/* Interlude — bridges hero → ops console with a sentence */
.interlude {
  background: var(--canvas);
  padding: 16px clamp(20px, 4vw, 48px) 20px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.interlude::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(40% 80% at 100% 50%, rgba(255, 128, 31, 0.06), transparent 70%);
}
.interlude-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1480px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.interlude-rule {
  width: 64px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--accent);
  opacity: 0.7;
}
.interlude-text {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(42px, 6.4vw, 100px);
  line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: balance;
  max-width: none;
  width: 100%;
}
.interlude-text i {
  font-style: italic;
  background: var(--grad, linear-gradient(105deg, #ff5a3c 0%, #ff8a3c 40%, #ffbe5c 100%));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  color: transparent;
}
.interlude-text .strike {
  position: relative;
  color: var(--ash);
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.88em;
  vertical-align: 0.04em;
  padding: 0 2px;
}
.interlude-text .strike::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: -4px; right: -4px;
  top: 56%;
  height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--accent);
  transform: rotate(-3deg);
  transform-origin: left center;
}
.interlude-sig {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--ash);
}
.interlude-sig-v { color: var(--charcoal); }