl__ep { color: var(--light-gold, #F3D88E); }
.pm-tl__topics {
  margin: 5px 0 0; max-width: min(64ch, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 1.05vw, 0.96rem); line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-muted, #A79B8C); text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* the ride: gold travels, stops sharpen out of a blur as it arrives */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__fill { height: calc(var(--rp, 0) * 100%); }
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__comet {
    top: calc(8px + var(--rp, 0) * (100% - 16px));
    opacity: clamp(0, calc(var(--rp, 0) * 14), 1);
  }
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__item,
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__year {
    --p: clamp(0, calc((var(--rp, 0) - var(--t, 0)) * 8), 1);
    opacity: calc(0.28 + var(--p) * 0.72);
    transform: translateX(calc((1 - var(--p)) * 18px));
    filter: blur(calc((1 - var(--p)) * 5px));
  }
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__ep { background-size: calc(var(--p, 0) * 46px) 2px; }
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__dot {
    background: var(--gold);
    border-color: var(--surface, #16120F);
    scale: calc(0.55 + var(--p, 0) * 0.45);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.3), 0 0 calc(var(--p, 0) * 14px) rgba(193, 154, 75, calc(var(--p, 0) * 0.6));
  }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pm-archive__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s-lg); }
  .pm-archive__rail { position: static; }
  .pm-tl__year::after { font-size: 3rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pm-tl__fill::after, .pm-tl__comet::before, .pm-tl__comet::after, .pmv-bar, .pmv-spark { animation: none; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   04 . WHERE TO START . one trailhead, three trails
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-paths { padding-block: var(--s-xxl); overflow: clip; }
.pm-paths__inner { display: grid; justify-items: start; }
.pm-trails {
  margin-top: var(--s-lg); width: 100%;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  gap: clamp(30px, 5vw, 90px);
  align-items: center;
}
.pm-trails__map { width: 100%; height: auto; }

/* the trails */
.tml { stroke: rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.32); stroke-width: 1.4; transition: stroke 300ms var(--ease); }
.tmp {
  stroke: var(--gold); stroke-width: 1.8; stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-dasharray: 8 92;
  animation: pcv-dash 3.6s linear infinite;
  transition: stroke 300ms var(--ease);
}
.tmp2 { animation-delay: -1.2s; }
.tmp3 { animation-delay: -2.4s; }
.tmh {
  fill: var(--gold);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 6px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.8));
  animation: pcv-blip 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.tme { fill: rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.65); animation: pcv-blip 2.8s ease-in-out infinite; }
.tmd { fill: var(--gold); filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.8)); }
.tmr {
  fill: none; stroke: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.6); stroke-width: 1;
  transform-box: fill-box; transform-origin: center;
  animation: pm-tmping 2.6s ease-out infinite;
}
@keyframes pm-tmping { 0% { transform: scale(1); opacity: 0.9; } 100% { transform: scale(3); opacity: 0; } }

/* the trails draw themselves out of the trailhead on arrival */
.js .pm-trails.reveal .tml { stroke-dasharray: 100; stroke-dashoffset: 100; transition: stroke-dashoffset 1300ms var(--ease), stroke 300ms var(--ease); }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tml { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tm2 { transition-delay: 180ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tm3 { transition-delay: 360ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-trails.reveal .tmp, .js .pm-trails.reveal .tme, .js .pm-trails.reveal .tmd, .js .pm-trails.reveal .tmr { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 500ms var(--ease) 1200ms; }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tmp, .js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tme, .js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tmd, .js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .tmr { opacity: 1; }

/* the list: each condition and its stops, numbered */
.pm-trails__list { display: grid; gap: clamp(24px, 3.4vh, 40px); }
.pm-path { transition: opacity 350ms var(--ease), filter 350ms var(--ease); }
.pm-path__if {
  margin: 0;
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem); font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20);
}
.pm-path__if i {
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: #A08D72;
  translate: 0 -3px;
}
.pm-path__run {
  margin: 12px 0 0; padding-left: calc(0.6875rem * 2 + 14px);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 22px;
}
.pm-path__stop {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 8px;
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.1vw, 1.02rem); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink); text-wrap: pretty;
  transition: color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-path__stop i {
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.625rem; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.35); border-radius: 50%;
  width: 17px; height: 17px; flex: none;
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center;
  translate: 0 -1px;
  transition: background 300ms var(--ease), color 300ms var(--ease), border-color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-path__stop:hover { color: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20); }
.pm-path__stop:hover i { background: var(--gold); color: var(--paper, #FBF4E9); border-color: var(--gold); }

/* hovering a condition lights its own trail and rests the others */
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:hover) .pm-path:not(:hover) { opacity: 0.4; filter: saturate(0.7); }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(1):hover) .tm1 { stroke: rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.8); }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(1):hover) .tmp1 { stroke: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20); animation-duration: 1.4s; }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(2):hover) .tm2 { stroke: rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.8); }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(2):hover) .tmp2 { stroke: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20); animation-duration: 1.4s; }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(3):hover) .tm3 { stroke: rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.8); }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(3):hover) .tmp3 { stroke: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20); animation-duration: 1.4s; }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(1):hover) .tm2, .pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(1):hover) .tm3,
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(2):hover) .tm1, .pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(2):hover) .tm3,
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(3):hover) .tm1, .pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(3):hover) .tm2 { stroke: rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.14); }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(1):hover) .tmp2, .pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(1):hover) .tmp3,
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(2):hover) .tmp1, .pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(2):hover) .tmp3,
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(3):hover) .tmp1, .pm-trails:has(.pm-path:nth-child(3):hover) .tmp2 { stroke: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.25); }

/* the conditions step in */
.js .pm-trails.reveal .pm-path { opacity: 0; translate: 20px 0; transition: opacity 600ms var(--ease), translate 600ms var(--ease), filter 350ms var(--ease); }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .pm-path { opacity: 1; translate: 0 0; }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .pm-path:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 150ms, 150ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-trails.reveal.is-in .pm-path:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 300ms, 300ms, 0ms; }
.pm-trails:has(.pm-path:hover) .pm-path:not(:hover) { opacity: 0.4; filter: saturate(0.7); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pm-trails { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pm-trails__map { max-width: 420px; justify-self: center; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .tmp, .tmh, .tme, .tmr { animation: none; }
  .tmr { opacity: 0; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   05 . PRESS BIOS . approved words, sealed and ready to lift
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-bios { background: var(--bg); padding-block: var(--s-xxl); position: relative; overflow: clip; }
.pm-bios__inner {
  display: grid; align-items: start;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, 0.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 110px);
}
.pm-bios__rail { position: sticky; top: 110px; display: grid; justify-items: start; }
.pm-bios__note {
  margin-top: var(--s-md);
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.45);
}
.pm-bios__list { display: grid; gap: clamp(36px, 5vh, 60px); }
.pm-bio {
  display: grid; align-items: start;
  grid-template-columns: clamp(92px, 9vw, 120px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.14);
  padding-top: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 34px);
}

/* the seal: approved words orbiting the count */
.pm-bio__stamp svg { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.pm-stamp__ring {
  stroke: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.3); stroke-width: 1;
  transition: stroke 400ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-stamp__dash {
  stroke: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.5); stroke-width: 1;
  stroke-dasharray: 3 5;
  transform-box: view-box; transform-origin: 52px 52px;
  animation: pm-spin 44s linear infinite reverse;
}
.pm-stamp__spin {
  transform-box: view-box; transform-origin: 52px 52px;
  animation: pm-spin 28s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes pm-spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.pm-stamp__txt {
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 7.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  fill: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.5);
  transition: fill 400ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-stamp__num {
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 19px; font-weight: 800;
  fill: var(--gold);
}
.pm-bio:hover .pm-stamp__ring { stroke: var(--gold); }
.pm-bio:hover .pm-stamp__txt { fill: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.85); }

/* the words themselves */
.pm-bio__body { min-width: 0; }
.pm-bio__head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 16px; }
.pm-bio__label {
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.5);
}
.pm-bio__label i {
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: pcv-blip 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pm-bio:nth-child(2) .pm-bio__label i { animation-delay: -1.2s; }
.pm-bio__copy {
  flex: none;
  padding: 7px 16px;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.45); border-radius: 999px;
  font: inherit; font-size: 0.625rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 300ms var(--ease), color 300ms var(--ease), border-color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-bio__copy:hover { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: #1B1410; }
.pm-bio__copy.is-done { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); color: #1B1410; }
.pm-bio__txt {
  margin: 14px 0 0; max-width: min(72ch, 100%);
  padding-left: 18px;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.3);
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 1.2vw, 1.1rem); line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink-muted); text-wrap: pretty;
  transition: color 450ms var(--ease), border-color 450ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-bio:hover .pm-bio__txt { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--gold); }
.pm-bio__txt::selection { background: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.4); color: var(--ink); }

/* the photograph in the background: monochrome until the mesh reads it */
.pm-bios__bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.pm-bios__bg img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: 32% 18%;
}
.pm-bios__mono { filter: grayscale(1) contrast(1.06) brightness(0.85); opacity: 0.32; z-index: 0; }
.pm-bios__lens {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; display: block;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 0%, #000 36%, transparent 56%);
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 0%, #000 36%, transparent 56%);
}
.pm-bios__color {
  filter: saturate(1.1) contrast(1.04) brightness(1.02);
  opacity: calc(var(--gs, 0) * 0.9);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle 170px at var(--gx, 50%) var(--gy, 50%), #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 55%, transparent 85%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle 170px at var(--gx, 50%) var(--gy, 50%), #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 55%, transparent 85%);
}
.pm-bios__scan {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  opacity: calc(var(--gs, 0) * 0.8);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) 0 1px, transparent 1px 26px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) 0 1px, transparent 1px 26px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) 0 1px, transparent 1px 104px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) 0 1px, transparent 1px 104px);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle 195px at var(--gx, 50%) var(--gy, 50%), #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 60%, transparent 92%);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle 195px at var(--gx, 50%) var(--gy, 50%), #000 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7) 60%, transparent 92%);
}
/* the veil: the photograph sinks into the dark where the words live */
.pm-bios__bg::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right, rgba(14, 11, 9, 0.3) 0%, rgba(14, 11, 9, 0.55) 42%, rgba(14, 11, 9, 0.9) 62%, rgba(14, 11, 9, 0.96) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(14, 11, 9, 0.9) 0%, transparent 22%, transparent 70%, rgba(14, 11, 9, 0.95) 100%);
}
.pm-bios__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pm-bios__color, .pm-bios__scan { display: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pm-bios__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s-lg); }
  .pm-bios__rail { position: static; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .pm-bio { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .pm-bio__stamp { width: 96px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pm-stamp__spin, .pm-stamp__dash { animation: none; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   06 . THE TOPICS . the wall of doors (the lamp reveals the grid)
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-topics { padding-block: var(--s-xxl); position: relative; overflow: clip; }
.pm-topics__inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; justify-items: start; }
/* the deck: twelve doors as one editorial index */
.pm-deck { margin: var(--s-lg) 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; width: 100%; }
.pm-deck__row {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; align-items: baseline;
  grid-template-columns: 3.2em minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(12px, 1.6vw, 24px);
  padding: clamp(14px, 1.9vh, 22px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #DCCBB4;
  transition: opacity 350ms var(--ease), padding-left 350ms var(--ease), filter 350ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-deck__row:first-child { border-top: 1px solid #DCCBB4; }
.pm-deck__row:hover { padding-left: 14px; }
.pm-deck__row::after {
  content: attr(data-n);
  position: absolute; right: 52px; top: 50%;
  translate: 26px -54%;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.5vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 800; font-style: italic; line-height: 1;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(122, 94, 32, 0.3);
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 400ms var(--ease), translate 400ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-deck__row:hover::after { opacity: 1; translate: 0 -54%; }
.pm-deck:has(.pm-deck__row:hover) .pm-deck__row:not(:hover) { opacity: 0.35; filter: saturate(0.7); }
.pm-deck__num {
  font-style: normal;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: #A08D72;
  transition: color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__num { color: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20); }
.pm-deck__txt {
  margin: 0; min-width: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.9vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.4;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pm-deck__txt b {
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink);
  transition: color 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-deck__txt span {
  font-weight: 400; color: #5C5044;
  font-size: 0.82em;
}
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__txt b { color: var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20); }

/* the equalizer: the line starts speaking under the pointer */
.pm-deck__eq {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 3px;
  height: 16px; align-self: center;
}
.pm-deck__eq i {
  width: 3px; border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--gold);
  height: 100%;
  transform: scaleY(0.18); transform-origin: bottom;
  opacity: 0.35;
  transition: opacity 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__eq i {
  opacity: 1;
  animation: pm-eqbar 0.9s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__eq i:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__eq i:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: -0.25s; }
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__eq i:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: -0.5s; }
.pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__eq i:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: -0.75s; }
@keyframes pm-eqbar { from { transform: scaleY(0.2); } to { transform: scaleY(1); } }

/* the rows step in */
.js .pm-deck.reveal .pm-deck__row {
  opacity: 0; translate: 26px 0;
  transition: opacity 550ms var(--ease), translate 550ms var(--ease), padding-left 350ms var(--ease), filter 350ms var(--ease);
}
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row { opacity: 1; translate: 0 0; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 60ms, 60ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 120ms, 120ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 180ms, 180ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 240ms, 240ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 300ms, 300ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(7) { transition-delay: 360ms, 360ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(8) { transition-delay: 420ms, 420ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(9) { transition-delay: 480ms, 480ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(10) { transition-delay: 540ms, 540ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(11) { transition-delay: 600ms, 600ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.js .pm-deck.reveal.is-in .pm-deck__row:nth-child(12) { transition-delay: 660ms, 660ms, 0ms, 0ms; }
.pm-deck:has(.pm-deck__row:hover) .pm-deck__row:not(:hover) { opacity: 0.35; filter: saturate(0.7); transition-delay: 0ms; }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .pm-deck__row { grid-template-columns: 2.4em minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .pm-deck__eq { display: none; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pm-deck__row:hover .pm-deck__eq i { animation: none; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   07 . THE INVITATION . the inquiry door
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-invite { background: var(--bg); padding-block: var(--s-xxl); position: relative; overflow: clip; }
.pm-invite::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: auto -20% -35%; height: 80%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(50% 60% at 50% 100%, rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.13) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: pp-halo-breathe 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pm-invite__inner {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; align-items: start;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, 0.62fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 110px);
}
.pm-invite__rail { position: sticky; top: 110px; display: grid; justify-items: start; }
.pm-invite__intro {
  margin-top: var(--s-md); max-width: min(48ch, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(1.02rem, 1.35vw, 1.2rem); line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-muted); text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pm-invite__echo {
  margin-top: var(--s-md);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.pm-invite__echo i {
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: pcv-blip 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pm-invite__meter { margin-top: var(--s-md); display: grid; gap: 10px; width: min(240px, 100%); }
.pm-invite__count {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.pm-invite__count b { font-size: 1.7rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--gold); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.pm-invite__track {
  display: block; height: 3px; border-radius: 3px;
  background: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.12); overflow: hidden;
}
.pm-invite__track i {
  display: block; height: 100%; width: 0; border-radius: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20), var(--gold));
  transition: width 450ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-form { width: 100%; }
.pm-form__chap {
  position: relative;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.45);
}
.pm-form__chap:not(:first-child) { margin-top: clamp(34px, 4vw, 52px); }
.pm-form__chap i {
  width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  animation: pcv-blip 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pm-form__chap:nth-of-type(2) i { animation-delay: -0.9s; }
.pm-form__chap:nth-of-type(3) i { animation-delay: -1.7s; }
.pm-form__chap::after {
  content: ''; flex: 1; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.16), transparent);
}
.pm-form__chap::before {
  content: attr(data-n);
  position: absolute; right: 0; top: -0.55em;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.6vw, 3.8rem);
  font-weight: 800; font-style: italic; line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1.5px rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.1);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pm-form__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 28px);
}
.pm-form__long { display: grid; gap: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 28px); }
.pm-field { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.pm-field > span {
  font-size: 0.75rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-faint);
  transition: color var(--dur-std) var(--ease);
}
.pm-field:focus-within > span { color: var(--gold); }
.pm-field input,
.pm-field textarea,
.pm-field select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: rgba(255, 252, 246, 0.035);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.13);
  border-radius: 10px;
  font: inherit; font-size: 1rem; color: var(--ink);
  transition: border-color var(--dur-std) var(--ease), background var(--dur-std) var(--ease), box-shadow var(--dur-std) var(--ease);
}
.pm-field select { appearance: none; }
.pm-field select option { background: #1C1611; color: var(--ink); }
.pm-field input:hover,
.pm-field textarea:hover,
.pm-field select:hover { border-color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.28); }
.pm-field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 92px; line-height: 1.6; }
.pm-field input:focus,
.pm-field textarea:focus,
.pm-field select:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(255, 252, 246, 0.055);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.16), 0 8px 26px -14px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.35);
}
.pm-field input:-webkit-autofill {
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 1000px #1C1611 inset;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: var(--ink);
  caret-color: var(--ink);
  border-color: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.45);
}
.pm-form__checks { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
.pm-check {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  background: rgba(255, 252, 246, 0.035);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.13);
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 0.9375rem; color: var(--ink-muted);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color var(--dur-std) var(--ease), background var(--dur-std) var(--ease);
}
.pm-check:hover { border-color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.28); }
.pm-check:has(input:checked) {
  border-color: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.55);
  background: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.07);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.pm-check input { position: absolute; opacity: 0; width: 1px; height: 1px; }
.pm-check i {
  flex: none; width: 20px; height: 20px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.5); border-radius: 5px;
  transition: background var(--dur-std) var(--ease), border-color var(--dur-std) var(--ease);
}
.pm-check i::before {
  content: '\2713';
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; color: #1B1410;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity var(--dur-fast) var(--ease);
}
.pm-check input:checked + i { background: var(--gold); border-color: var(--gold); }
.pm-check input:checked + i::before { opacity: 1; }
.pm-check input:focus-visible + i { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 2px; }
.pm-form__foot {
  margin-top: var(--s-md);
  padding-top: var(--s-md);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.12);
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.pm-form__submit { flex: none; margin: 0; }
.pm-form__helper {
  margin: 0; flex: 1; min-width: 260px; max-width: min(60ch, 100%);
  font-size: var(--t-caption); line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-faint);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pm-invite__inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: var(--s-lg); }
  .pm-invite__rail { position: static; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) { .pm-form__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* =========================================================================
   08 . PRESS ASSETS . the kit lights up station by station
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-assets { background: var(--bg); padding-block: var(--s-xxl); }
.pm-assets__inner { display: grid; justify-items: start; }
.pm-kit { margin-top: var(--s-lg); width: 100%; display: grid; gap: clamp(40px, 5.5vh, 64px); }

/* each row hangs from its own drawing line */
.pm-kitrow {
  position: relative;
  padding-top: 34px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(12px, 1.6vw, 22px);
}
.pm-kitrow::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 4px; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px; background: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.14);
}
.pm-kitrow::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 3px; left: 0;
  height: 3px; border-radius: 3px;
  width: var(--fw, 0%);
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--gold-deep, #7A5E20), var(--gold));
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.5);
}

/* the stations */
.pm-kcard {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.12); border-radius: 14px;
  background: #14100D;
  transition: translate 300ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-kcard:hover { translate: 0 -3px; }
.pm-kcard::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: -34px; left: 50%;
  translate: -50% 0;
  width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.pm-kcard__num {
  font-style: normal;
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center;
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.5); border-radius: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 0.6875rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.pm-kcard__name {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.15vw, 1.08rem); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA); text-wrap: pretty;
}

/* the ride: the line travels and each station wakes as it arrives; the
   newest one wears the glowing outline until the line moves on */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .pm-assets.is-ride .pm-kcard {
    --on: clamp(0, calc((var(--rp, 0) - var(--t, 0)) * 10), 1);
    --g: calc(var(--on) * (1 - clamp(0, calc((var(--rp, 0) - var(--tn, 1)) * 10), 1)));
    opacity: calc(0.22 + var(--on) * 0.78);
    transform: translateY(calc((1 - var(--on)) * 12px));
    box-shadow:
      0 0 0 1.5px rgba(193, 154, 75, calc(var(--g) * 0.9)),
      0 0 26px rgba(193, 154, 75, calc(var(--g) * 0.4)),
      0 10px 30px -18px rgba(34, 26, 18, calc(var(--g) * 0.5));
  }
  .pm-assets.is-ride .pm-kcard::before {
    opacity: calc(0.25 + var(--on, 0) * 0.75);
    scale: calc(0.7 + var(--on, 0) * 0.3);
    box-shadow: 0 0 calc(var(--g, 0) * 14px) rgba(193, 154, 75, calc(var(--g, 0) * 0.85));
  }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .pm-kitrow { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; padding-top: 0; }
  .pm-kitrow::before, .pm-kitrow::after, .pm-kcard::before { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .pm-kitrow { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* =========================================================================
   09 . THE CLOSING . ember
   ========================================================================= */
.pm-close { background: #5F241C; padding-block: var(--s-xxl); position: relative; overflow: clip; }
.pm-close::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: auto -20% -35%; height: 80%;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(50% 60% at 50% 100%, rgba(243, 216, 142, 0.14) 0%, transparent 70%);
  animation: pp-halo-breathe 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.pm-close__inner { position: relative; display: grid; justify-items: center; text-align: center; }
.pm-close__arch {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: clamp(-40px, -4vw, -16px);
  translate: -50% 0;
  width: min(680px, 92%); height: auto;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pm-close__arch path { stroke: rgba(243, 216, 142, 0.38); stroke-width: 1.5; }
.pm-close__arch-dot { fill: #F3D88E; animation: pcv-blip 2.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
.js .pm-close__arch path { stroke-dasharray: 100; stroke-dashoffset: 100; transition: stroke-dashoffset 1600ms var(--ease) 250ms; }
.js .pm-close__arch.reveal.is-in path { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
.js .pm-close__arch .pm-close__arch-dot { opacity: 0; transition: opacity 500ms var(--ease) 1500ms; }
.js .pm-close__arch.reveal.is-in .pm-close__arch-dot { opacity: 1; }
.pm-close__title { position: relative; }
.pm-close__title span, .pm-close__title em { display: block; }
.pm-close__title em {
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
  color: #F3D88E;
}
/* after the word-splitter runs, the second sentence keeps its voice */
.pm-close__title.is-words .w:nth-child(n+5) i {
  font-style: italic; font-weight: 300;
  color: #F3D88E;
}
.pm-close .pp-eyebrow { color: #F3D88E; }
.pm-close .pp-h2 { color: #F4E8DA; }
.pm-close__line {
  margin-top: var(--s-md); max-width: min(46ch, 100%);
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.6vw, 1.45rem); line-height: 1.6;
  color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.88); text-wrap: pretty;
}
.pm-close__line em { font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; color: #F3D88E; }
.pm-close__eq {
  margin-top: var(--s-md);
  width: min(360px, 70%); height: 44px;
  display: flex; align-items: flex-end; gap: 5px;
}
.pm-close__eq i {
  flex: 1;
  height: calc(var(--h, 0.5) * 100%);
  border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(243, 216, 142, 0.25), rgba(243, 216, 142, 0.65));
  transform-origin: bottom center;
  animation: pm-eq 1.9s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.pm-close__actions { margin-top: var(--s-lg); justify-content: center; }
.pm-close .btn--ghost { border-color: rgba(243, 216, 142, 0.4); color: #F4E8DA; }
.pm-close .btn--ghost:hover { border-color: #F3D88E; color: #F3D88E; }

/* =========================================================================
   REDUCED MOTION
   ========================================================================= */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .pm-invite::before, .pm-close::before,
  .pm-hero__flood, .pm-hero__title em, .pm-close__eq i,
  .pm-featured__echo i, .pm-invite__echo i, .pm-form__chap i, .pm-bio__label i { animation: none; }
  .js .pm-trails.reveal .pm-path { opacity: 1; translate: none; transition: none; }
  .js .pm-trails.reveal .tml { stroke-dashoffset: 0; transition: none; }
  .js .pm-trails.reveal .tmp, .js .pm-trails.reveal .tme, .js .pm-trails.reveal .tmd { opacity: 1; transition: none; }
  .pm-kcard:hover { translate: none; }
}


/* Host name and picture on the featured conversations (client review
   2026-09-10, note 11). The show's public cover art, cropped to the
   host's face in a round frame with a gold hairline. */
.pm-acc__host { margin: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.pm-acc__face { flex: none; position: relative; width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.55), 0 8px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45); }
.pm-acc__face img { position: absolute; left: var(--zx, 0%); top: var(--zy, 0%); width: var(--zs, 190%); height: var(--zs, 190%); max-width: none; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.pm-acc__host > span { display: grid; gap: 3px; }
.pm-acc__host b { font-size: 0.95rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA); letter-spacing: 0.01em; }
.pm-acc__host .pm-acc__show { font-size: 0.625rem; }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .pm-acc__face { width: 46px; height: 46px; } }

/* direct line beside the inquiry form (2026-10-07) */
.pm-invite__mail { margin-top: 18px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-muted); }
.pm-invite__mail i { width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); }
.pm-invite__mail a { color: var(--cream, #F4E8DA); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.5); transition: border-color 300ms var(--ease); }
.pm-invite__mail a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); }
@media (max-width: 640px) { /* v12.10.4 */
  .pm-invite__mail { display: block; line-height: 1.6; }
  .pm-invite__mail i { display: inline-block; margin-right: 8px; vertical-align: middle; }
  .pm-invite__mail a { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
}

/* ---- v12.15.0: archive rows link to their episodes ---- */
.pm-tl__ep a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.pm-tl__ep a i { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); margin-left: 2px; }
.pm-tl__ep a:hover { color: var(--light-gold, #F3D88E); }
.pm-tl__ep a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }

/* ---- v12.15.2: every row readable before the gold reaches it (Jonathan, 2026-10-14) ---- */
@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__item,
  .pm-archive.is-ride .pm-tl__year {
    opacity: calc(0.72 + var(--p) * 0.28);
    filter: none;
    transform: translateX(calc((1 - var(--p)) * 8px));
  }
}

/* ---- v12.15.3: each conversation carries more weight (Jonathan, 2026-10-14) ---- */
.pm-tl__item { padding-block: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 32px); }
.pm-tl__show { font-size: clamp(0.74rem, 0.85vw, 0.82rem); letter-spacing: 0.14em; }
.pm-tl__ep { margin-top: 8px; font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.6vw, 1.5rem); line-height: 1.3; color: #F4E8DA; }
.pm-tl__ep a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.pm-tl__topics { font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1vw, 0.98rem); color: rgba(244, 232, 218, 0.62); }
.pm-tl__listen {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 14px; padding: 9px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.55); border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold, #C19A4B); text-decoration: none;
  transition: background 250ms var(--ease), color 250ms var(--ease), border-color 250ms var(--ease);
}
.pm-tl__listen i { font-style: normal; }
.pm-tl__item:hover .pm-tl__listen, .pm-tl__listen:hover { background: var(--gold, #C19A4B); border-color: var(--gold, #C19A4B); color: #14100F; }
.pm-tl__item:hover .pm-tl__ep { color: var(--light-gold, #F3D88E); }
.pm-tl__item::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0 -14px; border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(193, 154, 75, 0.06); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 250ms var(--ease); pointer-events: none;
}
.pm-tl__item:hover::before { opacity: 1; }

/* ---- v12.15.4: the odometer digits keep the count's size, not the caption's ---- */
.pm-archive__count b span { font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; color: inherit; }