"Hmph, it doesn't feel that way, sometimes. Like events choose me, not the other way around. Still, there was Susan."

He smiles, nostalgically.

"But it usually turns out for the best. Ian and Barbara did well enough, after all."

He considers her question, looking thoughtful.

"I would suppose there would have to be, logically. Each universe will have its most advanced species - Time Lords, of sorts. Granted, they might not share our characteristics, for better and worse."