[ his ears are ringing and the tuft of hair on his head is sticking straight up as he flinches, expecting that hand to be something other then a helping hand. ]
Ah...
[ he cleared his throat, tentatively taking that hand after along moment of painful silence. ]
I should be. That certainly isn't the worst fall I've ever had. [ just the first in a long month or so of nothing. A man could get unused to that! ]