The question startled Sunderland from his wayward thoughts, and back into the Arena they were all stuck in.

"I don't know...food? Maybe a voice I can recognize? No one's here to tell me what exactly's going on but my Escort said it was a fight to the death."

Clearly this man either had no survival instinct (like him) or found a way to win the games. What James didn't consider at the time was the reason he was so comfortable: he had no fear of the unknown.