/* ============================================================================
   APPARITOR — apparitor.ai landing (Phase 1)
   Brand: /Users/icloudabe/apparitor/BRAND.md v2 (AVOWAL family).
   Navy field dominates; gold is scarce and always means a human; one cyan
   beacon per viewport; green only on proof; red only on refusal.
   ========================================================================== */

:root{
  --navy:#050a1a; --navy-mid:#0a1228; --navy-light:#0f1a38;
  --surface:#0d1630; --surface-grad:#111e42;
  --cyan:#00d4ff; --gold:#f0b429;
  --text:#e8edf8; --dim:#7a8aaa; --xdim:#3a4a6a;
  --green:#27c93f; --red:#ff5f56;
  --border:rgba(0,212,255,0.12); --panel-line:rgba(0,212,255,0.14);
  --gold-border:rgba(240,180,41,0.22); --green-border:rgba(39,201,63,0.28);
  --red-border:rgba(255,95,86,0.26);
}

*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
html,body{background:var(--navy);overflow-x:hidden}
body{
  font-family:'Outfit','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;
  color:var(--text);font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit}
.mono{font-family:'DM Mono','SF Mono',Menlo,Consolas,monospace}
.serif{font-family:'EB Garamond',Georgia,serif}

.wrap{max-width:1160px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}

/* ---------- type ---------- */
h1,h2{font-family:'Bebas Neue',sans-serif;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1.08}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.4rem,7.2vw,4.6rem)}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,4.4vw,2.6rem);margin-bottom:14px}
.eyebrow{
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;margin-bottom:16px;
}
.eyebrow::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--border)}
.wordmark{
  font-family:'Bebas Neue',sans-serif;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.32em;
  color:var(--gold);text-shadow:0 0 18px rgba(240,180,41,0.35);white-space:nowrap;
}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{
  display:inline-block;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;
  font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:15px 26px;
  text-align:center;border:1px solid transparent;
}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy);box-shadow:0 6px 22px rgba(240,180,41,.28)}
.btn-gold:hover{filter:brightness(1.06)}
.btn-outline{
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  color:var(--gold);border:1px solid rgba(240,180,41,.45);
}
.btn-outline:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}

/* ---------- top bar ---------- */
.topbar{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(13,22,48,.92),rgba(5,10,26,.86));
  backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
}
.topbar .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;height:64px}
.topbar .lockup{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;text-decoration:none}
.topbar .wordmark{font-size:22px}
.topnav{margin-left:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px}
.topnav a{
  font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--dim);text-decoration:none;
}
.topnav a:hover{color:var(--text)}
.topnav .btn{padding:9px 16px;font-size:11.5px}
@media(max-width:760px){.topnav a.navlink{display:none}}
@media(max-width:560px){
  .topbar .wrap{gap:10px;padding:0 14px}
  .topbar .wordmark{font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.24em}
  .topnav .btn{padding:8px 12px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em}
}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{
  position:relative;overflow:hidden;text-align:center;
  padding:72px 0 64px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1200px 700px at 15% -10%, rgba(0,212,255,.05), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(900px 520px at 100% 110%, rgba(240,180,41,.05), transparent 55%),
    var(--navy);
}
.hero .mark{margin:0 auto 22px;width:76px;height:76px}
.hero .wordmark{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,4.6vw,2.4rem);display:block;margin-bottom:26px}
.hero h1{margin-bottom:18px}
.hero .subline{max-width:640px;margin:0 auto 22px;color:var(--dim);font-size:17.5px}
.posture{
  display:inline-block;font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;
  letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--dim);border:1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius:6px;padding:8px 14px;background:var(--navy-mid);margin-bottom:44px;
}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;text-align:left}
@media(min-width:760px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.panel{
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:28px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;
}
.panel.officer{border-color:var(--gold-border)}
.panel .plabel{
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);
}
.panel h3{font-family:'EB Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:26px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.panel p{color:var(--dim);font-size:15px;flex:1}
.panel .btn{margin-top:8px}
.hero-footnote{
  margin-top:40px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);
  font-size:12.5px;color:var(--xdim);
}

/* ---------- sections ---------- */
section{padding:76px 0}
section.tint{background:var(--navy-mid)}

/* how it works */
.how-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:36px;align-items:start}
@media(min-width:900px){.how-grid{grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr}}
.step{display:flex;gap:18px;padding:20px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.step:last-of-type{border-bottom:none}
.step .n{
  font-family:'Bebas Neue',sans-serif;font-size:30px;color:var(--gold);
  line-height:1;flex:0 0 auto;width:34px;
}
.step h3{font-size:17px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;margin-bottom:6px}
.step p{color:var(--dim);font-size:15px}
.step p .mono{font-size:13px;color:var(--text)}
.rail-footnote{margin-top:14px;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--xdim)}

/* attempt timeline illustration (drawn — the page's one cyan beacon) */
.timeline{
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;
}
.timeline .thead{
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px;
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;
  color:var(--dim);text-transform:uppercase;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--panel-line);padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:6px;
  flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.timeline .spec{color:var(--xdim);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:4px;padding:2px 7px;font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.14em}
.trow{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:13px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.trow:last-of-type{border-bottom:none}
.pip{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;flex:0 0 auto;margin-top:5px}
.pip.cyan{background:var(--cyan);box-shadow:0 0 10px rgba(0,212,255,.65)}
.pip.gold{background:var(--gold)}
.pip.green{background:var(--green)}
.trow .tt{font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;color:var(--dim);line-height:1.7}
.trow .tt b{display:block;color:var(--text);font-weight:500;font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.06em}
.trow.served .tt b{color:var(--green)}
.timeline .wm{
  margin-top:14px;font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:9.5px;
  letter-spacing:.2em;color:var(--xdim);text-transform:uppercase;text-align:right;
}

/* audiences */
.aud-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px}
@media(min-width:900px){.aud-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr}}
.aud{
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:26px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:10px;
}
.aud .plabel{
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);
}
.aud h3{font-family:'EB Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.aud p{color:var(--dim);font-size:14.5px;flex:1}
.aud .go{
  font-size:13px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold);text-decoration:none;
}
.aud .go:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* trust / pipeline */
.trust-intro{max-width:720px;color:var(--dim);margin-bottom:36px}
.pipeline{
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:26px;margin-bottom:16px;
}
.pipe-title{
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--dim);margin-bottom:18px;
}
.pipe-flow{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
@media(min-width:900px){.pipe-flow{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:stretch;gap:0}}
.pnode{
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;background:var(--navy-light);
  padding:12px 14px;min-width:0;flex:1;
}
.pnode .k{font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--text)}
.pnode .d{font-size:11px;color:var(--xdim);margin-top:3px;line-height:1.5}
.pnode.human{border-color:rgba(240,180,41,.45)}
.pnode.human .k{color:var(--gold)}
.pnode.proof{border-color:rgba(39,201,63,.45)}
.pnode.proof .k{color:var(--green)}
.parrow{
  flex:0 0 auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  color:var(--xdim);font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;
  padding:6px 0;
}
.parrow::before{content:"\2193"}
@media(min-width:900px){
  .parrow{padding:0 8px}
  .parrow::before{content:"\2192"}
}
.pipe-fail{
  margin-top:18px;border-top:1px dashed var(--red-border);padding-top:16px;
  display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.failchip{
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.12em;
  color:var(--red);border:1px solid var(--red-border);border-radius:6px;
  background:rgba(255,95,86,.06);padding:8px 12px;flex:0 0 auto;
}
.pipe-fail .fd{font-size:12px;color:var(--xdim);line-height:1.6;flex:1;min-width:220px}
.gate-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:18px;margin-top:28px}
@media(min-width:760px){.gate-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.gate{
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:12px;padding:24px;
}
.gate h3{font-family:'Bebas Neue',sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.06em;margin-bottom:8px}
.gate p{color:var(--dim);font-size:14.5px}
.gate p .mono{font-size:13px;color:var(--text)}
.seal-band{
  margin-top:32px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  border:1px solid var(--green-border);border-radius:12px;
  background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));padding:22px 26px;
}
.affidavit{
  position:relative;flex:0 0 auto;width:104px;height:132px;border-radius:6px;
  background:var(--navy-light);border:1px solid var(--border);padding:14px 12px;
}
.affidavit i{display:block;height:2px;background:var(--xdim);border-radius:1px;margin-bottom:8px;opacity:.7}
.affidavit i:nth-child(1){width:70%}.affidavit i:nth-child(2){width:88%}
.affidavit i:nth-child(3){width:82%}.affidavit i:nth-child(4){width:86%}
.affidavit i:nth-child(5){width:56%}
.affidavit .sig{position:absolute;left:12px;bottom:30px;width:44%;height:2px;background:var(--dim);transform:rotate(-4deg)}
.affidavit img{position:absolute;right:-18px;bottom:-18px;width:62px;height:62px}
.seal-cap{flex:1;min-width:240px;font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--dim);line-height:1.7}

/* product shots */
.shots-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}
@media(min-width:760px){.shots-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.shot{margin:0}
.shot img{border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;width:100%}
.shot figcaption{
  margin-top:10px;font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;
  letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--xdim);
}
.shot figcaption b{color:var(--dim);font-weight:500}

/* the name */
.name-sect{text-align:center}
.name-sect h2{margin-bottom:22px}
.name-sect .story{
  font-family:'EB Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-size:clamp(1.15rem,2.6vw,1.45rem);
  line-height:1.75;color:var(--text);max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;
}
.name-sect .story em{color:var(--gold);font-style:italic}

/* status strip */
.status-strip{
  border-top:1px solid var(--border);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);
  background:var(--navy-mid);padding:22px 0;text-align:center;
}
.status-strip p{
  font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;
  color:var(--dim);text-transform:uppercase;
}
.status-strip p b{color:var(--gold);font-weight:500}

/* waitlist */
.waitlist{background:var(--navy-mid)}
.waitlist .lead{color:var(--dim);max-width:620px;margin-bottom:34px}
.wl-form{
  max-width:620px;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--surface),var(--surface-grad));
  border:1px solid var(--gold-border);border-radius:12px;padding:30px;
}
.field{margin-bottom:18px}
.field label{
  display:block;font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:500;
  letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--dim);margin-bottom:7px;
}
.field input,.field select{
  width:100%;background:var(--navy);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;
  color:var(--text);font-family:'Outfit',sans-serif;font-size:15px;padding:12px 14px;
  appearance:none;
}
.field select{
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' stroke='%237a8aaa' stroke-width='1.6' fill='none' stroke-linecap='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:right 14px center;
}
.field input:focus,.field select:focus{outline:none;border-color:rgba(240,180,41,.5)}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:-9999px}
.wl-form .btn{width:100%}
.wl-note{margin-top:14px;font-size:12px;color:var(--xdim);line-height:1.6}
.wl-status{
  display:none;margin-top:16px;font-family:'DM Mono',monospace;font-size:12.5px;
  border-radius:8px;padding:12px 14px;line-height:1.6;
}
.wl-status.ok{display:block;color:var(--green);border:1px solid var(--green-border);background:rgba(39,201,63,.06)}
.wl-status.info{display:block;color:var(--dim);border:1px solid var(--border);background:var(--navy)}
.wl-status a{color:var(--gold)}
noscript .wl-noscript{
  display:block;margin-top:16px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--dim);
  border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;padding:14px;background:var(--navy);
}
noscript .wl-noscript a{color:var(--gold)}

/* footer */
footer{background:var(--navy-mid);border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding:44px 0 36px}
.compliance{
  font-size:12px;color:var(--xdim);line-height:1.75;max-width:900px;
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);padding-bottom:26px;margin-bottom:26px;
}
.foot-row{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.foot-row img{height:30px;width:auto}
.foot-nav{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-left:auto}
.foot-nav a{
  font-size:11.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--dim);text-decoration:none;
}
.foot-nav a:hover{color:var(--text)}
.foot-legal{margin-top:20px;font-size:12px;color:var(--xdim)}

/* 404 */
.nf{min-height:100vh;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;padding:40px 20px}
.nf .mark{width:64px;height:64px;margin-bottom:26px}
.nf h1{margin-bottom:12px}
.nf p{color:var(--dim);margin-bottom:26px;font-family:'EB Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;font-style:italic}