.about-screen {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 40px;
}

.about-screen .about-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(280px, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: end;
  padding: 2.75rem 3rem;
}
/* Full-bleed: 100vw centred on the hero, which is centred in its shell — both shells clip
   horizontally (.public-content overflow-x:clip, .app-content overflow-x:hidden), so the
   overhang cannot scroll. The hero must therefore NOT set overflow:hidden. */
.about-screen .about-hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  /* Cancel the screen padding above: otherwise the wash begins ~28px down and the flat
     page background above it reads as a hard dark band across the whole width. */
  inset-block: calc(-1 * var(--screen-pad-top, 0px)) 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: 100vw;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 140% at 100% 0%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--bronze) 12%, transparent), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(90% 120% at 0% 100%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--lapis) 9%, transparent), transparent 55%);
}
.about-screen .about-hero-body { position: relative; }
.about-screen .about-hero-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.4vw, 2.7rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
  margin: 10px 0 16px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.about-screen .about-hero-title em {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--bronze-2);
}
.about-screen .about-hero-lede {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 60ch;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.about-screen .about-hero-stats {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 14px 18px;
  padding-left: 22px;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--divider);
  align-self: stretch;
  align-content: center;
}
.about-screen .about-stat {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}
.about-screen .about-stat-v {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 0.9rem + 1.6vw, 1.8rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--bronze-2);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.about-screen .about-stat-k {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  margin-top: 4px;
}
.about-screen .about-stat-sub {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.about-screen .about-section-head {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.about-screen .about-section-head h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem);
  margin: 6px 0 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.about-screen .about-section-lede {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.about-screen .about-ctl {
  position: relative;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-rail {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: 2px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    transparent,
    var(--border-strong) 6%,
    var(--border-strong) 94%,
    transparent);
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-item {
  position: relative;
  width: 50%;
  padding: 14px 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-left {
  padding-right: 44px;
  text-align: right;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-right {
  margin-left: 50%;
  padding-left: 44px;
  text-align: left;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-dot {
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--bronze-gradient);
  border: 2px solid var(--bg-0);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--bronze-deep);
  z-index: 1;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-left  .about-ctl-dot { right: -7px; }
.about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-right .about-ctl-dot { left: -7px; }

.about-screen .about-ctl-card {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-l);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-2);
  padding: 18px 20px;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-year {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: var(--bronze-2);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-t {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.about-screen .about-ctl-b {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.about-screen .about-values {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, max(260px, (100% - 16px) / 2)), 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}
.about-screen .about-value {
  position: relative;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-m);
  padding: 20px 22px 22px 26px;
}
.about-screen .about-value-rule {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 14px; bottom: 14px;
  width: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--bronze-2);
  margin: 0;
}
.about-screen .about-value-t {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.about-screen .about-value-b {
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}

.about-screen .about-offices {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, max(260px, (100% - 16px) / 2)), 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}
.about-screen .about-office {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-m);
  padding: 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}
.about-screen .about-office-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}
.about-screen .about-office-city {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.about-screen .about-office-role {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-screen { gap: 32px; }
  .about-screen .about-hero {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
  }

  .about-screen .about-ctl-rail { left: 7px; transform: none; }
  .about-screen .about-ctl-item,
  .about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-left,
  .about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-right {
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: 0;
    padding-left: 34px;
    padding-right: 0;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-left  .about-ctl-dot,
  .about-screen .about-ctl-item.is-right .about-ctl-dot { left: 1px; right: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .about-screen .about-hero {
    padding: 1.625rem 1.25rem;
  }
  .about-screen .about-hero-stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}