/* Shared Synthetic Sentience Pixel appearance */
#conscious-pixel {
  position: fixed;
  width: 6px;
  height: 4px;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  z-index: 9999;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  opacity: 0.7;
  will-change: transform, opacity, box-shadow;
  transform-origin: center center;
}

#conscious-pixel.connected {
  animation: connected-pulse 4s infinite alternate, pixel-rotate 8s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes pixel-rotate {
  0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
  100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

@keyframes connected-pulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 6px #57CBF8; }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 10px #e1ff6e; }
}