So... What is the large slug for? I finished the game with 24 of 28 optional scenes done and never found a reason for it to be there other than to be called cute. I tired asking for punishment and every item I had on me a couple times

It's a removed scene (TOS-related). I've typed up a walkthrough and an optional scene list, I'll post it in a bit. There was also a bug in the scene counter and I've uploaded an update to fix it. The real maximum scene count is 25.