/* =====================================================
   THE COST — companion-site overrides
   Builds on ../css/style.css
   ===================================================== */

.cost-body {
  background: #050505;
}

/* --- Gate / content warning --- */
.gate {
  padding: 120px 0 60px;
  text-align: center;
  background: #050505;
}
.gate__rule {
  height: 1px;
  width: min(560px, 80%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold), transparent);
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.gate__eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 28px 0 18px;
}
.gate__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.gate__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.gate__warn {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.7);
}

/* --- Receipt hero --- */
.receipt {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 92vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 80px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.receipt__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}
.receipt__bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(15%) contrast(1.08);
}
.receipt__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.45) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 30%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 50%, rgba(5,5,5,0.85) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.7) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 50%);
}
.receipt__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.receipt__label,
.bridge__label {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.receipt__title,
.bridge__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.4rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.receipt__title em,
.bridge__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.receipt__body,
.bridge__body {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.82);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

/* --- Evidence grid --- */
.evidence {
  padding: 120px 0;
  background: #0A0A0A;
}
.evidence__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
  margin-top: 56px;
}
.evidence__item {
  margin: 0;
}
.evidence__item img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(20%) contrast(1.08);
  display: block;
}
.evidence__item figcaption {
  padding: 20px 4px 0;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.78);
}
.evidence__cap-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .evidence__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* --- Bridge / transition --- */
.bridge {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 90vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 120px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.bridge__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}
.bridge__bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(25%) contrast(1.06);
}
.bridge__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.92) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.4) 60%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 100%);
}
.bridge__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 680px;
}

/* --- Skills grid --- */
.why {
  padding: 120px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0A0A0A, #0F1114, #0A0A0A);
}
.skills__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
}
.skill {
  padding: 32px 28px;
  background: rgba(46, 49, 55, 0.22);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.18);
  border-radius: 3px;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}
.skill:hover {
  border-color: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.5);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.skill__num {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0.55;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.skill__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.skill__body {
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.75);
}
@media (max-width: 980px) { .skills__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .skills__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* --- Better than an MBA --- */
.better {
  padding: 120px 0;
  background: #050505;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.better::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 30%, rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.06), transparent 55%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.better__inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.better__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 7vw, 5.2rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 16px 0 28px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.better__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.better__lead {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.78);
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 56px;
}
.compare {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  align-items: stretch;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  text-align: left;
}
.compare__col {
  padding: 36px 32px;
  background: rgba(46, 49, 55, 0.28);
  border: 1px solid rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.08);
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.compare__col--ours {
  border-color: rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.45);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.08), rgba(46, 49, 55, 0.32));
}
.compare__head {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.25);
}
.compare__col ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}
.compare__col li {
  padding: 12px 0 12px 24px;
  position: relative;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.82);
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.08);
}
.compare__col li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.compare__col li::before {
  content: "—";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 12px;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.compare__col--ours li::before { content: "✓"; font-weight: 700; }
.compare__divider {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.better__closing {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.85);
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
}
@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .compare { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .compare__divider { padding: 8px 0; }
}

/* --- Michigan bridge --- */
.michigan-bridge {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: #0A0A0A;
  text-align: center;
}
.michigan-bridge__inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.michigan-bridge .btn { margin-top: 24px; }

/* --- End CTA --- */
.cost-end {
  padding: 120px 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0A0A0A 0%, #1A0A0A 100%);
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(139, 26, 26, 0.3);
}
.cost-end__inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.cost-end__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5.5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 24px 0 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cost-end__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.cost-end__body {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.8);
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.cost-end__actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.cost-end__back a {
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.55);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.cost-end__back a:hover { color: var(--gold); }

/* ============================ CARNAGE (apocalypse opening) ============================ */
.carnage {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 88vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 80px 0 100px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.carnage__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}
.carnage__bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(10%) contrast(1.12) saturate(0.9);
}
.carnage__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.55) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 35%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 45%, rgba(5,5,5,0.92) 100%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.7) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 55%);
}
.carnage__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 780px;
}
.carnage__label {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.carnage__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6.2vw, 4.6rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.carnage__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.carnage__body {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.85);
  max-width: 62ch;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ============================ MEMORIAL (battlefield cross) ============================ */
.memorial {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: #060606;
  position: relative;
}
.memorial::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 50%, rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.04) 0%, transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.memorial__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 1fr;
  gap: 72px;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.memorial__figure {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}
.memorial__figure img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  filter: grayscale(12%) contrast(1.1);
  box-shadow:
    0 30px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.7),
    0 0 0 1px rgba(201, 169, 97, 0.18);
}
.memorial__figure::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}
.memorial__copy {
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.memorial__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.0;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 18px 0 28px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.memorial__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.88em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
}
.memorial__body {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.82);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.memorial__body:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .memorial { padding: 100px 0; }
  .memorial__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 44px;
  }
}

/* ============================ CARRY (operator in hut) ============================ */
.carry {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 92vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 100px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.carry__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}
.carry__bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(15%) contrast(1.08);
}
.carry__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.35) 50%, rgba(5,5,5,0.95) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.15) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.0) 30%, rgba(5,5,5,0.6) 100%);
}
.carry__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin-left: auto; /* push to right where the gradient is darkest */
}
.carry__label {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  padding: 7px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.carry__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.4vw, 4.0rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.carry__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.85em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.carry__body {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.85);
  max-width: 56ch;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.carry__body:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .carry__content { margin-left: 0; }
  .carry__bg::after {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.4) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.5) 50%, rgba(5,5,5,0.95) 100%);
  }
}

/* --- Beyond the Wire (underserved community) --- */
.beyond-wire {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 88vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  padding: 80px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.beyond-wire__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}
.beyond-wire__bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(8%) contrast(1.04);
}
.beyond-wire__bg::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,5,5,0.5) 0%, rgba(5,5,5,0.3) 30%, rgba(5,5,5,0.92) 100%);
}
.beyond-wire__content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  max-width: 780px;
}
.beyond-wire__label {
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.beyond-wire__title {
  font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  line-height: 1;
  color: #F4EFE8;
  letter-spacing: 0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.beyond-wire__title em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.82em;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
}
.beyond-wire__body {
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(244, 239, 232, 0.86);
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  max-width: 680px;
}
.beyond-wire__body em {
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.beyond-wire__body--tight {
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .beyond-wire {
    min-height: 76vh;
    padding: 60px 0;
  }
}