diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fretux/mindmotion/client/effects/FakeChatMessageHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/fretux/mindmotion/client/effects/FakeChatMessageHandler.java
index c0a69a9..a3a42ef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fretux/mindmotion/client/effects/FakeChatMessageHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fretux/mindmotion/client/effects/FakeChatMessageHandler.java
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ import net.fretux.mindmotion.ConfigMM;
 import net.fretux.mindmotion.client.ClientData;
 import net.minecraft.ChatFormatting;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientPacketListener;
+import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.PlayerInfo;
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.sounds.SoundEvents;
+import net.minecraft.sounds.SoundSource;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.TickEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 @Mod.EventBusSubscriber(modid = "mindmotion", value = Dist.CLIENT, bus = Mod.EventBusSubscriber.Bus.FORGE)
@@ -17,20 +23,42 @@ public final class FakeChatMessageHandler {
     private static final Random RANDOM = new Random();
     private static final int MIN_MESSAGE_DELAY = 600;
     private static final int RANDOM_MESSAGE_DELAY = 900;
-    private static final String[] FAKE_MESSAGES = {
-            "<...> behind you",
-            "<Steve> did you hear that",
-            "<Alex> stop looking at me",
-            "<...> this is not real",
-            "<...> closer",
-            "<Herobrine> I can see you",
-            "Your bed is too far away",
-            "You are no longer alone",
-            "Footsteps approach from below",
-            "Something moved in the dark"
+    private static final int MAX_RECENT_NAMES = 12;
+    private static final int FAKE_LEAVE_DELAY = 60;
+    private static final int FAKE_JOIN_TO_MESSAGE_DELAY = 120;
+    private static final int POST_FAKE_LEAVE_COOLDOWN = 1200;
+    private static final int POST_FAKE_LEAVE_RANDOM_COOLDOWN = 600;
+    private static final double WHISPER_CHANCE = 0.35;
+
+    private static final String[] FALLBACK_NAMES = {
+            "Barney2011",
+            "leeharker",
+            "Vionics",
+            "iqman1000",
+            "gianimon",
+            "Riccardo085"
     };
 
+    private static final String[] FAKE_MESSAGE_TEMPLATES = {
+            "<%s> behind you",
+            "<%s> did you hear that",
+            "<%s> stop looking at me",
+            "<%s> this is not real",
+            "<%s> closer",
+            "<%s> I can see you",
+            "<%s> your bed is too far away",
+            "<%s> you are no longer alone",
+            "<%s> footsteps approach from below",
+            "<%s> something moved in the dark",
+            "<%s> t̴̢̡̨͙̱̘̭̩͓̳͔̱̫͔̀̍̓̇h̷̯̳͖̙̞͎̬̳̣͈̜̻̞̍ȇ̴͔̟͈̮͕̖̤̞̗̟̫̳̥͛̀͊̎͂͠ŕ̷͕͓͍̯̹́̔́̏̈̍͗̊͘è̸͓̬̜ ̸̨͖̖͈̦̥͍͙͚̋̈́͛̌ͅï̸̧͕̪̰̺̤̪̓͛̚s̷̼̖̝̱̹̭͇̤͇̦̀́̅̾̾̊̈́͂͗͗̐̾̊͘ ̴̨͇̤̤͔̮̩͕̥̥̖͙̲̠̊͊͊͜n̵̢̨̨̤͚͎̺͚̘̼̗̅̾̉ơ̴̼̻͉͓̦̠͉̄͌̒̋̚͝ ̶̧̢̲̜̺̯̬͒̈͋̍̍͝e̴̯̬͈̮͊́̓͗͗̔̆́͜ͅs̶̢̭̣̩̘͎̤̱̳̺̺̞͂̽͜ͅç̵̻͍̥̝̙̌̿͗̀͌̽̿̈́̾̚̕á̸̧̰̬͓̭̒̏̒̈́̓͊̏̈́̐̄́͆̒̕͜p̶̪̠͓̻͎̦̺̑͆̎͘͠͝ë̷̛̪̜̘͙͚̩̩̫̯̓̈́̾̒̽̀̀̾̇͊̕͠"
+    };
+
+    private static final List<String> recentPlayerNames = new ArrayList<>();
+    private static final List<PendingFakeMessage> pendingFakeMessages = new ArrayList<>();
+    private static final List<PendingLeaveMessage> pendingLeaveMessages = new ArrayList<>();
     private static int messageCooldown = MIN_MESSAGE_DELAY;
+    private static int lastTemplateIndex = -1;
+    private static String lastPickedName = "";
     private static boolean wasInsane;
 
     private FakeChatMessageHandler() {
@@ -52,26 +80,194 @@ public final class FakeChatMessageHandler {
             return;
         }
 
+        updateRecentPlayerNames(minecraft);
+        tickPendingFakeMessages(minecraft);
+        tickPendingLeaveMessages(minecraft);
+
         if (!wasInsane) {
             messageCooldown = MIN_MESSAGE_DELAY + RANDOM.nextInt(RANDOM_MESSAGE_DELAY + 1);
             wasInsane = true;
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!pendingFakeMessages.isEmpty() || !pendingLeaveMessages.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (--messageCooldown <= 0) {
             sendFakeMessage(minecraft);
-            messageCooldown = MIN_MESSAGE_DELAY + RANDOM.nextInt(RANDOM_MESSAGE_DELAY + 1);
+            if (pendingFakeMessages.isEmpty() && pendingLeaveMessages.isEmpty()) {
+                messageCooldown = MIN_MESSAGE_DELAY + RANDOM.nextInt(RANDOM_MESSAGE_DELAY + 1);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     private static void sendFakeMessage(Minecraft minecraft) {
-        String message = FAKE_MESSAGES[RANDOM.nextInt(FAKE_MESSAGES.length)];
-        Component component = Component.literal(message).withStyle(ChatFormatting.DARK_GRAY, ChatFormatting.ITALIC);
-        minecraft.gui.getChat().addMessage(component);
+        PickedName pickedName = pickPlayerName();
+        String template = pickMessageTemplate();
+        boolean whisper = RANDOM.nextDouble() < WHISPER_CHANCE;
+        if (pickedName.fallback()) {
+            minecraft.gui.getChat().addMessage(joinLeaveMessage(pickedName.name(), "joined"));
+            pendingFakeMessages.add(new PendingFakeMessage(pickedName.name(), template, whisper, FAKE_JOIN_TO_MESSAGE_DELAY));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        deliverFakeMessage(minecraft, pickedName.name(), template, whisper);
+    }
+
+    private static void tickPendingFakeMessages(Minecraft minecraft) {
+        for (int i = pendingFakeMessages.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            PendingFakeMessage pending = pendingFakeMessages.get(i);
+            pending.ticks--;
+            if (pending.ticks <= 0) {
+                deliverFakeMessage(minecraft, pending.name, pending.template, pending.whisper);
+                pendingLeaveMessages.add(new PendingLeaveMessage(pending.name, FAKE_LEAVE_DELAY));
+                pendingFakeMessages.remove(i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void deliverFakeMessage(Minecraft minecraft, String name, String template, boolean whisper) {
+        String normalMessage = String.format(template, name);
+        minecraft.gui.getChat().addMessage(whisper ? whisperMessage(name, normalMessage) : Component.literal(normalMessage));
+
+        if (minecraft.player != null && minecraft.level != null) {
+            minecraft.level.playLocalSound(
+                    minecraft.player.getX(),
+                    minecraft.player.getY(),
+                    minecraft.player.getZ(),
+                    SoundEvents.AMBIENT_CAVE.value(),
+                    SoundSource.AMBIENT,
+                    0.65f,
+                    0.85f + RANDOM.nextFloat() * 0.3f,
+                    false
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Component whisperMessage(String name, String normalMessage) {
+        String prefix = "<" + name + "> ";
+        String body = normalMessage.startsWith(prefix) ? normalMessage.substring(prefix.length()) : normalMessage;
+        return Component.literal(name + " whispers to you: " + body).withStyle(ChatFormatting.GRAY, ChatFormatting.ITALIC);
+    }
+
+    private static void tickPendingLeaveMessages(Minecraft minecraft) {
+        for (int i = pendingLeaveMessages.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            PendingLeaveMessage pending = pendingLeaveMessages.get(i);
+            pending.ticks--;
+            if (pending.ticks <= 0) {
+                minecraft.gui.getChat().addMessage(joinLeaveMessage(pending.name, "left"));
+                pendingLeaveMessages.remove(i);
+                messageCooldown = POST_FAKE_LEAVE_COOLDOWN + RANDOM.nextInt(POST_FAKE_LEAVE_RANDOM_COOLDOWN + 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void updateRecentPlayerNames(Minecraft minecraft) {
+        String localName = minecraft.player != null ? minecraft.player.getGameProfile().getName() : "";
+
+        if (minecraft.level != null) {
+            minecraft.level.players().forEach(player -> rememberName(player.getGameProfile().getName(), localName));
+        }
+
+        ClientPacketListener connection = minecraft.getConnection();
+        if (connection != null) {
+            for (PlayerInfo playerInfo : connection.getOnlinePlayers()) {
+                rememberName(playerInfo.getProfile().getName(), localName);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void rememberName(String name, String localName) {
+        if (name == null || name.isBlank() || name.equals(localName)) return;
+
+        recentPlayerNames.remove(name);
+        recentPlayerNames.add(0, name);
+        while (recentPlayerNames.size() > MAX_RECENT_NAMES) {
+            recentPlayerNames.remove(recentPlayerNames.size() - 1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static PickedName pickPlayerName() {
+        if (!recentPlayerNames.isEmpty()) {
+            String name = pickNameFrom(recentPlayerNames);
+            lastPickedName = name;
+            return new PickedName(name, false);
+        }
+
+        String name = pickNameFrom(FALLBACK_NAMES);
+        lastPickedName = name;
+        return new PickedName(name, true);
+    }
+
+    private static String pickMessageTemplate() {
+        int index = RANDOM.nextInt(FAKE_MESSAGE_TEMPLATES.length);
+        if (FAKE_MESSAGE_TEMPLATES.length > 1) {
+            for (int attempts = 0; attempts < 6 && index == lastTemplateIndex; attempts++) {
+                index = RANDOM.nextInt(FAKE_MESSAGE_TEMPLATES.length);
+            }
+        }
+        lastTemplateIndex = index;
+        return FAKE_MESSAGE_TEMPLATES[index];
+    }
+
+    private static String pickNameFrom(List<String> names) {
+        String name = names.get(RANDOM.nextInt(names.size()));
+        if (names.size() > 1) {
+            for (int attempts = 0; attempts < 6 && name.equals(lastPickedName); attempts++) {
+                name = names.get(RANDOM.nextInt(names.size()));
+            }
+        }
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    private static String pickNameFrom(String[] names) {
+        String name = names[RANDOM.nextInt(names.length)];
+        if (names.length > 1) {
+            for (int attempts = 0; attempts < 6 && name.equals(lastPickedName); attempts++) {
+                name = names[RANDOM.nextInt(names.length)];
+            }
+        }
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    private static Component joinLeaveMessage(String name, String action) {
+        return Component.literal(name + " " + action + " the game").withStyle(ChatFormatting.YELLOW);
     }
 
     private static void reset() {
         messageCooldown = MIN_MESSAGE_DELAY;
+        lastTemplateIndex = -1;
+        lastPickedName = "";
         wasInsane = false;
+        pendingFakeMessages.clear();
+        pendingLeaveMessages.clear();
+    }
+
+    private record PickedName(String name, boolean fallback) {
+    }
+
+    private static final class PendingFakeMessage {
+        private final String name;
+        private final String template;
+        private final boolean whisper;
+        private int ticks;
+
+        private PendingFakeMessage(String name, String template, boolean whisper, int ticks) {
+            this.name = name;
+            this.template = template;
+            this.whisper = whisper;
+            this.ticks = ticks;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final class PendingLeaveMessage {
+        private final String name;
+        private int ticks;
+
+        private PendingLeaveMessage(String name, int ticks) {
+            this.name = name;
+            this.ticks = ticks;
+        }
     }
 }