:root{color-scheme:dark;--bg:#0B0C0C;--panel:#111212;--line:rgba(201,166,107,.18);--text:#F3EFE6;--muted:#aaa59d;--soft:#d8d2c8;--gold:#C9A66B;--gold-soft:#D8BC83;--max:1200px;font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif}*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);line-height:1.5}a{color:inherit}.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip-link:focus{left:16px;top:16px;z-index:5;background:#fff;color:#000;padding:10px 14px}.topbar{max-width:var(--max);margin:auto;padding:24px clamp(20px,4vw,52px);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px;align-items:center;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.brand img{display:block;width:min(245px,47vw);height:auto}.topbar nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end;gap:20px}.topbar nav a,.plain,.footer a{text-decoration:none;color:#c7c7c7}.topbar nav a:hover,.plain:hover,.footer a:hover{color:#fff}.shell{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 40px));margin-inline:auto}.hero{min-height:68vh;padding-block:clamp(70px,10vw,145px);display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.45fr) minmax(280px,.55fr);gap:clamp(38px,7vw,100px);align-items:end}.eyebrow{margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.14em;font-size:.73rem;color:#888}.hero h1,.section h2,.split h2,.close h2{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,7vw,6.5rem);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:16px 0 0;max-width:11ch}.split h2,.section h2,.close h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,4.6rem);max-width:13ch}.lead{max-width:770px;font-size:clamp(1.13rem,1.7vw,1.45rem);line-height:1.6;color:var(--soft);margin:30px 0 0}.actions{display:flex;gap:22px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:38px}.button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;text-decoration:none;background:#f3f3f3;color:#080808;padding:13px 18px;font-weight:650;border:1px solid #f3f3f3}.button:hover{background:transparent;color:#fff}.status{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.26);padding-top:20px}.status .label{font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#888}.status strong{display:block;font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:14px}.status>p{color:#999;margin:8px 0 26px}.status dl{margin:0}.status dl div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:90px 1fr;gap:15px;padding:12px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.status dt{font-size:.72rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;color:#777}.status dd{margin:0;color:#ddd}.band{background:var(--panel);border-block:1px solid var(--line)}.split{padding-block:clamp(65px,8vw,105px);display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(220px,.65fr) minmax(0,1.35fr);gap:clamp(34px,7vw,110px)}.copy{font-size:clamp(1.02rem,1.35vw,1.2rem);line-height:1.75;color:var(--soft)}.copy p{margin:0}.copy p+p{margin-top:22px}.section{padding-block:clamp(70px,9vw,120px)}.flow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));margin-top:48px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-left:1px solid var(--line)}.flow article{padding:25px;min-height:220px;border-right:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.flow span{display:block;color:#777;font-size:.75rem;margin-bottom:40px}.flow h3,.cards h3{font-size:1.12rem;margin:0}.flow p,.cards p{color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65;margin:13px 0 0}.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px}.cards article{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:22px 0}.evidence .narrow{margin-top:42px;max-width:850px}.boundary{padding-left:18px;border-left:2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28)}.close{padding-block:clamp(85px,11vw,150px)}.close>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:720px;color:#bbb;font-size:1.08rem;margin:28px 0 34px}.footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-block:28px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;color:#888;font-size:.86rem}.footer div{display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}@media(max-width:850px){.hero,.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}.flow{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr}.topbar{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.topbar nav{justify-content:flex-start}}@media(max-width:570px){.flow{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,16vw,5.4rem)}.footer{flex-direction:column}}
/* Centred Trust hero — Founder direction 2026-09-10 */
.hero{display:block;min-height:68vh;padding-block:clamp(68px,8vw,118px);text-align:center}.hero>div{max-width:960px;margin-inline:auto}.hero h1{max-width:16ch;margin:18px auto 0;font-size:clamp(3.4rem,7vw,6.6rem);line-height:.96}.hero .lead{max-width:880px;margin:28px auto 0}.actions{justify-content:center}.status{max-width:1080px;margin:62px auto 0;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:24px 28px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(220px,1.15fr) minmax(0,3fr);align-items:stretch;text-align:center;background:rgba(255,255,255,.018)}.status-stage{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;padding:8px 24px}.status-stage strong{font-size:1.15rem;margin-top:10px}.status-stage p{color:#999;margin:7px 0 0;font-size:.92rem}.status dl{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));margin:0}.status dl div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:8px;padding:8px 24px;border-top:0;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}.status dt{font-size:.7rem}.status dd{margin:0;color:#ddd}@media(max-width:850px){.status{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:20px}.status dl{grid-template-columns:1fr}.status dl div{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:18px 8px}.status-stage{padding:8px 8px 20px}.hero{padding-block:56px 76px}}

/* PALLAS Trust identity v1.0 — gold on deep black */
.brand img{width:min(232px,52vw)}.hero-mark{display:block;width:clamp(72px,6vw,94px);height:auto;margin:0 auto 28px}.eyebrow{color:var(--gold);font-weight:650}.topbar nav a:hover,.plain:hover,.footer a:hover{color:var(--gold-soft)}.button{background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);color:#0B0C0C}.button:hover{background:transparent;color:var(--gold-soft);border-color:var(--gold-soft)}.status{border-color:rgba(201,166,107,.34);background:rgba(201,166,107,.025)}.status dl div{border-color:rgba(201,166,107,.16)}.status .label,.status dt,.flow span{color:#ad9368}.boundary{border-left-color:var(--gold)}.flow,.flow article,.footer,.topbar{border-color:rgba(201,166,107,.18)}::selection{background:var(--gold);color:#0B0C0C}

/* Founder direction 2026-09-10: fully centralised composition */
@media (min-width: 851px){
  .hero>div{max-width:1180px}
  .hero h1{max-width:none;white-space:nowrap;font-size:clamp(3.7rem,6vw,6.25rem)}
}
.section,.split,.close{text-align:center}
.split{display:block}
.split>div{max-width:900px;margin-inline:auto}
.split>div+div{margin-top:34px}
.section h2,.split h2,.close h2{max-width:18ch;margin-inline:auto}
.copy,.evidence .narrow{max-width:900px;margin-inline:auto}
.evidence .narrow{margin-top:42px}
.flow{max-width:1120px;margin:48px auto 0}
.flow article{text-align:center}
.cards{max-width:1000px;margin-inline:auto}
.cards article{text-align:center;padding-inline:22px}
.boundary{padding-left:0;border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--gold);padding-top:22px}
.close>p:not(.eyebrow){margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.close .button{margin-inline:auto}
/* Founder direction correction 2026-09-10: preserve left/right composition; centre each context internally. */
@media (min-width: 851px){
  .split{
    display:grid;
    grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.72fr) minmax(0,1.28fr);
    align-items:center;
    gap:clamp(54px,7vw,112px);
    text-align:center;
  }
  .split>div{max-width:none;margin:0;text-align:center}
  .split>div+div{margin-top:0}
  .split h2{margin-inline:auto}
  .split .copy{max-width:720px;margin-inline:auto}
  .split .cards{max-width:none;margin:0}
}
@media (max-width: 850px){
  .split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center}
  .split>div{max-width:900px;margin-inline:auto}
  .split>div+div{margin-top:34px}
}