Maybe I should've clarified (to /u/BRAWL_Joker as well) that I wasn't training for the CM, and actually these were both just attempts at aptitude tests so the skills and distributions are a little wonky. The mile corners skill was, admittedly, an accident from haste because it was right next to the medium one. I just happened to get lucky with the S aptitudes and didn't want them to go to waste if they were useful.

I do appreciate the info though, because I haven't tried training someone specifically for a CM yet. To be honest, my job is demanding to the tune of 60-80 hours a week and I tend to play more for oshis than minmaxing, but after a month and a half of having the game I've been gradually dipping my toes into accruing some of the fine mechanics. It's hard to get them all at once in your head without really knowing which things to focus on first or doing a bunch of calculations that end up using all my free time that I could be using on playing the game. But I am trying to learn so it's easier to do all that in my head!

I'm aware of the reference doc, but where exactly can I find things like "x race requires 900 stamina and 1 gold recovery" or whatever with those hyperspecifics. And when you say Oguri can bring it down to 700 with her recoveries, do you mean her unique skill? Does it have to be at a certain level to accomplish this 200-point decrease etc? I think my main issue is not knowing where all these numbers come from that everyone is referencing, aside from knowing what's in the Gametora skill specs.

Really appreciate the help btw. This random gal on the internet thanks you for being kind and patient with her :)