However, several times this has resulted in them contacting a totally different time than they intend to, as a result of Pesterchum's inability to select a specific point in time they want to contact. Since the trolls' contact information remains in Pesterchum, it is also possible for the kids to initiate a chat. Eridan also states that Vriska blocked him at some point in time. It is possible for the trolls to effectively block each other however, as seen when Terezi's trolltag is blocked by Karkat due to Gamzee earlier using her glasses, and she receives the error "did not receive message" when attempting to contact him. Whether this is an inherent feature of Trollian's superiority or the work of a certain hacker is unknown. Consequently, the trolls claim to be able to see and chat with the kids at any point in their timeline, though they later admit they cannot see or talk to the kids after the scratch, seemingly because the scratch erases them completely.īlocks employed by the kids seem to have no effect on the trolls. It has also been shown to possess the ability to communicate with the kids in the universe the trolls created, as well as access a visual feed of them by using the viewport activated by the f1 key, though loss of this key has a tendency to render this feature moot. Trollian has the ability to chat with a person at any time on their timeline up to their death or other obscuring event (such as interference by void powers). In Hivebent, Karkat tries out the beta version of Trollian in order to talk to the other trolls, all of whom seem to already have it. Whether this is a part of Trollian or their personal preference is unknown. When Karkat, Terezi and Kanaya use Trollian, they themselves are listed on it in addition to all the other trolls. Trollian features a ChumpRoll, a similar sort of Rolodex to Pesterchum's ChumRoll. Together with the Kid's handles, their abbreviations comprise all sixteen possible combinations of genetic bases. Its users "troll" each other, and like Pesterchum, users choose pseudonyms, called "troll tags." In the trolls' cases, these generally relate to their associated zodiac sign or other defining trait. Trollian is the troll version of Pesterchum, the name likely a reference to the real-life Trillian instant messenger client. In real life, a working, fan-made version of Pesterchum is available here, albeit without Dirk and Roxy's models' past messaging capabilities. Whenever a message is sent from 2424, Jane or Jake will receive it at the corresponding time in 2011, creating the illusion that all four kids live in the same time period. The client has been modified with alien technology (likely related to the software that powers Trollian) that lets them communicate with Jane and Jake. It is advertised as being "Much Shinier!" than the other versions.ĭirk Strider and Roxy Lalonde use a special version of Pesterchum provided by Calliope. Pesterchum Enamel - The version used by Jade Harley.Unlike 6.0, every mood gets its own unique emoticon. There are nine different moods: Chummy, Mystified, Amazed, Insolent, Bemused, Pranky, Smooth, Pleasant, and Rancorous. Pesterchum 7.0 - The successor to 6.0.While the pre-scratch kids use the first five emotions, respectively, the trolls all use the Rancorous face. The first five are represented by the same happy face emoticon while Rancorous gets its own angry face emoticon. There are six different moods a user can choose from: Chummy, Chipper, Palsy, Bully, Peppy, and Rancorous. Pesterchum 6.0 - An older version of the client.Three different versions of Pesterchum have appeared in the story: A user can also select their current mood from a list of emotions. Pesterchum has a ChumRoll for storing a user's friend list and a trollSlum that blocks listed users from contacting them.
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Users are called "chums" and chatting is referred to as "pestering". Pesterchum is the client of choice for the kids, with the exception of Jane Crocker, who uses BettyBother.