.about-root {
  /* palette */
  --paper: #FAF9F6;
  --paper-2: #F2F0E9;
  --green: #163D35;
  --green-deep: #10322B;
  --brass: #8A6A3B;
  --ink: #23211C;
  --ink-soft: #4A473F;
  --line: rgba(22, 61, 53, 0.14);
  --line-light: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.22);

  /* type */
  --ff-display: var(--font-fraunces, "Fraunces", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif);
  --ff-body: var(--font-spectral, "Spectral", Georgia, serif);
  --ff-mono: var(--font-plex-mono, "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, "SFMono-Regular", monospace);

  --wrap: 1120px;
  --narrow: 720px;

  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--ff-body);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

.about-root .ab-main {
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

/* reveal */
.about-root [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s ease, transform 0.7s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.about-root [data-reveal].is-in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* shared type atoms */
.about-root .ab-eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}
.about-root .ab-eyebrow--brass { color: var(--brass); }
.about-root .ab-eyebrow--light { color: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.62); }

.about-root .ab-display {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 420;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3.4vw, 2.75rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
}
.about-root .ab-display--light { color: var(--paper); }

.about-root .ab-prose p {
  font-size: 1.075rem;
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.about-root .ab-prose .ab-pull {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 440;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 1.8rem 0;
}

/* ── HERO ── */
.about-root .ab-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
  gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 88px);
  align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(56px, 9vw, 128px) 0 clamp(48px, 7vw, 96px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.about-root .ab-name {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 0.4rem 0 1.4rem;
}
.about-root .ab-lead {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 380;
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.6vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 2rem;
  max-width: 30ch;
}
.about-root .ab-social {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1.4rem;
}
.about-root .ab-social a {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding-bottom: 3px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
}
.about-root .ab-social a:hover { color: var(--green); border-color: var(--brass); }

.about-root .ab-portrait { margin: 0; }
.about-root .ab-portrait img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 2px;
  filter: grayscale(0.12) contrast(1.02);
}

/* ── narrative sections ── */
.about-root .ab-section {
  padding: clamp(52px, 8vw, 104px) 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.about-root .ab-narrow { max-width: var(--narrow); }

.about-root .ab-signoff {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 2.4rem 0 0;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--brass);
}
.about-root .ab-signoff cite {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-top: 0.8rem;
}

.about-root .ab-evolve {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem 0;
}
.about-root .ab-evolve li {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green);
  padding: 0.5rem 1.1rem 0.5rem 0;
  margin-right: 1.1rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.about-root .ab-evolve li:last-child { border-right: 0; }

/* ═══ INSTITUTION — North Star (inverted panel) ═══ */
.about-root .ab-institution {
  background: var(--green);
  color: var(--paper);
  border-radius: 3px;
  margin: clamp(52px, 8vw, 104px) 0;
  padding: clamp(44px, 7vw, 96px) clamp(24px, 5vw, 80px);
}
.about-root .ab-inst-inner { max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; }
.about-root .ab-inst-note {
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px);
}
.about-root .ab-inst-note p {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.78);
  margin: 0 0 1.15rem;
}
.about-root .ab-inst-note p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.about-root .ab-inst-note strong {
  color: var(--paper);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.about-root .ab-inst-note em {
  color: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.94);
  font-style: italic;
}

/* The nine — signature mono set on the green panel */
.about-root .ab-nine {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.7rem 0;
  padding: 1.4rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.6rem 0;
}
.about-root .ab-nine li {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C9A86A;
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding-right: 1rem;
  margin-right: 1rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-light);
}
.about-root .ab-nine li:last-child {
  padding-right: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  border-right: 0;
}

.about-root .ab-northstar {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px);
}
.about-root .ab-ns-statement {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 380;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2.15rem);
  line-height: 1.32;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 30ch;
}
.about-root .ab-ns-rule {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.about-root .ab-ns-rule::before,
.about-root .ab-ns-rule::after {
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  flex: 1;
  background: var(--line-light);
}
.about-root .ab-ns-mark { color: var(--brass); font-size: 0.7rem; }
.about-root .ab-cadence {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.72em;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #C9A86A;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Values */
.about-root .ab-values { margin-top: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px); }
.about-root .ab-values-label { margin-bottom: 1.8rem; }
.about-root .ab-values-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-light);
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.about-root .ab-value {
  background: var(--green);
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 38px);
}
.about-root .ab-value-title {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 460;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--paper);
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
}
.about-root .ab-value-body {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.66;
  color: rgba(250, 249, 246, 0.74);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ── locations ── */
.about-root .ab-loc-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px);
}
.about-root .ab-loc { font-style: normal; }
.about-root .ab-loc h3 {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-weight: 440;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
}
.about-root .ab-loc p {
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
}
.about-root .ab-loc a {
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--brass);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease;
}
.about-root .ab-loc a:hover { border-color: var(--brass); }

/* ── closing ── */
.about-root .ab-closing {
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(64px, 10vw, 128px) 0;
}
.about-root .ab-close-quote { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 640px; }
.about-root .ab-close-quote p {
  font-family: var(--ff-display);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 380;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--green);
  margin: 0;
}
.about-root .ab-close-quote em { font-style: italic; color: var(--brass); }
.about-root .ab-close-quote cite {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brass);
  margin-top: 1.6rem;
}
.about-root .ab-cta {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 2.6rem;
  font-family: var(--ff-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--paper);
  background: var(--green);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 1rem 2.2rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}
.about-root .ab-cta:hover {
  background: var(--green-deep);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* ── responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .about-root .ab-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-root .ab-portrait { order: -1; max-width: 340px; }
  .about-root .ab-values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-root .ab-loc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .about-root .ab-evolve li {
    border-right: 0;
    margin-right: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .about-root .ab-nine li {
    border-right: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
    width: 50%;
  }
}

.lob-root, .lob-root *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
.lob-root{
    --paper:#FAF9F6; --stone:#F4F3EF; --ink:#1F2328; --ink-soft:#4A5058; --faint:#8B9096;
    --green:#163D35; --green-deep:#0F2C26; --green-bright:#2E7D5B;
    --brass:#8A6A3B; --brass-soft:#B08D57;
    --tide:#3E6B78; 
    --line:rgba(31,35,40,0.14); --line-soft:rgba(31,35,40,0.08);
    --max:1120px; --measure:660px;
  }
.lob-root .wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 40px;}
.lob-root .narrow{max-width:var(--measure);}
.lob-root a{color:var(--green);text-decoration:none;}
.lob-root a:hover{color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root a:focus-visible, .lob-root button:focus-visible, .lob-root input:focus-visible, .lob-root select:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--brass);outline-offset:3px;}
.lob-root em{font-style:italic;}
.lob-root .display{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-0.015em;color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .eyebrow{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0.26em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);display:block;margin-bottom:26px;}
.lob-root .tm{font-size:0.52em;vertical-align:super;color:var(--brass);}
.lob-root .placeholder{outline:1px dashed var(--brass-soft);outline-offset:4px;}
.lob-root .ph-tag{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft);display:block;margin-bottom:10px;}
.lob-root .hero{position:relative;padding:96px 0 104px;overflow:hidden;}
.lob-root .hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr 0.95fr;gap:72px;align-items:center;}
.lob-root .hero h1{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(44px,6vw,82px);line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-0.025em;margin:22px 0 26px;}
.lob-root .hero .prop{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(20px,2.3vw,25px);line-height:1.4;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:26px;}
.lob-root .hero .desc{font-size:18px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:520px;margin-bottom:20px;}
.lob-root .hero .desc .lead-line{color:var(--ink);font-style:italic;font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:20px;display:block;margin-bottom:14px;}
.lob-root .hero .author{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:36px;line-height:1.9;}
.lob-root .hero .author strong{color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;}
.lob-root .hero-ctas{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;margin-bottom:22px;}
.lob-root .btn-main{display:inline-block;background:var(--green);color:var(--paper);padding:15px 34px;border-radius:6px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0.15em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.lob-root .btn-main:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .btn-outline{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--green);padding:14px 30px;border-radius:6px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0.15em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.lob-root .btn-outline:hover{background:var(--green);color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--green);}
.lob-root .btn-text{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--tide);}
.lob-root .btn-text:hover{color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .launch-badge{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:100px;padding:7px 16px;display:inline-block;}
.lob-root .get-book{padding:88px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);background:var(--stone);}
.lob-root .section-kicker{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0.26em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);display:block;margin-bottom:22px;}
.lob-root .watch-sec{padding:88px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);}
.lob-root .watch-head{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,46px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-0.02em;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:18px;}
.lob-root .watch-lede{font-size:19px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:600px;margin-bottom:44px;}
.lob-root .video-frame{position:relative;width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--stone);cursor:pointer;}
.lob-root .video-poster{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;}
.lob-root .video-overlay{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:rgba(31,35,40,0.20);transition:background .2s ease;}
.lob-root .video-frame:hover .video-overlay{background:rgba(31,35,40,0.32);}
.lob-root .video-play{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:80px;height:80px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(250,249,246,0.95);box-shadow:0 8px 24px -8px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);padding-left:4px;transition:transform .2s ease;}
.lob-root .video-frame:hover .video-play{transform:scale(1.06);}
.lob-root .gb-head{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,46px);line-height:1.1;letter-spacing:-0.02em;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:18px;}
.lob-root .gb-lede{font-size:19px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:600px;margin-bottom:44px;}
.lob-root .retailers{display:flex;flex-direction:column;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.lob-root .retailer{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;padding:26px 4px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-decoration:none;transition:padding-left .2s ease;}
.lob-root a.retailer:hover{padding-left:16px;}
.lob-root .r-left{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;}
.lob-root .r-name{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:23px;color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .r-desc{font-size:15px;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lob-root .r-cta{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);white-space:nowrap;}
.lob-root a.retailer:hover .r-cta{color:var(--green);}
.lob-root .retailer.soon{opacity:0.55;}
.lob-root .retailer.soon .r-name{color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lob-root .soon-tag{color:var(--faint);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:100px;padding:5px 14px;}
.lob-root .cover-stage{position:relative;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}
.lob-root .cover-shell{position:relative;max-width:420px;width:100%;background:transparent;box-shadow:none;}
.lob-root .cover-img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;background:transparent;box-shadow:none;border-radius:0;}
.lob-root section{padding:112px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);position:relative;}
.lob-root h2.display{font-size:clamp(30px,4vw,46px);line-height:1.16;margin-bottom:30px;}
.lob-root .lede{font-size:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:640px;}
.lob-root .body-copy p{margin-bottom:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lob-root .body-copy p strong{color:var(--ink);font-weight:400;}
.lob-root .question{text-align:center;background:var(--stone);}
.lob-root .question h2{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(34px,5.2vw,60px);line-height:1.12;max-width:880px;margin:0 auto 34px;letter-spacing:-0.02em;}
.lob-root .question .support{max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lob-root .question .support p{margin-bottom:16px;}
.lob-root .compass-mark{width:34px;height:34px;margin:0 auto 30px;display:block;color:var(--brass);}
.lob-root .why-list{list-style:none;margin-top:52px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.lob-root .why-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:52px 1fr;gap:24px;align-items:baseline;padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);}
.lob-root .why-item .wn{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;color:var(--brass);}
.lob-root .why-item p{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(18px,2vw,23px);color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .why-close{margin-top:44px;background:var(--green);color:var(--paper);padding:44px 46px;border-radius:8px;}
.lob-root .why-close p{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(20px,2.5vw,28px);line-height:1.4;max-width:720px;}
.lob-root .discover-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:26px;margin-top:56px;}
.lob-root .disc{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:38px 34px;background:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .disc .dn{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);display:block;margin-bottom:16px;}
.lob-root .disc h3{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:25px;margin-bottom:12px;line-height:1.2;color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .disc p{font-size:16px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px;}
.lob-root .disc .items{list-style:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line-soft);padding-top:14px;}
.lob-root .disc .items li{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0.04em;color:var(--ink-soft);padding:6px 0;display:flex;gap:12px;}
.lob-root .disc .items li span{color:var(--brass);}
.lob-root .disc.wide{grid-column:1 / -1;background:var(--stone);}
.lob-root .disc .ph-inline{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;color:var(--brass-soft);font-style:normal;letter-spacing:0.05em;}
.lob-root .who-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line-soft);border:1px solid var(--line-soft);margin-top:52px;}
.lob-root .who{background:var(--paper);padding:30px 28px;font-size:16px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.5;}
.lob-root .who strong{display:block;font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:18px;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:0;}
.lob-root .inside{background:var(--stone);}
.lob-root .inside-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:0.8fr 1.2fr;gap:60px;align-items:center;}
.lob-root .preview-tiles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;}
.lob-root .ptile{aspect-ratio:4/5;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--paper);box-shadow:0 8px 24px -12px rgba(15,44,38,0.25);}
.lob-root .ptile img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top center;display:block;}
.lob-root .ptile .pt-label{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.1em;color:var(--ink-soft);text-transform:uppercase;}
.lob-root .ptile .pt-sub{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:0.12em;color:var(--brass-soft);margin-top:8px;text-transform:uppercase;}
.lob-root .quote{background:var(--green);color:var(--paper);text-align:center;padding:150px 0;}
.lob-root .quote blockquote{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:300;font-size:clamp(28px,4.4vw,50px);line-height:1.28;max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 40px;letter-spacing:-0.015em;}
.lob-root .quote .attr{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft);line-height:2;}
.lob-root .quote .attr em{display:block;color:rgba(250,249,246,0.7);font-style:italic;font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-size:16px;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;}
.lob-root .about-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:0.7fr 1.3fr;gap:56px;align-items:start;}
.lob-root .author-photo{aspect-ratio:4/5;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--stone);}
.lob-root .author-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center top;display:block;}
.lob-root .about-copy .body-copy p:first-of-type{margin-top:0;}
.lob-root .companion{background:var(--green-deep);color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .companion-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 0.9fr;gap:60px;align-items:center;}
.lob-root .companion h2{color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .companion .lede{color:rgba(250,249,246,0.78);}
.lob-root .companion .btn-main{background:var(--paper);color:var(--green);margin-top:32px;}
.lob-root .companion .btn-main:hover{background:var(--brass-soft);color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .companion .support-line{margin-top:18px;font-size:14px;color:rgba(250,249,246,0.55);font-style:italic;}
.lob-root .companion-preview{border:1px solid rgba(250,249,246,0.16);border-radius:8px;padding:34px;background:rgba(255,255,255,0.03);}
.lob-root .companion-preview .cp-label{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:0.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft);margin-bottom:18px;display:block;}
.lob-root .companion-preview .cp-url{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;color:var(--paper);margin-bottom:20px;}
.lob-root .companion-preview ul{list-style:none;}
.lob-root .companion-preview li{padding:8px 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(250,249,246,0.1);font-size:15px;color:rgba(250,249,246,0.8);}
.lob-root .orgs-panels{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px;margin-top:52px;}
.lob-root .panel{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:36px 30px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;}
.lob-root .panel h3{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:23px;margin-bottom:14px;color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .panel p{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:26px;flex:1;}
.lob-root .panel a{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--green);}
.lob-root .panel a:hover{color:var(--brass);}
.lob-root .event{background:var(--stone);}
.lob-root .event-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:52px 48px;background:var(--paper);margin-top:44px;}
.lob-root .event-theme{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(20px,2.4vw,27px);color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:36px;}
.lob-root .event-fields{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:22px 48px;margin-bottom:36px;}
.lob-root .efield{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:14px;}
.lob-root .efield .el{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass);display:block;margin-bottom:6px;}
.lob-root .efield .ev{font-size:16px;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.lob-root .efield .ev.tbd{color:var(--brass-soft);font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.06em;}
.lob-root .endorse{text-align:center;}
.lob-root .endorse-note{max-width:560px;margin:30px auto 0;border:1px dashed var(--brass-soft);border-radius:8px;padding:34px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px;}
.lob-root .endorse-slots{display:flex;gap:14px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:22px;}
.lob-root .eslot{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:100px;padding:8px 16px;}
.lob-root .convert{background:var(--green);color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .convert h2{color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .convert .body-copy p{color:rgba(250,249,246,0.8);}
.lob-root .convert-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:72px;align-items:start;}
.lob-root .convert-ctas{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:34px 0 16px;}
.lob-root .convert .btn-main{background:var(--paper);color:var(--green);}
.lob-root .convert .btn-main:hover{background:var(--brass-soft);color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .convert .btn-outline{border-color:rgba(250,249,246,0.3);color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .convert .btn-outline:hover{background:var(--paper);color:var(--green);border-color:var(--paper);}
.lob-root .convert .btn-text{color:var(--brass-soft);}
.lob-root form.lead-form{background:rgba(255,255,255,0.04);border:1px solid rgba(250,249,246,0.16);border-radius:10px;padding:36px;}
.lob-root .field{margin-bottom:18px;}
.lob-root .field label{display:block;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--brass-soft);margin-bottom:8px;}
.lob-root .field input, .lob-root .field select{width:100%;background:rgba(250,249,246,0.06);border:1px solid rgba(250,249,246,0.2);border-radius:6px;padding:12px 14px;color:var(--paper);font-family:'Spectral',serif;font-size:16px;}
.lob-root .field input::placeholder{color:rgba(250,249,246,0.4);}
.lob-root .field select option{color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .form-submit{width:100%;background:var(--paper);color:var(--green);border:none;padding:15px;border-radius:6px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:0.15em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;margin-top:8px;}
.lob-root .form-submit:hover{background:var(--brass-soft);color:var(--ink);}
.lob-root .form-msg{margin-top:14px;font-size:14px;display:none;}
.lob-root .form-msg.show{display:block;}
.lob-root .form-msg.ok{color:var(--brass-soft);}
.lob-root .form-msg.err{color:#E8A0A0;}
@media (max-width:960px){
.lob-root .hero-grid, .lob-root .inside-grid, .lob-root .about-grid, .lob-root .companion-grid, .lob-root .convert-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:48px;}
.lob-root .cover-stage{order:-1;margin-bottom:20px;}
.lob-root .discover-grid, .lob-root .who-grid, .lob-root .orgs-panels, .lob-root .event-fields{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
.lob-root .who-grid{border:none;}
.lob-root .who{border:1px solid var(--line-soft);border-radius:6px;}
}
@media (max-width:600px){
.lob-root section{padding:76px 0;}
.lob-root .hero{padding:64px 0 80px;}
.lob-root .wrap{padding:0 24px;}
.lob-root .discover-grid .disc.wide, .lob-root .discover-grid .disc{grid-column:auto;}
.lob-root .event-card{padding:36px 26px;}
}