Joey could also be a former criminal who has turned over a new leaf. Meeting the Batfam is a big moment for him as he tries to prove that he can be a force for good in Gotham now. The Batfam is initially skeptical but as they see Joey's genuine efforts, they start to accept him.
Joey could be an ordinary citizen who just happens to be in the wrong (or right) place at the wrong (or right) time and meets the Batfam. Maybe he's a journalist trying to get a scoop on the Batfam and ends up getting more than he bargained for.
He might be a young meta - human in the fanfiction. His powers are not fully developed yet, and when he meets the Batfam, they take him under their wing to help him control his powers and use them for good. This would make for an interesting dynamic as Joey learns from the more experienced Batfam members.
Chapter 324, "Enrollment", is the clearest early answer because it turns Zhou Xu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from An ancient and majestic building, striped red and white, gathered the...
Chapter 262, "Flash Change Quartet Speaks Out for Jiang Li", is the clearest early answer because it turns Sister Chen's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Wen Jiaojiao couldn't stand it anymore and immediately logged onto... and closes on Your manager restricts that as well?.
Chapter 229, "He's Actually Brother Liu, the Watermelon Seller?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Huo Ziyang's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Huo Ziyang's face had already turned deathly pale.
Chapter 314, "The teacher will surely cultivate you into a new music star!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Shixu's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 464, "Is it Lingzhi?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Jiang Li's calculations were indeed correct.
Chapter 376, "I'm Just Afraid You Don't Need Me Anymore", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Yu's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The phone call fell into a long silence.
Chapter 353, "He's Lying!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Liu Suqing's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The three of them turned their heads together.
Chapter 364, "This is the gift our master sends you for the first meeting", is the clearest early answer because it turns Vajra Relics's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 260, "Did You Take All These People Down?!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Yan Dabiao, who deeply felt the sting of deception, flew into a rage...
Chapter 143, "How about Grandma introducing a girlfriend to you?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Wen Jiaojiao's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Is there really such delicious fish soup in the world?.