Welcome to the community, Earthboundian! I wish you luck on your runs!! Also, Kingdom Hearts 2 was your first run?? That's not really an easy game to begin with, lol. But congrats! Can't wait to see all that you can accomplish! :)

(Also, I used to live in North Carolina, haha!) ^-^

The spirit and attitude you convey in this post are exactly why I love speedrunning so much. The goal is self-improvement, but everybody is in it together! Have fun!