.process { position: relative; }
.process-grid { gap: 18px; padding-top: 0; }
.process-grid > article {
  position: relative;
  padding: 25px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--surface), var(--surface-2));
  box-shadow: 0 12px 35px #0000000b;
}
.process-grid .step-number {
  display: inline-flex;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 23px;
  border: 1px solid #55d3b02b;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--mint-dark);
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-weight: 550;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
}
.process-grid .step-number > span { display: none; }
.process-grid h3 { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.process-grid p { font-size: .95rem; max-width: none; }
.process-number, .process-meta { display: none; }

/* The extra section height supplies a native scroll timeline for the sticky view. */
.process--scroll {
  padding-block: 0;
  height: calc(var(--process-viewport) + var(--process-travel));
  scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--process-header) - 100px);
}
.process--scroll .process-pin {
  position: sticky;
  top: var(--process-header);
  height: var(--process-viewport);
}
.process--scroll .process-inner {
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding-block: clamp(24px, 4vh, 42px) 24px;
}
.process--scroll .section-heading { flex-shrink: 0; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.process--scroll .section-heading h2 { margin-bottom: 0; }
.process--scroll .section-heading > p { margin-bottom: 0; }
.process--scroll .process-stage { position: relative; flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
.process--scroll .process-grid { position: absolute; inset: var(--process-cards-top, 0px) 0 auto; }
.process--scroll .process-grid > article {
  min-height: 260px;
  opacity: var(--step-reveal, 0);
  transform-origin: 50% 0;
}
.process--scroll .process-grid h3,
.process--scroll .process-grid p { opacity: var(--step-copy, 0); }
.process--scroll .step-number { opacity: var(--step-number, 0); }
.process--scroll .process-number {
  display: flex;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 8;
  width: var(--number-size);
  height: var(--number-size);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid #55d3b040;
  border-radius: 30px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--surface), var(--mint-dark));
  box-shadow: 0 25px 65px #00000016, 0 4px 12px #00000008;
  color: var(--mint);
  transform-origin: 0 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  will-change: transform, opacity;
}
.process-number-digit { font-size: calc(var(--number-size) * .43); font-weight: 550; letter-spacing: -.065em; line-height: 1; }
.process-number-label { position: absolute; bottom: 23px; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.process--scroll .process-meta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 20px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .75rem; min-height: 30px; }
.process-hint { display: flex; gap: 12px; align-items: center; }
.process-hint > span { color: var(--mint); font-size: 1rem; }
.process-counter { margin-left: auto; color: var(--mint); white-space: nowrap; }
.process-rail { width: 100px; height: 2px; background: var(--line); overflow: hidden; }
.process-rail > span { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; background: var(--mint); transform: scaleX(var(--process-progress, 0)); transform-origin: left; }
:root[data-theme="light"] .process-grid > article { box-shadow: 0 14px 40px #254c3210; }
:root[data-theme="light"] .process-number { border-color: #b6cdb9; box-shadow: 0 25px 65px #254c321c, 0 4px 12px #254c320a; }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .process-grid { gap: 12px; }
  .process-grid > article { padding: 20px; }
  .process-grid p { font-size: .9rem; }
  .process-grid h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .process-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 18px; }
  .process--scroll .section-heading { display: block; }
  .process--scroll .section-heading > p { max-width: none; font-size: .85rem; margin-top: 14px; }
  .process--scroll .section-heading > p br { display: none; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid { inset: 0; display: block; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid > article {
    position: absolute;
    top: var(--step-top, 0px);
    bottom: auto;
    left: 50%;
    width: min(100%, 410px);
    min-height: 245px;
    margin-left: max(-50%, -205px);
    padding: 25px;
  }
  .process--scroll .process-grid h3 { font-size: 1.3rem; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid p { font-size: .95rem; }
  .process--scroll .process-meta { gap: 12px; }
  .process-rail { width: 64px; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .process-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .process--scroll { scroll-margin-top: calc(var(--process-header) - 85px); }
  .process--scroll .process-inner { padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 18px; }
  .process--scroll .section-heading { margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .process--scroll .section-kicker { margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: .65rem; }
  .process--scroll h2 { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 5.9vw, 1.75rem); }
  .process--scroll .section-heading > p { font-size: .72rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 8px; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid > article { min-height: 215px; padding: 20px; }
  .process--scroll .step-number { width: 40px; height: 40px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid p { font-size: .9rem; }
  .process--scroll .process-meta { font-size: .68rem; }
  .process-hint { gap: 7px; }
  .process-rail { width: 42px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .process--scroll { height: auto; padding-block: 65px; }
  .process--scroll .process-pin { position: static; height: auto; }
  .process--scroll .process-inner { display: block; padding-block: 0; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid { position: static; display: grid; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid > article { position: relative; inset: auto; width: auto; margin: 0; opacity: 1; transform: none !important; }
  .process--scroll .process-grid h3, .process--scroll .process-grid p, .process--scroll .step-number { opacity: 1; }
  .process--scroll .process-number, .process--scroll .process-meta { display: none; }
}