D L U' F R'
F B2 U F' U //2c3 (10)
L2 F U2 D2 L2 B'% U2 B //HTR (18)
R2 F2% R2 D2 L2 //LS (23)
%=S2 //fin (24)

lol, I thought this was a doomed scramble when I counted EO at the beginning. I did find other 23 slices, but they didn't +0

B2 D' U B' L
D2 F2 L2 B' D2 F' U //2c4 (12)
(F'$ L2 F'$ D2 U2 R2 U2 B'$ U2 D2 L2 F$) //HTR (24)
(R2 B2 U2 R2) //LS (28)
$=w

U' B' L' D
B, R U2 B2 R2 B //2c3 4e (10)
(L2 U2 R$ U2 L$ D2 L') //HTR (17)
(U2 B2 U2 D2 F2) //LS (22)
$=w //fin (22)

spent a while on the [U (L U)] EO, but that didn't yield anything good, and so I was only able to check that and [U/U' B' L' D] at the 30 minute mark, so I feel kinda lucky

D F R U B'
D R2 U2 L2 D R //4b2 4e (11)
U L2 F2 U'% //HTR (15)
R2 B2 D2% L2 F2 //LS (20)
%=E2 (21)

wow very straight forward solution, and I was confident this was just DR optimal even though I only checked like 4 HTRs

other candidate DRs
B' F D' L U', B2 R F' R            9 4a4, +15=24
B' F D' L U', (U2 B' D2 F R' F R) 12 4b2, +12=24
(D' F' R U B, U L2 D2 F2 B2 U R)  12 4b2, +12=24
(D' F R U B, U2 F2 L2 D L' U2 L)  12 2c4, +13=25
R' B' D' F2 L, F2 L2 U F' R2 U2 B 12 4b3, +13=25

D' B' R' U L
(B2 U2 F2 D B) //2c4 4e (10)
R2 U (L2 D$ F2 U'$% L2 B2 U) //HTR (19)
(F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L2) //LS (25)
$=w, %=E2 //fin (26)

missing DR optimal by +4 like I always do lol

also found
D' B' R U L, (B2 U2 D B) //4c4 (9)
B (F' L2 F), (U, B2 R U2 L D) //2c4 (10)

(L) U F' R
U, (B' U2& B2 U F2 U) //2c3 4e (11)
(D2& B'$%) L2 D2 R2 D2 B'$ U2 B //HTR (20)
D2 B2$ L2 D2 F2 R2 D2 //LS (27)
$=w (+0) %=E2 (+1) //fin (28)
&=E2 (-1) //fin (27)

U L F' R' B' //EO (5)
U D2 L2 D L' D R D' L //2c3 2e (14)
F2 U' F2 U2$ F2 U$ L2 F2 U% //HTR (23)
R2 F2 U2$ F2 //LS (27)
$=w (+0), %=E2(+1) //fin (28)

nahhhh that's foul

(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