/* ==========================================================================
   rs9 — about.css
   Circuit-line hero backdrop, story split, values grid, timeline,
   trust badges, editorial blocks.
   ========================================================================== */

/* ---- circuit backdrop ---- */
.circuit {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: .5;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.circuit svg { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.circuit path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: rgba(231, 199, 122, .22);
  stroke-width: 1;
}
.circuit .c-live {
  stroke: var(--c-ruby-bright);
  stroke-width: 1.6;
  stroke-dasharray: 8 300;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 5px rgba(255, 51, 85, .8));
  animation: circuitRun 7s linear infinite;
}
.circuit .c-live--b { animation-duration: 9s; animation-delay: 1.4s; stroke: var(--c-gold-bright); }
.circuit .c-live--c { animation-duration: 11s; animation-delay: 3s; }
.circuit circle { fill: rgba(231, 199, 122, .3); }
@keyframes circuitRun {
  from { stroke-dashoffset: 308; }
  to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .circuit .c-live { animation: none; stroke-dasharray: none; opacity: .3; } }

/* ---- story split ---- */
.story { display: grid; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 54px); align-items: start; }
@media (min-width: 1024px) { .story { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }

.story__aside {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--s-4);
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.8vw, 34px);
  border-radius: var(--r-xl);
  background:
    radial-gradient(80% 100% at 100% 0%, rgba(224, 26, 60, .16), transparent 58%),
    linear-gradient(155deg, rgba(29, 33, 44, .9), rgba(7, 8, 13, .96));
  border: 1px solid var(--a-gold-hair);
}
.story__quote {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: var(--fs-h3);
  font-weight: 650;
  line-height: 1.42;
  color: var(--c-text);
}
.story__quote::before {
  content: '“';
  display: block;
  font-size: 3.4rem;
  line-height: .6;
  color: var(--c-gold);
  margin-bottom: var(--s-3);
}
.story__attrib { font-size: var(--fs-xs); color: var(--c-text-faint); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* ---- timeline ---- */
.tline { position: relative; display: grid; gap: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 26px); padding-left: 30px; }
.tline::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 9px;
  top: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--c-ruby), var(--c-gold) 50%, transparent);
  opacity: .45;
}
.tline__item { position: relative; }
.tline__item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: -30px;
  top: 7px;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--c-obsidian);
  border: 2px solid var(--c-gold);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(7, 8, 13, 1), 0 0 16px rgba(231, 199, 122, .45);
}
.tline__year {
  font-family: var(--f-display);
  font-size: var(--fs-xs);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  color: var(--c-ruby-bright);
}
.tline__title { margin-top: 6px; font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: var(--fs-h4); font-weight: 700; }
.tline__text { margin-top: 8px; font-size: var(--fs-sm); color: var(--c-text-muted); line-height: 1.74; }

/* ---- value cards ---- */
.values { display: grid; gap: clamp(16px, 2vw, 24px); }
@media (min-width: 768px) { .values { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 1200px) { .values { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }

/* ---- trust badge grid ---- */
.tbadges { display: grid; gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 20px); }
@media (min-width: 640px) { .tbadges { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 1024px) { .tbadges { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.tbadge {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--s-3);
  padding: clamp(20px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  background: rgba(13, 15, 22, .82);
  border: 1px solid var(--a-white-hair);
  text-align: center;
  transition: all var(--t-med) var(--ease-out);
}
.tbadge:hover { border-color: var(--a-gold-line); transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--glow-gold-sm); }
.tbadge__ring {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  width: 58px;
  height: 58px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 1px solid var(--a-gold-line);
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(231, 199, 122, .14), transparent 70%);
  color: var(--c-gold);
}
.tbadge__ring svg { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.tbadge h3 { font-family: var(--f-display); font-size: var(--fs-sm); font-weight: 650; }
.tbadge p { font-size: var(--fs-xs); color: var(--c-text-muted); line-height: 1.66; }

/* ---- editorial pull block ---- */
.pull {
  padding: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
  border-radius: var(--r-xl);
  border: 1px solid var(--a-gold-hair);
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, rgba(231, 199, 122, .07), rgba(7, 8, 13, .9));
}
.pull h3 { font-size: var(--fs-h3); color: var(--c-gold-bright); }
.pull p { margin-top: var(--s-4); color: var(--c-text-soft); line-height: 1.82; }
.pull p + p { margin-top: var(--s-4); }