(U2 D B R L) L // eo 6
F2 D' F2 U2 F' U B' U' // 4a2 14 lol
R2 U2 B (D2 F2 L2 F) // htr 21
L2 F2 L2 U2 B2 // slice 25 + 0

y'know

none of my rzps had any drs, found this at the last possible second

(R' L' F D) // eo 4
(R2 L F2 R B2 R' F) // 2c3 11
(U2 R') B2 D2 R B2 R // htr 18
D2 R2 B2 L2 B2 R2 // solved 23

I yolo'd two long drs bc I had nothing and there was FB on one side but ofc they're trash bc it's the cool trigger

B L U R F B, (L' U2 B D F2 D' B) // 4a4
D2 B L2 U, R F B (L' R2 U B D2 B' U) // 4b5

was only trying weird stuff, had 25 or something off this

(F B) B' F2 L' F
D2 R' U' L U* R2 L2 D // 2c3 14 24 opt

(R' L) D R B' L // eo in 6 don't worry about it
F' D // rzp in 8 don't worry about it
U2 L2 F2 U2 B' U // 4a2 in 14 don't worry about it
B L2 F2 D2 F // htr 19
L2 U2 L2 F2 // solved 23

I found this dr pretty early and didn't bother to write it down or check it. with 9 mins left it was still the only decent subset I'd seen in the whole attempt, so I went back to find it again and lucked out

(B' D B U) // eo 4
(F L2 B' R' B') // 4a3 9
(R) R2 F2 R U2 R // htr 15
U2 F2 L2 D2 B2 // slice 20
solved in +1

other drs from the 10 eos I checked lol:
(F2 U' B' D, F R B) // 2c5 7
(B U' B D', F) L F' R' F // 2c4 9 (20 opt)
(B U B D, F) F L F // 2c5 8
(B U B D, F L B D2 B2 L) // blocky 2c5 10
(U B' D, F B L2 B2 L' B R' B) // 4b2 11
(U B' D), F' U2 B L2 D2 B R // 4a2 6e 10
(B U' B D', F L2 F2 L2 B' L B) // 2c3 11, also had 21 to slice off this

of these, only the 2c4 in 9 can beat 21, so not a huge miss. mallard finds 19 by switching my rzp, which is the only one of my many 3c2es I forgot to switch

(D' R U D) // eo 4
L' F L' U2 L D2 L' F // 4a1 8e 12
(L) R' U2 D2 L' // htr 17
B2 D2 B2 U2 R2 L' // slice 22
solved in +1

lots of shenanigans potential but the only 22s after (D') L F L' U2 L D2 L' come from the same dr with this funny 5q htr:
B2 R' F2 R F2 L D2 L B2 L

D' L2 U' B // eo 4
U F2 U' L [F2 D2 L] // 2c3 11
best I could find on this side was 23 to M slice, not +0, so
(U') // qt then spam the variation side
[] = B2 U2 R
U (B2 D) // htr 15??
(R2 F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 U2) // slice 21
panic solved in +3

I really should have written down the obvious +2 slice that comes off inverse, I just assumed I'd recover it later but it's much harder to see on normal and I was in time trouble

D (L D) // eo 3
F' R2 U2 L F2 L // 4b2 9
(F2 U2 B D2 R2 L2 B) // htr 16
(D2 R2 U2 D2) // slice 20
solved +1

also:
D (L D), B2 F' L' D2 L // 4b4 8
D (L D), R2 B' L2 F U2 R U2 R // 4b3 11 also had 20 to slice off this, not +0
D' (U2 L D), (B) B D2 R2 B // 2c4 9

EDIT: saved by misrecognizing the 8+2 as 8+4??

F B D' L // eo 4
(U2 F D2 F) // 2c3 8
B2 U2 R2 U R2 U' F2 L2 U' // htr 17
R2 D2 L2 B2 L2 // slice 22
solved +0

this is nowhere close to dr opt, I probably tunneled too much on L2 U L2 U to reduce to 1q and then widening the (F D2 F) for htr in 13. the wide variant turns out to be worse despite this. should have just sucked it up and checked the variation-heavy side

B2 D (R2 U') // eo 4
(L B' U2 D2 L2 B' L') // 4b2 4e 11
(B L2 F' L2 D2 F L2 F') // htr 19
(U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 B2) // slice 25
ran out of time

other:
D R' L' U, R (U2 R2 F U2 B L) // 4b4 11

(L') F B2 D' R L // eo 6
B' L2 U' D2 B' // 2c4 11
U (D2 L2 U B2 U' F2 R2 U) // htr 20
(F2 B2 U2 B2 L2) // slice 25
solved +0

other:
(B R U' F D, R' F L' D2 [F R]) // 11 4a4, tried the 3-move dr flip but nothing from there
[] = R D2 R' F R // 14 4b2 lol, but no miracle finish

this 4a1 felt like it had rewrite potential but I didn't find anything decent

([F2 U]) D // eo 3
F R' L2 F2 B' R B2 R // 4a1 4e 11
there are no short htrs, I tried a bunch of stuff involving
[] = (D' U L2 D')
(U2 R2 L2 F) // htr 17, 21 to 2e2e that doesn't cancel
best I got was a 24 to slice that wasn't +0, didn't bother finishing it
opt was 22 via RLFB into double slice, bunch of 23s I just missed

also had:
(U2 F' L') // eo 3
(U L2 R' U' L2 U R) // 2c3 6e 10, first time this trigger has given me anything but pure filth
23 opt from it, should have spent more time

also lol @ this weird guy:
D F B R // optically funny 4c4e
(R2 L2 U' D' L2 U F) // optically funny 2c4

U' L (U' L) // eo 4
U B F D F' D F D // 2c3 12
F' (U2 R2 F L2 F) // htr 18
(L2 D2 L2 U2) // slice 22, solved +1
but missed a prime while writing it down in the time scramble

spent most of the time on
(U) U2 F' U B' U // 2c4 10
which looked good optically but I found nothing off it
EDIT: lol, the 23 was off the most obvious htr which I checked for 3 secs when I first found the dr but then didn't write down or revisit

ew

D' R L' B // eo 4
U R' B2 [D L2 U] // 4a1 2e 10
(R) // 1q prog 11
found slice in 20 from here, but
[] = U B2 D // try the other slicing
L' U2 B2 D2 R // htr 16
F2 D2 // slice 18
solved +0

(U D2 L) // eo 3
(B') L2 D' U2 F D' F // 2c3 10
B2 D' (D2 L2 U R2 L2 F2 D) // htr 19
(R2 U2 B2 L2 B2) // slice 24
solved +0

also had five 10/11 to 2c4s that I only really checked one of

finding more than one dr is a myth

D' L' R2 U' // eo 4
B' R F' L2 U2 F D2 F // 4b2 8e 12
R' D2 B2 D2 B2 L' // htr 18
B2 R2 D2 B2 D2 B2 D2 // slice 25 +2
I dnf'd writing it down

F R' (B2 L) // eo 4
(B2 R2 U B2 D) // 4a2 9
F (R2 B2 U2 L2 F) // htr 15
(D2 L2 D2 L2 F2 U2) // slice 21
solved +1

found this in about 20 mins, the only other drs I bothered checking were this 12 to 4a1 6e and its slice variant

U' R U2 L
D B R2 F U2 B2 F D

F (B' R B) // eo 4
(U' & F2 R' D' R) // 2c4 9 seemed bad
& = (R2) // 4b2 10
B2 L2 U2 L2 U L2 U // htr 17
F2 L2 U2 F2 L2 // slice 22
solved +0

found another better 9 to 2c4 that didn't work when I revisited it, then luckily caught this extension late in the attempt, no other good drs

R2 U // eo 2
(U2 F' L B) // 4b4 6
(D2 R') B2 L B2 L (U2 L2 B2 R) // htr - slice
(F2 U2 L2 U2 R L') // 21 direct finish bc I was in time trouble
sliced to 20

1 eo checked lol, spent most of my time on the two 2c4 extensions of this dr, didn't look at literally anything else

F' U' R2 F // eo 4
R' U2 [L U D] // 2c3 9
(R D2 R) // 2q progress
[] = L' U' D
F2 R // htr 14
D2 B2 U2 R2 D2 L2 // wrong slice 20
panic solved in +4

had a 22 to slice after (R) and the same move replacement that I think would have +1'd, shoulda just taken that

L' (F2 D' R L) // eo 5
(B' D2 R2 D' B U) // 4b2 11
(B2 D2 B) F2 L2 U2 B // htr 18
L2 R2 D2 F2 D2 B2 // slice 23
solved +0

L D L F D // eo 5
(D2 R' D2 R' F2 R B) // 4a3 12 (doing the normal way gives 4b4)
U2 R U2 R' U2 R2 B2 R' // htr 20
B2 U2 F2 U2 F2 U2 // slice 26
solved +0

just kept not finding anything

F L' B R, F' U2 D2 F U' F2 D // 11 2c4
(L' D' R2 B' R, F) B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 B // 12 4b2

this was a panic solution bc I somehow wrote down 22 to slice early that turned out not to work, and then I derailed the entire rest of the attempt trying to recover it. what I wrote:

D R2 F R L // eo 5
B (D B D2 U' B D2 B') // 4b2 12 (does not work)
(L2 U L2 D') // htr 17
(R2 B2 D2 L2 U2) // slice 22

I tried switching to normal and undoing the inv solution to see if I could recover the spot I messed up, and it does sort of start solving the cube, but still couldn't find the mistake. the position after rzp is 18 optimal so I have no idea what happened here. with only a couple mins left I had to just quickly do something on my other dr

same eo
B' U F2 D2 B' D B' // 4b3 12
U B2 U (R2 F' B' R2 F B U') // htr 22
(B2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D2) // solved 28

(F2 U B' L) // eo 4
(D2 B' L2 U F2 D) // 4b2 10
U2 L2 F' L2 $ F' // htr 15
U2 L2 F2 R2 // 2e2e + slice 19
2e2e in 5, slice in 0

22 opt from dr, I forgot there was double slice potential until very late, which is where the easiest 22s come from. there's also 22 from switching the jzp which I wrote down but ran out of time to actually check.

other:
F2 L F, U L D' L2 D2 R2 U' L // 2c3 11 24 opt, quickly figured out it was bad
B2 U' R' F, R B2 D' R2 D' R' U2 R // 12 4b2 but not the fun kind, 23 opt all 4q

R B' U' D' // eo 4
B2 L2 R B R' // 4b3 9
(B) B D2 F2 R2 U2 R2 B // htr 17
R2 B2 L2 D2 // solved 21

(U' L D') // eo 3
(F L) L F' L' // 4b2 4e 8
B R2 D2 B2 R2 D2 R2 F // htr 16
R2 F2 R2 F2 L2 D2 R2 D2 L2 // solved 24

really struggled with the finish on this dr, spent a long time, checked what felt like a lot, and found nothing good

only other dr was the 4a4 from this same rzp on inverse

(L2 D2 F) // eo 3
U R F2 U' D' L // 4b2 9
B2 D2 B2 D B2 D' // htr 15
F2 B2 D2 // solved 18

had these other drs but only checked briefly since I had the 18 with 35 mins left

R (U' D2 R, U F U2 D2 B) // 2c4 9
(F) R' D' F', L2 U D' F2 D' R // 2c4 10

was hopeful with the amount of cool stuff off the 10 bad axis but didn't end up finding anything

U2 F' B' L // eo 4
D2 R2 D' B U2 F' // 2c4 10
(F2 U B2 U R2 U' F2 U) // htr 18
(R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 B2 L2) // solved 25

B (U F B), U L2 D' F2 D // 4b5 9
B (U' F B, U F2 U F2 U L) // 2c4 10

Was using this as practice for metric mixup qtm but ended up getting an okay result in htm too

U' L B' R' // eo 4
F U2 R2 U F // 4b2 9
(U') D2 F B L2 F' B D' // htr minus slice 17
R2 L2 U D R2 // solved 22 (29 qtm)

there are some 21s using similar stuff but none are better in qtm so w/e

cool finish, but I feel like I probably missed some variation that cancels even more. no time to analyze rn though.

(R' D' L F) // eo 4
[F2 U2 F2 R U D] // 4a3 0e 10
(R' F2 D2 R) // 2qt progress 14
[] = F2 D2 B2 R D' R L U D' // htr 23-6
L2 D2 // 2e2e 19
panic insert for 23

other:
(L) U R U2 L' // eo 5
D' B U2 D2 F // 2c3 6e 10
didn't look great and the other one looked way more fun so I didn't check it thoroughly

B' U B' // eo 3
D' (R' L' F2 B2 U L D) // variation hell 2c4 11
R' U2 R' D2 L B2 D2 R // htr 19
L2 F2 B2 // slice 22
solved in -1

exhausting

(B L') R' U' L // eo 5
F U2 R2 D2 F U2 F // 4a1 8e 12
(D' R2 L2 U' F2 B2 D) // htr 19
(F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 F2 U2) // slice 26
solved in +2

right after time I found 24 (dr opt) from this dr I checked in the attempt but forgot to look at wrong slice on

(B L') R U' L // eo 5
B2 D2 U2 B D2 B' D B2 U // 4b2 14
18 htr, 22 E slice +2

bad

find cool dr, find decent slice among three 2c4s and a 2c5, fumble the leave slice at the last minute and dnf

(R' F) // eo 2
D' U2 R' B' D' F2 D B // 2c4 10
(U) U B2 D' F2 D' // htr 16
F2 U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 // slice 22
found a +1 twice and forgot what I widened both times, then ran out of time bc I literally just didn't look at the clock

other:

(R' F) D' U2 R' L D R2 D' L // 2c4 10 w/ variant
(R' F) D' R D L' B2 L // 2c5 8 that looked horrible

(R U' F D) // eo 4
(B' R' F) // welp
(R) R' U2 R' D2 R2 F2 L // htr 15
D2 R2 D2 F2 B2 D2 B2 // solved 22

checked this eo-breaking 13 to 4b2 for funsies in case it had a crazy finish but nah

(U D) F L' U, B2 R2 F2 D' R' U2 R D

D' L (U2 R') // eo 4
(B') F2 B2 U D2 B' U2 B' // 4b3 12
(U') R2 L2 B2 U' B2 U // htr 19
L2 F2 U2 F2 // solved 23

really lucked out on this one, best I had was 26 to slice with 4 mins left and then this 4-move finish spawned on the last thing I was gonna check

all drs were trash, four 12 to 2c4 and an 11 2c5

was playing around with 4-move eo maxxing inspired by discord convo

(B) U' D F // eo 4
L U' (D) R B2 D2 R2 L U // don't worry about it
L U2 R' F2 R // htr 18
D2 L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 // slice 23
solved +1

D (D B D) // eo 4
R' L' D2 F' R2 D2 B // 4b2 11
U2 D2 L U2 L' // htr 16
U2 L2 U2 D2 F2 D2 F2 // slice 23
solved +2

F (D2 L B') // eo 4
(R U R D2 R' U2 R' D) // 0c0 4e 12
found panic 26 off this but wrote it down wrong

had way too many drs to check and just had to safety something eventually

L U2 R' // eo 3
D' R2 U2 D' B D // 4a2 6e 9
(B R2 U D R2 U D F') // htr 17
(R2 F2 D2 R2 D2 L2 D2) // slice 24-1
solved in +1

R (B' R', D' B' U2 R2 F' D2 B D) // 4b2 4e 11
R B2 L, U' B L2 B2 U // 4b5 8
F2 R B2 L, B2 D' B R2 B2 D // 2c3 10

2025 scrams are cracked ig

(U' F R2 D) // jzp 4
(R F2 R' F2 R D2 R) // 4b2 11
F2 U2 F' D2 B // htr 16
R2 F2 L2 R2 // slice 20-1
solved in +2

kind of a bad attempt, I lost my cool when I saw the jzp, checked no more eos, spent 30 mins trying to make this have a better slice, found 9+2c4 off the other side, and then ran out of time.

on the other hand I've now done 4 means in 2025 and half of them have been 21.00 pb