Slack-style group chat story: Lunch order
A ready Slack-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: Lunch order
Lunch order is a eight-message group chat chaos story told in the Slack style by Nell, Otis and Pru. Nell opens with "Lunch order thread, please react" and the last bubble is "Salad for the strong", about 22 seconds in a video.
Look at message 4, "Otis you said you were on a diet", which runs 8 words, then at message 2, "Sandwich 🥪". Nobody asks a question here, so it reads as a run of statements.
How the Slack look carries the story
Slack-style chats are rows rather than bubbles: a square avatar, a bold name, a small time and the message text underneath, with emoji reactions as chips below. Switch on typing dots, reactions and an online status when you build the scene; read marks are not offered for Slack. You need Standard or above to use Slack; Free accounts will see a prompt to upgrade. The look says "work" immediately, which makes it the right frame for office comedy, a wrong-channel mistake or a surprise announcement. Expect the shared ChatsRat layout rather than a dedicated drawing.
Writing notes: group chat chaos
Interleave very short lines with one long one. The long line feels like a speech at a crowded table, which is exactly the effect you want. Keep every name invented and do not turn the group against one person. Teasing between friends is fine; bullying is not.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so Lunch order would stop at "Otis you said you were on a diet". The other four, through "Salad for the strong", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "The diet starts tomorrow", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Lunch order thread, please react" and let viewers read it twice before Otis replies.
- Number the participants in the caption so viewers can follow who is who on a second watch.
- Change one word of Pru's closing "Salad for the strong" so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Read Otis's answer "Sandwich 🥪" out loud; if it takes more than two seconds, trim it.
Questions
Can I use Lunch order on the Free plan?
The Slack 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 Lunch order 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 do I keep a group chat scene readable?
Give each person a short, distinct way of writing and never let more than two people speak in a row without a third replying.
Is this Slack-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Nell and Otis and Pru, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Slack, 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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