        :root {
            --bg: #FFF;
            --text: #222;
            --muted: #555;
        }

        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        .hero {
            max-width: 1450px;
            margin: auto;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
            text-align: left;
            gap: 1rem;
            min-height: 85vh;
            padding: 5rem 80px 20px;
        }

        .hero h1 {
            font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
            font-size: 4.8rem;
            line-height: .95;
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }

        .hero p {
            padding: 0;
            text-align: left;
            font-size: 1.1rem;
        }

        .intro {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            line-height: 1.8;
            max-width: 320px;
            color: var(--muted);
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }

        .top-bar {
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-start;
            gap: 10px;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            top: 0;
            padding: 20px 24px;
        }

        .logo {
            font-family: "Dancing Script", cursive;
            text-decoration: none;
            color: #222;
            font-size: 2rem;
        }

        .question {
            font-family: "Caveat", cursive;
            font-size: 1.8rem !important;
            line-height: 1.35;
            max-width: 360px;
            text-align: left;
            color: #000 !important;
            padding-top: 1rem !important;
        }

        .small-question {
            font-family: "Caveat", cursive;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            line-height: 1 !important;
        }

        .hero-image {
            justify-content: center;
            position: relative;
        }

        .map {
            position: absolute;
            width: 95%;
            opacity: 0.2;
            ;
            z-index: -1;
        }

        .bus {
            position: relative;
            width: 90%;
            z-index: 2;
            margin-top: 250px;
        }

        /* three column section styling */
        .three-column-section {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 80px auto;
            padding: 0 70px;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 50px;
        }

        .column {
            min-height: 250px;
            padding: 20px;
        }

        .column h2 {
            font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
            font-size: 2rem;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        .column p {
            color: #555;
            line-height: 1.8;
        }

        .tour-characters {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 300px;
            height: auto;
        }

        /* two column styling*/
        .two-column-section {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 10px auto;
            padding: 0 70px;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 2fr;
            gap: 50px;
        }

        .main-column,
        .side-column {
            min-height: 250px;
            padding: 20px;
        }

        .main-column h2,
        .side-column h2 {
            font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
            font-size: 2rem;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        .main-column p,
        .side-column p {
            line-height: 1.8;
            color: #555;
        }

        .cloud-character {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 300px;
            height: auto;
        }

        .route-map {
            max-width: 600px;
            height: auto;
        }

        .brainstorm-img {
            max-width: 450px;
            height: auto;
        }

        .hand-arrow-back {
            transform: scaleX(-1);
        }

        /* HACKTOBERFEST STYLING */

        .hero-hack {
            min-height: 0;
            padding-bottom: 2rem;
        }

        /** hero img for auth0 hacktoberfest story */
        .hacktoberfest {
            position: relative;
            width: 50%;
            z-index: 2;
            margin-top: 200px;
        }

        /* T-shirt + signpost */
        .tshirt-img {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 380px;
            height: auto;
            margin: -30px auto 0;
        }

        /* Getting it off the ground */
        .ground-img {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 360px;
            height: auto;
            margin: 20px auto 0 0;
        }

        .story-links {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            gap: .6rem 1.5rem;
            margin-top: 1.5rem;
        }

        .story-links a {
            color: #555;
            font-size: .9rem;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
            padding-bottom: 2px;
            transition: color .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;
        }

        .story-links a:hover {
            color: #222;
            border-color: #222;
        }

        /* --------------------------
         Back to work
        -------------------------- */

        .story-back {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 6rem auto 3rem;
            padding: 0 70px;
        }

        .story-back .text-link {
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        @media (max-width: 900px) {

            .hero {
                grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
                gap: 30px;
                padding: 60px 40px 50px;
                min-height: auto;
                align-items: center;
            }

            .hero h1 {
                font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 7vw, 4rem);
                margin-bottom: 28px;
            }

            .intro {
                font-size: 1rem;
                max-width: 100%;
            }

            .question {
                font-size: 1.5rem !important;
                max-width: 100%;
            }

            .hero-image {
                min-width: 0;
            }

            .map {
                width: 100%;
            }

            .bus {
                width: 100%;
                margin-top: 160px;
            }


            /* ROUTE MAP + IDEA */

            .two-column-section {
                grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr;
                padding: 0 40px;
                gap: 30px;
                align-items: center;
            }

            .main-column,
            .side-column {
                min-height: 0;
                padding: 10px;
            }

            .route-map,
            .brainstorm-img {
                display: block;
                width: 100%;
                max-width: 100%;
            }


            /* CHARACTER SECTION */

            .three-column-section {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr 0.8fr 1fr;
                padding: 0 40px;
                gap: 20px;
                margin: 60px auto;
                align-items: center;
            }

            .column {
                min-height: 0;
                padding: 10px;
            }

            .tour-characters {
                display: block;
                width: 100%;
                max-width: 240px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }

            .cloud-character {
                max-width: 45%;
                height: auto;
            }

            /* back button */

            .story-back {
                padding: 0 40px;
            }

            .tshirt-img {
                max-width: 320px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }

            .ground-img {
                max-width: 300px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }
        }

        /* end of tablet styling */

        @media (max-width: 700px) {

            .hero {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 20px;
                padding: 40px 24px 30px;
            }

            .hero h1 {
                font-size: clamp(3rem, 14vw, 4rem);
                line-height: .95;
                margin-bottom: 24px;
            }

            .intro {
                font-size: 1rem;
                line-height: 1.7;
            }

            .question {
                font-size: 1.4rem !important;
                line-height: 1.3;
            }

            .hero-image {
                order: initial;
                min-height: 260px;
                margin-top: 0;
            }

            .map {
                width: 100%;
                max-width: 500px;
                left: 50%;
                transform: translateX(-50%);
            }

            .bus {
                display: block;
                width: 90%;
                max-width: 420px;
                margin: 100px auto 0;
            }


            /* ALL CONTENT SECTIONS */

            .two-column-section,
            .three-column-section {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                padding: 0 24px;
                gap: 24px;
                margin: 4rem auto;
            }

            .main-column,
            .side-column,
            .column {
                min-height: 0;
                padding: 0;
            }

            .side-column {
                order: 0;
            }

            .main-column {
                order: 1;
            }


            /* ROUTE MAP */

            .route-map {
                display: block;
                width: 100%;
                max-width: 450px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }

            .brainstorm-img {
                display: none;
            }


            /* CHARACTERS */

            .tour-characters {
                max-width: 280px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }


            /* GIFS */

            .cloud-character {
                display: block;
                width: 100%;
                max-width: 320px;
                margin: 0 auto 20px;
            }

            /* back link */
            .story-back {
                margin: 4rem auto 2rem;
                padding: 0 24px;
            }

            .tshirt-img {
                width: 85%;
                max-width: 300px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }

            .ground-img {
                width: 80%;
                max-width: 280px;
                margin: 0 auto;
            }
        }