I think JSWolf's idea could work fine, maybe with some indents to make it easier to see which chat is which at a glance. So:
Big group chat:
InnocentVictim: Let's have a picnic!
EvilVillain: Great idea, I'll bake muffins. Let's go to the beach by the standing stones, that's a nice place.
Inner circle chat:
EvilVillain: Ugh, I hate InncocentVictim. Dibs on stabbing them!
EvilVillainBoss: Do we have enough sacrifices for the ritual? We need at least five to summon the Great Noseless One.
Big group chat:
EvilVillain: How many of your friends will be coming, InnocentVictim? I want to make sure I bring enough muffins!
Super secret chat:
EvilVillain: OK, everyone, remember: The chocolate muffins are poisoned, stick to the blueberry ones.
EvilCoconspirator: Are we absolutely sure that EvilVillainBoss prefers chocolate?
Do any of you read
Midnight Society? It's about horror, SF, and fantasy authors telling stories round the campfire - at its best it's hilarious
Quote:
The Midnight Society
@midnight_pals
JK Rowling: ssso then @BadtakeBrenda tweetss "how dare you disscriminate against bathroom pervertss"
Poe: how many how of these tweets are you planning to do joanne
Rowling:
Poe: it's just that
Poe: it's kinda running long
Rowling: sssss
Poe: look, the sun is coming up
[...]
Barker: is this whole goddamn story in tweets
Rowling: thisss isss the ssstyle now
Rowling: it'sss digital episstolary
Rowling: krisss sssstraub did a whole sstory in forum possstsss!!
Rowling: a whole sstory!!
Rowling: thiss iss the exact ssame thing
Barker: is it really tho
[...]
Barker: ok for real tho how did this happen
Barker: how did you just write a whole book of tweets
Barker: cuz that's pretty fuckin cringe
Barker: like you'd have to be REAL melt to just publish tweets as a whole book
Barker: a real chump
Barker: just an absolute dorkus malorkus
[earlier]
agent: hey joanne how's the new book coming
Rowling: the what
agent: you know the new cormoran strike book
agent: the one you've been working on
Rowling:
agent: you know the book
agent: please tell me you've been writing the book
[...]
Rowling: yesssss sssso uh
Rowling: well i've got a draft right uh
Rowling: [looks at tweets]
Rowling: [looks at agent]
Rowling: [looks at tweets]
Rowling: [looks at agent]
Rowling: [to herself] haha delightfully devilisssh joanne!
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