In The Fugitive there are four coincidences that are all Uncontrolled (OS Response):
- The train wreck: the tracks and approaching train are a coincidence and the wreck in Uncontrolled. Kimble applies Help (OS Problem).
- The victims of the school bus crash in the hospital: the crash is Uncontrolled and Kimble running into these kids is a coincidence, Kimble applies Help (OS Problem)
- The St-Patrick’s day parade: no Objective Character has control over it. Kimble applies Hinder (OS Solution) and this is the last time he runs into Deputy Gerard until the finale. From his escape in the parade onwards Kimble has the initiative.
- Sykes by chance spots Kimble while he’s on the phone explaining he can’t find him (Uncontrolled). Kimble applies Hinder (OS Solution) by defeating Sykes on the train. This puts CPD on his tail but also informs Deputy Gerard about this whereabouts.
In The Bourne Identity there is at least one coincidence that is Aware (OS Response):
- Bourne runs into Kreutz (the IC) outside of the embassy. He’s Aware (OS Response) that she was in the embassy before and that she’s broke. He applies Actuality (OS Problem) to convince her to drive him to Paris.
Is OS Response the element of coincidence in a story or are these examples merely a coincidence?