.contact {
  padding: var(--section-pad) var(--page-gutter);
}

.contact-inner {
  max-width: var(--container-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.contact-essay-main {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 28px);
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px);
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4vw, 52px) clamp(24px, 4vw, 56px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 30px);
  background: #11151f;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(10, 14, 24, 0.16), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.contact-essay-main::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 56%, rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.18) 56% 56.5%, transparent 56.5%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 94% 8%, rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.32), transparent 32%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 8% 100%, rgba(44, 63, 214, 0.24), transparent 30%);
  pointer-events: none;
}



/* ============================================================
   essay panel — document-style container behind the sentences
   (accent rail + soft frame; no window chrome)
   ============================================================ */
.contact-essay-panel {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}

/* essay panel body — text column (right) + responsive lab (left) */
.contact-essay-panel-body {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 0.75fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 56px);
}

.contact-essay-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}

/* ------------------------------------------------------------
   responsive lab — custom device stage filling the empty side,
   no window chrome, own look (not reused from other sections).
   ------------------------------------------------------------ */
.contact-essay-lab {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 20px);
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(16px, 2.2vw, 24px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  border-radius: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 20px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 18% 0%, rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.16), transparent 46%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01));
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.contact-essay-lab-kicker {
  color: #8295ff;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.contact-essay-lab-stage {
  position: relative;
  direction: ltr;
  min-height: clamp(210px, 26vw, 300px);
}

/* device frames */
.contact-essay-lab-device {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: clamp(10px, 1.3vw, 14px);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #1c2333 0%, #131826 100%);
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1),
    0 16px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.contact-essay-lab-device--tablet {
  top: 0;
  left: 4%;
  width: 58%;
  height: 94%;
  padding: 24px 14px 18px;
}

.contact-essay-lab-device--phone {
  right: 8%;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 31%;
  height: 76%;
  z-index: 2;
  padding: 17px 9px 13px;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12),
    0 18px 38px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
}

.contact-essay-lab-cam {
  position: absolute;
  top: 8px;
  left: 50%;
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  margin-left: -2.5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #2a3142;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.contact-essay-lab-device--phone .contact-essay-lab-cam {
  top: 6px;
}

/* mini wireframe inside each screen */
.contact-essay-lab-screen {
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: clamp(6px, 0.8vw, 9px);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0d1320 0%, #0a0f19 100%);
}

.contact-essay-lab-ui {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 5px;
}

.contact-essay-lab-ui--hero {
  left: 10%;
  right: 10%;
  top: 10%;
  height: 22%;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.5), rgba(44, 63, 214, 0.35));
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.25);
}

.contact-essay-lab-ui--card {
  left: 10%;
  right: 10%;
  height: 11%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
}

.contact-essay-lab-ui--card:nth-of-type(2) { top: 42%; }
.contact-essay-lab-ui--card:nth-of-type(3) { top: 58%; }

/* media-query chips */
.contact-essay-lab-chips {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.contact-essay-lab-chip {
  padding: 5px 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  color: #9aa4b8;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.56rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.contact-essay-lead {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  color: #f5f7ff;
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.35vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.95;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.contact-essay-lead::before {
  content: "// start_with_a_conversation";
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px);
  color: #8295ff;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  direction: ltr;
}

.contact-essay-body {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  margin-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 36px);
  padding-top: clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 26px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  color: #aeb8ca;
  font-size: clamp(0.92rem, 1.4vw, 1.04rem);
  line-height: 2.05;
}

.contact-essay-body::before {
  content: ">_";
  display: inline-block;
  margin-inline-end: 10px;
  color: #6d8bff;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  direction: ltr;
}

@media (min-width: 901px) {
  .contact-essay-body-tail {
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
}

.contact-mark {
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(transparent 58%, rgba(109, 139, 255, 0.55) 58%);
  border-radius: 2px;
  padding: 0 3px;
}

.contact-stage {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: flex-start;
  margin: 0;
  background: transparent;
}

.contact-essay {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(250px, 0.85fr);
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 36px);
  /* Both columns (.contact-stage list + .contact-sign terminal)
     always stretch to the same height. */
  align-items: stretch;
}

.contact-essay > .contact-stage {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-width: 0;
}

.contact-stage > .contact-channels {
  flex: 1 0 auto;
}

.contact-channels > .contact-sign {
  margin-top: auto;
}





  .contact-essay.reveal > .contact-stage,
  .contact-essay.reveal > .contact-essay-main {
    min-width: 0;
  }

.contact-terminal {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  direction: rtl;
  max-width: 560px;
  color: #dfe5f2;
  transition: none;
}

.contact-terminal:hover {
  transform: none;
}

.contact-terminal-body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 26px 28px 30px;
  direction: rtl;
  text-align: start;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
}

.contact-terminal-prompt {
  max-width: 100%;
  direction: rtl;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #dfe5f2;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  text-align: start;
}

.contact-prompt-mark {
  color: var(--success);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.contact-terminal-copy {
  color: #9aa4b8;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
  direction: rtl;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
  text-align: start;
}

.contact-terminal .contact-cta {
  margin-top: 6px;
}

.contact-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  direction: rtl;
  unicode-bidi: isolate;
  max-width: 100%;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--gradient);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  box-shadow:
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28),
    var(--shadow-cta);
  transition: box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease),
              filter 0.2s var(--ease);
}

.contact-cta:hover,
.contact-cta:focus-visible {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  filter: brightness(1.04);
}

.contact-channels {
  min-width: 0;
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 18px;
}

.contact-channels-kicker {
  position: relative;
  padding-inline-start: 46px;
}

.contact-channels-kicker::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline-start: 0;
  top: 50%;
  width: 34px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.contact-channels-kicker {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent-strong);
}

.contact-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  width: 100%;
  /* Keep the square channel grid aligned with the terminal column. */
  max-width: 560px;
  max-height: 560px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  background: transparent !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  padding: 0;
}

.contact-list li + li {
  border-top: 0;
}

.contact-link {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  transform: none !important;
  filter: none !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 8px;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  height: auto;
  min-height: 0;
  padding: clamp(10px, 2vw, 20px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: none !important;
}



.contact-link::before {
  content: none !important;
  display: none !important;
}

.contact-link-icon {
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline-end: -18%;
  inset-block-start: 50%;
  z-index: -1;
  display: block;
  width: 180%;
  height: 180%;
  max-width: none;
  min-width: 180%;
  min-height: 180%;
  object-fit: contain;
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  filter: saturate(1.3);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: filter 0.25s var(--ease);
}

.contact-list li:nth-child(4) .contact-link-icon {
  width: 210%;
  height: 210%;
  min-width: 210%;
  min-height: 210%;
}

.contact-link-body {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  display: block;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
}

.contact-link-username {
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline-end: 14px;
  inset-block-end: 14px;
  direction: ltr;
  max-width: calc(100% - 20px);
  padding: 6px 9px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 90%, transparent);
  color: var(--text);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0 0 0);
  border-inline-end: 3px solid #111;
  box-shadow: none;
  font-family: "Roboto", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.88rem, 1.4vw, 1.08rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.035em;
  color: var(--text);
  opacity: 0.95;
}

.contact-link-text {
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline-start: 14px;
  inset-block-start: 14px;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: calc(100% - 20px);
  padding: 6px 9px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 90%, transparent);
  color: var(--text);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0 0 0);
  border-inline-start: 3px solid currentColor;
  box-shadow: none;
  direction: ltr;
  font-family: "Roboto", "Segoe UI", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 2.6vw, 1rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--text);
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  transition: none;
}

.contact-list li:first-child .contact-link-text {
  color: #229ed9;
}

.contact-list li:nth-child(2) .contact-link-text {
  color: #e1306c;
}

.contact-list li:nth-child(3) .contact-link-text {
  color: #4cebb4;
}

.contact-list li:nth-child(4) .contact-link-text {
  color: #000;
}

.contact-link-arrow {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline-start: 14px;
  inset-block-end: 14px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 38px;
  height: 38px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gradient);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-cta);
  transition: none;
}

.contact-link-arrow svg {
  display: block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
}

/* ============================================================
   contact-sign — terminal prompt → pipeline → interface window
   ============================================================ */
.contact-sign {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 36px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 0%, rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.22), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #161a24 0%, #0e1118 100%);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05), var(--shadow-lg);
}

.contact-sign.reveal {
  max-width: 100%;
  width: 100%;
}

/* blueprint dot grid */
.contact-sign::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(circle at 1px 1px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 1px, transparent 0);
  background-size: 18px 18px;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* window chrome: title bar */
.contact-sign-bar {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-bottom: clamp(14px, 2vw, 18px);
  margin-bottom: clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 24px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
}

.contact-sign-bar-dots {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  flex: none;
}

.contact-sign-bar-dots span {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #f38ba8;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}

.contact-sign-bar-dots span:nth-child(2) {
  background: #fab387;
}

.contact-sign-bar-dots span:nth-child(3) {
  background: #a6e3a1;
}

.contact-sign-bar-title {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  color: #9aa4b8;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  direction: ltr;
  text-align: start;
}

.contact-sign-bar-status {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  flex: none;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  color: #9aa4b8;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.contact-sign-bar-status-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #a6e3a1;
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px 1px rgba(166, 227, 161, 0.13);
  animation: contact-sign-status-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

/* --- start: terminal prompt / chat bubble -------------------- */
.contact-sign-message {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: start;
}

.contact-sign-message--start .contact-sign-text {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 32ch;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  border-radius: 4px 18px 18px 18px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
  color: #f5f7ff;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.9;
  text-align: start;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.contact-sign-message--start .contact-sign-text::before {
  content: ">";
  margin-inline-end: 8px;
  color: #8295ff;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.contact-sign-message--start .contact-sign-text::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 2px;
  height: 1.05em;
  margin-inline-start: 4px;
  vertical-align: text-bottom;
  background: #8295ff;
  animation: contact-sign-cursor-blink 1.1s steps(2, start) infinite;
}

/* --- end: interface window ----------------------------------- */
.contact-sign-message--end {
  align-items: stretch;
  text-align: center;
}

.contact-sign-window {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: #11151f;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06), 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
}

/* window chrome: traffic-light dots + url bar */
.contact-sign-window-chrome {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  height: 34px;
  padding: 0 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.contact-sign-window-dots {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  flex: none;
}

.contact-sign-window-dots span {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #f38ba8;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
}

.contact-sign-window-dots span:nth-child(2) {
  background: #fab387;
}

.contact-sign-window-dots span:nth-child(3) {
  background: #a6e3a1;
}

.contact-sign-window-url {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 2px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  color: #9aa4b8;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  direction: ltr;
  text-align: start;
}

.contact-sign-window .contact-sign-text {
  margin: 0;
  padding: clamp(26px, 3.5vw, 38px) clamp(22px, 3vw, 32px) clamp(18px, 2.5vw, 24px);
  color: #f5f7ff;
  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.9;
  text-align: center;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

/* window status footer */
.contact-sign-window-status {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
  color: #9aa4b8;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  direction: ltr;
}

.contact-sign-window-status-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--success);
  box-shadow: 0 0 6px 1px var(--success-shadow);
  animation: contact-sign-status-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.contact-sign-window-status-caret {
  width: 2px;
  height: 0.9em;
  background: #8295ff;
  animation: contact-sign-cursor-blink 1.1s steps(2, start) infinite;
}

/* Highlighted keyword inside the contact pipeline messages —
   mirrors .hero-accent (gradient text + soft tint + underline). */
.contact-sign-accent {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  display: inline;
  background: var(--gradient-hero);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
}

.contact-sign-accent::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -2px -4px;
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.08);
}

.contact-sign-accent::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0.05em;
  left: 0;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: var(--gradient);
  box-shadow: 0 0 4px 1px rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.07), 0 2px 8px rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.25), 0 4px 16px rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.12);
}

/* --- connector: glowing pipeline ----------------------------- */
.contact-sign-arrows {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(10px, 1.5vw, 16px);
  padding-block: clamp(16px, 2.5vw, 24px);
  color: var(--accent);
}

.contact-sign-arrows-track {
  flex: 1;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.7), rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.7), transparent);
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.contact-sign-arrow {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gradient);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3), var(--shadow-cta);
  animation: contact-sign-arrow-float 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.contact-sign-arrow svg {
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 2.6;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

@keyframes contact-sign-cursor-blink {
  50% { opacity: 0; }
}

@keyframes contact-sign-arrow-float {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-2px); }
  50% { transform: translateY(3px); }
}

@keyframes contact-sign-status-pulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 6px 1px var(--success-shadow); }
  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 12px 2px var(--success-shadow-faint); }
}

.contact-manifesto {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  align-self: stretch;
  padding: clamp(24px, 3.5vw, 38px) clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px);
  border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--accent);
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface) 86%, var(--accent-tint));
}

.contact-manifesto-code {
  color: var(--text-faint);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.contact-manifesto-title {
  margin-top: clamp(24px, 4vw, 42px);
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.contact-manifesto-title em {
  color: var(--accent-strong);
  font-style: normal;
}

.contact-manifesto-list {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: clamp(28px, 4vw, 46px);
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
}

.contact-manifesto-list p {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 12px;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.contact-manifesto-list span {
  flex: none;
  color: var(--accent-strong);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
}

@media (min-width: 901px) {
  /* Let the terminal keep its intrinsic height on wide layouts instead of
     stretching to the height of the channel grid. */
  .contact-essay {
    align-items: center;
  }

  .contact-sign.reveal {
    align-self: center;
    height: fit-content;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .contact-list {
    width: calc(100% + (2 * var(--page-gutter)));
    max-width: none;
    margin-inline: calc(var(--page-gutter) * -1);
    gap: 0;
  }

  .contact-link-username,
  .contact-link-text {
    font-size: clamp(0.68rem, 3vw, 0.86rem);
    padding: 5px 7px;
  }

  .contact-sign {
    padding: 20px 16px 18px;
  }

  .contact-sign-message--start .contact-sign-text,
  .contact-sign-window .contact-sign-text {
    font-size: clamp(0.98rem, 4.4vw, 1.2rem);
    line-height: 1.85;
  }

  .contact-sign-message--start .contact-sign-text {
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 14px 16px;
  }

  .contact-essay {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .contact-essay-main {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .contact-stage > .contact-sign {
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .contact-stage > .contact-sign {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    margin-top: 16px;
  }



  .contact-stage {
    gap: 24px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
  }

  .contact-essay-main {
    width: calc(100% + (2 * var(--page-gutter)));
    max-width: none;
    margin-inline: calc(var(--page-gutter) * -1);
    padding-inline: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
  }

  .contact-essay-panel {
    padding: 20px 16px 22px;
  }

  .contact-essay-panel-body {
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .contact-essay-lab-stage {
    min-height: 240px;
  }

  .contact-essay-lead {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 5.6vw, 1.55rem);
    line-height: 1.9;
  }

  .contact-essay-lead::before {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    font-size: 0.6rem;
  }

  .contact-essay-body {
    margin-top: 22px;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    line-height: 1.95;
  }

  .contact-essay-main::after {
    font-size: 5rem;
  }

  .contact-terminal-body {
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 22px 20px 24px;
  }

  .contact-terminal-prompt {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
  }

  .contact-manifesto {
    padding: 22px 20px 26px;
  }

  .contact-manifesto-title {
    font-size: 1.55rem;
  }

  .contact-manifesto-list p {
    font-size: 0.84rem;
  }

  .contact-sign {
    width: 100%;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .contact-sign-arrows {
    gap: 8px;
    padding-block: 14px;
  }

  .contact-cta {
    width: 100%;
    padding-inline: 18px;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* NOTE: .contact-essay column overrides live in the scoped
     (max-width: 900px) and (min-width: 601px) block above. Declaring them
     here too would come after the (max-width: 600px) block and re-impose a     two-column grid on phones, breaking the stacked layout. */

  /* essay panel: text + lab stack on tablets and below */
  .contact-essay-panel-body {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .contact-sign {
    align-items: center;
  }

  .contact-stage {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }

  .contact-terminal {
    max-width: 520px;
  }
}

.site-footer {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--surface) 0%, var(--surface-alt) 100%);
  padding: clamp(30px, 5vw, 48px) var(--page-gutter) clamp(26px, 4vw, 40px);
}

/* ============================================================
   iran-time — a small Tehran sky station that changes with the
   corrected local time: dawn, day, sunset, and night.
   ============================================================ */
.iran-time {
  --iran-sky-top: #172344;
  --iran-sky-bottom: #405fb0;
  --iran-ground: #121a2c;
  --iran-glow: rgba(255, 217, 125, 0.62);
  --iran-accent: #9cb4ff;
  --iran-text: #f7f9ff;
  --iran-muted: #bbc8e5;
  --iran-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  --iran-panel: rgba(8, 15, 29, 0.42);
  --iran-chip: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 760px;
  min-height: 286px;
  margin: 0;
  align-self: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  border: 1px solid var(--iran-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--iran-sky-top);
  color: var(--iran-text);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(10, 14, 24, 0.16), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  transition: background-color 0.9s var(--ease), border-color 0.9s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.9s var(--ease);
}

.iran-time::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -3;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--iran-sky-top) 0%, var(--iran-sky-bottom) 66%, var(--iran-ground) 66%, var(--iran-ground) 100%);
  transition: background 0.9s var(--ease);
}

.iran-time::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  z-index: -1;
  height: 34%;
  opacity: 0.82;
  background:
    linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 14%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24) 14% 15%, transparent 15% 27%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 27% 28%, transparent 28%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22));
  clip-path: polygon(0 62%, 9% 48%, 16% 56%, 25% 29%, 34% 52%, 45% 36%, 54% 58%, 66% 34%, 75% 52%, 84% 26%, 92% 47%, 100% 34%, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.iran-time-sky {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto;
  height: 66%;
  overflow: hidden;
  z-index: -2;
}

.iran-time-sky-grid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.18;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 34px 26px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62), transparent 92%);
}

.iran-time-sky-scan {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.22;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0 10px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) 10px 11px);
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.iran-time-sky-stars {
  position: absolute;
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  opacity: 0;
  box-shadow: 34px 18px #fff, 90px 42px #fff, 142px 12px #d7e1ff, 204px 55px #fff, 268px 24px #fff, 336px 72px #d7e1ff, 410px 28px #fff, 468px 58px #fff, 534px 16px #d7e1ff, 602px 46px #fff, 668px 25px #fff;
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease);
}

.iran-time-sky-stars--one {
  top: 18%;
  inset-inline-start: 6%;
}

.iran-time-sky-stars--two {
  top: 42%;
  inset-inline-start: 18%;
  transform: scale(0.7);
}

.iran-time-sky-sun,
.iran-time-sky-moon {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20%;
  inset-inline-end: 14%;
  width: clamp(44px, 8vw, 72px);
  aspect-ratio: 1;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease), transform 1.2s var(--ease), background 0.9s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.9s var(--ease);
}

.iran-time-sky-sun {
  background: #ffe3a0;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px 4px rgba(255, 225, 157, 0.12), 0 0 44px 14px var(--iran-glow);
}

.iran-time-sky-moon {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.82);
  background: #edf2ff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 16px 3px rgba(237, 242, 255, 0.07), 0 0 30px rgba(180, 199, 255, 0.45);
}

.iran-time-sky-moon::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -3px 5px 4px -5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--iran-sky-top);
}

.iran-time-sky-horizon {
  position: absolute;
  right: 12%;
  bottom: -8%;
  width: 34%;
  height: 24%;
  border-radius: 50% 50% 0 0;
  background: var(--iran-glow);
  filter: blur(18px);
  opacity: 0.5;
  transition: background 0.9s var(--ease), opacity 0.9s var(--ease);
}

.iran-time-topline,
.iran-time-readout,
.iran-time-date,
.iran-time-footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.iran-time-topline {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: clamp(18px, 3vw, 28px) clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 34px) 0;
}

.iran-time-kicker,
.iran-time-source {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-width: 0;
  color: var(--iran-muted);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.iran-time-kicker strong {
  color: var(--iran-text);
}

.iran-time-live-dot,
.iran-time-source-dot {
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--iran-accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--iran-accent) 13%, transparent);
}

.iran-time-live-dot {
  animation: iran-time-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.iran-time-source-dot {
  background: var(--iran-glow);
}

.iran-time-readout {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: clamp(34px, 6vw, 58px) clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 34px) clamp(14px, 2.5vw, 22px);
}

.iran-time-copy {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.iran-time-label {
  color: var(--iran-muted);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
}

.iran-time-value {
  color: var(--iran-text);
  font-family: "Vazirmatn", var(--font-mono), monospace;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1;
  text-shadow: 0 0 24px color-mix(in srgb, var(--iran-accent) 24%, transparent);
}

.iran-time-caret {
  padding-bottom: 4px;
  color: var(--iran-accent);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.iran-time-date {
  padding: 0 clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 34px) clamp(18px, 3vw, 26px);
  color: var(--iran-muted);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.iran-time-footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 10px clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 34px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--iran-border);
  background: var(--iran-panel);
  color: var(--iran-muted);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.iran-time-footer-mark {
  color: var(--iran-accent);
}

@keyframes iran-time-pulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 6px 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--iran-accent) 13%, transparent); }
  50% { box-shadow: 0 0 14px 2px color-mix(in srgb, var(--iran-accent) 5%, transparent); }
}

/* Time-of-day palettes are applied by js/iran-time.js. */
.iran-time[data-phase="dawn"] {
  --iran-sky-top: #3b456e;
  --iran-sky-bottom: #f29a7b;
  --iran-ground: #32243b;
  --iran-glow: rgba(255, 193, 113, 0.88);
  --iran-accent: #ffd08a;
  --iran-muted: #ffe1c3;
  --iran-border: rgba(255, 212, 169, 0.32);
  --iran-panel: rgba(47, 28, 45, 0.5);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="day"] {
  --iran-sky-top: #287bc1;
  --iran-sky-bottom: #8ed8e5;
  --iran-ground: #17446c;
  --iran-glow: rgba(255, 240, 179, 0.9);
  --iran-accent: #ffe39c;
  --iran-muted: #e1f5ff;
  --iran-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
  --iran-panel: rgba(12, 69, 103, 0.42);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="sunset"] {
  --iran-sky-top: #402d69;
  --iran-sky-bottom: #e87470;
  --iran-ground: #261d42;
  --iran-glow: rgba(255, 177, 100, 0.92);
  --iran-accent: #ffbb83;
  --iran-muted: #ffe0d0;
  --iran-border: rgba(255, 197, 155, 0.3);
  --iran-panel: rgba(39, 24, 54, 0.52);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="night"] {
  --iran-sky-top: #080d20;
  --iran-sky-bottom: #182951;
  --iran-ground: #060a15;
  --iran-glow: rgba(137, 164, 255, 0.4);
  --iran-accent: #a8c0ff;
  --iran-muted: #a9b8d8;
  --iran-border: rgba(160, 184, 255, 0.24);
  --iran-panel: rgba(3, 7, 18, 0.6);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="night"] .iran-time-sky-stars {
  opacity: 0.78;
}

.iran-time[data-phase="dawn"] .iran-time-sky-sun,
.iran-time[data-phase="sunset"] .iran-time-sky-sun {
  top: 54%;
  inset-inline-end: 20%;
  transform: scale(0.8);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="night"] .iran-time-sky-sun {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(16px) scale(0.72);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="night"] .iran-time-sky-moon {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

.iran-time[data-phase="day"] .iran-time-sky-stars {
  opacity: 0.08;
}

.iran-time[data-phase="dawn"] .iran-time-sky-stars,
.iran-time[data-phase="sunset"] .iran-time-sky-stars {
  opacity: 0.24;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .iran-time {
    min-height: 260px;
  }

  .iran-time-topline {
    padding-top: 18px;
  }

  .iran-time-readout {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 12px;
    padding-top: 42px;
  }

  .iran-time-value {
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 12vw, 3rem);
  }

  .iran-time-caret {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  .iran-time-footer {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
  }
}

/* Iran-time transitions stay active even when the device has animations
   turned off (prefers-reduced-motion) — see base.css note. */

.site-footer-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 30px);
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--container-max);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.site-footer-statement {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 28ch;
  padding-inline-start: 18px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2.3vw, 1.65rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.7;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

.site-footer-statement::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset-inline-start: 0;
  top: 0.24em;
  bottom: 0.24em;
  width: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: var(--gradient);
}

.site-footer-base {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  min-width: 0;
}

.site-footer-code {
  flex: none;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--accent-strong);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-footer-code::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 2px;
  height: 1.05em;
  margin-inline-start: 7px;
  vertical-align: text-bottom;
  background: var(--accent);
  animation: cursor-blink 1.1s steps(2, start) infinite;
}

.site-footer-rule {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 24px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--border-strong);
}

.site-footer-dot {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  inset-inline-end: 0;
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.site-footer-copyright {
  flex: none;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--text-faint);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .site-footer {
    padding-block: 26px 24px;
  }

  .site-footer-inner {
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .site-footer-statement {
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    padding-inline-start: 14px;
  }

  .site-footer-base {
    gap: 12px;
  }

  .site-footer-code {
    font-size: 0.66rem;
  }

  .site-footer-copyright {
    font-size: 0.62rem;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 790px) {
  .iran-time {
    box-shadow: none;
  }
}

/* Contact motion stays active even when the device has animations turned off
   (prefers-reduced-motion) — see base.css note. */

/* Contact list links: hover only blurs the icon slightly —
   nothing else (no movement, background, or shadow changes). */
.contact-list .contact-link:hover,
.contact-list .contact-link:focus-visible,
.contact-list .contact-link:active {
  transform: none !important;
  filter: none !important;
  opacity: 1 !important;
  background: transparent !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  transition: none !important;
}

.contact-list .contact-link:hover .contact-link-icon,
.contact-list .contact-link:focus-visible .contact-link-icon,
.contact-list .contact-link:active .contact-link-icon {
  transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
  filter: saturate(1.4) blur(7px) drop-shadow(0 0 18px rgba(59, 91, 253, 0.45)) !important;
}