After the reunion between the two, Rachel started to talk to Alex about her supposed family trip. Alex had no time to spare to listen to Rachel, but he also couldn't deny Rachel, since that might make her feel uncomfortable which goes against the mission's priorities.
"Rachel I need to head to the venue of the FPS tournament. Since you're here why don't come with me?" Alex gave the suggestion of going to the FPS tournament's venue. When Rachel heard Alex's suggestion she looked at the time. They still had around three hours before the tournament starts.
"Isn't it too early to go there? We still have a lot of time, so why are you in a hurry?" Obviously Alex couldn't tell Rachel he was going to do some recon before the tournament... Wait is it really not okay to tell Rachel? At this point Rachel might already be accustomed to Alex's peculiarities, so it might actually be okay just to tell her the truth.
