/* ============================
   HOW WE MET – SECTION SHELL
   ============================ */

.about-how-we-met {
    text-align: center;
}

/* Gold Algerian heading */
.about-how-title {
    font-family: 'Algerian', var(--header-font, serif);
    font-size: 2rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    color: #c8a763;
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
    text-shadow:
        0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.45),
        0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}

/* Intro line + text block */
.about-how-intro {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 1.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.about-how-line {
    flex: 1;
    max-width: 140px;
    height: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        rgba(200,167,99,0),
        rgba(200,167,99,0.9),
        rgba(200,167,99,0)
    );
    border-radius: 999px;
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.about-how-text {
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 0.99rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
    opacity: 0.95;
}

/* ============================
   CONNECTION CARDS GRID
   ============================ */

.about-meet-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 1.5rem;
}

/* Individual card */
.meet-story {
    background: radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(200,167,99,0.10), rgba(0,0,0,0.98));
    border-radius: 12px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
    padding: 1.3rem 1.4rem 1.4rem;
    text-align: left;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(0,0,0,0.65);

    /* hover/scroll-ready variables */
    --meet-scale: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(var(--meet-scale));
    transition:
        transform 0.2s ease-out,
        box-shadow 0.2s ease-out,
        border-color 0.2s ease-out,
        background 0.2s ease-out;
}

.meet-story:hover {
    --meet-scale: 1.02;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
    border-color: rgba(200,167,99,0.7);
    background: radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(200,167,99,0.18), rgba(0,0,0,1));
}

/* Header row: badges + title */
.meet-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.6rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

/* Initial badges */
.meet-badges {
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.35rem;
}

.meet-badge {
    width: 26px;
    height: 26px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 1px solid rgba(200,167,99,0.8);
    background: radial-gradient(circle at top, rgba(200,167,99,0.85), rgba(200,167,99,0.25));
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(200,167,99,0.4);
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

/* Subtitle (connection label) */
.meet-subtitle {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: sans-serif;   /* cleaner, more legible */
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}


/* Body text */
.meet-story p {
    margin: 0.2rem 0 0;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

/* ============================
   RESPONSIVE
   ============================ */

@media (max-width: 960px) {
    .about-meet-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .about-how-intro {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.75rem;
    }

    .about-how-line {
        max-width: 120px;
    }

    .about-how-text {
        font-size: 0.97rem;
    }
}