@font-face {
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(fonts/BarlowCondensed-600.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(fonts/BarlowCondensed-800.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Comic Neue';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(fonts/ComicNeue-400.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Comic Neue';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(fonts/ComicNeue-700.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(fonts/IBMPlexMono-400.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url(fonts/IBMPlexMono-500.woff2) format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
:root{--bg:#fff;--fg:#14171f;--mute:#5b6275;--acc:#0b78b5;--line:#d9dce6;--bar:rgba(255,255,255,.9)}
:root[data-theme=dark]{--bg:#0d1017;--fg:#e8ebf2;--mute:#8b93a7;--acc:#4fc3f7;--line:#232838;--bar:rgba(13,16,23,.88)}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{background:var(--bg)}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--fg);font:16px/1.5 system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit}
/* 1 unit = 1px of the 800px export, scaled to the viewport */
.reader{--u:calc(min(100vw,800px)/800)}
.bar{position:fixed;inset:0 0 auto 0;z-index:20;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:10px 16px;background:var(--bar);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);transition:transform .25s}
.bar.hide{transform:translateY(-100%)}
.bar .ttl{flex:1;text-align:center;font-size:14px;color:var(--mute);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}
.bar a,.bar button{background:none;border:0;color:var(--fg);font:inherit;font-size:14px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;padding:6px 4px}
.bar a:hover,.bar button:hover{color:var(--acc)}
.progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;width:0;background:var(--acc);z-index:30}
.strip{max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding-bottom:calc(var(--u)*100)}
.title{text-align:center;padding:calc(var(--u)*170) 16px calc(var(--u)*100)}
.title h1{margin:0;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:clamp(28px,calc(var(--u)*64),64px);padding-left:.22em}
.title p{margin:calc(var(--u)*14) 0 0;color:var(--acc);letter-spacing:.5em;font-size:clamp(14px,calc(var(--u)*26),26px);padding-left:.5em}
.panel{margin:calc(var(--u)*var(--g)) auto 0;width:calc(var(--w)*1%);position:relative}
.panel img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto}
.al-left{margin-left:3%!important;margin-right:auto!important}
.al-right{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:3%!important}
.row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:4%;width:94%;margin:calc(var(--u)*var(--g)) auto 0}
.row .panel{margin:0}
.tilt img{clip-path:polygon(0 3%,100% 0,97% 100%,0 96%)}
.bub{flex:1;max-width:38%;text-align:center;border:2px solid #111;border-radius:50%;padding:.9em 1em;background:#fff;color:#111;font:italic clamp(12px,calc(var(--u)*24),22px)/1.3 'Comic Sans MS','Comic Neue',system-ui,sans-serif}
.bub.th{border-radius:50%}
.panel.fade img{-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(#000 88%,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(#000 88%,transparent)}
.panel.p5 img{-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 62% 60% at 50% 48%,#000 55%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 62% 60% at 50% 48%,#000 55%,transparent 100%)}
:root:not([data-theme=dark]) .panel.p5 img{-webkit-mask-image:none;mask-image:none}
.panel.p5 img{-webkit-mask-image:linear-gradient(#000 70%,transparent);mask-image:linear-gradient(#000 70%,transparent)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .panel.p5 img{-webkit-mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 62% 60% at 50% 48%,#000 55%,transparent 100%);mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse 62% 60% at 50% 48%,#000 55%,transparent 100%)}
.cap{margin:calc(var(--u)*var(--mt)) auto calc(var(--u)*var(--mb));text-align:center;color:var(--mute);font-style:italic;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:clamp(13px,calc(var(--u)*24),22px)}
.end{text-align:center;padding:calc(var(--u)*150) 16px 0}
.end h2{margin:0;font-size:clamp(22px,calc(var(--u)*44),44px);letter-spacing:.2em;padding-left:.2em}
.end p{margin:calc(var(--u)*14) 0 calc(var(--u)*60);color:var(--acc);letter-spacing:.4em;font-size:clamp(13px,calc(var(--u)*24),24px);padding-left:.4em}
.next{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:10px 22px;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:calc(var(--u)*100)}
.next:hover{border-color:var(--acc);color:var(--acc)}
/* review mode (?review=1) */
.tag,.flag{display:none}
.review .tag{display:block;position:absolute;top:6px;left:6px;background:#000a;color:#fff;font:12px monospace;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:4px}
.review .flag{display:block;position:absolute;left:6px;right:6px;bottom:6px;font:12px/1.35 system-ui;padding:6px 8px;border-radius:6px;color:#fff;background:#b3261e}
.review .flag.reletter{background:#b36b00}.review .flag.fix{background:#9a4bbf}.review .flag.consider{background:#3b5bdb}
/* library */
.lib{max-width:960px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px 20px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(34px,8vw,72px);letter-spacing:.2em;margin:0;font-weight:800}
.hero p{color:var(--mute);max-width:46ch}
.fic{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--acc);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:999px;margin-bottom:18px}
.chapters{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:18px;margin-top:40px}
.card{display:block;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;background:rgba(127,127,127,.06);transition:transform .15s,border-color .15s}
.card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:var(--acc)}
.card img{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover}
.card .t{padding:12px 14px}.card .t b{display:block}.card .t span{color:var(--mute);font-size:13px}
.card.soon{opacity:.5;pointer-events:none}
.card.soon .ph{aspect-ratio:3/4;display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--mute);letter-spacing:.2em;font-size:13px}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important}}

/* site shell */
.site-nav{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:10;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;padding:14px 20px;background:var(--bar);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.site-nav .brand{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;margin-right:auto}
.site-nav a{text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;color:var(--mute)}
.site-nav a:hover,.site-nav a.on{color:var(--acc)}
.wrap{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:40px 20px 80px}
.wrap h2{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mute);margin:48px 0 16px}
.wrap h1{margin:0 0 8px}
.lead{color:var(--mute);max-width:54ch}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(190px,1fr));gap:18px}
.empty{border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:40px 20px;text-align:center;color:var(--mute)}
.series{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,260px) 1fr;gap:32px;align-items:start}
.series img{width:100%;border-radius:12px;display:block;aspect-ratio:3/4;object-fit:cover}
.tags{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:12px 0}
.tags span{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:3px 12px;font-size:12px;color:var(--mute)}
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--acc);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;padding:10px 22px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px}
:root[data-theme=dark] .btn{color:#06141d}
.chlist{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.chlist li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.chlist a,.chlist .soon{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:14px 4px;text-decoration:none}
.chlist a:hover{background:rgba(127,127,127,.07)}
.chlist img{width:64px;height:64px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;flex:none}
.chlist .ph{width:64px;height:64px;border-radius:8px;background:rgba(127,127,127,.12);flex:none}
.chlist b{display:block}.chlist span{color:var(--mute);font-size:13px}
.chlist .soon{opacity:.5}
.chlist .go{margin-left:auto;color:var(--acc);font-size:13px}
@media(max-width:640px){.series{grid-template-columns:1fr}.series img{max-width:240px}}

/* ===== Sector Zero theme: glacier ink, signal cyan, scarf mustard ===== */
:root{--ink:#0a1b2b;--glacier:#1d6fa5;--signal:#12b7dc;--scarf:#e2a62b;--frost:#eaf4fa;
--bg:#fff;--fg:#0a1b2b;--mute:#5a7186;--acc:#1d6fa5;--line:#d3e2ec;--bar:rgba(255,255,255,.92);
--disp:'Barlow Condensed','Arial Narrow',Impact,sans-serif;--mono:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,Consolas,monospace}
:root[data-theme=dark]{--bg:#06121d;--fg:#e6f1f8;--mute:#7f9bb0;--acc:#4cc9ea;--line:#173043;--bar:rgba(6,18,29,.9);--frost:#0b2234}
h1,h2,.site-nav .brand,.bar .ttl{font-family:var(--disp)}
.site-nav .brand{font-size:20px;letter-spacing:.2em}
.site-nav a:not(.brand),.bar a,.bar .ttl,.wrap h2,.fic,.tags span,.chlist span,.card .t span,.next,.btn{font-family:var(--mono)}
.site-nav a:not(.brand){font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.wrap h2{font-size:12px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.wrap h2::after{content:"";flex:1;height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--line),transparent)}
.wrap h1,.hero h1{font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1}
.wrap h1{font-size:clamp(40px,7vw,72px)}
.fic{font-size:11px;color:var(--signal);border-color:var(--signal);letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase}
.fic::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--signal);margin-right:8px;vertical-align:middle;box-shadow:0 0 8px var(--signal)}
.card,.series img{border-radius:4px}
.card{border-color:var(--line);background:var(--frost)}
.card:hover{border-color:var(--signal);box-shadow:0 8px 30px -12px var(--signal)}
.card .t b{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:20px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.btn{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-radius:2px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--signal)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .btn{background:var(--signal);color:#04202b;border-color:var(--scarf)}
.tags span{border-radius:2px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:11px}
.chlist b{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:20px;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase}
.chlist img,.chlist .ph{border-radius:2px}
.chlist .go{font-family:var(--mono);letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px}
/* reader title block: frost, crack line, signal notch */
.title{position:relative;background:linear-gradient(#e6f2f9,rgba(255,255,255,0));padding-top:calc(var(--u)*190)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .title{background:linear-gradient(#0b2234,rgba(6,18,29,0))}
.title h1{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:800;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:.16em;padding-left:.16em;white-space:nowrap;font-size:clamp(24px,calc(var(--u)*88),88px)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .title h1{color:#e6f1f8}
.title p{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--glacier);letter-spacing:.7em;font-size:clamp(12px,calc(var(--u)*22),22px);padding-left:.7em}
.title::after{content:"";display:block;margin:calc(var(--u)*46) auto 0;width:min(60%,calc(var(--u)*420));height:2px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--ink) 20%,var(--ink) 46%,var(--signal) 46%,var(--signal) 54%,var(--ink) 54%,var(--ink) 80%,transparent)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .title::after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#e6f1f8 20%,#e6f1f8 46%,var(--signal) 46%,var(--signal) 54%,#e6f1f8 54%,#e6f1f8 80%,transparent)}
/* time captions: field-log style */
.cap{font-family:var(--mono);font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.24em;color:var(--glacier);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:14px;font-size:clamp(10px,calc(var(--u)*17),17px)}
.cap::before,.cap::after{content:"";width:calc(var(--u)*46);height:1px;background:currentColor;opacity:.5}
.end h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.3em;padding-left:.3em}
.end p{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--glacier);letter-spacing:.5em}
.next{border-radius:2px;border-color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px}
.bar{font-family:var(--mono)}
.bar .ttl{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.24em}
.progress{background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--glacier),var(--signal))}
/* narration between panels: centred caps, no box (webtoon-style), in our type */
.narr{width:72%;margin:calc(var(--u)*var(--mt)) auto calc(var(--u)*var(--mb));text-align:center;padding:0}
.narr p{margin:0 0 .7em;font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;line-height:1.28;font-size:clamp(17px,calc(var(--u)*38),38px);color:var(--ink)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .narr p{color:var(--fg)}
.narr p:last-child{margin:0}
.narr b{font-weight:800;color:var(--glacier)}
:root[data-theme=dark] .narr b{color:var(--signal)}
.panel.est img{border-radius:2px}

/* narration + HTML bubbles use the same lettering as the speech bubbles in the art */
:root{--bubble:'Comic Neue','Comic Sans MS','Comic Sans',cursive}
.narr p{font-family:var(--bubble);font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;line-height:1.35;font-size:clamp(15px,calc(var(--u)*31),31px);color:#111}
:root[data-theme=dark] .narr p{color:var(--fg)}
.narr b{font-weight:700;color:inherit}
.bub{font-family:var(--bubble);font-style:normal;font-weight:400;color:#111}
/* lettering over clean plates */
.panel.lt{container-type:inline-size}
.lb{position:absolute;z-index:2;font-family:var(--bubble);font-size:clamp(var(--mn,14px),var(--fs),23px);line-height:1.18;color:#111;text-align:center;background:#fff;border:2px solid #111;padding:.5em .75em;box-sizing:border-box}
.lb.say{border-radius:50%/45%;padding:.55em .9em}
.lb.box{border-radius:2px;font-weight:700;padding:.25em .6em;white-space:nowrap}
.lb.radio{border-radius:3px;border-style:solid;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.01em}
.lt .tails{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;overflow:visible}
.lt .tails polygon{fill:#fff;stroke:#111;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round}
.bar .ttl{white-space:nowrap;letter-spacing:.14em;font-size:12px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}

.foot{max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:28px 20px 40px;text-align:center;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--mute);border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.reader .foot{max-width:800px}
.title .fic{margin-bottom:calc(var(--u)*26)}

ul.plain{margin:0 0 1em;padding-left:1.2em;max-width:62ch;color:var(--fg)}ul.plain li{margin:.4em 0}
.wrap p{max-width:62ch}.foot p{margin:.3em 0}.foot a{color:inherit}

.lockb{font-style:normal;color:var(--scarf)}
.chlist .lockph{background:repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,rgba(127,127,127,.12),rgba(127,127,127,.12) 6px,transparent 6px,transparent 12px)}
.gate{text-align:center;padding:calc(var(--u)*140) 24px;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto}
.gate h2{font-family:var(--disp);font-size:clamp(28px,6vw,40px);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;margin:0 0 .4em}
.gate p{color:var(--mute)}
.btn.alt{background:transparent;color:var(--fg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:3px solid var(--signal)}

.tabs{display:flex;gap:8px;margin:18px 0}
.tabs button{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:8px 16px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:none;color:var(--mute);cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px}
.tabs button.on{color:var(--fg);border-color:var(--signal)}
.authform{display:grid;gap:14px;max-width:360px}
.authform label{display:grid;gap:6px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--mute)}
.authform input[type=email],.authform input[type=password]{font:16px var(--bubble);padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:2px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--fg)}
.authform .check{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;font-family:system-ui;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:0}
button.btn{border:0;cursor:pointer}
.auth-msg{min-height:1.4em;color:var(--glacier)}.auth-msg.bad{color:#c0392b}
.gate-actions{margin-top:1.2em}