"Alright," Ernie said, feeling somewhat taken aback by what he should've already known as Zacharias being Zacharias. "I'm sorry if I had projected, I didn't mean to." He knew he had trouble with inappropriate expression of how he felt, and perhaps this was just one more instance of the same.
"In any case, I don't think it'd help you to linger. I'll see whether I can get someone to see you right away. Is there anyone I should contact for you? Maybe someone you can stay with after you're fixed up?"