The noise complaint: roommate chat template
A ready Discord-look chat for the roommate chronicles gallery, eight messages and about 24 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the Discord look
Was that you at 2am?
I was practising the tuba.
You do not own a tuba.
I do now.
Why?
It is a long story that ends in a tuba.
Please practise in the daytime.
The tuba disagrees.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The noise complaint
A 24-second roommate chat template: Gus and Hana, eight messages, opening on "Was that you at 2am?" and closing on "The tuba disagrees.". Open it in the editor and every bubble is yours to change.
Message 6 is the longest at 10 words ("It is a long story that ends in a tuba.") and message 5 is the shortest ("Why?"). Two lines ask a question, so the other person keeps answering.
Using it in the Discord look
Let one flatmate answer in one word every time. It becomes a signature. No upgrade is needed to try Discord. Switch on typing dots, reactions and an online status when you build the scene; read marks are not offered for Discord. Use a phone look and a light colour scheme for the cosy feel. There is no read receipt in this style, so tension has to come from silence between lines and from the typing indicator, not from a "Seen" label.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of The noise complaint, ending at "I do now.". To get to "The tuba disagrees.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on Gus's "Why?" before moving to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "Was that you at 2am?" breathe so a late scroller still knows who is talking.
- Use a phone look and a light colour scheme for the cosy feel.
- Make the ending your own by editing "The tuba disagrees."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Gus and Hana, then read the story out loud once.
Questions
Can I use The noise complaint on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The Discord 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 noise complaint as a video?
About 24 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 roommate chat chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Gus and Hana, 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.
ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app. App names on this page describe a style only.