/* ===========================================================================
   About us (/about)
   The page hangs off one vertical gold thread that runs through the journey
   section; everything else is kept quiet so that line is the thing you notice.
   =========================================================================== */

/* A true gold for the crimson bands. The site-wide --gold is the logo rose,
   which all but vanishes against them. Declared here, so it reaches only this
   page's stylesheet. */
:root {
  --leaf: #e8bd63;
  --leaf-pale: #fbe9b6;
}

.ab-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, var(--teal), var(--teal-dark));
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 64px 0 58px;
}
/* The crest, blown up and faded into the corner as a watermark. */
.ab-hero-crest {
  position: absolute;
  right: -60px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  height: 260%;
  width: auto;
  opacity: .07;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ab-kicker {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3.4px; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--leaf);
}
.ab-kicker::before,
.ab-kicker::after {
  content: '';
  width: 44px; height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--leaf));
}
.ab-kicker::after { transform: scaleX(-1); }
.ab-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 44px;
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  color: #fff;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.ab-intro {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
}

/* ---------- Story ---------- */
.ab-story { padding: 64px 0; }
.ab-story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .85fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 44px;
  align-items: center;
}
/* Gold rule offset behind the photo, so the frame reads as inlay. */
.ab-story-media { position: relative; }
.ab-story-media::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 14px -14px -14px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 10px;
  opacity: .5;
}
.ab-story-media img {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 10px;
  display: block;
}
.ab-story-copy h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 30px;
  color: var(--teal);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .5px;
}
.ab-story-copy p {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.ab-quote {
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding-left: 20px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--teal);
}
.ab-quote-orn { color: var(--gold); font-size: 11px; margin-right: 10px; vertical-align: middle; }

/* ---------- The journey ---------- */
.ab-journey { padding: 64px 0 72px; background: var(--cream); }
.ab-thread {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0;
  max-width: 1100px;
}
/* The thread itself: fades in at the top, out at the bottom. */
.ab-thread::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 2px;
  margin-left: -1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--gold) 12%, var(--gold) 88%, transparent);
  opacity: .45;
}
.ab-step {
  position: relative;
  width: 50%;
  padding: 0 46px 44px 0;
  text-align: right;
}
/* Steps alternate sides of the thread. */
.ab-step:nth-child(even) {
  margin-left: 50%;
  padding: 0 0 44px 46px;
  text-align: left;
}
.ab-step:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; }
/* The node sits on the thread, not beside it. */
.ab-step-node {
  position: absolute;
  top: 6px;
  right: -7px;
  width: 13px; height: 13px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border: 3px solid var(--cream);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.ab-step:nth-child(even) .ab-step-node { right: auto; left: -7px; }
.ab-step-num {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.ab-step-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--teal);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.ab-step-body p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

/* ---------- Promises ---------- */
.ab-values { padding: 64px 0; }
.ab-values-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 22px;
}
.ab-value {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  text-align: center;
  background: #fff;
}
.ab-value-orn { display: block; color: var(--gold); font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.ab-value h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--teal);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}
.ab-value p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--muted); margin: 0; }

/* ---------- Closing call to action ---------- */
.ab-cta {
  padding: 58px 0;
  background: var(--teal);
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
}
.ab-cta h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 30px;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .5px;
}
.ab-cta p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .82);
}
.ab-cta-actions {
  margin-top: 28px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}
/* Both actions share one pill shape and one box, so they sit level whatever
   their labels are. `.btn-teal` itself is defined in the corporate stylesheet,
   which this page does not load — without this it renders as bare text. */
.ab-cta .btn-teal,
.ab-cta .btn-ghost {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 13px 30px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: .3px;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: background .2s ease, border-color .2s ease, color .2s ease;
}
/* Gold fill, not the logo rose — rose on this crimson band reads as almost no
   contrast at all. */
.ab-cta .btn-teal { background: var(--leaf); color: var(--teal-dark); }
.ab-cta .btn-teal:hover { background: var(--leaf-pale); }
.ab-cta .btn-ghost { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .55); color: #fff; }
.ab-cta .btn-ghost:hover { background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .12); border-color: #fff; }

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .ab-hero h1 { font-size: 34px; }
  .ab-story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .ab-values-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 460px; margin-inline: auto; }
  /* The thread moves to the left edge and every step hangs off its right. */
  .ab-thread::before { left: 7px; }
  .ab-step,
  .ab-step:nth-child(even) {
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
    padding: 0 0 34px 34px;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .ab-step-node,
  .ab-step:nth-child(even) .ab-step-node { left: 1px; right: auto; }
}