/* ============================================================
   stantscherenkow.com · /comparison/* · craft cross-link band
   Loaded by every /comparison/advisor-vs-*.html page above the
   footer. Replaces the earlier inline-styled band with a single
   class-based component so the markup stops carrying overrides.
   Tokens follow the /comparison page palette (Fire/Steel/Bone),
   not the /craft palette.
   ============================================================ */

.cmp-craft-band {
  background: var(--bone);
  padding: 64px var(--gutter);
}
.cmp-craft-band-inner {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.cmp-craft-band-eyebrow {
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.cmp-craft-band-h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  max-width: 26ch;
}
.cmp-craft-band-lead {
  font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0 0 26px;
}
.cmp-craft-band-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
}
.cmp-craft-band-card {
  display: block;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  background: var(--white);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: background 0.15s, transform 0.15s;
}
.cmp-craft-band-card:hover {
  background: var(--paper);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}
.cmp-craft-band-card .tag {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--fire);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.cmp-craft-band-card .title {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.cmp-craft-band-card .blurb {
  font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .cmp-craft-band { padding: 48px 24px; }
  .cmp-craft-band-card { padding: 20px 22px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Plain-language buyer bridge for /comparison pages.
   This is the retrieval layer: search-language first, ST judgment
   immediately after.
   ============================================================ */

.cmp-buyer-bridge {
  background: var(--bone);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 72px var(--gutter);
}
.cmp-buyer-bridge-inner {
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(260px, 0.72fr);
  gap: 42px;
  align-items: start;
}
.cmp-buyer-kicker,
.cmp-proof-label,
.cmp-ask-label,
.cmp-faq-kicker {
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--steel);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.cmp-buyer-bridge h2,
.cmp-faq-wall h2 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.cmp-buyer-bridge p,
.cmp-faq-wall p {
  font-family: 'Barlow', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.cmp-buyer-lede {
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  max-width: 62ch;
}
.cmp-alias-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}
.cmp-alias-list li {
  font-family: 'Barlow Condensed', sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(8, 10, 13, 0.08);
  padding: 7px 10px;
}
.cmp-buyer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
}
.cmp-buyer-box {
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--steel);
  padding: 24px 24px 26px;
}
.cmp-buyer-box strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.22;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.cmp-buyer-box p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
}
.cmp-buyer-box--advisor {
  background: var(--ink);
  border-top-color: var(--fire);
}
.cmp-buyer-box--advisor strong {
  color: var(--white);
}
.cmp-buyer-box--advisor p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.74);
}
.cmp-proof-card,
.cmp-question-card {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 26px 28px;
}
.cmp-proof-card {
  box-shadow: 0 20px 46px rgba(8, 10, 13, 0.1);
}
.cmp-proof-card p:last-child,
.cmp-question-card p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.cmp-proof-card strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.cmp-question-card {
  margin-top: 18px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--fire);
}
.cmp-ask-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 11px;
}
.cmp-ask-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 18px;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.cmp-ask-list li::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.66em;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: var(--fire);
}
.cmp-faq-wall {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 80px var(--gutter);
}
.cmp-faq-wall-inner {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.cmp-faq-wall h2 {
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.cmp-faq-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
}
.cmp-faq-item {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 24px 26px;
}
.cmp-faq-item h3 {
  font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
  font-size: 1.04rem;
  line-height: 1.26;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.cmp-faq-item p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.96rem;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .cmp-buyer-bridge {
    padding: 56px 24px;
  }
  .cmp-buyer-bridge-inner,
  .cmp-buyer-grid,
  .cmp-faq-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .cmp-buyer-bridge-inner {
    gap: 28px;
  }
  .cmp-proof-card,
  .cmp-question-card,
  .cmp-faq-item,
  .cmp-buyer-box {
    padding: 22px;
  }
  .cmp-faq-wall {
    padding: 60px 24px;
  }
}