The bell at noon: mystery chat template
A ready iMessage-look chat for the tiny mysteries gallery, eight messages and about 28 seconds as a video. Open it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
Preview in the iMessage look
A bell rings in my building every day at noon.
Is there a clock?
There is no bell in the building.
Where is it from?
I followed it to the stairwell.
And?
There is a small speaker taped under the stairs.
Someone is keeping time for you.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The template: The bell at noon
Pam starts this one with "A bell rings in my building every day at noon.". After eight messages Quill has the last word, "Someone is keeping time for you.", which gives about 28 seconds on screen.
Look at message 1, "A bell rings in my building every day at noon.", which runs 10 words, then at message 6, "And?". Three of the lines are questions and each pulls a reply out of the other side.
Using it in the iMessage look
Alternate a question and a clue to keep a steady rhythm. Switch on typing dots, read marks and reactions when you build the scene; an online status are not offered for iMessage. iMessage is one of the looks open to everyone on the Free plan. Pin "can you guess?" in the first comment and answer the best guess in Part 2. Bubbles have a small tail on the last message of a run, and runs from one person group together, so three quick lines read as one thought.
What the Free plan shows
The Free plan opens the first four messages and two people, so The bell at noon would stop at "Where is it from?". The other four, through "Someone is keeping time for you.", need a paid plan with a higher message limit and up to four people.
Tips
- Hold message 5, "I followed it to the stairwell.", a beat longer than the rest.
- Start on "A bell rings in my building every day at noon." and let viewers read it twice before Quill replies.
- Keep it under 35 seconds so the answer lands before a swipe.
- Change one word of Quill's closing "Someone is keeping time for you." so the ending is yours, then caption the video as a fictional chat.
- Rename Pam and Quill to keep the story original, and keep every character an invented adult.
Questions
Can I use The bell at noon on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The iMessage 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 bell at noon as a video?
About 28 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 mystery chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented chat between Pam and Quill, 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.