"I wonder how many of us have the same story. My friends were also left behind."

Though in his case it was likely the Time Lords might have had a hand in that.

If there were any other thoughts to be had on that they were soon set aside as the terminal was discovered. That did look interesting! The Doctor hovered closer, annoyingly just over the other man's shoulder, this being the best place to see which buttons and dials he pressed or turned. There was power. This was easy enough to see by the flashing lights but for some reason the nearby screen never lit up. Disconnected wire. It dangled uselessly from the screen, connected to nothing. This was an easy enough fix. The Doctor picked up the wire and quickly saw it fastened back into place with a little help from a sonic screwdriver.

"You should have better luck with it now. Try it again?"