Side conversations

Side conversations are extra Whapp threads you author in Studio. The main conversation Ink triggers them with a tag. When the side Ink ends, the player pops back to where they were.

Trigger

Hold on, someone's texting me
<side-conv-mom-calls>

mom-calls is the side conversation slug from Studio.

Nested sides

You can open a side from another side. They stack. Ending the inner one returns to the outer side, then eventually to the parent (often the main conversation).

What carries over

• Flags and numbers are shared with the whole story progress. Set a flag in a side, the main chain can read it.
• Ink engine state for the side is separate from the main conversation's saved state.
• Module DMs (TheGram / FansOnly / Swiper) can also be triggered from sides and run in parallel with Whapp.

Deprecated alias

<side-story-mom-calls>

Old name. Studio flags it; the importer rewrites to <side-conv-…>. Use the new form.

Studio list

In Creator Studio, sides are grouped by character. Drag to reorder within a group. New sides land at the bottom. Slug names no longer control list order.

Authoring tips

• Keep side slugs stable. Renaming breaks existing tags in Ink.
• Don't assume the player finished the side instantly. They might sit there, open other apps, then return.
• If the side should change how the main chat continues, set a flag at the end of the side and branch on it when you return.
• If Ink triggers <side-conv-…> for a slug that does not exist, play does not freeze. The chat shows a system notice (Side conversation "slug" not found) and the current thread keeps going. Studio also warns on save when a tag points at a missing side conversation.