James felt pain all over as he slowly sat up, supporting himself on the wall. He let out a small grunt, which he accidentally amplified. He felt numb and unsteady but was concious, the last thing he remembered being someone chasing him and firing things at him. It slowly dawned on him that, due to his being alive, his assailant had probably been using a tranq gun and not bullets. A painful spot on his neck also supported this hypothesis.

"Haven't a clue. One minute, someone chasing me down an alley, next minute this."