/* Ascend Homepage Business Reel V5 — full-stage scenes with soft floating service messages. */
.ascend-clientele-cinema{position:relative;padding:76px 0 92px;overflow:hidden}
.ascend-clientele-cinema>.container{position:relative;z-index:2}
.clientele-accessible-title{position:absolute!important;width:1px!important;height:1px!important;padding:0!important;margin:-1px!important;overflow:hidden!important;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)!important;white-space:nowrap!important;border:0!important}
.clientele-copy{display:none!important}

.clientele-stage{position:relative;min-height:720px;border-radius:34px;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#071b29 0%,#0d2b3d 52%,#081e2d 100%);border:1px solid rgba(77,125,149,.24);box-shadow:0 26px 64px rgba(20,56,82,.16)}
.clientele-stage:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:8;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(3,14,23,.28) 0%,rgba(3,14,23,.08) 36%,transparent 64%),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,15,24,.03) 0%,transparent 56%,rgba(3,15,24,.33) 100%)}
.clientele-stage:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:9;inset:0;pointer-events:none;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.035),inset 0 -70px 100px rgba(0,10,18,.12)}

.clientele-guide,.clientele-reel-status{display:none!important}
.clientele-media-grid{position:absolute;z-index:2;inset:0;overflow:hidden;background:#0a2232}
.clientele-card{position:absolute;inset:0;overflow:hidden;border:0;border-radius:0;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#14364a,#0d2839);opacity:0;transform:translate3d(6%,0,0) scale(1.025);pointer-events:none;z-index:1;will-change:opacity,transform;transition:opacity .98s cubic-bezier(.2,.68,.2,1),transform 1.08s cubic-bezier(.18,.74,.2,1)}
.clientele-card.is-reel-active{opacity:1;transform:translate3d(0,0,0) scale(1);z-index:4}
.clientele-card.is-reel-prev{opacity:0;transform:translate3d(-4.5%,0,0) scale(1.01);z-index:3}
.clientele-card.is-media-failed{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#16384b,#0d2a3b 62%,#173b4e)}
.clientele-card img,.clientele-card video{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block;background:#0b2636;filter:saturate(1.015) contrast(1.02) brightness(.94);transform:scale(1.04);transition:transform 6.4s cubic-bezier(.18,.72,.2,1),filter .65s ease;backface-visibility:hidden}
.clientele-card.is-reel-active img,.clientele-card.is-reel-active video{transform:scale(1.01);filter:saturate(1.04) contrast(1.025) brightness(.99)}
.clientele-card:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:2;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,16,27,.01),rgba(3,18,30,.025) 58%,rgba(3,18,30,.18) 100%)}
.clientele-card:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:3;inset:0;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(108deg,rgba(255,255,255,.018),transparent 30%,transparent 72%,rgba(139,219,226,.02))}

.activity-maker img{object-position:center 52%}.activity-owner img{object-position:center 45%}.activity-bakery img{object-position:center 48%}.activity-fashion img{object-position:center 42%}.activity-bike img{object-position:center 58%}.activity-pizza img{object-position:center 50%}.activity-cafe-photo img{object-position:center 48%}.activity-packing img{object-position:center 50%}.activity-social img{object-position:center 52%}.activity-open img{object-position:center 50%}
.activity-salon-video video,.activity-health-video video{object-position:center 42%}.activity-contractor-video video{object-position:center 52%}

/* Floating message system: light, modern, soft — never a heavy title card. */
.clientele-reel-message{position:absolute;z-index:22;max-width:min(760px,76%);pointer-events:none;opacity:0;filter:blur(8px);transform:translate3d(0,22px,0) scale(.985);transition:opacity .72s ease,transform .9s cubic-bezier(.18,.74,.2,1),filter .72s ease}
.clientele-reel-message:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;left:-34px;right:-34px;top:-24px;bottom:-24px;border-radius:38px;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 42% 55%,rgba(5,22,34,.36) 0%,rgba(5,22,34,.18) 45%,transparent 76%);filter:blur(10px)}
.clientele-reel-message.is-visible{opacity:1;filter:blur(0);transform:translate3d(0,0,0) scale(1)}
.clientele-reel-message-text{display:block;font-family:"Manrope","Exo 2","Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,3.55vw,3.65rem);font-weight:520;line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.045em;text-wrap:balance;background:linear-gradient(115deg,#fbffff 0%,#dbe9ee 30%,#ffffff 58%,#b9dce3 100%);-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;color:transparent;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;text-shadow:0 2px 18px rgba(2,13,22,.20),0 12px 34px rgba(2,13,22,.14)}
.clientele-reel-message.message-left{left:6.5%;bottom:15%;text-align:left}
.clientele-reel-message.message-center{left:50%;top:50%;bottom:auto;max-width:min(880px,80%);text-align:center;transform:translate3d(-50%,24px,0) scale(.985)}
.clientele-reel-message.message-center.is-visible{transform:translate3d(-50%,0,0) scale(1)}
.clientele-reel-message.message-right{right:6.5%;left:auto;top:17%;bottom:auto;max-width:min(720px,68%);text-align:right}
.clientele-reel-message.message-left-soft{left:8%;top:19%;bottom:auto;max-width:min(780px,72%);text-align:left}

.clientele-reel-progress{position:absolute;z-index:21;left:5.5%;right:5.5%;bottom:14px;height:2px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.10);overflow:hidden}
.clientele-reel-progress span{display:block;width:0;height:100%;border-radius:inherit;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(141,228,234,.78),rgba(230,252,253,.92));box-shadow:0 0 12px rgba(125,225,233,.22)}
.clientele-reel-progress.is-running span{animation:clienteleReelProgress var(--reel-duration,4800ms) linear both}
@keyframes clienteleReelProgress{from{width:0}to{width:100%}}

.clientele-label,.clientele-foot{display:none!important}
.ascend-service-paths-moved{padding-top:72px!important}.ascend-service-paths-moved .ascend-section-heading{margin-bottom:34px}

@media(max-width:1120px){
 .clientele-stage{min-height:650px}
 .clientele-reel-message{max-width:78%}
 .clientele-reel-message-text{font-size:clamp(1.65rem,4vw,3rem)}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .ascend-clientele-cinema{padding:56px 0 64px}
 .clientele-stage{min-height:540px;border-radius:24px}
 .clientele-card{transform:translate3d(8%,0,0) scale(1.025)}
 .clientele-card.is-reel-prev{transform:translate3d(-6%,0,0) scale(1.01)}
 .clientele-reel-message,.clientele-reel-message.message-center,.clientele-reel-message.message-right,.clientele-reel-message.message-left-soft{left:22px;right:22px;top:auto;bottom:58px;max-width:none;text-align:left;transform:translate3d(0,18px,0) scale(.988)}
 .clientele-reel-message.is-visible,.clientele-reel-message.message-center.is-visible{transform:translate3d(0,0,0) scale(1)}
 .clientele-reel-message-text{font-size:clamp(1.45rem,6.4vw,2.2rem);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.038em}
 .clientele-reel-message:before{left:-18px;right:-18px;top:-18px;bottom:-18px}
 .clientele-reel-progress{left:18px;right:18px;bottom:10px}
}
@media(max-width:520px){.clientele-stage{min-height:500px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
 .clientele-card,.clientele-card img,.clientele-card video,.clientele-reel-message{transition:none!important}
 .clientele-reel-progress span{animation:none!important;width:100%}
}