"There's never been a Panem in North America--we simply call it North America now, since the United Earth Government came about a few hundred years ago. We'd certainly not call it 'bread'. That's what 'panem' translates to in Latin. There's a rather famous phrase about it, actually."

Julian does catch himself rambling every so-often, and now is definitely one of those times. He manages to look a little embarrassed, at least.

"I digress. It could be that you've found yourself in an entirely divergent reality, those are surprisingly well-documented."