/* Direction 1: SIGNAL LOST. Role layer + components.
   Seasonal re-key is one attribute on <html>: data-key="halloween|thanksgiving|christmas".
   Nothing below hardcodes a holiday colour. */

/* ---------- keys ---------- */
[data-key="halloween"] {
  --key-deep:#12081C; --key-field:#2D0C42; --key-mid:#5B2E8F;
  --key-hot:#FF7A1A;  --key-glow:#FFB02E;  --key-spark:#6BFF7A;
  --text-on-accent: var(--key-deep);      /* 7.47:1 on the orange */
}
[data-key="thanksgiving"] {
  --key-deep:#17100B; --key-field:#2E1A10; --key-mid:#6B3A1E;
  --key-hot:#C0442A;  --key-glow:#F0C24B;  --key-spark:#E8D7B0;
  --text-on-accent: var(--series-white);  /* 5.09:1; ink would be 3.68 and fail */
}
[data-key="christmas"] {
  --key-deep:#070B1E; --key-field:#101B3D; --key-mid:#1E3A6E;
  --key-hot:#C8102E;  --key-glow:#FFD24A;  --key-spark:#FFE6B0;
  --text-on-accent: var(--series-white);  /* 5.88:1; ink would be 3.32 and fail */
}

/* ---------- roles ---------- */
:root {
  --ink: var(--key-deep);
  --field: var(--key-field);
  --field-raised: var(--key-mid);
  --accent: var(--key-hot);
  --accent-quiet: var(--key-glow);
  --spark: var(--key-spark);
  --text-primary:#fff;
  --text-secondary: var(--static-400);
  --hairline: rgb(255 255 255 / .14);
  --paper: var(--static-050);

  --font-body:'Baloo 2',system-ui,-apple-system,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif;
  --font-brand:'Baloo 2',system-ui,sans-serif;
  --font-mono: ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,monospace;
}

body{background:var(--ink);color:var(--text-primary);font-family:var(--font-body);
  font-size:16px;line-height:1.65;overflow-wrap:break-word}
.wrap{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding-inline:var(--margin-page)}
h1,h2,h3{margin:0}
.lead{font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.4vw,1.3rem);max-width:60ch;color:#EDE9F2}
.small{font-size:14px;color:var(--text-secondary);font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:500}
/* In the hero this line sits straight on the artwork, where --text-secondary
   disappears against the lighter parts of the plate. Give it a scrim of its own. */
.hero .small{color:#DCD6E6;background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 60%, transparent);display:inline-block;
  padding:6px 12px;border-radius:var(--r-pill);backdrop-filter:blur(4px)}
.kicker{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:var(--track-eyebrow);
  text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px;color:var(--accent-quiet);margin-bottom:14px}
.sect-title{font-family:'Luckiest Guy',Impact,sans-serif;
  font-size:clamp(2rem,4.4vw,3.4rem);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:var(--track-title)}
section{padding-block:clamp(64px,8vw,116px)}

/* Let grid items shrink with their tracks, including the horizontal cast rail. */
.hero-grid>*,.drain>*,.split>*,.beats>*,.pages>*,.stage>*,.cal-grid>*,.finale>*,.thumbs>*,.spec-grid>*{min-width:0}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:var(--font-brand);
  font-weight:700;font-size:17px;min-height:52px;padding:0 26px;border-radius:var(--r-md);
  text-decoration:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;transition:transform var(--dur-tap) var(--ease-out)}
.btn:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-primary{background:var(--accent);color:var(--text-on-accent);
  box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--ink),0 0 0 5px var(--accent-quiet)}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--accent-quiet);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--accent-quiet)}
.cta-row{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:26px}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
/* Anchors must clear the sticky header or the target lands underneath it.
   --hdr-h reserves header clearance, including the narrow mobile third row. */
:root{--hdr-h:61px}
html{scroll-padding-top:calc(var(--hdr-h) + 12px)}
header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20;background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--field) 92%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline)}
.hdr{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:60px;gap:16px}
.brandmark{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:var(--track-eyebrow);
  color:var(--series-gold);font-size:13px;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none}
.hdr nav{display:flex;gap:26px;font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:600;font-size:15px}
.hdr nav a{color:#D8D2E4;text-decoration:none}
.hdr nav a[aria-current="page"]{color:var(--accent-quiet)}
.hdr .btn{min-height:40px;font-size:15px;padding:0 18px}
@media (max-width:860px){
  :root{--hdr-h:114px}
  /* was display:none, which left phones with only the logo and one button and
     made Free pages unreachable from the header. A horizontal rail matches the
     cast rail already in the site's language and needs no JS. */
  .hdr{flex-wrap:wrap;height:auto;padding-block:10px;row-gap:10px}
  .hdr nav{order:3;width:100%;gap:20px;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none;
    margin-inline:calc(var(--margin-page) * -1);padding-inline:var(--margin-page)}
  .hdr nav::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
  /* 22px tall failed the 24px minimum target size */
  .hdr nav a{white-space:nowrap;padding-block:9px}
  /* same edge fade the cast rail gets: without it there is no signal the row scrolls */
  .hdr nav{mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#000 0,#000 calc(100% - 28px),transparent 100%)}
}

/* At narrow widths the brand and CTA can occupy separate rows. Reserve all
   three rows for anchors, including the navigation and header border. */
@media (max-width:520px){ :root{--hdr-h:146px} }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
/* Flex column with the rail in normal flow at the top and the content pinned to
   the bottom. The rail used to be absolutely positioned at top:26px, which
   collided with the wordmark and the status pill as soon as the eyebrow wrapped
   to two lines (visible at 375px). In flow it cannot overlap anything. */
.hero{position:relative;min-height:clamp(520px,72svh,760px);display:flex;
  flex-direction:column;overflow:hidden}
/* The rail sits at the top, the copy directly under it, and the remaining space
   falls BELOW the copy rather than being pushed into a gap between them. */
.hero-inner{margin-top:auto}
.hero-plate{position:absolute;inset:0}
.hero-plate img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 30%}
.hero-plate::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:var(--scrim-top)}
.hero-bot{position:absolute;inset:auto 0 0 0;height:52%;background:var(--scrim-bottom)}
.hero-rail{position:relative;z-index:3;display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;
  align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px var(--margin-page) 0}
/* the sticky header carries this exact line 26px above; two identical gold
   eyebrows read as a duplicated element, which is the overlap that was reported */
.hero-rail .eyebrow{display:none}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;
  padding-block:clamp(20px,3vw,40px) clamp(32px,5vw,64px)}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.05fr) minmax(0,.95fr);gap:var(--sp-7);align-items:end}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(4rem,12vw,9.5rem)}
.hero .sub{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;color:var(--accent-quiet);
  letter-spacing:var(--track-subtitle);font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.9vw,1.5rem);
  text-transform:uppercase;margin:6px 0 18px}
.hero-book{justify-self:end;width:min(300px,80%);transform:rotate(-3deg);border-radius:4px;
  overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--elev-2), var(--glow-lg)}
.status-pill{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-family:var(--font-brand);
  font-weight:700;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--spark);
  background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 70%, transparent);
  border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--spark) 40%, transparent);
  border-radius:var(--r-pill);padding:6px 14px;margin-bottom:26px}
.status-pill .dot{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--spark)}
@media (max-width:860px){
  /* min-height, not height: the hero grows with its content instead of forcing
     the type to overlap the art when the copy is taller than the viewport */
  .hero{min-height:auto}
  .hero-inner{padding-top:var(--sp-7)}
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:var(--sp-5)}
  .hero-book{justify-self:start;width:min(210px,55%)}
  .hero .cta-row .btn-primary{width:100%;justify-content:center}
  .hero h1{font-size:clamp(3.2rem,17vw,5rem)}
}
@media (max-width:520px){
  /* the eyebrow is the thing that wraps and shoves the chip around; shorten it
     rather than letting it take two lines next to a pill */
  .hero-rail .eyebrow{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em}
  .hero-rail .ages-chip{font-size:12px;padding:5px 12px}
}

/* ---------- act II: the drain ---------- */
.act-static{position:relative;background:var(--ink);overflow:hidden}
.drain{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:clamp(24px,4vw,64px);align-items:center}
.drain-plate{position:relative;border-radius:var(--r-lg);overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--elev-2)}
.drain-plate img{width:100%;display:block}
.drain-plate .grey{position:absolute;inset:0;filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.15) brightness(.8);
  clip-path:inset(0 0 0 0);transition:clip-path var(--dur-scene) var(--ease-out)}
.drain-plate.restored .grey{clip-path:inset(0 100% 0 0)}
.signal{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--static-400)}
@media (max-width:860px){ .drain{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)} }

/* ---------- generic blocks ---------- */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.85fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:clamp(32px,5vw,72px);align-items:center}
.split.rev{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(0,.85fr)}
.paper-card{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:14px;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--ink)}
.quote{font-family:'Luckiest Guy',Impact,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3vw,2.5rem);
  line-height:1.08;color:var(--accent-quiet);margin:22px 0}
@media (max-width:860px){ .split,.split.rev{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)} }

.beats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--sp-5);margin-top:var(--sp-7)}
.beat{background:var(--field);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:var(--r-lg);
  overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
/* the refs are 3:4 portrait; a 4/3 landscape box was cropping their heads off */
.beat img{aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 18%;width:100%}
/* The near-square crew cutout must fit inside the approved portrait card. */
.beat img[src$="jacko-crew-cutout.png"]{object-fit:contain;object-position:center}
.beat.drained img{filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.12) brightness(.82)}
.beat .body{padding:22px 22px 26px}
.beat h3{font-family:'Luckiest Guy',Impact,sans-serif;font-size:1.45rem;margin-bottom:8px}
.beat p{margin:0;font-size:15.5px;color:#D6D0E0}
@media (max-width:860px){ .beats{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)} }

.pages{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--sp-4);margin-top:var(--sp-6)}
.pages figure{margin:0;background:#fff;border-radius:var(--r-md);padding:10px;box-shadow:0 0 0 2px var(--ink)}
.pages figcaption{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:600;font-size:12.5px;
  color:var(--static-600);text-align:center;padding-top:8px}
@media (max-width:860px){ .pages{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))} }

/* ---------- cast rail (ARIA tabs) ---------- */
.rail{display:flex;gap:12px;overflow-x:auto;padding-block:var(--sp-5) var(--sp-3);
  scroll-snap-type:x proximity;scrollbar-width:thin;
  /* 11 chips with an invisible iOS scrollbar: fade the edges so there is
     some signal that the rail continues */
  mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent 0,#000 24px,#000 calc(100% - 40px),transparent 100%)}
.chip{flex:0 0 auto;min-width:118px;min-height:76px;border-radius:var(--r-md);padding:12px 14px;
  background:transparent;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--static-500);scroll-snap-align:start;
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;cursor:pointer;
  scroll-margin-inline:24px;transition:box-shadow var(--dur-state) var(--ease-out)}
.chip .nm{font-family:'Luckiest Guy',Impact,sans-serif;font-size:1.05rem;color:#CFC8DC}
.chip .hol{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:12px;color:var(--static-400);
  letter-spacing:.06em;margin-top:2px}
.chip:hover{box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 3px var(--static-600)}
.chip[aria-selected="true"]{background:var(--accent);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 2px var(--accent)}
.chip[aria-selected="true"] .nm{color:var(--ink)}
.chip[aria-selected="true"] .hol{color:color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 72%, transparent)}
.stage{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.9fr) minmax(0,1.1fr);gap:clamp(28px,4vw,60px);align-items:center;
  background:var(--field);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:var(--r-xl);
  padding:clamp(24px,3vw,44px);margin-top:var(--sp-5)}
.stage img{border-radius:var(--r-lg);width:100%}
.stage .hol{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--accent-quiet)}
/* display:grid on .stage beats the UA [hidden] rule, so every tab panel
   rendered at once. This has to win. */
[hidden]{display:none !important}
.stage h2,.stage h3{font-family:'Luckiest Guy',Impact,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,3.2rem);margin:6px 0 2px}
.stage .power{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:var(--track-subtitle);
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);font-size:14px;margin-bottom:14px}
@media (max-width:860px){ .stage{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)} }

/* ---------- calendar ---------- */
.cal-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--sp-5);margin-top:var(--sp-7)}
.bk{border-radius:var(--r-lg);overflow:hidden;background:var(--field);
  border:1px solid var(--hairline);display:flex;flex-direction:column;text-decoration:none;color:inherit}
.bk .art{position:relative;display:flex;flex-direction:column;overflow:hidden}
/* Static greyscale on unreleased covers is information; ANIMATED restoration is
   the one bold idea and happens once, in the drain. Eight hover filter
   transitions also repaint every frame. */
.bk .art img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:17/22;object-fit:contain}
.bk.soon .art img{filter:grayscale(1) contrast(1.15) brightness(.78)}
.bk.soon .art::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;opacity:.5;
  background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,rgb(255 255 255 / .05) 0 1px,transparent 1px 3px)}
/* Status labels get their own row so they cannot cover the title or faces. */
.bk .tag{position:relative;z-index:1;order:-1;align-self:flex-start;max-width:calc(100% - 20px);margin:10px;font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;
  font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:var(--r-pill)}
.tag.out{background:var(--spark);color:var(--ink)}
.tag.next{background:var(--series-gold);color:var(--ink)}
/* raised from .82: at .82 the label fell to 2.56:1 over pale covers */
.tag.soon{background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 92%, transparent);color:var(--static-300);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px var(--static-600)}
.bk .meta{padding:14px 16px 18px}
.bk .t{font-family:'Luckiest Guy',Impact,sans-serif;font-size:1.15rem}
.bk .s{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:600;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-secondary);
  text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.bk.out{box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--accent)}
.finale{margin-top:var(--sp-5);display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.72fr) minmax(0,1.28fr);
  gap:clamp(24px,4vw,56px);align-items:center;background:var(--field);
  border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:var(--r-xl);padding:clamp(22px,3vw,40px)}
.finale img{border-radius:var(--r-md);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--ink),0 0 0 5px var(--series-gold)}
@media (max-width:860px){ .cal-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))} .finale{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)} }

/* ---------- forms ---------- */
.form{background:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:var(--r-lg);padding:26px}
.form label{display:block;font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;margin-bottom:6px}
.form input[type=email]{width:100%;height:50px;border-radius:var(--r-md);
  border:2px solid var(--static-500);background:var(--field);color:#fff;padding:0 14px;
  font-size:16px;font-family:var(--font-body)}
.form input[type=email]:focus-visible{border-color:var(--accent-quiet)}
.consent{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;margin:16px 0;font-size:13.5px;color:#C9C2D6}
.consent input{margin-top:4px;width:20px;height:20px;flex:0 0 auto}
.fine{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--text-secondary);margin-top:12px}
.err{color:#FFB4B4;font-size:14px;margin-top:8px;display:none}
.honey{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.thumbs{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}
.thumbs img{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--r-sm);padding:6px;box-shadow:0 0 0 2px var(--ink);
  aspect-ratio:1000/1339}   /* reserve the box: these had no width/height and drove CLS to .148 */
.pages figure img{aspect-ratio:1000/1339}

/* ---------- spec + faq ---------- */
.spec-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--sp-4);margin:var(--sp-6) 0}
.spec-cell{border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:var(--r-md);padding:16px}
.spec-cell .k{font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;
  color:var(--text-secondary);text-transform:uppercase}
.spec-cell .v{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;font-size:18px;margin-top:4px}
details{border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);padding:16px 0}
summary{font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:700;font-size:16.5px;cursor:pointer}
details p{margin:10px 0 0;color:#CFC8DC;max-width:70ch}
@media (max-width:860px){ .spec-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))} }

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
footer{background:var(--field);border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);padding-block:var(--sp-7)}
.foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;
  font-size:14px;color:var(--text-secondary)}
.foot a{color:var(--static-300);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;
  display:inline-block;padding-block:4px}

/* ---------- sticky mobile CTA ---------- */
.sticky-cta{position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;z-index:30;padding:12px var(--margin-page);
  padding-bottom:calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));background:color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 94%, transparent);
  backdrop-filter:blur(8px);border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);display:none}
.sticky-cta .btn{width:100%;justify-content:center}
@media (max-width:860px){ .sticky-cta.on{display:block} body.has-sticky{padding-bottom:calc(88px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))} }

/* ---------- focus ---------- */
/* --accent-quiet on white measures 1.83:1, so the ring vanished on the paper
   cards and page thumbnails. And on .btn-primary the ring was the same colour as
   the button's own outer ring, making keyboard focus undetectable. */
.paper-card :focus-visible,.pages :focus-visible,.thumbs :focus-visible,
.bk:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--ink)}
.btn-primary:focus-visible{outline-color:var(--series-white);outline-offset:8px}
.btn:disabled{opacity:.5;cursor:default;pointer-events:none}
.btn:active{transform:translateY(0) scale(.98)}

/* ---------- short pages shouldn't float their footer ---------- */
body{min-height:100svh;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
main{flex:1 0 auto}

/* ---------- publisher mark ---------- */
/* Lite Work Designs is the publisher; the feather is its house mark. It sits in
   the footer on every page rather than in the site chrome, so it reads as a
   colophon and doesn't compete with the Holiday Cypher wordmark. */
.publisher{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-top:var(--sp-5);
  margin-top:var(--sp-5);border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);width:100%;
  font-family:var(--font-brand);font-weight:600;font-size:14px;color:var(--text-secondary)}
.publisher img{width:30px;height:auto;flex:0 0 auto;opacity:.95}
.publisher strong{color:#E7E6EF;font-weight:700}
.publisher a{text-decoration:none}
.publisher a:hover strong{color:var(--accent-quiet)}
.foot{align-items:flex-start}