@neerman I've done everything I could do. Created a "Beyond Regulatory Processing Time" service request. Got the reply back next day saying "Wait, contact if you do not hear something in another 60 days". Asked local congressman's office for case assistance. Got a letter after 4 days saying that they have put in an inquiry, no updates after that. Made two appointments at info pass. First one, the IO officer was such a butthole that he didn't even agree it was beyond regulatory time. He rather argued that no. of days count starts from the day of biometrics. In second infopass I went to another location yesterday. The IO officer there tried to help. He wrote an email to the officer handling my case in NSC and attached supporting documents citing financial emergency. I have yet to hear back from him.
To my surprise none of those two locations issued me an Interim EAD or created an expedited service request.