Top eight panic: retro chat template
A ready Yahoo Messenger-look chat for the retro chat nostalgia gallery, seven messages and about 24 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the Yahoo Messenger look
The full script (7 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: Top eight panic
Lena starts this one with "i cant believe you moved me to 6". After seven messages Lena has the last word, "thats it. you are number 9", which gives about 24 seconds on screen.
Look at message 1, "i cant believe you moved me to 6", which runs 8 words, then at message 3, "which new friend". Nobody asks a question, so it reads as a run of statements.
Using it in the Yahoo Messenger look
End with a promise to talk tomorrow. It fits the era and gives the chat a warm close. Switch on typing dots and an online status when you build the scene; read marks and reactions are not offered for Yahoo Messenger. You need Standard or above to use Yahoo Messenger; Free accounts will see a prompt to upgrade. Describe the look, never the brand: say "an old messenger look", not a claim of affiliation. 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
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so Top eight panic would stop at "the one who owns a trampoline". The other three, through "thats it. you are number 9", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 4, "the one who owns a trampoline", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "i cant believe you moved me to 6" and let viewers read it twice before Bo replies.
- Lean on the era: nicknames, a status line, a song lyric as an away message.
- Change one word of Lena's closing "thats it. you are number 9" so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Rename Lena and Bo to keep the story original, and keep every character an invented adult.
Questions
Can I use Top eight panic on the Free plan?
The Yahoo Messenger 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 Top eight panic as a video?
About 24 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting seven 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 Lena and Bo, 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.
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