[She raises an eyebrow at his sudden intensity. Frankly, she'd rather thought he'd be ready to eat it once he verified it was safe, but she supposes she can't fault him for asking questions. God knows she would.]

It lasted all of ten minutes on the gentleman in question, and a rather vigorous slap brought him around. Now, granted, his physiology is different from yours, but not so much so that I think it will affect you in any major way.

You're free to inform Mr. DeVere that you might be here longer if you'd like, but regardless: I can't imagine it'll linger for longer than an hour in you.