* { box-sizing: border-box; }

:root {
  --wall: #f4ede0;
  --wall-line: #e3d8c3;
  --ink: #3b2415;
  --ink-soft: #6b5844;
  --accent: #e0722f;
  --accent-2: #3a6ea5;
  --card: #fffaf1;
  --card-border: #e5d9c4;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  min-height: 100vh;
  font-family: "Segoe UI", Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif;
  color: var(--ink);
  background-color: var(--wall);
  background-image:
    repeating-linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(59,36,21,0.035) 0 2px, transparent 2px 84px),
    repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(59,36,21,0.02) 0 1px, transparent 1px 84px);
  overflow-x: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.heading-font {
  font-family: "Baloo 2", "Segoe UI", Verdana, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

a { color: inherit; }

/* ---------- Office wallpaper motif layer ---------- */
.office-wallpaper {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  opacity: 0.16;
}

/* ---------- Header ---------- */
.site-title-wrap {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 30px 10px 10px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.site-title {
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 7vw, 3.6rem);
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}
.site-title .accent { color: var(--accent); }
.subtitle {
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* ---------- Hiring banner ---------- */
.hiring-banner {
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 18px auto 0;
  background: #f0c14b;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 3px solid var(--ink);
  border-radius: 40px;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  box-shadow: 3px 4px 0 rgba(59,36,21,0.25);
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.hiring-banner .paw {
  display: inline-block;
  animation: pawbounce 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes pawbounce {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) rotate(0deg); }
  50% { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-10deg); }
}

/* ---------- Ticker ---------- */
.ticker {
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: var(--card);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--card-border);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--card-border);
  padding: 9px 0;
  margin-top: 18px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ticker span {
  display: inline-block;
  padding-left: 100%;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  animation: ticker 28s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes ticker {
  0% { transform: translateX(0); }
  100% { transform: translateX(-100%); }
}

/* ---------- Cards (used on cat.html) ---------- */
.card {
  background: var(--card);
  border: 2px solid var(--card-border);
  border-radius: 18px;
  box-shadow: 4px 6px 0 rgba(59,36,21,0.10);
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  padding: 26px 10px 34px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.site-footer a {
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--accent-2);
}
.site-footer a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.stats-line {
  margin-top: 6px;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.stats-line #convoCount {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
}