diff --git a/card.gd b/card.gd
index f7dfbc6..28c99fd 100644
--- a/card.gd
+++ b/card.gd
@@ -30,35 +30,47 @@ func _check_cache(id) -> bool:
 ## Using the scryfall API, fetches JSON information about the card
 ## caches this data to the disk at user://card_cache/[id].json, and 
 ## the image of the card at user://card_cache/[id].png
-func _do_scryfall_get(id) -> void:
-	# TODO: fetch the card here...
+func _scryfall_response(_result, response_code, _headers, body):
+	if (response_code != 200):
+		push_error("Failed to fetch card data from Scryfall")
 
-	var fetched = false
-
-	if !fetched:
-		print("Failed to fetch card data from scryfall")
-
-	var card_content = "fetched_card_json" #TODO
-	var card_cache = FileAccess.open("user://card_cache/" + id + ".json", FileAccess.WRITE)
-	card_cache.store_string(card_content)
+	var card_content = JSON.parse_string(body.get_string_from_utf8())
+	if (card_content == null):
+		push_error("Failed to parse the Scryfall card results.")
+	var card_cache = FileAccess.open("user://card_cache/" + card_content["id"] + ".json", FileAccess.WRITE)
+	card_cache.store_string(body.get_string_from_utf8()) # cache the json response
+	print(body.get_string_from_utf8())
 	card_cache = null # closes the file
-	# store image at the same spot ("user://card_cache/id.png")
+	# TODO store image at the same spot ("user://card_cache/id.png")
 
+func _do_http_request(id) -> void:
+	$HTTPRequest.request_completed.connect(self._scryfall_response)
+	
+	var headers = PackedStringArray(["User-Agent: MTGUntapClone/0.1", "Accept: */*"])
+	
+	var error = $HTTPRequest.request("https://api.scryfall.com/cards/" + id, headers)
+	if error != OK:
+		push_error("An error occurred in the Scryfall request.")
 	
 func load_card(id) -> void:
+	_do_http_request(id)
+	return
+	
+	
 	if !(_check_cache(id)):
-		_do_scryfall_get(id)
+		_do_http_request(id)
 	
 	var ondisk_card = FileAccess.open("user://card_cache/" + id + ".json", FileAccess.READ)
+	var card_json = JSON.parse_string(ondisk_card.get_as_text())
 	# parse json here to get card content
-	card_id = id
-	card_name = "loaded_cardname"
-	card_type = "loaded_type"
-	oracle_text = "loaded_oracletext"
-	image_path = "loaded_image_path"
+	card_id = card_json["id"]
+	card_name = card_json["name"]
+	card_type = card_json["type_line"]
+	oracle_text = card_json["oracle_text"]
+	image_path = card_json["images_uris"]["png"] #TODO: change this to file path of the image
+	
 
 	ondisk_card = null
-	pass
 
 ## these variables above will be used for the helper boxes we draw
 ## on hover, to make cards easier to read
diff --git a/player.gd b/player.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb1bca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/player.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+extends Node2D
+
+var _card_class = preload("res://card.gd")
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready() -> void:
+	# TODO: Create 2-4 player instances as children of this tabletop node.
+	var new_card = _card_class.new()
+	add_child(new_card)
+	new_card.load_card("d3f10f07-7cfe-4a6f-8de6-373e367a731b")
+	
+	print("new player!")
+	
+	print(new_card.card_id)
+	print(new_card.card_name)
+	print(new_card.card_type)
+	print(new_card.oracle_text)
+	print(new_card.image_path)
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	pass
diff --git a/player.gd.uid b/player.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca72914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/player.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://w2rqm1u7p7im
diff --git a/player.tscn b/player.tscn
index 9521b1a..dc9a8c5 100644
--- a/player.tscn
+++ b/player.tscn
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
-[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://cx0vga81xwckh"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://cx0vga81xwckh"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://w2rqm1u7p7im" path="res://player.gd" id="1_4flbx"]
 
 [node name="Player" type="Node2D"]
+script = ExtResource("1_4flbx")
 
 [node name="Field" type="Node2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="Hand" type="Node2D" parent="."]
 
 [node name="Library" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+
+[node name="HTTPRequest" type="HTTPRequest" parent="."]
diff --git a/tabletop.gd b/tabletop.gd
index 57a6ed2..b70da20 100644
--- a/tabletop.gd
+++ b/tabletop.gd
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 extends Node2D
 
+var player_class = preload("res://player.gd")
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready() -> void:
 	# TODO: Create 2-4 player instances as children of this tabletop node.
+
+	
+	var player = player_class.new()
+	add_child(player)
+	
 	pass # Replace with function body.