Ok: your family post got me wondering.
JOHNNY GHOST SR AND PEWEE!!! What is their story??? How’d the two meet and end up as Ghost’s dads??? And what happens to them???!? Why is Ghost alone now???? (Aside from Ghost Sr dying to Kermit that is)
And does he remember them and ever miss his dads???
Jeez I’m gonna make myself cry just thinking of the pausibilities-
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING! I don't have too much planned for them now, but I'm taking this as an opportunity to flesh them out :) Their story is a bit more of a quiet one for the most part, especially in this universe, but I think every once in awhile someone needs to have a soft life. Joy is an overlooked but important part of tragedy, because it’s a reminder that things can or could have been better. So… In case I decide to make things depressing, this is an important step to have.
LONG STORY SHORT.
Ghost remembers his fathers with all of his heart. His brain may not be the most reliable, but they have been too influential to be forgotten without damaging a good chunk of his capabilities either.. he just doesn’t talk about them often.
Peewee and Johnny Ghost Sr. Are two people who were originally united through a love of technology and a desire to understand the supernatural.
Johnny Ghost Sr. Was raised in the middle of nowhere as an only child with a five year age gap between him and any of his relatives, younger or older. Even when he moved into the city, he struggled to connect with others, which is part of why he and Ernest latched on to each other so hard.
Peewee, who I also dubbed Marion here, was raised to be incredibly self-sufficient, and wants to be able to say that because he was able to take care of himself, he can now take care of others.
When the two put their heads together and started making devices for interacting with the undead for fun, they were approached by a newly-forming PIE, and only Ghost accepted the job offer.
Ghost became known to be one of T.Casket’s close friends, and was the one called to help identify Gregory post-CBF-incident. He and Marion both realized something paranormal was at hand, and instantly put their heads together to try to keep the boy out of foster care.
Eventually, they all but fabricated a document saying T.Casket would leave Gregory in their care if something was to happen to him, allowing them to take care of the young John Doe, now John Ghost.
I don’t know if Peewee is dead yet. If he’s not, great, Ghost visits him between arcs and fills him in on everything he’s seen, and Peewee will cheer him on and help him make tweaks to his devices. He gets a stern expression at any mention of demons or the housekeeper and a reminder to try not to do anything foolish and never to do ANYTHING alone.
Peewee misses J.Ghost Sr though, and it doesn’t help that their son adopted most of his vocal patterns and his general nature. Even if Sr. Was losing the passion that drove him toward the end, it’s what Peewee remembers him for.
Ghost is alone because he chooses to be, he doesn’t want to put his dad through the stress and grief of losing a son, but even worse is the emotional roller coaster of trying to care for one in the conditions Ghost has been in.
I originally had so much to say, but it became too much, so here’s a speedround.
Peewee is the only one of the two of them who went to college, he became an engineer who ensured his designs were paranormal-safe. He also likes to make them a liiittle bit steampunk-inspired.
The Ghost family was close to Kat’s family since before their son entered the picture, and they were friendly with Chakalata too. They were the ones who recommended that Kat’s oldest brother get a job at Chakalata’s restaurant, making Ghost feel resentment to swallow his own guilt when the boy wound up dying.
However, that depends on when Ghost Sr. dies in the timeline.
In one timeline, I have it so that Ghost Senior dying to Kermit is what eventually leads to Casket possessing specifically Johnny Ghost Jr., which would mean that Ghost Sr. never lived to see Kat or her brother’s deaths.
The only other implication is that PEEWEE is the one who banishes Chakalata and maybe even Ernie Ghost, abusing his own understanding of the paranormal to get just rid of the problem before it can destroy his family.
What’s more is that Peewee knows about Casket.
That’s a nigh-impossible thing to hide when you live in a small house with your doting and loving and Very Emotionally Aware father. Ghost jr. Doesn’t know that Peewee know (because ghost jr. doesn’t even know) but he was super obvious as a kid and Peewee did what he could to work around the serial killer. He’s always sure to check up on Ghost the day After a gruesome murder hits the news.
Sadly, it’s because he’s so aware of the paranormal that he knows not to try to fix casket himself. He knows that this is Ghost’s problem, and he’ll only offer to help if asked.
+ Doodles!
Ghost Sr and Peewee in different times of their lives— both as kids and as young adults