(F)
(D) B2 L' D2 R2 L' U // 8 4b3
L' B2 L U2 L2 B2 L' // 15
F B L2 F B U2 // 21 solved

(F' D' L' U) F R2 F2 L F L // 10 4b2 2e

D R D B U'
(B' D2 B L)
L2 B D2 L2 F L2 F
R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 F2

had a handful of 11 to 4c3s but didn't get anything off any of them

one of the coolest optimals I've ever had the pleasure of missing

B L [D' R
F B] (D2 B D B') // 10 2c3

[] = D F2 D2 F2 R F B // 13 now it's 4a1
D' B2 R2 U2 B2 U2 // 19 solved

solved

rubik's cube

R' F U
B2 F' R2 U2 F' L // 9 4a1

(R' L F B)
R' F U B2 F' R2 U2 F' R' F' B' // 15 4a1
D2 L2 B2 U2 D2 R' // 21 solved

had this 25 mins in, was super checked out of this attempt and it ended up being way more of a sprint scramble than I expected from the eo count

L (U2 [B R L])
U2 D2 B' D' F' U // 11 4b2
B' R2 F R2 B L2 B' // 18 htr
U2 D2 B2 U2 // 22 solved

there was 20 from this htr path:
B' R2 F R2 B
[] = (F2 B' R L)
(U2 B' L2) // slice 20 +0

also
R F B' D L // I'm sure there's something crazy from this
D2 B2 R2 B2 R2 U // 11 2c4
(F' L2 B' D2 B D2 B) // 12 4a1

(F') B L U F
D' L' U' D2 R // 10 4b2
F2 D' R2 B2 D'
R2 F2 D2 L2 B2 // slice 20 +0

thankfully had this at like 30 mins bc I found aboslutely nothing else for the rest of the attempt

B (F' L2 F), L U' L2 R' U' F2 U // 11 2c3 with jzp on both sides, findable opt at least 23

i want to die

(F2 D' F' U B)
U2 F2 B2 D R2 B2 U // 12 4b3
(R D2 L2 F2 L' F2 D2 L)
(D2 F2 R2 B2) // 24 slice +1
also
(R D2 L' D2 L F2 R U2 R, L2 B2) // double slice 23, -1+3=25

also
R L F U' B // whoa blocks
R' D' R' U' L' // 10 pf2l-1
I think I vibed something that could've given 23ish off this but I couldn't find it again

L (L D B' R)
R2 F2 L2 D' F2 R2 D // 12 4a1 6e

(B L) L F' L
D F2 B2 U2 R2 U B // 12 4b2

found several 24 to slice that weren't +0 but nothing better

F2 D
(R L) R' F2 D2 R // 8 2c4
F U2 F L2 F' U2 L2 F'
R2 B2 D2 B2 // M slice 20 +1

probably not dr opt but I only spent a few mins

B R' F' L
(B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 F') // 10 4b3
B2 U (R2 F2 D B2 D) // 17 htr
(L2 B2 D2 R2 F2) // 22 slice +1
2 eos checked, ~30 min
oops i finally got punished for not doing real attempts on these lol

wtf lol

(B [D2 L' R' B])
D2 U2 L' U' L2 D // 11 0c0 4e
[] = (U2 R' L' F')
(U2 F2 L U2 D2 R) // htr 17
(U2 F2 R2 D2 R2) // solved 22
all those variations and 22 is optimal from (B) D2 U2 L'??

then there was also this from the same eo family
R' D' B2 R U2 D2 L // 12 4a1
which absolutely sucks despite 15 to htr, jzp on one side, and an eo variation on the other side??? no sub-23 findable

also stared at this super chonky 11 to 2c4 for a while but didn't make anything of it (24 opt or something)
(B D2 L' R' B', L2 D' L B2 U2 L)

D' R' D F'
(U2 R' D2 L2 F2 D R) // 11 4b2
D' (F2 R2 U2 L2 F2 U) // 18 htr
(F2 B2 U2 R2) // 22 slice +1
dr opt

D' R' D F', D F2 D' F2 B2 R // hideous 4b2 2e in 10, 25 opt!!

(R2 F' B U)
(L2 F L') // 7 4b2
R2 F' (D2 L2 B) // htr 12
(D2 L2 D2 F2 R2 U2) // slice 18 +1

missed 18 from this dr but it's not the easiest path

R' D' L2 U, R B2 R2 B2 D2 B' R // 11 0c0 4e
unique opt is R' L F B R2 F' B R' L' B' U2 D2 B' U2 // 23
which does the 16 htr and then cancels into rlfb stuff
missed some 24s with long finishes from the 16 htr

(R L2 F', D L' F2 B2 R' D L2 D) // 11 4a3 8e
24 opt

holy god damn I should not have taken a break after worlds lol

F (U' B')
D' (R' L2 U2 L D') // 9 2c4
R' B2 L U2 L U2 L2 B2 L' // htr 18
B2 U2 L2 // 21 slice
only found +2 with like 8 mins to solve slice, 4q+2h and a blockyfish

good advertisement for vr I guess, I tried this slice with vr after the attempt to practice the new tech and found the +0 in like a minute.

on the bright side, this slice is the unique optimal and it uses the shitty 4a3 path, so happy to have found that.

R' B' L U D
(L' F L2 R B R) // 11 4a3
F' R2 B L2 U2 B2 U2 F // 19 htr
U D' B2 U D' F2 // 25 slice +0

rusty af

(D' L2 U)
(F') F2 D2 F2 R L B R' F // 12 4b2
(B2 L' B2 R) // 16 htr
(F2 U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 F2) // solved 22

first attempt since worlds, we take it

10 to extremely cursed 4a1 6e

D2 F B D' B'
L' D2 R U' L U // 11 4b2
R2 U2 R F2 L' // 16 htr
U2 R2 B2 D2 B2 // slice 21 +1

[U D] (F R2 D)
(R' U2 F' B' R B' R) // 12 4b2 2e
(F2 R2 F) // reduce
[] = R2 U D'
L2 F // htr 18
U' D' F2 U' D' R2 // solved 24
optimal from the variations

had 23 slice with no +0 from
(R L') U' F' L, (F' B' D' F2 R2 D) // 11 2c3 4e
with 22 opt easily findable. I switched B but should have switched 2q for the 22

[F B] (F R B)
(R D2 R B2 L' U) // 11 4a3
(L F2 L2 F2 D2 L') // reduce
[] = D2 L2 F B
R2 B2 L // 22 htr
F2 D2 // slice 24 +1

spent 10 mins or so on the 7 to 4b5 but nothing popped out. probably should've just committed

also had 10 to 4b3 and 11 2c4 and 11 to funky blocky 4a4

one of my coolest solves ever

(R D B [L])
(U D) // 4c4e
F // jzp
[] = L'
(L2 F) // 9 4b2 4e

found 21 to slice +1 after (U), but then

(R D B [L')
F (U D L2 F]) // same dr
[] = (L R2 U D L2 B) // 10 4b2 4e
(U^) R2 U2 L2 U^ // 15 htr
F' B' R2 F B' // slice 20
^ = w // miracle +0
optimal from (R D B) F

F' R B2 U B
U2 F2 R' U // 9 2c5
B2 L' B2 L' (L2 B2 R' U2 R U2 R') // 20 htr
B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 // solved 25

also had 12 to the two most doomed 4a1s imaginable

(D) B2 D
R2 L' F' L2 B' L B // 10 2c4
(L B2 R' F2 U2 L' B2 L) // 18 htr
D2 B2 U2 F2 D2 // 23 solved, dr opt

(B' L U' R B, D) L F2 R' F2 D' // 11 4b2 4e, easy 20 opt rip, I only checked normal

(U' F2 L' D, F2 B2 U2 L B2 L) // 10 2c4 23 opt, had 25
D L2 B2 L, D' L2 F U2 B U // 10 2c3 6e 24 opt
(L' D' L2 U), D2 L' D2 L F // 9 2c5 23 opt
, R' F' R F D2 F2 L // 11 2c3 6e 22 opt
D L2 B2 L, D' B L2 F U // 9 0c3 6e 23 opt

lots of short trash drs

B' L B
(D L U' B2 L2 U) // 9 4a3
(L2 U2 L) F2 R2 D2 R' B2 U2 L // 18 htr
U2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U2 // 25 slice +0

dr is 22 opt but I don't see a straightforward path to even get 24

other:
(U F U2 F), R' U' D' B2 L2 U' R // 11 to the most doomed 4a2 4e
R' D F2 L, (D' R' F U' F' U R) // swag 11 4a2 6e
R' D F2 L, B (D F' D F' L2 F) // 11 idr bad

my 4c3 turned into a 4c5

(R) D F' L', B U' B' L2 U // 9 2c5
(B D' U' R' F), U' L2 U' L2 U L // 11 2c4
(B' D' U' R' F, R' U' R' F2 D R2 D) // 12 4a1 6e

there's 22 from the 4a1 but it's a stupid path

21 never felt so bad

B' R' B
R D2 R U2 F2 U // 9 4b2
(F2 B2 R B2 R') // htr
(F2 L2 F2 D2 F2) // slice 19 +2
had 20 to slice from normal that was +1
dr opt at least

other:
B' R' B, (R' F2 L2 F2 U) // 8 2c3 6e 19 opt fuck
(F2 R B2 D, L2 B L B) // 8 2c3 6e 21 opt
evan's 4a1
and several others in 10/11

B U' F L D
R U2 B R B' R' // 11 4b2
([R2 F2 U2 F'] U2 B) // 17 htr
(L2 U2 D2 F2 D2) // 22 slice
I couldn't find a +1 on this naturally but:
[] = (F2 U2 F2 R2 F) // blockyfish for 23 to slice +0

annoyingly missed 21 from my other dr:
B U' D2 R' D
F' B' R2 B2 L2 F' L // 12 4b2 4e
I miscounted that this and
B2 D2 B2 U2 B' R // dr
were the same length, so I had 22 to slice from the first one and it didn't +0. unfortunately the variant is 1 move shorter and off by a 4x that makes the 21 to slice +0

R2 D F U D
R' F L' B' L // 10 2c4
B (B' D2 B' R2 B') // 16 htr
L2 D2 [L2 D2 F2 U2 R2 L2] // 24 solved oh wait
[] = R2 U2 B2 D2 // 22 solved

R F U
(F R L' F' U2 F2 R) // 10 4a4 doomed

R F U'
B (D2 F2 R2 L' F) // 9 2c4, 23 opt

had 25 to slice off the 4a4 but nah

ran out of time to switch my last rzp, which ofc gives
R' F R2 U
(L' D2 R' B' U2 B) // 10 2c3
21 opt from double slice I might have found, but I found 23 immediately

D' F2 D'
(L D2 L U2 B' R B) // 10 2c3
B2 L F2 L U2 L' // 16 htr
U2 D2 L2 D2 // 20 slice +2

missed 21 from either an htr-breaking finish or 3ht before trigger

didn't have time to check the 8 4a4, good thing it was horrific

F' R B'
L F2 U2 D2 R' D' // 9 4b3
(B2 R) R2 F2 R' U2 R // 16 htr
F2 U2 L2 D2 B2 U2 B2 // slice 23 +0

missed 22 from inserting 2e2e into my htr trigger

also had
(L) U' F' R'
U B R2 B D B2 D // 11 4b2
with a ton of htr paths but didn't find anything good. 23 opt

U ([R U])
F2 L2 F' R' L2 B // 9 4a2 4e but it sucks
[] = (U F2 D' L D) // 12 4b2 2e
(L2 F2 R B2 U2 D2 L) // htr 19
(F2 L2 F2 R2 D2) // solved 24

there's 23 that I should have found but I didn't check inverse on this dr since I traced that the setup was bad

edit: I can't count, the "23" was evan's 21

([R L]) R2 F' R
D B' U // 8 2c4
F // reduce
[] = (U2 R L)
(B L2 B D2 L2 B) // 16 htr
(R2 U2 R2 D2 L2 B2 L2) // 23 slice that surely must +0 oh nvm

(B) R' D' F
(U2 D2 L' U' R U) // 10 2c3
R (F2 U2 R' D2 R) // 16 htr
D2 R2 U2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U2 F2 // 25 slice +0

had some other 11 4c3s from extensions of this and a 10 2c4 I forgot existed

U2 R2 U [F B]
(R' U2 L D2 L2 D) // 11 4b2
(R2 B2 R') // 4a1
[] = L2 F B
R2 D2 F2 L // 19 htr
F2 B2 D2 // 22 slice +1

wtf the variation hell on this scramble. both this dr and the 4a3 complex of (R' D F' B, R' L2 D R2 D2 R) have insane variation count including inverting eo moves in the latter. was super aggro about pushing my time to the end for that reason, so honestly happy to escape with a 23 and not a dnf, although I'm sure there's much better findable from my drs