It hasn’t been too long since Sam got back after the arena that he realizes he hasn’t seen Nick at all, not even in passing - but it’s been long enough that that’s definitely unusual. They hadn’t interacted much before the arena, yeah, but Sam’d still seen him.

It might just be more noticeable now, now that Nick is someone he’d want to check up on, but whatever, it still concerns him a little.

Enough that he finds himself heading over to Nick’s room, rapping sharply on the door. “Nick, you in there, man? It’s Sam.”