/* ── How We Work — Staggered motion reveals ── */
.methodology {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--bg-primary) !important;
}

.methodology-header {
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}

/* ── Steps grid ── */
.methodology-steps {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  position: relative;
}

/* ── Individual step ── */
.methodology-step {
  position: relative;
  padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
}

.methodology-step:last-child {
  border-right: none;
}

/* ── Giant background number ── */
.methodology-step-bg {
  font-family: 'Space Grotesk', var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(5rem, 8vw, 8rem);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--accent-purple);
  opacity: 0.07;
  position: absolute;
  top: 1rem;
  right: 1rem;
  user-select: none;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.methodology-step:nth-child(2) .methodology-step-bg,
.methodology-step:nth-child(4) .methodology-step-bg {
  color: var(--accent-cyan);
}

/* ── Step label ── */
.methodology-step-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent-purple);
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

.methodology-step:nth-child(2) .methodology-step-label,
.methodology-step:nth-child(4) .methodology-step-label {
  color: var(--accent-cyan);
}

/* ── Accent line ── */
.methodology-accent-line {
  width: 0;
  height: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--accent-purple);
}

.methodology-step:nth-child(2) .methodology-accent-line,
.methodology-step:nth-child(4) .methodology-accent-line {
  background: var(--accent-cyan);
}

/* ── Step title ── */
.methodology-step-title {
  font-weight: var(--fw-bold);
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

/* ── Step description ── */
.methodology-step-desc {
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* ── Connector arrows between steps ── */
.methodology-connector {
  position: absolute;
  right: -12px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 2;
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  background: var(--bg-primary);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

.methodology-connector svg {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
}

.methodology-connector svg path {
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--accent-purple);
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

@keyframes arrow-pulse {
  0% { transform: translateX(-3px); opacity: 0.4; }
  50% { transform: translateX(3px); opacity: 1; }
  100% { transform: translateX(-3px); opacity: 0.4; }
}

.methodology-connector svg {
  animation: arrow-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.methodology-step:nth-child(2) .methodology-connector svg path,
.methodology-step:nth-child(4) .methodology-connector svg path {
  stroke: var(--accent-cyan);
}

.methodology-step:last-child .methodology-connector {
  display: none;
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .methodology-steps {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .methodology-step {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
    padding: 2rem 1.5rem;
  }

  .methodology-step:nth-child(odd) {
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  }

  .methodology-step:nth-child(3),
  .methodology-step:nth-child(4) {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .methodology-connector {
    display: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .methodology-steps {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .methodology-step {
    border-right: none !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  }

  .methodology-step:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .methodology-step-bg {
    font-size: 4rem;
  }
}