/* ===========================================================
   NOVELLO STONE — Editorial luxury layer
   A quieter, more architectural treatment shared by every page.
   =========================================================== */

:root {
  --canvas: #0b0a09;
  --canvas-lift: #13110f;
  --ivory: #f2ede4;
  --ink-muted: #b9afa2;
  --bronze-line: rgba(185, 151, 95, 0.32);
  --bronze-faint: rgba(185, 151, 95, 0.10);
  --editorial-width: 1480px;
  --reading-width: 67ch;
  --section-pad: clamp(5.5rem, 9vw, 10rem);
  --nav-height: 88px;
  --shimmer-brightness-lift: 0.08;
  --shimmer-saturation-lift: 0.04;
}

html {
  background: var(--canvas);
  scrollbar-color: var(--gold-deep) var(--canvas);
}

body {
  background: var(--canvas);
  font-size: clamp(16px, 0.28vw + 15px, 18px);
  line-height: 1.7;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body::before {
  content: '';
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 9999;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.08;
  background-image: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-02.webp');
  background-size: 740px;
  mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
}

::selection {
  color: #090807;
  background: var(--gold-light);
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 1px solid var(--gold-light);
  outline-offset: 5px;
}

.container {
  width: min(100%, var(--editorial-width));
  max-width: var(--editorial-width);
  padding-inline: clamp(1.25rem, 4.6vw, 5.5rem);
}

section {
  padding-block: var(--section-pad);
}

h1,
h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 8vw, 8.6rem);
  line-height: 0.88;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 5.2vw, 5.8rem);
  line-height: 0.94;
}

h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 1.7vw, 1.55rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
}

p {
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

p:not([class]),
.lead,
.hero-sub,
.page-header p,
.material-hero .lead {
  max-width: var(--reading-width);
}

.eyebrow {
  gap: 0.8em;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
}

.eyebrow::before {
  width: 42px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold-mid));
}

.skip-link {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 10000;
  top: 1rem;
  left: 1rem;
  transform: translateY(-180%);
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  color: var(--basalt);
  background: var(--gold-light);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

/* --- Precision navigation --- */
.site-nav {
  min-height: var(--nav-height);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 8, 7, 0.88), rgba(8, 8, 7, 0.54));
  border-bottom-color: rgba(165, 131, 63, 0.13);
  transition: min-height 0.45s cubic-bezier(.16,.84,.44,1), background 0.45s ease, box-shadow 0.45s ease;
}

.site-nav::before {
  background-image: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-05.webp');
  background-position: center 22%;
  opacity: 0.14;
}

.site-nav.nav-scrolled {
  min-height: 72px;
  background: rgba(8, 8, 7, 0.92);
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
}

.site-nav .container {
  height: var(--nav-height);
  transition: height 0.45s cubic-bezier(.16,.84,.44,1);
}

.site-nav.nav-scrolled .container { height: 72px; }

.brand {
  font-size: 1rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
}

.brand-mark { width: 50px; height: 50px; }

.nav-links { gap: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 2.75rem); }

.nav-links a {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.nav-links a.active::after {
  height: 1px;
  bottom: -8px;
}

.nav-dropdown-menu {
  padding: 0.9rem 0;
  border-color: var(--bronze-line);
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.42);
}

.nav-cta,
.btn {
  min-height: 48px;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 0;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.nav-cta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  padding-inline: 1.35rem;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, #8C6437, #F1D9B7 48%, #A5833F);
  box-shadow: 0 16px 42px rgba(165, 131, 63,0.16);
}

.btn-primary:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }

.chrome-button-label,
.chrome-button-label[data-bronze-shimmer] {
  color: #160e08 !important;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: #160e08 !important;
  background: none !important;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(241,217,183,0.34) !important;
}

.btn-ghost-dark { border-color: rgba(243,240,234,0.52); }

/* --- Cinematic home masthead --- */
.hero {
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding-top: var(--nav-height);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bronze-line);
}

.hero-photo-overlay {
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8,8,7,0.86) 0%, rgba(8,8,7,0.52) 45%, rgba(8,8,7,0.14) 76%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,8,7,0.26), rgba(8,8,7,0.18) 55%, rgba(8,8,7,0.88));
}

.hero-content {
  max-width: 960px;
  padding-block: clamp(8rem, 15vh, 12rem) 3.5rem;
}

.hero h1 {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin-top: clamp(1rem, 2.6vh, 2rem);
  font-size: clamp(4.1rem, 9.3vw, 9.6rem);
}

.hero-sub {
  max-width: 610px;
  margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vh, 2.6rem);
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.78);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.2rem);
}

.hero-actions { margin-top: 2rem; }

.hero-stats {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin-top: clamp(2.8rem, 7vh, 5.5rem);
  padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243,240,234,0.18);
}

.hero-pillars a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2.2rem 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
}

.hero-stats .stat-value { font-size: 0.7rem; color: var(--gold-light); }
.hero-stats .stat-label { font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }

/* --- Curated stone sequence shared by all routes --- */
.luxe-surface {
  --luxe-surface: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-01.webp');
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  overflow: clip;
}

.luxe-surface[data-luxe-surface="2"] { --luxe-surface: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-02.webp'); }
.luxe-surface[data-luxe-surface="3"] { --luxe-surface: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-03.webp'); }
.luxe-surface[data-luxe-surface="4"] { --luxe-surface: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-04.webp'); }
.luxe-surface[data-luxe-surface="5"] { --luxe-surface: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-05.webp'); }
.luxe-surface[data-luxe-surface="6"] { --luxe-surface: url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-06.webp'); }

.luxe-surface.stone-section::before {
  background-image: var(--luxe-surface) !important;
  background-position: center !important;
  background-attachment: scroll;
  opacity: 0.34;
  transform: scale(1.035);
}

.luxe-surface.stone-section::after {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 70% 5%, rgba(241,217,183,0.08), transparent 44%),
    linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(8,8,7,0.88) 0%, rgba(8,8,7,0.55) 58%, rgba(8,8,7,0.76) 100%);
  background-attachment: scroll;
}

.luxe-surface:not(.stone-section):not(.hero)::before,
.luxe-surface:not(.stone-section):not(.hero)::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.luxe-surface:not(.stone-section):not(.hero)::before {
  z-index: 0;
  background: var(--luxe-surface) center / cover no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.26;
  transform: scale(1.035);
}

.luxe-surface:not(.stone-section):not(.hero)::after {
  z-index: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse at 72% 0%, rgba(241,217,183,0.07), transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(108deg, rgba(8,8,7,0.93), rgba(8,8,7,0.64) 58%, rgba(8,8,7,0.84));
}

.luxe-surface:not(.stone-section):not(.hero) > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.luxe-section-kicker {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  top: 2rem;
  right: clamp(1.25rem, 4.6vw, 5.5rem);
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  max-width: 19rem;
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.34);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.luxe-section-kicker::before {
  content: '';
  width: 28px;
  height: 1px;
  margin-top: 0.55em;
  background: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.35);
}

/* --- Editorial page headers --- */
.page-header,
.material-hero {
  min-height: min(78svh, 820px);
  padding-top: calc(var(--nav-height) + clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem));
  padding-bottom: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 7rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-end;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bronze-line);
}

.page-header > .container,
.material-hero > .container { width: 100%; }

.about-intro:first-of-type,
.contact-section {
  min-height: auto;
  padding-top: calc(var(--nav-height) + clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem));
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bronze-line);
}

.page-header h1,
.material-hero h1,
.about-intro h1,
.contact-info h1 {
  max-width: 1040px;
  margin-block: 1.2rem 1.8rem;
}

.page-header p,
.material-hero .lead,
.about-intro .lead {
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.72);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.2rem);
}

/* --- Content rhythm and image treatment --- */
.intro-strip .container,
.material-feel-intro,
.maintenance-intro .container {
  max-width: 980px;
}

.intro-strip p {
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 3.5rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  color: var(--ivory);
}

.pillars-head,
.faq-section > .container > div:first-child,
.material-section > .container > div:first-child:not(.material-split),
.scenario-section > .container > div:first-child {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.pillar-card,
.value-card,
.scenario-card,
.material-es-card,
.material-link-card,
.form-card,
.note-box,
.visit-callout {
  border-radius: 0;
  border-color: var(--bronze-line);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(23,20,17,0.88), rgba(8,8,7,0.92));
  box-shadow: 0 32px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
}

.pillar-card,
.value-card,
.scenario-card {
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 3.25rem);
  transition: border-color 0.45s ease, background 0.45s ease, transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(.16,.84,.44,1);
}

.pillar-card:hover,
.value-card:hover,
.scenario-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  border-color: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.5);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(31,26,21,0.94), rgba(10,9,8,0.96));
}

.material-photo,
.service-visual,
.about-visual,
.fleet-showcase-frame,
.story-fleet-frame {
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: 0 38px 90px rgba(0,0,0,0.34);
}

.photo-rotator,
.photo-rotator img { border-radius: 0 !important; }

.material-photo,
.service-visual {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 11;
}

.material-photo img,
.service-visual img,
.about-visual img {
  transition: transform 1.1s cubic-bezier(.16,.84,.44,1), filter 0.7s ease;
}

.material-photo:hover img,
.service-visual:hover img,
.about-visual:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.025);
  filter: saturate(0.98) contrast(1.04) brightness(0.98);
}

.material-split,
.service-block .container,
.about-story .container,
.fleet-section .container,
.story-fleet-section .container {
  gap: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 8rem);
}

.material-section p,
.service-text p,
.about-story p,
.story-name-copy p {
  color: rgba(215,208,198,0.82);
}

.material-care-item,
.process-step,
.story-process-step {
  padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.5rem 1.8rem;
  border-left-color: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.35);
}

.material-care-item h4,
.process-step h4,
.story-process-step h4 {
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.material-qa-list,
.faq-list { max-width: 980px; }

.material-qa-item,
.faq-item {
  padding-block: 1.6rem;
  border-bottom-color: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.22);
}

.faq-item summary {
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
  font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.65rem);
}

/* Services become a calm alternating gallery rather than stacked copy. */
.service-block { padding-block: var(--section-pad); }
.service-block .container { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr); }
.service-text .lead { font-family: var(--font-headline); font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.8rem); line-height: 1.28; }
.service-list { margin-block: 2rem; }
.service-list li { padding-block: 0.7rem; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(165, 131, 63,0.14); }

/* Story and contact receive clearer editorial hierarchy. */
.story-name-block { border-color: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.32); }
.story-name-quote { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.18; }

.contact-section .container { gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem); }
.contact-section .form-card { padding: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 4rem); }
.form-row input,
.form-row select,
.form-row textarea {
  min-height: 52px;
  border-color: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.25);
  border-radius: 0;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.025);
}

.form-row textarea { min-height: 150px; }

/* --- Floating section navigator: optional gallery-walk control --- */
.page-rail {
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 80;
  right: 1.15rem;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-end;
  gap: 0.85rem;
}

.page-rail button {
  position: relative;
  width: 34px;
  height: 12px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.page-rail button::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 5px;
  right: 0;
  width: 8px;
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(243,240,234,0.32);
  transition: width 0.35s ease, background 0.35s ease;
}

.page-rail button:hover::after,
.page-rail button.is-active::after {
  width: 30px;
  background: var(--gold-light);
}

.page-rail-label {
  position: absolute;
  right: 43px;
  top: 50%;
  width: max-content;
  max-width: 210px;
  transform: translate(8px, -50%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.75);
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px #000;
}

.page-rail button:hover .page-rail-label,
.page-rail button:focus-visible .page-rail-label {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translate(0, -50%);
}

/* --- Closing invitation and footer --- */
.cta-band,
.story-closing {
  min-height: 56svh;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}

.cta-band .container,
.story-closing .container { max-width: 980px; }

.cta-band h2 { max-width: 820px; margin-inline: auto; }

footer {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: clamp(5rem, 9vw, 9rem);
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(8,8,7,0.95), rgba(8,8,7,0.78)),
    url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-06.webp') center / cover;
}

.footer-grid {
  grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 7rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
}

.footer-grid h4 { letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.footer-grid p,
.footer-grid a { line-height: 1.7; }

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .page-rail { display: none; }
  .nav-links { gap: 1.2rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  :root { --nav-height: 76px; }
  h1 { font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 12vw, 6.4rem); }
  h2 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 8.5vw, 4.7rem); }
  .site-nav,
  .site-nav.nav-scrolled { min-height: var(--nav-height); }
  .site-nav .container,
  .site-nav.nav-scrolled .container { height: var(--nav-height); }
  .mobile-menu { top: var(--nav-height); }
  .site-nav .nav-links,
  .site-nav .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .service-block .container,
  .contact-section .container { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .service-block:nth-of-type(even) .container { direction: ltr; }
  .page-header,
  .material-hero { min-height: 66svh; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  :root { --section-pad: 4.75rem; }
  body::before { opacity: 0.045; }
  section { padding-block: var(--section-pad); }
  .container { padding-inline: 1.25rem; }
  .brand,
  .brand[data-bronze-shimmer] { font-size: 1.12rem !important; letter-spacing: 0.18em; gap: 0.58rem; }
  .brand .brand-mark-wrap { width: 42px; height: 42px; }
  .brand-mark { width: 42px; height: 42px; }
  .hero-content { padding-block: 7.5rem 2rem; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 18vw, 6.3rem); }
  .hero h1 br { display: none; }
  .hero-actions { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-actions .btn { width: 100%; }
  .hero-stats { margin-top: 3rem; }
  .hero-pillars a { grid-template-columns: 1.8rem 1fr; }
  .luxe-section-kicker { display: none; }
  .material-split,
  .service-block .container,
  .about-story .container,
  .fleet-section .container,
  .story-fleet-section .container { gap: 2.5rem; }
  .material-photo,
  .service-visual { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .page-rail { display: none; }
  .material-photo img,
  .service-visual img,
  .about-visual img { transition: none; }
}

/* ===========================================================
   Review refinements — warmer scale, softer storytelling and
   consistent image corners requested during the first preview.
   =========================================================== */

/* Give the italic hero lines enough breathing room so the bronze word on
   the following line never appears to protrude beneath the white text. */
.hero h1 {
  line-height: 0.98;
}

/* The business introduction remains editorial, but no longer dominates
   the page or forces the paragraph into an overly narrow measure. */
.intro-strip .container {
  width: min(100%, 1180px);
  max-width: 1180px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(130px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1.58fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}

.intro-strip p {
  max-width: 850px;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.55vw, 2.55rem);
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.faq-section h2 {
  max-width: 780px;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.2vw, 4.5rem);
}

body[data-page="our-story"] .about-intro h1 {
  max-width: 720px;
  font-size: clamp(3.25rem, 6.1vw, 6.4rem);
  line-height: 0.96;
}

body[data-page="contact"] .contact-info h1 {
  max-width: 620px;
  font-size: clamp(3.15rem, 5.8vw, 6rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
}

/* A consistent, gently rounded corner language for project photography,
   material images, maps and service rotators. Brand marks remain crisp. */
.material-photo,
.material-photo img,
.service-visual,
.service-visual .photo-rotator,
.service-visual .photo-rotator img,
.about-visual,
.about-visual img,
.coverage-map,
.coverage-map iframe,
.fleet-showcase-frame,
.fleet-showcase-image,
.story-fleet-frame,
.story-fleet-image {
  border-radius: 12px !important;
}

.material-photo,
.service-visual,
.service-visual .photo-rotator,
.about-visual,
.coverage-map {
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* Carry the same subtle corner finish onto every content image, including
   small supporting assets such as the contact card QR. The monogram remains
   geometrically crisp. */
body img:not(.brand-mark) {
  border-radius: 12px;
}

/* Homepage corridor story — replaces the vehicle montage with a useful,
   human piece of place-based context. */
.fleet-section .container {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(420px, 1.1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem);
}

.fleet-text {
  order: 1;
  max-width: 620px;
}

.corridor-journey {
  order: 2;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--bronze-line);
  background:
    linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(25,21,18,0.9), rgba(8,8,7,0.76)),
    url('../img/novello-surfaces/novello-surface-05.webp') center / cover;
  box-shadow: 0 32px 80px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
}

.corridor-label {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.corridor-route {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.35rem;
  margin: 2rem 0;
  padding-left: 2rem;
}

.corridor-route::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.5rem;
  bottom: 0.5rem;
  left: 0.3rem;
  width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--gold-light), rgba(165, 131, 63,0.15));
}

.corridor-route span {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
}

.corridor-route span::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.55em;
  left: -2rem;
  width: 0.62rem;
  height: 0.62rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-light);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--canvas);
  transform: translateX(-1px);
}

.corridor-journey > p {
  max-width: 520px;
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.72);
}

/* The previous rules-led story block is replaced by a welcoming,
   relationship-led explanation of the experience. */
.story-welcome-intro {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(300px, 0.75fr);
  column-gap: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 9rem);
  align-items: end;
}

.story-welcome-intro .eyebrow,
.story-welcome-intro h2 {
  grid-column: 1;
}

.story-welcome-intro p {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  max-width: 560px;
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.76);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.story-welcome-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 6rem);
  border: 1px solid var(--bronze-line);
  background: var(--bronze-line);
}

.story-welcome-card {
  min-height: 310px;
  padding: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 3.5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(23,20,17,0.95), rgba(8,8,7,0.94));
}

.story-welcome-card .step-mono {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.story-welcome-card h3 {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-headline);
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: none;
}

.story-welcome-card p {
  color: rgba(215,208,198,0.78);
}

.story-pricing-section h2 {
  max-width: 920px;
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4.9vw, 5.1rem);
}

/* Town chips now behave as real Google Maps controls. */
.coverage-towns li {
  padding: 0;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, background 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.coverage-towns li:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  border-color: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.55);
  background: rgba(165, 131, 63,0.08);
}

.coverage-towns a {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.58em 0.95em;
}

.story-closing .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.story-closing h2 {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin: 0 auto 1.5rem;
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5.5vw, 6rem);
}

.story-closing p {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  color: rgba(243,240,234,0.74);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.16rem);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .intro-strip .container,
  .fleet-section .container,
  .story-welcome-intro {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-welcome-intro p {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: auto;
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  .story-welcome-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .story-welcome-card { min-height: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .hero h1 { line-height: 1.02; }
  .intro-strip p { font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 7.2vw, 2.15rem); }
  body[data-page="our-story"] .about-intro h1,
  body[data-page="contact"] .contact-info h1 {
    font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 14vw, 4.75rem);
  }
  .faq-section h2 { font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 11vw, 3.8rem); }
  .corridor-journey { padding: 1.75rem; }
  .story-closing h2 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 13vw, 4.4rem); }
}