This might be a dumb question, [ At least he's prefacing it before he asks? But whether or not it was dumb, Jim thought it was worth asking for his own edification, if nothing else. ] But your powers seem connected to the earth - obviously, I know, bear with me - but you also bent that metal in and out of shape. If metal projectiles are coming towards you, is that part of what you can sense?

[ The words worldwide war should phase him more, but half the kids here seem to be child soldiers from the dark ages... ]

We don't quite have all the parts we'd need. [ Jim laughs good-naturedly, shrugging helplessly. It's true that he and Spock could build a lot with their future knowledge, but they were still somewhat limited by the technology of Aldrip's supposed time. If he were here for a while he might be able to crudely program something...but hopefully he wouldn't be here that long. ]

A pacifist monk? [ That doesn't seem like it suits Toph's style, but doesn't it, though? ] How did a pacifist monk pull you into a war?