It's Been Years
They used to be close. They are finding out what's left.
the same brief, generated twice
Two former colleagues confront their divergent coping mechanisms for a decaying workplace, with one accusing the other of masochistic stagnation.
Start by mentioning someone you both knew. Push off from this if it helps: the colour of old plastic.
Gil pushes Frank to acknowledge his stagnation while Frank uses the pool's indifference to justify his refusal to move.
Open as though no time has passed, then get it slightly wrong. Push off from this if it helps: the deep end.
The larger number is the judge whose criterion one of these was written to satisfy. The smaller is a judge from a different family that was never told it.