/* ============================================================
   PROOF — physical noir case-file system
   One warm lamp over a dark desk. Everything on it is an OBJECT:
   corkboard + polaroids, aged mission-brief paper, manila folder,
   red string, rubber stamps. Pure CSS/SVG — no image assets.
   ============================================================ */

:root {
  --desk:        #151109;   /* desk under the lamp */
  --desk-deep:   #0c0a07;   /* desk in shadow */
  --cork:        #4a3722;   /* corkboard, lamp-lit */
  --cork-dk:     #2e2113;
  --wood:        #221710;   /* board frame */
  --paper:       #e8ddc4;   /* aged bone paper */
  --paper-dk:    #d9cba6;
  --paper-shade: #c3b28c;
  --polar:       #efe9da;   /* polaroid frame white */
  --manila:      #a3803f;   /* case folder */
  --manila-hi:   #b8944f;
  --manila-dk:   #7d6231;
  --ink:         #2a2418;   /* typewriter ink */
  --ink-soft:    #4c422f;
  --ink-faint:   #736648;
  --cream:       #f2ead9;   /* headline ink on the desk */
  --cream-dim:   #cdc2ad;
  --muted:       #94886f;
  --faint:       #635a48;
  --red:         #b3402e;   /* stamp/string red on dark */
  --red-ink:     #8a2f1f;   /* stamp red pressed into paper */
  --red-hi:      #d1523d;
  --gold:        #a08c39;
  --gold-ink:    #7c6a22;
  --gold-hi:     #c9b04a;
  --grey:        #6f6a61;
  --grey-ink:    #5d564a;
  --serif: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --mono: "Courier Prime", "Courier New", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --shadow-card: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.62), 0 3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
  --shadow-deep: 0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.7), 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  --ease-deal: cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
  --noise: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.8' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
  --noise-soft: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='240' height='240'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.55' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='240' height='240' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.28'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  min-height: 100dvh;
  color: var(--cream-dim);
  font: 14px/1.6 var(--mono);
  background:
    radial-gradient(1200px 760px at 50% -8%, rgba(255,199,120,.10), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(140% 60vh at 50% 20vh, var(--desk) 0%, var(--desk-deep) 100%)
    var(--desk-deep);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
button { font: inherit; cursor: pointer; }
a { color: var(--cream-dim); }
::selection { background: rgba(179,64,46,.4); color: var(--cream); }

:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--cream); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 2px; }
.btn-stamp:focus-visible, .stamp:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--red-hi); }
/* on paper/manila surfaces a cream outline vanishes — use deep red ink */
.folder:focus-visible, .ex-link:focus-visible,
.chat-form input:focus-visible, .chat-form button:focus-visible,
.oc-field input:focus-visible, .oc-field textarea:focus-visible {
  outline-color: var(--red-ink);
}

/* ============ the lamp: cone, vignette, desk grain ============ */
.lamp {
  position: fixed; left: 50%; top: 0; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 160vmax; height: 120vh; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 62% at 50% -6%, rgba(255,216,152,.28), rgba(255,198,122,.10) 52%, transparent 76%);
  animation: lampBreath 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes lampBreath { from { opacity: .92; } to { opacity: 1; } }
.vignette {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 39;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 92% 84% at 50% 26%, transparent 46%, rgba(6,5,3,.32) 74%, rgba(4,3,2,.6) 100%);
}
.grain {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 40;
  background: var(--noise); opacity: .05;
}

/* dust motes drifting in the lamp cone — transform/opacity only */
.motes { position: fixed; left: 50%; top: 0; width: 620px; height: 72vh; margin-left: -310px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2; }
.motes i {
  position: absolute; width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,222,164,.55); opacity: 0; filter: blur(.5px);
  animation: moteDrift 19s linear infinite;
}
.motes i:nth-child(1) { left: 18%; top: 4%;  animation-duration: 17s; }
.motes i:nth-child(2) { left: 40%; top: 2%;  animation-duration: 23s; animation-delay: 3s; width: 2px; height: 2px; }
.motes i:nth-child(3) { left: 58%; top: 6%;  animation-duration: 20s; animation-delay: 7s; }
.motes i:nth-child(4) { left: 72%; top: 3%;  animation-duration: 26s; animation-delay: 1.5s; width: 2px; height: 2px; }
.motes i:nth-child(5) { left: 30%; top: 10%; animation-duration: 22s; animation-delay: 10s; }
.motes i:nth-child(6) { left: 50%; top: 1%;  animation-duration: 28s; animation-delay: 5s; width: 4px; height: 4px; opacity: 0; }
@keyframes moteDrift {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  12%  { opacity: .5; }
  46%  { opacity: .28; transform: translate3d(26px, 34vh, 0); }
  78%  { opacity: .42; transform: translate3d(-10px, 52vh, 0); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: translate3d(6px, 64vh, 0); }
}

/* one-frame camera flash + tiny desk shake when a stamp slams */
.flash { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 85; pointer-events: none; background: #fff; opacity: 0; }
.flash.on { animation: camFlash .26s ease-out both; }
@keyframes camFlash { 0% { opacity: .55; } 100% { opacity: 0; } }
#main.shake { animation: deskShake .3s linear both; }
@keyframes deskShake {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(0, 0); }
  20% { transform: translate(2px, -2px); }
  40% { transform: translate(-2px, 1px); }
  60% { transform: translate(1px, 2px); }
  80% { transform: translate(-1px, -1px); }
}

/* ============ top bar ============ */
.topbar {
  position: relative; z-index: 3;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  padding: 16px 28px; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(148,136,111,.3);
}
.wordmark { display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; text-decoration: none; }
.wm-p {
  font: italic 700 22px/1 var(--serif); color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: .14em;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--red);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}
.wm-sub { font: 10px/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--muted); text-transform: uppercase; }
.topbar-right { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.case-no { font: 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .25em; color: var(--muted); white-space: nowrap; }
.btn-ghost {
  background: transparent; color: var(--cream-dim); border: 1px solid rgba(148,136,111,.45);
  font: 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .2em; padding: 8px 14px; transition: .15s;
}
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--red); color: var(--red-hi); }

/* ============ layout ============ */
#main { position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1080px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px 80px; }
.view[hidden] { display: none; }

/* ============ hero — chalk on the dark desk ============ */
.hero { padding: 60px 0 40px; max-width: 760px; }
.hero-kicker { font: 700 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .42em; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 22px; }
.hero-title {
  font: italic 400 clamp(30px, 5.4vw, 52px)/1.14 var(--serif);
  color: var(--cream); letter-spacing: .01em; margin-bottom: 20px;
  text-shadow: 0 3px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
}
.hero-title em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red-hi); }
.hero-sub { color: var(--cream-dim); max-width: 62ch; font-size: 14px; }

/* ============================================================
   OPEN A NEW CASE — manila folder with string-button tie (ref 01)
   ============================================================ */
.open-case {
  position: relative; margin: 26px 0 60px; padding: 30px 28px 24px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 0%, rgba(255,236,190,.16), transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 84% 88%, rgba(60,40,10,.18), transparent 34%),
    linear-gradient(168deg, var(--manila-hi) 0%, var(--manila) 46%, var(--manila-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: overlay, normal, normal, normal;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 4px 4px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-deep), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,240,200,.25), inset 0 -14px 30px rgba(46,30,8,.28);
  transform: rotate(-.5deg);
  transform-origin: 50% 0;
  animation: folderOpen .8s var(--ease-deal) both;
}
@keyframes folderOpen {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: perspective(1100px) rotateX(-26deg) rotate(-.5deg) translateY(26px); }
  60%  { opacity: 1; transform: perspective(1100px) rotateX(6deg) rotate(-.5deg); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: perspective(1100px) rotateX(0) rotate(-.5deg); }
}
.open-case > * { animation: fanOut .7s var(--ease-deal) both; }
.open-case > *:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .12s; }
.open-case > *:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .2s; }
.open-case > *:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .28s; }
.open-case > *:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: .36s; }
@keyframes fanOut { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); } }
.open-case::before { /* folder tab */
  content: "CASE № 001 — PROOF / PROOF"; position: absolute; top: -24px; left: 22px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--manila-hi), var(--manila));
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
  color: #3d2e12; font: 700 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .28em; padding: 8px 18px 4px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,240,200,.3), 0 -3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
}
.open-case::after { /* worn crease down the spine */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: 10px; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(46,30,8,.35), transparent);
  border-radius: 3px 0 0 4px;
}
/* string-button tie, top-right */
.oc-tie { position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 22px; width: 92px; height: 60px; pointer-events: none; }
.oc-tie-btn {
  position: absolute; right: 0; top: 8px; width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 36% 32%, #4a3b28, #241b10 62%, #120d07);
  box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.5), inset 0 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.4), inset 0 0 0 5px rgba(120,95,55,.35);
}
.oc-tie-btn.b2 { top: 40px; right: 34px; width: 20px; height: 20px; opacity: .9; }
.oc-tie-string {
  position: absolute; right: 4px; top: 6px; width: 58px; height: 52px;
  border: 2px solid #1c130a; border-color: transparent #1c130a #1c130a transparent;
  border-radius: 50%; transform: rotate(-12deg); opacity: .8;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4));
}
.oc-tie-string::after { /* loose tail of the string */
  content: ""; position: absolute; right: -6px; top: 34px; width: 30px; height: 18px;
  border: 2px solid #1c130a; border-color: transparent transparent #1c130a transparent;
  border-radius: 50%; transform: rotate(24deg);
}
.oc-label {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font: 700 13px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .34em; color: #2e2210; margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.oc-pin { width: 12px; height: 12px; border-radius: 50%; flex: none;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, var(--red-hi), var(--red) 60%, #6f271b);
  box-shadow: 0 3px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
.oc-field { display: block; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.oc-name { display: block; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .22em; color: #4a3817; margin-bottom: 7px; }
.oc-field input, .oc-field textarea {
  width: 100%; color: var(--ink);
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 26px, rgba(90,70,40,.14) 26px 27px),
    linear-gradient(176deg, #e2d5b6, var(--paper-dk));
  border: 1px solid #6d5426; border-radius: 1px; padding: 12px 14px;
  font: 13px/1.55 var(--mono); transition: border-color .15s, box-shadow .15s; resize: vertical;
  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 6px rgba(70,50,20,.22);
}
.oc-field input:focus, .oc-field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--red-ink); box-shadow: inset 0 2px 6px rgba(70,50,20,.22), 0 0 0 1px var(--red-ink); }
.oc-field ::placeholder { color: #8d7c55; }
.oc-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.oc-hint { font-size: 11px; color: #55431f; max-width: 44ch; }

/* the folder flap — physically opens when a case starts */
.oc-flap {
  position: absolute; inset: -2px; z-index: 9; pointer-events: none; opacity: 0;
  transform-origin: 50% 0;
  border-radius: 3px 3px 4px 4px;
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    linear-gradient(168deg, var(--manila-hi) 0%, var(--manila) 46%, var(--manila-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: overlay, normal;
  box-shadow: 0 26px 54px rgba(0,0,0,.6), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,240,200,.25);
}
.oc-flap::after { /* shadow sweeping off the contents as the flap lifts */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.4), transparent 72%);
  border-radius: inherit;
}
.open-case > .oc-flap { animation: none; }
.open-case.opening .oc-flap { animation: flapOpen .85s cubic-bezier(.45,.05,.3,1) both; }
@keyframes flapOpen {
  0%   { opacity: 1; transform: perspective(1000px) rotateX(0deg); }
  60%  { opacity: 1; }
  99%  { opacity: 1; transform: perspective(1000px) rotateX(-108deg); }
  100% { opacity: 0; transform: perspective(1000px) rotateX(-108deg); }
}

/* ============================================================
   AGENCY FUNDING (BYOK) — aged ledger permit with a red stamp
   ============================================================ */
.byok {
  position: relative; margin: -26px 0 64px; padding: 26px 24px 22px; color: var(--ink);
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(circle at 88% 80%, rgba(122,86,34,.14), transparent 30%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 27px, rgba(90,70,40,.10) 27px 28px),
    linear-gradient(174deg, #ece1c8 0%, var(--paper) 55%, var(--paper-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: multiply, normal, normal, normal;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  transform: rotate(.6deg);
  clip-path: polygon(0.5% 2.4%, 5% 0.4%, 34% 1.4%, 63% 0.2%, 96% 1.2%, 99.6% 3.4%, 99.2% 48%, 99.7% 96%, 95% 99.5%, 62% 98.7%, 31% 99.8%, 4% 98.9%, 0.3% 96.4%, 0.8% 50%);
}
.byok-stamp {
  position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 20px;
  border: 3px double var(--red-ink); color: var(--red-ink);
  font: 700 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .26em; padding: 7px 11px 6px;
  transform: rotate(7deg); border-radius: 3px; mix-blend-mode: multiply;
  text-shadow: 0 0 .5px var(--red-ink);
}
.byok-title {
  font: 700 12px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--red-ink);
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(76,66,47,.4); padding: 2px 140px 8px 0; margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.byok-copy { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.75; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 76ch; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.byok-copy b { color: var(--ink); }
.byok-copy a { color: var(--red-ink); text-decoration-color: rgba(138,47,31,.5); }
.byok-form { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.byok-form input {
  flex: 1; min-width: 200px; color: var(--ink);
  background: linear-gradient(176deg, #e2d5b6, var(--paper-dk));
  border: 1px solid #6d5426; border-radius: 1px; padding: 10px 13px;
  font: 13px var(--mono); box-shadow: inset 0 2px 6px rgba(70,50,20,.22);
}
.byok-form input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--red-ink); box-shadow: inset 0 2px 6px rgba(70,50,20,.22), 0 0 0 1px var(--red-ink); }
.byok-form input::placeholder { color: #8d7c55; }
.byok-form input:focus-visible { outline-color: var(--red-ink); }
.byok-form button {
  background: rgba(232,221,196,.14); color: var(--red-ink); border: 3px double var(--red-ink);
  font: 700 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .24em; padding: 8px 18px 7px;
  border-radius: 3px; transform: rotate(-1deg); transition: .15s;
}
.byok-form button:hover { background: rgba(138,47,31,.14); }
.byok-form #byok-clear { border-color: var(--grey-ink); color: var(--grey-ink); transform: rotate(1deg); }
.byok-form #byok-clear:hover { background: rgba(93,86,74,.12); }
.byok-state { margin-top: 12px; font: 700 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .18em; color: #4c5c34; }
.byok-state[hidden] { display: none; }

.btn-stamp {
  background: rgba(232,221,196,.14); color: var(--red-ink); border: 3px double var(--red-ink);
  font: 700 13px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .28em; padding: 12px 26px 11px;
  transform: rotate(-1.6deg); transition: .15s; position: relative; border-radius: 3px;
  text-shadow: 0 0 .4px var(--red-ink);
}
.btn-stamp:hover { background: rgba(138,47,31,.14); transform: rotate(-1.6deg) scale(1.04); }
.btn-stamp:active { transform: rotate(-1.6deg) scale(.96); }
.btn-stamp[disabled] { opacity: .45; cursor: wait; }
/* the same button on dark scenes reads in bright stamp red */
.scene .btn-stamp { color: var(--red-hi); border-color: var(--red); background: transparent; }
.scene .btn-stamp:hover { background: rgba(179,64,46,.12); }

/* ============ divider ============ */
.solved-divider {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; margin: 0 0 38px;
  color: var(--muted); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .38em; white-space: nowrap;
}
.solved-divider::before, .solved-divider::after { content: ""; flex: 1; border-top: 1px dashed rgba(148,136,111,.35); }
.slot-wait { color: var(--muted); font-size: 12px; padding: 30px 0 60px; animation: scanPulse 1.6s infinite; }

/* ============================================================
   DOSSIER
   ============================================================ */
.dossier { animation: fadeUp .5s var(--ease-deal) both; }
@keyframes fadeUp { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); } }

.case-head { padding: 8px 0 26px; position: relative; }
.case-kicker { font: 700 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .34em; color: var(--muted); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.case-title {
  font: italic 400 clamp(24px, 4vw, 38px)/1.2 var(--serif);
  color: var(--cream); margin: 10px 0 10px; text-shadow: 0 3px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
}
.case-title em { color: var(--red-hi); font-style: italic; }
.case-meta { font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; }
.case-meta a { color: var(--cream-dim); text-decoration-color: var(--faint); }
.case-meta a:hover { color: var(--red-hi); }
.ribbon-closed {
  border: 3px double var(--red); color: var(--red-hi); font: 700 11px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .3em; padding: 5px 12px 4px; transform: rotate(4deg);
  display: inline-block; border-radius: 2px;
}

/* ---- the desk: exhibits + verdicts + threads overlay ---- */
.desk { position: relative; }
.threads { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: none; z-index: 6; overflow: visible; }
.threads path { filter: drop-shadow(0 3px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.65)); }

.board-head, .verdict-head {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline;
  font: 700 12px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .34em; color: var(--cream);
  border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(148,136,111,.35); padding-bottom: 9px; margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.verdict-head { margin-top: 52px; }
.board-count { color: var(--muted); letter-spacing: .18em; font-size: 10px; }

/* in-world scan strip while batches run */
.scan-strip { font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted); margin: -8px 0 18px; min-height: 18px; }
.scan-strip[hidden] { display: none; }
.scan-strip .tick { animation: scanPulse 1.4s infinite; }
@keyframes scanPulse { 0%,100% { opacity: .35; } 50% { opacity: .95; } }

/* ============================================================
   THE CORKBOARD (ref 02/14) — wood frame, lamp-lit cork
   ============================================================ */
.board {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(258px, 1fr));
  gap: 30px 24px; align-items: start;
  padding: 34px 26px 30px;
  border: 12px solid transparent;
  border-image: linear-gradient(160deg, #33241a, var(--wood) 40%, #17100b) 1;
  background:
    var(--noise),
    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 22% 34%, rgba(0,0,0,.35) 40%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 67% 61%, rgba(0,0,0,.3) 40%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 44% 82%, rgba(0,0,0,.3) 40%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(2px 2px at 85% 22%, rgba(0,0,0,.32) 40%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(110% 90% at 50% 6%, var(--cork), var(--cork-dk) 82%);
  background-blend-mode: overlay, normal, normal, normal, normal, normal;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px rgba(0,0,0,.55), inset 0 6px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.5), var(--shadow-deep);
}
.board.settle { animation: boardSettle 1.3s var(--ease-deal) both; }
@keyframes boardSettle {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px) scale(1.035); }
  55%  { opacity: 1; }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
}

/* ---- exhibits = polaroids pinned to the cork (ref 02/11) ---- */
.exhibit {
  position: relative; color: var(--ink);
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 6%, rgba(120,90,40,.10), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(174deg, var(--polar) 0%, #e4dcc8 70%, #d8cfb6 100%);
  background-blend-mode: multiply, normal, normal;
  padding: 26px 12px 13px; border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(120,100,60,.18);
  transition: transform .2s var(--ease-deal), box-shadow .2s;
}
.board .exhibit:nth-child(odd)  { transform: rotate(-1.8deg); }
.board .exhibit:nth-child(even) { transform: rotate(1.4deg); }
.board .exhibit:nth-child(3n)   { transform: rotate(-.7deg); }
.board .exhibit:nth-child(5n)   { transform: rotate(2.2deg); }
.exhibit:hover {
  transform: rotate(0) translateY(-7px) scale(1.02);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 50px rgba(0,0,0,.75), 0 6px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.5); z-index: 7;
}
.exhibit.deal { animation: dealIn .65s var(--ease-deal) both; }
@keyframes dealIn {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(34px) rotate(-6deg) scale(.93); }
  to   { opacity: 1; }
}
.pin {
  position: absolute; top: -7px; left: 50%; margin-left: -7px; width: 14px; height: 14px;
  border-radius: 50%; z-index: 8;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 28%, var(--red-hi), var(--red) 52%, #5e2015);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.7), inset 0 -2px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}
.pin { transition: transform .22s var(--ease-deal); }
.pin::after { /* the pin's short string — tightens when the exhibit lifts */
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 11px; left: 5px; width: 2px; height: 15px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(20,10,5,.5), rgba(20,10,5,.12));
  transform-origin: top center; transform: rotate(11deg); border-radius: 1px;
  transition: transform .22s var(--ease-deal);
}
.exhibit:hover .pin { transform: translateY(1px); }
.exhibit:hover .pin::after { transform: rotate(0deg) scaleY(.8); }
.exhibit:nth-child(4n) .pin { background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 28%, var(--gold-hi), var(--gold) 55%, #574a1a); }
.exhibit:nth-child(7n) .pin { background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 28%, #8f8878, #57534a 55%, #2c2a24); }
.tape { /* aged sellotape strip across one corner */
  position: absolute; top: -8px; right: 14px; width: 62px; height: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(226,214,180,.5), rgba(240,230,200,.32) 55%, rgba(226,214,180,.5));
  transform: rotate(-32deg); pointer-events: none;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
}
.exhibit:nth-child(3n) .tape { right: auto; left: 10px; transform: rotate(28deg); width: 50px; }
.ex-label {
  position: absolute; top: 8px; left: 13px; right: 13px;
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px;
  font-size: 9px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .2em; color: var(--ink-faint);
}
.ex-letter { color: var(--ink-soft); white-space: nowrap; }
.ex-tag { letter-spacing: .14em; }
.ex-tag.t-architecture { color: var(--ink-soft); }
.ex-tag.t-logic        { color: var(--gold-ink); }
.ex-tag.t-tests        { color: #4c5c34; }
.ex-tag.t-docs         { color: var(--ink-faint); }
.ex-tag.t-deploy       { color: #6a4a20; }
.ex-tag.t-smell        { color: var(--red-ink); }
.ex-file { display: block; font-size: 10px; color: var(--ink-faint); margin: 0 0 7px; word-break: break-all; }
.ex-quote { /* the polaroid "photograph": code on near-black */
  font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.55; font-family: var(--mono);
  color: #cfc4a6; background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 50% 0%, #211b13, #100d08 78%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.6);
  padding: 10px 11px; margin: 0 0 10px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;
  min-height: 88px; max-height: 140px; overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 22px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}
.ex-note { /* handwritten caption on the white strip */
  font: italic 13px/1.5 var(--serif); color: #3d3322;
  margin-bottom: 10px; transform: rotate(-.4deg);
}
.ex-link { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--ink-faint); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--ink-faint); }
.ex-link:hover { color: var(--red-ink); border-color: var(--red-ink); }

/* ============================================================
   VERDICTS — mission-brief sheets (ref 04): torn aged paper,
   CLAIM:/EVIDENCE:/VERDICT: pattern, rubber stamps
   ============================================================ */
.verdicts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 26px 22px; }
.verdict {
  position: relative; color: var(--ink); font-family: var(--mono);
  padding: 40px 20px 66px;
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(circle at 82% 14%, rgba(122,86,34,.16), transparent 26%),
    linear-gradient(177deg, transparent 62.6%, rgba(70,50,20,.10) 63%, transparent 63.5%),
    linear-gradient(172deg, #ece1c8 0%, var(--paper) 55%, var(--paper-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: multiply, normal, normal, normal;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
  clip-path: polygon(0.6% 1.8%, 4% 0.2%, 31% 1%, 52% 0%, 78% 1.2%, 97% 0.4%, 99.6% 2.4%, 99.2% 34%, 100% 55%, 99.4% 78%, 99.8% 97.2%, 96% 99.6%, 71% 98.8%, 48% 100%, 22% 99%, 3% 99.6%, 0.2% 97%, 0.8% 70%, 0% 46%, 0.7% 20%);
}
.verdicts .verdict:nth-child(odd)  { transform: rotate(-1.2deg); }
.verdicts .verdict:nth-child(even) { transform: rotate(1deg); }
.verdict::before { /* stencil letterhead */
  content: "THE PROOF AGENCY — FINDINGS"; position: absolute; top: 12px; left: 20px; right: 20px;
  font: 700 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .34em; color: var(--ink-faint);
  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(76,66,47,.4); padding-bottom: 6px; text-align: center;
}
.verdict::after { /* coffee ring */
  content: ""; position: absolute; width: 74px; height: 68px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 6px solid rgba(122,86,34,.20); top: 4px; right: 6px;
  transform: rotate(-10deg); pointer-events: none; filter: blur(.5px);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 8px rgba(122,86,34,.12);
}
.v-claim { font: italic 15px/1.45 var(--serif); color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.v-claim::before {
  content: "CLAIM:"; display: block; font: 700 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--red-ink); margin-bottom: 4px; font-style: normal;
}
.v-reason { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.v-reason::before {
  content: "FINDINGS:"; display: block; font: 700 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--red-ink); margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.v-evidence { font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink-soft); border-top: 1px dashed rgba(76,66,47,.45); padding-top: 9px; word-break: break-word; }
.v-evidence::before {
  content: "EVIDENCE:"; display: block; font: 700 10px var(--mono);
  letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--red-ink); margin: 2px 0 4px;
}
.v-evidence b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
.v-vlabel {
  position: absolute; left: 20px; bottom: 24px;
  font: 700 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--red-ink);
}

/* ---- rubber stamps (ref 04/06) ---- */
.stamp {
  display: inline-block; border: 3px double var(--red-ink); color: var(--red-ink);
  font: 700 13px/1 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .22em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 8px 13px 7px; transform: rotate(-5deg); border-radius: 3px; position: relative;
  mix-blend-mode: multiply; text-shadow: 0 0 .5px var(--red-ink);
}
.stamp::after { /* uneven ink take-up */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -3px; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 26% 40%, rgba(232,221,196,.55), transparent 40%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 74% 72%, rgba(232,221,196,.35), transparent 34%);
}
.stamp.gold { border-color: var(--gold-ink); color: var(--gold-ink); transform: rotate(4deg); text-shadow: 0 0 .5px var(--gold-ink); }
.stamp.grey { border-color: var(--grey-ink); color: var(--grey-ink); opacity: .6; transform: rotate(-2deg); }
.verdict .stamp { position: absolute; right: 14px; bottom: 14px; }
.stamp.slam { animation: stampSlam .5s var(--ease-deal) both; }
@keyframes stampSlam {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: scale(3.2) rotate(-24deg); }
  55%  { opacity: 1; transform: scale(.88) rotate(-7deg); }
  70%  { transform: scale(1.1) rotate(-5deg); filter: brightness(2.4); }
  82%  { filter: brightness(1); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1) rotate(-5deg); }
}
.stamp.gold.slam { animation-name: stampSlamGold; }
@keyframes stampSlamGold {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: scale(3.2) rotate(24deg); }
  55%  { opacity: 1; transform: scale(.88) rotate(6deg); }
  70%  { transform: scale(1.1) rotate(4deg); filter: brightness(2.4); }
  82%  { filter: brightness(1); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1) rotate(4deg); }
}
.stamp.grey.slam { animation-name: stampFade; }
@keyframes stampFade { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.4) rotate(-2deg); } to { opacity: .6; transform: scale(1) rotate(-2deg); } }
.big-stamp { font-size: 18px; padding: 12px 20px 11px; margin-bottom: 22px; mix-blend-mode: normal; border-style: double; border-color: var(--grey); color: var(--grey); }

/* ---- CASE CLOSED — red wax seal + ribbon when verdicts finish ---- */
.seal-wrap { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 22px; margin-top: 38px; position: relative; }
.wax-seal {
  width: 86px; height: 86px; flex: none; position: relative; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 46% 54% 52% 48% / 52% 46% 54% 48%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 34% 28%, var(--red-hi), var(--red) 45%, #6e2317 78%, #571a10);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.6), inset 0 3px 6px rgba(255,255,255,.18), inset 0 -6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  animation: sealPress .7s cubic-bezier(.3,1.6,.4,1) both;
}
.wax-seal::before { /* the die ring pressed into the wax */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 12px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid rgba(60,12,6,.55); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(255,255,255,.12);
}
.seal-p { font: italic 700 34px/1 var(--serif); color: #4b120a; text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.14); }
.seal-ribbon {
  border: 3px double var(--red); color: var(--red-hi); background: rgba(179,64,46,.07);
  font: 700 13px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .34em; padding: 9px 16px 8px;
  transform: rotate(-2deg); border-radius: 2px;
  animation: ribbonIn .6s var(--ease-deal) .35s both;
}
@keyframes sealPress {
  0%   { opacity: 0; transform: scale(2.4) rotate(-14deg); }
  60%  { opacity: 1; transform: scale(.92) rotate(2deg); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg); }
}
@keyframes ribbonIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: rotate(-2deg) translateX(18px); } }

/* ============================================================
   SUSPECT PORTRAIT — clipboard page (ref 04)
   ============================================================ */
.portrait-card {
  margin-top: 56px; position: relative; color: var(--ink);
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(circle at 12% 92%, rgba(122,86,34,.12), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(173deg, #ece1c8 0%, var(--paper) 60%, var(--paper-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: multiply, normal, normal;
  padding: 40px 28px 26px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-deep);
  transform: rotate(.4deg);
  clip-path: polygon(0.4% 2%, 5% 0.4%, 40% 1.4%, 70% 0.2%, 96% 1%, 99.8% 3%, 99.2% 50%, 99.8% 96%, 95% 99.6%, 60% 98.8%, 30% 100%, 4% 99%, 0.2% 96.6%, 0.8% 50%);
  animation: fadeUp .5s var(--ease-deal) both;
}
.portrait-card::before { /* clipboard clamp */
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -12px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  width: 130px; height: 22px; border-radius: 5px 5px 3px 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #4d4438, #241f18 70%, #17130d);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.5), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.14);
}
.p-label { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .38em; color: var(--red-ink); margin-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(76,66,47,.35); padding-bottom: 8px; }
.p-headline { font: italic 400 22px/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--ink); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.p-summary { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: 76ch; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.p-cols { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.p-col h4 { font: 700 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .28em; color: var(--ink-faint); margin-bottom: 9px; }
.p-col ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 7px; }
.p-col li { font-size: 12px; color: var(--ink-soft); padding-left: 16px; position: relative; }
.p-col.strengths li::before { content: "✓"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--gold-ink); }
.p-col.flags li::before { content: "!"; position: absolute; left: 2px; color: var(--red-ink); font-weight: 700; }
.p-orig { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .26em; color: var(--ink-faint); }
.p-meter { flex: 1; max-width: 340px; height: 5px; background: rgba(76,66,47,.25); overflow: hidden; border-radius: 2px; }
.p-meter i { display: block; height: 100%; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold-ink), var(--red-ink)); width: 0; transition: width 1.2s var(--ease-deal); }
.p-orig b { color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: .1em; }

/* ============================================================
   INTERROGATION ROOM — typed transcript on a paper scroll
   ============================================================ */
.chat {
  margin-top: 56px; position: relative; color: var(--ink);
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(circle at 90% 4%, rgba(122,86,34,.14), transparent 24%),
    linear-gradient(176deg, #ece1c8 0%, var(--paper) 50%, var(--paper-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: multiply, normal, normal;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-deep); transform: rotate(-.3deg);
  clip-path: polygon(0.3% 1.6%, 4% 0.3%, 35% 1.2%, 66% 0.1%, 97% 1%, 99.7% 2.6%, 99.3% 52%, 99.8% 97%, 96% 99.7%, 63% 98.9%, 32% 99.9%, 3% 99.1%, 0.2% 97%, 0.7% 48%);
}
.chat-head {
  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .34em; color: var(--ink);
  padding: 16px 20px 12px; border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(76,66,47,.4);
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px;
}
.chat-head span:last-child { color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: .2em; }
.chat-log {
  padding: 18px 20px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; max-height: 420px; overflow-y: auto;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, transparent 0 27px, rgba(90,70,40,.09) 27px 28px);
}
.msg { max-width: 72ch; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; animation: fadeUp .3s var(--ease-deal) both; }
.msg.q { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
.msg.q::before { content: "Q. "; color: var(--red-ink); }
.msg.a { color: var(--ink-soft); border-left: 2px solid rgba(138,47,31,.45); padding-left: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap; }
.msg.sys { color: var(--ink-faint); font-size: 11px; font-style: italic; }
.msg.a.typing::after { content: "▍"; color: var(--red-ink); animation: blinkCaret .8s step-end infinite; }
@keyframes blinkCaret { 50% { opacity: 0; } }
.chat-form { display: flex; gap: 0; border-top: 2px solid rgba(76,66,47,.4); }
.chat-form input {
  flex: 1; background: transparent; border: 0; color: var(--ink);
  padding: 15px 20px; font: 13px var(--mono); min-width: 0;
}
.chat-form input:focus { outline: none; background: rgba(138,47,31,.05); }
.chat-form input::placeholder { color: #8d7c55; }
.chat-form button {
  background: transparent; border: 0; border-left: 2px solid rgba(76,66,47,.4);
  color: var(--red-ink); font: 700 12px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .26em; padding: 0 24px;
  transition: background .15s;
}
.chat-form button:hover { background: rgba(138,47,31,.1); }
.chat-form button[disabled] { color: var(--ink-faint); cursor: wait; }

/* ============ suspect portrait (profile view) ============ */
.suspect-head { padding: 48px 0 30px; }
.suspect-kicker { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .38em; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.suspect-name { font: italic 400 clamp(26px, 4.4vw, 42px)/1.15 var(--serif); color: var(--cream); margin-bottom: 8px; text-shadow: 0 3px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.8); }
.suspect-name em { color: var(--red-hi); }
.suspect-bio { font-size: 13px; color: var(--cream-dim); max-width: 66ch; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.suspect-stats { font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted); display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.suspect-stats a { color: var(--cream-dim); }
.folders-label { font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .34em; color: var(--cream); border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(148,136,111,.35); padding-bottom: 9px; margin: 26px 0 28px; }
.folders { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(280px, 1fr)); gap: 30px 22px; }
.folder {
  position: relative; text-align: left; color: var(--ink); border: 0;
  background:
    var(--noise-soft),
    radial-gradient(110% 80% at 50% 0%, rgba(255,236,190,.14), transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(168deg, var(--manila-hi) 0%, var(--manila) 50%, var(--manila-dk) 100%);
  background-blend-mode: overlay, normal, normal;
  padding: 20px 18px 14px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-card); border-radius: 2px 3px 3px 3px;
  transition: transform .2s var(--ease-deal), box-shadow .2s; width: 100%;
}
.folders .folder:nth-child(odd) { transform: rotate(-.8deg); }
.folders .folder:nth-child(even) { transform: rotate(.7deg); }
.folder::before { /* folder tab */
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: -10px; left: 14px; width: 84px; height: 10px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--manila-hi), var(--manila));
  border-radius: 5px 5px 0 0; box-shadow: 0 -2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
}
.folder:hover { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(0); box-shadow: var(--shadow-deep); }
.folder.deal { animation: dealIn .6s var(--ease-deal) both; }
.f-name { font: 700 14px var(--mono); color: #2e2210; letter-spacing: .04em; margin-bottom: 6px; word-break: break-all; }
.f-desc { font: italic 12px/1.5 var(--serif); color: #4a3a1c; margin-bottom: 10px; min-height: 2.9em; }
.f-meta { font-size: 10px; color: #5f4c22; display: flex; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.f-open { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .24em; color: var(--red-ink); }

/* ============ scenes (scan + error) ============ */
.scene {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 50; display: grid; place-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 46% at 50% 0%, rgba(255,206,130,.08), transparent 70%),
    rgba(9,7,5,.96);
  padding: 24px;
  animation: sceneIn .3s both;
}
@keyframes sceneIn { from { opacity: 0; } }
.scene[hidden] { display: none; }
.scene-inner { max-width: 640px; width: 100%; text-align: center; }
.scene-kicker { font-size: 10px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .44em; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 16px; }
.scene-title {
  font: italic 400 clamp(26px, 5vw, 40px)/1.15 var(--serif); color: var(--cream);
  letter-spacing: .02em; margin-bottom: 10px; text-shadow: 0 3px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.scene-sub { font-size: 12px; color: var(--cream-dim); margin-bottom: 26px; }
.scene-ticker {
  text-align: left; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 460px; min-height: 168px;
  border-left: 2px solid rgba(148,136,111,.4); padding-left: 16px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; gap: 5px;
}
.scene-ticker .tick { font-size: 11px; color: var(--cream-dim); animation: tickIn .25s var(--ease-deal) both; }
.scene-ticker .tick::before { content: "▮ "; color: var(--red-hi); }
.scene-ticker .tick:nth-last-child(n+4) { opacity: .35; }
.scene-ticker .tick:nth-last-child(2), .scene-ticker .tick:nth-last-child(3) { opacity: .65; }
@keyframes tickIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px); } }
.scene.error .scene-inner { display: grid; place-items: center; }

/* ============ footer ============ */
.foot {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 26px 20px 34px; border-top: 1px dashed rgba(148,136,111,.3);
  font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .18em; color: var(--muted);
}
.foot a { color: var(--cream-dim); text-decoration-color: var(--faint); }
.foot a:hover { color: var(--red-hi); }
.foot-dot { color: var(--faint); }

/* mock rehearsal badge */
body.mock::after {
  content: "REHEARSAL MODE — MOCK EVIDENCE"; position: fixed; left: -34px; bottom: 26px; z-index: 60;
  transform: rotate(35deg); background: var(--gold); color: #141210;
  font: 700 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .2em; padding: 4px 40px; pointer-events: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   GUIDED DEMO — red-ink stamped button + noir intertitle cards
   ============================================================ */
.btn-demo {
  background: rgba(179,64,46,.08); color: var(--red-hi);
  border: 3px double var(--red); border-radius: 3px;
  font: 700 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .22em; padding: 8px 14px 7px;
  transform: rotate(-2deg); transition: .15s; position: relative;
  text-shadow: 0 0 .5px var(--red-hi); white-space: nowrap;
  animation: demoInkPulse 2.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.btn-demo:hover { background: rgba(179,64,46,.2); transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(1.05); }
.btn-demo:active { transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(.95); }
@keyframes demoInkPulse {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(179,64,46,0); }
  50%      { box-shadow: 0 0 18px 2px rgba(179,64,46,.4); }
}
body.demo .btn-demo { display: none; }
body.demo::after { /* the demo confesses it is staged */
  content: "GUIDED DEMO — STAGED EVIDENCE"; position: fixed; left: -34px; bottom: 26px; z-index: 60;
  transform: rotate(35deg); background: var(--red); color: var(--cream);
  font: 700 9px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .2em; padding: 4px 40px; pointer-events: none;
}

.demo-card {
  position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 70; display: grid; place-items: center;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 46% at 50% 0%, rgba(255,206,130,.07), transparent 70%),
    rgba(7,5,4,.97);
  padding: 24px; cursor: pointer; animation: sceneIn .35s both;
}
.demo-card-inner { max-width: 700px; width: 100%; text-align: center; }
.demo-kicker { font: 700 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .44em; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 20px; }
.demo-line {
  font: italic 400 clamp(24px, 4.6vw, 42px)/1.24 var(--serif); color: var(--cream);
  margin-bottom: 14px; text-shadow: 0 3px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}
.demo-sub { font: 12px/1.6 var(--mono); letter-spacing: .12em; color: var(--cream-dim); min-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.demo-sub.typing::after { content: "▍"; color: var(--red-hi); animation: blinkCaret .8s step-end infinite; }
.demo-hint { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--faint); }
.demo-actions { display: flex; gap: 18px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 24px; cursor: auto; }
.demo-card .btn-stamp { color: var(--red-hi); border-color: var(--red); background: transparent; }
.demo-card .btn-stamp:hover { background: rgba(179,64,46,.12); }

/* click-to-continue prompt + scene progress chip (click-paced demo) */
.demo-next {
  position: fixed; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 90;
  font: 700 11px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .26em; color: var(--red-hi);
  border: 1px solid rgba(179,64,46,.55); border-radius: 2px;
  background: rgba(10,7,5,.88); padding: 9px 14px 8px;
  pointer-events: none; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity .2s, transform .2s;
}
.demo-next.on { opacity: 1; transform: none; animation: nextPulse 1.7s ease-in-out infinite; }
/* idle for 4s → the prompt steps into the lamplight, impossible to miss */
.demo-next.nag {
  right: 50%; transform: translateX(50%); bottom: 6vh;
  font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: .22em; padding: 12px 22px;
  color: #f2ead9; background: rgba(179,64,46,.28);
  border: 2px solid #b3402e; border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(179,64,46,.12), 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  animation: nagPulse .9s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes nagPulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateX(50%) scale(1); }
  50% { transform: translateX(50%) scale(1.07); box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px rgba(179,64,46,.18), 0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.7); }
}

/* first-visit callout under the WATCH THE DEMO button */
.demo-callout {
  position: fixed; top: 52px; right: 14px; z-index: 95;
  max-width: 250px; padding: 12px 30px 12px 14px; cursor: pointer;
  background: #e8ddc4; color: #2a2418; border-radius: 3px;
  font: 12px/1.5 "Courier New", monospace;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.65);
  transform: rotate(-1deg);
  animation: calloutIn .5s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) both, calloutBob 2.4s 1s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.demo-callout-arrow {
  position: absolute; top: -14px; right: 26px;
  color: #e8ddc4; font-size: 12px; text-shadow: 0 -2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
.demo-callout-text { margin: 0; }
.demo-callout-x {
  position: absolute; top: 4px; right: 6px;
  background: none; border: 0; color: #8a7d63; font-size: 11px; cursor: pointer; padding: 2px;
}
.demo-callout-x:hover { color: #b3402e; }
@keyframes calloutIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-10px) rotate(-1deg); } }
@keyframes calloutBob { 0%,100% { transform: rotate(-1deg) translateY(0); } 50% { transform: rotate(-1deg) translateY(4px); } }
@keyframes nextPulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: .6; } 50% { opacity: 1; } }
.demo-chip {
  position: fixed; right: 22px; bottom: 60px; z-index: 90;
  font: 700 10px var(--mono); letter-spacing: .3em; color: var(--muted);
  background: rgba(10,7,5,.82); border: 1px dashed rgba(148,136,111,.4);
  padding: 6px 10px 5px; pointer-events: none;
}

/* ============ responsive: the desk stacks ============ */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  #main { padding: 0 16px 60px; }
  .topbar { padding: 12px 16px; }
  .wm-sub { display: none; }
  .hero { padding: 40px 0 28px; }
  .threads { display: none; }
  .board, .verdicts, .folders { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .board { padding: 26px 16px 24px; border-width: 9px; }
  .board .exhibit, .board .exhibit:nth-child(n) { transform: rotate(-.6deg); }
  .board .exhibit:nth-child(even) { transform: rotate(.6deg); }
  .verdicts .verdict:nth-child(n) { transform: none; }
  .open-case { transform: none; padding: 24px 18px 20px; }
  .oc-tie { display: none; }
  .p-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .portrait-card { padding: 34px 18px 22px; transform: none; }
  .chat { transform: none; }
  .chat-log { max-height: 340px; }
  .oc-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
  .case-no { display: none; }
  .btn-demo { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .12em; padding: 7px 10px 6px; }
  .byok { transform: none; margin: -14px 0 52px; padding: 22px 16px 18px; }
  .byok-title { padding-right: 0; }
  .byok-stamp { position: static; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 12px; transform: rotate(-2deg); }
  .seal-wrap { justify-content: center; }
  .demo-next { right: 12px; bottom: 12px; }
  .demo-callout { top: 88px; right: 10px; max-width: 210px; }
  .demo-chip { right: 12px; bottom: 50px; }
  .motes { width: 100vw; margin-left: -50vw; }
}

/* ============ reduced motion: the desk holds still ============ */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: .01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: .01ms !important;
  }
  .lamp { animation: none; }
  .msg.a.typing::after { content: none; }
  .btn-demo { animation: none; }
  .demo-sub.typing::after { content: none; }
  .motes { display: none; }
  .flash { display: none; }
  #main.shake { animation: none; }
  .oc-flap { animation: none !important; opacity: 0 !important; }
  .demo-next.on { animation: none; opacity: 1; }
  .demo-next.nag { animation: none; }
  .demo-callout { animation: none; }
  .board.settle, .wax-seal, .seal-ribbon { animation: none; opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}