  /* ============================================================
     BRAND
  ============================================================ */
  .hud-brand {
    position: absolute;
    top: 96px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(220, 170, 100, 0.55);
    z-index: 11;
    pointer-events: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  }
  .hud-brand .pin-house { color: rgba(220, 170, 100, 0.55); }
  .hud-brand .pin-sep   { color: rgba(220, 170, 100, 0.32); }
  .hud-brand .pin-vox {
    color: var(--gold-icon);
    font-weight: 500;
    text-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(232, 196, 120, 0.32);
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
  }

  .brand-lockup {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 28%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 4;
  }
  .brand-house {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.42em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(220, 170, 100, 0.65);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .brand-row {
    display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .brand-rule {
    width: 36px; height: 1px;
    background: linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      transparent 0%,
      rgba(220, 170, 100, 0.55) 50%,
      transparent 100%
    );
  }
  .brand-name {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    font-size: 27px;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    line-height: 1;
    color: var(--gold-icon);
    text-shadow: 0 0 16px rgba(232, 196, 120, 0.32);
    background: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      #f0d394 0%,
      #e8c478 40%,
      #c89a55 75%,
      #a87842 100%
    );
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }
  .brand-tag {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone-30);
  }

  /* ============================================================
     HOLOGRAPHIC FRAME
  ============================================================ */
  .holo-frame {
    position: absolute; inset: 14px;
    pointer-events: none; z-index: 8;
  }
  .holo-frame::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute; inset: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--frame-color);
    border-radius: 2px;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, transparent 18px, #000 30px, #000 calc(100% - 30px), transparent calc(100% - 18px), transparent 100%),
                        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0, transparent 18px, #000 30px, #000 calc(100% - 30px), transparent calc(100% - 18px), transparent 100%);
            mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, transparent 18px, #000 30px, #000 calc(100% - 30px), transparent calc(100% - 18px), transparent 100%),
                        linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 0, transparent 18px, #000 30px, #000 calc(100% - 30px), transparent calc(100% - 18px), transparent 100%);
    -webkit-mask-composite: source-in;
            mask-composite: intersect;
  }

  .corner {
    position: absolute;
    width: 22px; height: 22px;
    color: var(--frame-color-strong);
  }
  .corner svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
  .corner.tl { top: 0; left: 0; }
  .corner.tr { top: 0; right: 0; transform: rotate(90deg); }
  .corner.br { bottom: 0; right: 0; transform: rotate(180deg); }
  .corner.bl { bottom: 0; left: 0; transform: rotate(270deg); }

  .reg-mark {
    position: absolute;
    width: 8px; height: 8px;
    color: var(--frame-color-strong);
  }
  .reg-mark::before, .reg-mark::after {
    content: ''; position: absolute; background: currentColor;
  }
  .reg-mark::before { left: 50%; top: 0; bottom: 0; width: 1px; transform: translateX(-50%); }
  .reg-mark::after  { top: 50%; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1px; transform: translateY(-50%); }
  .reg-mark.tl { top: 32px; left: 32px; }
  .reg-mark.tr { top: 32px; right: 32px; }
  .reg-mark.br { bottom: 32px; right: 32px; }
  .reg-mark.bl { bottom: 32px; left: 32px; }

  .mid-tick {
    position: absolute;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 0.32em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--frame-color-strong);
    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  }
  .mid-tick::before { content: ''; width: 10px; height: 1px; background: currentColor; }
  .mid-tick.left { left: 0; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); }
  .mid-tick.right { right: 0; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); flex-direction: row-reverse; }

  .readout {
    position: absolute;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.20em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone-50);
    line-height: 1.55;
  }
  .readout .row { display: block; }
  .readout .label { color: var(--bone-30); margin-right: 6px; }
  .readout .val { color: var(--bone-70); }
  .readout .val.cyan    { color: rgba(120, 220, 240, 0.85); }
  .readout .val.magenta { color: rgba(255, 140, 220, 0.85); }
  .readout .val.gold    { color: var(--gold-icon-soft); }
  .readout.bl { bottom: 22px; left: 28px; }
  .readout.br { bottom: 22px; right: 28px; text-align: right; }

  /* ============================================================
     TOP HUD
  ============================================================ */
  .hud-top {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
    padding: 22px 32px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone-50);
    z-index: 10;
  }
  .hud-top .group { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
  .hud-top .dot {
    width: 6px; height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(var(--magenta-rgb), 0.75);
    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(var(--magenta-rgb), 0.6);
    transition: background 0.6s ease, box-shadow 0.6s ease;
    animation: live-pulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  body[data-state="live"] .hud-top .dot {
    background: var(--april);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(var(--april-rgb), 0.95);
    animation: live-pulse 2.2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }
  @keyframes live-pulse {
    0%,100% { opacity: 0.5; transform: scale(0.9); }
    50%     { opacity: 1;   transform: scale(1.1); }
  }
  .hud-top .sep { width: 3px; height: 3px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--bone-30); }
  .hud-top .accent { color: var(--bone-70); }
  .hud-top #memory-status.writing { color: var(--april); }
  .hud-top .live-only { transition: opacity 0.5s ease; }
  body:not([data-state="live"]) .hud-top .live-only { opacity: 0; }
  /* Stopwatch readouts — tabular nums so the digits don't reflow as
     they tick. Active = response audio currently playing (warm coral);
     idle = last/total values, quieter bone tone. Visible whenever they
     hold a value, so the call-summary stays on screen after disconnect.
     timer-sep follows the same logic — hidden when its sibling is empty. */
  .hud-top .timer {
    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
    color: var(--bone-50);
    transition: color 0.4s ease;
  }
  .hud-top .timer.active {
    color: var(--april);
    text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(255, 138, 101, 0.4);
  }
  .hud-top .timer:empty,
  .hud-top .timer:empty + .sep,
  .hud-top .timer-sep:has(+ .timer:empty) { display: none; }

  /* ============================================================
     SPEAKER LABELS
  ============================================================ */
  .speaker-label {
    position: absolute; z-index: 5;
    transform: translateY(8px);
  }
  .speaker-label .role {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    opacity: 0.7;
  }
  .speaker-label .name {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
    font-size: 38px; line-height: 1;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    margin-top: 8px; display: block;
  }
  .speaker-label .meta {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-top: 10px; color: var(--bone-30);
  }
  .label-april { top: 18%; left: 9%; color: var(--april); text-align: left; }
  .label-tk { bottom: 22%; right: 10%; color: var(--tk); text-align: right; }
  .speaker-label.dim { opacity: 0.32 !important; }

  .center-meta {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%; top: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: 0.34em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--bone-30);
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 4; width: 280px;
  }
  .center-meta .label { color: var(--bone-50); }
  .center-meta .status {
    margin-top: 6px;
    font-size: 8px;
    letter-spacing: 0.4em;
    color: var(--bone-30);
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
  }
  .center-meta .status.april { color: var(--april); }
  .center-meta .status.tk { color: var(--tk); }

  .cube-label {
    position: absolute; left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    text-align: center; z-index: 4;
  }
  .cube-label.top { top: 124px; }
  .cube-label .eyebrow {
    font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    letter-spacing: 0.36em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(var(--cyan-rgb),0.9), rgba(var(--magenta-rgb),0.9));
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  }
  .cube-label .heading {
    font-family: 'Fraunces', serif;
    font-weight: 300; font-style: italic;
    font-size: 42px;
    letter-spacing: -0.01em;
    color: var(--bone-70);
    margin-top: 12px; display: block;
  }
