/* Sector Scavengers: marketing site (redesign) */

/* Comic-book display font for panel labels and narrator captions
   (loaded once here so every page that links styles.css gets it). */
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Bangers&display=swap");

:root {
  --bg: #04060d;
  --panel: #0a1020;
  --cyan: #00f0ff;
  --cyan-soft: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
  --magenta: #ff00aa;
  --yellow: #ffdd00;
  --green: #00ff88;
  --text: #eef1f7;
  --muted: #8f9ab0;
  --gold: #c9a227;
  --border: #1a2740;
  --font-display: "Orbitron", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-sans: "DM Sans", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  *,
  *::before,
  *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }

  .hero__video-hud-blink {
    animation: none !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
  }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--bg);
  position: relative;
}

.atmosphere {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -2;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.atmosphere__grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -40%;
  opacity: 0.35;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.028) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.028) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 48px 48px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .atmosphere__grid {
    animation: spin-grid 140s linear infinite;
  }
}

@keyframes spin-grid {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

.atmosphere__vignette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 50% 0%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.06), transparent 55%);
}

.atmosphere__grain {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.04;
  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='0.9' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: -120px;
  left: 1rem;
  z-index: 300;
  padding: 0.55rem 1rem;
  background: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--bg);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  top: 1rem;
}

code {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.86em;
  color: var(--cyan);
  background: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.08);
  padding: 0.1em 0.4em;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.18);
}

/* -- Header -- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 200;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: rgba(4, 6, 13, 0.82);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px) saturate(150%);
}

.site-header__inner {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  position: relative;
}

.logo {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.logo__mark {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.logo:hover .logo__text {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1.1rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav a:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.nav__cta {
  color: var(--cyan) !important;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--panel);
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
}

.nav-toggle::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px;
  right: 11px;
  top: 15px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--text);
  box-shadow: 0 7px 0 var(--text);
}

.nav-toggle::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 11px;
  right: 11px;
  top: 29px;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--text);
}

.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]::before {
  top: 21px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.nav-toggle[aria-expanded="true"]::after {
  top: 21px;
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .site-header__inner {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .nav {
    display: none;
    order: 3;
    width: 100%;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding-top: 0.75rem;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    margin-top: 0.5rem;
  }

  .nav.is-open {
    display: flex;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    display: block;
  }
}

/* -- Hero -- */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(
      118deg,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.97) 0%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.94) 28%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.72) 48%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.55) 58%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.92) 100%
    ),
    url("generated/bg-hero.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: 58% 40%;
}

.hero__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.35) 0%,
    transparent 40%,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.88) 78%,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.97) 100%
  );
}

.hero__noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.035;
  pointer-events: none;
  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='0.8' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.hero__layout {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem) 1.25rem clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.25rem);
  display: grid;
  /* Same rail + 1fr pattern as .rules__layout so the frosted panel can use the same column width */
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.hero__column {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.5rem);
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: min(100%, 52rem);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.hero__masthead {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}

.hero__masthead-title {
  margin: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.2rem;
}

.hero__masthead-title .hero__subtitle {
  margin: 0;
}

.hero__video-stage {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
}

.hero__video-cta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero__video-wishlist {
  min-width: min(100%, 14rem);
}

/* Hero video as first splash panel in the strip */
.hero__comic-shell {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.65rem 0.65rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.2);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(10, 18, 36, 0.55) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 18, 0.72) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 12px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.hero__comic-tag {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 5;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.hero__comic-frame {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

/* Wishlist + lore: same reading column as comic strip */
.uplink__content {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 52rem);
  margin-inline: auto;
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero__rail {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  text-orientation: mixed;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero__rail {
    display: none;
  }

  .hero__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

}

/*
 * Comic strip chapters (single column stack; uplink matches width above).
 */
.strip-story,
.rules__panel {
  flex: none;
  min-width: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2.8vw, 1.35rem) clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.5rem);
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.78);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14);
  box-shadow:
    0 4px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px) saturate(130%);
}

.rules__panel {
  margin-top: clamp(0.35rem, 1.5vw, 0.85rem);
}

.uplink__panel {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.strip-story__actions {
  margin-top: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.35rem);
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1.65vw, 1.05rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #e8d78a;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
  max-width: 36rem;
}

.hero__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 5.5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f8fafc;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9),
    0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .hero__title {
    animation: hero-title 6s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
  }
}

@keyframes hero-title {
  from {
    text-shadow:
      0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
      0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9),
      0 0 36px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.25);
  }
  to {
    text-shadow:
      0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
      0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9),
      0 0 42px rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.18);
  }
}

.hero__subtitle {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1.8vw, 1.05rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.38em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #7df9ff;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 0 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}

.hero__amp {
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.hero__hook,
.hero__story {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.58;
  color: #dbe4f0;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72);
}

.hero__story {
  margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
}

.hero__actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}

.hero__video-frame {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.25);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12), rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.06));
  padding: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.hero__video-hud {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  color: var(--green);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  padding-right: 0.25rem;
}

.hero__video-hud-blink {
  color: var(--green);
  animation: blink 1.2s step-end infinite;
}

.hero__video-toolbar {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.65rem 1rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.35rem 0.15rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.hero__video-toolbar-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}

.hero__video-counter {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--muted);
  min-width: 3.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.hero__video-counter-sep {
  margin: 0 0.2em;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.hero__video-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 2.35rem;
  min-height: 2.35rem;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), color 0.2s var(--ease), background 0.2s var(--ease);
}

.hero__video-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
  border-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.hero__video-btn:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--cyan);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.hero__video-btn:disabled {
  opacity: 0.35;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

.hero__video-btn-glyph {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #c8d4e8;
}

.hero__video-btn--mute {
  min-width: 5.5rem;
}

.hero__video-btn-label {
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

.hero__lore-strip {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
  width: 100%;
  padding: clamp(0.85rem, 2vw, 1.1rem) clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.35rem);
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1), rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.05) 55%, rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.55));
  box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}

.hero__lore-strip:hover {
  border-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 0 0 32px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.hero__lore-strip:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--cyan);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.hero__lore-strip-tag {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--green);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.35);
  background: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.08);
}

.hero__lore-strip-main {
  flex: 1 1 16rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.2rem;
  min-width: 0;
}

.hero__lore-strip-kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.hero__lore-strip-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.2vw, 1.35rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f0f4fc;
}

.hero__lore-strip-desc {
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 52rem;
}

.hero__lore-strip-arrow {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cyan);
  padding: 0.5rem 0.15rem;
}

@keyframes blink {
  50% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.hero__figure {
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
}

.hero__figure-inner {
  position: relative;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 100%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12), transparent 60%);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hero__figure-inner--cinema {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  max-height: min(72vh, 820px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 100%;
  background: #050810;
}

.hero__video {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
  background: #050810;
}

/* -- Buttons -- */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.2s;
}

.btn--primary {
  color: var(--bg);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--cyan), #00b0c8);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
  box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
}

.btn--primary:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 40px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.32);
}

.btn--ghost {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
  border-color: var(--border);
  color: var(--muted);
}

.btn--ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--cyan);
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.hero__actions .btn--ghost {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
  color: #e8edf5;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
}

.hero__actions .btn--ghost:hover {
  color: #b8fbff;
}

/* -- Section typography -- */
.section-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.section-eyebrow--center {
  text-align: center;
}

.section-title {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.section-title--center {
  text-align: center;
}

.prose {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 40rem;
}

.prose strong {
  color: var(--text);
}

.tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.85em;
  color: var(--magenta);
}

/* -- How it plays (rules) -- same shell as hero: bg, veil, noise, rail, frosted panel -- */
.rules {
  scroll-margin-top: 4.75rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(
      118deg,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.97) 0%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.94) 28%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.72) 48%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.55) 58%,
      rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.92) 100%
    ),
    url("generated/bg-hero.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: 58% 40%;
}

.rules__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.35) 0%,
    transparent 40%,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.88) 78%,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.97) 100%
  );
}

.rules__noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.035;
  pointer-events: none;
  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='0.8' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.rules__layout {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem) 1.25rem clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  display: grid;
  /* Match .hero__layout so the main column sizes the same way */
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

/* One vertical strip: prologue panels, then laws chapter */
.rules__strip {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem);
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: min(100%, 52rem);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.rules__strip-narrator {
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.rules__rail {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  text-orientation: mixed;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .rules__rail {
    display: none;
  }

  .rules__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.rules__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1.65vw, 1.05rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #e8d78a;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9);
  max-width: 36rem;
}

.rules__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3.5vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f8fafc;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
    0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9),
    0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.rules__lead {
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.58;
  color: #dbe4f0;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72);
}

.rules__list {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  color: #dbe4f0;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
    0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

.rules__list li {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
}

.rules__list li:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.rules__sublist {
  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  list-style: disc;
  color: #dbe4f0;
}

.rules__sublist li {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
}

/* ---- Laws of the loop: comic briefing (composes with .rules__panel) ---- */
.rules-comic {
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.rules-comic blockquote {
  margin: 0;
}

.rules-comic__narrator {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.65rem 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.75);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(2, 6, 16, 0.55);
}

.rules-comic__narrator-k {
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
}

.rules-comic__narrator-t {
  color: rgba(200, 214, 232, 0.9);
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
}

.rules-comic__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem);
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .rules-comic__grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .rules-comic__panel--span {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
}

/* Prologue row: two-up, then one wide beat */
.rules-comic__grid--arc {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .rules-comic__grid--arc {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .rules-comic__grid--arc .rules-comic__panel--arc-wide {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
}

.rules-comic__panel--arc-wide .rules-comic__bubble--wide,
.rules-comic__panel--arc-wide .rules-comic__strip-note {
  align-self: center;
  max-width: 40rem;
  width: calc(100% - 1.7rem);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.rules-comic__panel--wide .rules-comic__bubble--wide,
.rules-comic__panel--wide .rules-comic__strip-note {
  align-self: center;
  max-width: 40rem;
  width: calc(100% - 1.7rem);
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

.rules-comic__panel {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(10, 18, 36, 0.88) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 18, 0.92) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo {
  overflow: visible;
}

.rules-comic__tag {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 6;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin: 0.65rem 0.75rem 0;
  padding: 0.32rem 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #0a1020;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e8c84a 0%, var(--gold) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(10, 16, 32, 0.85);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.rules-comic__frame {
  height: 3px;
  margin: 0.35rem 0.75rem 0.25rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.35), rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45), rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.25));
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.rules-comic__figure {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  min-height: clamp(120px, 22vw, 160px);
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 100% at 50% 100%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.08), transparent 55%),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.rules-comic__figure--hud {
  min-height: clamp(100px, 18vw, 140px);
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(-12deg, transparent, transparent 3px, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.04) 3px, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.04) 4px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 20%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12), transparent 45%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 60%, rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.08), transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6, 10, 22, 0.9), rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.95));
}

/* Prologue · Your future: show lower third of art (cover crop was hiding the deck) */
.rules-comic__figure--arc-future .rules-comic__art {
  object-position: center bottom;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .rules-comic__panel--arc-wide .rules-comic__figure--arc-future .rules-comic__art {
    max-height: 220px;
  }
}

.rules-comic__figure--void {
  min-height: clamp(100px, 18vw, 140px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 120%, rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.15), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 30%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1), transparent 40%),
    linear-gradient(195deg, rgba(8, 4, 18, 0.95), rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.98));
}

.rules-comic__art {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: clamp(120px, 22vw, 160px);
  max-height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 28%;
}

/* Lore / long-form strips: full-width panel art (not homepage thumbnail crop) */
.rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__art {
  max-height: none;
  min-height: 0;
  object-position: center center;
}

.rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--crew-video) {
  min-height: 0;
}

.rules-comic__panel--wide .rules-comic__art {
  max-height: 220px;
}

/* Beat 01+02: full-width playfield, uncropped; bubbles + strip notes sit below art */
.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__figure--play-duo {
  min-height: 0;
  max-height: none;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__figure--play-duo .rules-comic__art {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  min-height: 0;
  max-height: none;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center center;
}

.rules-comic__play-duo-stage {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Beat 02 bubble: over SYSTEMS / energy bars, tail aims down at the tank UI */
.rules-comic__bubble--play-systems {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 5;
  left: clamp(0.1rem, 1.1vw, 0.55rem);
  top: auto;
  bottom: clamp(10%, 5.5rem, 34%);
  max-width: min(17.5rem, 52%);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.82rem, 1.85vw, 0.98rem);
  /* Sit on the playfield UI band, then lift ~200px onto the art (chevron toward orange bars) */
  transform: translateY(calc(50px + clamp(-240px, -28vw, -120px)));
  box-shadow:
    0 3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__bubble--play-hand {
  transform: translateY(-100px);
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__bubble--play-systems {
  margin: 0;
}

.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -11px;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  border: 9px solid transparent;
  border-top-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.55);
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  bottom: -7px;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  border: 6px solid transparent;
  border-top-color: rgba(248, 250, 252, 0.96);
  border-bottom: 0;
}

.rules-comic__bubble--play-systems.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::after,
.rules-comic__bubble--play-systems.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::before {
  left: 22%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__play-duo-cols {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  margin-top: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.45rem 0.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__play-duo-cols {
    padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem 0.4rem;
  }
}

.rules-comic__play-duo-mechanics {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  align-items: start;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .rules-comic__play-duo-mechanics {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
  }
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__play-duo-mechanics .rules-comic__strip-note {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem 0.6rem;
}

.rules-comic__panel--play-duo .rules-comic__bubble {
  margin: 0 0.85rem 0;
}

/* Beat 06 · Smuggled ledger: full SS-Background-Website-Panel-Smuggle art, uncropped */
.rules-comic__panel--beat-smuggle .rules-comic__figure--hud {
  min-height: 0;
  max-height: none;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.rules-comic__panel--beat-smuggle .rules-comic__art {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  min-height: 0;
  max-height: none;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: center center;
}

.rules-comic__panel--beat-smuggle .rules-comic__bubble {
  margin: 0.65rem 0.85rem 0;
}

.rules-comic__bubble {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  margin: -0.35rem 0.85rem 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 2.1vw, 1.05rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #0a1020;
  background: rgba(248, 250, 252, 0.96);
  border: 2px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.55);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.rules-comic__bubble p {
  margin: 0;
}

.rules-comic__bubble--wide {
  max-width: min(52rem, 100%);
}

.rules-comic__bubble--tail-t::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: -11px;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  border: 9px solid transparent;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.55);
  border-top: 0;
}

.rules-comic__bubble--tail-t::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: -7px;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  border: 6px solid transparent;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(248, 250, 252, 0.96);
  border-top: 0;
}

.rules-comic__strip-note {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding: 0.85rem 0.95rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
  color: #dbe4f0;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.rules-comic__strip-note p {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
}

.rules-comic__strip-note p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.rules-comic__kicker {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.rules-comic__sublist {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  padding-left: 1.2rem;
  list-style: disc;
  color: #dbe4f0;
}

.rules-comic__sublist li {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
}

/* -- Home lore (last module before wishlist) -- */
.home-lore {
  position: relative;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(4, 8, 18, 0.92) 0%, rgba(4, 6, 13, 0.96) 100%);
}

.home-lore__layout {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem) 1.25rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.home-lore__rail {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  text-orientation: mixed;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
}

.home-lore__inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 52rem);
  margin-inline: auto;
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.home-lore__more {
  margin: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.home-lore__more-link {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: color 0.2s var(--ease), border-color 0.2s var(--ease);
}

.home-lore__more-link:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
  border-bottom-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.35);
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .home-lore__rail {
    display: none;
  }

  .home-lore__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* -- Uplink CTA (same grid rail + full-width panel as rules / lore main column) -- */
.uplink {
  padding: 0;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(4, 6, 13, 0.9) 0%, rgba(4, 6, 13, 0.85) 100%),
    url("generated/bg-terminal.webp");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 50%;
}

.uplink__layout {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem) 1.25rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}

.uplink__rail {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  text-orientation: mixed;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .uplink__rail {
    display: none;
  }

  .uplink__layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

.uplink__panel {
  text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.2);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.06), rgba(4, 6, 13, 0.75));
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.uplink__flare {
  position: absolute;
  inset: -40%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 40%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1), transparent 50%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.uplink__text {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.uplink__actions {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* -- Footer -- */
.site-footer {
  padding: 2rem 1.25rem 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: #020308;
}

.site-footer__grid {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
  align-items: end;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .site-footer__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto auto;
  }
}

.site-footer__brand {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.site-footer__tag {
  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.site-footer__links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.site-footer__links a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-footer__links a:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.site-footer__copy {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* -- Reveal -- */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition:
    opacity 0.6s var(--ease),
    transform 0.6s var(--ease);
}

.reveal.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

.reveal.rules__panel--delay {
  transition-delay: 0.14s;
}

/* -- Beer Friday: scroll-native visual story (film gate → letter → cine chapters → void → paper epilogue) -- */
.beer-page .nav a[aria-current="page"],
.lore-hub .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.beer-page .site-header.site-header--over-dark {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.94), rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.55) 55%, transparent);
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(140%);
}

.beer-page .site-header--over-dark .logo,
.beer-page .site-header--over-dark .nav a {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
}

/* Scroll progress (Chrome / Edge / Safari 18+) */
@keyframes beer-scroll-prog {
  from {
    transform: scaleX(0);
  }

  to {
    transform: scaleX(1);
  }
}

.b-progress {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  z-index: 400;
  transform-origin: 0 50%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--magenta));
  opacity: 0.85;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@supports (animation-timeline: scroll()) {
  .b-progress {
    animation: beer-scroll-prog linear both;
    animation-timeline: scroll();
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .b-progress {
    animation: none;
    transform: scaleX(0.15);
  }
}

.beer {
  position: relative;
  overflow-x: clip;
  padding: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: #020308;
}

.beer__veil {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.5) 0%,
    transparent 22%,
    transparent 55%,
    rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.55) 100%
  );
}

.beer__noise {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  opacity: 0.05;
  pointer-events: none;
  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='3'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.beer__scan {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0.07;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    0deg,
    transparent,
    transparent 2px,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 2px,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 3px
  );
}

.beer__scan--slow {
  animation: beer-scan-drift 22s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes beer-scan-drift {
  from {
    transform: translateY(0);
  }

  to {
    transform: translateY(36px);
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .beer__scan--slow {
    animation: none;
  }
}

/* Chapter rail, perforations + anchor dots */
.b-rail {
  display: none;
  position: fixed;
  left: max(0.35rem, env(safe-area-inset-left));
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 200;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.35rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
  background: rgba(2, 4, 10, 0.55);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

@media (min-width: 1100px) {
  .b-rail {
    display: flex;
  }
}

.b-rail__label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.52rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.b-rail__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.55rem;
}

.b-rail__dot {
  display: block;
  width: 11px;
  height: 11px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.35);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04),
    0 0 12px transparent;
  transition:
    border-color 0.25s var(--ease),
    box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease),
    background 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.b-rail__dot:hover {
  border-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.65);
}

.b-rail__dot.is-active {
  border-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.95);
  background: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 20px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.35),
    inset 0 0 8px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.15);
}

/* Act 0, transmission gate */
.b-gate {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 100dvh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(5rem, 12vw, 7rem) 1.5rem 4rem;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 2;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 55% at 50% 20%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.09), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 45% at 80% 70%, rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.06), transparent 50%),
    linear-gradient(165deg, #050810 0%, #020308 45%, #0a0612 100%);
}

.b-gate__grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.2;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 56px 56px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 50% 45%, black 20%, transparent 75%);
}

.b-gate__inner {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 46rem;
}

.b-gate__meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.5rem 1rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}

.b-gate__meta-tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.55);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.2);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.b-gate__subject {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 1.8vw, 0.82rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(232, 215, 138, 0.9);
}

.b-gate__title {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 12vw, 5.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f4f7fb;
  text-shadow:
    2px 0 0 rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.25),
    -2px 0 0 rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22),
    0 2px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95),
    0 0 80px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.b-gate__lede {
  margin: 1.35rem auto 0;
  max-width: 28rem;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 1.2rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(180, 192, 212, 0.95);
}

.b-gate__hint {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  animation: beer-hint-pulse 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes beer-hint-pulse {
  0%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0.45;
  }

  50% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .b-gate__hint {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 0.75;
  }
}

.b-gate__jump {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 1.75rem;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 44px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.25);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.b-gate__jump-line {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 12px;
  width: 2px;
  height: 18px;
  margin-left: -1px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--cyan), transparent);
  animation: beer-jump-line 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes beer-jump-line {
  0%,
  100% {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 0.9;
  }

  50% {
    transform: translateY(10px);
    opacity: 0.35;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .b-gate__jump-line {
    animation: none;
    top: 18px;
    height: 14px;
  }
}

/* Letter, full-bleed email pane (matches cinematic strip width) */
.b-story {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.b-letter {
  position: relative;
  margin: -2rem calc(50% - 50vw) clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem);
  width: 100vw;
  max-width: 100vw;
  padding: 0 clamp(0.5rem, 2vw, 1rem);
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.b-letter__shell {
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: clamp(0px, 1.5vw, 14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.16);
  background: #0c101c;
  box-shadow:
    0 32px 100px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  overflow: visible;
}

/* Fake window chrome */
.b-letter__toolbar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 1rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #151b2e 0%, #101524 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.b-letter__traffic {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #3d4558;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.b-letter__traffic:nth-child(1) {
  background: #ff5f57;
}

.b-letter__traffic:nth-child(2) {
  background: #febc2e;
}

.b-letter__traffic:nth-child(3) {
  background: #28c840;
}

.b-letter__window-title {
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
  flex: 1;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: rgba(180, 192, 212, 0.75);
  text-align: center;
}

/* Email header stack */
.b-letter__header-block {
  padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.8vw, 1.65rem) clamp(1.1rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem) clamp(0.85rem, 2vw, 1.1rem);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #141b2e 0%, #101624 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.b-letter__subject {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.8vw, 1.45rem);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: #f1f5fd;
}

.b-letter__headers {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(0.72rem, 1.6vw, 0.82rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #aeb8cc;
}

.b-letter__hdr-line {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.b-letter__hdr-line:first-of-type {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.b-letter__label {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 3.25rem;
  margin-right: 0.35rem;
  color: rgba(120, 132, 156, 0.95);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.b-letter__name {
  color: #e8edf5;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.b-letter__angle {
  color: #8fa3c4;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.b-letter__to {
  color: #c9d4ea;
}

.b-letter__time {
  color: #aeb8cc;
}

.b-letter__tz {
  margin-left: 0.35rem;
  color: rgba(120, 132, 156, 0.85);
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

.b-letter__divider {
  height: 1px;
  margin: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent,
    rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.2) 12%,
    rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12) 50%,
    rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.1) 88%,
    transparent
  );
  border: none;
}

/* Message body, “paper” inside the client */
.b-letter__body {
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 3.5vw, 2.25rem) 0 clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0a0e18 0%, #080b14 100%);
}

.b-letter__prose {
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.1rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
}

.b-letter__prose > p {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.1vw, 1.14rem);
  line-height: 1.78;
  color: #e4eaf2;
}

.b-letter__intro {
  font-style: italic;
  color: #b8c5dc;
}

.b-letter__comic-preface {
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin: 0 auto 0.85rem;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.1rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 2vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(200, 210, 228, 0.92);
}

.b-letter__comic-kicker {
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin: 0 auto 1rem;
  padding: 0 clamp(1.1rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
}

.b-letter__comic-kicker--sub {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  color: rgba(232, 215, 138, 0.55);
}

.b-letter__bridge {
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #dbe4f0 !important;
}

.b-letter__emph {
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.b-letter__aside {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.98rem !important;
}

.b-letter__quoted {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 1.25rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem 0.85rem 1rem;
  border-left: 3px solid rgba(140, 152, 172, 0.5);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
}

.b-letter__quoted p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.2vw, 1.18rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #f2f5fa;
}

.b-letter__close {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0.5rem !important;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #e8edf5 !important;
}

.b-letter__sig {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.b-letter__sig-name {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #f1f5fd;
}

.b-letter__sig-line {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.95);
}

/* CTA above origin strip comic grid */
.b-letter__slideshow-cta {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
}

/* In-story “Xeroxed strip”, edge-to-edge inside the email shell (comic page gutters) */
.b-letter__comic {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
  padding: 0.35rem 0 0.5rem;
  background: #05070f;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.b-strip {
  margin: 0;
}

.b-strip + .b-strip {
  border-top: 3px solid #020308;
}

.b-strip__frame {
  position: relative;
  min-height: min(68dvh, 780px);
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #000;
}

.b-strip__img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center center;
}

.b-strip__cap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding: clamp(0.9rem, 2.5vw, 1.35rem) clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) clamp(1.1rem, 2.8vw, 1.5rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 0%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.04), transparent 45%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0c1222 0%, #080c18 100%);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.b-strip__cap--short {
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
}

.b-strip__n {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.75rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.b-strip__text p {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 2vw, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: #e4eaf2;
}

.b-strip__text p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.b-strip__text p + p {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.b-strip__tag {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 2vw, 1.05rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(200, 210, 228, 0.95);
}

.b-strip__stinger {
  margin-top: 0.75rem !important;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.9) !important;
}

/* Outro, return to game palette */
.b-out {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 5rem) 1.25rem;
  max-width: 44rem;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #020308 0%, #050810 100%);
}

.b-out__scan {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.05;
}

.b-out__note {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 auto 1.75rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.b-out__actions {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Origin story lore page (shares beer strip shell; art in media/origin-story/) */
.origin-flip {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.origin-flip__img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.origin-flip__img--a {
  animation: originFlipA 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-flip__img--b {
  animation: originFlipB 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes originFlipA {
  0%,
  44% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  50%,
  94% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@keyframes originFlipB {
  0%,
  44% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  50%,
  94% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

/* Full-bleed cycling stacks (same slot as panel 6 flip) */
.origin-cycle {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: #000;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.origin-cycle__img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.origin-cycle--2 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(1) {
  animation: originFlipA 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-cycle--2 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(2) {
  animation: originFlipB 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ocCycle3a {
  0%,
  2% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  4%,
  31% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  33%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes ocCycle3b {
  0%,
  33% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  35%,
  64% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  66%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes ocCycle3c {
  0%,
  66% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  68%,
  97% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  99%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.origin-cycle--3 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(1) {
  animation: ocCycle3a 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-cycle--3 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(2) {
  animation: ocCycle3b 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-cycle--3 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(3) {
  animation: ocCycle3c 9s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes ocCycle4a {
  0%,
  1.5% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  3%,
  22% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  24%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes ocCycle4b {
  0%,
  24% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  26%,
  47% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  49%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes ocCycle4c {
  0%,
  49% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  51%,
  72% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  74%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

@keyframes ocCycle4d {
  0%,
  74% {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  76%,
  97% {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  99%,
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
  }
}

.origin-cycle--4 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(1) {
  animation: ocCycle4a 12s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-cycle--4 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(2) {
  animation: ocCycle4b 12s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-cycle--4 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(3) {
  animation: ocCycle4c 12s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.origin-cycle--4 .origin-cycle__img:nth-child(4) {
  animation: ocCycle4d 12s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .origin-flip__img--a,
  .origin-flip__img--b {
    animation: none;
  }

  .origin-flip__img--a {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  .origin-flip__img--b {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  .origin-cycle__img {
    animation: none !important;
    opacity: 0;
  }

  .origin-cycle__img:first-child {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

.origin-story-page .b-rail__label {
  color: rgba(255, 176, 120, 0.55);
}

.origin-strip-quad {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .origin-strip-quad {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

.origin-strip-triple {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .origin-strip-triple {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

.origin-strip-pair {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: min(100%, 1100px);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .origin-strip-pair {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

.origin-strip-quad__img,
.origin-strip-triple__img,
.origin-strip-pair__img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 6px;
}

/* Origin story: 16:9 canvas inside rules figures (flip / cycle / static art) */
.origin-story-page .b-letter__comic.rules-comic--lore {
  margin: 0.5rem 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__figure {
  min-height: 0;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas > .origin-flip,
.origin-story-page .rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas > .origin-cycle {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.origin-story-page .origin-cycle {
  aspect-ratio: unset;
}

.origin-story-page .origin-flip {
  aspect-ratio: unset;
  background: #000;
}

.origin-story-page .origin-flip__img {
  object-fit: cover;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas) {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas) .rules-comic__art {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 0;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__strip-note {
  padding-top: 0.15rem;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__strip-note p {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__strip-note p + p {
  margin-top: 0.3rem;
}

.origin-story-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__strip-note p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.rules--lore-hub .lore-hub__strip {
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 4.5rem);
}

.lore-hub__masthead {
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
}

.lore-hub__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
}

.lore-hub__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
}

.lore-hub__lede {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: none;
}

.lore-hub__list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .lore-hub__list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}

.lore-hub__card {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.35rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(10, 18, 36, 0.82) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 18, 0.92) 100%);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  box-shadow:
    0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  transition:
    border-color 0.2s var(--ease),
    box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease);
}

a.lore-hub__card--live:hover {
  border-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.45);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.lore-hub__card--soon {
  opacity: 0.72;
  cursor: default;
}

.lore-hub__card-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(232, 215, 138, 0.75);
}

.lore-hub__card--live .lore-hub__card-tag {
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.85);
}

.lore-hub__card-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #eef2f8;
}

.lore-hub__card-desc {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.lore-hub__footnote {
  margin: 2.5rem 0 0;
  max-width: 40rem;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(203, 214, 232, 0.88);
}

.rules--lore-hub .lore-hub__masthead .lore-hub__eyebrow {
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.72);
}

.rules--lore-hub .lore-hub__lede {
  color: #dbe4f0;
  text-shadow:
    0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
    0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

.lore-hub__mono {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.85em;
}

/* Lore strips + crew: same shell and panel chrome as “How it plays” */
.rules.rules--strip-page,
.rules.rules--crew-page,
.rules.rules--lore-hub {
  scroll-margin-top: 4.75rem;
}

.strip-page__masthead {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.1rem, 2.5vw, 1.65rem);
}

.strip-page__tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
}

.strip-page__tag {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.52rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.28rem 0.48rem;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.28);
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.88);
  background: rgba(2, 8, 22, 0.55);
}

.strip-page__subject {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(200, 210, 228, 0.78);
}

.strip-page__masthead .rules__title {
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}

.strip-page__lead.rules__lead {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.rules--strip-page .b-story {
  width: 100%;
}

.rules--strip-page .b-letter {
  margin: 0 auto clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0;
}

.rules--strip-page .b-letter__shell {
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  background: linear-gradient(168deg, rgba(8, 14, 32, 0.9) 0%, rgba(3, 6, 14, 0.95) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 56px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.rules--strip-page .b-letter__toolbar {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
  background: rgba(2, 6, 16, 0.55);
}

.rules--strip-page .b-letter__comic {
  margin: 1rem 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.rules-comic__grid--lore {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.35rem);
}

.rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__narrator {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.rules-comic__stinger {
  margin-top: 0.65rem !important;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.95) !important;
}

/* Beer Friday lore: 16:9 art in homepage-style figures */
.beer-page:not(.origin-story-page) .rules--strip-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas) {
  min-height: 0;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.beer-page:not(.origin-story-page) .rules--strip-page .rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__art {
  min-height: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Strip replay: homepage-style “video” pane, image slideshow */
.rules--strip-page .lore-showcase {
  margin: 1.35rem 0 0.35rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.rules--strip-page .lore-showcase .hero__comic-tag {
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.lore-showcase .hero__figure-inner--cinema .lore-showcase__img {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5));
  background: #050810;
}

.rules--strip-page .b-out {
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  padding: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 2.75rem) 0 0;
  background: transparent;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14);
}

.rules--strip-page .b-out__note {
  color: #c8d4e8;
}

.rules--strip-page .lore-breadcrumb,
.rules--crew-page .lore-breadcrumb {
  max-width: none;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  padding: 0;
  color: rgba(195, 206, 224, 0.82);
}

.crew-page-main {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.rules--crew-page .crew-page__masthead {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.25rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.rules--crew-page .crew-page__lead {
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  text-align: left;
  max-width: 44rem;
}

.rules--crew-page .crew-visual:not(.crew-visual--comic) {
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}

.rules--crew-page .crew-footnote {
  margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 3.5rem);
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1);
  max-width: 52rem;
}

/* Lore article breadcrumb (Beer Friday) */
.lore-breadcrumb {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  max-width: 56rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0.65rem 1.25rem 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.85);
}

.lore-breadcrumb a {
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.65);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.lore-breadcrumb a:hover {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.lore-breadcrumb span[aria-hidden="true"] {
  margin: 0 0.45rem;
  opacity: 0.5;
}

/* ---- Crew dossier ---- */
.crew-page .nav a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--cyan);
}

.crew-main {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.75rem) 1.25rem 3.5rem;
}

.crew-quick {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.45rem;
  max-width: 52rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.crew-quick__pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0.4rem 0.72rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(200, 214, 232, 0.95);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(2, 6, 16, 0.65);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), color 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}

.crew-quick__pill:hover {
  border-color: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.45);
  color: var(--cyan);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

/* dossier reels + cinematic feed */
.crew-visual {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 3.5vw, 2rem);
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.18);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 80% at 12% -10%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14), transparent 52%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 60% at 98% 100%, rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.1), transparent 48%),
    linear-gradient(168deg, rgba(6, 12, 28, 0.92), rgba(3, 5, 14, 0.88));
  box-shadow:
    0 24px 72px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.crew-visual::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.35;
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(
      -18deg,
      transparent,
      transparent 2px,
      rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.035) 2px,
      rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.035) 3px
    );
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, black 40%, transparent 96%);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .crew-visual {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(12rem, 1fr) minmax(0, 3fr);
  }
}

.crew-visual__intro {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.crew-visual__eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.crew-visual__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 3.2vw, 2rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f5faff;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}

.crew-visual__desc {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.03rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: rgba(200, 214, 232, 0.95);
}

.crew-visual__stage {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}

.crew-visual.crew-visual--comic {
  display: block;
  padding: 0;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem);
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  overflow: visible;
}

.crew-visual.crew-visual--comic::after {
  display: none;
}

.rules--crew-page .rules-comic__panel.rules-comic__panel--crew-feed {
  overflow: visible;
}

.rules--crew-page .rules-comic__figure--crew-video {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: clamp(200px, 36vw, 400px);
  padding: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.rules--crew-page .rules-comic__figure--crew-video .crew-visual__stage {
  width: 100%;
}

.rules--crew-page .rules-comic__figure--crew-video .hero__video-frame {
  box-shadow: none;
}

.crew-visual .hero__video-frame {
  box-shadow:
    0 28px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6),
    0 0 64px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.06);
}

.crew-page .hero__figure-inner--crew-panel {
  max-height: min(44vh, 480px);
}

.crew-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .crew-grid {
    gap: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  }
}

.crew-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.85rem);
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: linear-gradient(
    155deg,
    rgba(10, 18, 36, 0.94) 0%,
    rgba(4, 8, 18, 0.88) 55%,
    rgba(8, 4, 20, 0.55) 100%
  );
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.crew-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 5px;
  border-radius: 14px 0 0 14px;
}

.crew-card--coop::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--green), rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.35));
}

.crew-card--corp::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold), rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.4));
}

.crew-card--smug::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--magenta), rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.35));
}

.crew-card--coop {
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05),
    0 0 80px rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.05);
}

.crew-card--corp {
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05),
    0 0 80px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.06);
}

.crew-card--smug {
  box-shadow:
    0 20px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05),
    0 0 80px rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.06);
}

.crew-card__header {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 1rem 1.35rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.crew-card__sprite-stage {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: flex-end;
  margin: 0.15rem calc(-1 * clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.85rem)) 0.85rem;
  padding: 0.5rem 0.35rem 0;
  min-height: clamp(160px, 28vw, 220px);
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.18);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 90% at 50% 100%, rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.08), transparent 55%),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.crew-card__sprite-stage .makko-sprite-canvas {
  display: block;
  width: min(220px, 100%);
  height: auto;
  max-height: 258px;
  image-rendering: auto;
}

.crew-card__sprite-stage .crew-card__loop,
.crew-card__sprite-stage .crew-card__loop-still {
  display: block;
  width: min(220px, 100%);
  height: auto;
  max-height: 258px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-radius: 6px;
  object-fit: contain;
  object-position: bottom center;
}

.crew-card__sprite-stage .crew-card__loop {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}

.makko-sprite-canvas--failed {
  display: none !important;
}

.crew-card__spectral {
  position: relative;
  height: clamp(92px, 16vw, 128px);
  margin-top: -0.15rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  margin-left: calc(-1 * clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.85rem));
  margin-right: calc(-1 * clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 1.85rem));
  border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 40%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(
      125deg,
      rgba(10, 20, 40, 0.95) 0%,
      rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.88) 45%,
      rgba(14, 6, 24, 0.75) 100%
    );
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 0 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    inset 0 5px 20px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.05);
}

.crew-card__spectral::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.55;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(transparent 0%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.03) 50%, transparent 100%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, transparent 11px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 11px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 12px),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% -20%, currentColor 0%, transparent 55%);
}

.crew-card__spectral::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -30%;
  right: -30%;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    100deg,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 48%,
    transparent 76%
  );
  animation: crew-spectral-sweep 6.5s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .crew-card__spectral::after {
    animation: none;
  }
}

@keyframes crew-spectral-sweep {
  0% {
    transform: translateX(-8%) skewX(-6deg);
    opacity: 0.15;
  }
  42% {
    opacity: 0.35;
  }
  100% {
    transform: translateX(18%) skewX(-6deg);
    opacity: 0.12;
  }
}

.crew-card--coop .crew-card__spectral {
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.22);
}

.crew-card--coop .crew-card__spectral::before {
  color: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.35);
}

.crew-card--corp .crew-card__spectral {
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.28);
}

.crew-card--corp .crew-card__spectral::before {
  color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.4);
}

.crew-card--smug .crew-card__spectral {
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.28);
}

.crew-card--smug .crew-card__spectral::before {
  color: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.35);
}

.crew-card__orbit {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 4.25rem;
  height: 4.25rem;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: 1.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--cyan);
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.25), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12), rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.08));
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.35);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    0 0 32px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.crew-card--coop .crew-card__orbit {
  border-color: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.42);
  color: var(--green);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    0 0 28px rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.12);
}

.crew-card--corp .crew-card__orbit {
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.5);
  color: #e8c84a;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    0 0 28px rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.1);
}

.crew-card--smug .crew-card__orbit {
  border-color: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.45);
  color: var(--magenta);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45),
    0 0 28px rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.12);
}

.crew-card__id {
  flex: 1 1 14rem;
  min-width: 0;
}

.crew-card__name {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f8fbff;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
}

.crew-card__role {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: rgba(219, 228, 240, 0.92);
}

.crew-lock {
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: rgba(255, 221, 0, 0.95);
  padding: 0.45rem 0.65rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 221, 0, 0.38);
  background: rgba(255, 221, 0, 0.06);
}

.crew-lock__tag {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--yellow);
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {
  .crew-lock {
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    margin-left: auto;
    align-self: center;
    max-width: 18rem;
  }
}

.crew-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 0.05em;
  padding: 0.12em 0.45em 0.1em;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62em;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  vertical-align: 0.12em;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border-width: 1px;
  border-style: solid;
}

.crew-tag--coop {
  color: rgba(143, 255, 209, 0.98);
  border-color: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.4);
  background: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.09);
}

.crew-tag--corp {
  color: #f5e09a;
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.45);
  background: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.1);
}

.crew-tag--smug {
  color: #ffa8e8;
  border-color: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.42);
  background: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.08);
}

.crew-block {
  margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
}

.crew-block:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.crew-block__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.95);
}

.crew-passive {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: #dfe8f5;
}

.crew-passive strong {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.crew-build-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.25rem;
  color: #d2ddf0;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.crew-build-list strong {
  color: #fefeff;
}

.crew-block__note {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.95);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.crew-block__hint {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  max-width: 52rem;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  line-height: 1.52;
  color: rgba(176, 190, 212, 0.95);
}

.crew-block__title + .crew-block__hint {
  margin-top: -0.25rem;
}

.crew-chip-wall {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.42rem;
  padding: 0.75rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.1);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.38);
}

.crew-chip {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.52rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #bfefff;
  background: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.22);
  border-radius: 4px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.crew-card--smug .crew-chip {
  color: #ffc6ec;
  background: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 0, 170, 0.28);
}

.crew-card--coop .crew-chip {
  color: #b8ffd9;
  background: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.06);
  border-color: rgba(0, 255, 136, 0.25);
}

.crew-card--corp .crew-chip {
  color: #f1e6b8;
  background: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.1);
  border-color: rgba(201, 162, 39, 0.28);
}

.crew-chip--sm {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  padding: 0.26rem 0.45rem;
}

.crew-block--milestones {
  padding-top: 0.45rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.crew-mile-grid {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
}

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .crew-mile-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 1rem;
  }
}

.crew-mile-grid > li {
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: rgba(6, 10, 24, 0.55);
}

.crew-mile__k {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cyan);
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}

.crew-mile__cards {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}

.crew-footnote {
  margin: 3rem auto 0;
  max-width: 42rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.88);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
}

.crew-footnote code {
  font-size: 0.82em;
  color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.75);
}

.crew-doctrine-title {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.4vw, 1.45rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #eef4ff;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
}

.crew-doctrine-title:not(:first-of-type) {
  margin-top: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.crew-doctrine-lead {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(0.25rem, 1vw, 0.5rem);
  max-width: 48rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.crew-data-table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #dbe6f5;
}

.crew-data-table th,
.crew-data-table td {
  padding: 0.55rem 0.65rem;
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.crew-data-table th {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.95);
  width: 4.5rem;
}

.crew-data-table tbody tr:last-child th,
.crew-data-table tbody tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.crew-prose {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 245, 0.96);
}

.crew-block__note--tight {
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.crew-appendix {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem) auto 0;
  padding: 0 1.25rem;
}

.crew-appendix__title {
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.5vw, 1.55rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f4f8ff;
}

.crew-appendix__lead {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.crew-appendix__scroll {
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-radius: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14);
  background: rgba(2, 6, 16, 0.55);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.crew-ref-table {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 36rem;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #dbe6f5;
}

.crew-ref-table th,
.crew-ref-table td {
  padding: 0.6rem 0.75rem;
  text-align: left;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
}

.crew-ref-table thead th {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(143, 154, 176, 0.95);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.crew-ref-table tbody tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.crew-ref-table tbody tr:hover td {
  background: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.04);
}

.crew-ref-table--compact {
  min-width: 0;
}

.crew-appendix--endings .crew-ending-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 0 0 1.2rem;
  max-width: 48rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 1rem;
}

.crew-ending-list li {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: rgba(220, 230, 245, 0.95);
}

.crew-ending-list strong {
  color: var(--cyan);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* —— Novel lore (Debt Protocol chapter pages) —— */
.novel-inline-code {
  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  font-size: 0.88em;
  color: rgba(0, 255, 200, 0.92);
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  padding: 0.08em 0.35em;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.novel-chapter__pager {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.65rem 1rem;
}

.novel-pager__edge {
  display: inline-block;
  min-width: 2.75rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: rgba(200, 220, 240, 0.35);
  user-select: none;
}

.novel-hub__section .lore-hub__lede {
  max-width: 40rem;
}

.novel-hub__list .lore-hub__card-desc {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.novel-hub__footnote {
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}

.novel-chapter-page .b-rail__label {
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}

/* Novel comic page: mixed single / multi-panel grids (12-col like print tiers) */
.novel-comic__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(0.85rem, 2.2vw, 1.35rem);
  width: 100%;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.novel-comic__grid > .novel-panel {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-width: 0;
}

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .novel-comic__grid > .novel-panel--span-12 {
    grid-column: span 12;
  }

  .novel-comic__grid > .novel-panel--span-8 {
    grid-column: span 8;
  }

  .novel-comic__grid > .novel-panel--span-6 {
    grid-column: span 6;
  }

  .novel-comic__grid > .novel-panel--span-4 {
    grid-column: span 4;
  }

  .novel-comic__grid > .novel-panel--span-3 {
    grid-column: span 3;
  }
}

/* Wide “splash” panels: cinematic */
.beer-page.novel-chapter-page .rules--strip-page .novel-comic__grid .novel-panel--span-12 .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas) {
  aspect-ratio: 2 / 1;
}

@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .beer-page.novel-chapter-page .rules--strip-page .novel-comic__grid .novel-panel--span-12 .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas) {
    aspect-ratio: 21 / 9;
  }
}

/* Tier / half / third beats: slightly taller frame (print comic rhythm) */
.beer-page.novel-chapter-page .rules--strip-page .novel-comic__grid .novel-panel--span-6 .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas),
.beer-page.novel-chapter-page .rules--strip-page .novel-comic__grid .novel-panel--span-4 .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas),
.beer-page.novel-chapter-page .rules--strip-page .novel-comic__grid .novel-panel--span-3 .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas),
.beer-page.novel-chapter-page .rules--strip-page .novel-comic__grid .novel-panel--span-8 .rules-comic__figure--hud:not(.rules-comic__figure--lore-canvas) {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.novel-panel .rules-comic__art {
  display: block;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__text {
  margin-top: clamp(1.35rem, 3vw, 2rem);
  scroll-margin-top: 6rem;
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.05vw + 0.92rem, 1.08rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
  color: rgba(215, 226, 245, 0.96);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__text p {
  margin: 0 0 1.05em;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__text p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__text strong {
  color: rgba(240, 248, 255, 0.98);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__text em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: rgba(230, 240, 255, 0.96);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__pre {
  margin: 1.15em 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
  overflow-x: auto;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.18);
  background: rgba(4, 10, 22, 0.88);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(180, 210, 230, 0.98);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__pre code {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-chapter__rule {
  margin: 2rem 0;
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.16);
}

.novel-chapter-page #novel-comic {
  scroll-margin-top: 5rem;
}

.novel-comic-book {
  width: 100%;
}

.novel-comic-page {
  margin: 0 0 clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  padding: clamp(0.85rem, 2vw, 1.15rem) clamp(0.65rem, 1.5vw, 1rem) clamp(1.1rem, 2.5vw, 1.5rem);
  border-radius: 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.28);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 14, 28, 0.55) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 18, 0.35) 100%);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35),
    0 18px 48px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
  scroll-margin-top: 5.5rem;
}

.novel-comic-page__header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  padding: 0 0.15rem 0.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(160, 190, 220, 0.88);
}

.novel-comic-page__num {
  color: rgba(0, 255, 220, 0.75);
}

.novel-comic-page__panels {
  padding: clamp(0.5rem, 1.5vw, 0.85rem);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.novel-comic-page__panels .novel-comic__grid {
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 1.5rem);
}

.novel-comic-page__panels .novel-comic__grid--balloon-chain {
  column-gap: clamp(0.35rem, 1vw, 0.7rem);
}

/* Split beat across panels: first balloon → second (detected via trailing … from generator). */
.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-comic__balloon--chain-next.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::after {
  left: auto;
  right: -10px;
  bottom: auto;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  border: 10px solid transparent;
  border-left-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.55);
  border-right: 0;
  border-top: 8px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 8px solid transparent;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-comic__balloon--chain-next.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::before {
  left: auto;
  right: -6px;
  bottom: auto;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  border: 7px solid transparent;
  border-left-color: rgba(248, 250, 252, 0.96);
  border-right: 0;
  border-top: 5px solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 5px solid transparent;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-comic__balloon--chain-prev {
  border-left: 3px solid rgba(0, 255, 210, 0.55);
  box-shadow:
    inset 8px 0 14px -12px rgba(0, 255, 220, 0.28),
    0 4px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-comic__balloon--chain-prev.novel-comic__balloon--chain-next {
  border-right: 3px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.42);
}

@media (max-width: 719px) {
  .novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-comic__balloon--chain-next.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::after {
    left: 50%;
    right: auto;
    bottom: -11px;
    top: auto;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    border: 9px solid transparent;
    border-top-color: rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.55);
    border-bottom: 0;
    border-left-color: transparent;
    border-right-color: transparent;
  }

  .novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-comic__balloon--chain-next.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::before {
    left: 50%;
    right: auto;
    bottom: -7px;
    top: auto;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    border: 6px solid transparent;
    border-top-color: rgba(248, 250, 252, 0.96);
    border-bottom: 0;
    border-left-color: transparent;
    border-right-color: transparent;
  }

  .novel-comic-page__panels .novel-comic__grid--balloon-chain {
    column-gap: clamp(1rem, 2.4vw, 1.5rem);
  }
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel:not(.novel-panel--sys) {
  min-height: 100%;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel:not(.novel-panel--sys) .rules-comic__bubble.novel-comic__balloon {
  margin-top: auto;
  max-height: none;
  overflow: visible;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel--span-4 .novel-comic__balloon {
  font-size: clamp(0.8rem, 1.15vw, 0.93rem);
  line-height: 1.48;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel--span-6 .novel-comic__balloon {
  font-size: clamp(0.84rem, 1.25vw, 0.98rem);
  line-height: 1.48;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel--span-12 .novel-comic__balloon {
  font-size: clamp(0.9rem, 1.5vw, 1.05rem);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--sys .rules-comic__strip-note--novel-sys {
  max-height: min(52vh, 22rem);
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

.novel-comic-script {
  margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 2.5rem);
  scroll-margin-top: 6rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.16);
  background: rgba(4, 10, 22, 0.45);
}

.novel-comic-script__summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(0, 255, 220, 0.88);
}

.novel-comic-script__summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.novel-comic-script[open] .novel-comic-script__summary {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.novel-comic-script .novel-chapter__text {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.35rem);
  max-width: none;
}

.novel-chapter-page .rules-comic__strip-note--novel-sys {
  margin-top: auto;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel__sys {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: rgba(185, 215, 235, 0.96);
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel__sys code {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: inherit;
  color: inherit;
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel__sys-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--prose-hud .rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: clamp(9.5rem, 26vw, 15rem);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(6, 12, 26, 0.97) 0%, rgba(3, 8, 18, 0.94) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--prose-hud .novel-panel__readout-as-art {
  width: min(34rem, 92%);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--prose-hud .novel-panel__sys--in-figure {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 1rem 1.15rem;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.35);
  box-shadow:
    0 0 24px rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12),
    inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 1.15vw, 0.82rem);
  line-height: 1.42;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic__figure--with-prompt:not(.rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art) {
  position: relative;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic__figure--with-prompt:not(.rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art) .rules-comic__art--prompt-underlay {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic__figure--with-prompt:not(.rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art) .novel-comic__art-prompt {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.65rem 0.65rem;
  background: rgba(4, 10, 20, 0.9);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.14);
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic__art-prompt-k {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.55rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(0, 255, 210, 0.75);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic__art-prompt-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 1.05vw, 0.8rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: rgba(210, 225, 240, 0.94);
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--prose-hud .rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art.novel-comic__figure--with-prompt {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: clamp(11rem, 30vw, 17rem);
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--prose-hud .rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art.novel-comic__figure--with-prompt .novel-panel__readout-as-art {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-panel--prose-hud .rules-comic__figure--novel-readout-art.novel-comic__figure--with-prompt .novel-comic__art-prompt {
  position: static;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-height: 5rem;
  max-height: min(42vh, 16rem);
  border-bottom: none;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 240, 255, 0.12);
}

.novel-chapter-page #novel-script {
  scroll-margin-top: 6rem;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Comic-book narrator look (matches Origin Reel slideshow)
   Applies globally so every .rules-comic strip uses the same yellow box
   sticker for panel labels and the yellow Bangers caption box for bubbles.
   ========================================================================== */

/* Panel labels: yellow comic-book sticker, top-left of the panel */
.rules-comic__tag {
  font-family: "Bangers", "Impact", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 1.4vw, 1.15rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.7rem;
  color: #14110a;
  background: #f3d35c;
  border: 3px solid #0a0c10;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 #0a0c10;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
  transform-origin: top left;
}

/* Caption boxes: yellow narrator card, not a white speech bubble */
.rules-comic__bubble {
  font-family: "Bangers", "Impact", system-ui, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.95vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.16;
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  color: #14110a;
  background: #f3d35c;
  border: 4px solid #0a0c10;
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #0a0c10;
}

.rules-comic__bubble p {
  margin: 0;
}

/* Kill the old speech-bubble tail triangles (we are using rectangular
   narrator cards now). */
.rules-comic__bubble--tail-t::before,
.rules-comic__bubble--tail-t::after,
.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::before,
.rules-comic__bubble--tail-b::after {
  display: none !important;
}

/* Novel chapter overrides: keep the narrator look across all column spans
   while keeping each panel's caption legible at its native size. */
.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .rules-comic__bubble.novel-comic__balloon {
  font-family: "Bangers", "Impact", system-ui, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel--span-4 .novel-comic__balloon {
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.3vw, 1.15rem);
  line-height: 1.18;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel--span-6 .novel-comic__balloon {
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.55vw, 1.35rem);
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel--span-12 .novel-comic__balloon {
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.1vw, 1.7rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
}

/* Hide the thin decorative gradient bar above every comic figure
   so there is no weird empty rectangle sitting between the art and the
   yellow narrator caption box. */
.rules-comic__frame {
  display: none !important;
}

/* Snap the caption flush to the bottom of the image instead of letting
   the panel column push it to the bottom of the cell (which left a dark
   gap above the yellow box when the image was shorter than the column). */
.novel-chapter-page .novel-comic-page .novel-panel:not(.novel-panel--sys) .rules-comic__bubble.novel-comic__balloon {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

/* Drop the dark panel chrome on the comic strips so the image meets the
   yellow caption box with no visible dark band between them. */
.rules-comic--lore .rules-comic__panel,
.novel-chapter-page .rules-comic__panel {
  background: transparent;
  border-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}