/* =============================================================================
   ABOUT US : FLAGSHIP BRAND STORY PAGE (bxabout-*)
   A dedicated, fully-isolated design language for the About page.
   Namespace: every selector is prefixed bxabout- so nothing here can ever
   collide with home/, services/, or any other page's CSS.
   ============================================================================= */

#bxabout,
#bxabout * {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    hyphens: none !important;
    -webkit-hyphens: none !important;
    -ms-hyphens: none !important;
}

#bxabout {
    --ba-ink: #12100e;
    --ba-paper: #f6f3ee;
    --ba-paper-deep: #f6f4f0;
    --ba-red: #e41f26;
    --ba-red-deep: #b81119;
    --ba-line: #d8d2c4;
    --ba-muted: #6f6a60;
    --ba-faint: #a29c8e;
    --ba-serif: 'Fraunces', serif;
    --ba-sans: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    --ba-ease: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    color: var(--ba-ink);
    font-family: var(--ba-sans);
    overflow-x: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

#bxabout a {
    color: inherit;
}

#bxabout img {
    max-width: 100%;
    display: block;
}

#bxabout .ba-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.28em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-red);
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

#bxabout .ba-eyebrow::before,
.ba-arrival-copy .ba-eyebrow::before,
.ba-letter-head .ba-eyebrow::before {
    display: none !important;
    content: none !important;
}

/* Reveal-on-scroll base state, used across every section */
#bxabout .ba-reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(28px);
    transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ba-ease), transform 0.9s var(--ba-ease);
}

#bxabout .ba-reveal.is-in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 01 : ARRIVAL (hero)
   Offset editorial grid: rotated vertical index rail + bleeding portrait with
   an overlapping caption card. Deliberately NOT centered, NOT full-bleed
   text-on-image like Home/Services heroes.
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-arrival {
    position: relative;
    background: var(--ba-ink);
    color: var(--ba-paper);
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr 1.05fr;
    min-height: 92vh;
}

.ba-arrival-rail {
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.12);
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
    position: relative;
}

.ba-arrival-rail span {
    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
    transform: rotate(180deg);
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ba-arrival-rail::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50px;
    bottom: 140px;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, rgba(228, 31, 38, 0.6), transparent);
}

.ba-arrival-copy {
    padding: 50px 56px 35px 56px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

.ba-arrival-copy .ba-eyebrow {
    color: #ff5b5f;
    margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.ba-arrival-copy .ba-eyebrow::before {
    background: #ff5b5f;
}

.ba-arrival-headline {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 4.6vw, 4.4rem);
    line-height: 1.04;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    margin: 0 0 30px 0;
}

.ba-arrival-headline em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #ff5b5f;
}

.ba-arrival-sub {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    color: #cfc9bf;
    max-width: 430px;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 46px;
}

.ba-arrival-meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 40px;
    padding-top: 30px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.14);
}

.ba-arrival-meta div {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
}

.ba-arrival-meta b {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 26px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.ba-arrival-meta small {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.16em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
}

.ba-arrival-visual {
    position: relative;
    /* overflow intentionally NOT hidden here : the caption card below is
       designed to break out of this column's left edge. Clipping is instead
       scoped to .ba-arrival-frame so the photo itself still stays contained. */
}

.ba-arrival-frame {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ba-arrival-visual img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(35%) contrast(1.05);
}

.ba-arrival-visual::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    background: linear-gradient(200deg, rgba(18, 16, 14, 0.05) 30%, rgba(18, 16, 14, 0.85) 100%);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ba-arrival-caption {
    position: absolute;
    left: -70px;
    bottom: 64px;
    z-index: 4;
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    color: var(--ba-ink);
    padding: 26px 30px;
    width: 280px;
    max-width: calc(100% - 40px);
    box-shadow: 0 30px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

@media (max-width: 1400px) {
    .ba-arrival-caption {
        left: -36px;
        width: 250px;
        padding: 22px 24px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
    .ba-arrival-caption {
        left: 24px;
        bottom: 40px;
        width: min(260px, calc(100% - 48px));
    }
}

.ba-arrival-caption p {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0 0 12px 0;
}

.ba-arrival-caption span {
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.ba-arrival-scrollcue {
    position: absolute;
    right: 32px;
    bottom: 32px;
    z-index: 4;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    color: var(--ba-paper);
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.ba-arrival-scrollcue .ba-scroll-line {
    width: 1px;
    height: 34px;
    background: rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.5);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ba-arrival-scrollcue .ba-scroll-line::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: -100%;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: #ff5b5f;
    animation: baScrollDrip 1.8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

@keyframes baScrollDrip {
    0% {
        top: -100%;
    }

    60% {
        top: 100%;
    }

    100% {
        top: 100%;
    }
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 02 : WHAT WE BELIEVE (philosophy)
   Typographic list, no cards, no icons. Hovering a line swaps the ambient
   backdrop image behind the whole section (desktop). Mobile: stacked with
   inline thumbnail.
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-creed {
    position: relative;
    background: var(--ba-ink);
    color: var(--ba-paper);
    padding: 50px 0 45px;
}

.ba-creed-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 0;
}

.ba-creed-bg img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    opacity: 0;
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    transition: opacity 1s var(--ba-ease);
    filter: grayscale(60%) brightness(0.5);
}

.ba-creed-bg img.ba-active {
    opacity: 0.4;
}

.ba-creed-bg::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ba-ink) 0%, rgba(18, 16, 14, 0.6) 40%, var(--ba-ink) 100%);
}

.ba-creed-inner {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 60px;
}

.ba-creed-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 70px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.14);
    padding-bottom: 36px;
}

.ba-creed-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.8rem);
    margin: 18px 0 0 0;
    max-width: 560px;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.ba-creed-head p {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    max-width: 300px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 300;
}

.ba-creed-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.ba-creed-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr 40px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 30px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.1);
    cursor: default;
    transition: padding-left 0.4s var(--ba-ease);
}

.ba-creed-row:hover {
    padding-left: 18px;
}

.ba-creed-num {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    font-weight: 400;
}

.ba-creed-text h3 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem);
    margin: 0 0 8px 0;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.ba-creed-row:hover .ba-creed-text h3 {
    color: #ff5b5f;
}

.ba-creed-text p {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 620px;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin: 0;
}

.ba-creed-arrow {
    font-size: 18px;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    transition: transform 0.4s var(--ba-ease), color 0.3s ease;
    text-align: right;
}

.ba-creed-row:hover .ba-creed-arrow {
    transform: translateX(6px);
    color: #ff5b5f;
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 03 : THE JOURNEY (vertical alternating chapters)
   Deliberately vertical + alternating (Home's timeline is a horizontal
   ledger with dots : this is its opposite: a book, not a spreadsheet).
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-journey {
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    padding: 50px 0;
}

.ba-journey-head {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    padding: 0 60px;
}

.ba-journey-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    margin: 20px 0 0 0;
    max-width: 640px;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.ba-journey-spine {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 60px;
    position: relative;
}

.ba-journey-spine::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 50%;
    width: 1px;
    background: var(--ba-line);
}

.ba-chapter {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 70px 0;
    position: relative;
}

.ba-chapter:not(:last-child) {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ba-line);
}

.ba-chapter-media {
    position: relative;
}

.ba-chapter-media img {
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(20%);
}

.ba-chapter-year {
    position: absolute;
    top: -18px;
    left: -18px;
    background: var(--ba-red);
    color: #fff;
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    z-index: 2;
}

.ba-chapter-text h3 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 2rem);
    margin: 0 0 16px 0;
}

.ba-chapter-text p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
    font-weight: 400;
    max-width: 460px;
}

.ba-chapter--reverse .ba-chapter-media {
    order: 2;
}

.ba-chapter--reverse .ba-chapter-text {
    order: 1;
}

.ba-chapter--reverse .ba-chapter-year {
    left: auto;
    right: -18px;
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 04 : LEADERSHIP (a letter, not a split-panel : deliberately the
   opposite composition of the existing .ceo-section on Home)
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-letter {
    background: var(--ba-paper-deep);
    padding: 50px 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
}

.ba-letter-sheet {
    max-width: 760px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 60px;
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--ba-line);
    padding: 45px 50px;
    position: relative;
    box-shadow: 0 40px 80px rgba(18, 16, 14, 0.06);
}

.ba-letter-sheet::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 22px;
    left: 22px;
    right: 22px;
    bottom: 22px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ba-line);
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ba-letter-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    padding-bottom: 26px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ba-line);
}

.ba-letter-head .ba-eyebrow {
    margin: 0;
}

.ba-letter-head span {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    font-style: italic;
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
}

.ba-letter-body p {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: #262319;
    margin: 0 0 24px 0;
}

.ba-letter-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
    font-size: 62px;
    line-height: 42px;
    float: left;
    padding: 6px 12px 0 0;
    color: var(--ba-red);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ba-letter-sign {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.ba-letter-sign img {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(20%);
}

.ba-letter-sign div {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 2px;
}

.ba-letter-sign b {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.ba-letter-sign small {
    font-size: 11px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
    line-height: 1.3;
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 05 : CULTURE (horizontal snap filmstrip, not a masonry grid :
   Events page already owns masonry)
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-culture {
    padding: 50px 0 45px;
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ba-culture-head {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto 56px;
    padding: 0 60px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 30px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.ba-culture-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
    margin: 18px 0 0 0;
    max-width: 520px;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.ba-culture-head p {
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
    max-width: 320px;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

.ba-filmstrip {
    display: flex;
    gap: 22px;
    width: 100%;
    overflow-x: auto;
    padding: 0 60px 20px;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scrollbar-width: none;
}

.ba-filmstrip::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
}

.ba-frame {
    flex: 0 0 340px;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    position: relative;
}

.ba-frame:nth-child(even) {
    margin-top: 46px;
}

.ba-frame img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 420px;
    object-fit: cover;
    filter: grayscale(10%);
}

.ba-frame figcaption {
    margin-top: 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.ba-frame figcaption b {
    color: var(--ba-ink);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 06 : HOW WE WORK (blueprint process : plan-view aesthetic,
   distinct from the Services capability rail)
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-blueprint {
    background: var(--ba-ink);
    color: var(--ba-paper);
    padding: 50px 0;
    position: relative;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 42px 42px;
}

.ba-blueprint-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 60px;
}

.ba-blueprint-head {
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    max-width: 620px;
}

.ba-blueprint-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.2vw, 2.9rem);
    margin: 18px 0 0 0;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.ba-blueprint-rows {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.ba-blueprint-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
    padding: 34px 0;
    border-top: 1px dashed rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.22);
    align-items: baseline;
}

.ba-blueprint-row:last-child {
    border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.22);
}

.ba-blueprint-tag {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #ff5b5f;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.ba-blueprint-row h4 {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ba-paper);
}

.ba-blueprint-row p {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0;
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 07 : CLIENT TRUST (single rotating spotlight quote, not a logo
   marquee : Home already owns the marquee)
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-trust {
    background: #ffffff;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    padding: 45px 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
}

.ba-trust-inner {
    max-width: 820px;
    padding: 0 40px;
}

.ba-trust-quote-wrap {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 220px;
}

.ba-trust-quote {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.7s ease;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.ba-trust-quote.ba-active {
    opacity: 1;
    position: relative;
}

.ba-trust-quote p {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.6vw, 2rem);
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin: 0 0 26px 0;
}

.ba-trust-quote b {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 700;
    display: block;
}

.ba-trust-quote span {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}

.ba-trust-dots {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.ba-trust-dot {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--ba-line);
    cursor: pointer;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.ba-trust-dot.ba-active {
    background: var(--ba-red);
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 08 : GLOBAL PRESENCE (passport-stamp index, not a literal map)
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-passport {
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    padding: 50px 0;
}

.ba-passport-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 60px;
}

.ba-passport-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-end;
    gap: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 60px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.ba-passport-head h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
    margin: 18px 0 0 0;
    max-width: 520px;
    line-height: 1.15;
}

.ba-stamp-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1px;
    background: var(--ba-line);
    border: 1px solid var(--ba-line);
}

.ba-stamp {
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    padding: 34px 22px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.ba-stamp:hover {
    background: var(--ba-ink);
    color: var(--ba-paper);
}

.ba-stamp-code {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 500;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.ba-stamp-country {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ba-stamp-note {
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--ba-muted);
}

.ba-stamp:hover .ba-stamp-note {
    color: var(--ba-faint);
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 09 : FUTURE VISION (bold split statement)
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-vision {
    display: none !important;
}

.ba-vision h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 560px;
}

.ba-vision p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.85;
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 440px;
    opacity: 0.92;
}

/* =============================================================================
   CHAPTER 10 : CTA (final)
   Outer section sits on the page's light paper background (full width, like
   every other chapter); the CTA itself is a centered floating card : the
   same "contained card before the footer" pattern used on the Services
   page : rather than a full-bleed dark band.
   ============================================================================= */
.ba-cta {
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    padding: 35px 24px 45px;
}

.ba-cta-card {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 880px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: var(--ba-ink);
    color: var(--ba-paper);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 50px 40px;
    border-radius: 28px;
    overflow: hidden;
    isolation: isolate;
    box-shadow: 0 40px 90px rgba(18, 16, 14, 0.22);
}

.ba-cta-card::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    width: 620px;
    height: 620px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(228, 31, 38, 0.35), transparent 70%);
    z-index: -2;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ba-cta-card::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px),
        linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(246, 243, 238, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
    background-size: 42px 42px;
    mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, black, transparent 75%);
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.ba-cta-eyebrow {
    font-size: 12px;
    letter-spacing: 0.24em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-faint);
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    display: block;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.ba-cta-card h2 {
    font-family: var(--ba-serif);
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4.4vw, 3.4rem);
    line-height: 1.1;
    max-width: 640px;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.ba-cta-card h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #ff5b5f;
}

.ba-cta-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.ba-cta-btn {
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 18px 34px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ba-paper);
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--ba-paper);
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 14px 100%, 0 calc(100% - 14px));
    transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.ba-cta-btn--solid {
    background: var(--ba-red);
    border-color: var(--ba-red);
}

.ba-cta-btn:hover {
    background: var(--ba-paper);
    color: var(--ba-ink);
}

.ba-cta-btn--solid:hover {
    background: #ff5b5f;
    border-color: #ff5b5f;
    color: #fff;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .ba-cta {
        padding: 40px 16px 70px;
    }

    .ba-cta-card {
        padding: 60px 28px;
        border-radius: 20px;
    }

    .ba-cta-btn {
        padding: 16px 26px;
        font-size: 13px;
        white-space: normal;
    }
}

/* =============================================================================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================================= */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
    .ba-arrival {
        grid-template-columns: 60px 1fr;
    }

    .ba-arrival-visual {
        display: none;
    }

    .ba-arrival-copy {
        padding: 120px 40px 70px;
    }

    .ba-chapter {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .ba-chapter--reverse .ba-chapter-media,
    .ba-chapter--reverse .ba-chapter-text {
        order: initial;
    }

    .ba-vision {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        text-align: left;
    }

    .ba-stamp-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    /* Once chapters stack into one column, the spine tucks into the
       section's own side gutter (negative offset, into existing padding)
       instead of bisecting the middle : so it never touches text, and the
       chapter content itself is never pushed off its original centering. */
    .ba-journey-spine::before {
        left: -30px;
    }
}

/* ---- Tablet / small-laptop tuning (1024px and below) ---- */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {

    .ba-creed-inner,
    .ba-journey-head,
    .ba-journey-spine,
    .ba-culture-head,
    .ba-blueprint-inner,
    .ba-passport-inner,
    .ba-filmstrip {
        padding-left: 40px;
        padding-right: 40px;
    }

    .ba-arrival-copy {
        padding: 120px 40px 70px;
    }

    .ba-creed {
        padding: 110px 0 90px;
    }

    .ba-creed-head {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 16px;
    }

    .ba-journey,
    .ba-letter,
    .ba-culture,
    .ba-blueprint,
    .ba-trust,
    .ba-passport {
        padding: 55px 0;
    }

    .ba-blueprint-row {
        grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
        row-gap: 6px;
    }

    .ba-blueprint-row p {
        grid-column: 2 / 3;
    }

    .ba-letter-sheet {
        padding: 56px 44px;
        margin: 0 40px;
    }

    .ba-vision {
        padding: 100px 40px;
    }

    .ba-cta {
        padding: 50px 20px 90px;
    }

    .ba-cta-card {
        padding: 70px 40px;
    }

    .ba-journey-spine::before {
        left: -20px;
    }
}

/* ---- Mobile (≤768px) ---- */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .ba-arrival-meta {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        row-gap: 18px;
        gap: 28px;
    }

    .ba-arrival-scrollcue {
        display: none;
    }

    .ba-creed-row {
        padding: 24px 0;
    }

    .ba-creed-text p {
        max-width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
    .ba-arrival-copy {
        padding: 110px 24px 60px;
    }

    .ba-creed-inner,
    .ba-journey-head,
    .ba-journey-spine,
    .ba-culture-head,
    .ba-blueprint-inner,
    .ba-passport-inner {
        padding-left: 24px;
        padding-right: 24px;
    }

    .ba-creed-row {
        grid-template-columns: 40px 1fr;
    }

    .ba-creed-arrow {
        display: none;
    }

    .ba-blueprint-row {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 8px;
    }

    .ba-blueprint-row p {
        grid-column: auto;
    }

    .ba-letter-sheet {
        padding: 44px 26px;
        margin: 0 20px;
    }

    .ba-letter-sheet::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .ba-letter-body p {
        font-size: 16px;
    }

    .ba-vision {
        padding: 90px 24px;
    }

    .ba-stamp-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .ba-journey,
    .ba-letter,
    .ba-culture,
    .ba-blueprint,
    .ba-trust,
    .ba-passport {
        padding: 40px 0;
    }

    .ba-chapter {
        padding: 46px 0;
    }

    .ba-journey-spine::before {
        left: -12px;
    }

    .ba-culture-head {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }

    .ba-culture-head p {
        max-width: 100%;
    }

    .ba-frame {
        flex: 0 0 82vw;
        scroll-snap-align: center;
    }

    .ba-frame img {
        height: 340px;
    }

    .ba-frame:nth-child(even) {
        margin-top: 0;
    }

    /* Centered peek-carousel: (100vw - card width) / 2 on each side, so the
       active card sits centered with the next/previous card peeking in. */
    .ba-filmstrip {
        padding: 0 9vw 20px;
        scroll-padding: 0 9vw;
    }

    .ba-passport-head {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }
}

/* ---- Small mobile (≤480px) ---- */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .ba-arrival {
        min-height: auto;
    }

    .ba-arrival-copy {
        padding: 100px 18px 50px;
    }

    .ba-arrival-headline {
        font-size: clamp(2rem, 9vw, 2.6rem);
    }

    .ba-arrival-sub {
        font-size: 14px;
        margin-bottom: 34px;
    }

    .ba-arrival-meta {
        gap: 20px;
        padding-top: 22px;
    }

    .ba-arrival-meta b {
        font-size: 21px;
    }

    .ba-creed-head h2 {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }

    .ba-creed-row {
        grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
        padding: 20px 0;
    }

    .ba-creed-num {
        font-size: 12px;
    }

    .ba-journey-head h2,
    .ba-culture-head h2,
    .ba-blueprint-head h2,
    .ba-passport-head h2 {
        font-size: 1.5rem;
    }

    .ba-chapter-text h3 {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
    }

    .ba-chapter-year {
        font-size: 16px;
        padding: 7px 12px;
        top: -12px;
        left: -12px;
    }

    .ba-chapter--reverse .ba-chapter-year {
        right: -12px;
    }

    .ba-letter-sheet {
        padding: 34px 18px;
        margin: 0 12px;
    }

    .ba-letter-body p {
        font-size: 15px;
    }

    .ba-letter-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
        font-size: 46px;
        line-height: 32px;
    }

    .ba-frame {
        flex: 0 0 88vw;
    }

    .ba-frame img {
        height: 300px;
    }

    .ba-filmstrip {
        padding: 0 6vw 20px;
        scroll-padding: 0 6vw;
    }

    .ba-stamp-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .ba-stamp {
        padding: 24px 16px;
    }

    .ba-stamp-code {
        font-size: 26px;
    }

    .ba-vision h2 {
        font-size: 1.7rem;
    }

    .ba-vision p {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .ba-cta {
        padding: 40px 14px 60px;
    }

    .ba-cta-card {
        padding: 50px 22px;
        border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .ba-cta-card h2 {
        font-size: 1.7rem;
        margin-bottom: 30px;
    }

    .ba-cta-actions {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
    }

    .ba-cta-btn {
        justify-content: center;
    }
}

/* ---- Very small mobile (≤360px) ---- */
@media (max-width: 360px) {
    .ba-arrival-rail {
        display: none;
    }

    .ba-arrival {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .ba-arrival-copy {
        padding: 90px 16px 44px;
    }

    .ba-arrival-meta {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 14px;
    }

    .ba-letter-sign {
        gap: 12px;
    }

    .ba-stamp-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }
}

/* =============================================================================
   MERGE ADDITIONS — LEDGER, WHAT WE BUILD (.ba-build), SIGN-OFF & UTILITIES
   ============================================================================= */

#bxabout .ba-sr-only {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

#bxabout .ba-passport-note {
    margin: 14px 0 0;
    font-size: .88rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: var(--ba-muted, #6f6a60);
    max-width: 460px;
}

/* ---------- LEDGER STRIP ---------- */
#bxabout .ba-ledger {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    background: #ffffff;
    padding: 54px 0;
}

#bxabout .ba-ledger-inner {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 48px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
}

#bxabout .ba-ledger-item {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 26px;
}

#bxabout .ba-ledger-item::before {
    content: attr(data-idx);
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 6px;
    font-size: 10px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
}

#bxabout .ba-ledger-num {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.4vw, 3.1rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    color: var(--ba-ink, #12100e);
}

#bxabout .ba-ledger-num i {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
}

#bxabout .ba-ledger-label {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-size: .74rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 1.6px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-muted, #6f6a60);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* ---------- LETTER SIGN-OFF CTA ---------- */
#bxabout .ba-sign-cta {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 26px;
    padding: 13px 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    border-radius: 9999px;
    font-size: .74rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.4px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--ba-ink, #12100e);
    background: transparent;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

#bxabout .ba-sign-cta i {
    font-size: .68rem;
}

#bxabout .ba-sign-cta:hover {
    background: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    border-color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    color: #ffffff;
}

/* ---------- CHAPTER 07: WHAT WE BUILD (.ba-build) ---------- */
#bxabout .ba-build {
    background: var(--cream, #f6f4f0);
    padding: 50px 0;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-inner {
    max-width: 1280px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 48px;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-head {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-head h2 {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
    font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.7rem);
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.16;
    letter-spacing: -.015em;
    color: var(--ba-ink, #12100e);
    margin: 14px 0 18px;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-head p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ba-muted, #6f6a60);
    margin: 0;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-rows {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 68px minmax(0, 320px) minmax(0, 1fr) 42px;
    align-items: start;
    gap: 24px;
    padding: 30px 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row:hover {
    background: rgba(228, 31, 38, 0.03);
}

#bxabout .ba-build-tag {
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.6px;
    color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    padding-top: 6px;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row h3 {
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--ba-ink, #12100e);
    margin: 0;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row:hover h3 {
    color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row p {
    font-size: .95rem;
    line-height: 1.75;
    color: var(--ba-muted, #6f6a60);
    margin: 0;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-arrow {
    justify-self: end;
    padding-top: 2px;
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: var(--ba-muted, #6f6a60);
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(-8px);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row:hover .ba-build-arrow {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
    color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
}

#bxabout .ba-build-sectors {
    margin-top: 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    width: 100%;
    position: relative;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-sectors-label {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 1.8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    margin-right: 6px;
}

#bxabout .ba-sectors-marquee-track {
    display: flex;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    gap: 14px;
    mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, black 4%, black 96%, transparent);
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, black 4%, black 96%, transparent);
}

#bxabout .ba-sectors-marquee-content {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    animation: baSectorsMarquee 25s linear infinite;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

#bxabout .ba-sectors-marquee-track:hover .ba-sectors-marquee-content {
    animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes baSectorsMarquee {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateX(calc(-100% - 14px));
    }
}

#bxabout .ba-build-sectors a {
    font-size: .84rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ba-ink, #12100e);
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 7px 15px;
    border: 1px solid var(--ba-line, #d8d2c4);
    border-radius: 9999px;
    background: #ffffff;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
    display: inline-block;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-sectors a:hover {
    border-color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    background: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    color: #ffffff;
}

#bxabout .ba-build-row:focus-visible,
#bxabout .ba-build-sectors a:focus-visible,
#bxabout .ba-sign-cta:focus-visible {
    outline: 2px solid var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
    #bxabout .ba-build-row {
        grid-template-columns: 56px minmax(0, 260px) minmax(0, 1fr) 34px;
        gap: 18px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    #bxabout .ba-ledger-inner {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 34px 24px;
        padding: 0 28px;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-inner {
        padding: 0 28px;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-head {
        margin-bottom: 44px;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-row {
        grid-template-columns: 36px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
        gap: 4px 12px;
        padding: 22px 0;
        align-items: center;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-row p {
        grid-column: 2 / span 2;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-arrow {
        display: inline-flex;
        grid-column: 3;
        grid-row: 1;
        align-self: center;
        justify-self: end;
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none;
        color: var(--ba-red, #e41f26);
        font-size: 1rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    #bxabout .ba-ledger {
        padding: 40px 0;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-ledger-inner {
        padding: 0 20px;
        gap: 28px 18px;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-inner {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-sectors a {
        font-size: .8rem;
        padding: 6px 13px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
    #bxabout .ba-build-sectors {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    #bxabout .ba-build-sectors-label {
        display: block;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        margin-right: 0;
        margin-bottom: 2px;
    }
}