.method-page {
  overflow-x: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 6%, rgba(216, 109, 234, .18), transparent 24%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 34%, rgba(105, 68, 202, .16), transparent 29%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #07000f 0%, #12071f 44%, #0b0314 100%);
}

.method-page main {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.method-page .site-header {
  background: rgba(7, 0, 15, .72);
}

.method-page .desktop-nav a.active {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.method-home-link {
  display: none;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  place-items: center;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.method-page h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 4.6vw, 4.75rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  line-height: 1.02;
}

.method-page h3 {
  font-weight: 600;
}

.method-page .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.method-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 48px));
  min-height: 850px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(380px, .72fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 80px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 146px 0 92px;
}

.method-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 45%, rgba(185, 156, 255, .18), transparent 24%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 74% 49%, rgba(216, 109, 234, .12), transparent 38%),
    linear-gradient(120deg, #07000f 0%, #130723 55%, #20103b 100%);
  content: "";
}

.method-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  right: -210px;
  bottom: -420px;
  width: 720px;
  height: 720px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .07);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 95px rgba(251, 244, 255, .018),
    0 0 0 190px rgba(251, 244, 255, .012);
  content: "";
}

.method-hero-stars,
.method-hero-stars::before,
.method-hero-stars::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(255, 255, 255, .82) 0 1px, transparent 1.5px),
    radial-gradient(circle, rgba(242, 200, 109, .65) 0 1px, transparent 1.5px);
  background-position: 0 0, 47px 83px;
  background-size: 127px 137px, 173px 181px;
  opacity: .2;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 2%, rgba(0, 0, 0, .35) 45%, black 100%);
  content: "";
}

.method-hero-stars::before {
  transform: rotate(16deg) scale(1.08);
  opacity: .34;
}

.method-hero-stars::after {
  transform: rotate(-9deg) scale(.94);
  opacity: .18;
}

.method-hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.hero-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.method-page .hero-meta .eyebrow {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin: 0;
}

.hero-validation {
  display: inline-flex;
  min-height: 34px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 7px 11px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 200, 109, .24);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #bcaac8;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(242, 200, 109, .075), rgba(246, 166, 239, .045));
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.35;
  transition: border-color 180ms ease, background 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.hero-validation:hover {
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  border-color: rgba(242, 200, 109, .48);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(242, 200, 109, .12), rgba(246, 166, 239, .075));
}

.hero-validation strong {
  color: #f3d88f;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.hero-validation > i:first-child {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .72rem;
}

.hero-validation > i:last-child {
  color: rgba(242, 200, 109, .75);
  font-size: .6rem;
}

.method-hero h1 {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  font-size: clamp(4.5rem, 7.4vw, 7.35rem);
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
  line-height: .91;
}

.method-hero h1 em {
  color: transparent;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, #f7d37c 2%, #f6a6ef 52%, #b99cff 98%);
  background-clip: text;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.method-deck {
  max-width: 690px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.method-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 25px;
}

.text-link,
.inline-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.text-link i,
.inline-link i {
  font-size: .75rem;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.text-link:hover i,
.inline-link:hover i {
  transform: translateY(3px);
}

.hero-proof {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.hero-proof span {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 8px 11px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .12);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: #d7c7df;
  background: rgba(251, 244, 255, .035);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.hero-proof i {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .66rem;
}

.method-stack {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  align-self: center;
  padding: 32px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 200, 109, .24);
  border-radius: 28px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(43, 20, 69, .88), rgba(16, 5, 28, .92));
  box-shadow: 0 38px 110px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5), 0 0 70px rgba(181, 140, 255, .1);
  backdrop-filter: blur(22px);
}

.stack-orbit {
  position: absolute;
  top: -155px;
  right: -145px;
  width: 340px;
  height: 340px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(201, 167, 255, .14);
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: method-orbit 28s linear infinite;
}

.stack-orbit::before,
.stack-orbit::after {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 56px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .09);
  border-radius: 50%;
  content: "";
}

.stack-orbit::after {
  inset: 120px;
}

.stack-orbit i,
.stack-orbit b,
.stack-orbit span {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.stack-orbit i {
  top: 48%;
  left: -5px;
  width: 11px;
  height: 11px;
  background: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px var(--gold);
}

.stack-orbit b {
  right: 28px;
  bottom: 65px;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  background: #f6a6ef;
  box-shadow: 0 0 18px #f6a6ef;
}

.stack-orbit span {
  top: 101px;
  left: 14px;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: #b99cff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px #b99cff;
}

@keyframes method-orbit {
  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

.stack-kicker {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.method-stack ol {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.method-stack li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 15px;
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .1);
}

.method-stack li > span {
  display: grid;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 200, 109, .34);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .63rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.method-stack strong,
.method-stack small {
  display: block;
}

.method-stack strong {
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.method-stack small {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .7rem;
}

.stack-caption {
  position: relative;
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 17px 18px;
  border-left: 2px solid #f6a6ef;
  color: #cdbdd7;
  background: rgba(246, 166, 239, .055);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: .95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.trust-intro {
  width: min(1120px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 118px 0 128px;
}

.trust-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .72fr 1.28fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 58px;
}

.trust-heading .eyebrow {
  padding-top: 13px;
}

.trust-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.trust-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 24px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(251, 244, 255, .018);
}

.trust-grid article {
  min-height: 310px;
  padding: 34px 31px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: background 180ms ease, transform 180ms ease;
}

.trust-grid article:last-child {
  border-right: 0;
}

.trust-grid article:hover {
  background: rgba(242, 200, 109, .045);
}

.trust-grid article > span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 65px;
  color: rgba(242, 200, 109, .55);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}

.trust-grid h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.trust-grid p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .86rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

#process,
#proof {
  scroll-margin-top: 72px;
}

.process-section {
  display: grid;
  width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 40px));
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
  gap: 105px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 120px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.process-copy {
  position: sticky;
  top: 122px;
  align-self: start;
}

.process-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.4vw, 4.35rem);
}

.process-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.process-copy .inline-link {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.process-list {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.process-list li {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 230px;
  grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr;
  gap: 25px;
}

.process-list li:not(:last-child)::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 54px;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 26px;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold), rgba(242, 200, 109, .08));
  content: "";
}

.process-marker {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 200, 109, .5);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold);
  background: #12071f;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}

.process-label,
.input-label,
.boundary-label {
  margin: 2px 0 10px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .67rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.process-list h3 {
  max-width: 610px;
  margin-bottom: 13px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.process-list div > p:last-child {
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.proof-section {
  position: relative;
  padding: 122px 20px 132px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 86% 16%, rgba(181, 140, 255, .2), transparent 28%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 15% 70%, rgba(216, 109, 234, .13), transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(33, 14, 53, .78), rgba(8, 1, 15, .86));
}

.proof-shell {
  width: min(1120px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.proof-intro {
  max-width: 930px;
}

.proof-intro h2 em {
  color: #f6a6ef;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.proof-intro > p:last-child {
  max-width: 790px;
  color: var(--charcoal);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.proof-metrics {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 54px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .1);
  border-radius: 18px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--line);
}

.proof-metrics div {
  padding: 30px 28px;
  background: rgba(10, 2, 18, .86);
}

.proof-metrics strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 2.4rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.proof-metrics span {
  display: block;
  max-width: 230px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .8rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.proof-footnote {
  margin: 15px 0 0;
  color: #9f8dad;
  font-size: .7rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.reference-flow {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 36px 1fr 36px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 76px;
}

.reference-flow article {
  min-height: 390px;
  padding: 30px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: rgba(20, 7, 33, .7);
}

.reference-step {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.reference-icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  place-items: center;
  margin: 42px 0 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 200, 109, .3);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(242, 200, 109, .055);
}

.reference-flow h3 {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.16;
}

.reference-flow p {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.flow-arrow {
  color: rgba(242, 200, 109, .5);
  text-align: center;
}

.nasa-boundary {
  display: flex;
  max-width: 940px;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin: 42px auto 0;
  padding: 24px 27px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(242, 200, 109, .2);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 15px 15px 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(242, 200, 109, .075), rgba(246, 166, 239, .025));
}

.nasa-boundary > span {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.nasa-boundary p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .86rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.nasa-boundary strong {
  color: var(--ink);
}

.inputs-section,
.trace-section,
.boundary-section,
.faq-section {
  width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 120px 0;
}

.inputs-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .72fr 1.25fr;
  gap: 20px 65px;
  align-items: start;
}

.inputs-heading .eyebrow {
  padding-top: 12px;
}

.inputs-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.inputs-heading > p:last-child {
  grid-column: 2;
  max-width: 650px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.input-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 55px;
}

.input-grid article {
  min-height: 340px;
  padding: 31px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(37, 16, 58, .68), rgba(16, 6, 27, .72));
}

.input-icon,
.boundary-icon {
  display: grid;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  place-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold);
  background: rgba(242, 200, 109, .1);
}

.input-grid h3 {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.55rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

.input-grid article > p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .85rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
}

.privacy-note {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin-top: 22px;
  padding: 25px 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(181, 140, 255, .2);
  border-radius: 17px;
  background: rgba(181, 140, 255, .05);
}

.privacy-note > span {
  display: grid;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: #c9a7ff;
  background: rgba(181, 140, 255, .12);
}

.privacy-note strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.privacy-note p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.trace-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.trace-heading {
  max-width: 820px;
}

.trace-heading > p:last-child {
  max-width: 670px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.trace-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: 52px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 23px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--line);
}

.trace-grid article {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 410px;
  padding: 34px 31px;
  background: #12071f;
}

.trace-grid article:nth-child(2) {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #231035, #170922);
}

.trace-grid article:nth-child(3) {
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #2b1238, #180922);
}

.trace-grid article:not(:last-child)::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: 50%;
  right: -17px;
  display: grid;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  place-items: center;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  color: var(--gold);
  background: #160824;
  font-family: "Font Awesome 6 Free";
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  content: "\f061";
}

.trace-grid article > span {
  display: block;
  min-height: 95px;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.trace-grid h3 {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.trace-grid p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .79rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.trace-note {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: #9988a5;
  font-size: .69rem;
}

.boundary-section {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.boundary-heading {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .65fr 1.35fr;
  gap: 18px 70px;
  align-items: start;
}

.boundary-heading .eyebrow {
  padding-top: 12px;
}

.boundary-heading h2 {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.boundary-heading > p:last-child {
  grid-column: 2;
  max-width: 700px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.boundary-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 55px;
}

.boundary-grid article {
  min-height: 430px;
  padding: 32px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 21px;
  background: rgba(251, 244, 255, .025);
}

.boundary-grid .calculated-card {
  border-color: rgba(242, 200, 109, .21);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(242, 200, 109, .075), rgba(18, 7, 31, .7));
}

.boundary-grid .interpreted-card {
  border-color: rgba(246, 166, 239, .2);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(246, 166, 239, .07), rgba(18, 7, 31, .7));
}

.boundary-grid .applied-card {
  border-color: rgba(181, 140, 255, .18);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(181, 140, 255, .06), rgba(18, 7, 31, .7));
}

.interpreted-card .boundary-icon {
  color: #f6a6ef;
  background: rgba(246, 166, 239, .1);
}

.applied-card .boundary-icon {
  color: #b99cff;
  background: rgba(181, 140, 255, .1);
}

.boundary-grid h3 {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.boundary-grid ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.boundary-grid li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 11px 0 11px 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .09);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .81rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.boundary-grid li::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 18px;
  left: 0;
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gold);
  content: "";
}

.interpreted-card li::before { background: #f6a6ef; }
.applied-card li::before { background: #b99cff; }

.faq-section {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .74fr 1.26fr;
  gap: 80px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: 122px;
  align-self: start;
}

.faq-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.65rem, 4vw, 4.1rem);
}

.faq-list {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq-list details {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.faq-list summary {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 88px;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 32px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.35;
  list-style: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.faq-list summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.faq-list summary i {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: .8rem;
  transition: transform 180ms ease;
}

.faq-list details[open] summary i {
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.faq-list details p {
  max-width: 670px;
  margin: -2px 42px 28px 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .9rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.method-cta {
  position: relative;
  padding: 135px 20px 125px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 44%, rgba(216, 109, 234, .25), transparent 31%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(36, 16, 59, .58));
}

.method-cta h2 {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 880px;
  margin-right: auto;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.method-cta > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 0 auto 32px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.method-cta .button {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 220px;
}

.method-cta > small {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  margin-top: 15px;
  color: #9d8aaa;
  font-size: .7rem;
}

.cta-orbit {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 700px;
  height: 700px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(251, 244, 255, .07);
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow:
    0 0 0 90px rgba(251, 244, 255, .018),
    0 0 0 180px rgba(251, 244, 255, .012);
  animation: cta-orbit 38s linear infinite;
}

.cta-orbit span,
.cta-orbit i {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.cta-orbit span {
  top: 48%;
  left: -7px;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  background: var(--gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 25px var(--gold);
}

.cta-orbit i {
  right: 64px;
  bottom: 122px;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  background: #f6a6ef;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px #f6a6ef;
}

@keyframes cta-orbit {
  from { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(0deg); }
  to { transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(360deg); }
}

.references {
  width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 40px));
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 52px 0 78px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.references h2 {
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  letter-spacing: 0;
}

.references > div {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 13px 28px;
}

.references a {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .83rem;
}

.references a:hover {
  color: var(--gold);
}

.references i {
  margin-left: 5px;
  font-size: .65rem;
}

.method-footer {
  display: flex;
  width: min(1080px, calc(100% - 40px));
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 28px 0 44px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.method-footer p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--serif);
}

.method-page a:focus-visible,
.method-page summary:focus-visible {
  border-radius: 4px;
  outline: 2px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 5px;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .stack-orbit,
  .cta-orbit {
    animation: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .method-page .desktop-nav,
  .method-page .header-actions {
    display: none;
  }

  .method-home-link {
    display: grid;
  }

  .method-hero {
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 55px;
    padding-top: 135px;
  }

  .method-hero-copy {
    max-width: 770px;
  }

  .method-stack {
    width: min(620px, 100%);
  }

  .trust-heading,
  .inputs-heading,
  .boundary-heading {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .trust-heading .eyebrow,
  .inputs-heading .eyebrow,
  .boundary-heading .eyebrow {
    padding-top: 0;
  }

  .inputs-heading > p:last-child,
  .boundary-heading > p:last-child {
    grid-column: 1;
  }

  .process-section {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 60px;
  }

  .process-copy,
  .faq-heading {
    position: static;
  }

  .process-copy {
    max-width: 760px;
  }

  .reference-flow {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .reference-flow article {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .flow-arrow {
    transform: rotate(90deg);
  }

  .faq-section {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 45px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .method-page .site-header {
    height: 62px;
  }

  .method-page h2 {
    font-size: 2.65rem;
  }

  .method-hero {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
    gap: 42px;
    padding: 108px 0 72px;
  }

  .method-hero h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.7rem, 17vw, 5rem);
  }

  .hero-meta {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 11px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .hero-validation {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    border-radius: 15px;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    font-size: .64rem;
  }

  .hero-validation > i:last-child {
    margin-left: auto;
  }

  .method-deck {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
  }

  .method-actions {
    align-items: stretch;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 19px;
  }

  .method-actions .button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .text-link {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .hero-proof {
    gap: 7px;
  }

  .hero-proof span {
    font-size: .65rem;
  }

  .method-stack {
    padding: 25px 22px;
    border-radius: 22px;
  }

  .trust-intro,
  .inputs-section,
  .trace-section,
  .boundary-section,
  .faq-section {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
    padding: 86px 0;
  }

  .trust-grid,
  .input-grid,
  .trace-grid,
  .boundary-grid,
  .proof-metrics {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .trust-grid article {
    min-height: 0;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }

  .trust-grid article:last-child {
    border-bottom: 0;
  }

  .trust-grid article > span {
    margin-bottom: 35px;
  }

  .process-section {
    width: calc(100% - 32px);
    gap: 48px;
    padding: 86px 0;
  }

  .process-list li {
    min-height: 270px;
    grid-template-columns: 44px 1fr;
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .process-marker {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
  }

  .process-list li:not(:last-child)::after {
    top: 44px;
    left: 21px;
  }

  .proof-section {
    padding: 88px 16px 94px;
  }

  .proof-metrics div {
    padding: 25px 23px;
  }

  .reference-flow {
    margin-top: 55px;
  }

  .reference-flow article {
    padding: 26px 24px;
  }

  .reference-icon {
    margin: 32px 0 24px;
  }

  .nasa-boundary,
  .privacy-note {
    padding: 22px;
  }

  .input-grid article,
  .boundary-grid article {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .trace-grid {
    gap: 1px;
  }

  .trace-grid article {
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .trace-grid article:not(:last-child)::after {
    top: auto;
    right: auto;
    bottom: -17px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(90deg);
  }

  .trace-grid article > span {
    min-height: 55px;
  }

  .faq-list summary {
    min-height: 82px;
    font-size: 1.06rem;
  }

  .method-cta {
    padding: 95px 18px 90px;
  }

  .cta-orbit {
    width: 510px;
    height: 510px;
  }

  .references > div {
    flex-direction: column;
  }

  .method-footer {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .method-page .brand span:last-child {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
  }

  .method-page h2 {
    font-size: 2.35rem;
  }

  .method-hero h1 {
    font-size: 3.7rem;
  }

  .hero-proof span {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .method-stack li {
    grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr;
    gap: 11px;
  }

  .method-stack strong {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .process-list h3 {
    font-size: 1.45rem;
  }

  .nasa-boundary,
  .privacy-note {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}