/* Scope to page */
  .ourstory {
    display:block;
    font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji";
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: var(--ink-ourstory);
    /* blends with your site background rgba(119,136,153,1) without fighting it */
    background: transparent;
  }
  .ourstory * { box-sizing: border-box; }
  .ourstory img{ max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; }

  .ourstory-wrap {
    width: min(100%, var(--maxw-ourstory));
    margin-inline: auto;
    padding-inline: clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px);
  }

  /* ============================
     HERO (now uses <img src="...">)
     ============================ */
  .ourstory-hero {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 48svh;
    display: grid;
    place-items: end start;
    color: #fff;
    background: #000;            /* prevents white flash */
    border-bottom: 3px solid #285a51;
    border-bottom-color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent-ourstory), #000 20%);
    overflow: clip;
  }
  .ourstory-hero img.ourstory-hero-img {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;     /* adjust focus if needed */
  }
  .ourstory-hero::after{
    content:"";
    position:absolute; inset:0;
    /* same gradient as before, now layered above the <img> */
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,18,26,.35), rgba(10,18,26,.58));
  }
  .ourstory-title {
    position: relative; z-index: 1;
    padding: clamp(18px, 3vw, 28px);
    width: min(100%, var(--maxw-ourstory));
    margin-inline: auto;
	text-align:center;
  }
  .ourstory-eyebrow   {
    display:inline-block;
    font-size:.75rem;
    letter-spacing:.12em;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--muted);
    background: #eef2f7;
    border:1px solid var(--border);
    padding:.25rem .5rem;
    border-radius:999px;
    margin-bottom:10px;
  }
  .ourstory h1{
    margin:.25rem 0 .25rem;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 1.2rem + 2.5vw, 2.6rem);
    line-height:1.2;
  }

  /* ============================
     Article
     ============================ */
  .ourstory-article { margin-block: clamp(28px, 5vw, 56px); }

  /* 🔎 More visible intro line */
  .ourstory-lede {
    color: var(--ink-ourstory);
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.95), rgba(255,255,255,.78));
    border: 1px solid #dbe3ea;
    border-left: 6px solid var(--accent-ourstory);
    padding: clamp(10px, 1.4vw, 14px) clamp(12px, 1.6vw, 18px);
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px var(--ring-ourstory);
    margin: .25rem 0 .85rem;
	font-size: 1.4rem;
  }

  .ourstory-prose {
    background: #fbfcfd;                   /* soft white to sit on slate bg */
    padding: clamp(18px, 3.5vw, 44px);
    border-radius: var(--radius-ourstory);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px var(--ring-ourstory);
    border: 1px solid #e7ecf0;
  }
  .ourstory-prose p { margin: 1rem 0; font-size: clamp(1.025rem, .35vw + 1rem, 1.15rem); }
  .ourstory-prose p:first-child::first-letter{
    float:left;
    font-size: 3.2rem;
    line-height: .9;
    padding: .15rem .4rem 0 0;
    color: var(--accent-ourstory);
    font-weight: 800;
  }

  /* Callouts & timeline */
  .ourstory-card {
    margin: clamp(16px,3vw,28px) 0;
    padding: clamp(14px,2.2vw,22px);
    border: 1px solid #e7ecf0;
    border-left: 6px solid var(--accent-ourstory);
    border-radius: calc(var(--radius-ourstory) - 6px);
    background: #f8fafb;
  }
  .ourstory-badge {
    font-weight:700; color: var(--accent-ourstory);
    text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.08em; font-size:.82rem;
  }
  .ourstory-timeline {
    margin: clamp(8px,2vw,18px) 0;
    padding-left: 1rem;
    border-left: 2px dashed color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent-ourstory), #000 25%);
  }
  .ourstory-timeline .dot{
    width:.75rem; height:.75rem; border-radius:999px; background: var(--accent-ourstory);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px var(--ring-ourstory);
    translate: -1.15rem .45rem;
  }
  .ourstory-timeline h3{ margin:.25rem 0 .25rem; font-size:1.15rem; }

  /* Pull-quote */
  .ourstory-pull {
    margin: clamp(18px,3.5vw,36px) 0;
    padding: clamp(16px,3vw,28px);
    border-radius: var(--radius-ourstory);
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(47,111,100,.06), rgba(47,111,100,0)),
      #fff;
    border: 1px solid #e1ecea;
  }
  .ourstory-pull blockquote{
    margin:0;
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, .8vw + 1rem, 1.6rem);
    line-height:1.4;
    font-weight:700;
    color: color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent-ourstory), #000 30%);
    text-wrap: balance;
  }

  /* ============================
     Signature & note
     ============================ */
  .ourstory-signoff {
    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:.6rem;
    margin-top: clamp(18px,3vw,36px);
    color: var(--muted-ourstory);
    font-weight:600;
  }
  .ourstory-signoff .rule { height:1px; background: #dbe3ea; flex:1; }
  .ourstory-signoff .cheers { white-space: nowrap; color: var(--accent-2-ourstory); font-weight:800; }

  /* 🔎 More visible closing line */
  .ourstory-note {
    text-align:center;
    color: var(--ink-ourstory);
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.92), rgba(255,255,255,.82));
    border: 1px solid #dbe3ea;
    border-left: 5px solid var(--accent-ourstory);
    display: inline-block;
    padding: .75rem 1rem;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 24px var(--ring-ourstory);
    margin: 28px auto 6px;
  }

  @media (max-width: 640px){
    .ourstory-hero{ min-height: 42svh; }
  }