/* connection hub */
.hub {
    position: relative;
    aspect-ratio: 1/1;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 480px;
    margin-left: auto
}

.hub svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: visible
}

.node-label {
    font-family: 'Poppins';
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 12px;
    fill: var(--navy)
}

.dash {
    stroke-dasharray: 6 8;
    animation: flow 2.4s linear infinite
}

@keyframes flow {
    to {
        stroke-dashoffset: -28
    }
}

.pulse {
    transform-origin: center;
    animation: pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite
}

@keyframes pulse {

    0%,
    100% {
        opacity: .55;
        transform: scale(1)
    }

    50% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: scale(1.12)
    }
}

.draw {
    stroke-dasharray: 220;
    stroke-dashoffset: 220;
    animation: draw 1.6s ease forwards
}

@keyframes draw {
    to {
        stroke-dashoffset: 0
    }
}

.float {
    animation: float 6s ease-in-out infinite
}

@keyframes float {

    0%,
    100% {
        transform: translateY(0)
    }

    50% {
        transform: translateY(-7px)
    }
}

/* ---------- GENERIC SECTION ---------- */
.band {
    padding: 88px 0
}

.band .head-block {
    padding-bottom: 44px;
}

.band.cream2 {
    background: var(--cream-2)
}

.head-block {
    max-width: 700px
}

.head-block h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    margin: 16px 0 0
}

.head-block p.sub {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.06rem;
    margin-top: 16px
}

.center {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    text-align: center
}

.center .eyebrow {
    justify-content: center
}

/* clarify / connector-not-contractor */
.clarify {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 46px;
    align-items: center;
    margin-top: 44px
}

.clarify.full-width {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    margin-top: 0;
}

.clarify .visual {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    padding: 34px;
    background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-deep));
    color: #fff;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.clarify .visual::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: -60px;
    bottom: -60px;
    width: 220px;
    height: 220px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(62, 124, 143, .4), transparent 70%)
}

.contrast-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    align-items: stretch;
    margin: 8px 0;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2
}

.contrast-card {
    flex: 1;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 18px
}

.contrast-card.no {
    opacity: .62
}

.contrast-card h4 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: .98rem;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px
}

.contrast-card p {
    font-size: .86rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
    line-height: 1.5
}

.contrast-card .ico {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex: none
}

.contrast-card.no .ico {
    background: rgba(192, 57, 43, .9)
}

.contrast-card.yes .ico {
    background: var(--teal)
}

.contrast-card svg {
    width: 15px;
    height: 15px;
    stroke: #fff
}

.arrow-between {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6)
}

.clarify .copy h3 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 14px
}

.clarify .copy p {
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 14px
}

.clarify .copy p strong {
    color: var(--navy)
}

/* pillars */
.pillars {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
    margin-top: 44px
}

.pillar {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    padding: 30px 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}

.pillar:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow)
}

.pillar .icon {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(62, 124, 143, .16), rgba(30, 58, 92, .12));
    margin-bottom: 18px
}

.pillar .icon svg {
    width: 28px;
    height: 28px;
    stroke: var(--navy)
}

.pillar h3 {
    font-size: 1.24rem;
    margin-bottom: 10px
}

.pillar p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .96rem
}

/* how it works */
.steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 20px;
    margin-top: 46px;
    position: relative
}

.step {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    padding: 28px 22px 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    position: relative;
    transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}

.step:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow)
}

.step .num {
    font-family: 'Poppins';
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: #fff;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: var(--navy);
    margin-bottom: 16px
}

.step:nth-child(2) .num {
    background: var(--teal)
}

.step:nth-child(3) .num {
    background: var(--teal)
}

.step:nth-child(4) .num {
    background: var(--red)
}

.step h3 {
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.step p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem
}

.pay-note {
    margin-top: 30px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 16px;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: space-between;
    background: linear-gradient(140deg, var(--navy), var(--teal));
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: var(--r);
    padding: 24px 30px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.pay-note .txt {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px
}

.pay-note .txt svg {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    stroke: #fff;
    flex: none
}

.pay-note strong {
    font-family: 'Poppins';
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    display: block
}

.pay-note span {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
    font-size: .92rem
}

/* sectors */
.sectors {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
    margin-top: 44px
}

.sector {
    border-radius: var(--r);
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease
}

.sector:hover {
    transform: translateY(-6px);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow)
}

.sector .top {
    height: 130px;
    position: relative;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    overflow: hidden
}

.sector .top svg.deco {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%
}

.sector .top .glyph {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    stroke: #fff
}

.sector.gov .top {
    background: linear-gradient(140deg, #22405f, #16293f)
}

.sector.health .top {
    background: linear-gradient(140deg, #2f6a7d, #1e3a5c)
}

.sector.sus .top {
    background: linear-gradient(140deg, #3f7a53, #255a45)
}

.sector .body {
    padding: 24px 24px 26px
}

.sector .body h3 {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

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

.sector .body .tag {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .05em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--teal);
    margin-bottom: 10px
}

/* veteran band */
.vet {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: 0
}

.vet-inner {
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: url(../images/bottom-veteran-banner.png) center/cover no-repeat;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 5rem 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* .vet-inner::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: -40px;
    bottom: -30px;
    width: 340px;
    height: 200px;
    background:
        repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, #c0392b 0 14px, #fff 14px 28px);
    opacity: .14;
    transform: rotate(-8deg);
    border-radius: 20px
} */

.vet .wrap {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1.3fr .7fr;
    gap: 40px;
    align-items: center
}

.vet h2 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.14
}

.vet p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
    margin: 16px 0 24px;
    max-width: 72ch
}

.vet .badges {
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.vet-badge {
    width: 118px;
    height: 118px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .06);
    border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .25);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5)
}

.vet-badge .lbl {
    font-family: 'Poppins';
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: .62rem;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: #fff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 6px
}

.vet-badge svg {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    stroke: #fff;
    fill: none
}

.jets {
    position: absolute;
    top: 34px;
    right: 6%;
    z-index: 2;
    opacity: .9
}

/* accordion */
.access {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.1fr;
    gap: 44px;
    align-items: start;
    margin-top: 44px
}

.access .intro h2 {
    margin-top: 16px
}

.access .intro p {
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-top: 16px;
    font-size: 1.04rem
}

.access .intro .mini {
    margin-top: 22px;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm)
}

.access .intro .mini p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: .94rem;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-weight: 600
}

.acc-item {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: box-shadow .25s
}

.acc-item.open {
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm)
}

.acc-q {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: 'Poppins';
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy);
    font-size: 1rem
}

.acc-q .ic {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(192, 57, 43, .14), rgba(192, 57, 43, .06));
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex: none
}

.acc-q .ic svg {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    stroke: var(--red)
}

.acc-q .chev {
    margin-left: auto;
    transition: transform .3s;
    color: var(--muted)
}

.acc-item.open .chev {
    transform: rotate(180deg)
}

.acc-a {
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height .35s ease
}

.acc-a p {
    padding: 0 20px 20px 68px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .94rem
}

/* why */
.why {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
    margin-top: 44px
}

.why-card {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 14px 10px
}

.why-card .ic {
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    margin: 0 auto 16px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm)
}

.why-card .ic svg {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    stroke: var(--teal)
}

.why-card h3 {
    font-size: 1.08rem;
    margin-bottom: 8px
}

.why-card p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem
}

/* final cta */
.final {
    background: url(../images/bottom-banner.png) center/cover no-repeat;
    
    color: #fff;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 90px 0
}

.final h2 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    max-width: 26ch;
    margin: 14px auto 0
}

.final p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
    max-width: 52ch;
    margin: 18px auto 30px;
    font-size: 1.06rem
}

.final .eyebrow {
    color: var(--teal-soft);
    justify-content: center
}

.final .eyebrow::before {
    background: var(--teal-soft)
}

.final .mailrow {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
    border-radius: 40px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-top: 8px
}

.final .mailrow svg {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    stroke: var(--teal-soft)
}

/* footer */
footer.ft {
    background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--navy-deep), var(--teal));
    color: #fff;
    padding: 48px 0 34px
}

footer.ft .wrap {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
    align-items: start
}

footer.ft .brand-f {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px
}

footer.ft h4 {
    color: #fff;
    font-size: .82rem;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    opacity: .9
}

footer.ft a,
footer.ft p {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
    font-size: .94rem;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    display: block
}

footer.ft a:hover {
    color: #fff
}

footer.ft .mail {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px
}

footer.ft .mail svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    stroke: #fff;
    flex: none
}

.ft-bottom {
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
    margin-top: 30px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6)
}

/* logo mark */
.logo-mark {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
    flex: none
}

.logo-mark.sm {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px
}

.logo-mark.lg {
    width: 66px;
    height: 66px
}

/* reveal */
.reveal {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(24px);
    transition: opacity .7s ease, transform .7s ease
}

.reveal.in {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none
}

.reveal.d1 {
    transition-delay: .08s
}

.reveal.d2 {
    transition-delay: .16s
}

.reveal.d3 {
    transition-delay: .24s
}

.reveal.d4 {
    transition-delay: .32s
}

@media(max-width:940px) {

    .hero .wrap,
    .clarify,
    .access,
    .vet .wrap {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .hub {
        margin: 10px auto 0;
        max-width: 400px
    }

    .pillars,
    .steps,
    .sectors,
    .why {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .vet .badges {
        justify-content: flex-start
    }

    .nav-links a.link {
        display: none
    }

    footer.ft .wrap {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }
}

@media(max-width:600px) {

    .pillars,
    .steps,
    .sectors,
    .why,
    footer.ft .wrap {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .hero {
        padding: 120px 0 60px
    }

    .contrast-row {
        flex-direction: column
    }

    .arrow-between {
        transform: rotate(90deg)
    }

    .pay-note {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start
    }

    .final h2,
    .hero h1 {
        font-size: 1.9rem
    }
}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
    * {
        animation: none !important;
        transition: none !important
    }

    .reveal {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: none
    }
}

:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--teal);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 6px
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
   .vet-inner {
        background-image: url('../images/veteran-mobile.png');
        background-position: top;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        padding: 10rem 0;
    }

    .final {
    background-image: url('../images/bottom-mobile.png');
        background-position: center;
        background-size: cover;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
}
/* ---- full-width General testimonial banner ---- */
.general-banner {
    width: 100%;
    line-height: 0;
}

.general-banner img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
}
/* Hub graphic */
  .hub{position:relative;width:340px;height:340px;margin:0 auto}
  .hub svg.lines{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:1}
  .hub .center{position:absolute;left:50%;top:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);width:120px;height:120px;background:#fff;border-radius:50%;box-shadow:var(--shadow);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:3}
  .hub .center img{width:74px}
  .node{position:absolute;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);width:80px;height:80px;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;color:#fff;font-family:var(--font-display);font-weight:600;font-size:.72rem;line-height:1.1;padding:6px;z-index:2;box-shadow:0 8px 18px rgba(15,32,56,.18);animation:float 5s ease-in-out infinite}
  @keyframes float{0%,100%{transform:translate(-50%,-50%)}50%{transform:translate(-50%,calc(-50% - 7px))}}
  .n1{background:var(--red)} .n2{background:var(--navy)} .n3{background:var(--teal)}
  .n4{background:var(--green)} .n5{background:var(--navy)} .n6{background:var(--teal)}
  .n4 {
    background: var(--green);
}