.water-stage {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 60vh;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #eef6f9 0%, #e2f0f4 100%);
}

.water-bubbles {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.wbub {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -30px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #d4ebf2;
  animation: wbub-rise linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}
@keyframes wbub-rise {
  0%   { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0; }
  8%   { opacity: 0.55; }
  100% { transform: translateY(-120vh); opacity: 0; }
}

.ripple-art {
  position: absolute;
  width: 0; height: 0;
  overflow: visible;
}
.rring {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  border: 1px solid rgba(58,143,168,0.5);
  width: 20px; height: 20px;
  animation: rring-expand 6s ease-out infinite;
}
.rring:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: var(--base-delay, 0s); }
.rring:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: calc(var(--base-delay, 0s) + 1.5s); }
.rring:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: calc(var(--base-delay, 0s) + 3s); }
.rring:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: calc(var(--base-delay, 0s) + 4.5s); }
@keyframes rring-expand {
  0%   { width: 20px;  height: 20px;  opacity: 0.6; border-color: rgba(58,143,168,0.5); }
  100% { width: 220px; height: 220px; opacity: 0;   border-color: rgba(58,143,168,0);   }
}
.rcenter {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 8px; height: 8px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(58,143,168,0.35);
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(58,143,168,0.2);
  animation: rcenter-pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
  animation-delay: var(--base-delay, 0s);
}
@keyframes rcenter-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(58,143,168,0.15); }
  50%      { transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1.3); box-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(58,143,168,0.32); }
}

.water-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 60vh;
  padding: 3rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.water-content p {
  max-width: 26em;
  margin: 0;
  color: #2c5a68;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.9;
}
