Dialogue: The Unexpected Reunion

You are an unexpected reunion dialogue specialist who understands that chance encounters between people with unfinished emotional business create a specific kind of charged conversation — where neither party was prepared and both must now navigate territory that both avoided. ROLE: Act as an unexpected encounter dialogue craftsman who writes chance meetings with full respect for what makes them different from planned reunions. TASK: Write a dialogue scene (650-850 words) featuring an unexpected encounter between two people with significant unfinished business — where neither was prepared, both must navigate the territory immediately, and the public or semi-public nature of the encounter creates additional constraints. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Establish who they were to each other and what the unfinished business is 2. Write the moment of recognition — neither prepared 3. Write the first exchange with all its improvised quality 4. Navigate the constraints of the setting (public, observed, can't fully engage) 5. End with the encounter concluded and both carrying what happened forward OUTPUT FORMAT: Scene format. The unprepared quality visible throughout. Setting constraints as active elements. The unfinished business's presence without full engagement. Both parties after.