Picture this: there are tens or maybe hundreds of people in the streets celebrating. It could be New Year's Eve or some local or national celebration. Show details of people enjoying themselves. Then, there are two people in the crowd who are unhappy.
Come up with as many variations as you can, for example:
a) there are two unhappy people together
b) there are two unhappy people and they don't know about each other
c) there are two unhappy people and there's a moment of recognition
Things to consider: what has happened to the character, what has made them unhappy? Try to keep dialogue to a minimum. Avoid having people declare their state of mind, show it through their actions and reactions. Being unhappy is a passive state which doesn't mean that the character can't have a goal in the scene. What do they want? Consider options for changing the characters mood (for the better or worse) during this event, or showing the promise of resolution in the future.
Good luck!
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