.methodology {
  padding: 110px 5%;
  background: var(--white);
}
.methodology-inner {
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.methodology-head {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 5rem;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 4.5rem;
}

.steps-track {
  overflow-x: auto;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.steps-track::-webkit-scrollbar {
  height: 4px;
}
.steps-track::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
  background: var(--blue-ghost);
}
.steps-track::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: var(--blue-pale);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.steps-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  min-width: max-content;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.step {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  width: 118px;
  position: relative;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.step:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 27px;
  left: calc(50% + 28px);
  width: calc(100% - 56px);
  height: 1.5px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--orange) 0%, var(--blue-pale) 100%);
}

.step-bubble {
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--blue-pale);
  background: var(--blue-ghost);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--blue-primary);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: background 0.3s, border-color 0.3s, color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.step:hover .step-bubble {
  background: var(--orange);
  border-color: var(--orange);
  color: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(232, 120, 9, 0.3);
}

.step-name {
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--text-light);
  text-align: center;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.step:hover .step-name {
  color: var(--orange-deep);
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .methodology-head { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2rem; }
}