/* Background-question router */
  .track-chooser { margin-top: 34px; max-width: 760px; }
  .chooser-q { font-size: 16px; color: var(--he-fg-2); margin: 0 0 18px; line-height: 1.6; }
  .chooser-q strong {
    display: block; margin-top: 6px; color: var(--c-ink);
    font-family: var(--he-font-display); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500;
    font-size: clamp(20px, 2.6vw, 26px); line-height: 1.3;
  }
  .chooser-opts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .chooser-card {
    text-align: start; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;
    background: var(--he-paper); border: 1.5px solid var(--he-border-strong);
    border-radius: var(--he-r-md); padding: 24px 26px;
    display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 9px;
    transition: transform var(--he-t-base), box-shadow var(--he-t-base), border-color var(--he-t-base);
  }
  .chooser-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(42,24,37,0.10); }
  .chooser-card.c-orange:hover { border-color: var(--c-orange); }
  .chooser-card.c-purple:hover { border-color: var(--c-purple); }
  .cc-ic {
    width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 50%; color: #fff;
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  }
  .chooser-card.c-orange .cc-ic { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--b-yellow), var(--b-orange)); }
  .chooser-card.c-purple .cc-ic { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--b-magenta), var(--b-violet)); }
  .cc-t { font-family: var(--he-font-display); font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--c-ink); }
  .cc-d { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--he-fg-2); }
  .cc-go { margin-top: 4px; font-family: var(--he-font-sans); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; }
  .chooser-card.c-orange .cc-go { color: var(--c-orange); }
  .chooser-card.c-purple .cc-go { color: var(--c-purple); }
  .cc-go::after { content: " ←"; }
  .chooser-skip { display: inline-block; margin-top: 16px; font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--he-fg-3); text-decoration: underline; }
  .chooser-skip:hover { color: var(--c-ink); }

  /* Highlight the routed-to track card */
  @keyframes trackFlash {
    0%   { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(135,43,100,0); }
    15%  { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--c-purple), 0 22px 54px rgba(42,24,37,0.16); }
    100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(135,43,100,0); }
  }
  #tracks .card.flash { animation: trackFlash 2.6s var(--he-ease); }
  #tracks .card.flash.c-orange { animation-name: trackFlashOrange; }
  @keyframes trackFlashOrange {
    0%   { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(226,120,58,0); }
    15%  { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--c-orange), 0 22px 54px rgba(42,24,37,0.16); }
    100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(226,120,58,0); }
  }

  @media (max-width: 760px) { .chooser-opts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

  /* ===== Sweep 09.2026 — chooser: hero split, one facts strip, after-grad links ===== */
  .hero .hero-split { margin-top: 6px; }
  .hero .hero-split .warm-photo img { object-position: 50% 30%; }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics {
    border-top: 0; padding: 6px 0 0; text-align: center;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px;
  }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics > div {
    background: var(--he-paper); border: 1px solid var(--he-border); border-radius: var(--he-r-md);
    padding: 26px 18px 22px; font-size: 14px; color: var(--he-fg-2);
    transition: transform var(--he-t-base) var(--he-ease), box-shadow var(--he-t-base);
  }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics > div:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(42,24,37,0.08); }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics strong { font-size: clamp(34px, 3.4vw, 46px); margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics > div:nth-child(1) strong { color: var(--c-orange); }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics > div:nth-child(2) strong { color: var(--c-magenta); }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics > div:nth-child(3) strong { color: var(--c-purple); }
  .facts-band .facts-metrics > div:nth-child(4) strong { color: var(--c-blue-deep); }
  .facts-band .after-grad {
    margin-top: 34px; padding-top: 26px; border-top: 1px solid var(--he-border);
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 18px 32px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .facts-band .after-grad .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .facts-band .after-grad .btn-ghost { color: var(--c-magenta); font-weight: 700; }
  .facts-band .after-grad .btn-ghost:hover { color: var(--c-orange); }
  @media (max-width: 900px) { .facts-band .facts-metrics { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
  @media (max-width: 480px) { .facts-band .facts-metrics { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; } .facts-band .facts-metrics > div { padding: 18px 12px; } }
  /* quote attribution inside the shared bio reads as a cite line, not run-on text */
  .noa-bio .founder-body .attrib { display: block; margin-top: 10px; font-family: var(--he-font-sans); font-style: normal; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .14em; color: var(--he-fg-3); }