/* === HOW WE WORK === */
.challenge-section {
  background: #080C12;
  padding: 7rem 2rem 8rem;
  text-align: center;
}

.challenge-inner {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* === Header === */
.challenge-header {
  margin-bottom: 4.5rem;
}

.challenge-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 232, 255, 0.2);
  color: var(--hyper-cyan);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  padding: 0.4rem 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

.challenge-headline {
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ededed;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}

.challenge-sub {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #7a8b9a;
  line-height: 1.65;
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* === Steps Row === */
.challenge-steps {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  margin-bottom: 4rem;
}

/* === Single Step === */
.challenge-step {
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 260px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.step-num {
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--neon-mint), var(--hyper-cyan));
  -webkit-background-clip: text;
  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
  background-clip: text;
}

.step-title {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ededed;
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
}

.step-body {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #7a8b9a;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0;
}

/* === Connector Line === */
.step-connector {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 80px;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--neon-mint), var(--hyper-cyan));
  opacity: 0.25;
  margin-top: 1.6rem; /* align with step number center */
}

/* === CTA === */
.challenge-cta {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}

.challenge-btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: #0A0E14;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--neon-mint), var(--hyper-cyan));
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 1rem 2.2rem;
  transition: transform 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}

.challenge-btn:hover {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 0 28px rgba(0, 232, 255, 0.35);
}

.challenge-btn .arrow {
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.challenge-btn:hover .arrow {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* === Responsive === */
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .challenge-steps {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0;
  }

  .challenge-step {
    max-width: 100%;
    padding: 0;
  }

  .step-connector {
    width: 1px;
    height: 40px;
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--neon-mint), var(--hyper-cyan));
  }
}