The office hours: campus chat template
A ready X (Twitter) DM-look chat for the campus and study life gallery, eight messages and about 22 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the X (Twitter) DM look
Did you go to office hours?
The door had a note.
What did it say?
"Back in five minutes."
When was it written?
Two weeks ago.
So he is very late.
Or very patient.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The office hours
A 22-second campus chat template: Ned and Opal, eight messages, opening on "Did you go to office hours?" and closing on "Or very patient.". Everything here can be edited in the ChatsRat editor before you export.
Pacing numbers: the longest bubble is message 1 at 6 words, the shortest is message 6. Three questions give the chat its back-and-forth. You can change any line or name once the sample is open in the editor.
Using it in the X (Twitter) DM look
End with a small win: a found file, a saved seat, a coffee delivered. Free accounts can use X (Twitter) DM without paying. Switch on read marks and reactions when you build the scene; typing dots and an online status are not offered for X (Twitter) DM. Short vertical videos of around twenty seconds fit this subject very well, and they leave room for a Part 2. The header carries the display name and a handle, which makes it easy to introduce a character who is a public-facing, fictional account.
What the Free plan shows
Four messages is the Free limit, so Opal's "'Back in five minutes.'" is where the preview stops. Paid plans carry the remaining four messages, up to "Or very patient.", and allow more people in the scene.
Tips
- Give "When was it written?" (message 5) an extra half second on screen.
- Leave Ned's "Did you go to office hours?" alone on screen for a full second at the start.
- Anchor each chat to one deadline. A countdown gives the scene its pressure.
- Rewrite the last line, "Or very patient.", in your own voice and mark the post as fiction.
- Swap Ned and Opal for two invented names of your own; shorter names make tighter bubbles on a phone.
Questions
Can I use The office hours on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The X (Twitter) DM look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is The office hours as a video?
About 22 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card.
Is this campus chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Ned and Opal, 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.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
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