:root {
    --accent: #d13438;
    --accent-soft: rgba(209, 52, 56, .16);
    --accent-mid: rgba(209, 52, 56, .36);
    --white: #ffffff;
    --muted: rgba(255,255,255,.72);
    --dim: rgba(255,255,255,.48);
    --bg: #030303;
    --panel: rgba(10,10,10,.88);
    --panel-hard: #070707;
    --border: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
    --border-strong: rgba(255,255,255,.34);
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
}

body {
    min-height: 100vh;
    background: #000;
    color: var(--white);
    font-family: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.65;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
}

strong {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-weight: 900;
}

.background-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -3;
    background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.62), rgba(0,0,0,.86)),
        radial-gradient(circle at 15% 5%, rgba(209,52,56,.28), transparent 35%),
        radial-gradient(circle at 85% 25%, rgba(209,52,56,.16), transparent 34%),
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 100%, rgba(255,255,255,.06), transparent 28%),
        #000;
}

.grid-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: -2;
    background:
        linear-gradient(rgba(209,52,56,.06) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(209,52,56,.06) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 70px 70px;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.75), rgba(0,0,0,.12));
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* Fallback nav only. If your PHP include header loads, this nav will not appear. */
.people-nav {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 18px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.9);
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 30;
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}

.nav-left,
.nav-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.brand {
    font-weight: 900;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.node-pill,
.nav-right a {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: .68rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: 8px 11px;
}

.node-pill {
    color: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--accent);
}

.nav-right a:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
    border-color: var(--accent);
}

/* Hero */
.hero {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1420px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(58px, 8vw, 110px) clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px) 40px;
}

.kicker,
.section-label,
.section-title-row span,
.horseman-copy span,
.entry-author {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    color: var(--accent);
    font-size: .72rem;
    letter-spacing: 4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.hero h1 {
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: clamp(3.6rem, 10vw, 9rem);
    line-height: .82;
    letter-spacing: -7px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 900;
}

.sub-head {
    margin-top: 18px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.28rem);
    max-width: 850px;
}

/* Main layout */
.audit-container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1420px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 28px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px) 90px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 46px;
}

/* Lead panels */
.lead-affidavit {
    border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
    border-top: 7px solid var(--accent);
    background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(209,52,56,.11), rgba(0,0,0,.84)),
        var(--panel);
    padding: clamp(26px, 5vw, 58px);
    box-shadow: 0 0 70px rgba(209,52,56,.12);
}

.lead-affidavit p {
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 1.03rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.lead-affidavit p:first-of-type {
    margin-top: 24px;
}

.lead-callout {
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--accent);
    padding-top: 24px;
}

.mathis-audit {
    background:
        linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(209,52,56,.18), rgba(0,0,0,.9)),
        var(--panel);
}

/* Guardrails */
.guardrail-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(210px, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
}

.guardrail-card {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.72);
    padding: 24px;
}

.guardrail-card h2 {
    color: var(--accent);
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: .78rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.guardrail-card p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .94rem;
}

/* Section title rows */
.section-title-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.section-title-row div {
    height: 1px;
    flex: 1;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--accent), rgba(255,255,255,.12), transparent);
}

/* Horsemen cards */
.horsemen-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(220px, 1fr));
    gap: 20px;
}

.horseman-card {
    min-height: 460px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.86);
    transition: transform .22s ease, border-color .22s ease, background .22s ease;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.horseman-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    border-color: var(--accent);
    background: rgba(18,18,18,.96);
}

.horseman-image {
    min-height: 250px;
    background-color: #080808;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center top;
    background-size: cover;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    filter: grayscale(100%) contrast(1.15);
    opacity: .72;
}

.horseman-card:hover .horseman-image {
    opacity: .92;
    filter: grayscale(80%) contrast(1.2);
}

.horseman-image.mathis {
    background-image: url("/assets/images/mathis/mathis_background.jpg");
}

.horseman-image.tia {
    background-image: url("/assets/images/people/tia.jpg");
}

.horseman-image.knight {
    background-image: url("/assets/images/death/knight.jpg");
}

.horseman-image.watson {
    background-image: url("/assets/images/people/watson.jpg");
}

.horseman-copy {
    padding: 24px;
}

.horseman-copy h2 {
    margin-top: 10px;
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height: .92;
    letter-spacing: -2px;
}

.horseman-copy p {
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .92rem;
}

/* Inquiry */
.inquiry-node {
    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
    border-left: 10px solid var(--accent);
    background: rgba(209,52,56,.07);
    padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px);
}

.inquiry-node h3 {
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--white);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.inquiry-node p {
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 980px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.inquiry-link {
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 11px 18px;
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: .72rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-weight: 800;
}

.inquiry-link:hover {
    background: var(--accent);
    color: #000;
}

/* Comments */
.comments-section {
    margin-top: 8px;
}

.source-warning {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.045);
    color: var(--muted);
    padding: 18px 20px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    font-size: .92rem;
}

.grid-audit {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(290px, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
}

.entry {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.86);
    padding: 24px;
    min-height: 170px;
    transition: .22s ease;
}

.entry:hover {
    border-color: var(--accent);
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    background: rgba(16,16,16,.96);
}

.entry-hot {
    border-color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 0 35px rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}

.entry-author {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-size: .68rem;
}

.entry-content {
    color: var(--white);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: .98rem;
    line-height: 1.72;
}

/* Action zone */
.action-zone {
    width: 100%;
    padding: clamp(60px, 8vw, 110px) clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    background:
        radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(209,52,56,.16), transparent 40%),
        #000;
}

.action-zone h2 {
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
    line-height: .9;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: -3px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.action-zone p {
    color: var(--muted);
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto 34px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: .78rem;
}

.action-buttons {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.btn {
    display: inline-block;
    color: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--white);
    padding: 13px 20px;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: .72rem;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    font-weight: 800;
    transition: .22s ease;
}

.btn:hover {
    background: var(--white);
    color: #000;
}

.btn-red {
    border-color: var(--accent);
    color: #000;
    background: var(--accent);
}

.btn-red:hover {
    background: var(--white);
    border-color: var(--white);
    color: #000;
}

/* Fallback disclaimer/footer */
.fallback-disclaimer {
    max-width: 1420px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    padding: 22px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
    color: var(--muted);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.people-footer {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--accent);
    padding: 22px clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px);
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 18px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    font-family: "JetBrains Mono", monospace;
    font-size: .68rem;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
    background: rgba(0,0,0,.92);
}

.people-footer a {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-left: 12px;
}

.people-footer a:hover {
    color: var(--white);
}

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .guardrail-grid,
    .horsemen-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(240px, 1fr));
    }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
    .hero h1 {
        letter-spacing: -3px;
    }

    .guardrail-grid,
    .horsemen-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .horseman-card {
        min-height: auto;
    }

    .horseman-image {
        min-height: 230px;
    }

    .lead-affidavit {
        padding: 24px;
    }

    .people-nav {
        position: static;
    }
}