/* Mekong Speech and Debate -- the River look (26 Oct 2026). Their logo's navy, red and gold; Newsreader for headings,
   Public Sans for reading; the gold river from their logo as the one ornament. Fonts self-hosted (OFL, in ../fonts). */

@font-face { font-family: "Newsreader"; src: url(/assets/fonts/newsreader-latin-opsz.woff2) format("woff2"); font-weight: 200 800; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Public Sans"; src: url(/assets/fonts/public-sans-latin-wght.woff2) format("woff2"); font-weight: 100 900; font-style: normal; font-display: swap; }
@font-face { font-family: "Public Sans"; src: url(/assets/fonts/public-sans-latin-wght-italic.woff2) format("woff2"); font-weight: 100 900; font-style: italic; font-display: swap; }

:root {
  --navy: #161449; --navy-2: #24226A; --navy-3: #2E2B7A;
  --red: #E12028; --red-dark: #B8141B; --red-ink: #C81C24;
  --gold: #F5B507; --gold-soft: #FDF3D6;
  --paper: #FFFFFF; --mist: #F4F5FA; --line: #DDDEEA;
  --ink: #161449; --ink-2: #4A4973; --ink-3: #5F5E86;
  --on-navy: #D9D9EE; --on-navy-2: #B9B8DA;
  --field: #8C8EAE;
  --serif: "Newsreader", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Public Sans", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
  --wrap: 1200px; --gutter: 20px;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) { :root { --gutter: 32px; } }

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-padding-top: 24px; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font: 400 17px/1.65 var(--sans); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { body { font-size: 18px; } }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: var(--red-ink); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 2px; }
.wrap { max-width: var(--wrap); margin: 0 auto; padding-left: var(--gutter); padding-right: var(--gutter); }
.skip { position: absolute; left: 12px; top: -60px; z-index: 10; padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.skip:focus { top: 12px; }
.visually-hidden { position: absolute !important; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }

h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -0.015em; margin: 0; text-wrap: balance; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 6.2vw, 76px); letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.02; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 4.2vw, 54px); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 28px); line-height: 1.15; }
p { margin: 0; }
p + p { margin-top: 1em; }
.lead { font-size: clamp(18px, 1.6vw, 20px); line-height: 1.6; }
.muted { color: var(--ink-2); }
.small { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-3); }
strong { font-weight: 700; }

/* ---- buttons */
.btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 52px; padding: 0 26px; border-radius: 999px; border: 2px solid transparent; font: 700 17px/1.2 var(--sans); text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color .15s, color .15s, border-color .15s; }
.btn-red { background: var(--red); color: #fff; }
.btn-red:hover { background: var(--red-dark); color: #fff; }
.btn-navy { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.btn-navy:hover { background: var(--navy-3); color: #fff; }
.btn-light { border-color: #fff; color: #fff; }
.btn-light:hover { background: #fff; color: var(--navy); }
.btn-line { border-color: var(--navy); color: var(--navy); }
.btn-line:hover { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.btns { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
@media (max-width: 519px) { .btns .btn { flex: 1 1 100%; } }
.more { font-weight: 700; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }

/* ---- header */
.site-header { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.bar { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px 24px; padding-top: 14px; padding-bottom: 14px; }
.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
.brand img { width: 46px; height: 46px; }
.wordmark { display: flex; flex-direction: column; line-height: 1; font-family: var(--sans); }
.wordmark span:first-child { font-weight: 800; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; }
.wordmark span + span { font-weight: 500; font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; margin-top: 4px; }
@media (min-width: 720px) { .brand img { width: 54px; height: 54px; } .wordmark span:first-child { font-size: 25px; } .wordmark span + span { font-size: 11px; } }
.site-nav ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 6px 26px; }
.site-nav a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; }
.site-nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .site-nav a:not(.pill) { position: relative; }
  .site-nav a:not(.pill)::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -2px; height: 2px; background: var(--gold); transform: scaleX(0); }
  .site-nav a:not(.pill):hover::after, .site-nav a:not(.pill):focus-visible::after, .site-nav a[aria-current="page"]::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
}
.site-nav a.pill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 46px; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--red); border: 0; }
.site-nav a.pill:hover { background: var(--red-dark); }
.menu-btn { display: none; align-items: center; gap: 8px; min-height: 48px; padding: 0 14px; border: 0; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--navy-2); color: #fff; font: 600 15px var(--sans); cursor: pointer; }
.menu-btn .i-close { display: none; }
.menu-btn[aria-expanded="true"] .i-open { display: none; }
.menu-btn[aria-expanded="true"] .i-close { display: inline; }
/* without script the menu is simply shown; with it, phones get a button */
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .js .menu-btn { display: inline-flex; }
  .js .site-nav { display: none; flex-basis: 100%; }
  .js .site-nav.open { display: block; }
  .site-nav ul { gap: 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; padding: 6px 0 4px; }
  .site-nav li { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14); }
  .site-nav a { display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 52px; font-size: 18px; padding: 0; border-bottom: 0; }
  .site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--gold); }
  .site-nav li:last-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 12px; }
  .site-nav a.pill { justify-content: center; }
}

/* ---- the river: a gold line, drawn wide on desktop and tall on phones */
.river { display: block; width: 100%; height: 34px; color: var(--gold); }
.river path { fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 5; stroke-linecap: round; vector-effect: non-scaling-stroke; }

/* ---- page heads (every page but home) */
.page-head { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; padding-top: clamp(36px, 6vw, 72px); }
.page-head h1 { color: #fff; max-width: 16ch; }
.page-head .lead { margin-top: 18px; max-width: 36em; color: var(--on-navy); }
.page-head .river { margin-top: clamp(32px, 5vw, 56px); height: 40px; transform: translateY(20px); }
.page-head + * { margin-top: 20px; }

/* ---- home hero */
.hero { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.hero-in { display: grid; gap: 40px; padding-top: clamp(36px, 6vw, 72px); padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 8vw, 104px); align-items: center; }
.hero h1 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 84px); }
.hero .lead { margin-top: 24px; max-width: 32em; color: var(--on-navy); }
.hero .btns { margin-top: 30px; }
.ring { position: relative; width: min(100%, 300px); aspect-ratio: 1; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 50%; padding: 20px; }
/* The gold ring is its own layer, so it can trace itself once (below); at rest it is the whole circle. */
.ring::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 50%; border: 10px solid var(--gold); pointer-events: none;
  -webkit-mask: conic-gradient(#000 var(--sweep), #0000 0); mask: conic-gradient(#000 var(--sweep), #0000 0); }
.ring img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .hero-in { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 56px; } .ring { width: min(100%, 460px); padding: 24px; } .ring::before { border-width: 12px; } }

/* ---- sections */
.section { padding-top: clamp(64px, 9vw, 104px); padding-bottom: clamp(64px, 9vw, 104px); }
.section-head { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 14px 48px; }
.section-head p { max-width: 34em; }
.band-mist { background: var(--mist); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.band-gold { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); }
.band-gold a:not(.btn) { color: var(--navy); }

/* ---- the path (home) */
.path { position: relative; margin-top: 40px; }
.path ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: relative; display: grid; gap: 28px; }
.path li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 56px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 18px; align-items: start; }
.stop { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 56px; height: 56px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--navy); border: 5px solid var(--gold); color: #fff; font: 600 26px/1 var(--serif); position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.path h3 { margin-top: 8px; }
.path p { margin-top: 6px; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 16.5px; }
.path .river-v { position: absolute; left: 8px; top: 24px; bottom: 40px; width: 40px; height: auto; }
.path .river-h { display: none; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .path { margin-top: 56px; }
  .path ol { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px; }
  .path li { display: block; }
  .stop { width: 80px; height: 80px; border-width: 6px; font-size: 34px; }
  .path h3 { margin-top: 24px; }
  .path .river-v { display: none; }
  .path .river-h { display: block; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 23px; width: 100%; height: 34px; }
}

/* ---- programs (home) */
.programs { display: grid; gap: 36px; margin-top: 40px; }
.programs h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.programs h3 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--gold); text-decoration-thickness: 3px; }
.programs dl { margin: 18px 0 0; }
.programs dt { font-weight: 700; font-size: 17.5px; margin-top: 16px; }
.programs dd { margin: 4px 0 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 16.5px; }
.note { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: baseline; margin-top: 18px; font-size: 16px; }
.note::before { content: ""; flex: none; width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); transform: translateY(-1px); }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .programs { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0; }
  .programs > div { padding: 0 36px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .programs > div:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .programs > div:last-child { padding-right: 0; }
}

/* ---- facts (home, about) */
.facts { display: grid; gap: 28px; border-top: 2px solid var(--navy); padding-top: 28px; }
.facts .label { font: italic 400 20px/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--ink-2); }
.facts ul { list-style: none; margin: 10px 0 0; padding: 0; font-weight: 600; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .facts { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 40px; } }

/* ---- people */
.people { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 28px 18px; margin-top: 36px; list-style: none; padding: 0; }
@media (min-width: 720px) { .people { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (min-width: 1000px) { .people { grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 24px; } }
.arch { border-radius: 999px 999px 12px 12px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--mist); aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.arch img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.people h3 { margin-top: 14px; font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 23px); }
.role { margin-top: 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--red-ink); }

.person { display: block; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.person:hover { color: inherit; }
.person:hover h3 { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--gold); text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.btns.after { margin-top: 44px; }
.talk-cta { align-self: end; }
.talk-cta .lead { color: var(--ink-2); }
.talk-cta .btns { margin-top: 24px; }

/* team page */
.bio { display: grid; gap: 22px 48px; padding: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.bio:first-of-type { border-top: 0; padding-top: 8px; }
.bio .arch { width: min(100%, 280px); }
.bio h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.4vw, 44px); }
.bio .role { font-size: 16px; margin-top: 6px; }
.bio .prose { margin-top: 20px; }
@media (min-width: 820px) { .bio { grid-template-columns: 280px minmax(0, 1fr); } }
.monogram { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 120px; height: 120px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--navy); border: 6px solid var(--gold); color: #fff; font: 600 40px/1 var(--serif); }

/* ---- long text */
.prose { max-width: 68ch; }
.prose p + p, .prose p + ul, .prose ul + p { margin-top: 1em; }
.prose ul { margin: 1em 0 0; padding-left: 1.2em; }
.prose li + li { margin-top: .35em; }
.prose h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px); margin-top: 1.4em; }
.prose h3 { margin-top: 1.4em; }
.prose em { font-style: italic; }

/* ---- what we offer */
.jump { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 28px; list-style: none; padding: 0; }
.jump a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; padding: 0 18px; border-radius: 999px; border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .55); color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15.5px; }
.jump a:hover { border-color: var(--gold); color: #fff; }
.offer { display: grid; gap: 28px 64px; padding: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px) 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.offer:first-of-type { border-top: 0; }
.offer h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 3.6vw, 46px); }
.offer .prose { margin-top: 18px; }
.offer .ask { margin-top: 26px; }
.offer figure { margin: 0; }
.offer figure img { border-radius: 14px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .offer.has-aside { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; } }
.aside-card { background: var(--mist); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; padding: 24px 26px; }
.aside-card h3 { font-size: 22px; }
.aside-card p { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink-2); }
.aside-card .who + .who { margin-top: 18px; padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.aside-card .who { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 14px; align-items: center; }
.aside-card .who .arch { width: 64px; }
.aside-card .who strong { display: block; }
.aside-card .who span { color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 15px; }

/* ---- about */
.about-grid { display: grid; gap: 40px 64px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .about-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: start; } }
.photo-wide { margin: 0; }
.photo-wide img { border-radius: 16px; width: 100%; }
.photo-wide figcaption { margin-top: 10px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-3); }
.since { font: 600 clamp(28px, 3vw, 36px)/1.1 var(--serif); }

/* ---- news */
.posts { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.posts li { padding: 32px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.posts li:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }
.posts time, .post-date { font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-3); }
.posts h2 { margin-top: 8px; font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px); }
.posts h2 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.posts h2 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--gold); text-decoration-thickness: 3px; }
.posts p { margin-top: 10px; max-width: 60ch; color: var(--ink-2); }
.post-date { color: var(--on-navy-2); }
.news-band { display: grid; gap: 26px 72px; align-items: center; padding-top: clamp(56px, 7vw, 80px); padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 7vw, 80px); }
.news-band .kicker { font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; }
.news-band h2 { margin-top: 10px; font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 50px); }
.news-band p.sum { margin-top: 16px; max-width: 36em; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .news-band { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr); } }

/* ---- contact */
.talk { display: grid; gap: 40px 80px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .talk { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr); } }
.phone { display: inline-block; margin-top: 22px; font: 600 clamp(38px, 4.6vw, 62px)/1 var(--serif); color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--gold); text-decoration-thickness: 6px; text-underline-offset: 10px; }
.phone:hover { color: var(--red-ink); }
.talk .ways { margin-top: 26px; color: var(--ink-2); }

/* ---- forms */
.form { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
.form .row { display: grid; gap: 16px; }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .form .row.two { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
.form label { display: grid; gap: 7px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 15.5px; }
.form .lt .hint { margin-left: 6px; }
.form .hint { font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 14.5px; }
.form input[type="text"], .form input[type="email"], .form input[type="tel"], .form select, .form textarea {
  width: 100%; min-height: 50px; padding: 10px 14px; border: 1.5px solid var(--field); border-radius: 8px; background: #fff; color: var(--ink); font: 400 17px/1.45 var(--sans); }
.form textarea { min-height: 132px; resize: vertical; }
.form select { appearance: none; background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, var(--navy) 50%), linear-gradient(135deg, var(--navy) 50%, transparent 50%); background-position: calc(100% - 20px) 50%, calc(100% - 14px) 50%; background-size: 6px 6px; background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-right: 40px; }
.form input:focus-visible, .form select:focus-visible, .form textarea:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 1px; border-color: var(--navy); }
.form .check { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: flex-start; font-weight: 500; font-size: 16px; }
.form .check input { width: 22px; height: 22px; margin: 2px 0 0; accent-color: var(--navy); flex: none; }
.form .send { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 12px 20px; margin-top: 6px; }
.form .send .small { max-width: 26em; }
.hp { position: absolute !important; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.form-card { background: var(--mist); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 18px; padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px); }
.form-card h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px); }
.form-card > p { margin: 10px 0 22px; color: var(--ink-2); }

/* ---- page bodies */
.section-top { padding-top: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px); padding-bottom: clamp(48px, 7vw, 88px); }
.facts.in-band { margin-top: 36px; }
.photo-tall { margin: 0; }
.photo-tall img { border-radius: 14px; width: 100%; }
.back { margin-top: 48px; }
.form-card .form { margin-top: 4px; }
.prose .form-card { margin-top: 2.2em; max-width: none; }
.prose .form-card h2 { margin-top: 0; }

/* ---- footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; margin-top: 0; }
.foot { display: grid; gap: 28px 64px; padding-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 28px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .foot { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto; align-items: center; } }
.foot-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.foot-brand img { width: 58px; height: 58px; }
.foot-contact { display: grid; gap: 6px; font-size: 16px; color: var(--on-navy); }
.foot-contact a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; }
.foot-contact a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.foot-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 22px; }
.foot-nav a { color: var(--on-navy); text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; }
.foot-nav a:hover { color: #fff; text-decoration: underline; }
.foot-legal { padding-top: 22px; padding-bottom: 32px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14); font-size: 14px; color: var(--on-navy-2); }

/* ---- small pages */
.message { padding: clamp(64px, 10vw, 120px) 0; }
.message h1 { color: var(--navy); font-size: clamp(38px, 5vw, 64px); max-width: 18ch; }
.message p { margin-top: 18px; max-width: 36em; }
.message .btns { margin-top: 28px; }

/* ---- motion (29 Oct 2026): subtle, once, and none at all for a visitor who asks for less motion.
   These rules hide nothing by themselves: the script marks what is still below the fold when a page opens (.rv,
   .rv-draw) and reveals it (.rv-in) as it comes into view. The hero and the page heads move in CSS alone and always
   end in place, with or without the script. */
@property --sweep { syntax: "<angle>"; inherits: false; initial-value: 360deg; }
@keyframes msd-rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes msd-settle { from { opacity: .35; transform: scale(1.06); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@keyframes msd-trace { from { --sweep: 0deg; } to { --sweep: 360deg; } }
@keyframes msd-draw { from { clip-path: inset(-10px calc(100% + 10px) -10px -10px); } to { clip-path: inset(-10px); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  /* from page to page: a short cross-fade, the header staying put (Chrome, Edge, Safari; others simply load) */
  @view-transition { navigation: auto; }
  ::view-transition-group(root) { animation-duration: .28s; }
  .site-header { view-transition-name: site-header; }

  /* arriving: the headline, the words under it and the buttons rise in turn; the ring traces itself round the
     photo, which settles; under every other page's title the river draws itself */
  .hero h1, .hero .lead, .hero .btns, .page-head h1, .page-head .lead, .page-head .jump { animation: msd-rise .8s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1) both; }
  .hero .lead, .page-head .lead { animation-delay: .12s; }
  .hero .btns, .page-head .jump { animation-delay: .24s; }
  .ring::before { animation: msd-trace 1.5s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1) .2s both; }
  .ring.ring-wait::before { animation-play-state: paused; }
  .ring img { animation: msd-settle 1.4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1) both; }
  .page-head .river { animation: msd-draw 1.3s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1) .3s both; }

  /* coming into view: once */
  .rv { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); transition: opacity .7s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1), transform .7s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1); }
  .rv.rv-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
  .river.rv-draw { clip-path: inset(-10px calc(100% + 10px) -10px -10px); transition: clip-path 1.4s linear; }
  .river-v.rv-draw { clip-path: inset(-10px -10px calc(100% + 10px) -10px); }
  .river.rv-draw.rv-in { clip-path: inset(-10px); }
  .path li.rv .stop { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.55); transition: opacity .3s, transform .55s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1); transition-delay: inherit; }
  .path li.rv.rv-in .stop { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

  /* under the hand */
  .btn { transition: background-color .15s, color .15s, border-color .15s, transform .2s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1), box-shadow .2s; }
  .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 10px 20px -12px rgba(22, 20, 73, .55); }
  .btn:active { transform: none; box-shadow: none; }
  .site-nav a:not(.pill)::after { transition: transform .25s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1); }
  .person .arch { transition: transform .35s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1), box-shadow .35s, border-color .35s; }
  .person .arch img { transition: transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1); }
  .person:hover .arch, .person:focus-visible .arch { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: 0 16px 30px -20px rgba(22, 20, 73, .6); border-color: var(--gold); }
  .person:hover .arch img, .person:focus-visible .arch img { transform: scale(1.03); }
  .person h3 { text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-color: transparent; text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 4px; transition: text-decoration-color .25s; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { * { transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; } }
@media print { .site-header, .site-footer, .menu-btn, .form, .river { display: none !important; } body { font-size: 12pt; } .rv, .rv .stop { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; } }

/* ---- why speech and debate (4 Nov 2026: Julian's copy, the home band and its page) */
.band-navy { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.band-navy h2 { color: #fff; }
.why-band { display: grid; gap: 36px 72px; }
.why-intro .lead { margin-top: 18px; max-width: 34em; color: var(--on-navy); }
.why-intro .btns { margin-top: 28px; }
.horizons { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; counter-reset: horizon; }
.horizons li { counter-increment: horizon; }
.horizons a { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(0, 1fr); column-gap: 16px; padding: 18px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .22);
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.45; }
.horizons li:last-child a { border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .22); }
.horizons a::before { content: counter(horizon); grid-row: span 2; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 44px; height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%; border: 3px solid var(--gold); font: 600 20px/1 var(--serif); color: #fff; }
.horizons .when { display: block; font: italic 400 19px/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--on-navy-2); margin-bottom: 2px; }
.horizons a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
@media (min-width: 900px) { .why-band { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 1fr); align-items: center; } }

.why-head { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 2px 22px; align-items: center; }
.why-head .stop { grid-row: span 2; }
.why-head .when { margin: 0; font: italic 400 20px/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--ink-2); }
.why-head h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 44px); }
@media (max-width: 599px) { .why-head { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } .why-head .stop { grid-row: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; } }
.why-points { display: grid; gap: 28px; margin-top: 36px; }
.why-points h3 { font-size: 21px; }
.why-points p { margin-top: 8px; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 16.5px; }
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .why-points { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0; margin-top: 44px; }
  .why-points > div { padding: 0 32px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .why-points > div:first-child { padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; }
  .why-points > div:last-child { padding-right: 0; }
}
.why-end { padding-top: 0; }
.why-end .closing { font: 600 clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 32px)/1.3 var(--serif); color: var(--navy); max-width: 26em; }
.section-tight { padding-top: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px); padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 6vw, 64px); }
.sources-title { font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 26px); }
.sources { margin: 16px 0 0; padding-left: 1.2em; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-3); max-width: 84ch; }
.sources li + li { margin-top: .45em; }

/* ---- about: two photos side by side in Our partners */
.photo-pair { display: grid; gap: 28px; margin-top: 44px; }
@media (min-width: 720px) { .photo-pair { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); align-items: start; } }
.photo-pair img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; object-fit: cover; }   /* the two side by side the same height */