[Bourne doesn't flinch at the needle. The mental screaming makes him wince.]

"Just ignore him," [he says, gritting his teeth.] "He's been doing this every fifteen minutes or so."

[He's seriously considering just dangling the cage off the side of the Barge so he can get some peace and quiet. There's a coldness in his eyes that's rare to see - he's hardened his heart to the rat's pleas.]