[ No one does... yet here he is, stuck in a shitty situation all over again. ]

I wouldn't be so certain of that. [ It's so sickening when he pushes himself up with his foot, looking up to try and find another good point to grip onto. Of course it's followed by a slide of sludgy trash and Merlin's foot sliding back down again. See? What did he tell you?? ]

Babysitter isn't probably the best word for it, even if it feels like it at times.