diff --git a/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.cpp b/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.cpp
index 1a36c2b..b8fccf6 100644
--- a/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
 #include <solanaceae/contact/components.hpp>
 
+#include <chrono>
 #include <iostream>
 
+uint64_t Message::getTimeMS(void) {
+	return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count();
+}
+
 Message3Registry* RegistryMessageModel::get(Contact3 c) {
 	if (_cr.valid(c) && !_cr.all_of<Contact::Components::TagBig>(c)) {
 		// TODO: loop upwards
diff --git a/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp b/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp
index 78e0f22..b0dc396 100644
--- a/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/message3/registry_message_model.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ enum class Message3 : uint32_t {};
 using Message3Registry = entt::basic_registry<Message3>;
 using Message3Handle = entt::basic_handle<Message3Registry>;
 
-namespace Message::Events {
+namespace Message {
+
+namespace Events {
 
 	struct MessageConstruct {
 		const Message3Handle e;
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ namespace Message::Events {
 
 } // Events
 
+// get unix time in milliseconds
+uint64_t getTimeMS(void);
+
+} // Message
+
 enum class RegistryMessageModel_Event : uint32_t {
 	message_construct,
 	message_updated,