The twist began when a third party, The Syndicate of Silence, triggered an EMP that blacked out the entire city. In the chaos, Romeo and Juliet—both attempting to steal the same experimental "Origin Core" from the city's central vault—found themselves trapped in a titanium-reinforced bunker deep underground.
For forty-eight hours, they didn't talk. They tried to kill each other. Juliet used her tactical blade; Romeo used his hacking gauntlet. The room was a mess of sparks and blood. But the vault was airtight. To survive, they had to share the singular oxygen scrubber. This wasn't "star-crossed lovers"; it was "star-crossed survivalists" who found each other's competence... mildly irritating.