I need some help :)

[JM Ohara]

No, you start in pirates with just plain speedchat, which is the boxed phrases you pick from. You can also set your account for speedchat plus, in which case you won't see red words but can type in chat. (In Pixie Hollow if you don't have speedchat plus you don't see it either, you just see stars. Dunno if that's true of Pirates too.) Open chat is the top of the scale for D chat. Underage players must have parent approval for both speedchat plus and open chat. So, nope, not everyone has it.

And Apple, congrats!!