:root {
  --ground: #1c1a16;      /* trail loam at dusk */
  --ground-2: #26231d;
  --board: #1e4a35;       /* forest department enamel green */
  --paint: #f4efe2;       /* hand-painted board white */
  --mustard: #e9b23c;
  --rust: #b03f24;    /* 5.2:1 under painted cream */
  --rust-ink: #e0694c;    /* rust light enough for text on the dark ground */
  --stone: #b9b1a1;       /* secondary text on ground: 8:1 */
  --line: #4a443a;

  --display: "Big Shoulders Display", "Arial Narrow", sans-serif;
  --stencil: "Big Shoulders Stencil Display", "Big Shoulders Display", sans-serif;
  --body: "Figtree", system-ui, sans-serif;

  --trail-x: clamp(18px, 4vw, 56px); /* where the trail line runs */
  --ease: cubic-bezier(.16, 1, .3, 1);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scrollbar-color: var(--board) var(--ground); overflow-x: clip; }
body {
  background: var(--ground);
  color: var(--paint);
  font: 400 18px/1.65 var(--body);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  caret-color: var(--mustard);
}
::selection { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ground); }
a { color: var(--mustard); text-underline-offset: 4px; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
a:hover { color: var(--paint); }
:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--mustard); outline-offset: 4px; }
svg { display: block; }
ol, ul { list-style: none; }
.skip, .skip:hover { color: var(--ground); }
[hidden] { display: none !important; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; top: 8px; background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ground); padding: 8px 14px; z-index: 5; font-weight: 600; }
.skip:focus { left: 12px; }

/* ---------- Hero: the server farm ---------- */
.hero { display: grid; gap: clamp(28px, 4vw, 44px); }
/* the trailhead menu: one row of arrow plates on wide screens */
.hero .plates { width: min(1100px, 100% - 32px); margin: 0 auto; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px 14px; padding-left: 0; }
.hero .plate, .hero .plate:nth-child(n) { margin-left: 0; min-width: 0; flex: 1 1 200px; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 26px; }
.board, .sushi {
  position: relative;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25), 0 18px 40px -18px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}
/* enamel board: white painted border, bolts in the corners */
.board {
  background: var(--board);
  border: 6px solid var(--paint);
  outline: 4px solid var(--board);
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 48px);
  margin: 4px;
}
.board::before, .board::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 12px; width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #d7d2c4, #6d6a62);
}
.board::before { left: 12px; }
.board::after { right: 12px; }
h1 {
  font: 900 64px/.9 var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .01em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.board-sub { font-size: 17px; }

/* arrow plates as nav */
.plates { position: relative; display: grid; justify-items: start; gap: 12px; padding-left: var(--trail-x); isolation: isolate; }
.plate { min-width: min(440px, 100%); }
.plate {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 30px; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  background: var(--board); color: var(--paint);
  padding: 14px 36px 14px 20px;
  text-decoration: none;
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 22px) 0, 100% 50%, calc(100% - 22px) 100%, 0 100%);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 10px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.45));
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease);
}
.plate span { font: 800 clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 28px)/1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.plate em { font: 600 15px/1 var(--display); font-style: normal; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.plate svg { width: 30px; height: 18px; }
.plate:hover { transform: translateX(8px); }
.plate-rust { background: var(--rust); }
.plate-mustard, .plate-mustard:hover { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ground); }

/* ---------- The trail ---------- */
.trail {
  width: min(1100px, 100% - 32px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  padding-top: clamp(56px, 8vw, 96px);
}
/* the dashed trail line that carries the whole page */
.trail::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: var(--trail-x);
  border-left: 4px dashed var(--mustard);
  opacity: .55;
}
.stop {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 0 clamp(80px, 11vw, 140px) calc(var(--trail-x) + clamp(40px, 6vw, 88px));
}
.stop > p { max-width: 62ch; color: var(--stone); margin-top: 14px; }
.stop > p.lead { color: var(--paint); font-size: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 24px); line-height: 1.5; }

/* the rider travels down the trail line with the scroll */
.rider { position: absolute; top: 0; left: var(--trail-x); width: 96px; height: 69px; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none; transform: translate(-50%, var(--ride, 0px)) rotate(90deg); filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.5)); }
.rider svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }

/* rubber checkpoint stamp sitting on the trail line */
.stamp {
  position: absolute; left: calc(var(--trail-x) - 40px); top: -10px;
  width: 84px; height: 84px; border-radius: 50%;
  border: 3px solid var(--rust-ink);
  background: var(--ground);
  color: var(--rust-ink);
  display: grid; place-content: center; text-align: center;
  transform: rotate(-12deg);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px var(--ground), inset 0 0 0 5px var(--rust-ink);
}
.stamp.stamped { animation: stampflip .8s var(--ease); }
@keyframes stampflip { from { transform: rotate(-12deg) rotateY(180deg) scale(1.4); } }
.stamp b { font: 800 17px/1 var(--stencil); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; }

h2 {
  /* carved, extruded lettering: layered shadow steps give the painted letters depth */
  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #4a443a, 2px 2px 0 #3a342b, 3px 3px 0 #2c2822, 4px 4px 0 #24211c, 6px 8px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  font: 800 clamp(2.6rem, 6vw, 4.4rem)/.95 var(--display);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
h3 { font: 800 clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 30px)/1.05 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .02em; }

/* story mode: an animal narrator stands on the trail beside each chapter */
.narrate { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 150px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 8px 22px; align-items: end; margin-top: 26px; max-width: 860px; }
.narrator { position: relative; padding-bottom: 14px; }
.narrator::after { /* its own patch of trail earth */
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 4%; right: 4%; bottom: 0; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, #4a3f30, #2b261f 70%);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 18px -6px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
.narrator svg { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: 100%; height: auto; overflow: visible; filter: drop-shadow(0 8px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.45)); animation: bob 3.2s ease-in-out infinite; transform-origin: 50% 100%; }
.narrator-croc svg, .narrator-snake svg { animation-duration: 4s; }
@keyframes bob { 50% { transform: translateY(-5px) rotate(-1.5deg); } }
.say-bubble {
  position: relative; background: var(--paint); color: var(--ground); padding: 18px 22px 20px; margin-bottom: 30px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -16px rgba(0,0,0,.75);
  transform-origin: 0 100%; transition: transform .7s var(--ease);
}
.say-bubble::before { /* tail pointing at the narrator */
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: -15px; bottom: 18px; width: 16px; height: 20px; background: var(--paint); clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 0 50%, 100% 100%);
}
.say-bubble p { font-size: clamp(17px, 1.6vw, 19px); line-height: 1.55; max-width: 60ch; }
.say-bubble .say-who { font: 800 13px/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--board); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.say-bubble a { color: var(--rust); }
.say-bubble a:hover { color: var(--board); }
.stop.pre .say-bubble { transform: scale(.92) rotate(-1deg); }

.sushi-gopher { width: 92px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.sushi-gopher svg { width: 100%; height: auto; animation: bob 3.2s ease-in-out infinite; transform-origin: 50% 100%; }
.foot-goat { display: inline-block; width: 44px; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 8px; }
.foot-goat svg { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.foot .fine-print { margin-top: 8px; font-size: 14px; }

/* interests as a fingerpost: plates bolted to one pole, pointing off down different paths */
.wayside {
  position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; column-gap: 30px; row-gap: 12px;
  max-width: 900px; margin-top: 40px; padding: 8px 0 56px;
}
.wayside::before { /* the pole */
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; top: -18px; bottom: 0; width: 16px; transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: #5b4a35; box-shadow: inset -4px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25), 0 10px 20px -8px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
.wayside::after { /* its footing */
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: -8px; width: 90px; height: 18px; transform: translateX(-50%); border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, #4a3f30, #2b261f 70%);
}
.wayside li { position: relative; perspective: 700px; filter: drop-shadow(0 12px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.5)); }
.wayside li:nth-child(odd) { grid-column: 1; justify-self: end; }
.wayside li:nth-child(even) { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; margin-top: 30px; }
.sign-face {
  position: relative; width: min(400px, 100%); background: var(--board);
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease);
}
/* left plates point left, right plates point right; the bolt sits on the pole side */
.wayside li:nth-child(odd) .sign-face { padding: 16px 24px 18px 44px; clip-path: polygon(26px 0, 100% 0, 100% 100%, 26px 100%, 0 50%); transform-origin: 100% 50%; transform: rotate(-1deg) rotateY(var(--sway, 0deg)); }
.wayside li:nth-child(even) .sign-face { padding: 16px 44px 18px 24px; clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 26px) 0, 100% 50%, calc(100% - 26px) 100%, 0 100%); transform-origin: 0 50%; transform: rotate(1deg) rotateY(calc(var(--sway, 0deg) * -1)); }
.sign-face::before { content: ""; position: absolute; top: calc(50% - 5px); width: 10px; height: 10px; border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #d7d2c4, #6d6a62); }
.wayside li:nth-child(odd) .sign-face::before { right: 10px; }
.wayside li:nth-child(even) .sign-face::before { left: 10px; }
.wayside h3 { font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 32px); }
.wayside p { margin-top: 4px; font-size: 16px; color: var(--paint); }
.wayside .w-movies a { color: var(--ground); font-weight: 700; }
.w-rust .sign-face { background: var(--rust); }
.w-mustard .sign-face { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ground); }
.w-mustard p { color: #3b2c10; }
.w-mustard .sign-face::before { background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #8a6a2a, #3b2c10); }

/* work trail: carved posts */
.posts { margin-top: 40px; display: grid; gap: 26px; }
.posts li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr; gap: 22px; align-items: start; }
.post-when {
  font: 800 30px/1 var(--stencil);
  color: var(--ground);
  background: var(--mustard);
  padding: 18px 0 8px; text-align: center;
  clip-path: polygon(0 12px, 50% 0, 100% 12px, 100% 100%, 0 100%); /* carved post top */
}
.posts p { color: var(--stone); max-width: 58ch; margin-top: 6px; }
.posts strong { color: var(--paint); font-weight: 600; }

.sushi {
  margin-top: 48px;
  background: var(--paint); color: var(--ground);
  padding: clamp(22px, 3vw, 34px);
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 24px; align-items: center;
}
.sushi::before, .sushi::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 10px; width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 35%, #8a857a, #3d3a33); }
.sushi::before { left: 10px; }
.sushi::after { right: 10px; }
.sushi p { color: #4a4438; max-width: 52ch; margin-top: 6px; }
.sushi-links { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; }

.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font: 800 20px/1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em;
  padding: 14px 22px; border: 0; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--rust); color: var(--paint);
  transition: transform .3s var(--ease), background .2s;
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--board); color: var(--paint); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
.btn svg { width: 28px; height: 16px; color: var(--mustard); }
.btn-quiet { background: transparent; color: inherit; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px currentColor; }
.btn-quiet:hover { background: transparent; color: var(--mustard); }
.sushi .btn-quiet, .sushi .btn-quiet:hover { color: var(--ground); }

/* ---------- Server farm scene (CSS 3D) ---------- */
.camp-scene {
  position: relative; height: clamp(620px, 100svh, 1000px); overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 50% at 50% 58%, #312c23, transparent 70%),
    linear-gradient(#141310, var(--ground) 40%);
  perspective: 1500px; perspective-origin: 50% 25%;
  touch-action: pan-y;
}
.world {
  --rx: 58deg; --rz: -38deg; --s: 1; --tx: 0px; --ty: 0px;
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 460px; height: 460px; margin: -230px 0 0 -230px;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transform: translate(var(--tx), var(--ty)) scale(var(--s)) rotateX(var(--rx)) rotateZ(var(--rz));
  transition: transform .9s var(--ease);
}
.floor {
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-color: #2f2a22;
  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(244,239,226,.06) 2px, transparent 2px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(244,239,226,.06) 2px, transparent 2px);
  background-size: 46px 46px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px #3a342b, 0 0 0 12px #5b4a35, 0 0 80px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
/* a rack is a box: footprint 70 x 44, height 120 */
.rack { --w: 70px; --d: 44px; --h: 120px; position: absolute; left: calc(var(--x) * 1px); top: calc(var(--y) * 1px); width: var(--w); height: var(--d); transform-style: preserve-3d; }
.rack i { position: absolute; display: block; }
.rack .f-top { inset: 0; background: #3d372d; transform: translateZ(var(--h)); }
.rack .f-front, .rack .f-back { left: 0; width: var(--w); height: var(--h); transform-origin: top; }
.rack .f-front { top: var(--d); transform: rotateX(90deg); background: #26221c; }
.rack .f-back { top: 0; transform: rotateX(90deg); background: #1f1c17; }
.rack .f-left, .rack .f-right { top: 0; width: var(--h); height: var(--d); transform-origin: left; }
.rack .f-left { left: 0; transform: rotateY(-90deg); background: #2b261f; }
.rack .f-right { left: var(--w); transform: rotateY(-90deg); background: #221e18; }
.rack .f-front, .rack .f-right {
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle, var(--led, #6fcf7a) 2px, transparent 2.5px),
    linear-gradient(transparent 14px, rgba(0,0,0,.35) 14px 16px);
  background-size: 14px 16px, 100% 16px;
  background-position: 6px 4px, 0 0;
  animation: led 1.6s steps(2) infinite;
}
.rack:nth-of-type(odd) .f-front, .rack:nth-of-type(odd) .f-right { animation-duration: 2.3s; }
@keyframes led { 50% { background-position: 20px 4px, 0 0; } }

/* billboards: stand up and turn to face the camera whatever the angle */
.critter, .namesign {
  position: absolute; left: calc(var(--x) * 1px); top: calc(var(--y) * 1px);
  transform-origin: 50% 100%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -100%) rotateZ(calc(var(--rz) * -1)) rotateX(calc(var(--rx) * -1));
}
.namesign { width: 320px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; pointer-events: none; }
.namesign .board { width: 100%; padding: 16px 20px; text-align: center; }
.namesign h1 { font-size: 46px; }
.namesign .board-sub { font-size: calc(14px * max(1, var(--inv, 1))); }
.namesign h1 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.namesign-legs { width: 70%; height: 150px; border-inline: 14px solid #5b4a35; }

.critter {
  width: var(--w); background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; cursor: pointer; color: var(--paint);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  transition: transform .6s var(--ease);
}
.critter svg { width: 100%; height: auto; overflow: visible; transition: transform .3s var(--ease); filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.45)); }
/* nameplates counter-scale so they stay readable when the whole scene shrinks */
.critter span {
  margin-top: 2px; padding: 3px 8px; background: rgba(28,26,22,.88);
  font: 800 calc(13px * max(1, var(--inv, 1))) / 1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
}
@media (pointer: coarse) { }
.critter:hover svg, .critter:focus-visible svg { transform: translateY(-8px); }
.critter.talking svg { transform: translateY(-14px) scale(1.12); }
.critter.talking span { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ground); }

.dialog {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; bottom: 20px; transform: translateX(-50%); z-index: 3;
  width: min(760px, 100% - 24px);
  background: var(--paint); color: var(--ground);
  border: 4px solid var(--ground); outline: 3px solid var(--paint);
  padding: 16px 20px 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -14px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
}
.dialog-who { font: 800 13px/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--board); }
.dialog-text { font-size: clamp(17px, 1.8vw, 20px); line-height: 1.45; margin-top: 8px; min-height: 2.9em; }
.dialog-note { margin-top: 6px; font-size: 15px; color: #6b5f4c; min-height: 1.3em; }
.dialog-note.bad { color: var(--rust); font-weight: 600; }
.dialog-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 12px; }
.dialog .btn { font-size: 18px; padding: 11px 18px; }
.dialog .btn-quiet { color: var(--ground); }
.dialog .btn-quiet:hover { color: var(--rust); }

.mute { position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 16px; z-index: 3; width: 44px; height: 44px; display: grid; place-content: center; background: rgba(20,19,16,.88); border: 2px solid var(--line); color: var(--paint); cursor: pointer; }
.mute svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; }
.mute[aria-pressed="true"] { color: var(--stone); }
.mute[aria-pressed="true"] .waves { opacity: 0; }

/* the one secondary action style: cream text, mustard underline, arrow */
.text-action { background: none; border: 0; padding: 10px 2px; cursor: pointer; font: 800 18px/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ground); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--mustard); text-decoration-thickness: 3px; text-underline-offset: 6px; }
.text-action::after { content: " \2192"; }
.text-action:hover { color: var(--rust); }

/* animals you've met get a tick on their name tag */
.critter.met span::after { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: .5em; height: .9em; margin-left: .45em; border: solid var(--mustard); border-width: 0 .16em .16em 0; transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-.1em); }
.critter.talking.met span::after { border-color: var(--ground); }

/* forest between chapters: two pine ridges */
.ridge { position: relative; height: clamp(60px, 9vw, 120px); margin: 0 calc(50% - 50vw) clamp(40px, 6vw, 72px); width: 100vw; }
.ridge svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }

/* the rest of the trail in 3D: sections rise into place, signs tilt toward the pointer */
.trail { perspective: 1200px; }
.rise { transition: transform .9s var(--ease); transform-origin: 50% 0; }
.rise.pre { transform: rotateX(-8deg) translateY(20px); }
.cat { width: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.cat .tail { transform-origin: 92px 108px; animation: tail 3s ease-in-out infinite; }
.cat .head { transform-origin: 70px 70px; transition: transform .25s var(--ease); }
.cat .pupils { transition: transform .15s linear; }
.cat .eyes-open { transform-origin: 70px 45px; animation: blink 5s infinite; }
.cat.happy { animation: hop .5s var(--ease); }
@keyframes tail { 50% { transform: rotate(14deg); } }
@keyframes blink { 0%, 94%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1); } 97% { transform: scaleY(.1); } }
@keyframes swat { 50% { transform: rotate(-6deg) translateX(-6px); } }
@keyframes hop { 40% { transform: translateY(-18px); } }

.bubble {
  position: absolute; left: -16px; top: -6px; z-index: 2; transform: translateY(-100%);
  background: var(--paint); color: var(--ground); padding: 8px 12px;
  font: 800 18px/1.1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .04em; white-space: nowrap;
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity .2s, transform .3s var(--ease); pointer-events: none;
}
.bubble::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: 22px; bottom: -9px; border: 9px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0; border-top-color: var(--paint); }
.bubble.show { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(calc(-100% - 6px)); }
.cat-tally { font: 600 13px/1.3 var(--display); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stone); }
.cat-tally b { color: var(--mustard); font-weight: 800; }

.badges-title { margin-top: 32px; font: 600 13px/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stone); }
.badges-title span { color: var(--paint); }
.badges { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin-top: 16px; }
.badges li {
  width: 112px; height: 112px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 10px;
  border: 3px dashed var(--line); color: var(--stone);
  transition: transform .4s var(--ease), border-color .2s;
}
.badges b { font: 800 14px/1 var(--stencil); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0; }
.badges span { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 6px; }
.badges li.got { border: 3px solid var(--rust-ink); color: var(--rust-ink); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 4px var(--ground), inset 0 0 0 5px var(--rust-ink); transform: rotate(-8deg); }
.badges li.got:nth-child(even) { transform: rotate(6deg); }
.badges li.got span { color: var(--stone); }
.badges li.new { animation: stampdown .5s var(--ease); }
@keyframes stampdown { from { transform: scale(1.8) rotate(-20deg); opacity: 0; } }

/* ---------- Bug hunt ---------- */
.yard {
  position: relative; margin-top: 30px; height: clamp(300px, 42vw, 420px); overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 35% at 30% 70%, rgba(90,120,60,.18), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 30% at 75% 35%, rgba(90,120,60,.14), transparent 70%),
    #2a251e;
  border-radius: 46% 54% 50% 50% / 14% 12% 16% 14%; /* a clearing, not a box */
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
  touch-action: pan-y; cursor: none; user-select: none;
}
.yard:focus-visible { outline-offset: 6px; }
.yard:not(.lasering) { cursor: crosshair; }
.yard-hint { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 18px; text-align: center; font: 600 13px/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stone); pointer-events: none; }
.laser { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 50%; background: radial-gradient(circle, #ff3b2f 0 6px, rgba(255,59,47,.45) 7px, rgba(255,59,47,.18) 11px, transparent 20px); opacity: 0; transition: opacity .2s; pointer-events: none; z-index: 3; }
.lasering .laser { opacity: 1; }
.hunter { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 92px; z-index: 2; pointer-events: none; will-change: transform; }
.hunter .cat { width: 100%; transition: transform .15s; }
.hunter .bubble { left: 50%; top: -4px; transform: translate(-50%, -100%); font-size: 15px; }
.hunter .bubble.show { transform: translate(-50%, calc(-100% - 6px)); }
.hunter .bubble::after { right: auto; left: calc(50% - 9px); }
.bug { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 40px; height: 40px; z-index: 1; will-change: transform; transition: opacity .2s; }
.bug svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; filter: drop-shadow(0 3px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.5)); }
.bug span {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 44px; margin-left: -60px; width: 120px; text-align: center;
  font: 700 12px/1 var(--display); letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--paint);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 2px #000; pointer-events: none;
}
.bug.blink { opacity: .18; }
.bug.squashed { animation: fadeout .4s forwards; }
.bug.squashed svg { animation: squash .4s var(--ease) forwards; }
@keyframes fadeout { to { opacity: 0; } }
.bug.poof svg { animation: poof .35s var(--ease); }
@keyframes squash { 40% { transform: scale(1.5, .35); } to { transform: scale(1.6, .2); } }
@keyframes poof { from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.3); } }
.hunt-status { margin-top: 14px; color: var(--stone); min-height: 1.6em; display: grid; gap: 6px; }
.cat-tally { font: 600 13px/1.3 var(--display); letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--stone); }
.cat-tally b { color: var(--mustard); font-weight: 800; }

/* ---------- Signpost ---------- */
.signpost { position: relative; margin-top: 44px; display: grid; justify-items: start; gap: 14px; padding-left: 24px; max-width: 560px; isolation: isolate; }
.pole { position: absolute; left: 24px; top: -20px; bottom: -40px; width: 14px; background: #5b4a35; z-index: -1; }
.sign {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  font: 800 clamp(26px, 3.4vw, 36px)/1 var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .03em;
  padding: 14px 44px 14px 22px; text-decoration: none; color: var(--paint); background: var(--board);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 24px) 0, 100% 50%, calc(100% - 24px) 100%, 0 100%);
  transition: transform .35s var(--ease);
}
.sign svg { width: 30px; height: 18px; }
.s1 { transform: rotate(-3deg); }
.s2 { background: var(--rust); margin-left: 30px; transform: rotate(2deg); }
.s3 { margin-left: 10px; transform: rotate(-1deg); }
.s4 { margin-left: 44px; transform: rotate(3deg); }
.s5 { margin-left: 20px; transform: rotate(-2deg); }
.sign:hover { transform: translateX(10px) rotate(0); color: var(--paint); }
.s4, .s4:hover { background: var(--mustard); color: var(--ground); }
.stop > p.mail-line { margin-top: 72px; }
.mail-line a { font-weight: 600; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.stop-end { padding-bottom: 72px; }

.foot { border-top: 2px solid var(--line); padding: 24px 16px 32px; text-align: center; color: var(--stone); font-size: 15px; }

/* ---------- Fake captcha (first visit vibe check) ---------- */
.captcha { position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 20; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 16px; background: rgba(12,11,9,.86); }
.captcha-card {
  width: min(560px, 100%); max-height: calc(100svh - 32px); overflow: auto;
  background: var(--paint); color: var(--ground); padding: 22px;
  border: 4px solid var(--ground); outline: 3px solid var(--paint);
  box-shadow: 0 30px 60px -20px rgba(0,0,0,.8);
  animation: popin .5s var(--ease);
}
@keyframes popin { from { transform: perspective(800px) rotateX(-25deg) translateY(30px); opacity: 0; } }
.captcha-title { color: var(--rust); text-shadow: none; font-size: clamp(34px, 6vw, 46px); }
.captcha-sub { margin-top: 6px; color: #4a4438; font-size: 16px; }
.cap-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 6px; margin-top: 16px; }
.tile { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 1; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 14%; background: #e7dfcd; border: 3px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: transform .15s var(--ease), background .15s; }
.tile svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: visible; }
.tile:hover { background: #ded4bd; }
.tile[aria-pressed="true"] { background: #d9e6dc; border-color: var(--board); transform: scale(.94); }
.tile[aria-pressed="true"]::after { /* tick badge, like the real thing */
  content: ""; position: absolute; top: 6px; left: 6px; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--board) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 22 22'%3E%3Cpath d='M6 11.5l3.2 3.2L16 8' fill='none' stroke='%23f4efe2' stroke-width='2.6' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") center/100% no-repeat;
}
.tile.missed { animation: nope .35s ease-in-out; border-color: var(--rust); }
.cap-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; margin-top: 6px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.captcha-msg { min-height: 1.5em; margin-top: 12px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--board); }
.captcha-msg.bad { color: var(--rust); }
.captcha-skip { margin-top: 6px; background: none; border: 0; padding: 4px 0; color: #4a4438; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; font-size: 15px; }
.captcha-skip:hover { color: var(--rust); }

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  body { font-size: 17px; }
  .hunter { width: 64px; }
  .bug span { font-size: 11px; }
  /* phones: narrator stands above a full-width bubble whose tail points up at them */
  .narrate { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; }
  .narrator { width: 96px; margin-left: 6px; }
  .say-bubble { padding: 14px 16px 16px; margin: 14px 0 6px; transform-origin: 30px 0; }
  .say-bubble::before { left: 34px; top: -13px; bottom: auto; width: 20px; height: 14px; clip-path: polygon(0 100%, 50% 0, 100% 100%); }
  .sushi { grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .sushi-links { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
  .sushi-gopher { width: 64px; }
  .mute { top: auto; bottom: auto; top: 70px; right: 10px; }
  .dialog { bottom: 10px; padding: 12px 14px; }
  .plates { padding-left: calc(var(--trail-x) + 4px); }
  .plate, .plate:nth-child(n) { margin-left: 0; min-width: 0; width: 100%; padding: 12px 34px 12px 16px; }
  .stop { padding-left: calc(var(--trail-x) + 40px); }
  .stamp { width: 62px; height: 62px; left: calc(var(--trail-x) - 29px); }
  .stamp b { font-size: 13px; }
  .rider { width: 54px; height: 39px; }
  /* phones: pole on the left, every plate points right */
  .wayside { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-left: 26px; }
  .wayside::before { left: 8px; transform: none; }
  .wayside::after { left: 16px; }
  .wayside li:nth-child(n) { grid-column: 1; justify-self: stretch; margin-top: 0; }
  .wayside li:nth-child(n) .sign-face { width: 100%; padding: 14px 40px 16px 32px; clip-path: polygon(0 0, calc(100% - 24px) 0, 100% 50%, calc(100% - 24px) 100%, 0 100%); transform-origin: 0 50%; }
  .wayside li:nth-child(n) .sign-face::before { left: 8px; right: auto; }
  .posts li { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; }
  .post-when { width: 84px; font-size: 24px; }
  .badges li { width: 92px; height: 92px; }
  .badges b { font-size: 12px; }
  .badges span { font-size: 11px; }
  .s2, .s3, .s4 { margin-left: 8px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}