Draft Night Missed, Game Dev Deal Made
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joewcarson
@joewcarson · Jul 9, 2026
first I went to Demarcos with Nikki to introduce her to him and his fam up in San Clemente. He now had a few kids and the oldest was like 5. Candace’s parents were in town too and a few other people were over at the time. I introduced Nikki to Demarco and then saw Candace and went over to say hi. Demarco said to call her “candy” but I missed that part. When I said hey, she kinda forgot how I was and when realized, didn’t really like me much, but was still nice enough about it. Then i ended up talking to her parents for a while and they were great and liked me very much. Then we had to get going back down to San Diego because my brother James was hosting a magic the gathering draft night with a few people and it was a hard start time. We made it back a little late and I barely missed the time cutoff but they had already started so was too late for me to join. I looked at other cards and watched till I was able to play a game afterwards with Graham. Graham, Thomas, and a few other guys were there and the house we were playing at was pretty close to my grandmas house in Baldwin, NY, and the front yard had a fence and that’s where we were playing. Then everyone had to leave and I got this invite to
meet this renowned video game developer to discuss building out my final fantasy tactics online game. So I met him a en we talked and it sounded great so I accepted and brought him online. We were in some fancy hotel now and he had to run off to something else. Some glass cabinet centerpiece that was housing a bunch of other glass plate are and glasses and tableware had broken and the manager was very begrudgingly replacing the broken glass panes. There was a view out the window to a beautiful ocean below. Woke up
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👤 Matt DeMarco👤 Nikki Edwards👤 Candace👤 James Carson👤 Graham Gerhart👤 Thomas👤 grandma👤 game developer👤 manager👤 parents👤 family👤 kids
📍 San Clemente📍 San Diego📍 Baldwin, NY📍 hotel📍 house📍 front yard
💜 excitement💜 rejection💜 acceptance💜 disappointment💜 reluctance
⚡ introduce⚡ greet⚡ talk⚡ watch⚡ play⚡ meet⚡ accept⚡ replace⚡ look⚡ miss
✦ social introduction✦ time pressure✦ exclusion✦ opportunity✦ nostalgia✦ game development✦ luxury
🔮 card🔮 fence🔮 glass cabinet🔮 glass🔮 tableware🔮 window🔮 ocean
🎯 Magic: The Gathering🎯 card game🎯 game design
✧ AI Analysis: This dream moves through a series of social tests — introducing Nikki to old friends, navigating a lukewarm reception from Candace, and arriving just too late to join your brother's game night — suggesting a recurring tension around belonging and timing. The pivot to a high-stakes meeting with a renowned game developer reflects an underlying ambition around creative projects, particularly your Final Fantasy Tactics concept, as though one door closing (the draft) opens a bigger one. The opulent hotel setting, broken glass being replaced, and a sweeping ocean view may signal a subconscious sense that something old is being cleared away to make room for something new.