F08/SP*uncomfortable noises* <<Training your Friend>>

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 574/760 HP | 34/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc10 ID: 131377 BD8 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc12 ID: 131378 BD10 Deal 308 DMG

Orc10 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131379 LD18+3, CD6 4400 Col, T1 Perfect Armor, 2 T1 Perfect Consumables
Orc12 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131380 LD17+3, CD9 4840 Col, 4 T1 Materials, T1 Perfect Trinket

A final Explode Catapult decided the fight. Both of the Orcs were dispatched in short order, shattering like glass and being scattered on the winds. They left behind their loot, which Oscar quickly collected. It seemed to be raining Perfect items on him. The possible visit to Jackpot was growing more and more imminent. He wished he had this sort of luck when he was farming mobs on par with him. But, alas, he did not. He couldn't be too upset though. His equipment was serving him well. Plus, it was like he was advertising Bahr's shop every time he went out. He thought back fondly to when the Bloodedge first gave him his first set of armor. The man had quite a lead on Oscar, but he was quickly closing the gap. He didn't really mind being perpetually behind Bahr in terms of levels. The man had gotten started long before him, after all.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 624/760 HP | 17/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

ID: 131227 CD7. Success 1/3

It was now time for another training session. This time, Oscar tossed the hunk of wood at Leeroy. Much to his amusement, however, Jenkins intercepted. It seemed after two failures it had a desire to redeem itself. And redeem itself it did. Without any pomp of fanfare, Jenkins bit into the hunk of wood with such force it splintered and was then crushed in Jenkins' jaws. As he spat out the wooden scrapnel, Leeroy gave him a congratulatory lick on the cheek. Jenkins growled lowly, but his ears perked up, signifying to Oscar that the hound appreciated the gesture from his "brother." Oscar beamed down at the hound and scratched it behind the ears with much gusto. In response, Jenkins gave Oscar the smallest of licks on the end of his nose. The first step towards their retraining had been taken. Now they just needed to follow through.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 674/760 HP | 18/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Now, all that remained was taking the time to let his energy regenerate once more. Oscar found himself pretty deep into the Orc Stronghold. Perhaps it wasn't the safest place to be. All it would take was him aggroing more than one group and he would be lucky if he could teleport away from there with his skin intact. So, instead of pushing forward, Oscar decided to head back the way he came. Hopefully, the two groups that he had fought earlier would have respawned by now. If not, he would simply have to find another group near the gates. What was the point of grinding if he just got himself killed, after all? Much to his chagrin, as he approached the gates, he noticed that the groups had not, in fact, respawned. Perhaps this was a measure to prevent people from remaining in one spot indefinitely. After all, most mobs only took a minute or two to respawn. But most mobs he encountered weren't this densely-packed either. There was definitely some measure in place to prevent a group of mid-thirty players from steamrolling the whole stronghold with in perpetuity.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 580/760 HP | 52/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc13 ID: 131381 BD3 Miss
Explode Catapult vs Orc14 ID: 131382 BD5+2 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc15 ID: 131383 BD7 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc16 ID: 131384 BD5+2 Deal 224 DMG

Orc13 400/400 HP | 120 DMG MD2 Miss
Orc14 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD3 Miss
Orc15 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD4 Miss
Orc16 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD10 Deal 94 DMG

Luckily, despite the original groups he'd slain not respawning, Oscar was able to find another group not too far away from the gate. He rushed in, activating Explode Catapult. He almost swore when he'd missed one of the orcs and then got himself stabbed again by another. This was beginning to become a trend. Nevertheless, he would push through. The orcs had yet to push him down to the yellow while he was, if all things went according to plan, able to dispatch an entire group with two clean hits. Unfortunately, things had yet to go to plan and here he was spending three, four, or five rounds in combat that he, by rights, should have been able to handle in two. But such was the nature of having lowered accuracy, he decided. At the very least, once this was done, he would be able to rectify that issue with both the axe Jackpot had waiting on him and the Precision mod he was just waiting to pick up.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 580/760 HP | 30/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc13 ID: 131385 BD10 Deal 308 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc14 ID: 131386 BD9 Deal 294 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc15 ID: 131387 BD6 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc16 ID: 131388 BD4+2 Deal 224 DMG

Orc13 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD3 Miss
Orc14 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131389 LD14+3, CD1 3520 Col, 2 T1 Materials, Rare Weapon, Rare Consumable
Orc15 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131390 LD6+3, CD1 3520 Col, 2 T1 Materials, Uncommon Consumable
Orc16 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131391 LD3+3, CD10 3960 Col, 2 T1 Materials, Rare Trinket

This time, however, Oscar was able to successfully hit all of the Orcs. Three of them shattered like glass and were scattered on the winds. The survivor had been hit by Oscar's Holy Enhancement, resulting in it being knocked into the red with a single blow. It tried in vain to strike Oscar, but he was able to easily skirt the edge of the green-skinned adversary's blade. As he collected his loot, Oscar hoped he would be able to put an end to this fight next round. He was invigorated by Jenkins' previous success and wanted to see Leeroy follow along behind his brother. But first things first. There was an orc right in front of him that needed to be dealt with. That being said, Oscar could help but cast a glance at his wallet and find himself in awe at just how much Col he'd managed to amass today. Truly the prosperity buff was one hell of a drug.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 580/760 HP | 17/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Screw Dimension vs Orc13 ID: 131392 BD8 Deal 208 DMG

Orc13 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131393 LD16+3, CD11 5280 Col, 2 T1 Materials, T1 Perfect Weapon

At the end of the day, all it took was a final Screw Dimension to do the orc in. In fact, Oscar had been able to deal over twice the creature's remaining health in a single blow. Even though these creatures were, in terms of power, just a small step above Oscar, his damage was so great that it really didn't matter. By Oscar's estimate, he figured he would continue to have the damage to two-shot enemies until he reached Tier Three. And even then, it would be close. He had 13 levels to enjoy this feeling of power before he really had to start trying again. As much as he enjoyed it, he would need to take great care to insure that he didn't get too complacent or accustomed to this. It would only make adjusting to the endgame that much more difficult. Hell, it might even get him killed. He would need to make sure to challenge himself regularly. Otherwise, the difference in his ability in Tier 3 would be the death of him.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 630/760 HP | 18/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

131228 CD2 Fail

This time, upon picking up the hunk of wood, Oscar made sure to offer it to Leeroy so Jenkins wouldn't [censored] it away from him. Jenkins looked annoyed, but allowed Oscar to proceed. Leeroy took the wood in his mouth and bit down hard. Despite his best efforts, however, the wood wouldn't shatter. Leeroy spat it out, clearly disappointed. Jenkins, in a rare display of empathy, nudged his brother lightly with his snout. If ever a dog looked like it was about to try, it was now, but Jenkins managed to make the light return to Leeroy's eyes. Leeroy gave his brother a happy lick on the nose before turning his attention back to Oscar.

"Oh no."

If Leeroy could speak, Oscar imagined that he would have said "Oh yes." Suddenly, the hound lunged forward, pinning Oscar to the ground again. 

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 680/760 HP | 19/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Oscar struggled in vain to keep his face from being painted with a fresh coat of saliva. Of course, he was completely unsuccessful and quickly decided to stop fighting and just let it happen. Soon enough, Leeroy tired himself out and let Oscar up off of the ground. Oscar sighed and wiped his face with his sleeve. He was happy that stains weren't a thing in Aincrad. At least not permanent ones. Could you imagine having to go to the laundromat in a video game? Now that he thought about it, it really sounded like a neat feature, all things considered. Probably would be a hassle, but still. In any case, it was about time to get back to work on grinding. Oscar got back on his feet and started looking around again. As luck would have it, the first group he had dispatched had finally respawned. So now, it was just a matter of putting them down again. He imagined by the time he was done with that, the second group would respawn too, leaving him with a clear path to the exit.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 586/760 HP | 54/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc17 ID: 131395 BD3 Miss
Explode Catapult vs Orc18 ID: 131396 BD7 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc19 ID: 131397 BD7 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc20 ID: 131398 BD10 Deal 308 DMG

Orc17 400/400 HP | 120 DMG MD6-3 Miss
Orc18 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD10 Deal 94 DMG
Orc19 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD5 Miss
Orc20 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD4 Miss

He was really getting tired of missing. His Explode Catapult had managed to find its mark on three of the four Orcs. His Holy Enhancement had even managed to proc, putting one of them on death's door. Despite that, he'd still managed to leave one of them completely unscathed, guaranteeing this fight would take at least three total rounds. To make matters worse, he found that one of the orcs had snuck around him while he was dodging attacks from the other three and planted its blade into Oscar's back. He swore loudly and broke away from the Orc, tearing the sword from his back in the process. That only made the pain worse as if he'd waited for the Orc to pull out again, it probably wouldn't have twisted in the process. But, the pain would soon subside. Such was the nature of pain. Fleeting and ephemeral, though in the moment it felt like it would last forever.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 586/760 HP | 36/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc17 ID: 131399 BD5+2 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc18 ID: 131400 BD3 Miss
Explode Catapult vs Orc19 ID: 131401 BD7 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc20 ID: 131402 BD1 Miss

Orc17 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD2 Miss
Orc18 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD2 Miss
Orc19 0/400 HP | 120 DMG MD4 Miss ID: 131403 LD18+3, CD4 4400 Col, T1 Perfect Armor, T1 Perfect Weapon
Orc20 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD4 Miss

If Oscar was tired of missing in the first round, he was absolutely livid in the second. Not he had only been successful at slaying one and hitting one other. That being said, there was still a chance he could salvage this and still make it a three round encounter, though the prospects of that felt rather slim. In any case, he kept his head in the game and made sure to keep an eye on each one of the orcs as he weaved through their attacks. He wouldn't have another sword poking out of his chest again. No sirree bob. His back was still throbbing from his poorly thought-out sudden movement away from the Orc. Instinct sucked sometimes. He felt confident he could have kept his composure had the creature hit him from the front. But there was something about not being able to see one's attacker that made the response all the more visceral. He took a moment to collect his loot and got ready for the next round.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 586/760 HP | 18/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc17 ID: 131404 BD8 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc18 ID: 131405 BD7 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc20 ID: 131406 BD1 Miss

Orc17 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131407 LD17+3, CD3 2640 Col, 4 T1 Materials, Perfect T1 Consumable, Rare Trinket
Orc18 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131407 LD18+3, CD12 6600 Col, T1 Perfect Trinket
Orc20 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD4 Miss

All it took was a single swing of his axe to dash any hopes of ending this fight in three rounds. Two of the orcs shattered like glass and were scattered on the winds. But one, ironically the one that had been Holy procced, remained standing. The saving grace of this situation was that it was easier to keep track of one adversary as opposed to two or three. As such, he was able to easily dodge the incoming attack and collect his waiting loot all in one fluid motion. Then, he wheeled around and put the Orc back in his crosshairs once again. He wondered whether the creature spawned with extra evasion that made it so hard to hit. Sometimes mobs had extra stats like that. But he'd just have to deal with it if that were the case. It wasn't as if running away was in any way an option right now. It would be less efficient than simply going through the Orc and it would totally mess up his grinding anyway.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 586/760 HP | 16/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Screw Dimension vs Orc20 ID: 131409 BD2 Miss

Orc20 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD6-3 Miss

Oscar groaned in frustration when his axe sailed harmlessly past the Orc, his Screw Dimension missing the green-skinned creature by a mile. The consolation was that the Orc had similar luck hitting Oscar as well. Small comfort given how low Oscar's energy was getting, but at least he didn't have to worry about his health bar being chipped away at while he struggled to hit a fairly easy target. "Sometimes it be like that though," Oscar said in an effort to comfort himself. This wasn't the first time he'd found himself unable to land a blow for several rounds. It probably wouldn't be the last. Despite that knowledge, it still didn't keep his mood from souring. It was almost lunch time and Oscar was hungry. He could only imagine after all this training that Leeroy and Jenkins were hungry too. This Orc was standing in between them and lunch. And that, dear reader, was completely unforgivable.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 579/760 HP | 15/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Screw Dimension vs Orc20 ID: 131410 BD1 Miss

Orc20 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD8-3 Miss

The stream of expletives that fell from Oscar's mouth as he missed yet another Screw Dimension on the orc was so vulgar that it would have made a sailor blush and a nun faint. If aggro was based on sound, Oscar would have probably brought the entire encampment, several outriders, and the Monkey King charging straight to his location. Luckily, that wasn't a thing in Aincrad to his knowledge. At least, the mobs surrounding him didn't respond to it. The orc moved to strike but Oscar danced out of the way of its blow. He got really cranky when he was hungry. Of course, he didn't really get "hungry" in the traditional sense. He got the sensation of hunger in his gut, but there was no way that eating data would sate him in the real world. He imagined that he'd probably long since been moved to a hospital where he was given nutrients intravenously and treated like a run-of-the-mill coma patient. How else was he even still alive, after all? 

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 586/760 HP | 2/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Screw Dimension vs Orc20 ID: 131411 BD8 Deal 208 DMG

Orc20 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131412 LD4+3, CD7 3080 Col, 2 T1 Materials, Rare Trinket

This time, his strike found its mark. The Orc shattered like glass, leaving nothing but its loot behind. Loot that Oscar was all too happy to collect. He looked at his nearly-depleted Energy Bar and breathed a sigh of relief. If he'd missed too much more, he wouldn't have had the energy to finish. Of course, the creature's health had been so low, a simple Ordinal Cleave would have probably still done more than enough damage to do it in. But now that he was out of combat, it was time to focus on Leeroy and Jenkins again. They just needed two more successful rounds of training before the day's excursion was completed. He had a feeling that both of those were imminent. All he needed to do was give them the proper encouragement and they'd be able to pull it off. Plus, Leeroy looked all to eager to redeem his performance thus far. He could see the fire in the hound's eyes now. It was time to put it to the test.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 636/760 HP | 3/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT
 

ID: 131229 CD7 Success 2/3

Oscar placed another hunk of wood in Leeroy's mouth. The hound wasted no time chomping down on it. For a moment, it seemed like the wood wouldn't give like the other bits. But, after a moment and constant pressure from Leeroy's jaws, the hunk of wood cracked. Then, Leeroy followed through and crushed the hunk of wood completely. For a moment, both Leeroy and Jenkins seemed to be surprised in equal measure. Then, the two of them yipped happily and began to run around in circles. Oscar couldn't have been more proud. He even forgot his hunger for a moment as he hunkered down and gave them both a tight hug around the neck. Jenkins seemed to be caught up in the excitement just as much as Leeroy as both of them gave Oscar double the licks in tandem with the other. Finally, though, they backed off. Both of them seemed to realize that they needed to focus. They still had one more round that they needed to clear, after all.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 696/760 HP | 4/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Now all that remained was waiting for his energy to finish refilling. Something told him that this would, in fact, be the final round of combat for him. Both Leeroy and Jenkins had been successful in training and, invigorated by their recent success, their final success seemed to be on the horizon. But Oscar wanted to squeeze out one last fight before they finished up for the day. He was already well over 100,000 Col earned. He wanted to squeeze this grinding session for every bit of Col he possibly could before heading home. But before that he had to deal with the infinite frustration of waiting for energy. Easily his least favorite part of any grinding session. That being said, Oscar could see that the final group of orcs - in fact the second group he'd fought - had respawned while the first had not. Taking them out in short order would mean that he would have a clean shot back to the gate so he could go home.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 696/760 HP | 54/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc21 ID: 131413 BD10 Deal 308 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc22 ID: 131414 BD7 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc23 ID: 131415 BD3 Miss
Explode Catapult vs Orc24 ID: 131416 BD6 Deal 224 DMG

Orc21 92/400 HP | 120 DMG MD7-3 Miss
Orc22 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD5 Miss
Orc23 400/400 HP | 120 DMG MD2 Miss
Orc24 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD1 Miss

Oscar rushed into the Orcs and let fly an Explode Catapult. While he missed one of them, he managed to land a Holy Proc on the first one he hit. It seemed his surprise attack tactic was starting to pay off again because they seemed to be caught on the back foot, unable to take clean aim at Oscar. As such, their blades sailed past him harmlessly. Ending the round having taken no damage, he figured the fight was going about as well as he'd expected it to. He'd long since given up hope of ending a fight in two rounds and had accepted his fate of deal with three rounds of combat for the rest of his days. All he needed to do was hit the Orc he'd missed next round and things would be back on track. He couldn't help but be similarly invigorated by the success of his familiar. He wasn't even mad that he'd missed one of the orcs right now, if he were being completely honest with himself.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 696/760 HP | 32/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Explode Catapult vs Orc21 ID: 131417 BD5+2 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc22 ID: 131418 BD6 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc23 ID: 131419 BD8 Deal 224 DMG
Explode Catapult vs Orc24 ID: 131420 BD4+2 Deal 224 DMG

Orc21 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131421 LD20+3, CD11 6160 Col, 2 T1 Materials, T1 Perfect Consumable
Orc22 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131422 LD18+3, CD10 6600 Col, T1 Perfect Trinket
Orc23 176/400 HP | 120 DMG MD3 Miss
Orc24 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131423 LD1+3, CD3 2640 Col, 4 T1 Materials

Sure enough, his second Explode Catapult managed to hit the one that he'd missed last round. Not only that, it made short work of the other weakened Orcs. Their green forms splintered and shattered like glass, leaving behind loot for Oscar to collect. This meant that he only had to worry about dodging one attack. He made a point of doing just that before collecting the loot that littered the ground. It was still raining Perfects. Perhaps this luck would maintain itself when he decided to farm something more on his level. But probably not. Oscar was never that lucky. However, as he began to circle the final remaining Orc, he realized that he could always junk sell these items to get even more Col for his troubles. The thought wasn't entirely unappealing. But first things first. Kill the orc, train the doggo, and then get lunch. In that precise order.

[Oscar 0]

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Oscar 696/760 HP | 19/74 EN | 16 DMG | 2 ACC | 3 EVA | 28 MIT

Screw Dimension vs Orc23 ID: 131424 BD5+2 Deal 208 DMG

Orc23 0/400 HP | 120 DMG ID: 131425 LD7+3, CD5 3080 Col, 4 T1 Materials, Rare Trinket

A final Screw Dimension decided the fight. His axe cleaved right through the Orc, leaving Oscar with the final bit of loot to collect. Which he did, happily. Even if Leeroy and Jenkins were unsuccessful on their next training attempt, Oscar was about done with fighting. He'd about had his fill of combat. They could get the training done after lunch if they absolutely had to. But Oscar wouldn't be fighting anymore Orcs today. So, he left the encampment and began heading back to the main town again. Leeroy and Jenkins padded along behind him, a quiet whine escaping his lips. He was hungry too, it seemed. Definitely couldn't get away with putting lunch off any longer. Due to this Oscar picked up the pace. Partially because he was hungry and partially because he could have sworn he heard the roar of the Monkey King in the distance. He definitely did not want to fight that thing again.

[Oscar 0]

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ID: 131230 CD11 Success 3/3

Once they reached the gates of the settlement, Oscar stopped down and picked up a stone. Having cut their teeth on dense pieces of jungle hardwood, Oscar felt like they were ready for their final test. Oscar offered the stone to them. Leeroy and Jenkins hesitated for a moment before Jenkins slowly took it into his mouth. After a moment and a small lick of encouragement from Leeroy, Jenkins bit down with all of his might. For a moment, it seemed like Jenkins had failed. But he kept applying pressure until, eventually, the rock cracked. Then, the cracks began to grow wider. Before he knew it Jenkins had pulverized the stone completely with its jaws. Oscar beamed down at his familiar as they began to celebrate their success. It was perfect timing. They could stay home and relax after lunch. Coming back out wouldn't be necessary. A perfect end to a perfect day, if Oscar said so himself.