/* Cards, badges, timeline, proof strip, quotes, buttons. */

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */

.btn {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-6);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
}

/* a light sweep crosses the button on hover */
.btn::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, transparent 40%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35) 50%, transparent 60%);
  transform: translateX(-130%);
  transition: transform 0.55s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 26px color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 35%, transparent);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .btn:hover::before { transform: translateX(130%); }
}

.btn--ghost {
  background: var(--glass);
  color: var(--lime);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line-strong);
}

.btn--ghost::before { display: none; }
.btn--ghost:hover { border-color: var(--lime); box-shadow: none; }

/* ---------- proof strip ---------- */

.proof {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(150px, 100%), 1fr));
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

/* each statistic is its own glass tile on the mesh */
.proof__item {
  text-align: center;
  padding: var(--space-5) var(--space-4);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.proof__item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 45%, var(--line));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.proof__value {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.3rem + 1.2vw, 2.3rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.1;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

.proof__label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--faint);
  margin-block-start: var(--space-2);
}

/* ---------- cards ---------- */

.card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  padding: var(--space-5);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.card:hover {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 45%, var(--line));
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow), 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 30%, transparent);
}

/* Every card is a workflow node. The dot in its corner is idle until you
   hover — then the node "activates", exactly like the pulses in the hero. */
.card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 18px;
  inset-inline-end: 18px;
  inline-size: 9px;
  block-size: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: background-color 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.card:hover::after {
  background: var(--lime);
  border-color: var(--lime);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 55%, transparent);
}

.card--featured {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 45%, transparent);
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--accent-soft), var(--glass) 55%);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 25%, transparent);
}

.card__meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mint);
  /* keep clear of the corner node dot */
  padding-inline-end: var(--space-6);
}

:lang(ar) .card__meta { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.card__title { font-size: 1.25rem; }

.card__title a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.card__title a:hover { color: var(--lime); }

.card__body { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.97rem; }

.card__body dt {
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--fg);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-block-start: var(--space-3);
}

:lang(ar) .card__body dt { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.card__body dd { margin-inline-start: 0; margin-block-start: var(--space-1); }

.card__list { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.95rem; display: grid; gap: var(--space-2); }

.card__foot {
  margin-block-start: auto;
  padding-block-start: var(--space-4);
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
}

/* ---------- badges ---------- */

.badges {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
}

.badge {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--dim);
  background: var(--raised);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.badge--accent {
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  background: var(--lime);
  border-color: var(--lime);
}

/* ---------- timeline ---------- */

.timeline { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--space-5); }

.timeline__item {
  position: relative;
  padding: var(--space-5) var(--space-5) var(--space-5) 0;
  padding-inline-start: var(--space-6);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-inline-start: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 50%, var(--line));
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.timeline__item:hover { box-shadow: var(--shadow); }

.timeline__item--current {
  border-inline-start-color: var(--lime);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent-soft), var(--glass) 45%);
}

.timeline__item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: var(--space-5);
  inset-inline-start: -7px;
  inline-size: 12px;
  block-size: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 2px solid var(--line-strong);
  /* past roles are visited nodes on the pipeline */
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 55%, var(--bg));
}

.timeline__item--current::before {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  border-color: transparent;
}

.timeline__period {
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--mint);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

:lang(ar) .timeline__period { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.timeline__role { font-size: 1.15rem; margin-block: var(--space-1); }
.timeline__org { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.95rem; margin-block-end: var(--space-3); }
.timeline__bullets { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.95rem; display: grid; gap: var(--space-2); }

/* ---------- quotes ---------- */

.quote {
  padding: var(--space-5);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--mint);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
}

.quote__body { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.98rem; }
.quote__body::before { content: '\201C'; color: var(--mint); font-size: 1.6em; line-height: 0; vertical-align: -0.35em; margin-inline-end: 0.1em; }

.quote__author { font-weight: 800; }
.quote__role { color: var(--faint); font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 400; display: block; }

/* ---------- credentials ---------- */

.creds { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--space-4); }

/* Twelve certificates read as a wall of rows; as tiles they scan in seconds. */
.creds--grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(260px, 100%), 1fr));
}

.cred {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border-block-start: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 50%, var(--line));
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.cred:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-block-start-color: var(--lime);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.cred__issuer {
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mint);
}

:lang(ar) .cred__issuer { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.cred__name { font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.35; }

.cred__foot {
  margin-block-start: auto;
  padding-block-start: var(--space-3);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.cred__date { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

.cred__id {
  margin-inline-start: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--faint);
  direction: ltr;
  background: var(--raised);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 2px var(--space-2);
}

/* Education and awards are few and important — give them room. */
.creds--feature { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(380px, 100%), 1fr)); }

.cred--feature {
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding: var(--space-5);
  border-block-start-width: 1px;
  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--lime);
}

.cred__kind {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  inline-size: 40px;
  block-size: 40px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
}

.cred__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2); }
.cred__body .cred__name { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.cred__body .cred__issuer { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dim); }
.cred__note { color: var(--faint); font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* ---------- interests ---------- */

.badges--interests { gap: var(--space-3); }

.badge--interest {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-4);
  color: var(--fg);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent-soft), transparent);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 40%, var(--line));
}

/* ---------- cta ---------- */

.cta {
  padding: var(--space-7) var(--space-6);
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--accent-soft), var(--panel) 60%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 35%, transparent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  text-align: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  justify-items: center;
}

.cta p { color: var(--dim); max-inline-size: 52ch; }

/* ---------- contact ---------- */

.linklist { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--space-3); }

/* contact channels sit two-up on wide screens */
.linklist--grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(320px, 100%), 1fr));
}

/* Two lines, not one: the platform name owns the first line, the address
   the second. A long URL can no longer crowd the label off the row. */
.linklist a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--fg);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.linklist a:hover {
  border-color: var(--lime);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

/* a node marker, lighting up like every other node on the site */
.linklist__mark {
  inline-size: 12px;
  block-size: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--mint);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  transition: background-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.linklist a:hover .linklist__mark {
  background: var(--lime);
  border-color: var(--lime);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 55%, transparent);
}

.linklist__mark--download { border-radius: var(--radius-sm); }

.linklist__text { display: grid; gap: 2px; min-inline-size: 0; }

.linklist .platform { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.3; }

/* the address is secondary: monospace, dimmed, and always LTR even in
   Arabic — and truncated rather than allowed to break the layout */
.linklist .value {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--faint);
  direction: ltr;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
  text-align: start;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* a travelling arrow, pointing the reading direction */
.linklist a::after {
  content: '→';
  color: var(--faint);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .linklist a:hover::after { color: var(--lime); transform: translateX(4px); }
}

/* ---------- credentials ---------- */

.creds { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--space-4); }

/* Twelve certificates read as a wall of rows; as tiles they scan in seconds. */
.creds--grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(260px, 100%), 1fr));
}

.cred {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border-block-start: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 50%, var(--line));
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.cred:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-block-start-color: var(--lime);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.cred__issuer {
  align-self: flex-start;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mint);
}

:lang(ar) .cred__issuer { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.cred__name { font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.35; }

.cred__foot {
  margin-block-start: auto;
  padding-block-start: var(--space-3);
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.cred__date { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--faint); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

.cred__id {
  margin-inline-start: auto;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  color: var(--faint);
  direction: ltr;
  background: var(--raised);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 2px var(--space-2);
}

/* Education and awards are few and important — give them room. */
.creds--feature { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(380px, 100%), 1fr)); }

.cred--feature {
  flex-direction: row;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding: var(--space-5);
  border-block-start-width: 1px;
  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--lime);
}

.cred__kind {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  inline-size: 40px;
  block-size: 40px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
}

.cred__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: var(--space-2); }
.cred__body .cred__name { font-size: 1.1rem; }
.cred__body .cred__issuer { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dim); }
.cred__note { color: var(--faint); font-size: 0.9rem; }

/* ---------- interests ---------- */

.badges--interests { gap: var(--space-3); }

.badge--interest {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  padding: var(--space-2) var(--space-4);
  color: var(--fg);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent-soft), transparent);
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 40%, var(--line));
}

/* ---------- cta ---------- */

.cta {
  padding: var(--space-7) var(--space-6);
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--accent-soft), var(--panel) 60%);
  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 35%, transparent);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  text-align: center;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  justify-items: center;
}

.cta p { color: var(--dim); max-inline-size: 52ch; }

/* ---------- contact ---------- */

.linklist { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--space-3); }

/* contact channels sit two-up on wide screens */
.linklist--grid {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(320px, 100%), 1fr));
}

.linklist a {
  display: flex;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  align-items: baseline;
  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
  background: var(--glass);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--fg);
  transition: border-color 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.linklist a:hover {
  border-color: var(--lime);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

/* ---------- glass blur (desktop only — cheap on phones matters more) ---------- */

@media (min-width: 861px) {
  @supports ((backdrop-filter: blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(1px))) {
    .card,
    .proof__item,
    .quote,
    .timeline__item,
    .linklist a,
    .btn--ghost {
      -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(9px);
      backdrop-filter: blur(9px);
    }
  }
}

/* ---------- row cards (projects & automation lab) ---------- */

/* Long-form cards read as a document, not a squeezed box: text on one side,
   facts (metrics, stack, actions) on the other. */
.stack { display: grid; gap: var(--space-5); }

.card--row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.65fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: var(--space-6);
}

.card--row .card__main,
.card--row .card__aside {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  min-inline-size: 0;
}

.card--row .card__aside {
  padding-inline-start: var(--space-6);
  border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* Row cards stack for the whole touch range. At 780 the flip landed inside
   iPad portrait, putting a layout seam in the middle of one device class. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .card--row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .card--row .card__aside {
    padding-inline-start: 0;
    border-inline-start: 0;
    padding-block-start: var(--space-4);
    border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
}

/* Metrics inside a card are a quiet fact row, not a wall of tiles. */
.proof--inline {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: var(--space-3) var(--space-6);
}

.proof--inline .proof__item {
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  text-align: start;
  transition: none;
}

.proof--inline .proof__item:hover {
  transform: none;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.proof--inline .proof__value { font-size: 1.35rem; }
.proof--inline .proof__label { margin-block-start: 2px; font-size: 0.75rem; }

/* ---------- masonry (recommendations) ---------- */

/* Quotes differ wildly in length; columns let each keep its natural height
   instead of stretching into wide, half-empty boxes. */
.masonry {
  columns: 2 360px;
  column-gap: var(--space-5);
}

.masonry > * {
  break-inside: avoid;
  margin-block-end: var(--space-5);
}

/* ---------- entity links (people and companies) ---------- */

/* A name that has a page of its own is quietly underlined, so the reader
   can tell it is clickable without the text turning into a sea of links. */
.entity {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 55%, transparent);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 0.2em;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, text-decoration-color 0.2s ease;
}

.entity:hover {
  color: var(--lime);
  text-decoration-color: var(--lime);
}

/* ---------- row-card variants ---------- */

/* A numbered side panel, for sequences like the working principles. */
.card__aside--index {
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: flex-start;
}

.card__index {
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 2rem + 3vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
  opacity: 0.55;
}

@supports not ((-webkit-background-clip: text) or (background-clip: text)) {
  .card__index { color: var(--mint); background: none; }
}

/* FAQ rows sit full width and keep the corner node clear of the question. */
.card--faq > summary { padding-inline-end: var(--space-6); }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .card__aside--index {
    align-items: flex-start;
    /* the numeral is decoration, not content — it goes first visually on
       desktop and simply shrinks on narrow screens */
    order: -1;
    padding-block-start: 0;
    border-block-start: 0;
  }
  .card__index { font-size: 2.2rem; }
}

/* ---------- narrative (the About story) ---------- */

/* The story runs as a pipeline: each paragraph is a node on a line, the
   same motif the background canvas and the page spine use. */
.narrative {
  max-inline-size: 74ch;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--space-6);
  padding-inline-start: var(--space-6);
  border-inline-start: 2px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
}

.narrative__step {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--dim);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
}

.narrative__step::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 0.55em;
  inset-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--space-6) - 7px);
  inline-size: 12px;
  block-size: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 55%, var(--line));
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.narrative__step.is-revealed::before {
  background: var(--mint);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 45%, transparent);
}

/* The opening paragraph carries the weight. */
.narrative__step--lead {
  font-size: clamp(1.18rem, 1.05rem + 0.6vw, 1.5rem);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--fg);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.narrative__step--lead::before {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  border-color: transparent;
  inline-size: 14px;
  block-size: 14px;
  inset-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--space-6) - 8px);
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .narrative { padding-inline-start: var(--space-5); gap: var(--space-5); }
  .narrative__step::before { inset-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--space-5) - 7px); }
  .narrative__step--lead::before { inset-inline-start: calc(-1 * var(--space-5) - 8px); }
}

/* ---------- transcript table ---------- */

/* Wide content scrolls inside its own box; the page never scrolls sideways. */
.table-wrap {
  overflow: auto;
  /* the whole transcript is bounded, so it never runs away down the page */
  max-block-size: min(60vh, 520px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--glass);
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
  scrollbar-color: var(--line-strong) transparent;
}

.transcript__table {
  inline-size: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  min-inline-size: 520px;
}

.transcript__table thead th {
  text-align: start;
  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  position: sticky;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

:lang(ar) .transcript__table thead th { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.transcript__table tbody th {
  text-align: start;
  vertical-align: top;
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
  inline-size: 32%;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--fg);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

/* the topic cell carries a node marker, tying the table to the motif */
.transcript__table tbody th::before {
  content: '';
  display: inline-block;
  inline-size: 8px;
  block-size: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin-inline-end: var(--space-3);
  background: var(--mint);
  vertical-align: middle;
}

.transcript__table tbody td {
  vertical-align: top;
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4);
  color: var(--dim);
}

/* Every word stays in the DOM for crawlers, but a row shows two lines until
   you hover or focus it — so the transcript never dominates the page. */
.transcript__table tbody td {
  --lines: 2;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: var(--lines);
  line-clamp: var(--lines);
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Opened by click or keyboard — not by hover, which made rows jump under
   the pointer as you swept down the table. */
.transcript__row.is-open td,
.transcript__row:target td {
  --lines: 99;
}

.transcript__toggle {
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: inherit;
  background: none;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-align: start;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--space-2);
}

.transcript__toggle::after {
  content: '+';
  color: var(--mint);
  font-weight: 800;
}

.transcript__toggle[aria-expanded='true']::after { content: '−'; }
.transcript__toggle:hover { color: var(--lime); }

.transcript__table tbody td p { display: inline; }
.transcript__table tbody td p + p::before { content: ' · '; color: var(--mint); }

.transcript__row { border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); }

.transcript__row:nth-child(odd) {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 4%, transparent);
}

.transcript__row:hover {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 8%, transparent);
}

.transcript__row:target {
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 14%, transparent);
}

@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .transcript__table tbody th { white-space: normal; inline-size: 38%; }
  .transcript__table { font-size: 0.88rem; }
}

/* ---------- cost case study ---------- */

.case { display: grid; gap: var(--space-7); }

/* the headline numbers */
.case__figures {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(180px, 100%), 1fr));
  gap: var(--space-4);
}

.figure {
  padding: var(--space-5);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--glass);
  text-align: center;
}

.figure__value {
  display: block;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 1.4rem + 1.4vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1.1;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.figure__label {
  display: block;
  margin-block-start: var(--space-2);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: var(--faint);
}

.figure--costly .figure__value { color: var(--dim); text-decoration: line-through; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
.figure--cheap .figure__value { color: var(--mint); }

.figure--win {
  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 45%, transparent);
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--accent-soft), var(--glass) 60%);
}

.figure--win .figure__value {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  color: transparent;
}

/* the branch itself — the IF node, drawn */
.flow {
  margin: 0;
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  padding: var(--space-6) var(--space-5);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--glass);
  background-image: radial-gradient(var(--line) 1px, transparent 1.5px);
  background-size: 24px 24px;
}

.flow__node {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-1);
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  background: var(--panel);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-align: center;
}

.flow__node--trigger { border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 50%, transparent); }

.flow__node--decision {
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  border-color: var(--lime);
  font-weight: 800;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--lime) 12%, transparent);
}

/* the connector between trigger and decision */
.flow__stem {
  inline-size: 2px;
  block-size: var(--space-6);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--mint), var(--lime));
}

.flow__branches {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin-block-start: var(--space-6);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(220px, 100%), 1fr));
  gap: var(--space-5);
  inline-size: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

/* each branch grows its own stem up toward the decision node */
.flow__branch {
  display: grid;
  justify-items: center;
  gap: var(--space-2);
  position: relative;
  padding-block-start: var(--space-5);
}

.flow__branch::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset-block-start: 0;
  inline-size: 2px;
  block-size: var(--space-4);
  background: var(--line-strong);
}

.flow__branch--cheap::before { background: var(--mint); }
.flow__branch--costly::before { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--dim) 45%, transparent); }

.flow__answer {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--faint);
}

:lang(ar) .flow__answer { letter-spacing: 0; text-transform: none; }

.flow__branch--cheap .flow__answer { color: var(--mint); }

.flow__cost {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--faint);
}

.flow__branch--cheap .flow__node {
  border-color: var(--mint);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px color-mix(in srgb, var(--mint) 12%, transparent);
}

.flow__branch--cheap .flow__cost { color: var(--mint); font-weight: 700; }

.flow__fallback {
  margin-block-start: var(--space-6);
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-5);
  border: 1px dashed var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  color: var(--dim);
  text-align: center;
  max-inline-size: 62ch;
}

/* what it means at scale */
.case__scale {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-5);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid var(--lime);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--glass);
}

.case__basis { color: var(--dim); font-size: 0.95rem; }

.case__delta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: var(--space-3);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}

.case__delta s { color: var(--faint); }
.case__delta strong { color: var(--mint); font-size: 1.35rem; }

/* the story, as numbered steps */
.steps { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: var(--space-5); max-inline-size: 74ch; }

.steps__item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: var(--space-4);
  align-items: start;
  color: var(--dim);
}

.steps__num {
  inline-size: 32px;
  block-size: 32px;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--accent-ink);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--lime), var(--mint));
}