Signal-style group chat story: Secret gift plan
A ready Signal-style chat for a group chat that gets out of hand, eight messages long and about 22 seconds as a video. Load it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The script: Secret gift plan
Ines begins this group chat chaos with "Do not reply here if Anna is near". After eight messages, Uma has the final word, "Perfect. She hates her kettle.". Expect about 22 seconds on screen.
Look at message 1, "Do not reply here if Anna is near", which runs 8 words, then at message 4, "Uma!". Two of the lines are questions, and each one pulls a reply out of the other side.
How the Signal look carries the story
Signal-style chats use rounded bubbles in a deep blue or purple for your side and gray for theirs, with a quiet, privacy-minded feel. Switch on typing dots, read marks and reactions when you build the scene; an online status are not offered for Signal. You need Standard or above to use Signal; Free accounts will see a prompt to upgrade. A small timer icon for disappearing messages is part of the real look, which makes it a good setting for a secret that must vanish. Expect the shared ChatsRat layout rather than a dedicated drawing.
Writing notes: group chat chaos
Keep every name invented and do not turn the group against one person. Teasing between friends is fine; bullying is not. Mind the free plan: it shows two people and four messages, so tell group stories on a paid plan or keep the preview to a duo.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so Secret gift plan would stop at "Uma!". The other four, through "Perfect. She hates her kettle.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "She cannot see my screen", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Do not reply here if Anna is near" and let viewers read it twice before Tor replies.
- Number the participants in the caption so viewers can follow who is who on a second watch.
- Change one word of Uma's closing "Perfect. She hates her kettle." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Read Tor's answer "Is she near?" out loud; if it takes more than two seconds, trim it.
Questions
Can I use Secret gift plan on the Free plan?
The Signal look needs the Standard plan or above, so a Free account cannot open it. The Plans page lists what each plan includes, and the Free plan shows the first four messages of a free look.
How long is Secret gift plan as a video?
About 22 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card and a little more if you use a typing indicator before the last line.
How many people can be in a ChatsRat group chat story?
The free plan loads two people and four messages. Paid plans allow up to four participants and more messages, so a lively group scene needs a paid plan.
Is this Signal-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Ines and Tor and Uma, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Signal, and the name describes a style only. Label the video as fiction.
This is fiction. The people and events in this story are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
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