Hello! So I really like your story, Neutral. However, I do have a question.
Who will be the first to find out Messer grew up in the ghost zone as ClockWork ward?
In order to avoid spoiling it for everyone, you can be cryptic by doing an initial of their first name or a riddle.
Instead of answering this myself (because let's be honest a hint or a riddle may give you a brief moment of gratification but ultimately will suck the joy out of the experience when the time comes), I let local die-hard Neutral fan @innerenigma answer this with some of her musings/theories. Here are her words verbatim:
"Who will be the first to find out Messer grew up in the Ghost Zone as ClockWork’s ward? (I see errors, I fix, moving on to an enigmatic response) To begin delving into this question, we need to break it up to two sections. Finding out Messer comes from/used to reside in the Ghost Zone and then being Clockwork’s ward are two completely entirely different topics. I personally feel like Messer would never let out (AKA she’d rather go to her grave) that she has any involvement or connection with Clockwork. Reason being? Cause she’s aware of what an ultimate OP motherfucker he is and she doesn’t want that knowledge of their connection to be used for any ulterior motives or to be used against her in any way (y’all gotta remember despite her concerns and reservations at times, I still feel like Clockwork has Messer’s absolute trust). The only way anyone would ever find out about that involvement is if said person has very good inner-connections within the Ghost Zone (or if they have general access to the Ghost Zone, without repercussions due to powers or tech, I’ll get to that in a bit). The only person/fruitcake that comes to mind that would find out about Messer’s involvement with Clockwork and therefore her origins from the Ghost Zone would probably be Vlad. AND the only reason I say probably is cause I really doubt Skulker would give that information to just anyone, he’s not stupid (I believe he wouldn’t ever mention it to Vlad, but who knows he’d probably say something carelessly without meaning to around him and then it would pique Vlad’s interest, who knows???) (Also if anyone’s confused by this, Imma have to refer y’all back to Ch. 2, and now that I think about it technically speaking there is already one ghost/person? that already knows of Messer’s origins and that would be Skulker kiddos!~).
On with my next point, the one I mentioned I’d get back to later, is that Danny and the Gang would find out. Probably not until The Ultimate Enemy though, cause Clockwork being introduced to that whole cast of characters early on would possibly be wrong to him and he wouldn’t let that happen (y’all gotta remember, he didn’t show up even when Messer was having her hand crushed and even when she was blown off a moving train. He’s saving his appearance for when the time is right). In regards to Messer’s involvement with the Ghost Zone, Imma just have to say that the only way anyone would find out about that is if Messer confessed to it (more than likely to one of the adults she trusts like Mrs. Haru or Mr. Lancer) but even then it’d probably take a lot of convincing cause to Messer she probably sees her origins from the Ghost Zone and with Clockwork to be the same thing (so if she comes out with one, the other would have to as well). Hmm or maybe I should give Messer more credit here and just say that she has the fool proof idea of feigning ignorance, it’s not like anyone would actually know she’s from the Ghost Zone without hearing it directly from Clockwork unless she slips up her knowledge here and there. As to how others would possibly find out the slight hint of her connection someone would have to see that the Ghost Zone has zero effects on her person unlike most other people (it’d have to be people with the knowledge of Ghosts to figure this one out). Then again, Messer would probably just write the above off by saying some few well calculated words here and there. But to ultimately end this discussion before I pass out, my answer is just Skulker.
Skulker knows, he’s the first person mic drop
I also personally headcanon that Wes saw Messer walk through one of the natural portals into Amity Park (in Ch. 5) cause I’m evil, and YET AGAIN nobody believes him. If y’all wanna hear spoiler free stuff, come join us at the Notepad Discord. Me and Kristie would love to go off on our tangents, discussions and theories. 👀"
