/* Monthly Connect — live Q&A page + homepage feature band. Scoped .mc- classes only. */

.mc-shell {
  width: min(1160px, calc(100% - 56px));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

/* Keep the added nav link comfortable inside the tight 1221–1400px band. */
@media (min-width: 1221px) and (max-width: 1400px) {
  .site-header .site-nav { gap: 12px; }
  .site-header .site-nav a { font-size: 11px; }
  .site-header .site-nav .nav-cta { padding-inline: 11px; gap: 8px; }
}

/* ---- Shared pieces ---- */

.mc-live-dot {
  --mc-dot: var(--cobalt);
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 9px;
  height: 9px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mc-dot);
  animation: mc-pulse 2.6s ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes mc-pulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--mc-dot) 42%, transparent); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 9px transparent; }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 transparent; }
}

.mc-section-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, .34fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(38px, 4.3vw, 55px);
  align-items: start;
}

.mc-section-head h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 18px;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 3.6vw, 3.5rem);
  max-width: 880px;
}

.mc-section-head h2 em { color: var(--cobalt); }

.mc-section-head .section-lede { max-width: 680px; margin: 0; color: var(--body); }

/* ---- Page hero ---- */

.mc-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
}

.mc-hero-backdrop {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(1100px 540px at 88% -12%, rgba(112, 134, 154, .32), transparent 62%),
    radial-gradient(760px 440px at -8% 112%, rgba(83, 107, 128, .26), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deep) 100%);
}

.mc-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.08fr) minmax(300px, .72fr);
  gap: clamp(44px, 5vw, 76px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: clamp(64px, 9vh, 104px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(56px, 8vh, 92px);
}

.mc-hero-copy .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); }

.mc-hero h1 {
  max-width: 660px;
  margin: 22px 0 24px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.9rem, 5.2vw, 4.9rem);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}

.mc-hero h1 em {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.mc-hero-lede {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.mc-hero-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 34px;
}

/* Session slab: the date/time invitation card. */

.mc-slab {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(28px, 3vw, 38px) clamp(24px, 2.8vw, 36px);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.mc-slab::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 25, 39, .16);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mc-slab-tag {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-slab-date { margin-top: 20px; }

.mc-slab-date strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--cobalt);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-slab-date span {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 7px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font: 500 clamp(2rem, 2.6vw, 2.65rem)/1.08 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.mc-slab-date span b { color: var(--gold-text); font-weight: 500; }

.mc-slab-time {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 2px 6px;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: var(--navy);
  font: 500 1.35rem/1.2 var(--serif);
}

.mc-slab-time small {
  flex-basis: 100%;
  margin-top: 5px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-slab-note {
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  padding-top: 15px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--body);
  font-size: .84rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.mc-slab-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 16px;
  padding-bottom: 5px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy);
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-slab-link:hover { color: var(--gold-text); border-color: var(--gold-text); }

/* Facts bar under the hero. */

.mc-facts {
  position: relative;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
  background: rgba(10, 17, 28, .55);
}

.mc-facts-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }

.mc-facts-grid > div { padding: 20px 24px 24px; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12); }
.mc-facts-grid > div:first-child { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }

.mc-facts-grid span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-facts-grid strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 6px;
  color: var(--white);
  font: 500 1.3rem/1.15 var(--serif);
}

/* ---- Roles ---- */

.mc-roles { background: var(--paper); }

.mc-role-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 46px;
}

.mc-role-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, .36fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--cobalt);
}

.mc-role-card + .mc-role-card { border-top-color: var(--gold); }

.mc-role-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.mc-role-copy { padding: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 34px); }

.mc-role-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--cobalt);
  color: var(--cobalt);
  font-size: .68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-role-chip-guest { border-color: var(--gold-text); color: var(--gold-text); }

.mc-role-card h3 {
  margin: 14px 0 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 500 1.9rem/1.1 var(--serif);
}

.mc-role-title {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.mc-role-copy > p:last-child { margin: 0; color: var(--body); font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.7; }

/* ---- What to expect ---- */

.mc-expect { background: var(--paper-deep); }

.mc-expect-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(300px, .85fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 4vw, 56px);
  align-items: start;
  margin-top: 46px;
}

.mc-expect-list {
  display: grid;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mc-expect-list li {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 27px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mc-expect-list li:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }

.mc-expect-list b {
  color: var(--gold-text);
  font: 500 2rem/1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.mc-expect-list strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 500 1.5rem/1.2 var(--serif);
}

.mc-expect-list p { margin: 0; color: var(--body); font-size: .92rem; line-height: 1.7; }

.mc-candid {
  padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 36px);
  background: var(--navy);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .85);
}

.mc-candid-head span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-candid-head strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--white);
  font: 500 1.55rem/1.25 var(--serif);
}

.mc-candid-list {
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mc-candid-list li {
  padding: 13px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .16);
  font-size: .88rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.mc-candid-list li:first-child { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; }

.mc-candid .text-link {
  margin-top: 24px;
  border-color: var(--gold-light);
  color: var(--white);
}

.mc-candid .text-link:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* ---- Registration ---- */

.mc-register {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: var(--white);
}

.mc-register::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(900px 460px at 8% -10%, rgba(112, 134, 154, .2), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mc-register-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: start;
  padding-block: clamp(64px, 7vw, 96px);
}

.mc-register-copy h2 {
  margin: 18px 0 20px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 3.5vw, 3.4rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.mc-register-copy h2 em {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.mc-register-lede {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.mc-meeting {
  max-width: 540px;
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding: 24px 26px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, .42);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .04);
}

.mc-meeting-chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-meeting .mc-live-dot { --mc-dot: var(--gold-light); }

.mc-meeting strong {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--white);
  font: 500 1.35rem/1.25 var(--serif);
}

.mc-meeting p {
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
  font-size: .88rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.mc-privacy { margin-top: 22px; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62); }
.mc-register-copy .fine { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .62); }

.mc-register-alt {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .72);
  font-size: .85rem;
}

.mc-register-alt a { color: var(--white); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.mc-register-alt a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* Form card */

.mc-form-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 40px);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.mc-form-head {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 8px 16px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--cobalt);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-form-head strong { color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: .06em; }

.mc-optional {
  margin-left: 6px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .62rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
}

.mc-form[hidden] { display: none !important; }

/* Confirmation state */

.mc-confirmation {
  padding: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 30px);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  background: var(--white);
}

.mc-confirmation .section-label { color: var(--cobalt); }

.mc-confirmation h3 {
  margin: 16px 0 12px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font: 500 2.1rem/1.1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.mc-confirmation p { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--body); font-size: .95rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.mc-confirmation strong { color: var(--navy); }

.mc-confirmation-ref {
  display: block;
  margin: 14px 0 18px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .75rem;
  letter-spacing: .02em;
}

.mc-confirmation .mc-confirmation-privacy {
  margin: 2px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .78rem;
}

/* ---- Homepage feature band ---- */

.mc-feature {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-deep) 100%);
  color: var(--white);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
}

.mc-feature::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: radial-gradient(900px 420px at 84% -6%, rgba(112, 134, 154, .22), transparent 60%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mc-feature-shell {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(300px, .68fr);
  gap: clamp(40px, 5vw, 72px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(64px, 7vw, 92px);
}

.mc-feature h2 {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 18px 0 16px;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 3.6vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
}

.mc-feature h2 em {
  display: block;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.mc-feature-copy > p {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .78);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.mc-feature-chips {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 26px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.mc-feature-chips li {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  padding: 9px 13px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .24);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .86);
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
}

.mc-feature-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.mc-feature-card {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(26px, 2.6vw, 34px);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.mc-feature-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16, 25, 39, .16);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.mc-feature-card-tag {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  color: var(--gold-text);
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.mc-feature-date {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 16px;
  color: var(--navy);
  font: 500 clamp(1.7rem, 1.9vw, 2.1rem)/1.15 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.mc-feature-time {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: var(--body);
  font-size: .86rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.mc-feature-people {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mc-feature-people img {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.mc-feature-people img + img { margin-left: -16px; }

.mc-feature-people span {
  color: var(--cobalt);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* ---- Responsive ---- */

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .mc-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .mc-slab { max-width: 560px; }
  .mc-expect-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .mc-candid { max-width: 640px; }
  .mc-register-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .mc-feature-shell { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .mc-feature-card { max-width: 560px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .mc-section-head { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 10px; }
  .mc-facts-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .mc-facts-grid > div:nth-child(odd) { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; }
  .mc-facts-grid > div { padding: 16px 18px 18px; }
  .mc-role-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); margin-top: 36px; }
  .mc-expect-grid { margin-top: 36px; }
  .mc-hero-grid { padding-top: 52px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .mc-shell { width: calc(100% - 36px); }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .mc-role-card { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .mc-role-card img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
  .mc-slab-date span { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 8.4vw, 2.2rem); }
  .mc-slab-time { font-size: 1.15rem; }
  .mc-form .form-pair { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .mc-feature-chips li { padding: 8px 11px; font-size: .72rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .mc-live-dot { animation: none; }
}