A person I haven't heard from in a decade contacted me out of nowhere.  He claimed he wanted to get together and game.

Well, that's nice.  Pick a Saturday or Sunday.  We'll probably start at about 3PM.  I need a full week advance notice.  Then show up.

That was too complicated.  He wanted to call and "work things out."  There wasn't anything to "work out."  Just tell me a day, then show up.  

Well... he wanted me to call some people and get them to show up.  No.  I'm not going to do that.  If you want to show up and game, then show up.  I'm not your party organizer.

Well... he didn't want to game at my apartment.  Could I rent some event space?  No.  If you want to game with me you can just show up at my apartment like a normal person.  If you don't want to do that, then I could arrange to visit you at your home.

Oh no...  The wife wouldn't approve of doing gaming at his house.  Oh, and she doesn't want people knowing the address.

Uh-huh.

I reiterate, just pick a Saturday or Sunday.  Give me advance notice.  If you really want to game, then show up.

So then he asks me why I'm changing things up on him.

Huh?

I allegedly changed everything up on him.  I'm being unreasonable.  Why am I such a flake?  If I don't want to game with him, I should just say so.

Saturday or Sunday.  Pick a day.  Give me one week advance notice.

Message bounced back.  I had been blocked.  OK, fine with me.

Hey! Want to grab dinner next week? You could come over and I'll make curry. It'll just be us. No need for you to do a thing. I'm going to invite some other friends. And while we're at it, I need you to bring the drinks. And can you bring the curry, because I can't cook. And we'll be over at your house in an hour. Hope dinner's on, because we're hungry!

This sounds like the setup to get a kidney stolen...

The friend's name isn't Peppermint Patty, by chance?

I went through something similar awhile back.. A ex-gaming friend who wanted to run a campaign. I had to do everything. Find and contact players, scheduling, character creation and the same reluctance to hold the game at his or my place. Then he had the stones to accuse me of being a flake, stubborn and not willing to work with him.

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My guess is one of you is probably crazy.

Don't question good luck

That's weird. Sounds like an annoying person to try to coordinate anything with, so probably good riddance.

I'd just add that depending on where you live, there can be quite a few public places to game that don't cost money or that just want you to buy some food or drink:
Library conference rooms
Community centers
Game shops
Game cafes
Non-game cafes & restaurants
Some shopping centers that have food courts, public areas, even boardgame areas
Some places at some colleges
Some places at some fairgrounds and some parks

Aging does not guarantee maturation.

You have stated your adult expectations. He balked and tried to manipulate you like a child-parent relationship. He doubles down and blocks your email.

That'll show you next time!

Sounds like a twat. Time saved.

Quote from: Gabriel2;1044523A person I haven't heard from in a decade contacted me out of nowhere.  He claimed he wanted to get together and game.

Well, that's nice.  Pick a Saturday or Sunday.  We'll probably start at about 3PM.  I need a full week advance notice.  Then show up.

That was too complicated.  He wanted to call and "work things out."  There wasn't anything to "work out."  Just tell me a day, then show up.  

Well... he wanted me to call some people and get them to show up.  No.  I'm not going to do that.  If you want to show up and game, then show up.  I'm not your party organizer.

Well... he didn't want to game at my apartment.  Could I rent some event space?  No.  If you want to game with me you can just show up at my apartment like a normal person.  If you don't want to do that, then I could arrange to visit you at your home.

Oh no...  The wife wouldn't approve of doing gaming at his house.  Oh, and she doesn't want people knowing the address.

Uh-huh.

I reiterate, just pick a Saturday or Sunday.  Give me advance notice.  If you really want to game, then show up.

So then he asks me why I'm changing things up on him.

Huh?

I allegedly changed everything up on him.  I'm being unreasonable.  Why am I such a flake?  If I don't want to game with him, I should just say so.

Saturday or Sunday.  Pick a day.  Give me one week advance notice.

Message bounced back.  I had been blocked.  OK, fine with me.

Nerds have no social skills.

Quote from: Steven Mitchell;1044544The friend's name isn't Peppermint Patty, by chance?

Come on, Chuck, I'll just be bringing over seven friends! Surely you can feed and entertain us all!

Did you know them well before, back before the decade+ gap? Could they have been a little wacky back then too?

Quote from: Willie the Duck;1044801Did you know them well before, back before the decade+ gap? Could they have been a little wacky back then too?

Yeah, he was on the edge of my introvert circle of friends, which meant by any external standard he was pretty close.  We weren't solely gaming buddies.  He was a bit strange, but this is not his kind of game.

I suspect a third party is at least partially involved with this.