/* ================================================================
   KONQAR SPATIAL LAYER — Additive visual enhancement
   Nothing below removes or overrides existing content or IDs
   ================================================================ */

/* ── GLOBAL SCENE CANVAS ─── */
#konqar-canvas {
  position: fixed;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 2s ease;
}
#konqar-canvas.active { opacity: 1; }

/* ── VIDEO INTRO ─── */
#konqar-intro {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 99999;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: #000;
}
#konqar-intro-video {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 1.4s ease;
}
#konqar-intro-video.loaded { opacity: 1; }

#konqar-intro-vignette {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 75% 75% at 50% 50%,
    transparent 25%,
    rgba(0,0,0,.5) 65%,
    rgba(0,0,0,.88) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}
#konqar-intro-grade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(3,4,10,.32);
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
#konqar-intro-fog {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 130% 90% at 50% 110%, rgba(11,61,31,.28) 0%, transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 90% 70% at 15% 50%, rgba(201,168,76,.06) 0%, transparent 45%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 50% at 85% 60%, rgba(11,61,31,.1) 0%, transparent 40%);
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
  animation: konqarFogDrift 14s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes konqarFogDrift {
  0% { transform: translateX(-3%) scale(1); opacity: .7; }
  100% { transform: translateX(3%) scale(1.05); opacity: 1; }
}

#konqar-intro-content {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}

#konqar-intro-wordmark {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', 'Barlow', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(68px, 12vw, 172px);
  letter-spacing: clamp(8px, 1.8vw, 22px);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,
    #e4c97e 0%, #c9a84c 30%, #f5f0e8 55%, #e4c97e 72%, #c9a84c 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 48px rgba(201,168,76,.55))
          drop-shadow(0 0 120px rgba(201,168,76,.22));
  line-height: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: scale(.86) translateY(24px);
}
#konqar-intro-tagline {
  margin-top: clamp(20px, 3vw, 34px);
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace, sans-serif;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: clamp(13px, 1.7vw, 19px);
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: clamp(3px, .8vw, 7px);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4c97e 0%, #f5f0e8 45%, #c9a84c 100%);
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 22px rgba(201,168,76,.5));
  opacity: 0;
  max-width: 640px;
}
#konqar-scroll-cue {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: clamp(26px, 4.5vw, 50px);
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(201,168,76,.5);
  opacity: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
#konqar-scroll-cue::after {
  content: '';
  width: 1px;
  height: 36px;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(201,168,76,.65), transparent);
  animation: konqarScrollLine 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes konqarScrollLine {
  0%, 100% { transform: scaleY(1) translateY(0); opacity: .6; }
  50% { transform: scaleY(1.5) translateY(6px); opacity: 1; }
}
#konqar-skip-btn {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(14px, 2.5vw, 26px);
  right: clamp(14px, 2.5vw, 26px);
  z-index: 20;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.22);
  color: rgba(201,168,76,.65);
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 8px 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: 2px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: all .25s ease;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
#konqar-skip-btn:hover {
  background: rgba(201,168,76,.14);
  border-color: rgba(201,168,76,.5);
  color: #c9a84c;
}
#konqar-skip-btn.visible { opacity: 1; }

/* Transition flash between intro and site */
#konqar-transition-glow {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 99998;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 120% 120% at 50% 50%,
    rgba(201,168,76,.26) 0%,
    rgba(11,61,31,.18) 35%,
    transparent 65%);
  opacity: 0;
}

/* ── BACKGROUND PHOTO LAYERS ─── */
.konqar-bg-layer {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.konqar-bg-layer img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  display: block;
  opacity: .42;
  filter: saturate(.72) contrast(1.08) brightness(.8);
  transform: scale(1.08);
  will-change: transform;
  transition: opacity .6s ease;
}
.konqar-bg-layer::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Gradient masks per section — keep text readable */
#manifesto .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.94) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.55) 35%, rgba(3,4,10,.42) 65%, rgba(3,4,10,.92) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.72) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.15) 28%, rgba(3,4,10,.15) 72%, rgba(3,4,10,.82) 100%);
}
#alarm .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.9)  0%, rgba(3,4,10,.48) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.36) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.9)  100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.68) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.12) 22%, rgba(3,4,10,.12) 78%, rgba(3,4,10,.78) 100%);
}
#transform .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.88) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.42) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.32) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.88) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.65) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.08) 22%, rgba(3,4,10,.08) 78%, rgba(3,4,10,.72) 100%);
}
#founder .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.92) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.48) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.36) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.92) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.72) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.15) 25%, rgba(3,4,10,.15) 75%, rgba(3,4,10,.78) 100%);
}
#hero .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.62) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.12) 28%, rgba(3,4,10,.12) 65%, rgba(3,4,10,.9) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 60% at 50% 50%, transparent 30%, rgba(3,4,10,.35) 100%);
}
#knb .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.92) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.52) 38%, rgba(3,4,10,.42) 62%, rgba(3,4,10,.92) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.70) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.18) 28%, rgba(3,4,10,.18) 72%, rgba(3,4,10,.80) 100%);
}

/* Section positioning — additive only */
#hero, #manifesto, #alarm, #transform, #founder, #knb, #nlp-brain, #rcm-partners {
  position: relative !important;
  isolation: isolate;
}
/* Real content stays above the bg layer — targeted at each section's actual
   copy/card wrapper only (.container, .hero-content, .founder-wrap), NOT
   every direct child. The previous wildcard (`> *:not(.konqar-bg-layer)`)
   also caught purely decorative position:absolute elements that exist as
   direct section children (hero's floating orbs/grid/scan-line, nlp-brain's
   ambient overlay) and forced them to position:relative — which knocks them
   out of absolute positioning and makes them stack in normal flow instead,
   each contributing its own box height (the orbs alone are 700-800px tall).
   That was the actual cause of the huge empty band before the hero logo:
   the orbs/grid/scan-line were silently taking up ~1700px of real vertical
   space above the wordmark instead of floating decoratively behind it. */
#hero > .hero-content,
#manifesto > .container,
#alarm > .container,
#transform > .container,
#founder > .founder-wrap,
#knb > .container,
#nlp-brain > .container,
#rcm-partners > .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ── LIGHT BEAMS (scroll-driven) ─── */
.konqar-beam {
  position: fixed;
  top: -10%;
  width: 1px;
  height: 120vh;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  opacity: 0;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.konqar-beam::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: -20px;
  width: 42px;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(201,168,76,.14) 18%,
    rgba(201,168,76,.28) 45%,
    rgba(201,168,76,.14) 80%,
    transparent 100%);
  filter: blur(10px);
}

/* ── ENHANCED GLASSMORPHISM ─── */
.hero-engine-plate {
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) !important;
}

/* ── RESPONSIVE ─── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .konqar-bg-layer img { opacity: .3; }
  #konqar-intro-wordmark { letter-spacing: 4px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  #konqar-intro-fog { animation: none; }
  #konqar-scroll-cue::after { animation: none; }
  .konqar-bg-layer img { transform: scale(1); transition: none; }
}

/* ================================================================
   PATCH: let the spatial canvas read through section backgrounds
   so it stays visible the whole way down the page, not just in
   the gaps. We only adjust alpha — no colors, layout or content
   removed. Same visual palette, now translucent instead of opaque.
   ================================================================ */
:root {
  --ink: rgba(3,4,10,.96) !important;
  --surface: rgba(6,10,16,.94) !important;
}
#konqar-canvas {
  z-index: 1 !important;
  opacity: .55 !important;
}
#konqar-canvas.active { opacity: .55 !important; }
#hero {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(1,8,2,.94) 0%, rgba(11,61,31,.88) 55%, rgba(6,13,4,.95) 100%) !important;
  /* Hero was vertically CENTERED in a 100vh box, so after the intro fades
     you land on a mostly-empty top half before reaching the actual title.
     Pin content to the top instead — closes the dead zone right under
     the nav without touching the section's own height/background. */
  justify-content: flex-start !important;
  padding-top: 130px !important;
}
#alarm {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 45% at 5% 50%, rgba(123,28,28,.22) 0%, transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 40% at 95% 30%, rgba(123,28,28,.14) 0%, transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 50% 100%, rgba(11,61,31,.18) 0%, transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(12,6,4,.92) 0%, rgba(19,9,8,.92) 30%, rgba(10,13,6,.92) 60%, rgba(12,6,4,.92) 100%) !important;
}
#founder {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(5,2,8,.94) 0%, rgba(12,4,8,.92) 30%, rgba(8,12,4,.92) 60%, rgba(5,2,8,.94) 100%) !important;
}
#knb {
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 70% 50% at 50% 0, rgba(11,61,31,.28) 0, transparent 55%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(4,7,9,.92) 0, rgba(11,29,16,.9) 50%, rgba(4,7,9,.92) 100%) !important;
}
#manifesto, #statement-block, #two-phase, #snapshot, #domains, #starters, #transform, #roadmap {
  background: var(--ink) !important;
}


/* Section content sits above canvas particles — same rule extended to
   sections that don't have a photo layer, so particles never overwrite text */
#alarm > *, #founder > *, #knb > *,
#two-phase > *, #snapshot > *, #domains > *, #starters > *, #roadmap > * {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ── FIX: PHOTO BACKGROUNDS WERE NEARLY INVISIBLE ───
   Manifesto's "doctor in the clouds" photo already reads correctly —
   leave its opacity/filter/mask untouched. The other five need a much
   stronger boost since their source photos are lower-contrast. */
#manifesto .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .58 !important;
  filter: saturate(.85) contrast(1.05) brightness(.98) !important;
  transform: scale(1); /* no !important: JS still applies its own inline hover-zoom transform */
}
#hero .konqar-bg-layer img,
#alarm .konqar-bg-layer img,
#transform .konqar-bg-layer img,
#founder .konqar-bg-layer img,
#knb .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .82 !important;
  filter: saturate(1) contrast(1.1) brightness(1.15) !important;
  /* Was scale(1.08) baseline + up to 1.16 on hover, cropping out most of the
     photo (subjects like the brain / the hands were being zoomed past the
     frame). Show the image close to its full framing; only a light zoom
     appears on hover via JS (no !important, so the JS inline transform on
     mousemove still takes effect). */
  transform: scale(1);
}
#manifesto .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.85) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.28) 35%, rgba(3,4,10,.2) 65%, rgba(3,4,10,.85) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.55) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.05) 28%, rgba(3,4,10,.05) 72%, rgba(3,4,10,.7) 100%) !important;
}
/* Center stays dark enough to protect text; edges opened way up so photos read clearly */
#alarm .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.35) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.4) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.3) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.35) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.2) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.02) 22%, rgba(3,4,10,.02) 78%, rgba(3,4,10,.3) 100%) !important;
}
#transform .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.32) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.38) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.28) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.32) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.18) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.02) 22%, rgba(3,4,10,.02) 78%, rgba(3,4,10,.26) 100%) !important;
}
#founder .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.35) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.4) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.3) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.35) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.2) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.03) 25%, rgba(3,4,10,.03) 75%, rgba(3,4,10,.28) 100%) !important;
}
#hero .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.28) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.02) 28%, rgba(3,4,10,.02) 65%, rgba(3,4,10,.4) 100%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 60% 60% at 50% 50%, transparent 45%, rgba(3,4,10,.12) 100%) !important;
}
#knb .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.38) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.44) 38%, rgba(3,4,10,.36) 62%, rgba(3,4,10,.38) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.24) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.06) 28%, rgba(3,4,10,.06) 72%, rgba(3,4,10,.32) 100%) !important;
}

/* ── TEXT / BENTO READABILITY ───
   Only the cards that actually sit on top of a photo layer (hero, alarm,
   transform, founder, knb) need a forced backing — targeted by their
   real class names so this never touches unrelated cards elsewhere on
   the page (e.g. manifesto's .mp-card, which already had its own good
   gradient styling and must stay exactly as it was). */
.hero-silver-bento .silver-bento-card,
.silver-bento-card,
.def-bento-card,
.casc-bento-wrap,
.alarm-card,
.arc-card,
.hero-threat,
.konqar-eob-box {
  background-color: rgba(4,6,10,.72) !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(1.1);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px) saturate(1.1);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.16);
  transition: border-color .35s ease, background-color .35s ease;
}
/* Note: intentionally no :hover rule here — cards keep this exact solid
   backing whether hovered or not, so no border/box-shadow "frame" ever
   pops in on hover (see the later PATCH 2 section for the full removal
   rationale). */
/* Heading contrast insurance against the now-more-visible background photos —
   deliberately excludes .hero-wordmark / .hero-tagline, whose gold shine
   comes from a transparent-fill gradient clip that a dark shadow would mute. */
#hero h1, #manifesto h2, #alarm h2, #transform h2, #founder h2, #knb h2,
.hero-threat p {
  text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.85), 0 1px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}

/* ── MAKE PHOTO LAYERS INTERACTIVE ─── */
.konqar-bg-layer img {
  pointer-events: auto;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: opacity .6s ease, filter .45s ease, transform .8s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
}
.konqar-bg-layer img:hover {
  opacity: .8 !important;
  filter: saturate(1.05) contrast(1.08) brightness(1.12) !important;
}
.konqar-bg-tag {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  bottom: 22px;
  right: 22px;
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
  font-size: 8px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(201,168,76,.85);
  background: rgba(3,4,10,.55);
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.3);
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity .35s ease, transform .35s ease;
  pointer-events: none;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.konqar-bg-layer:hover .konqar-bg-tag {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* ── GOLDEN BORDER: EOB / denial phrase blocks ─── */
.konqar-eob-box {
  border: 1px solid rgba(201,168,76,.55) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(201,168,76,.15), 0 0 24px rgba(201,168,76,.12), inset 0 0 20px rgba(201,168,76,.04) !important;
  position: relative;
}
/* No :hover escalation — this border/glow is constant, not a hover-only frame. */
.konqar-eob-box-match {
  border-color: rgba(201,168,76,.6) !important;
}

/* ================================================================
   PATCH 2: gap closeup, image framing/centering, founder photo
   containment, white-photo bleed control, and global glow/hover.
   Additive only — no colors, copy, layout or content removed.
   ================================================================ */

/* ── CLOSE THE DEAD ZONE BETWEEN THE INTRO VIDEO AND THE HERO TITLE ───
   Nav is 68px tall; hero previously kept 130px of top padding, which read
   as a large empty photo band before the wordmark appeared right after
   the intro video finished. Tightened to just clear the nav. ── */
#hero {
  padding-top: 96px !important;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  #hero { padding-top: 84px !important; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  #hero { padding-top: 76px !important; }
}

/* ── CENTER EVERY BACKGROUND PHOTO ───
   BG_MAP sets a per-photo inline object-position (e.g. "center 44%") that
   nudged subjects off-center. Forcing true center keeps every photo's
   subject aligned in the middle of its section on every screen size. ── */
.konqar-bg-layer img {
  object-position: center center !important;
}

/* ── SPATIAL PARTICLE FIELD: SLIGHTLY MORE VISIBLE, NEVER ON TOP OF TEXT ───
   Bump the canvas a touch (readable in the gaps between content), while
   the card/text backing rules further below keep it fully hidden behind
   any bento or copy block. ── */
#konqar-canvas {
  opacity: .64 !important;
}
#konqar-canvas.active { opacity: .64 !important; }

/* ── KNB PHOTO ("The Specialty Intelligence"): CONTAIN, DON'T CROP ───
   The photo previously used here (extra.jpg) was a very tall, mismatched
   image forced to cover a much shorter section — it read as badly zoomed.
   Replaced with the brain/specialty photo and contained into a centered,
   rounded panel (same treatment family as #founder below) so the full
   image is visible, never cropped past recognition, and stays behind
   the KNB copy instead of fighting it. ── */
#knb .konqar-bg-layer {
  inset: auto !important;
  top: 46% !important;
  left: 50% !important;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important;
  width: min(680px, 82%) !important;
  height: min(640px, 74%) !important;
  border-radius: 22px !important;
}
#knb .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .55 !important;
  filter: saturate(.7) contrast(1.05) brightness(.85) !important;
  transform: scale(1) !important;
}
#knb .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 75% 75% at 50% 50%, transparent 15%, rgba(3,4,10,.55) 72%, rgba(3,4,10,.9) 100%) !important;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  #knb .konqar-bg-layer {
    width: 94% !important;
    height: 62% !important;
  }
}

/* ── ALARM / TRANSFORM PHOTOS HAVE BRIGHT WHITE SKY BACKGROUNDS ───
   Their light backdrops were bleeding past the mask into the surrounding
   card/text area. Lower photo opacity + a stronger center-safe mask so
   the white never washes over text — text stays the clear priority. ── */
#alarm .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .46 !important;
  filter: saturate(.85) contrast(1.05) brightness(.82) !important;
}
#alarm .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.5) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.58) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.46) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.5) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.62) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.14) 22%, rgba(3,4,10,.14) 78%, rgba(3,4,10,.55) 100%) !important;
}
/* ── TRANSFORM PHOTO ("The Way Through"): WAS NEARLY INVISIBLE ───
   Previously matched alarm's low opacity (.46) + heavy mask, which on this
   photo's already-pale sky/cloud tones read as essentially blank. Boosted
   opacity and contrast and opened the mask further so the doorway image
   is clearly visible, while the arc-cards (opaque backing, set above)
   keep every month's text fully legible on top of it. ── */
#transform .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .62 !important;
  filter: saturate(1) contrast(1.15) brightness(.92) !important;
}
#transform .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(3,4,10,.34) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.4) 32%, rgba(3,4,10,.3) 68%, rgba(3,4,10,.34) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(3,4,10,.4) 0%, rgba(3,4,10,.08) 22%, rgba(3,4,10,.08) 78%, rgba(3,4,10,.38) 100%) !important;
}

/* ── FOUNDER PHOTO ("The Architecture Of A Mind"): SHRINK + FRAME PROPERLY ───
   This photo was full-bleed across the whole section at high opacity,
   overpowering the founder's name/bio text next to it. Contained into a
   smaller centered, rounded panel, much dimmer, so it reads as ambient
   art behind the copy instead of competing with it. ── */
#founder .konqar-bg-layer {
  inset: auto !important;
  top: 50% !important;
  left: 50% !important;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important;
  width: min(620px, 74%) !important;
  height: min(560px, 68%) !important;
  border-radius: 22px !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
}
#founder .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .24 !important;
  filter: saturate(.5) contrast(1) brightness(.6) !important;
  transform: scale(1) !important;
}
#founder .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse 75% 75% at 50% 50%, transparent 15%, rgba(3,4,10,.55) 72%, rgba(3,4,10,.9) 100%) !important;
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  #founder .konqar-bg-layer {
    width: 92% !important;
    height: 60% !important;
  }
}

/* ── NLP-BRAIN PHOTO ("The Knowledge Spiral") ───
   New background added behind the NLP Synonym Brain section — same
   book-spiral photo formerly (mis)placed at the very top of hero, now
   reused where its "buried in information" concept actually fits the
   copy. Same interactive/parallax/reveal treatment as every other
   section photo, contained by a mask so the two EOB comparison panels
   stay fully legible. ── */
#nlp-brain .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .5 !important;
  filter: saturate(.8) contrast(1.1) brightness(.9) !important;
}
#nlp-brain .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(6,4,8,.88) 0%, rgba(6,4,8,.5) 32%, rgba(6,4,8,.4) 68%, rgba(6,4,8,.88) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(6,4,8,.7) 0%, rgba(6,4,8,.12) 24%, rgba(6,4,8,.12) 76%, rgba(6,4,8,.8) 100%) !important;
}

/* ── RCM-PARTNERS PHOTO ("Built By Committee") ───
   The reaching-hands photo formerly (mis)matched to the KNB section —
   moved here where the "two sides connecting" imagery fits the
   partnership pitch. Kept subtle so the pricing/partnership cards stay
   the clear focus. ── */
#rcm-partners .konqar-bg-layer img {
  opacity: .52 !important;
  filter: saturate(.75) contrast(1.1) brightness(.88) !important;
}
#rcm-partners .konqar-bg-layer::after {
  background:
    linear-gradient(to right,  rgba(4,7,9,.88) 0%, rgba(4,7,9,.5) 32%, rgba(4,7,9,.4) 68%, rgba(4,7,9,.88) 100%),
    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(4,7,9,.7) 0%, rgba(4,7,9,.12) 24%, rgba(4,7,9,.12) 76%, rgba(4,7,9,.8) 100%) !important;
}

/* ── CARD BACKING: FULLY OPAQUE SO NO PHOTO OR PARTICLE EVER BLEEDS THROUGH ───
   Raised from the previous .84 — bento/card faces must read as solid,
   never letting the section photo or particle field show through. ── */
.hero-silver-bento .silver-bento-card,
.silver-bento-card,
.def-bento-card,
.casc-bento-wrap,
.alarm-card,
.arc-card,
.hero-threat,
.konqar-eob-box {
  background-color: rgba(5,7,11,.95) !important;
}

/* ── TEXT GLOW ON HOVER: KEPT — headings/strong/paragraphs, not cards ───
   Headings (e.g. "Systems Like NHPredict...", the founder headline) and
   emphasized text are meant to pick up a warm gold glow on hover — that
   effect is unrelated to the card/bento border problem and stays. Only
   the CARD/BENTO border+box-shadow hover glow (below) is removed, since
   that was the one adding frames "out of nowhere" on hover anywhere on
   the page via a sitewide [class*="card"]/[class*="bento"] wildcard that
   matched far more than actual cards. ── */
h1, h2, h3, h4,
.founder-headline-new, .founder-name,
strong, b {
  transition: text-shadow .4s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1), filter .4s cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1);
}
h1:hover, h2:hover, h3:hover, h4:hover,
.founder-headline-new:hover, .founder-name:hover,
strong:hover, b:hover {
  text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(201,168,76,.6), 0 0 46px rgba(201,168,76,.28);
  filter: brightness(1.12);
}
p {
  transition: text-shadow .4s ease;
}
p:hover {
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(237,232,221,.16);
}

/* ── HOVER: NO ADDED OUTLINES OR GLOW ON CARDS ───
   Earlier patches added a gold border+box-shadow "glow" to every bento
   card on hover, plus a sitewide wildcard ([class*="card"], [class*="bento"])
   that put the same glow on literally any element with "card" or "bento"
   in its class name — including elements that never had a hover border
   before. That is the frame/outline that appeared "out of nowhere" on
   hover anywhere on the page. Removed outright: cards keep their solid,
   constant backing (set above) whether hovered or not. ── */