So I decided to rewrite those functions just to make them simple, fast and multi-purpose.
Here they are for anyone playing at home.

(Spoiler Alert)
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Code
; TokStrings are strings of space delimited colon separated item:value pairs.
; These functions allow you maintain lists of named values in a single variable.
; Limitations: Items and values *must not* contain spaces or colons.  Beware.
; There is no error checking for speed sake. If you feed in garbage you get garbage.
; 
; GetTokStr -- Get an item's value.
; $gettokstr(tokenstring, itemname) == value
; 
; SetTokStr -- Add, replace or delete an item and its value.
; $settokstr(tokenstring, itemname, [data]) == tokenstring
; 
; IncTokStr -- Increase or decrease an item's value.  Item is created if new.
; $inctokstr(tokenstring, itemname, [-]number) == tokenstring
; 
; $gettokstr(the:5 quick:3 brown:2 fox:7, fox)       == 7
; $settokstr(the:5 quick:3 brown:2, fox, 6)          == the:5 quick:3 brown:2 fox:6
; $settokstr(the:5 quick:3 brown:2 fox:7, brown, 4)  == the:5 quick:3 brown:4 fox:7
; $settokstr(the:5 quick:3 brown:2 fox:7, brown)     == the:5 quick:3 fox:7
; $inctokstr(the:5 quick:3 brown:2 fox:7, quick, -2) == the:5 quick:1 brown:2 fox:7

gettokstr {
  return $gettok($wildtok($1,$+($2,:*),1,32),2,58) 
} ; Raccoon 2020

settokstr {
  if ($3 != $null) {
    if ($wildtok($1,$+($2,:*),1,32)) {
      return $reptok($1,$v1,$+($2,:,$3),1,32)
    }
    return $addtok($1,$+($2,:,$3),32)
  }
  if ($wildtok($1,$+($2,:*),1,32)) {
    return $remtok($1,$v1,1,32)
  }
  return $1
} ; Raccoon 2020 speed

inctokstr {
  if ($wildtok($1,$+($2,:*),1,32)) {
    return $reptok($1,$v1,$+($2,:,$calc($gettok($v1,2,58) + $3)),1,32)
  }
  return $addtok($1,$+($2,:,$3),32)
} ; Raccoon 2020

; P.S. the Str might also stand for Structure. As in TokStructures.



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