/* ============ Mandate — a GladLoop practice ============
   Deliberately not the gladloop.com look. That site is a light, gradient,
   soft-blob marketing page for buyers of websites. This one sells research and
   record-keeping to political offices, so it borrows from the things those
   offices already trust: printed reports, ruled paper, results tables, seat
   bars. Paper ground, ink type, one non-partisan accent, tabular numerals
   everywhere a number appears.

   Colour is a live wire in this market. Saffron, green, red, blue and pink all
   belong to somebody. The palette below is deliberately none of them:
   graphite ink on warm paper, with a deep petrol accent and an ochre used only
   for data. Shared with gladloop.com only through the teal family, so the two
   read as relatives rather than twins. */

:root{
  --ink:#161b22;
  --ink-soft:#454c58;
  --ink-faint:#6a7180;
  --paper:#faf8f4;
  --paper-2:#f3f0e9;
  --paper-3:#ece8de;
  --line:#ded8ca;
  --line-strong:#c6bfae;
  --accent:#0b6e5f;
  --accent-dark:#075246;
  --accent-soft:#e2efec;
  --ochre:#a4650a;
  --ochre-soft:#f7ecd8;
  --dark:#12171d;
  --dark-2:#1c232c;
  --radius:4px;
  --radius-lg:10px;
  --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(22,27,34,.06), 0 8px 28px rgba(22,27,34,.07);
  --font:"Segoe UI Variable Display","Segoe UI",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Inter,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
  --mono:"Cascadia Mono",ui-monospace,"SF Mono",Menlo,Consolas,"Liberation Mono",monospace;
  --measure:64ch;
}

*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  *,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.001ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition-duration:.001ms!important}
}
body{
  font-family:var(--font);
  color:var(--ink);
  background:var(--paper);
  line-height:1.62;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
img,svg{display:block;max-width:100%}
a{color:inherit}
ul,ol{list-style:none}
strong,b{font-weight:700}

.container{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px}
.container-narrow{max-width:760px}

/* Keyboard users must always be able to see where they are. */
a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible,summary:focus-visible{
  outline:3px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset:3px;
  border-radius:3px;
}
.band-dark a:focus-visible,.band-dark button:focus-visible,
.band-dark input:focus-visible,.band-dark select:focus-visible,
.band-dark textarea:focus-visible{outline-color:#7fe3d0}

.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;z-index:200;background:var(--accent);color:#fff;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:0 0 8px 0;font-weight:700}
.skip-link:focus{left:0}

/* ---------- type ---------- */
h1{font-size:clamp(2.25rem,5.4vw,3.75rem);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.028em;font-weight:800}
h2.section-title{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.7vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.14;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:14px}
h3{font-size:1.14rem;line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-.01em;font-weight:700}
p{max-width:var(--measure)}
.lede{font-size:1.13rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.section-sub{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1.05rem;max-width:62ch}
.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--mono);
  font-size:.74rem;
  font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.18em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--accent);
  margin-bottom:16px;
  display:flex;
  align-items:center;
  gap:10px;
}
.eyebrow::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:var(--line);max-width:120px}
.eyebrow-light{color:#6fd8c2}
.eyebrow-light::after{background:rgba(255,255,255,.2)}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{
  display:inline-block;
  font-family:inherit;
  font-weight:650;
  font-size:1rem;
  padding:13px 26px;
  border:1.5px solid transparent;
  border-radius:var(--radius);
  cursor:pointer;
  text-align:center;
  text-decoration:none;
  transition:background .16s ease,border-color .16s ease,color .16s ease,transform .16s ease;
}
.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-1px)}
.btn-primary{background:var(--accent);color:#fff}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--accent-dark)}
.btn-ghost{border-color:var(--line-strong);color:var(--ink);background:transparent}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper-2)}
.btn-light{background:#fff;color:var(--dark)}
.btn-light:hover{background:var(--paper-2)}
.btn-outline-light{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45);color:#fff}
.btn-outline-light:hover{border-color:#fff;background:rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
.btn-lg{padding:16px 32px;font-size:1.03rem}
.btn-sm{padding:9px 18px;font-size:.9rem}

/* ---------- nav ---------- */
.nav{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;
  background:rgba(250,248,244,.88);
  backdrop-filter:blur(12px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(12px);
  border-bottom:1px solid transparent;
  transition:border-color .2s ease,background .2s ease;
}
.nav.scrolled{border-bottom-color:var(--line);background:rgba(250,248,244,.96)}
.nav-inner{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:13px 24px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;text-decoration:none}
.brand-mark{width:30px;height:30px;flex-shrink:0;color:var(--accent)}
.brand-text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;line-height:1.05}
.brand-name{font-weight:800;font-size:1.2rem;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.brand-sub{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint)}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:24px;font-size:.94rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.nav-links a{text-decoration:none;transition:color .15s}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.nav-cta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.nav-burger{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;background:none;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:8px}
.nav-burger span{width:22px;height:2px;background:var(--ink);border-radius:2px;transition:transform .2s ease,opacity .2s ease}
.nav-burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1){transform:translateY(7px) rotate(45deg)}
.nav-burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2){opacity:0}
.nav-burger[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3){transform:translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg)}
.nav-mobile{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:15px;padding:18px 24px 24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper);font-weight:600}
.nav-mobile a{text-decoration:none}
.nav-mobile[hidden]{display:none}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{position:relative;padding:96px 0 72px;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
/* Faint ruled paper. The lines are the point: this is a records practice. */
.hero::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;pointer-events:none;
  background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(to bottom,transparent 0 33px,rgba(22,27,34,.045) 33px 34px);
  -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000,transparent 88%);
  mask-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,#000,transparent 88%);
}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:1;max-width:840px}
.hero h1{margin-bottom:22px}
.hero h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--accent);}
.hero-sub{font-size:1.16rem;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:60ch;margin-bottom:30px}
.hero-actions{display:flex;gap:13px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:44px}
.hero-note{font-size:.93rem;color:var(--ink-faint);max-width:56ch}

/* Seat-bar motif: the horizontal bars of an election-night graphic, used here
   as an honest illustration of what a baseline report contains. Decorative
   only, so it is hidden from assistive technology and the numbers beside it
   are given in the caption. */
.hero-figure{position:relative;z-index:1;margin-top:52px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);background:#fff;box-shadow:var(--shadow);overflow:hidden}
.hero-figure-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding:14px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--paper-2)}
.hero-figure-head span{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint)}
.hero-figure-body{padding:22px 20px 24px;display:grid;gap:14px}
.bar-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:118px 1fr 86px;align-items:center;gap:14px;font-size:.9rem}
.bar-row b{font-weight:650}
/* Both of these are spans, so they must be blockified explicitly — an inline
   element ignores width and height, which is exactly how the fills came out
   invisible the first time. */
.bar-track{display:block;height:12px;background:var(--paper-3);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden}
.bar-fill{display:block;height:100%;width:var(--w);border-radius:2px;background:var(--accent);animation:grow 1.1s cubic-bezier(.22,.8,.3,1) both}
.bar-fill.is-2{background:var(--ochre)}
.bar-fill.is-3{background:#7b8494}
.bar-fill.is-4{background:var(--line-strong)}
/* last-child only: the track is a span too, and this rule was catching it. */
.bar-row > span:last-child{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.84rem;color:var(--ink-soft);text-align:right;white-space:nowrap}
@keyframes grow{from{width:0}to{width:var(--w)}}
.hero-figure-note{padding:0 20px 20px;font-size:.83rem;color:var(--ink-faint);max-width:none}

/* ---------- generic sections ---------- */
.section{padding:88px 0}
.section-tight{padding:64px 0}
.band-paper2{background:var(--paper-2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.band-dark{background:var(--dark);color:#fff;border-top:1px solid var(--dark);}
.band-dark .section-title{color:#fff}
.band-dark .section-sub{color:rgba(255,255,255,.68)}
.band-dark p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.76)}
.band-dark h3{color:#fff}

/* ---------- the problem strip ---------- */
.facts{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);overflow:hidden;background:#fff}
.fact{padding:24px 22px;border-right:1px solid var(--line)}
.fact:last-child{border-right:none}
.fact-num{font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--accent);line-height:1.15}
.fact-label{font-size:.92rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:6px}
.fact-src{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-top:10px;letter-spacing:.03em}
.fact-src a{color:inherit}

/* ---------- services ---------- */
.svc-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:20px;margin-top:44px}
.svc{
  position:relative;
  background:#fff;
  border:1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius:var(--radius-lg);
  padding:28px 26px 26px;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px;
  transition:border-color .18s ease,transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease;
}
.svc:hover{border-color:var(--line-strong);transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.svc-lead{grid-column:1 / -1;background:linear-gradient(180deg,#fff, var(--accent-soft));border-color:#bcdad3}
.svc-no{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--ink-faint);text-transform:uppercase}
.svc h3{font-size:1.28rem}
.svc-lead h3{font-size:1.55rem}
.svc p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.99rem}
.svc-list{display:grid;gap:9px;margin-top:4px}
.svc-list li{position:relative;padding-left:22px;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.svc-list li::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.55em;
  width:9px;height:9px;border:2px solid var(--accent);border-radius:2px;
}
.svc-foot{margin-top:auto;padding-top:16px;border-top:1px dashed var(--line);font-size:.9rem;color:var(--ink-faint);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.svc-foot b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:650}

/* ---------- how it works ---------- */
.steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px;margin-top:44px;counter-reset:step}
.step{position:relative;padding-top:22px;border-top:2px solid var(--accent)}
.step:nth-child(n+3){border-top-color:var(--line-strong)}
.step-no{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.74rem;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-bottom:8px;text-transform:uppercase}
.step p{font-size:.96rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:8px}

/* ---------- boundaries (dark) ---------- */
.rules{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:2px;margin-top:40px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.09);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);overflow:hidden}
.rule{background:var(--dark-2);padding:26px 24px}
.rule h3{font-size:1.06rem;margin-bottom:8px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:10px}
.rule h3 svg{width:19px;height:19px;flex-shrink:0;margin-top:3px;color:#6fd8c2}
.rule.is-no h3 svg{color:#f0a35e}
.rule p{font-size:.95rem;margin:0}

/* ---------- who ---------- */
.who-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:18px;margin-top:40px}
.who{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--ochre);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:22px}
.who h3{font-size:1.04rem;margin-bottom:7px}
.who p{font-size:.94rem;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0}

/* ---------- pricing ---------- */
.price-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px;margin-top:44px;align-items:start}
.price{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius-lg);padding:28px 26px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;height:100%}
.price.is-featured{border-color:var(--accent);box-shadow:0 0 0 1px var(--accent)}
.price-tag{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:12px}
.price h3{font-size:1.24rem;margin-bottom:6px}
.price-figure{font-size:1.9rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:14px 0 4px}
.price-figure small{display:block;font-size:.86rem;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink-faint);letter-spacing:0;margin-top:2px}
.price p{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.price ul{display:grid;gap:8px;margin:16px 0 22px}
.price li{position:relative;padding-left:20px;font-size:.93rem;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.price li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:2px;top:.62em;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent)}
.price .btn{margin-top:auto}
.price-note{margin-top:26px;padding:20px 22px;background:var(--ochre-soft);border:1px solid #e6cfa4;border-radius:var(--radius-lg);font-size:.96rem;color:#5c3f0c}
.price-note strong{display:block;margin-bottom:6px;color:#3f2b07}
.price-note p{color:inherit;max-width:none}

/* ---------- faq ---------- */
.faq{margin-top:36px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.faq-item summary{
  list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:20px 44px 20px 0;position:relative;
  font-weight:650;font-size:1.04rem;
}
.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq-item summary::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;right:8px;top:50%;width:11px;height:11px;
  border-right:2px solid var(--ink-faint);border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink-faint);
  transform:translateY(-70%) rotate(45deg);transition:transform .2s ease;
}
.faq-item[open] summary::after{transform:translateY(-20%) rotate(-135deg)}
.faq-item p{padding:0 0 22px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:1rem}
.faq-item p + p{padding-top:0;margin-top:-8px}

/* ---------- contact ---------- */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:56px;align-items:start}
.contact-copy h2{margin-bottom:16px}
.contact-copy p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.76)}
.contact-points{display:grid;gap:14px;margin-top:26px}
.contact-points li{position:relative;padding-left:26px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);font-size:.97rem}
.contact-points li::before{
  content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.5em;width:10px;height:10px;
  border:2px solid #6fd8c2;border-radius:2px;
}
.form{display:grid;gap:16px}
.form label{display:grid;gap:7px;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:650;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82)}
.form input,.form select,.form textarea{
  font-family:inherit;font-size:1rem;color:#fff;
  background:rgba(255,255,255,.06);
  border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  border-radius:var(--radius);
  padding:12px 14px;width:100%;
}
.form textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:110px}
.form input::placeholder,.form textarea::placeholder{color:rgba(255,255,255,.4)}
.form select option{color:var(--ink);background:#fff}
.form .field-error input,.form .field-error textarea{border-color:#f0a35e}
.form-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.form-status{font-size:.94rem;min-height:1.4em;margin-top:2px}
.form-status.is-error{color:#f6b880}
.form-status.is-ok{color:#7fe3d0}
.form-alt{font-size:.92rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)}
.form-alt a{color:#7fe3d0}
/* Honeypot: hidden from people, irresistible to bots. */
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.footer{background:var(--paper-2);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:52px 0 28px;font-size:.94rem}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px}
.footer-col h2{font-size:.76rem;font-family:var(--mono);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-bottom:14px;font-weight:600}
.footer-col a{display:block;color:var(--ink-soft);text-decoration:none;padding:4px 0}
.footer-col a:hover{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:underline}
.footer-about p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:14px;font-size:.94rem}
.footer-bottom{margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:var(--ink-faint);font-size:.88rem}
.footer-bottom a{color:var(--ink-faint)}

/* ---------- scroll reveal ----------
   Scoped to .js, which a one-line script in <head> adds to <html>. If that
   script never runs — JavaScript off, a blocked file, a crawler that does not
   execute it — nothing is ever hidden and the whole page reads normally. The
   parent site hides .reveal unconditionally, which means a failed script there
   leaves a blank page; that is the bug this avoids. */
.js .reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(14px);transition:opacity .6s ease,transform .6s ease}
.js .reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .js .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}
  .bar-fill{animation:none;width:var(--w)}
}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:960px){
  .facts{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .fact:nth-child(2){border-right:none}
  .fact:nth-child(-n+2){border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .steps{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .who-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .price-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
}
@media (max-width:720px){
  .nav-links{display:none}
  .nav-burger{display:flex}
  .section{padding:64px 0}
  .hero{padding:64px 0 52px}
  .svc-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .rules{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .bar-row{grid-template-columns:92px 1fr 76px;gap:10px;font-size:.85rem}
}
@media (max-width:560px){
  .facts{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .fact{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .fact:last-child{border-bottom:none}
  .steps,.who-grid,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .form-row{grid-template-columns:1fr}
}

/* ---------- print: the page is also a leave-behind ---------- */
@media print{
  .nav,.hero-actions,.form,.footer-bottom{display:none}
  body{background:#fff}
  .band-dark{background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}
  .band-dark p,.band-dark .section-sub{color:var(--ink-soft)}
  .rule{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line)}
  .reveal{opacity:1;transform:none}
}
