Elena's the first person Sam's meeting, too. He'd been all bluster and bravado, confronting his father the day before he left, knowing it's what he needed to do. Sam's always been seeking what shred of normalcy he could find, but more over, he wants somewhere he feels he belongs. Now that he's here, he's not sure where to start.

Maybe that's the point.

"Ah -- is this your first year, too?" he asks sheepishly, a hand still at the back of his head.