So hey, why not discuss some other games and settings you play around with.
My roommate and I just had our first session in a RPG setting I've started messing around with.
In particular we're using the Fate RPG system.
The setting:
And so far we're off to a swimming start with his character having just been inducted into X-Com after a bloody encounter with the aliens while serving in Special Forces Delta.
A rescue mission for troops captured in Afghanistan turned into a firefight with xenos that earned him a spot on the X-Com team.
We're gonna be having a lot of fun with this.