When James finds himself waking up in the dark, confused and disoriented, the first thing he thinks is that he must have passed out. That would've been an alarming enough thing for just about anyone, but for someone who has only recently begun recovering from being literally deathly unwell, it's slightly terrifying.

But as he becomes a little more aware of himself--if not his surroundings, due to the darkness--he realizes he doesn't feel like he's dying, so perhaps it's not that serious, even if the whole 'being unable to see' thing is its own very worrying problem. And then there's a voice coming from the darkness, and not only that but a voice he recognizes, and James tries to ignore the rapid pounding of his heart as he sits up and calls out a response.

"Raju?" The other man sounds annoyed but not particularly distressed, which is also somewhat reassuring. Perhaps he knows what's going on, comments about gods aside.