I'm usually all for perseverance, but inviting me to do that makes my job a lot harder. You expect it! [ ... wait, don't get caught up in this. ] Not that I was trying, I was more making sure the doll didn't get dirty—

[ except it's covered in mud in a muddy marsh and he's holding it when he, too, is caked in mud, so. ]

—Er, dirtier.