(R) F' U L' //EO (4)
D B2 L2 D2 F R2 B U' //4b3 4e (12) the only sub13 I found
F$ U2 F'$ U2 F2 D2 L2 B //HTR (20)
R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 L2 D2 L2 U2 //LS (29)
$=w //fin (29)

yeah... I really need to work on 4c3

(D B2 L) //EO (3)
F' D2 B F' D //DR (8)
(B$ U2 R2 B'$ U2 [B]) //HTR (14)
[B' D2 {U2 B2}] //double slice (17)
{R2 L2 D2 F2} //slice (19)
$=w //finish (19)

(F' B2 L) //EO (3)
(U F', R2 D2 F2 D' F2 D' B) //DR (12)
(U2$ L2 U') D' L2 B2 D'$ F2 D'$ //HTR (21)
B2 R2 D2 L2 F2 L2 D2 //LS (28)
$=w //fin (28)

F2 L' R B' R //EO (5)
(U B2 U R2 F) //DR (10)
(L2 B2 L2 B2 U$ B2 D) //HTR (17)
(R2 B2 D2% L2 B2 L2 B2) //LS (24)
$=w, %=E' //fin (25)

R2 L B' D //EO (4)
(B2 L2 F L2 B R2 B2 R') //DR (12)
B'$ U2 B D2 F L2 F'$ //HTR (19)
D2 F2$ U2 L2 F2$ U2 L2 //LS (26)
$=w //Fin (26)

(F2 U' B F' L) //wow JZP
(U L2 F2 U F2 U) //DR (11)
L2 B$ D2 B' R2 U2 L2 U2 B'$ //HTR (20)
L2 D2 B2 D2 L2 D2 //LS (26)
$=w //fin (26)

(R' U' L) //EO (3/3)
(U2 F) U F2 U2 R2 U2 F //DR (8/11)
R2 D2 F2 U'$ R2 U' L2 F2 D //HTR (9/20)
R2 L2 B2 L2 B2 //LS (5/25)
$=E2 //fin (1-1/25)

(F U F) //EO (3/3)
(D R, F2 U' B2 D2 R2 D' R) //DR (9/12)
F2 U$% R2 U$% //HTR (4/16)
R2 F2 L2 F2 U2$ L2 F2 //LS (7/23)
$=w, %=E2 //Fin (2/25)

I kept on getting 4x after doing part 1 of VR... literally the worst.
U' L' B' U' B //EO (5/5)
(F2 D F2 L2 U2 D R) //DR (7/12)
(F2 R2 U F2 U) //HTR (5/17)
(B2& R2 B2 D2 F2& R2) //slice+2e2e (6/23)
&=w //LS (0/23)
and... I think the optimal slice solution is +3