Away message poetry: retro chat template
A ready AIM-look chat for the retro chat nostalgia gallery, eight messages and about 22 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the AIM look
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: Away message poetry
skater ben starts this one with "ur away message is so deep". After eight messages jess xo has the last word, "never", which gives about 22 seconds on screen.
Pacing numbers: the longest bubble is message 3 at 9 words, the shortest is message 8. There are no questions, which makes the chat feel final.
Using it in the AIM look
Let one person sign off mid-sentence. Logging off was the cliffhanger of the day. Switch on typing dots and an online status when you build the scene; read marks and reactions are not offered for AIM. AIM is a Standard plan look, so a Free account cannot open this template. A dark or blue-gray background suits the era. Check the plan before you promise a look to your viewers. Retro and legacy looks draw the screen with a simple window layout, name labels and a typing line, so the words do the work.
What the Free plan shows
Four messages is the Free limit, so jess xo's "both are good ngl" is where the preview stops. Paid plans carry the remaining four messages, up to "never", and allow more people in the scene.
Tips
- Give "brb dinner" (message 5) an extra half second on screen.
- Leave skater ben's "ur away message is so deep" alone on screen for a full second at the start.
- Add "fiction" and the decade you are evoking to the caption.
- Rewrite the last line, "never", in your own voice and mark the post as fiction.
- Swap skater ben and jess xo for two invented names of your own; shorter names make tighter bubbles on a phone.
Questions
Can I use Away message poetry on the Free plan?
The AIM look needs the Standard plan or above, so a Free account cannot open it. The Plans page lists exactly what each plan includes.
How long is Away message poetry 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.
Is this retro chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between skater ben and jess xo, 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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