L // premove (1)
(U R' D) // EO (4)
(L2 B' R B2 L') // DR 4a2 4e (9)
(U2 B') L' R B2 L' R F // HTR (15)
R2 U2 D2 B2 D2 // leave slice (20)
+2 slice, even with blocky fish :( (22)

there is a 21 on this im so bad

U R F R // EO (4)
(F2 D', F U2 F U' B' U) // DR 4b2 4e (12)
U2 B' (U' D' B2 U' D B) // HTR (18)
(D2 R2 B2 U2) // leave slice (22)
+2 slice with blocky fish (24)

i realized that i didn't check F (R U B) until like 10 min left in the attempt, and then had to panic submit this solution :(

in this panic, i only saw F (R U B), R2 U' B2 D' R // 9 4c3
and not F (R U B), U' L' F2 U2 R // 9 2c3 4e with a free 19

(U) D B' D' // EO (4)
F2 L' U2 R2 B R F // DR 2c3 4e (11)
D2 R' F2 R B2 R // HTR (17)
U2 F2 L2 D2 F2 L2 // finish (23)

ugh i missed the 2+2

L' B F2 L F // EO (5)
D2 L' U L U2 R' // cool DR 4b2 2e (11)
(L2 U2 L2 D' F2 D') // HTR (17)
(U2 F2 D2 F2) // leave M slice (21)
+1 slice (22)

awful time management, spent too much time trying to figure out why this didn't work:
F B (B2 D B'), R L, (U2 F2 R F2 U2 R) // DR 4b2 2e (13)
L' R' F' B' (L' R' F' B') // RLFB hackery (11)

F D' R' F' U // EO (5)
(F), D2 B2 F R F // DR 4b2 2e, +1 ext (11)
(B2 L U2 R) // HTR (15)
(D2 F B L2 D2 B F) // finish (22-2/20)

miracle EO, i found this DR through the following:
F D' R' F' U, L -> DRM 3c2e -> (F) -> DRM 3c2e on the other axis

F' (B' F2 R F) // EO (5)
(U D), R L' D' L D' // DR 2c4 (12)
R' F2 L' F2 R F2 L' // HTR (19)
U2 R2 B2 // leave E slice (22)
+2 slice (24)

sad

i also had a 10 2c4 which i could not find a solution on :(
R L F U D, (R' L, U2 F R) // DR 2c4 (10)

L D B R U' // EO (5)
(R B2 R U2 F') // DR 2c3 4e (10)
(L' B2 R' D2 R') // HTR (15)
(L2) // leave E slice wtf... (16)
i could only find +5 for a 21

however, i noticed that the 3e is on the R/L layers during (R B2 R), so let's rewrite my solution before that as a new DR:
L D B R U', L2 R D2 R B2 L F' // DR 4b2 4e (12)
(R) D2 L' // HTR (15)
F2 U2 B2 R2 B2 // finish (20)

wow...

U' L' D' R' D' // EO (5)
(B' F2 L2 D2 B R) // DR 2c3 4e (11)
B' U2 D2 L2 F D2 R2 B' // HTR+leave slice (19)
+1 slice (20)

funny 12 4b2 2e i was trying to squeeze a ~23 out of:
(B R' D2 L F), L U L U R U' R // DR (12)
(B2 L2 U F2 U) // blocky HTR (17)

ok

D2 F B R', U' B, (D' B' U' B) // 10 4c4
D2 F B R', U' B, F2 U B' D B // 11 2c4
U2 L2 F B L', D, U2 F' U2 B' U // 11 2c4
(B' U) D2 F' D, (R), U2 R F2 B2 L // 11 2c4

B2 L2 F' L // EO (4)
B, D' F2 D L2 D F // DR 4b2 4e (11)
(D' F2 U) // partial HTR, but looks close to solved (14)
(R2 L2 B2 D B2 D) // leave slice (20)
+1 slice (21)

submitted early to watch monkey league lol

L D' F' U // EO (4)
R' D2 L F2 L D2 R2 L2 B // DR 4b2 2e, +1 ext (13)
(B2 L U2 F2 B2 L') // HTR (19)
(U2 L2 D2 R2) // finish lol (23)

thought i had this, but it didn't work:
L D' F' U, (L2 F2 U2 D2 R' D2 B) // DR 2c3 2e (11)
(L' D2 R' D2 R) // HTR (16)
(U2 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2) // finish (22)
alt: (...R', U2 B2 R2) // leave E slice (19)

silly solve

edit: oops i missed a +0 variation of my DR that gives a free 21 lol

(F U' B') // EO (3)
(D), R' L' D' R D // DR 2c3 4e (9)
L2 U2 R B2 R (D' U' F2 U D' L') // HTR (18)
(R2 D2 F2 U2 D2) // leave slice (23), practically 22
+2 slice (24)

safety solution rippp, overwhelmed by the options on this scramble

U R B U2 L' // EO (5)
D', (B L2 F' D') // DR 2c4 (10)
(F R2 B L2 B) R2 F2 U2 D2 B // HTR (20)
R2 F2 R2 // leave slice (23)
somehow me solving the slice morphed into the following:
R2 F2 U2 D2 F' D2 F L2 F U2 B2 D2 B // finish lol (23)

once again missing the short DR

(U') F2 L B2 U' // EO (5)
(B F' D2 B2 L2 B R') // DR 4b2 4e (12)
(D2 F D2 L2 F) // HTR (17)
(B2 R L' F2 R L' B2) // finish (24)

bruh how tf do i miss D2 B R2 F :/

R L (F L) // EO (4)
D, U2 F' D' B' D // DR 4b2 2e, +1 ext (10)
F L2 F // HTR (13)
D2 R2 D2 B2 L2 U2 F2 R2 // finish (21)

i had a huge time managment blunder, so i forgot to check F L' B U until ~10 min left

(F' D R B) // EO (4)
(D'), U2 R2 D2 R' D' // DR 4b2 2e, +1 ext (10)
U2 L2 F2 R' F2 L // HTR (16)
U2 F2 L2 F2 // leave slice (20)
+1 slice (21)

i had Wen's 14 to HTR written down, but i wrote something wrong and couldn't find it after like 3 min, glad that DR didn't give sub21 lol

(R L) F2 B2 L' // EO (5)
F, R2 D L2 B2 U2 D' B // DR 4b2 2e (13)
R2 L2 D' R2 U // HTR (18)
F2 B2 D2 // leave M slice (21)
+1 slice (22)

braindead

couldn't find anything on (D2 B' D B, L' B2 R F2 U) // 9 2c3 4e

(B) B R D2 B // EO (5)
U2 R2 D' R // DR 2c5 (9), let's farm extensions
-> U2 R, F2 R D' R' // DR 2c3 4e (11)
F2 D' B2 U' R2 F2 D // HTR (18)
F B U2 F' B // leave slice (23-2/21)
+1 slice (22)

i felt like i missed so much on this, everything was 5qt :(

other:
U B R F, L D, (R2 L' D' L' D) // 11 4c3
(R) F B' L', U F, U' F2 U' D B // 11 4c3
(R) L' F B' L, F' B, U' F2 D B // 11 2c5

bruh, what a scramble

U (U') // EO (2)
(F' B', R U2 R2 L2 F2 R F) // DR 4c3, +1 ext. (11)
R (U2 L F2 L') // HTR (16)
(B2 D2 F2 D2 R2 B2) // leave slice (22)
+0 slice (22)

bait scramble

(B) L2 D2 B // EO (4)
L2 U R' D R // DR 2c3 4e (9)
(L2 U B2 U B2 R2 D') // HTR (16)
(R' L U2 L' R) // leave slice (21-2/19)
+0 slice (19)

omg first sub 20 in forever!

F' (D' L' F) // EO (4)
(R, D B2 U2 D2 L') // DR 4b2 2e (10)
(R2 F2 B2 D' F2 D') // HTR (16)
(L2 D2 R2 U2) // finish (20)

really happy with this considering i thought a 9 4b2 2e existed on this EO (i undid the previous EO incorrectly, so it didn't work of course). i didn't find this DR initially, and came back to this EO with ~10 min left just to see if something magically appeared

L2 D F L F // EO (5)
D, U2 L F2 U2 R' D // DR 4b2 4e (12)
B2 R' B2 D2 R // HTR (17)
F B' R2 F' B' U2 // finish (23)

also had:
... D // EO+DRM (6)
B2 U2 L' B2 R' U // DR 4b2 2e (12)
F2 R' D2 L' // HTR, 2e+slice (16)

BS 21 on this RZP:
L2 D F L F, D, U2 L D2 L D2 F2 D' // DR 4b2 2e, +1 ext (13)
U2 F2 L F2 R // HTR (18)
U2 B2 U2 // finish (21)

lol what is this

(L) D' L // EO (3)
U B', (U' L2 D' F2 D' F') // DR 2c3 4e (11)
L2 U' F2 U R2 U // HTR (17)
F2 R2 L2 U2 B2 L2 // leave slice (23)
+1 slice (24)

L

U B D L // EO (4)
B, L2 D' R2 U2 D2 B // DR 4a2 4e (11)
F2 D F2 D2 L2 U // HTR (17)
R2 U2 R2 F2 U2 F2 // finish (23)

bad

other:
L2 U L, (F), U2 L2 U' B U2 F // 10 4c3 w/ RZP into 46
(U F L2 B), U D2 R2 L2 U' L // 10 4c3

(B' L F2 D' R') // EO (5)
(D), R2 L2 D2 B' R2 F' U2 F2 B2 D // DR 4b2 +3 ext lol (16)
L2 B' U2 F' // HTR (20)
U D' R2 D2 F2 D2 B2 U' D // finish (30-2/28)

lol

ugh couldnt find anything on:
U' (U2 B2 U', L), D2 F B' U2 F R // 11 2c3 6e

funny DR with 6 move EO and 3c4e trigger:
U' B' R L2 B L, U' R2 L2 F D // 11 2c4, 24 opt lol
found this DR by playing around with:
U' (U2 B2 U), B' R, B F' L2 B' L // 11 bad DR

(F', U B2 D) // EO (4)
L, (F2 B2 R' F2 L) // DR 4a1 4e (10)
F2 R2 D2 R2 U2 F // HTR (16)
flip:
L F2 R2 D2 R2 U2 F (F' U B2 D) // 4b2 2e w/ variation hell (11)
D2 F2 R' U2 D2 B2 R // HTR (18)
D2 F2 D2 L2 // leave slice (22)
+2 slice (24)

panic solution :(

(L2 B2 D) // EO (3)
F', (F2 B2 R' D2 R' L2 B') // DR 4a1 4e (11)
(D2 F2 D2 R) // HTR (15)
(D2 B2 U2 B2 L2 B2 L2) // leave slice (22)
+2 slice (24)

bruh, i get kinda overwhelmed with this EO combo so whatever

(D B2 F D) // EO (4)
(L), B2 L2 B D2 B R // DR 0c0 2e (11)
U2 B' R2 U2 R2 F // HTR (17)
L2 B2 R2 F2 // finish (21)

other:
(R2 B2 R B), F2 D' F2 L // 8 4b5 4e
(B2 F D, L), R2 F U2 F R // 9 2c3 2e
(D B2 F D, L', R2 U2 F B' R) // 10 4b2 4e blocky

missing the 8 2c3 2e is dumb but same result at least

L checked other extensions of the 21 EO but not that one

B2 F R B D // EO (5)
B F2 L2 U2 B R' // DR 4b2 4e (11)
L2 F D2 L2 F // HTR (16)
D2 // leave S+E slices (17)
+3/+4 slices (24)

bruh i thought the E slice was wrong on the F (F2 U' F', R) DRM sadge

also my DR is 22 opt with 4qt but i didnt have enough time to check that

bruh

B F D' F, (D' L), U' F2 D' U2 L // 11 0c4
(R' F B' D B), R U' L, D R D2 R // 12 4c3 with a 25 on my HTR 🥶

... R' // DR (12)
(U R2 U) F2 R2 D // HTR (18)
L2 F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 // leave slice (24)
+1 slice (25)

R D B' // EO (3)
(R2 U L) // JZP but the squares are set up (6)
F2 D2 R U2 L' // DR 2c3 4e (11)
(U' R2 D' F2 R2 U) // HTR (17)
(B2 L2 F2) // leave slice (20)
+1 slice (21)

last solve of the year, time to do my first of the year in 10 minutes

also tfw i missed evan's/phuwish's DR 🥶

D (R' B' D) // EO (4)
(F), L F2 L' U2 L' B // DR 4b5 (11)
this DR sucks, so let's see what it gives w/out slice trick
..., R' L F2 R U2 L2 B' // DR 4a1 4e (12)
R // HTR 💀 (13)
B2 R2 U2 D2 B2 R2 D2 B2 // finish (21)

lol

(L) F' D R' // EO (4)
B2 L2 D' B2 D U2 F' // DR 4b2 2e (11)
U F2 R2 L2 D' // HTR (16)
F B' L2 F B // leave slice (21)
+2 slice (23)

how did i forget to check F switch EOs smh

probably need to take a break from this event

U' L2 D' R' // EO (4)
(U' B, U' L2 U B) // DR 2c3 4e (10)
(R2 U R2 B2 D B2 D) // HTR (17)
(R2 L2 F2 U2 L2 B2 D2) // finish (24)

another trash solve

other:
U' D' R, (U R2 L2 D L2 D F) // 10 4b2 4e w/ plenty of extensions
(U R2 D F), D' R', B2 D2 R U' R // 11 2c3 2e/4e

(U' L' F2 U' R) // EO (5)
(F' B U' D F) // DR 2c4 (10)
B2 U (R2 D' F2 D L2 D') // HTR (18)
(F' B' L2 F B') // leave slice (23)
+1 slice (24)

opt+2 hurts, but i was working on my other DR for way too long

other:
F2 U (B' F2 U, F2 L F', B R' B) // cool 11 2c3 4e

U (R2 U2 B D) // EO (5)
(L B2 R' L2 D2 F) // DR 4b2 4e, +1 ext (11)
D2 B2 D2 [L' // reduce to 1qt, looks close to solved (15)
F2 R2 D2 R' L' F2 R'] // finish (22)
[] = L U2 R2 B2 U2 L R2 // -1 with blocky fish (21)

R' L B' L' // EO (4)
B', D L2 U F2 U F // DR 4a2 4e (11)
(B2 L2 U') L2 B2 R2 U' // HTR (18)
F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 // leave slice (23)
+1 slice (24)

U (U' R U), L D2 R F' R' B // 10 4c4
R' F' (U' F), R, (D' F2 L2 U2 L) // 10 4c4
(D2 L') D' F' L, (R2 U B' D' F) // 10 4b5
(D2 L) D' F' L, F2 U' R2 B' U F // 11 2c3 6e
U (U' R U, F), B2 D2 L2 B2 L B // 11 2c4

fmc moment 🥀