  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     DESIGN TOKENS
     Indivisible Blue #0052A5 / Red #E0162B per official brand palette.
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  :root {
    color-scheme: light dark;
    --blue: #0052A5;
    --blue-deep: #003A75;
    --red: #E0162B;
    --red-deep: #B30E20;
    --ink: #0E1726;
    --paper: #F7F1E5;
    --paper-warm: #EFE6D2;
    --cream: #FAF7F2;
    --rule: rgba(14, 23, 38, .14);

    --display: "Big Shoulders Display", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
    --serif: "Fraunces", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, serif;
    --mono: "DM Mono", ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, monospace;

    --max: 1240px;
  }

  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
  body {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--paper);
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.55;
    font-feature-settings: "ss01", "ss02";
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  /* Subtle paper grain — drawn as inline SVG noise */
  body::before {
    content: "";
    position: fixed; inset: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
    opacity: .35;
    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' seed='3'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.05  0 0 0 0 0.09  0 0 0 0 0.15  0 0 0 0.18 0'/></filter><rect width='100%' height='100%' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
  }

  a { color: inherit; }

  .wrap {
    width: min(100% - 2.5rem, var(--max));
    margin-inline: auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     UTILITIES
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .eyebrow {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .78rem;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  .rule {
    height: 1px; background: var(--rule); border: 0;
    margin: 0;
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     TOP NAV / MASTHEAD
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .masthead {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
    padding: 1.1rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    background: var(--paper);
  }
  .masthead .wrap {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .nav {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    align-items: center;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .82rem;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .nav a {
    text-decoration: none;
    padding-bottom: 2px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
    transition: border-color .2s, color .2s;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .nav a:hover { border-color: var(--red); color: var(--red); }

  /* Mobile navigation — smaller text + tighter gaps so all 5 links fit */
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    .masthead { padding: .85rem 0; }
    .nav {
      gap: .9rem;
      font-size: .68rem;
      letter-spacing: .06em;
    }
  }
  @media (max-width: 380px) {
    .nav { gap: .65rem; font-size: .62rem; }
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     HERO
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .hero {
    position: relative;
    padding: 4.5rem 0 5rem;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .hero::after {
    /* the diagonal red word-bar nod */
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: -8%; right: -8%;
    bottom: 1.5rem;
    height: 14px;
    background: var(--red);
    transform: rotate(-1.6deg);
    z-index: 0;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 0 var(--ink);
  }

  .hero-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 2.5rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    justify-items: center;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .hero-logo {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  .hero-logo img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 980px;
    height: auto;
  }
  .hero-content {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 60ch;
  }
  .hero-content .lede {
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .hero-content .quote-tag {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  /* visually-hidden — keeps an H1 in the page for SEO/a11y without rendering it */
  .visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px; height: 1px;
    padding: 0; margin: -1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
  }

  .kicker {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .8rem;
    letter-spacing: .22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
    margin: 1.6rem 0 0;
  }
  .kicker .dot {
    width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--red);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(224,22,43,.18);
    animation: pulse 2.4s infinite;
  }
  @keyframes pulse {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(224,22,43,.4); }
    50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(224,22,43,0);  }
  }

  h1.headline {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: clamp(4.4rem, 14vw, 12rem);
    line-height: .82;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  h1.headline .word { display: block; }
  h1.headline .word.trouble { color: var(--red); }
  h1.headline .word.norwalk {
    font-size: .42em;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: var(--blue);
    margin-top: .35em;
    -webkit-text-stroke: 0;
  }
  h1.headline .amp {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--blue);
    transform: translateY(-.1em);
    padding: 0 .12em;
  }

  .lede {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.4vw, 1.35rem);
    line-height: 1.45;
    max-width: 56ch;
    margin: 1.8rem 0 0;
  }
  .lede strong { color: var(--red); font-weight: 600; }

  .quote-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--ink);
    opacity: .75;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--blue);
    padding: .15rem 0 .15rem .8rem;
  }

  .hero-actions {
    margin-top: 2.2rem;
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .8rem;
  }

  .btn {
    --bg: var(--ink);
    --fg: var(--cream);
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem;
    padding: 1rem 1.3rem;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--fg);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: transform .15s ease, background .2s, color .2s;
    box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
  }
  .btn:hover { transform: translate(-2px, -2px); box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); }
  .btn.primary { --bg: var(--red); --fg: var(--cream); box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink); }
  .btn.primary:hover { --bg: var(--red-deep); }
  .btn.ghost {
    --bg: transparent; --fg: var(--ink);
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
  }
  .btn.ghost:hover { --bg: var(--ink); --fg: var(--cream); }
  .btn svg { width: 1.05em; height: 1.05em; }

  /* asterisk decoration */
  .star {
    position: absolute;
    font-family: var(--display);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 900;
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: 1;
  }
  .star.s1 {
    top: 1rem; right: 4%;
    font-size: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
    transform: rotate(14deg);
    color: var(--blue);
    opacity: .9;
  }
  .star.s2 {
    bottom: 18%; left: 52%;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem);
    transform: rotate(-10deg);
    color: var(--red);
    opacity: .8;
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     SECTION SCAFFOLDING
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  section { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
  .section-pad { padding: 5rem 0; }
  .section-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  }
  .section-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.8rem);
    line-height: .92;
    letter-spacing: -.015em;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .section-head .num {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .85rem;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    color: var(--red);
    font-weight: 500;
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     WHO WE ARE
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .who {
    background: var(--paper-warm);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  }
  .who .grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 2.5rem;
    align-items: start;
  }
  @media (min-width: 900px) {
    .who .grid { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr; gap: 4rem; }
  }
  .pull {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
    line-height: 1.05;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: -.005em;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .pull em {
    font-style: normal;
    background: linear-gradient(transparent 60%, rgba(224,22,43,.28) 60%);
    padding: 0 .1em;
  }
  .who p {
    margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  }
  .who p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .who-cta {
    margin-top: 3rem;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .who-cta .btn { font-size: 1.2rem; padding: 1.1rem 1.6rem; }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     MANIFESTO / WHAT WE BELIEVE
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .manifesto {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: var(--cream);
    position: relative;
  }
  .manifesto::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 28px 28px;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .manifesto .section-head h2 { color: var(--cream); }
  .manifesto .section-head .num { color: var(--red); }
  .manifesto .columns {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 2rem;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  @media (min-width: 800px) {
    .manifesto .columns { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  }
  .manifesto p { margin: 0 0 1.1rem; color: rgba(247,241,229,.92); }
  .manifesto strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 700; }
  .manifesto .stamp {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: .15em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--red);
    border: 2px solid var(--red);
    padding: .35rem .7rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.2rem;
    transform: rotate(-2deg);
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     HOW WE SHOW UP — pillars
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .pillars { background: var(--paper-warm); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
  .pillar-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .pillar {
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: 1.6rem 1.4rem 1.8rem;
    position: relative;
    transition: transform .2s, box-shadow .2s;
  }
  .pillar:hover {
    transform: translate(-2px, -2px);
    box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink);
  }
  .pillar .num-tag {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .78rem;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-bottom: .9rem;
  }
  .pillar h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    line-height: 1;
    margin: 0 0 .8rem;
    color: var(--ink);
  }
  .pillar p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: .98rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     JOIN
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .join {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--cream);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .join .section-head h2 { color: var(--cream); }
  .join .section-head .num { color: #FFD7DB; }
  .join .grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 2rem;
  }
  @media (min-width: 880px) {
    .join .grid { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
  }

  .join-card {
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
    border: 2px solid var(--ink);
    box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--ink);
  }
  .join-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 1.7rem;
    margin: 0 0 .35rem;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .join-card p { margin: .25rem 0 1.2rem; font-size: .98rem; }

  form.signup { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .65rem; }
  form.signup label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .72rem;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  form.signup input[type="email"],
  form.signup input[type="text"] {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    padding: .9rem 1rem;
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
    color: var(--ink);
    border-radius: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }
  form.signup input:focus {
    outline: 3px solid var(--red);
    outline-offset: 1px;
  }
  form.signup .btn { margin-top: .4rem; align-self: flex-start; }

  /* Join-side: stack of three sub-sections (signal / meet / follow) on the right */
  .join-side {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2.5rem;
  }
  .join-block {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem;
    color: var(--cream);
  }
  .join-block h3 {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .join-block p { margin: 0; opacity: .92; max-width: 42ch; }
  .join-block strong { color: var(--cream); font-weight: 700; }

  .contact-list {
    list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: .6rem 0 0;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .9rem;
    line-height: 1.9;
  }
  .contact-list a { color: var(--cream); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: rgba(250,247,242,.5); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
  .contact-list a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--cream); }

  .socials {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: .6rem;
    margin-top: .4rem;
  }
  .socials a {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .5rem;
    padding: .55rem .85rem;
    background: rgba(250,247,242,.1);
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(250,247,242,.35);
    color: var(--cream);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .78rem;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    transition: background .2s, border-color .2s, transform .15s;
  }
  .socials a:hover {
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--blue);
    border-color: var(--cream);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
  .socials svg { width: 1.05em; height: 1.05em; }
  .socials-label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .72rem;
    letter-spacing: .2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    opacity: .85;
    margin: .8rem 0 .15rem;
  }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     FOOTER
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  footer {
    background: var(--ink);
    color: rgba(247,241,229,.7);
    padding: 2.5rem 0 3rem;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
  }
  footer .wrap {
    display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1.5rem;
    justify-content: space-between; align-items: end;
  }
  footer .mark {
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 800;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--cream);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: .02em;
  }
  footer .mark small {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .7rem;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    color: var(--red);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-top: .35rem;
  }
  footer p {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .78rem;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 42ch;
  }
  footer a { color: var(--cream); }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     LOAD-IN ANIMATION
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  .reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(14px);
    animation: rise .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1) forwards;
  }
  @keyframes rise {
    to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  }
  .d1 { animation-delay: .05s; }
  .d2 { animation-delay: .18s; }
  .d3 { animation-delay: .32s; }
  .d4 { animation-delay: .48s; }
  .d5 { animation-delay: .62s; }

  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; animation: none; }
    .kicker .dot { animation: none; }
  }

  /* selection */
  ::selection { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); }

  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------
     DARK MODE
     Triggered automatically when the OS / app is in dark mode.
     We keep the brand red and a brighter blue, swap dark text → cream,
     and shift section backgrounds to layered shades of navy.
     ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    :root {
      --paper: #0E1726;
      --paper-warm: #16213A;
      --rule: rgba(247, 241, 229, .15);
    }

    body {
      background: #0E1726;
      color: #FAF7F2;
    }
    body::before {
      mix-blend-mode: screen;
      opacity: .25;
    }

    /* Masthead */
    .masthead {
      background: #0E1726;
      border-bottom-color: rgba(247, 241, 229, .15);
    }
    .nav .cta { background: #FAF7F2; color: #0E1726; }
    .nav .cta:hover { background: var(--red); color: var(--cream); }

    /* Hero */
    h1.headline .word { color: #FAF7F2; }
    h1.headline .word.norwalk { color: #5DA8E8; }
    .kicker { color: #5DA8E8; }
    .lede { color: rgba(247, 241, 229, .92); }
    .lede strong { color: #FF4D5E; }
    .quote-tag {
      color: rgba(247, 241, 229, .72);
      border-left-color: #5DA8E8;
    }
    .star.s2 { color: var(--red); opacity: .9; }
    .hero::after { box-shadow: 0 6px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .5); }

    /* Buttons */
    .btn { box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55); }
    .btn:hover { box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55); }
    .btn.primary { box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55); }
    .btn.ghost {
      --fg: #FAF7F2;
      box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #FAF7F2;
    }
    .btn.ghost:hover { --bg: #FAF7F2; --fg: #0E1726; }

    /* Section heads */
    .section-head h2 { color: #FAF7F2; }

    /* Who We Are — keeps paper-warm background in dark mode (matches How We Show Up) */
    .who {
      background: #EFE6D2;
      border-color: rgba(14, 23, 38, .14);
    }
    .who .section-head h2 { color: var(--ink); }
    .who .section-head .num { color: var(--red); }
    .pull { color: var(--ink); }
    .pull em { background: linear-gradient(transparent 60%, rgba(224, 22, 43, .28) 60%); }
    .who p { color: var(--ink); }
    .who strong { color: var(--ink); }

    /* Manifesto — already dark, no change needed */

    /* Pillars — KEEPS its warm-paper background in dark mode */
    .pillars {
      background: #EFE6D2;
      border-color: rgba(14, 23, 38, .14);
    }
    .pillars .section-head h2 { color: var(--ink); }
    .pillars .section-head .num { color: var(--red); }
    .pillar {
      background: var(--cream);
      border-color: rgba(14, 23, 38, .14);
    }
    .pillar:hover { box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--ink); }
    .pillar h3 { color: var(--ink); }
    .pillar p { color: var(--ink); }
    .pillar .num-tag { color: var(--blue); }

    /* Join — keep blue background, cream card with dark text stays the same */
    .join-card { box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
    .contact-form input[type="text"],
    .contact-form input[type="email"],
    .contact-form textarea,
    form.signup input[type="email"],
    form.signup input[type="text"] {
      background: var(--cream);
    }

    /* Footer — already dark, no change */
  }

  /* ==================================================================
     MULTI-PAGE ADDITIONS (added when site went from one page to many)
     ================================================================== */

  /* Active nav link state */
  .nav a.active {
    color: var(--red);
    border-color: var(--red);
  }

  /* Contact form card */
  .contact-card {
    background: var(--cream);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: 2rem 1.8rem;
    border: 2px solid var(--ink);
    box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 var(--ink);
    max-width: 640px;
  }
  .contact-form {
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: .9rem;
  }
  .contact-form label {
    font-family: var(--mono);
    font-size: .72rem;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 500;
  }
  .contact-form input[type="text"],
  .contact-form input[type="email"],
  .contact-form textarea {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    padding: .9rem 1rem;
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
    color: var(--ink);
    border-radius: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .contact-form textarea {
    min-height: 160px;
    resize: vertical;
  }
  .contact-form input:focus,
  .contact-form textarea:focus {
    outline: 3px solid var(--red);
    outline-offset: 1px;
  }
  .contact-form .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: .5rem; }

  /* Honeypot — hidden from users, catches spam bots */
  .honey { display: none !important; }

  /* Dark mode support for contact card shadow */
  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .contact-card { box-shadow: 8px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
  }
