The fridge note: roommate chat template
A ready Instagram DM-look chat for the roommate chronicles gallery, eight messages and about 21 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the Instagram DM look
You left a note on the fridge.
Yes. It says "Please".
Please what?
Just "please".
I do not understand.
It is all-purpose.
I put the milk away.
See? It works.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The fridge note
The fridge note is a eight-message template for a roommate chat chat: Max and Nell trade lines from "You left a note on the fridge." to "See? It works.", about 21 seconds as a video.
Message 1 is the longest at 7 words ("You left a note on the fridge.") and message 3 is the shortest ("Please what?"). Two lines ask a question, so the other person keeps answering.
Using it in the Instagram DM look
Resolve with a trade that makes both sides slightly worse off. Extras in this look: typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status. No upgrade is needed to try Instagram DM. A series works well: "Flatmate chronicles, episode 4". Short messages are the norm in this style, so one-line bubbles feel natural and long speeches feel out of place.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of The fridge note, ending at "Just 'please'.". To get to "See? It works.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on Max's "I do not understand." before moving to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "You left a note on the fridge." breathe so a late scroller still knows who is talking.
- Pick one object everything revolves around: a plant, a mug, a sofa, a thermostat.
- Make the ending your own by editing "See? It works."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Max and Nell, then read the story out loud once.
Questions
Can I use The fridge note on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The Instagram DM look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is The fridge note as a video?
About 21 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card.
Is this roommate chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Max and Nell, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app, and look names describe a style only. Label what you publish as fiction.
Can I change the names and lines?
Yes. Open the template in the editor, replace any line or name and export your own version. Keep the characters invented, and keep the content free of real people and anything sexual.
This is fiction. The people in this template 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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