iMessage-style prank text story: Free pizza for life
A ready iMessage-style chat for a harmless prank, eight messages long and about 27 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: Free pizza for life
A 27-second read: Dev and Mina trade eight messages in the iMessage style, from "Congrats! You have won free pizza for life." to "I will accept this prank.".
Look at message 3, "Reference number ZX-9. Please reply with your favourite topping.", which runs 9 words, then at message 4, "Pepperoni. Obviously.". Two of the lines are questions, and each one pulls a reply out of the other side.
How the iMessage look carries the story
A small "Delivered" or "Read" line sits under the last bubble you sent, so a story can end on a message that was read and never answered. iMessage is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. Switch on typing dots, read marks and reactions when you build the scene; an online status are not offered for iMessage. Green bubbles mean plain text messages in the real app, but ChatsRat draws one look, so keep the colours in mind if your story depends on blue versus green. This look has its own drawing in the editor.
Writing notes: prank
Pick a prank that is clearly funny and nobody could be hurt by: a fake delivery, a made-up contest, a mix-up with a pet. The viewer enjoys the trick more when they know nobody is truly upset. Do not make the target a real person or a minor, and do not use a real company as the sender. Invent the sender and say the chat is simulated.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so Free pizza for life would stop at "Pepperoni. Obviously.". The other four, through "I will accept this prank.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "Excellent. Your first pizza arrives in 30 minutes.", a beat longer than the rest.
- A prank story loves a quick payoff, so aim for a video under thirty seconds with the reveal in the last five.
- Change one word of Mina's closing "I will accept this prank." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Rename Dev and Mina to keep the story original, and keep every character an invented adult.
- Read Mina's answer "Is this real?" out loud; if it takes more than two seconds, trim it.
Questions
Can I use Free pizza for life on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The iMessage 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 Free pizza for life as a video?
About 27 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.
Can I make a prank chat to actually fool someone?
No. ChatsRat is for fiction, mock-ups and labelled videos. Do not use a simulated chat to deceive a real person or to pass something off as a real conversation.
Is this iMessage-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Dev and Mina, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by iMessage, 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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