/* v11: a bright three-scene story. All selectors are scoped to the new block. */
.how-story {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding: 72px 0 96px;
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 16% 43%, #1678cc12, transparent 40%),
              radial-gradient(ellipse at 85% 57%, #9c54df10, transparent 40%);
}
.journey-heading { margin: 0 auto 46px; text-align: center; }
.journey-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px;
  padding: 8px 13px; border: 1px solid #659ad830; border-radius: 99px;
  background: #1331523b; color: #8bcaff;
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .14em;
}
.journey-eyebrow > span { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: #44eac1; box-shadow: 0 0 12px #44eac180; }
.journey-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.5vw, 54px); line-height: 1.13; letter-spacing: -2px;
  margin: 21px 0 16px; font-weight: 800;
}
.journey-heading h2 span { background: linear-gradient(95deg, #47dfff, #90aaff 60%, #cda0ff); background-clip: text; -webkit-background-clip: text; color: transparent; }
.journey-heading > p { color: #acbdd7; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0; }
.journey-grid { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 30px; }
.journey-card {
  --accent: #65dfff; --edge: #58c6ed4a; --surface: #12263b;
  position: relative; min-width: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--edge); border-radius: 26px;
  background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--surface), #10182b 85%);
  box-shadow: 0 17px 55px #00000025, inset 0 1px #ffffff09;
  transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease;
}
.journey-exchange { --accent: #c4a2ff; --edge: #a28ad74f; --surface: #23213e; }
.journey-community { --accent: #ffd29c; --edge: #cba57660; --surface: #32263a; }
.journey-art { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; border-radius: 25px 25px 0 0; overflow: hidden; background: #d8f5fc; }
.journey-exchange .journey-art { background: #eee3fc; }
.journey-community .journey-art { background: #fff0d8; }
.journey-art > img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .5s ease; }
.journey-number {
  position: absolute; top: 14px; left: 14px; width: 39px; height: 39px;
  display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 13px;
  background: #ffffffed; border: 1px solid #ffffffc9; color: #16638e;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 17px #263d5920; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800;
}
.journey-exchange .journey-number { color: #7756ad; }
.journey-community .journey-number { color: #9a5d2f; }
.journey-sticker {
  position: absolute; right: 15px; bottom: 16px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px;
  background: #ffffffed; color: #123c50; border: 1px solid white; border-radius: 11px;
  padding: 9px 12px; box-shadow: 0 5px 20px #23455a24; backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; transform: rotate(-4deg);
}
.journey-sticker > span { font-size: 15px; color: #169a83; line-height: 1; }
.journey-exchange .journey-sticker { transform: rotate(3deg); color: #634294; }
.journey-exchange .journey-sticker > span { color: #785be5; }
.journey-community .journey-sticker { color: #7b4936; }
.journey-community .journey-sticker > span { color: #ed6686; }
.journey-body { flex: 1; padding: 26px 26px 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.journey-kicker { color: var(--accent); font-size: 9px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .105em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.journey-body h3 { font-size: clamp(20px, 1.55vw, 25px); letter-spacing: -.7px; line-height: 1.25; margin: 13px 0 12px; font-weight: 800; }
.journey-body > p { margin: 0 0 23px; color: #b3c3d9; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.75; max-width: 355px; }
.journey-outcome { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; padding-top: 17px; border-top: 1px solid #ffffff0d; margin-top: auto; color: var(--accent); font-size: 10px; line-height: 1.45; font-weight: 600; }
.journey-outcome svg { width: 17px; height: 17px; flex-shrink: 0; border-radius: 50%; background: #ffffff09; }
.journey-outcome path { fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.7; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }
.journey-connector {
  position: absolute; top: 26%; left: calc(100% - 3px); z-index: 3;
  width: 38px; height: 38px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid #7d98ca51; background: #101f35; color: #b6d5ff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px #050c1b, 0 4px 20px #0004;
}
.journey-connector .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
.journey-finale { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 43px; padding-top: 35px; }
.journey-finale > div { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px; }
.journey-spark { font-size: 33px; color: #9aadff; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px #9d73ff55); }
.journey-finale p { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; margin: 0; }
.journey-finale strong { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: #e3e9f7; }
.journey-finale p > span { font-size: 12px; color: #92a4c1; }
.journey-finale .btn { font-size: 13px; min-height: 50px; padding-inline: 23px; border-radius: 12px; }
.journey-finale .icon { width: 19px; height: 19px; }
@media (hover: hover) and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .journey-card:hover { transform: translateY(-7px); box-shadow: 0 25px 60px #0005, 0 0 0 1px var(--edge); }
  .journey-card:hover .journey-art > img { transform: scale(1.035); }
}
@media (max-width: 1190px) {
  .journey-grid { gap: 22px; }
  .journey-body { padding: 23px 21px 22px; }
  .journey-body h3 { font-size: 21px; }
  .journey-body > p { font-size: 12px; }
  .journey-connector { width: 32px; height: 32px; left: calc(100% - 4px); }
  .journey-sticker { font-size: 9px; padding: 7px 9px; right: 12px; bottom: 12px; }
  .journey-kicker { font-size: 8px; }
  .journey-outcome { font-size: 9px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .how-story { padding: 55px 0 75px; }
  .journey-heading { margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .journey-heading h2 { font-size: 38px; letter-spacing: -1.4px; }
  .journey-heading > p { font-size: 14px; max-width: 550px; margin-inline: auto; }
  .journey-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; max-width: 700px; margin-inline: auto; gap: 26px; }
  .journey-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 46% 1fr; border-radius: 22px; }
  .journey-art { height: 100%; min-height: 250px; aspect-ratio: auto; border-radius: 21px 0 0 21px; }
  .journey-art > img { object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%; }
  .journey-body { padding: 25px 24px; }
  .journey-body h3 { font-size: 22px; }
  .journey-body > p { font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 19px; }
  .journey-kicker { font-size: 8px; }
  .journey-outcome { font-size: 9px; padding-top: 15px; }
  .journey-connector { left: calc(50% - 16px); top: calc(100% - 3px); transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .journey-finale { gap: 25px; padding-top: 31px; }
  .journey-finale strong { max-width: 250px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5; }
  .journey-finale p > span { font-size: 11px; }
  .journey-finale > div { gap: 12px; }
  .journey-finale .btn { font-size: 12px; padding-inline: 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .how-story { padding: 43px 0 60px; }
  .journey-heading h2 { font-size: 34px; letter-spacing: -1.2px; line-height: 1.15; margin-top: 19px; }
  .journey-heading h2 span { display: block; }
  .journey-heading > p { font-size: 13px; max-width: 360px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .journey-eyebrow { font-size: 9px; }
  .journey-grid { max-width: 440px; gap: 26px; }
  .journey-card { display: flex; border-radius: 22px; }
  .journey-art { height: auto; min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; border-radius: 21px 21px 0 0; }
  .journey-body { padding: 24px; }
  .journey-body h3 { font-size: 24px; margin: 12px 0; letter-spacing: -.75px; }
  .journey-body > p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.7; max-width: none; }
  .journey-kicker { font-size: 9px; }
  .journey-outcome { font-size: 10px; }
  .journey-number { width: 35px; height: 35px; font-size: 12px; }
  .journey-sticker { font-size: 10px; right: 14px; bottom: 14px; padding: 8px 11px; }
  .journey-finale { max-width: 440px; margin-inline: auto; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; text-align: center; }
  .journey-finale > div { flex-direction: column; gap: 9px; }
  .journey-finale strong { max-width: 280px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.55; }
  .journey-spark { font-size: 27px; }
  .journey-finale .btn { width: 100%; font-size: 13px; min-height: 54px; }
}
@media (max-width: 350px) {
  .journey-heading h2 { font-size: 29px; }
  .journey-heading > p { font-size: 12px; }
  .journey-body { padding: 21px; }
  .journey-body h3 { font-size: 21px; }
  .journey-kicker { font-size: 8px; }
  .journey-body > p { font-size: 12px; }
  .journey-outcome { font-size: 9px; }
}