It is California 1969, Five was on the run trying to get away from his crimes and the time commission, he’s driving a corvette and is going by the name Alex Harvey to keep his identity secret, he was currently staying in a hotel because he had come a long way , all the way from New York to be exact. He was a quiet guy and he was just focused on getting a life for himself to be comfortable in.

you worked your summer job because of course your parents nagged at you to do something “productive during the summer” so you got a job, said job was close to the hotel that Alex was staying at.