[Wait, what? Had California even been a republic? If it weren't for the man's downright ominous tone, Apollo might've accused him of making stuff up. The fact that his bracelet hadn't reacted to any of it made it worse - because it meant that it wasn't a lie, or just that he believed it to be the truth. The latter option wasn't much better than the former, really.]

... I have no idea what you're talking about. What war? The US hasn't been involved in any actual direct wars since... well, World War 2. And what's that part about the world ending?