Adia immediately regrets asking. It's obviously too embarrassing to share. But before she can apologize, he's working on a reply. It appears that he wants to tell her regardless, so she holds her tongue and waits for him to answer.

And what an answer it is! She cringes in sympathy. "Oh, Jim, I'm so sorry, that must have been awful. Naugus is so... well, that claw of his. And his tail! How long were you stuck in his body?"