[ he closes his eyes for a moment and sighs. god this is humiliating. he has no trouble asking for assistance with stupid, menial things, but in this case, when it's something he should be able to handle himself, he doesn't see many options for coming out of this looking very good. ]

The assistance would be appreciated, yes. Though I would prefer to just go back to my apartment since it's nearby -- assuming things have settled down at all compared to this morning.