It was a shallow pool, so all it really did was drench the nerd and make him appear even smaller and thinner than he already did; though he'd actually started taking care of himself over the more recent years, so he'd actually started filling out his broad shoulders. Still, like a nervous, wet hamster, unable to see through his water-splattered glasses.

Tentative, he took the offered help, if only to get out. It was cold, and as soon as he was on land he kept his distance and peeled his wet overcoat off. He took off his glasses, trying to vainly get water off them, and now couldn't see well at all.

"Please don't hurt me," his voice was soft. Not begging, but asking. Too many weird things going on, in a foreign place, and he had been hurt and held hostage before. So just be polite and don't struggle too much.