"The past is done for a reason. I'd rather live in the present and have fun." Plus the past carried with it memories better off forgotten. "From my experience, past or not, people always make the same mistakes."

Liz frowned a little. "I think if people try to learn from the past, there can be change. Berlin is a pretty good example of that, actually." There seemed to be a nice cafe up ahead. Liz glanced at Peter, then to Alec and tentatively asked a question she was sure Peter didn't want to ask. "If you could do anything here in Berlin, what would you like to do?"

Alec glanced to Liz and then to Peter, then paused and then shrugged. "I don't know. I've never been here." And Alec wasn't used to having fun.

Liz rephrased the question for him, like she would with Michael. "What do you do for fun back home?"

"Drink." That much was easy. "Play pool sometimes. Meet women." He winked at Liz who blushed a little.