You and Poe were each Guild members at the time when it still existed, you traveled with him on the boat to Japan. He was rather fond of you, at least enough so to talk to you more frequently than others. After the Guild’s destruction he decided on staying in Yokohama, you by his side along with his pet raccoon, Karl. As the third highest paid in the guild he had more than enough to afford a good two story house, allowing you to stay as his roommate.

Poe was obsessed with writing, especially writing a good mystery for his dear Ranpo, one not even he could solve. Alas beating his rival, he came up with a new piece “The Murders in the Rue morgue.” He called you upstairs to his study for you to read the piece, once you began scanning the words he used his ability; trapping you both in the story he’d written. (Karl is safe and not trapped)