Signal-style breakup text story: Delete after this
A ready Signal-style chat for a breakup, eight messages long and about 30 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: Delete after this
Delete after this is a eight-message breakup story told in the Signal style by Hana and Omar. Hana opens with "Set the timer to one week." and the last bubble is "I know. Thank you for saying it kindly.", about 30 seconds in a video.
Message 3 is the longest at 14 words ("So I have time to read it all again and then not have it."); message 2 is the shortest ("Why one week?"). One line asks a question, so the other person keeps answering.
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. Extras in this look: typing dots, read marks and reactions; missing: an online status. This look starts at the Standard plan, which is worth knowing before you plan a batch of stories. ChatsRat draws this look with its shared layout, so the page is a style guide and the caption should say the chat is simulated. This look uses ChatsRat's shared layout, so treat it as a style guide.
Writing notes: breakup
Avoid insults and avoid any real-sounding names or places. The story is fiction about two invented adults, and the caption should say so. Do not turn it into a lecture about who was right. Let both people be a little unfair, because that is what makes it feel true.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of Delete after this, ending at "That is very you.". To get to "I know. Thank you for saying it kindly.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on Hana's "I am trying to leave well." before moving on to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "Set the timer to one week." breathe so a late scroller still knows who is talking.
- Make the ending your own by editing "I know. Thank you for saying it kindly."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Hana and Omar, then read the story out loud once.
- Check that "Why one week?" lands in under two seconds of reading time.
Questions
Can I use Delete after this 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 Delete after this as a video?
About 30 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 Signal-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Hana and Omar, 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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