Raven

Raven is Joe's deceased dog, euthanized at a veterinary clinic. She appears in the archive not as a direct participant but as a significant emotional anchor in Joe's lived experience and his ongoing relationship to loss and remembrance.

Raven's presence in the archive is mediated entirely through Joe's expressed attachment to her memory. During his appearance on stream, Joe references kissing her ash box as a daily practice, positioning this ritual as part of his present life rather than a distant past. The gesture carries weight not as performance but as a stated continuity — a way Joe marks time and maintains connection. Raven's story is inseparable from Joe's narrative about his own recovery, including his history with substances; her death and his grieving practice appear to anchor a larger arc of transformation and presence that Joe carries into his interactions on the show.

Raven exists in the archive primarily through Joe's solitary relationship with her — one that extends beyond her death into his daily ritual practice. Her presence frames Joe's capacity for vulnerability and sustained feeling, making her contextually relevant to understanding Joe's emotional register when he appears alongside other regulars like Thing and Kim in communal settings.