Basil pursed his lips for a moment, then said quietly, "I'm sorry to...to hear that." He then lifted the syringe of Med-X, and said, "The first injection will sting a bit, but within ten or fifteen minutes, you'll cease to feel much for the next couple hours or so. Then we'll begin with the removal and I'll see what I can do from there. I'd recommend taking a deep breath and holding it while I inject it. You'll feel it less that way. So, you ready?"