If Tristan was anticipating the challenge of doing wonders for his hands, Adam didn't want him to be too disappointed when he saw that his nails were typically short, belonging on hands that were becoming accustomed to dealing with physical labor. There wasn't much to do with them, so far as Adam could see.
"What part of getting measured for clothes by a professional means that you need to get a look inside my underwea- okay, never mind. I think I just answered my own question."