@font-face{font-family:XCharter;src:url("fonts/xcharter.woff2") format("woff2");font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:XCharter;src:url("fonts/xcharter-italic.woff2") format("woff2");font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:XCharter;src:url("fonts/xcharter-bold.woff2") format("woff2");font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:Anton;src:url("fonts/anton.woff2") format("woff2");font-weight:400;font-display:swap}
/* GP house style v5.6 (7 Nov 2026): XCharter reading text, Anton headlines, one tapered gold thread, no boxes, pills or side bars.
   The one exception: the question field is a very light warm tint (#F2F0EB) so it is clear where to type (John, 7 Nov 2026). */
:root{--ink:#0C0C0C;--grey:#6E6E6A;--hair:#C9C8C2;--gold:#B8873B;--off:#F2F0EB;--greyk:#9A9A96;
  --serif:XCharter,"Charter","Bitstream Charter",Georgia,serif;--head:Anton,"Anton",Impact,sans-serif;
  --pad:clamp(22px,6vw,96px);--col:40rem}
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{font-family:var(--serif);color:var(--ink);background:#fff;font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;overflow-x:hidden}
b,strong{font-weight:700}
a{color:var(--ink)}
button{font:inherit;color:inherit;background:none;border:0;cursor:pointer;text-align:left}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--ink);outline-offset:3px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:8px}.skip:focus{left:8px;background:#fff;padding:6px 10px}

.top{padding:26px var(--pad) 0;max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto}
.top .logo{height:36px;width:auto;display:block}
main{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--pad)}
main>section{max-width:var(--col)}

.hero{padding:clamp(48px,10vh,120px) 0 clamp(36px,6vh,64px)}
h1,h2,.qlabel{text-wrap:balance}
h1{font-family:var(--head);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(68px,11vw,132px);line-height:.92;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-left:-.02em}
.thread{display:block;width:33.333%;height:3px;margin:clamp(26px,3vw,38px) 0 clamp(26px,3vw,36px)}
.lead{font-style:italic;font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,24px);line-height:1.4;max-width:30em}
.notice{margin-top:18px;font-style:italic;font-size:15px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--grey);max-width:34em}

/* the running discussion, newest at the bottom */
.talk{list-style:none}
.turn{padding:clamp(28px,4vh,40px) 0;border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}
.turn .q{font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,23px);line-height:1.35;font-style:italic;color:var(--grey);margin-bottom:18px}
.turn .a{font-size:clamp(18px,1.6vw,20px);line-height:1.6}
.turn .a p+p{margin-top:.9em}
.turn .a.refused{color:var(--grey)}
.thinking{font-style:italic;color:var(--grey);font-size:clamp(18px,1.6vw,20px)}
.thinking::after{content:"";display:inline-block;width:1.2em;text-align:left;animation:dots 1.4s steps(4,end) infinite}
@keyframes dots{0%{content:""}25%{content:"."}50%{content:".."}75%{content:"..."}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.thinking::after{animation:none;content:"..."}}
.src{margin-top:20px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--grey)}
.src summary{cursor:pointer;font-style:italic;list-style:none;display:inline}
.src summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.src summary::after{content:" \2192"}
.src[open] summary::after{content:" \2193"}
.src ul{list-style:none;margin-top:12px}
.src li{margin-top:12px;padding-left:14px;position:relative}
.src li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.62em;width:5px;height:5px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--grey)}
.src .h{color:var(--ink);font-weight:700}
.src .m{font-style:italic}
.src .qt{font-style:italic;margin-top:2px}

/* what comes next */
.compose{padding:clamp(28px,4vh,40px) 0 clamp(56px,9vh,100px);border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}
.hint{font-style:italic;font-size:16px;color:var(--grey);margin-bottom:10px}
.next{margin-bottom:clamp(30px,4vh,40px)}
.suggest,.starters ul{list-style:none}
.suggest li,.starters li{margin:0 0 10px}
.suggest a,.starters a{font-size:clamp(18px,1.6vw,20px);line-height:1.4;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px;text-decoration-color:var(--hair)}
.suggest a:hover,.starters a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--ink)}
.qlabel{display:block;font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(22px,2.3vw,26px);line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:10px}
.ask textarea{display:block;width:100%;border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:0;resize:none;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(19px,1.8vw,22px);line-height:1.45;color:var(--ink);background:var(--off);outline:none;padding:16px 18px 18px;min-height:calc(3 * 1.45em + 34px);max-height:45vh;overflow:auto;-webkit-appearance:none;appearance:none;caret-color:var(--ink);transition:background-color .15s,border-color .15s}
.ask textarea::placeholder{color:#7E7D78;font-style:italic;opacity:1}
.ask textarea:hover{background:#EEEBE5}
.ask textarea:focus{background:#EEEBE5;border-bottom-color:var(--ink)}
.ask textarea:focus-visible{outline:none}
.row{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;margin-top:16px}
.go{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;padding:12px 30px 13px;border-radius:0;min-height:48px}
.go:disabled{background:var(--greyk);cursor:default}
.restart{font-size:15px;color:var(--grey);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px;text-decoration-color:var(--hair);padding:12px 0}
.restart:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.memo{margin-top:14px;font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:var(--grey)}
.starters{margin-top:clamp(30px,5vh,48px)}

.themes{padding:clamp(48px,8vh,88px) 0 clamp(64px,10vh,120px);border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}
h2{font-family:var(--head);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(38px,4.4vw,54px);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:-.008em;margin-bottom:18px}
.theme-list{list-style:none;margin-top:16px;columns:2 16rem;column-gap:40px}
.theme-list li{break-inside:avoid;margin:0 0 10px}
.theme-list a{font-size:18px;line-height:1.35;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px;text-decoration-color:var(--hair)}
.theme-list a:hover{text-decoration-color:var(--ink)}
.theme-list .n{font-size:13px;color:var(--grey);margin-left:6px;font-style:italic}

/* black top band (7 Nov 2026, John: "our black top... Ask John in it, with a vignette coming through").
   Photo JC-26-531, black and white out of black with a light gold hue, already faded to #0C0C0C at its edges. */
.band{position:relative;background:var(--ink);color:var(--off);overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate}
.band-photo,.band-photo img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%}
.band-photo{z-index:-1}
.band-photo img{object-fit:cover;object-position:right center;display:block}
.band-in{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:26px var(--pad) 0;min-height:clamp(560px,74vh,720px);display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.band .logo{height:36px;width:auto;display:block;align-self:flex-start}
.band-text{margin-top:auto;padding:clamp(48px,8vh,96px) 0 clamp(52px,8vh,92px);max-width:32rem}
.band h1{color:#fff}
.band .lead{color:#fff;max-width:24em;line-height:1.28;text-wrap:balance;-webkit-text-stroke:.2px currentColor}
/* 7 Nov 2026, John: lead "a little bit too grey, a little bit airy"; now white, a hair heavier, tighter leading, two lines on phones */
.band .notice{color:var(--greyk)}
main{padding-top:clamp(36px,6vh,64px)}
.talk-wrap:has(.talk:empty)+.compose{border-top:0;padding-top:0}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .band-photo,.band-photo img{position:absolute;inset:0 0 auto 0;height:auto;aspect-ratio:6/5}
  .band-photo img{object-position:center top}
  /* phone photo r3m (7 Nov 2026): John set to the right and smaller, so he sits behind the type */
  .band-in{min-height:0;padding-top:20px}
  .band-text{margin-top:calc(100vw * 5 / 6 - 96px);padding:0 0 44px}
}

.foot{background:var(--ink);color:var(--off);padding:clamp(48px,8vh,88px) var(--pad) clamp(56px,9vh,96px)}
.foot .logo{height:36px;width:auto;display:block;margin-bottom:26px}
.foot p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--greyk);max-width:36em;font-style:italic}
@media (max-width:374px){.band .lead{font-size:18.5px}}
@media (max-width:480px){body{font-size:17px}.row{gap:14px}.go{padding:12px 26px}}