.image-carousel {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--wash);
  /* Each image owns a 5s slot; the cycle must span every image or the last
     one collides with the first and paints over it. */
  --carousel-count: 3;
}
.image-carousel--n2 {
  --carousel-count: 2;
}
.image-carousel--n3 {
  --carousel-count: 3;
}
.image-carousel--n4 {
  --carousel-count: 4;
}
.image-carousel--n5 {
  --carousel-count: 5;
}
.image-carousel--n6 {
  --carousel-count: 6;
}
.image-carousel__image {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: carousel-fade calc(var(--carousel-count) * 5s) infinite;
}
.image-carousel__image:nth-child(2) {
  animation-delay: 5s;
}
.image-carousel__image:nth-child(3) {
  animation-delay: 10s;
}
.image-carousel__image:nth-child(4) {
  animation-delay: 15s;
}
.image-carousel__image:nth-child(5) {
  animation-delay: 20s;
}
.image-carousel__image:nth-child(6) {
  animation-delay: 25s;
}
/* Each slide fades IN over the previous one (which stays opaque beneath it),
   so there is never a moment with no image on screen — works for any count. */
@keyframes carousel-fade {
  0% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(1);
  }
  4%,
  96% {
    opacity: 1;
  }
  96% {
    transform: scale(1.015);
  }
  100% {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(1.015);
  }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .image-carousel__image {
    animation: none;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: none;
  }
  .image-carousel__image:first-child {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}