James picked up his cards.
10 of Clubs, 4 of Spades
He looked at his cards and waited to see how people where willing to bet. Their actions would change his next move.
James then responded to Evan's answer "Ohh the lounge, not really, been busy trying to get to know the ship and the crew. But, I do plan to hang out there once things settle down, and I can find whomever was responsible for this pink chair" James finished his sentence with a humorous tone. He figured that his pink chair looked ridiculous.
The Sickbay question hit a nerve but he responded as naturally as he could "Not, at all, I just don't get hurt often and hate needles" He lied, he knew they did not have needles in this century, but he thought it was at least somewhat funny. James used his humor to deflect issues when possible.