/* ====================================================================
   SCAREVISION · ABOUT US (about-us.css)
   Mirrors home-page.css (navy + sky) and ai/ai-home-page.css (violet)
   so the page sits naturally in the existing design system.
   ==================================================================== */

@import url('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.2/css/all.min.css');
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@1,500;1,600&family=DM+Serif+Display&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@500;600;700&display=swap');

/* ========== RESET (scoped) ========== */
.sca-home, .sca-home *, .sca-home *::before, .sca-home *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
.sca-home {
  --navy: #253551;
  --navy-deep: #1A263F;
  --sky: #7DA8F0;
  --sky-soft: #B8D2F7;
  --sky-electric: #5B9DFF;
  --black-deep: #0A0E1B;
  --white: #FFFFFF;
  --tint: #F4F7FC;
  --pass: #22C55E;
  --slate: #8E9AB4;
  --text-on-dark: #C8D4E4;
  --text-muted: #555555;
  --serif: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

  /* AI / violet accents */
  --ai-purple: #7c3aed;
  --ai-violet: #8B5CF6;
  --ai-violet-soft: #A78BFA;
  --ai-violet-pale: #C4B5FD;
  --ai-purple-deep: #4c1d95;

  font-family: 'Poppins', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--navy);
  background: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw);
  width: 100vw;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
.sca-home :where(h1, h2, h3, h4, p, ul, ol, figure, blockquote) { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.sca-home ul, .sca-home ol { list-style: none; }
.sca-home button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
.sca-home a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.sca-home img, .sca-home svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
.sca-home section { position: relative; }

/* ========== BUTTONS ========== */
.sca-btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 6px;
  padding: 14px 24px; border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600;
  border: 0; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}
.sca-btn:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); }
.sca-btn-sky    { background: var(--sky); color: var(--navy); }
.sca-btn-sky:hover { background: #93B6F3; }
.sca-btn-glass  { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); color: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18); backdrop-filter: blur(20px); font-weight: 500; }
.sca-btn-glass:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.14); }
.sca-btn-ghost  { background: transparent; color: var(--navy); border: 1px solid var(--navy); font-weight: 500; padding: 13px 22px; }
.sca-btn-lg     { padding: 16px 28px; font-size: 15px; }
.sca-btn-purple {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--ai-violet-soft) 0%, var(--ai-violet) 100%);
  color: #fff; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(167,139,250,0.5);
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease, transform 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}
.sca-btn-purple:hover { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #B79CFC 0%, #9D6FF7 100%); box-shadow: 0 0 30px -2px rgba(167,139,250,0.55); }

/* ========== EYEBROWS ========== */
.sca-eyebrow { font-size: 12px; color: var(--slate); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.sca-eyebrow-sky    { color: var(--sky); }
.sca-eyebrow-violet { color: var(--ai-violet-soft); }

/* ========== INLINE TEXT HELPERS ========== */
.sca-home .sca-hl { color: var(--sky); }
.sca-home .sca-hl-violet { color: var(--ai-violet-pale); }
.sca-home .sca-mid { color: var(--sky); }
.sca-home .sca-mid-violet { color: var(--ai-violet-soft); }
.sca-home .sca-grad {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--sky), var(--sky-soft));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; background-clip: text;
}
.sca-home .sca-grad-violet {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ai-violet-pale), var(--ai-violet-soft));
  -webkit-background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; background-clip: text;
}

/* ====================================================================
   01 · HERO  (centered editorial — deliberately NOT a 1:1 with the
   home-page split layout. Big H1 stack centred; horizontal "milestone
   rail" runs across the bottom of the band instead of a right-column
   card stack.)
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-hero {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; color: #fff;
  padding: 32px clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px) 72px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 75% 55% at 50% 25%, #2E4778 0%, var(--navy) 60%, #1A263F 100%);
}
.sca-about-hero::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: -25%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 900px; height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(125,168,240,0.28) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(50px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-hero-glow {
  position: absolute; bottom: -15%; right: -8%;
  width: 540px; height: 540px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(125,168,240,0.22) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(60px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-hero-grid {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 24px 24px;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 28%, #000 72%, transparent);
          mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 28%, #000 72%, transparent);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Centered hero body */
.sca-about-hero-body {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  max-width: 980px; margin: clamp(48px, 7vw, 92px) auto 0;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
}

.sca-about-hero-eyebrow {
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.20em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--sky); font-weight: 700; display: block;
}
.sca-about-hero-pill {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 8px 16px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
  font-size: 13px; color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em; backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
}
.sca-about-hero-pill-dot {
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--sky);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(125,168,240,0.2);
  animation: sca-about-pulse 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes sca-about-pulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(125,168,240,0.2); }
  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(125,168,240,0.04); }
}
.sca-about-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(56px, 9vw, 132px);
  line-height: 0.95;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em; font-weight: 600;
  margin: 28px 0 0 !important; color: #fff;
  max-width: 14ch;
}
.sca-home .sca-about-hero-sub {
  margin-top: 26px !important;
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.55vw, 20px);
  color: var(--text-on-dark);
  max-width: 640px; line-height: 1.6;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.sca-about-hero-ctas {
  display: flex; gap: 12px; margin-top: 36px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Horizontal milestone rail across the bottom of the hero band.
   Visual: four typographic stops on a single rule, "now" gets the glow.
   This replaces the right-column floating-card stack from the home-page. */
.sca-about-hero-rail {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: clamp(64px, 8vw, 110px) auto 0;
  padding: 0 8px;
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-track {
  position: absolute;
  left: 8%; right: 8%; top: 50%;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    rgba(125,168,240,0) 0%,
    rgba(125,168,240,0.45) 12%,
    rgba(125,168,240,0.45) 88%,
    rgba(125,168,240,0) 100%
  );
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stops {
  position: relative;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  text-align: center;
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop .year {
  font-family: 'DM Serif Display', var(--serif), serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 400; line-height: 1;
  color: #fff; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop.now .year {
  color: var(--sky);
  font-style: italic;
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop .node {
  width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 99px;
  background: var(--navy);
  border: 2px solid var(--sky);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(37,53,81,0.85), 0 0 0 5px rgba(125,168,240,0.18);
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop .node.node-now {
  background: var(--sky);
  border-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(37,53,81,0.85), 0 0 0 6px rgba(125,168,240,0.45),
              0 0 22px rgba(125,168,240,0.65);
  animation: sca-about-now-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes sca-about-now-pulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(37,53,81,0.85), 0 0 0 6px rgba(125,168,240,0.45), 0 0 22px rgba(125,168,240,0.55); }
  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(37,53,81,0.85), 0 0 0 10px rgba(125,168,240,0.10), 0 0 32px rgba(125,168,240,0.85); }
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop .label {
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.1vw, 15px);
  color: var(--text-on-dark);
  line-height: 1.4;
  max-width: 22ch;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.sca-about-hero-rail-stop .label strong { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }

/* ====================================================================
   02 · LEAD-IN
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-leadin {
  background: #fff;
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px) clamp(60px, 8vw, 100px);
}
.sca-about-leadin-inner {
  max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: center;
}
.sca-about-leadin-copy .sca-eyebrow { display: inline-block; }
.sca-about-leadin-copy p {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 34px); line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--navy);
  margin-top: 18px; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.sca-about-leadin-quote {
  padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px) 0 clamp(20px, 3vw, 32px) clamp(56px, 6vw, 80px);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--sky);
}
.sca-about-leadin-quote blockquote {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 28px); line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--navy); text-wrap: pretty;
}
.sca-about-leadin-quote blockquote::before {
  content: '\201C'; color: var(--sky); font-size: 1.9em; line-height: 0;
  vertical-align: -0.35em; margin-right: 6px; font-weight: 600;
}
.sca-about-leadin-quote blockquote::after  {
  content: '\201D'; color: var(--sky); font-size: 1.9em; line-height: 0;
  vertical-align: -0.35em; margin-left: 6px; font-weight: 600;
}
.sca-about-leadin-quote cite {
  display: block; margin-top: 18px; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
  font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; color: var(--slate);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 600;
}

/* ====================================================================
   03 · OUR STORY (timeline)
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-story {
  background: var(--tint);
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.sca-about-story::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 50% 0%, rgba(125,168,240,0.10) 0%, transparent 70%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-story-head { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px); text-align: center; position: relative; }
.sca-about-story h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 54px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--navy); margin: 14px 0 0;
}
.sca-about-story-lede {
  font-size: 16.5px; color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 20px; line-height: 1.65; max-width: 620px;
  margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
}

.sca-about-timeline {
  max-width: 880px; margin: 0 auto; position: relative;
  padding-left: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px);
}
.sca-about-tline {
  position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0 1fr; gap: 0;
  padding-bottom: 36px;
}
.sca-about-tline.last { padding-bottom: 0; }
.sca-about-tline-marker {
  position: absolute; left: calc(clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px) * -1);
  top: 0; bottom: 0; width: clamp(28px, 5vw, 48px);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
}
.sca-about-tline-marker .dot {
  width: 14px; height: 14px; border-radius: 99px;
  background: #fff; border: 3px solid var(--sky);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(125,168,240,0.14);
  margin-top: 18px; flex-shrink: 0;
}
.sca-about-tline-marker .dot.dot-now {
  background: var(--sky); border-color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(125,168,240,0.3), 0 0 18px rgba(125,168,240,0.5);
  animation: sca-about-now-pulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes sca-about-now-pulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(125,168,240,0.3), 0 0 18px rgba(125,168,240,0.5); }
  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px rgba(125,168,240,0.10), 0 0 30px rgba(125,168,240,0.65); }
}
.sca-about-tline-marker .line {
  flex: 1; width: 2px; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--sky), rgba(125,168,240,0.15));
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.sca-about-tline-card {
  background: #fff; border-radius: 16px; padding: 26px 28px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(37,53,81,0.06);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px -22px rgba(37,53,81,0.22);
  grid-column: 2 / 3; transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}
.sca-about-tline-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 22px 44px -22px rgba(37,53,81,0.28); }
.sca-about-tline-year {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--slate); font-weight: 700;
}
.sca-about-tline-card h3 {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 28px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: var(--navy); margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.15;
}
.sca-about-tline-card p {
  font-size: 15.5px; color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 14px; line-height: 1.65;
}
.sca-about-tline-card p strong { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; }

.sca-about-tline-card-now {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 0%, #1A263F 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(125,168,240,0.3);
  box-shadow: 0 26px 56px -26px rgba(37,53,81,0.45), 0 0 60px -22px rgba(125,168,240,0.35);
}
.sca-about-tline-card-now h3 { color: #fff; }
.sca-about-tline-card-now p { color: var(--text-on-dark); }
.sca-about-tline-card-now p strong { color: #fff; }
.sca-about-tline-year-now { color: var(--sky); }
.sca-about-tline-cta { margin-top: 22px; display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.sca-about-tline-card-now .sca-btn-ghost {
  color: #fff; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.3);
}
.sca-about-tline-card-now .sca-btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }

/* ====================================================================
   04 · WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT (mission)
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-mission {
  background: #fff;
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.sca-about-mission-grid {
  max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(40px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: flex-start;
}
.sca-about-mission h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 52px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.05; color: var(--navy);
  margin: 14px 0 0; max-width: 14ch;
}
.sca-about-mission-copy > p {
  font-size: 16.5px; color: var(--text-muted);
  line-height: 1.7; margin-top: 22px; max-width: 56ch;
}
.sca-about-mission-pillars {
  margin-top: 40px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px;
}
.sca-about-pillar {
  background: var(--tint); border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 22px 22px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(37,53,81,0.04);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.sca-about-pillar:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px -22px rgba(37,53,81,0.18);
  border-color: rgba(125,168,240,0.25);
}
.sca-about-pillar-icon {
  width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(125,168,240,0.14); color: var(--sky);
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.sca-about-pillar-title {
  font-size: 16.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.sca-about-pillar-desc {
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 10px; line-height: 1.6;
}

.sca-about-mission-aside { position: sticky; top: 90px; }
.sca-about-integrity {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, var(--tint) 100%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(37,53,81,0.08);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 28px;
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
}
.sca-about-integrity::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: -50%; right: -20%;
  width: 320px; height: 320px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(125,168,240,0.18) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(40px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-integrity-stamp {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--sky);
  background: rgba(125,168,240,0.10);
  border: 2px dashed var(--sky);
  border-radius: 99px;
  padding: 7px 14px;
  transform: rotate(-2deg);
  position: relative;
}
.sca-about-integrity-title {
  font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin-top: 18px !important; position: relative;
}
.sca-about-integrity-body {
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 14px !important; line-height: 1.65; position: relative;
}
.sca-about-integrity-body em {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; color: var(--navy); font-weight: 500;
}

/* ====================================================================
   05 · AI (built in-house) — dark violet
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-ai {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden; color: #fff;
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 55% at 25% 30%, #2a1a5e 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 80% 70%, #1e1b4b 0%, var(--black-deep) 70%);
}
.sca-about-ai::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: -20%; right: -10%; width: 700px; height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(167,139,250,0.28) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(50px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-ai::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; bottom: -30%; left: -10%; width: 700px; height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(125,168,240,0.18) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(50px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-ai-grid-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 24px 24px;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 20%, #000 80%, transparent);
          mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, #000 20%, #000 80%, transparent);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-ai-inner {
  position: relative; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
}
.sca-about-ai-head { text-align: center; max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; }
.sca-about-ai-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 5.6vw, 64px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.05;
  margin: 14px 0 0; color: #fff;
}
.sca-about-ai-lede {
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 19px); color: var(--text-on-dark);
  margin-top: 22px !important; line-height: 1.6; text-wrap: pretty;
}

.sca-about-ai-cards {
  margin-top: clamp(50px, 6vw, 72px);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px;
}
.sca-about-ai-card {
  background: rgba(15,16,38,0.65);
  border: 1px solid rgba(167,139,250,0.22);
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 26px 24px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.sca-about-ai-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(167,139,250,0.4);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px -22px rgba(167,139,250,0.4), 0 0 30px -18px rgba(167,139,250,0.45);
}
.sca-about-ai-card-icon {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(167,139,250,0.14);
  border: 1px solid rgba(167,139,250,0.22);
  color: var(--ai-violet-pale);
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 17px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.sca-about-ai-card h3 {
  font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.25;
}
.sca-about-ai-card p {
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-on-dark);
  margin-top: 10px !important; line-height: 1.6;
}
.sca-about-ai-card p strong { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }

.sca-about-ai-stats {
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 60px);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 12px;
  background: rgba(167,139,250,0.05);
  border: 1px solid rgba(167,139,250,0.18);
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 22px 18px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
}
.sca-about-ai-stat { text-align: center; padding: 8px 6px; }
.sca-about-ai-stat-value {
  font-size: clamp(26px, 3.2vw, 38px); font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em; color: #fff; line-height: 1;
}
.sca-about-ai-stat-value span { color: var(--ai-violet-soft); }
.sca-about-ai-stat-label {
  font-size: 13px; color: var(--text-on-dark);
  margin-top: 8px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.sca-about-ai-cta {
  margin-top: clamp(40px, 5vw, 56px);
  display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* ====================================================================
   06 · MAKE THE MOST OF THE CASES
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-howto {
  background: #fff;
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.sca-about-howto-head { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px); text-align: center; }
.sca-about-howto h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 54px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--navy); margin: 14px 0 0;
}
.sca-about-howto-head p {
  font-size: 16.5px; color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 20px; line-height: 1.65; max-width: 620px;
  margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;
}
.sca-about-howto-grid {
  max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 18px;
}
.sca-about-howto-card {
  background: var(--tint); border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 28px 26px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(37,53,81,0.05);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.sca-about-howto-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 44px -22px rgba(37,53,81,0.22);
  border-color: rgba(125,168,240,0.3);
}
.sca-about-howto-num {
  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--sky); letter-spacing: 0.06em;
}
.sca-about-howto-title {
  font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin-top: 12px; line-height: 1.25;
}
.sca-about-howto-card p {
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-muted);
  margin-top: 12px; line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ====================================================================
   07 · VALUES
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-values {
  background: var(--navy); color: #fff; position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(80px, 10vw, 130px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
}
.sca-about-values::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: -30%; right: -10%; width: 600px; height: 600px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(125,168,240,0.16) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(50px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-values-head { max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto clamp(48px, 6vw, 72px); text-align: center; position: relative; }
.sca-about-values h2 {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 56px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.05; color: #fff;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
}
.sca-about-values-grid {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px;
}
.sca-about-value-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
  border-radius: 16px; padding: 26px 24px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(20px);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}
.sca-about-value-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  border-color: rgba(125,168,240,0.35);
}
.sca-about-value-icon {
  width: 42px; height: 42px; border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(125,168,240,0.14);
  color: var(--sky);
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-size: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.sca-about-value-title {
  font-size: 17px; font-weight: 600; color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em; line-height: 1.25;
}
.sca-about-value-card p {
  font-size: 15px; color: var(--text-on-dark);
  margin-top: 12px; line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ====================================================================
   08 · FINAL CTA
   ==================================================================== */
.sca-about-final {
  color: #fff; text-align: center;
  padding: clamp(90px, 14vw, 150px) clamp(20px, 5vw, 56px);
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 50%, #2E4778 0%, var(--navy) 70%);
}
.sca-about-final::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 30%; left: 30%; width: 500px; height: 500px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(125,168,240,0.27) 0%, transparent 70%);
  filter: blur(60px); pointer-events: none;
}
.sca-about-final-inner { position: relative; }
.sca-about-final h2 {
  font-size: clamp(40px, 7vw, 76px); font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 1.05;
  color: #fff; margin: 14px 0 0;
}
.sca-about-final-sub {
  margin-top: 22px; font-size: 17.5px; color: var(--text-on-dark);
  max-width: 600px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; line-height: 1.6;
}
.sca-about-final-ctas {
  margin-top: 32px;
  display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.sca-about-final-foot {
  margin-top: 36px; font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--text-on-dark);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.sca-about-final-foot strong { color: var(--sky); font-weight: 600; }

/* ====================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ==================================================================== */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .sca-about-hero { padding-bottom: 64px; }
  .sca-about-hero-body { margin-top: clamp(36px, 6vw, 64px); }
  .sca-about-hero-rail { margin-top: 72px; }

  .sca-about-leadin-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .sca-about-mission-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .sca-about-mission-aside { position: static; }
  .sca-about-mission h2 { max-width: 100%; }
  .sca-about-ai-cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .sca-about-ai-stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 14px 12px; }
  .sca-about-howto-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .sca-about-values-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .sca-about-hero { padding-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .sca-about-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(44px, 13vw, 72px); }

  /* Rail flips to vertical on phones — track becomes a column rule on the left */
  .sca-about-hero-rail-track {
    left: 12px; right: auto; top: 6px; bottom: 6px;
    width: 1px; height: auto;
    background: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(125,168,240,0) 0%,
      rgba(125,168,240,0.45) 8%,
      rgba(125,168,240,0.45) 92%,
      rgba(125,168,240,0) 100%
    );
  }
  .sca-about-hero-rail-stops {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
    padding-left: 36px;
  }
  .sca-about-hero-rail-stop {
    flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
    text-align: left;
    position: relative;
  }
  .sca-about-hero-rail-stop .year {
    order: 2; font-size: 22px; min-width: 70px;
  }
  .sca-about-hero-rail-stop .node {
    order: 1; position: absolute; left: -29px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%);
  }
  .sca-about-hero-rail-stop .label {
    order: 3; max-width: none; text-align: left;
  }

  .sca-about-mission-pillars { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sca-about-timeline { padding-left: 24px; }
  .sca-about-tline-marker { left: -24px; width: 24px; }
  .sca-about-tline-card { padding: 22px 22px; }
  .sca-about-tline-card h3 { font-size: 20px; }

  .sca-about-ai-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sca-about-ai-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }

  .sca-about-howto-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sca-about-values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .sca-about-hero-pill-dot,
  .sca-about-hero-rail-stop .node-now,
  .sca-about-tline-marker .dot.dot-now { animation: none; }
}