.v2-why-now {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
    gap: 64px;
    padding: 48px 0 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-why-now__intro h2 {
    max-width: 11ch;
    margin: 8px 0 0;
    color: var(--systems);
    font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.4vw, 3.1rem);
    line-height: 1.08;
    letter-spacing: -0.035em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.v2-why-now__body {
    max-width: 660px;
    padding-bottom: 38px;
}

.v2-why-now__body p {
    margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.65;
}

.v2-thesis-line {
    margin-top: 28px !important;
    padding: 20px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    color: var(--systems) !important;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.v2-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 26px;
}

.v2-actions--section {
    margin-top: 30px;
}

.v2-problem-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-problem-card {
    min-height: 184px;
    padding: 26px 22px 28px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-problem-card:last-child {
    border-right: 0;
}

.v2-problem-card__number {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.73rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.v2-problem-card p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--systems);
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    font-weight: 650;
    line-height: 1.48;
    text-wrap: pretty;
}

.v2-path {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
    margin: 28px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-path__step {
    position: relative;
    min-height: 130px;
    padding: 22px 18px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-path__step:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.v2-path__step span { display: block; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.v2-path__step strong { display: block; margin-top: 12px; color: var(--systems); font-size: 0.96rem; line-height: 1.38; text-wrap: pretty; }

.v2-outcome-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 12px;
}

.v2-outcome {
    padding: 18px;
    border: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.6);
    color: var(--systems);
    font-weight: 650;
    line-height: 1.45;
}

.v2-case-contrast {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
    margin-top: 30px;
}

.v2-case-contrast article {
    padding: 30px;
    border: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.62);
}

.v2-case-contrast article:first-child { border-top: 3px solid var(--research); }
.v2-case-contrast article:last-child { border-top: 3px solid var(--understanding); }
.v2-case-contrast article p { line-height: 1.62; }

.v2-trust-home {
    padding: 50px 0 12px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-trust-home__header {
    max-width: 780px;
}

.v2-trust-home__header > p:last-child {
    max-width: 720px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

.v2-trust-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    margin-top: 32px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-trust-card {
    min-height: 286px;
    padding: 28px 26px 30px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-trust-card:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.v2-trust-card > span {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 760;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
}

.v2-trust-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 16px;
    color: var(--systems);
    font-size: clamp(1.22rem, 2vw, 1.68rem);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.v2-trust-card p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.6;
}

.v2-trust-home__footer {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.35fr) auto;
    gap: 26px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 28px 0;
}

.v2-trust-home__footer p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); line-height: 1.55; }
.v2-trust-home__footer p:first-child { color: var(--systems); }

.v2-research-architecture {
    margin-top: 58px;
    padding: 30px 0 10px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-research-architecture__intro {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
    gap: 56px;
    align-items: end;
}

.v2-research-architecture__intro h2 {
    max-width: 12ch;
    margin: 8px 0 0;
    color: var(--systems);
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.85rem);
    line-height: 1.12;
    letter-spacing: -.032em;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.v2-research-architecture__intro p:last-child {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.62;
}

.v2-research-architecture__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
    margin-top: 34px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-research-node {
    display: flex;
    min-height: 226px;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 24px 20px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
    color: var(--text);
}

.v2-research-node:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.v2-research-node:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.58); color: var(--text); }
.v2-research-node__index {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 750;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
}

.v2-research-node h3 {
    margin: 26px 0 10px;
    color: var(--systems);
    font-size: 1.06rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
    text-wrap: balance;
}

.v2-research-node p {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .89rem;
    line-height: 1.58;
}

.v2-research-node__link {
    margin-top: auto;
    color: var(--systems);
    font-size: .85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.v2-research-nav {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 6px 0 46px;
    padding: 12px 0 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line);
}

.v2-research-nav__label {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .68rem;
    font-weight: 780;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.v2-research-nav__links {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 6px 16px;
}

.v2-research-nav__link {
    padding: 3px 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .84rem;
    font-weight: 650;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}

.v2-research-nav__link:hover,
.v2-research-nav__link--current {
    color: var(--systems);
    border-bottom-color: var(--understanding);
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
    .v2-why-now { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; padding-top: 40px; }
    .v2-why-now__intro h2,
    .v2-research-architecture__intro h2 { max-width: 16ch; }
    .v2-problem-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
    .v2-problem-card { min-height: 150px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line); }
    .v2-problem-card:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
    .v2-problem-card:last-child:nth-child(odd) { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
    .v2-path { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
    .v2-path__step:nth-child(3n) { border-right: 0; }
    .v2-path__step:nth-child(-n+3) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line); }
    .v2-outcome-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
    .v2-trust-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .v2-trust-card { min-height: auto; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line); }
    .v2-trust-card:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
    .v2-trust-home__footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
    .v2-research-architecture__intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
    .v2-research-architecture__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
    .v2-research-node { min-height: 190px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line); }
    .v2-research-node:nth-child(2n) { border-right: 0; }
    .v2-research-node:last-child:nth-child(odd) { grid-column: 1 / -1; border-right: 0; }
    .v2-research-nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 38px; }
    .v2-research-nav__links { justify-content: flex-start; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
    .v2-why-now { padding-top: 34px; }
    .v2-why-now__body { padding-bottom: 30px; }
    .v2-problem-grid,
    .v2-path,
    .v2-outcome-grid,
    .v2-case-contrast,
    .v2-research-architecture__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .v2-problem-card,
    .v2-path__step,
    .v2-research-node { grid-column: auto !important; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--editorial-line); }
    .v2-problem-card:last-child,
    .v2-path__step:last-child,
    .v2-research-node:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
    .v2-actions { align-items: stretch; }
    .v2-actions .button { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
    .v2-research-nav__links { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2px; }
    .v2-research-nav__link { padding: 7px 0; }
    .v2-case-contrast article { padding: 24px 20px; }
}