James grew colder and colder as Spike spoke of things he'd only<span style="font-style: italic">thought</span>about. Despite his calm appearance, he was in reality put a little at unease by the 'magic' of this place and the apparent power Spike had over it, or perhaps it had over Spike. Slowly James slipped to the back of the group when Spike ended their conversation. Casually he removes his dark sunglasses and slips them into the front breast pocket of his jacket; he didn't need them. After all, even with the glasses (or any amount of disguising for that matter) he was still as naked as the day he was born, so to speak.<br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Careful what you think, Jimmy..."</span>He thinks before putting up the intense mental image of a brick wall; a barrier trick he learned from a movie and possibly the only defense he has against the 'magic' of the bath house. Slowly He backed away from the group, bumping into the wall behind him without even realizing it.<br/><span style="font-style: italic">"You came to relax and that's exactly what you're gonna do..."</span>James thinks as his eyes scan over the room; his brick wall opening up slightly to let the thought flow,<span style="font-style: italic">"Just don't worry about Spike. It's not like you've got hyper-important information up there for him to take or anything..."</span><br/><br/>It was then that something caught James' attention; something strong enough to penetrate the prick wall and interrupt his mental babble. A quick sniff and his wall was reduced to rubble. A sweet scent floating in the air; he hadn't noticed it before, but before he was standing elsewhere. He sniffed again letting whatever it was tickle at his nostrils once more. He could not tell what this pleasant aroma was, but he could tell it was coming from the corridor to his left. Instinctively, like a bloodhound chasing the scent of a runaway convict, James began to follow the sweet smell. Was curiosity about to spring it's snare upon the proverbial cat? James didn't know, and didn't really care as he proceeded down the hallway...