.about {
  padding-block: clamp(4rem, 7.4vw, 8.8rem) clamp(3.5rem, 5.6vw, 6.5rem);
}
.about__inner { margin-inline: var(--gutter); }
.about__lede { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 5fr) minmax(0, 7fr); gap: 4vw; align-items: stretch; }
.about__copy { padding-top: .35rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
.about__eyebrow { color: var(--on-dark-muted); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .11em; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 2.4rem; }
.about__eyebrow span { margin-inline: .8rem; color: var(--gold-lit); }
.about__heading { font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 5.2vw, 6.7rem); line-height: 1.07; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.052em; }
.about__body { max-width: 30rem; margin-top: auto; padding-top: clamp(2rem, 3.2vw, 3.8rem); }
.about__text { color: var(--on-dark-body); font-size: clamp(.9rem, 1vw, 1.04rem); line-height: 1.8; }
.about__text--lead { color: var(--on-dark-ink); font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.3vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.55; letter-spacing: -.015em; padding-left: 1rem; border-left: 2px solid var(--gold-lit); }
.about__text + .about__text { margin-top: 1.2rem; }
.about__cta { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.8rem; min-height: 2.75rem; padding-block: .6rem; margin-top: 1.15rem; font-size: .8rem; color: var(--on-dark-ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--on-dark-line-strong); transition: border-color 200ms ease; }
.about__cta svg { width: 1.1rem; height: 1.1rem; stroke: var(--gold-lit); fill: none; stroke-width: 1.4; transition: transform 250ms var(--motion); }
.about__cta:hover { border-color: var(--gold-lit); }
.about__cta:hover svg { transform: translate(2px, -2px); }
.about__media { margin: 0 calc(-1 * var(--gutter)) 0 0; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.about__plate { position: relative; flex: 1; min-height: 34rem; overflow: hidden; background: var(--surface-dark); }
.about__still, .about__video { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.about__still img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: var(--about-still-focus, 50% 50%); }
.about__video { object-fit: cover; object-position: var(--about-focus, 50% 50%); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 600ms ease; }
.about__plate.has-video .about__video { opacity: 1; }
/* DOCUMENTARY CREDIT over the facility film: a quiet bottom scrim,
   a caption set like a film credit, a gold progress line
   (the page's gold thread) and one round icon control. WCAG 2.2.2 requires a
   way to pause looping motion, so the control stays: as an icon, not text. */
.about__media { position: relative; }
.about__plate::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; height: 52%; z-index: 1; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgb(var(--surface-dark-rgb) / .86), rgb(var(--surface-dark-rgb) / .52) 34%, rgb(var(--surface-dark-rgb) / .14) 68%, transparent); }
.about__progress { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 2; height: 2px; background: rgb(246 244 238 / .16); pointer-events: none; transition: opacity 400ms ease; }
.about__progress i { display: block; height: 100%; background: var(--gold-lit); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center; }
.about__plate:not(.has-video) .about__progress { opacity: 0; }

.about__figcaption { position: absolute; left: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.75rem); bottom: clamp(1.2rem, 2.2vw, 2.1rem); z-index: 3; display: grid; gap: .2rem; max-width: calc(100% - 7rem); color: var(--on-dark-ink); pointer-events: none; }
.about__caption-kicker { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .6rem; color: var(--gold-lit); font-size: .66rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgb(0 0 0 / .55); }
.about__caption-kicker::before { content: ''; width: 1.4rem; height: 1px; background: var(--gold-lit); }
.about__caption-name { font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.35vw, 1.4rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.02em; line-height: 1.25; text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgb(0 0 0 / .35); }
.about__caption-place { color: var(--on-dark-body); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .04em; text-shadow: 0 1px 8px rgb(0 0 0 / .5); }
.about__film-toggle { position: absolute; right: clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.75rem); bottom: clamp(1.1rem, 2vw, 1.9rem); z-index: 3; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 2.75rem; height: 2.75rem; padding: 0; border: 1px solid rgb(246 244 238 / .42); border-radius: 50%; color: var(--on-dark-ink); background: rgb(var(--surface-dark-rgb) / .42); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px); backdrop-filter: blur(8px); transition: background-color 220ms ease, border-color 220ms ease, color 220ms ease; }
.about__film-toggle:hover { background: var(--gold-lit); border-color: var(--gold-lit); color: var(--on-gold); }
.about__film-icon { grid-area: 1 / 1; width: 1.05rem; height: 1.05rem; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.6; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.about__film-icon--play { fill: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.2; }
.about__film-toggle[data-state="playing"] .about__film-icon--play,
.about__film-toggle[data-state="paused"] .about__film-icon--pause { display: none; }

/* ------------------------------------------------------ the five phases */
.standard { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2.4fr) minmax(0, 9.6fr); gap: 3vw; margin-top: clamp(3.5rem, 5.4vw, 6.5rem); align-items: start; }
.standard__head { padding-top: .1rem; }
.standard__title { font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.3rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.standard__note { font-size: .74rem; color: var(--on-dark-muted); margin-top: .7rem; max-width: 12rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.standard__flow { --node: .6rem; position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); column-gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 2.25rem); }
/* The rail: a hairline through every node, and a gold line that draws over it. */
.standard__flow::before,
.standard__flow::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: calc(1.9rem + var(--node) / 2); height: 1px; background: var(--on-dark-line-strong); }
.standard__flow::after { background: var(--gold-lit); transform-origin: left center; transition: transform 1600ms var(--ease-editorial); }
.standard__step { position: relative; min-width: 0; }
.standard__rail { display: grid; grid-template-rows: 1.9rem var(--node); align-items: start; }
.standard__no { color: var(--on-dark-muted); font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .08em; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.standard__node { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: var(--node); height: var(--node); border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold-lit); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--surface-dark); transition: background 300ms ease, transform 300ms var(--motion); }
.standard__icon { width: clamp(2.9rem, 2.5vw, 3.6rem); height: clamp(2.9rem, 2.5vw, 3.6rem); margin-top: 1.6rem; fill: none; stroke: var(--on-dark-body); stroke-width: 1.25; stroke-linecap: square; stroke-linejoin: miter; transition: stroke 250ms ease, transform 350ms var(--motion); }
.standard__name { font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.4rem); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin-block: 1.1rem .45rem; }
.standard__detail { font-size: clamp(.8rem, .78vw, .9rem); max-width: 14rem; color: var(--on-dark-muted); line-height: 1.65; }
@media (hover: hover) {
  .standard__step:hover .standard__icon { stroke: var(--gold-lit); transform: translateY(-3px); }
  .standard__step:hover .standard__node { transform: scale(1.5); }
}
/* SCRUBBED (js/motion.js adds .is-scrub; never without it). The gold line is
   --p of the way along; a phase the line has reached is .is-on — its node
   lights, its icon draws itself and its text arrives. Scrolling back rewinds.
   The latest phase reached (.is-current) keeps a gold icon. */
.standard.is-scrub .standard__flow::after { transform: scaleX(var(--p, 0)); transition: transform 180ms linear; }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__node { transition: background-color 300ms ease, box-shadow 400ms ease; }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step:not(.is-on) .standard__node { background: var(--surface-dark); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--surface-dark), inset 0 0 0 1px var(--on-dark-line-strong); }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step.is-on .standard__node { animation: standard-node 700ms var(--ease-editorial); }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step.is-current .standard__node { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--surface-dark), 0 0 0 9px rgb(240 178 26 / .2); }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__icon * { stroke-dasharray: 1; stroke-dashoffset: 0; transition: stroke-dashoffset 1000ms var(--ease-editorial); }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step:not(.is-on) .standard__icon * { stroke-dashoffset: 1; }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step.is-current .standard__icon { stroke: var(--gold-lit); }
.standard.is-scrub :is(.standard__no, .standard__name, .standard__detail) { transition: opacity 600ms ease, transform 800ms var(--ease-editorial); }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step:not(.is-on) :is(.standard__name, .standard__detail) { opacity: .2; transform: translateY(12px); }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step:not(.is-on) .standard__no { opacity: .45; }
.standard.is-scrub .standard__step.is-on .standard__detail { transition-delay: 120ms; }
@keyframes standard-node { 0% { transform: scale(.3); } 55% { transform: scale(2); } 100% { transform: scale(1); } }

@media (min-width: 112.5em) { .about__plate { min-height: 42rem; } }
@media (max-width: 63.99em) {
  .about__lede { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .about__heading { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.5vw, 4rem); }
  .about__plate { min-height: 30rem; }
  .standard { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
  .standard__title br { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 47.99em) {
  .about { padding-block: 3.8rem 3.4rem; }
  .about__lede { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2.4rem; }
  .about__eyebrow { margin-bottom: 1.7rem; }
  .about__heading { font-size: clamp(3rem, 10.7vw, 4.8rem); line-height: 1.06; }
  .about__body { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 1.7rem; max-width: 36rem; }
  .about__text { font-size: .91rem; }
  .about__text--lead { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .about__media { margin-left: calc(-1 * var(--gutter)); }
  .about__plate { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 1.3; flex: auto; }
  .about__figcaption { left: var(--gutter); bottom: 1.1rem; }
    .about__film-toggle { right: var(--gutter); bottom: 1rem; }
  .about__caption-name { font-size: 1rem; }
  .standard { margin-top: 2.8rem; gap: 1.6rem; }
  /* 3 + 2: every row carries its own rail segment. */
  .standard__flow { grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); column-gap: .9rem; row-gap: 2rem; }
  .standard__flow::before, .standard__flow::after { display: none; }
  .standard__step { grid-column: span 2; }
  .standard__step:nth-child(n+4) { grid-column: span 3; }
  .standard__rail { position: relative; grid-template-rows: 1.6rem var(--node); }
  .standard__rail::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: -.9rem; top: calc(1.6rem + var(--node) / 2); height: 1px; background: var(--on-dark-line-strong); }
  .standard__step:nth-child(3) .standard__rail::before, .standard__step:nth-child(5) .standard__rail::before { right: 0; }
  .standard.is-scrub .standard__rail::after { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: -.9rem; top: calc(1.6rem + var(--node) / 2); height: 1px; background: var(--gold-lit); transform: scaleX(0); transform-origin: left center; transition: transform 900ms var(--ease-editorial); }
  .standard.is-scrub .standard__step:nth-child(3) .standard__rail::after, .standard.is-scrub .standard__step:nth-child(5) .standard__rail::after { right: 0; }
  .standard.is-scrub .standard__step.is-on .standard__rail::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
  .standard__icon { width: 2.4rem; height: 2.4rem; margin-top: 1rem; }
  .standard__name { font-size: 1rem; margin-top: .8rem; }
  .standard__detail { font-size: .74rem; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .about__video, .standard__flow::after, .standard__node, .standard__icon, .about__film-toggle, .about__progress { transition: none; }
}
/* The Hero's first chapter plays the wide portioning shot; this chapter holds
   a closer, documentary crop of the same moment (hand, ladle, grain) so the
   page never repeats a frame. A delivered film uses its own focus, unscaled. */
.about__still img { transform: scale(calc(var(--about-still-zoom, 1.22) * var(--z, 1))); transform-origin: var(--about-still-focus, 50% 50%); }
.about__video { transform: scale(var(--z, 1)); transform-origin: var(--about-focus, 50% 50%); }