/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   About V2 — Follows PPTX slide order exactly
   Slide 1: Hero + About body
   Slide 2: Core Values
   Slide 3: How We Work
   Slide 4: Our Experience + Our History
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */


/* Hero styles come from about.css (.about-hero, .split-flap--v2) */


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDE 1 (cont): ABOUT BODY — Editorial layout
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-about {
  position: relative;
  padding: 3rem 0;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-about { padding: 4rem 0 3.5rem; } }

/* ── Two-column grid ── */
.av2-about__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 3rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-about__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 7fr 5fr;
    gap: 5rem;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
}

/* ── Left column — text ── */
.av2-about__left {
  position: relative;
}

/* ── Right column — image ── */
.av2-about__media {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.av2-about__media img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: left center;
}

.av2-about__eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.av2-about__eyebrow::before {
  content: '';
  width: 32px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.av2-about__heading {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.av2-about__lead {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

/* ── Stats row ── */
.av2-about__stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1rem;
}

.av2-about__stat {
  position: relative;
}

.av2-about__stat::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 24px;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.av2-about__stat-num {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  padding-top: 0.875rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.av2-about__stat-plus {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.av2-about__stat-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
  line-height: 1.3;
}

/* ── Right column — content blocks ── */
.av2-about__right {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.av2-about__block {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.25rem 0 1.25rem 1.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
}

.av2-about__block:first-child {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.av2-about__block:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.av2-about__block::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-primary), rgba(206,68,5,0.1));
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-about__block:first-child::before {
  top: 0;
}

.av2-about__block:hover::before {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-primary), rgba(206,68,5,0.35));
}

.av2-about__block-title {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.875rem;
}

.av2-about__block p {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.av2-about__block p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDE 2: CORE VALUES
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-values {
  position: relative;
  background: #0e0e0e;
  padding: 6rem 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-values { padding: 7rem 0; } }

.av2-values__noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.035;
  background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 256px 256px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.av2-values__glow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 600px;
  height: 600px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(120px);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.06;
}

.av2-values__glow--left { top: -200px; left: -200px; background: var(--color-primary); }
.av2-values__glow--right { bottom: -200px; right: -200px; background: #FF8A50; }

.av2-values__header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.av2-values__eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.625rem;
}

.av2-values__title {
  font-size: var(--text-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Values Grid */
.av2-values__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1.5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .av2-values__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
}

/* Value Card */
.av2-values__card {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  transition: all var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.av2-values__card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary), #FF8A50);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform var(--duration-slow) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-values__card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

.av2-values__card:hover {
  border-color: rgba(206,68,5,0.2);
  background: rgba(206,68,5,0.04);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.av2-values__card-icon {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  background-color: var(--color-primary);
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--icon-url);
          mask-image: var(--icon-url);
  -webkit-mask-repeat: no-repeat;
          mask-repeat: no-repeat;
  -webkit-mask-position: center;
          mask-position: center;
  -webkit-mask-size: contain;
          mask-size: contain;
}

.av2-values__card-title {
  font-size: 1.375rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.av2-values__card-motto {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.av2-values__card-desc {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
  line-height: 1.65;
}


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDE 3: HOW WE WORK — Horizontal process flow
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-process {
  position: relative;
  padding: 5rem 0 6rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-process { padding: 7rem 0 8rem; } }

/* Background image */
.av2-process__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
}

.av2-process__bg img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.av2-process__bg-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(10,10,10,0.97) 0%, rgba(10,10,10,0.94) 40%, rgba(10,10,10,0.90) 100%);
}

/* Header */
.av2-process__header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.av2-process__eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.av2-process__title {
  font-size: var(--text-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: #fff;
}

.av2-process__subtitle {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
}

/* ── Track (horizontal on desktop, vertical on mobile) ── */
.av2-process__track {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0;
}

/* Vertical rail — mobile */
.av2-process__rail {
  display: none;
}

/* ── Step ── */
.av2-process__step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem 3rem;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(206,68,5,0.15);
  transition: border-color 0.4s ease;
}

.av2-process__step:first-child { padding-top: 0; }
.av2-process__step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }

/* Dot on the left rail — mobile */
.av2-process__step-dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: -7px;
  top: 1.75rem;
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #0e0e0e;
  border: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
  z-index: 2;
}

.av2-process__step:first-child .av2-process__step-dot { top: 0.25rem; }

.av2-process__step:hover .av2-process__step-dot {
  background: var(--color-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(206,68,5,0.5);
  transform: scale(1.3);
}

.av2-process__step:hover {
  border-left-color: rgba(206,68,5,0.4);
}

/* Step number */
.av2-process__step-num {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.875rem;
  opacity: 0.9;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.av2-process__step:hover .av2-process__step-num {
  opacity: 1;
}

/* Step title */
.av2-process__step-title {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 0.375rem;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.av2-process__step:hover .av2-process__step-title {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

/* Step description */
.av2-process__step-desc {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 280px;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.av2-process__step:hover .av2-process__step-desc {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
}

/* ── Desktop: horizontal flow ── */
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .av2-process__track {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    padding-top: 2rem;
  }

  /* Horizontal rail line across all columns */
  .av2-process__rail {
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 2rem;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(
      to right,
      rgba(206,68,5,0.08),
      rgba(206,68,5,0.35) 15%,
      rgba(206,68,5,0.35) 85%,
      rgba(206,68,5,0.08)
    );
  }

  .av2-process__step {
    padding: 0;
    border-left: none;
    text-align: left;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 2.75rem 0.75rem 1.5rem;
    border-radius: var(--border-radius);
    transition: background 0.4s ease;
  }

  .av2-process__step:first-child { padding-top: 2.75rem; }

  .av2-process__step:hover {
    background: rgba(206,68,5,0.04);
  }

  .av2-process__step:hover {
    border-left-color: transparent;
  }

  /* Dot sits on the horizontal rail */
  .av2-process__step-dot {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0.75rem;
    top: -7px;
    transform: none;
    width: 14px;
    height: 14px;
    border-width: 3px;
  }

  .av2-process__step:first-child .av2-process__step-dot {
    top: -7px;
  }

  .av2-process__step:hover .av2-process__step-dot {
    transform: scale(1.4);
  }

  /* Connecting arrow between dots */
  .av2-process__step:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: -2px;
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-right: 2px solid rgba(206,68,5,0.25);
    border-top: 2px solid rgba(206,68,5,0.25);
    transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-50%);
  }

  .av2-process__step-num {
    position: absolute;
    top: -3.25rem;
    left: calc(0.75rem + 7px);
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }

  .av2-process__step-title {
    font-size: 0.9375rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  }

  .av2-process__step-desc {
    font-size: 0.8125rem;
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0;
  }
}

/* ── Large desktop: more breathing room ── */
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
  .av2-process__step-title {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .av2-process__step-desc {
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    padding: 0;
  }
}


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDE 4a: OUR EXPERIENCE — Client Logos
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-experience {
  position: relative;
  background: #0e0e0e;
  padding: 6rem 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-experience { padding: 7rem 0; } }

.av2-experience__noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.035;
  background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 256px 256px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.av2-experience__glow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 600px;
  height: 600px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  filter: blur(120px);
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.06;
}

.av2-experience__glow--left { top: -200px; left: -200px; background: var(--color-primary); }
.av2-experience__glow--right { bottom: -200px; right: -200px; background: #FF8A50; }

.av2-experience__header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 3.5rem;
}

.av2-experience__eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.625rem;
}

.av2-experience__title {
  font-size: var(--text-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: #fff;
}

/* Groups */
.av2-experience__group { margin-bottom: 3rem; }
.av2-experience__group:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.av2-experience__group-label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.av2-experience__group-label span {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
  white-space: nowrap;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.av2-experience__group-line {
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.08), transparent);
}

/* Logo Grid */
.av2-experience__logos {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .av2-experience__logos--wire { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  .av2-experience__logos--precious { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-experience__logos--wire { grid-template-columns: repeat(7, 1fr); }
}

/* Logo Cell */
.av2-experience__logo {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #0e0e0e;
  padding: 1.75rem 1.5rem;
  min-height: 100px;
  transition: background var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .av2-experience__logo { padding: 2rem 1.5rem; min-height: 110px; }
}

.av2-experience__logo:hover { background: rgba(206,68,5,0.04); }

.av2-experience__logo img {
  max-width: 80%;
  max-height: 48px;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
  opacity: 0.45;
  transition: opacity var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .av2-experience__logo img { max-height: 54px; }
}

.av2-experience__logo:hover img { opacity: 0.85; }

/* Tooltip */
.av2-experience__logo::after {
  content: attr(data-name);
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 6px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(4px);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
  white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out),
              transform var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.av2-experience__logo:hover::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
}


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDE 4b: OUR HISTORY
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-history {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--color-cream);
  padding: 6rem 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  isolation: isolate;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-history { padding: 8rem 0; } }

.av2-history__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}

.av2-history__bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.av2-history__bg-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      var(--color-cream) 0%,
      rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.96) 35%,
      rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.55) 65%,
      rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.15) 100%
    );
}

@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  .av2-history__bg-overlay {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.92) 0%, rgba(245, 240, 232, 0.88) 100%);
  }
}

.av2-history__layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 3rem;
  align-items: center;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-history__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.15fr;
    gap: 4rem;
  }
}

.av2-history__text {
  max-width: 560px;
}

.av2-history__media {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
}

.av2-history__photo {
  margin: 0;
}

.av2-history__photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

.av2-history__caption {
  margin-top: 0.625rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  font-style: italic;
}

.av2-history__heading {
  font-size: var(--text-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.av2-history__text p {
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.av2-history__text p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDE 5: FOLLOWING A LONG LINE OF INNOVATORS
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-innovators {
  display: none;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--color-cream);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

/* Full-width image */
.av2-innovators__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 400px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-innovators__image { height: 520px; }
}

.av2-innovators__image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 40%;
  display: block;
}

/* Header */
.av2-innovators__header {
  padding-top: 4rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-innovators__header { padding-top: 5rem; }
}

.av2-innovators__eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.av2-innovators__title {
  font-size: var(--text-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 0.92;
  letter-spacing: -0.06em;
  color: #1a1a1a;
}

/* Two-column content below image */
.av2-innovators__columns {
  display: grid;
  gap: 3rem;
  padding-bottom: 5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-innovators__columns {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 5rem;
    padding-bottom: 6rem;
  }
}

/* Left column — narrative */
.av2-innovators__narrative {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.av2-innovators__lead {
  font-size: 1.1875rem;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  line-height: 1.7;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.av2-innovators__body-text {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
  padding-bottom: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

/* Values block */
.av2-innovators__values-block p {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.av2-innovators__pillars {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.av2-innovators__pillar {
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.av2-innovators__pillar-sep {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.av2-innovators__values-note {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* Right column — capabilities */
.av2-innovators__cap-intro {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: var(--color-text-dark-muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.av2-innovators__cap-heading {
  font-size: 0.8125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  color: rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.av2-innovators__cap-list {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.av2-innovators__cap-list li {
  position: relative;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  line-height: 1.5;
  padding: 0.75rem 0 0.75rem 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
  transition: color var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-innovators__cap-list li:first-child {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
}

.av2-innovators__cap-list li::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  opacity: 0.6;
  transition: opacity var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-innovators__cap-list li:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.av2-innovators__cap-list li:hover::before {
  opacity: 1;
}


/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   SLIDES 5-7: WHAT IS CONTINUOUS CASTING?
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.av2-casting {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
}

/* ── Hero Banner ── */
.av2-casting__hero {
  position: relative;
  height: 300px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-casting__hero { height: 360px; } }

.av2-casting__hero img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 60%;
}

.av2-casting__hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(14,14,14,0.3) 0%, rgba(14,14,14,0.6) 50%, rgba(14,14,14,0.95) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to right, rgba(14,14,14,0.5) 0%, transparent 60%);
}

.av2-casting__hero-content {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 1.75rem;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  text-align: left;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-casting__hero-content { bottom: 2rem; } }

.av2-casting__eyebrow {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.av2-casting__title {
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  color: #fff;
}

/* ── Body (dark bg below hero) ── */
.av2-casting__body {
  position: relative;
  background: #0e0e0e;
  padding: 0 0 6rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) { .av2-casting__body { padding: 0 0 7rem; } }

.av2-casting__noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.035;
  background-image:
    url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='1'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat: repeat;
  background-size: 256px 256px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* ── Lead paragraph ── */
.av2-casting__lead {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: 0 0 3rem;
  text-align: left;
}

.av2-casting__lead p {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.75);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-casting__lead p { font-size: 1.125rem; }
}

/* ── Two-column grid ── */
.av2-casting__grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-casting__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 4rem;
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-casting__grid--flip {
    direction: rtl;
  }
  .av2-casting__grid--flip > * {
    direction: ltr;
  }
}

/* ── Text blocks ── */
.av2-casting__text p {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.av2-casting__text p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Prose (full-width centered text) */
.av2-casting__prose {
  max-width: 740px;
  margin: 0 auto 4rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.av2-casting__prose .av2-casting__heading {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
}

.av2-casting__prose p {
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* ── Factors list ── */
.av2-casting__factors {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 1.75rem 0 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0.625rem;
}

.av2-casting__factors li {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85);
  line-height: 1.3;
  padding: 0.875rem 1rem 0.875rem 1.125rem;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.025);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  border-radius: 6px;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.av2-casting__factors li::before {
  content: '';
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 22px;
  height: 13px;
  background-image: url("../images/infinity.svg");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: contain;
}

.av2-casting__factors li::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.875rem;
  bottom: 0.875rem;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--color-primary);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.av2-casting__factors li:hover {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.045);
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  transform: translateX(2px);
}

.av2-casting__factors li:hover::after { opacity: 1; }

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .av2-casting__factors { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ── Media (images) ── */
.av2-casting__media {
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.av2-casting__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 320px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  transition: transform var(--duration-slow) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-casting__media:hover img { transform: scale(1.03); }

.av2-casting__media--tall img {
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 320px;
  max-height: 480px;
}

/* ── Section dividers ── */
.av2-casting__heading {
  font-family: var(--text-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
  display: inline-block;
}

/* ── Benefits ── */
.av2-casting__benefits {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .av2-casting__benefits {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

.av2-casting__benefit {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  transition: background var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.av2-casting__benefit::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary), #FF8A50);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform var(--duration-slow) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-casting__benefit:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

.av2-casting__benefit:hover {
  background: rgba(206,68,5,0.04);
}

.av2-casting__benefit-num {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 34px;
  height: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(206,68,5,0.2);
  background-image: url("../images/infinity.svg");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: left center;
  background-size: 28px auto;
  font-size: 0;
  color: transparent;
  box-sizing: content-box;
}

.av2-casting__benefit h3 {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.av2-casting__benefit p {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}

.av2-casting__benefit p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* ── Equipment cards ── */
.av2-casting__equipment {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  overflow: hidden;
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .av2-casting__equipment {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-casting__equipment {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

.av2-casting__equip-card {
  position: relative;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02);
  padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  transition: background var(--duration-normal) var(--ease-out);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.av2-casting__equip-card--empty::before { display: none; }
.av2-casting__equip-card--empty:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.02); }

.av2-casting__equip-card::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--color-primary), #FF8A50);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform var(--duration-slow) var(--ease-out);
}

.av2-casting__equip-card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }

.av2-casting__equip-card:hover {
  background: rgba(206,68,5,0.04);
}

.av2-casting__equip-card h3 {
  font-size: 0.9375rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.av2-casting__equip-card h3::before {
  content: '';
  display: block;
  width: 28px;
  height: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(206,68,5,0.2);
  background-image: url("../images/infinity.svg");
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: left center;
  background-size: 28px auto;
  box-sizing: content-box;
}

.av2-casting__equip-card p {
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45);
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ── Photo gallery strip ── */
.av2-casting__gallery {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .av2-casting__gallery {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }
}

.av2-casting__gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 240px;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
  transition: transform var(--duration-slow) var(--ease-out);
}

@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .av2-casting__gallery img { height: 280px; }
}

.av2-casting__gallery img:hover {
  transform: scale(1.03);
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════
   REDUCED MOTION
   ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .av2-values__card,
  .av2-process__step,
  .av2-process__step-dot,
  .av2-process__step-title,
  .av2-process__step-desc,
  .av2-process__step-num,
  .av2-experience__logo,
  .av2-about__image img,
  .av2-history__image img,
  .av2-casting__benefit,
  .av2-casting__equip-card,
  .av2-casting__media img,
  .av2-casting__gallery img {
    transition: none;
  }

  .av2-values__card:hover { transform: none; }
  .av2-process__step:hover .av2-process__step-dot { transform: none; }
}