Ther is nothing to flying a twin if your an average pilot.
There's nothing to flying a twin if you're an average pilot with 100 hours on complex singles. But to go from a bare PPL with 95 hours and no complex time who's never seen an IAS of 120 kt before, to a twin rating in 5 hours is more than I think one should expect from an average pilot. CM's experience proves that it may be
possible, even though he had the benefit of the skills that an IMC rating gives you.