The climax began. Romeo and Juliet ascended the Montague-Capulet Tower, a dual-conglomerate skyscraper. They moved like a single machine. No words were needed. At the 500th floor, they faced their parents—Lord Montague and Lady Capulet—who were revealed to be life-extended cyborgs who had lived for 200 years on the profits of the war.
"You were supposed to be the final act," Lord Montague boomed. "The tragedy that unites the city under our total control!" Juliet didn't give a speech. She simply looked at Romeo and nodded.