/* v4.3: approved consultation flow; all rules below leave the hero unchanged. */
.consult-flow{background:var(--ivory);padding:82px 7% 78px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(250px,.8fr) minmax(0,1.6fr);gap:7%;align-items:start;border-bottom:1px solid #c8d1ce}
.flow-intro{padding-top:12px}.flow-intro h2{font-size:clamp(36px,3.8vw,54px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.35;letter-spacing:-.065em}.flow-lead{margin-top:25px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#405966}.flow-notice{font-size:14px;line-height:1.85;color:#405966;max-width:320px;margin-top:35px;padding-top:21px;border-top:1px solid #b6c3c5}
.flow{position:relative;--rail-top:44px;--rail-length:600px;--progress:0;--node-x:43px;isolation:isolate}.flow-rail{position:absolute;z-index:-1;width:1px;left:var(--node-x);top:var(--rail-top);height:var(--rail-length);background:#a9bdc1}.flow-rail-fill{position:absolute;width:3px;left:-1px;top:0;height:100%;background:var(--navy);transform:scaleY(var(--progress));transform-origin:top}.flow-list{margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}.flow-step{--emphasis:0;position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:88px minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px;padding:0 0 56px;min-height:0}.flow-step:last-child{padding-bottom:0}.step-number{align-self:start;position:relative;display:grid;place-items:center;width:88px;height:88px;background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid #9eb2b7;border-radius:50%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:44px;line-height:1;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:-.065em;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;color:var(--navy);isolation:isolate}.step-number::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:5px;border-radius:50%;background:#d7e3df;opacity:var(--emphasis);z-index:-1}.number-text{display:block;transform:scale(calc(1 + var(--emphasis)*.055));transform-origin:center}.step-number::after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:-1px;border:2px solid var(--navy);border-radius:50%;opacity:var(--emphasis)}
.step-copy{position:relative;min-width:0;padding:18px 24px 22px;isolation:isolate}.step-copy::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:#e1e9e5;opacity:var(--emphasis);z-index:-1}.step-copy::after{content:'';position:absolute;left:0;top:18px;bottom:22px;width:2px;background:var(--navy);opacity:var(--emphasis)}.step-heading{margin:0 0 17px;font-size:29px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.045em;line-height:1.35;color:var(--ink)}.consult-flow .question{font-size:21px;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:-.04em;margin:0 0 18px;color:var(--ink)}.check-points{list-style:none;padding:14px 0 0;margin:0;border-top:1px solid #adbfbd;display:grid;gap:6px}.check-points li{font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--ink);letter-spacing:-.025em;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:baseline;word-break:keep-all}.check-points li::before{content:'';width:4px;height:4px;background:#526d76;flex:none;align-self:center}.connector-label{position:absolute;left:136px;bottom:17px;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;font-size:12px;line-height:1.6;color:#405966}.connector-label::before{content:'';width:20px;height:1px;background:#93a7ae}
body.motion-off .flow-rail-fill{transform:scaleY(1)}body.motion-off .number-text{transform:none}body.motion-off .step-number::before,body.motion-off .step-number::after,body.motion-off .step-copy::before,body.motion-off .step-copy::after{opacity:0}
/* Preserve the readable interface and information styles from v4.2. */
.reading-process{position:relative}.reading-process article,.reading-process article:first-child{position:relative;grid-template-columns:58px 1fr;gap:24px;padding:28px 0;border-top:1px solid #bbc9cd}.reading-index{font-size:36px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-.06em;padding:1px 0 8px;background:var(--white);align-self:start;color:#365c70;position:relative}.reading-process p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.9;color:#3e5866}.reading-process h3{font-size:24px;color:#173442}
.reading-kicker{font-size:13px;color:#405e6d}.reading-section-head>p,.reading-prep .prep-intro p,.reading-faq .faq-title p{font-size:15px;color:#405966;line-height:1.85}.reading-prep .check-item p,.reading-faq .faq-list details p{font-size:15px;color:#3e5664;line-height:1.85}.reading-prep .checklist-header{font-size:13px;color:#3e5866}.reading-prep .local-note{font-size:13px;color:#465e69;line-height:1.8}.reading-faq .faq-list summary{font-size:17px;color:#173442}.inline-link{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;color:#173442}
.visit p{font-size:15px;color:#3c5663;line-height:1.85}.operation-top{font-size:14px;color:#375363}.operation-row{font-size:14px}.operation-row dt{color:#385869}.operation-row dd{color:#223f50}.operation-row dd small{font-size:13px;color:#405a67}.operations .section-note{font-size:13px;color:#405a67}.visit .eyebrow,.dialog-body .eyebrow{font-size:12px;color:#405966}
.footer-top p{font-size:14px;color:#d5e0e5}.footer-links,.footer-links button{font-size:14px;color:#dce6e9}.footer-links a,.footer-links button{min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center}.footer-bottom{font-size:13px;color:#c1d0d7;line-height:1.8}.dialog-body p,.dialog-body .fine{font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#405866}.dialog-panel{font-size:14px}.asset-list,.asset-list span{font-size:14px;color:#3e5664}
.nav a{font-size:13px;color:#173442}.header-actions .reserve{font-size:13px;min-height:44px}.motion-toggle{width:44px;height:44px;flex-shrink:0}.mobile-dock a,.mobile-dock button{min-height:44px;font-size:14px}.mobile-dock{padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:calc(9px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))}
main>section:not(.hero){scroll-margin-top:16px}.check-item input{scroll-margin-top:110px;scroll-margin-bottom:100px}.faq-list summary{scroll-margin-top:110px;scroll-margin-bottom:100px}
@media(min-width:1650px){.consult-flow{padding-left:10%;padding-right:10%;gap:9%}}
@media(max-width:1050px){.consult-flow{grid-template-columns:minmax(220px,.8fr) minmax(0,1.5fr);gap:4%}.flow-intro h2{font-size:40px}.flow{--node-x:35px}.flow-step{grid-template-columns:72px minmax(0,1fr);gap:20px}.step-number{width:72px;height:72px;font-size:38px}.step-copy{padding:16px 20px 20px}.step-heading{font-size:27px}.consult-flow .question{font-size:20px}.connector-label{left:112px}.reading-process article,.reading-process article:first-child{grid-template-columns:48px 1fr;gap:20px}.reading-index{font-size:34px}}
@media(max-width:700px){
 .consult-flow{display:block;padding:52px 20px 52px}.flow-intro{padding:0 0 31px}.flow-intro .reading-kicker{margin-bottom:19px}.flow-intro h2{font-size:34px;line-height:1.4}.flow-lead{font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;margin-top:18px}.flow-notice{max-width:none;font-size:13px;line-height:1.8;margin-top:22px;padding-top:15px}
 .flow{--node-x:21px}.flow-step{grid-template-columns:44px minmax(0,1fr);gap:16px;padding-bottom:40px;min-height:0}.step-number{width:44px;height:44px;font-size:28px}.step-number::before{inset:3px}.step-copy{padding:7px 0 18px;min-height:0}.step-copy::before{inset:0 -7px 0 -10px}.step-copy::after{left:-10px;top:10px;bottom:18px}.step-heading{font-size:24px;line-height:1.35;margin-bottom:14px}.consult-flow .question{font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;margin-bottom:16px}.check-points{padding-top:12px;gap:7px}.check-points li{font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;gap:8px}.connector-label{left:60px;bottom:12px;font-size:12px;gap:8px}.connector-label::before{width:17px}
 .reading-process article,.reading-process article:first-child{grid-template-columns:38px 1fr;gap:16px;padding:24px 0}.reading-index{font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;padding-bottom:9px}.reading-process h3{font-size:21px}.reading-process p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85}.reading-kicker{font-size:13px}.reading-section-head>p,.reading-prep .prep-intro p,.reading-faq .faq-title p,.reading-prep .check-item p,.reading-faq .faq-list details p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85}.reading-faq .faq-list summary{font-size:16px}.reading-prep .check-item b{font-size:17px}
 .visit p{font-size:15px}.operation-row{grid-template-columns:82px 1fr;font-size:14px}.operation-row dd small,.operations .section-note{font-size:13px}.footer-top p{font-size:14px}.footer-links,.footer-links button{font-size:14px}.footer-links{gap:12px 22px}.footer-bottom{font-size:12px}.dialog-body p,.dialog-body .fine,.asset-list span{font-size:14px}.dialog-panel{display:block;line-height:1.8}.dialog-panel strong{display:block;margin-top:5px}.header-actions{gap:7px}.header-actions .reserve{font-size:12px;padding:10px 12px}.motion-toggle{width:38px;height:44px}.mobile-dock a{font-size:13px;padding:10px 5px}.mobile-dock button{font-size:13px;padding:11px 12px}.footer{padding-bottom:115px}
}
@media(max-width:380px){.consult-flow{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}.flow-step{gap:13px}.connector-label{left:57px}.flow-intro h2{font-size:32px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.flow-rail-fill{transform:scaleY(1)}.number-text{transform:none}.step-number::before,.step-number::after,.step-copy::before,.step-copy::after{opacity:0}}
#understand{scroll-margin-top:0}