X (Twitter)-style breakup text story: Last DM
A ready X (Twitter)-style chat for a breakup, eight messages long and about 23 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: Last DM
Last DM is a eight-message breakup story told in the X (Twitter) style by Wren and Idris. Wren opens with "Is this where we leave it?" and the last bubble is "It really was.", about 23 seconds in a video.
Look at message 3, "I deleted our thread but kept this one.", which runs 8 words, then at message 4, "Why?". Two of the lines are questions, and each one pulls a reply out of the other side.
How the X (Twitter) look carries the story
X DM-style chats use rounded bubbles with a solid blue for you and light gray for the other person, plus a small time label under each group of messages. Extras in this look: read marks and reactions; missing: typing dots and an online status. X (Twitter) is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. Reactions are a small emoji on the corner of a bubble, which keeps replies light and lets two voices carry the whole scene. This look has its own drawing in the editor.
Writing notes: breakup
Keep each line under about twelve words. Short lines read in under two seconds, and short lines also feel more like someone trying not to cry than a speech would. Avoid insults and avoid any real-sounding names or places. The story is fiction about two invented adults, and the caption should say so.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so Last DM would stop at "Why?". The other four, through "It really was.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "I wanted the last message to be mine.", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "Is this where we leave it?" and let viewers read it twice before Idris replies.
- If the story will be Part 1 of a series, end on a question that the next episode can answer, and say "Part 2" in the caption.
- Change one word of Idris's closing "It really was." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Read Idris's answer "I think so." out loud; if it takes more than two seconds, trim it.
Questions
Can I use Last DM on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The X (Twitter) look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest of the script needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is Last DM as a video?
About 23 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.
Is it okay to publish a breakup story made with a chat generator?
Yes, as fiction with invented adult characters and a clear label such as "fictional chat". Do not use real names, real people or anything that could be taken for a real conversation.
Is this X (Twitter)-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Wren and Idris, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by X (Twitter), 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.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
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