/* Shared Process Timeline (template-parts/process-timeline.php, ECTCH-982).
   Self-contained: loads on Home and every service landing, not tied to body.home.
   Connector labels (.pt-time) sit on the line between two markers. */
.process-timeline{--pt-gap:15px;--pt-marker:88px}
.pt-lead{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;font:800 10px RobotoLocal,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#2f6f55;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px 0}
.pt-steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(var(--pt-count,4),minmax(0,1fr));gap:var(--pt-gap);position:relative;list-style:none;margin:40px 0 40px;padding:0}
.pt-step{position:relative;z-index:1;min-height:230px;padding:0 10px}
.pt-marker{display:grid;place-items:center;margin:0 auto 26px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #c7dedb;color:#225b60;border-radius:50%;width:var(--pt-marker);height:var(--pt-marker);transition:background .5s,color .5s,border-color .5s;position:relative;z-index:2}
.pt-step.is-lit .pt-marker{background:#f0fdfa;color:#174e53;border-color:#8dc5b6}
.pt-body{max-width:255px;margin:auto;text-align:center}
.pt-kicker{display:block;color:#2f6f55;font:800 10px RobotoLocal,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.16em}
.pt-body h3{font:600 clamp(18px,1.9vw,25px)/1.25 JakartaLocal,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:11px 0}
.pt-body p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;color:#657772;margin:0}
/* Connector to the next step: from this marker's right edge to the next marker's left edge. */
.pt-link{position:absolute;z-index:1;top:calc(var(--pt-marker) / 2 - 1px);left:calc(50% + var(--pt-marker) / 2);width:calc(100% + var(--pt-gap) - var(--pt-marker));height:2px;background:#d9e8da;pointer-events:none}
.pt-link::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:#36ae83;transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .6s var(--ease,ease)}
.pt-step.is-linked .pt-link::after{transform:scaleX(1)}
.pt-time{position:absolute;z-index:2;left:50%;top:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);background:#fff;border:1px solid #c7dedb;border-radius:100px;padding:4px 11px;color:#1b5345;font:800 10px/1.2 RobotoLocal,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.1em;white-space:nowrap}
.pt-step.is-linked .pt-time{border-color:#8dc5b6}
.pt-text-link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin-top:16px;padding-bottom:6px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.65;font-weight:750;color:#176a66;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #b9cdca;transition:border-color .2s,color .2s}
.pt-text-link span{font-size:18px;line-height:1;transition:transform .2s}
.pt-text-link:hover{color:#0f4f4c;border-color:#176a66}
.pt-text-link:hover span{transform:translate(2px,-2px)}
.pt-text-link:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #176a66;outline-offset:4px;border-radius:2px}
.pt-note{margin:0 auto 32px;max-width:720px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;line-height:1.65;color:#657772}
.pt-cta{display:flex;justify-content:center;padding-top:8px}
/* Icons: one animated set (template-parts/process-icon.php), animated once the step lights up. */
.pt-marker .process-icon{display:block;width:48px;height:48px;overflow:visible}
.pt-step.is-lit .process-icon-outline{animation:processIconDraw .8s var(--ease,ease) both}
.pt-step.is-lit .process-icon-accent{animation:processIconPulse .7s var(--ease,ease) both}
@media(hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){
  .pt-step:hover .process-icon-outline{animation:processIconRetrace .8s var(--ease,ease) both}
  .pt-step:hover .process-icon-accent{animation:processIconResponse .7s var(--ease,ease) both}
}
/* Vertical layout: phones and small tablets. */
@media(max-width:920px){
  .pt-steps{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0;max-width:640px;margin-inline:auto;--pt-marker:80px}
  .pt-step{min-height:150px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:80px minmax(0,1fr);gap:25px;padding:0 0 42px}
  .pt-step:last-child{min-height:0;padding-bottom:0}
  .pt-marker{margin:0;width:80px;height:80px}
  .pt-body{text-align:left;max-width:none;margin:7px 0}
  .pt-body h3{font-size:23px}
  .pt-link{top:80px;bottom:0;left:39px;width:2px;height:auto}
  .pt-link::after{transform:scaleY(0);transform-origin:top}
  .pt-step.is-linked .pt-link::after{transform:scaleY(1)}
}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .pt-marker,.pt-link::after,.pt-text-link,.pt-text-link span{transition:none}
  .pt-step .process-icon-outline,.pt-step .process-icon-accent{animation:none!important;stroke-dashoffset:0;transform:none}
}

/* The generic dark-section eyebrow (.section-head .section-index, light mint) is ~1.9:1 on the timeline's white/#f0fdfa surface; use the deep teal of the system (>= 5.8:1). */
.process-timeline .section-head .section-index{color:#1b6b6e}