/* ============================================================
   Lithal — Controlled Reduction
   Visual system: LiAlH4. Laboratory paper, warm ink, one reagent red.
   Replaces the inherited OpenMoat dark-consultancy shell.
   ============================================================ */

:root{
  --paper:#F2EEE6;
  --paper-2:#E9E3D7;
  --paper-3:#DED7C8;
  --ink:#16130F;
  --ink-soft:#4A443C;
  --ink-faint:#7A7268;
  --alu:#9AA0A3;
  --reagent:#D8401A;
  --reagent-2:#F0692F;
  --rule:rgba(22,19,15,.14);
  --rule-strong:rgba(22,19,15,.3);
  --maxw:1240px;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{
  background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);
  font-family:Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;
  font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden;
}
img,svg{max-width:100%}
.container{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 40px}

/* ---- typography primitives ---- */
.display-title,h1,h2,h3,h4{
  font-family:Fraunces,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;
  font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 26,"WONK" 1;
  font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.04;
}
.mono-text,.mono-badge,.mono-header,.card-number,.viz-line span,.footer-contact p{
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono","JetBrains Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;
  font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:500;
}
.text-accent{color:var(--reagent)}
.text-center{text-align:center}
.mt-2{margin-top:18px}.mt-4{margin-top:34px}

/* ---- decorative layers: the inherited dark-tech chrome is retired ---- */
.grid-overlay{
  position:fixed;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:1;opacity:.5;
  background-image:linear-gradient(var(--rule) 1px,transparent 1px);
  background-size:100% 88px;
  -webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,#000 10%,#000 90%,transparent);
          mask-image:linear-gradient(180deg,transparent,#000 10%,#000 90%,transparent);
}
.glow-orb{display:none}
.systems-wallpaper{
  position:fixed;inset:0;pointer-events:none;z-index:0;opacity:.16;
}
.systems-wallpaper .molecule-glyph,.systems-wallpaper .org-glyph,.systems-wallpaper .flow-glyph{position:absolute}
.molecule-one{top:14%;right:7%;width:190px;height:190px}
.molecule-two{bottom:12%;left:5%;width:140px;height:140px}
.org-glyph{display:none}.flow-glyph{display:none}
.atom{position:absolute;width:9px;height:9px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--reagent)}
.atom-core{top:50%;left:50%;width:15px;height:15px;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);background:var(--ink)}
.atom-a{top:6%;left:48%}.atom-b{top:48%;right:4%}.atom-c{bottom:6%;left:48%}.atom-d{top:48%;left:4%}
.bond{position:absolute;background:var(--ink);opacity:.4}
.bond-a{top:10%;left:50%;width:1px;height:40%}
.bond-b{top:50%;left:50%;width:42%;height:1px}
.bond-c{top:50%;left:50%;width:1px;height:40%}
.bond-d{top:50%;left:8%;width:42%;height:1px}

/* ---- nav ---- */
.navbar{
  position:sticky;top:0;z-index:60;background:rgba(242,238,230,.84);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(14px);backdrop-filter:blur(14px);
  border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
}
.nav-container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;height:78px}
.logo{font-family:Fraunces,Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;font-size:27px;letter-spacing:-.03em;color:var(--ink)}
.logo-bracket{
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:12px;color:var(--reagent);
  vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:0;
}
.logo-bracket:first-child{display:none}          /* [Lithal] -> Lithal with subscript 4 */
.logo-bracket:last-child{font-size:0}            /* collapse the ] glyph itself */
.logo-bracket:last-child::before{content:"4";font-size:13px;position:relative;top:.3em;left:-1px}
.nav-links{display:flex;gap:36px;align-items:center}
.nav-links a{color:var(--ink-soft);text-decoration:none;font-size:14.5px;transition:color .2s}
.nav-links a:hover{color:var(--reagent)}
.mobile-menu-btn{display:none;flex-direction:column;gap:5px;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;padding:8px}
.mobile-menu-btn span{display:block;width:24px;height:1.5px;background:var(--ink);transition:.25s}

/* ---- buttons ---- */
.btn{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;
  font-size:15px;border-radius:100px;padding:16px 30px;
  transition:transform .25s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1),background .25s,color .25s,border-color .25s;
  border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;
}
.btn-primary{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}
.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--reagent);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.btn-outline{border-color:var(--ink);color:var(--ink);padding:9px 20px;font-size:14px}
.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper)}

/* ---- hero ---- */
.hero{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:112px 0 84px}
.hero-content{max-width:var(--maxw)}
.mono-badge{
  display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;color:var(--reagent);margin-bottom:32px;
}
.mono-badge::after{content:"";height:1px;width:180px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--reagent),transparent)}
.hero h1{
  font-size:clamp(52px,8.2vw,122px);line-height:.92;letter-spacing:-.045em;
  font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 32,"WONK" 1;max-width:15ch;
}
.subtitle{
  margin-top:32px;font-size:21px;line-height:1.5;max-width:48ch;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:300;
  font-family:Inter,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0;
}
.cta-group{display:flex;gap:16px;margin-top:42px;flex-wrap:wrap}

/* ---- sections ---- */
.section{padding:104px 0;position:relative;z-index:2}
.border-top{border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.grid-2{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.02fr .98fr;gap:66px;align-items:center}
.mono-header{color:var(--alu);margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:500}
.mono-header::first-letter{color:var(--reagent)}
.display-title{font-size:clamp(34px,4.4vw,58px);margin-bottom:24px;max-width:20ch}
.text-block p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px;max-width:52ch;font-weight:300;font-size:17.5px}
.section-header{max-width:44ch;margin:0 auto 56px}
.section-header p{font-family:Fraunces,serif;font-size:clamp(30px,3.7vw,48px);line-height:1.06;
  letter-spacing:-.035em;font-weight:300;font-variation-settings:"SOFT" 26,"WONK" 1}
.section-subtitle{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}

/* ---- the reduction apparatus (was .data-viz terminal readout) ---- */
.data-viz{
  border:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--paper-2);position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.data-viz::before{
  content:"REDUCTION TRACE";display:block;
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;
  background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);padding:12px 20px;
}
.viz-line{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:74px 1fr auto;gap:16px;align-items:center;
  padding:17px 22px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:15px;color:var(--ink);
}
.viz-line span:first-child{color:var(--alu);font-size:10px}
.viz-line .text-accent{
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;
  border:1px solid var(--reagent);padding:4px 10px;border-radius:100px;
}
.viz-caption{
  padding:15px 22px;font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-faint);border-top:1px dashed var(--rule);
  font-style:italic;font-family:Fraunces,serif;
}

/* ---- method: the reaction sequence ---- */
.services-grid{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1px;
  background:var(--rule);border:1px solid var(--rule);
}
.service-card{background:var(--paper);padding:32px 26px 36px;transition:background .3s;position:relative}
.service-card:hover{background:var(--paper-2)}
.card-number{
  color:var(--reagent);margin-bottom:22px;display:block;
  font-family:Fraunces,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em;
}
.service-card h4{font-size:21px;font-weight:500;margin-bottom:11px;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.16}
.service-card p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.52;font-weight:300}
.highlight-card{background:var(--paper-2)}
.highlight-card::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:2px;background:var(--reagent)}

/* ---- report strips ---- */
.report-strip{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.16fr;gap:52px;align-items:start;
  padding:44px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
}
.report-strip:first-of-type{margin-top:72px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.report-strip h4{font-size:clamp(24px,2.7vw,33px);font-weight:400;margin-top:14px;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.report-strip p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:300;font-size:17px}

/* ---- governance: the dark reaction chamber ---- */
.bg-gradient{
  background:var(--ink);color:var(--paper);border-top:0;position:relative;overflow:hidden;
}
.bg-gradient::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background:radial-gradient(720px 440px at 78% 20%,rgba(216,64,26,.22),transparent 62%);
}
.bg-gradient > .container{position:relative;z-index:2}
.bg-gradient .mono-badge{color:var(--reagent-2)}
.bg-gradient .mono-badge::after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--reagent-2),transparent)}
.bg-gradient .display-title{color:var(--paper)}
.bg-gradient .subtitle{color:rgba(242,238,230,.72)}
.boundary-list{
  list-style:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:1px;
  background:rgba(242,238,230,.16);border:1px solid rgba(242,238,230,.16);
  margin:52px 0 0;text-align:left;
}
.boundary-list li{background:var(--ink);padding:32px 30px;display:block}
.boundary-list li span{
  display:block;font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;
  color:var(--reagent-2);margin-bottom:14px;
}
.boundary-list li p{font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.5;color:rgba(242,238,230,.9);font-weight:300}

/* ---- contact ---- */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.92fr 1.08fr;gap:66px;align-items:start}
.contact-copy p{color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:16px;font-weight:300;max-width:46ch}
.contact-boundary{
  border-left:2px solid var(--reagent);padding:14px 0 14px 18px;background:var(--paper-2);
  font-size:14.5px !important;color:var(--ink) !important;margin-top:26px !important;
}
.contact-boundary span{
  font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;
  color:var(--reagent);display:block;margin-bottom:6px;
}
.form-panel{border:1px solid var(--ink);background:var(--paper-2);padding:38px 34px 34px}
.field-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px}
.form-field{display:block;margin-bottom:18px}
.form-field > span{
  display:block;font-family:"IBM Plex Mono",monospace;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-bottom:8px;
}
.form-field input,.form-field select,.form-field textarea{
  width:100%;background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--rule-strong);border-radius:0;
  padding:13px 14px;font-family:inherit;font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink);
  transition:border-color .2s,box-shadow .2s;
}
.form-field textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:132px;line-height:1.5}
.form-field input:focus,.form-field select:focus,.form-field textarea:focus{
  outline:0;border-color:var(--reagent);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(216,64,26,.12);
}
.form-field [aria-invalid="true"]{border-color:var(--reagent)}
.honeypot{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px!important;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.consent-row{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:8px 0 26px;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);line-height:1.48}
.consent-row input{margin-top:4px;accent-color:var(--reagent);width:16px;height:16px;flex:none}
.form-submit{width:100%;justify-content:center}
.form-status{margin-top:14px;font-size:14px;min-height:1.2em}
.form-status.is-error{color:var(--reagent)}
.form-status.is-success{color:#2E6B3E}

/* ---- footer ---- */
.footer{padding:52px 0 34px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule)}
.footer-content{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.footer-desc{color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:36ch;margin-top:12px;font-size:15px;font-weight:300}
.footer-contact p{color:var(--alu)}
.footer-legal{margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);color:var(--ink-faint);font-size:13px}

.hero h1 em{
  font-style:italic;font-weight:500;color:var(--reagent);
  font-variation-settings:"WONK" 1,"SOFT" 32;padding-right:.14em;
}

/* ---- motion ---- */
.fade-in{opacity:0;transform:translateY(18px);animation:rise .85s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1) forwards}
.delay-1{animation-delay:.1s}.delay-2{animation-delay:.2s}.delay-3{animation-delay:.3s}
@keyframes rise{to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
.fade-in-scroll{opacity:0;transform:translateY(22px);transition:opacity .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1),transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)}
.fade-in-scroll.visible{opacity:1;transform:none}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}
  .fade-in,.fade-in-scroll{opacity:1;transform:none}
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
}

/* ---- responsive ---- */
@media(max-width:1000px){
  .grid-2,.contact-grid,.report-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:40px}
  .services-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
  .container{padding:0 24px}
  .section{padding:76px 0}
  .services-grid,.boundary-list,.field-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .mobile-menu-btn{display:flex}
  .nav-links{
    position:fixed;inset:78px 0 auto 0;background:var(--paper);flex-direction:column;
    align-items:flex-start;gap:0;padding:0 24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
    max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .3s ease;
  }
  .nav-links.open{max-height:340px;padding:14px 24px 26px}
  .nav-links a{padding:13px 0;width:100%;font-size:17px}
  .nav-links .btn-outline{margin-top:10px}
  .hero{padding:72px 0 56px}
  .form-panel{padding:28px 22px}
  .mono-badge::after{width:90px}
}