[he can feel where the rope is tight-- there's some slack that he can create to open space up for getting out of it, if necessary. but the knife is all the way across the floor. dropped in a rush. and the other main problem is that he still has use of his legs. so it's all about what's the most interesting to him.

He catches his breath, and somehow, creates just enough space to give him the slack he needs for the whip to fall, and he reaches to grab one end of it, pulling Mercury forward]

Close.