He might as well try. He grabs onto the edgs, backpack slung over one shoulder, and drops to one fire escape landing, then another. He reaches out to try to grab the ladder, but misjudges the timing. Tobias' arm is pulled badly as he hooks it into the ladder, legs cycling wildly in the air before he drops, landing on his butt on the ground.

"Ow..." He winces, and it's not entirely faked. Maybe he really should have used something... "A-anyway... I can understand just doing something for a paycheck..."