[He pauses... and then he laughs, a little helplessly.]

Is that why this keeps happening?

Oh, come on, Ramir. Joking aside, I mean, this is the second time in the last handful of days I've ended up with two of these things. I haven't been able to pee without getting stared at by at least two beady little eyes for weeks. Maybe you wouldn't be the world's best babysitter but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't end up dead, and holy shit do I just need a solid twenty-four hours to go, I don't know, stick my head in the sand or something.

Besides, you owe me!

[Buttering up: he is not great at it.]