/* process stack — sticky scroll layering, marker, oversized step numbers */
.process-stack__marker {
    width: 0.625rem;
    height: 0.625rem;
}

.process-stack__num {
    font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 11vw, 7.5rem);
    line-height: 0.85;
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .process-stack__slot {
        min-height: min(52vh, 26rem);
    }

    .process-stack__slot:last-child {
        min-height: 0;
    }

    .process-stack__panel {
        position: sticky;
        top: 5rem;
        z-index: calc(var(--stack-index, 0) + 1);
    }
}

/* whyus v16 — ransom-note table layout: pulse rings, scrim, giant row numbers, scroll-snap track */
/* No colors below: only white/black shade-as-opacity for the scrim (per project exception), everything else is layout/size/animation/transform. */

.whyus-ransom__decor {
    contain: layout style;
}

.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring {
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    width: 12rem;
    height: 12rem;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.6);
    opacity: 0;
    animation: whyus-ransom-pulse 4s ease-out infinite;
}

/* content-first: rings start after the heading's fade-in has already begun */
.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring--1 {
    animation-delay: 0.8s;
}

.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring--2 {
    width: 20rem;
    height: 20rem;
    animation-delay: 1.6s;
}

.whyus-ransom__pulse-ring--3 {
    width: 28rem;
    height: 28rem;
    animation-delay: 2.4s;
}

@keyframes whyus-ransom-pulse {
    0% {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(0.6);
        opacity: 0.6;
    }
    70% {
        opacity: 0;
    }
    100% {
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(1.4);
        opacity: 0;
    }
}

.whyus-ransom__fade-in {
    animation: whyus-ransom-fade-in 0.5s ease-out both;
}

@keyframes whyus-ransom-fade-in {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(0.75rem);
    }
    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
    }
}

/* radial vignette over the hero illustration only — pure lightness/opacity fade, not a hue */
.whyus-ransom__scrim {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 70%);
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    .whyus-ransom__scrim {
        background: radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 70%);
    }
}

.whyus-ransom__accent {
    transform: rotate(-1deg);
}

.whyus-ransom__row-group {
    overflow: hidden;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-number {
    top: -1.5rem;
    right: 0;
    line-height: 1;
    z-index: 0;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-track {
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}

.whyus-ransom__row-item {
    scroll-snap-align: start;
}

.whyus-ransom__snippet pre {
    white-space: pre-wrap;
}