Poe had indeed expected to fall asleep at boring tales of people who were worm food. But, much to his own surprise, he found himself rather invested in the stories - who would have thought Scrooge would get such a good storyteller? And who would have thought Poe would be interested in stories in the first place?

They were moments away from their destination as Poe laughed at the latest trade. "Okay, now you're making stuff up. Your family did not invent golf."