[Okay, yeah, that's weird. She'd heard about the kidnappings as a separate item to the invasion - so just, portrait of absurdity as current events. Actual comic book alternate reality.]

Has anyone tried telling the U.S. and Russian governments that on other worlds, this conflict was already resolved relatively peacefully decades ago? [Somewhat rhetorical, and then remembering,] Assuming you're from a world that moved past the Cold War as well.

There are still lingering effects, but tension is effectively cut, especially compared with here.