He grit his teeth at Emma's touch, the little touch sending a spike of pain arcing up from his foot.  At the question, he shrugged a bit- it wasn't too bad when he didn't put too much pressure on it, he found after a little testing and tensing of his muscles, and he slowly moved to stand again.  Even now, his natural silence showed itself as he winced from the slight pain he felt when he put his foot back onto the floor, barely able to put any weight on the sprained ankle.  At least, he hoped it was only a sprain.  Arik looked back to his partner for the trip and smiled a little bit, though he did feel the pain still.  "Help, please?" he asked her quietly.  That was certainly not something very many guys said to their girlfriends so early in a relationship, if the media was any indication at all.