I sadly ran out of steam last night without realizing I already had permissions for both root methods (RIP points), but I still wanted to pop in and say I really enjoyed this box.
Being able to discover things slightly out of order, figuring out how/when each discovery mattered, and finding slightly varied solutions to some of the steps (upload, dev, root) made the journey feel a lot more organic than it would have otherwise.
Thanks @MrR3boot!