/* The open road is the scene, not a card beside the message. */
.hero-story {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: clamp(660px, calc(100svh - 74px), 840px);
  padding: clamp(64px, 6vw, 100px) 0 72px;
  background: var(--navy);
}
.hero-story .wrap {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: block;
}
.hero-story .hero-copy {
  width: min(55%, 600px);
  animation: hero-copy-enter .7s ease-out both;
}
.hero-story .label { color: #9FD9F3; }
.hero-story h1 { max-width: 600px; }
.hero-story .lede { max-width: 550px; line-height: 1.6; }
.hero-story .proof {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 152px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 24px;
  margin-top: 30px;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: normal;
}
.hero-story .retention-number {
  display: block;
  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 58px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.hero-story .retention-number span {
  font-size: .65em;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin-left: 2px;
}
.hero-story .retention-detail {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 9px;
  color: #D6E0EB;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-story .service-promises {
  display: grid;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 3px 0 3px 28px;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
  color: #FFFFFF;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.hero-story .service-promises li { margin: 0; }
.hero-story .hero-art {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-story .hero-art img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 72% 54%;
  border-radius: 0;
  box-shadow: none;
  filter: brightness(1.2) contrast(1.06) saturate(1.08);
  animation: hero-photo-enter 1.1s ease-out both;
}
.hero-story .hero-art::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14,27,44,.99) 0%, rgba(14,27,44,.94) 25%, rgba(14,27,44,.75) 43%, rgba(14,27,44,.12) 64%, transparent 84%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(14,27,44,.9), transparent 30%);
}
.hero-story::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--blue) 38%, rgba(0,174,239,.15));
}
.hero-story .btn { transition: transform .2s ease, background-color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease; }
.hero-story .btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.hero-story .btn:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid #9FD9F3; outline-offset: 4px; }
@keyframes hero-copy-enter {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@keyframes hero-photo-enter {
  from { opacity: .7; transform: scale(1.025); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
}
@media (max-width: 1100px) and (min-width: 901px) {
  .hero-story .hero-copy { width: 58%; }
  .hero-story h1 { font-size: clamp(44px, 5.4vw, 58px); }
  .hero-story .lede { font-size: 18px; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero-story { min-height: 0; padding: 0; }
  .hero-story .hero-art {
    position: relative;
    inset: auto;
    aspect-ratio: 1.55;
  }
  .hero-story .hero-art img { object-position: 68% 54%; }
  .hero-story .hero-art::after {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, var(--navy), rgba(14,27,44,.08) 32%, transparent 55%);
  }
  .hero-story .wrap { padding: 26px 24px 48px; }
  .hero-story .hero-copy { width: 100%; max-width: 680px; }
  .hero-story h1 { font-size: clamp(38px, 7vw, 58px); }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .hero-story .hero-art { aspect-ratio: 1.3; }
  .hero-story .hero-art img { object-position: 70% 54%; }
  .hero-story .wrap { padding: 22px 20px 42px; }
  .hero-story h1 { font-size: clamp(38px, 10.2vw, 48px); margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .hero-story .lede { font-size: 17px; }
  .hero-story .btn-row { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; margin-top: 24px; }
  .hero-story .btn-row .btn { text-align: center; }
  .hero-story .proof {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
    padding-top: 24px;
    margin-top: 28px;
  }
  .hero-story .retention {
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .hero-story .retention-number { font-size: 56px; }
  .hero-story .retention-detail { margin-top: 0; }
  .hero-story .service-promises {
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 15px;
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero-story .hero-copy,
  .hero-story .hero-art img { animation: none; }
  .hero-story .btn { transition: none; }
  .hero-story .btn:hover { transform: none; }
}