diff --git a/scenes/card/card.gd b/scenes/card/card.gd
index f509bc0..e2cd00b 100644
--- a/scenes/card/card.gd
+++ b/scenes/card/card.gd
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ func check_hover() -> void:
 		_on_mouse_exited()
 
 
+func error(error_type: String) -> String:
+	return "ERROR::CARD::%s::%s::%s::\n" % [card_id, card_name, error_type]
+
+
+func colission_size() -> Vector2:
+	return $Area2D/CollisionShape2D.shape.size
+
+
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	focused = hovered or dragging
 
@@ -61,72 +69,3 @@ func _on_mouse_exited() -> void:
 
 	Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_ARROW)
 	$TweenController.scale(1.0)
-
-
-func _card_error(error_type: String) -> String:
-	return "ERROR::CARD::%s::%s::%s::\n" % [card_id, card_name, error_type]
-
-
-func _ready() -> void:
-	var load_status = _load_card()
-	if load_status != OK:
-		# TODO: No need to push another error as the failure state of loading does that already,
-		# if the card is not cached, perhaps a placeholder blank card can be used instead?
-		# Setting that up can be put here later...
-		push_error("Failed to load card.")
-
-
-func _load_card() -> Error:
-	if _load_data() != OK:
-		return FAILED
-
-	if _load_image() != OK:
-		return FAILED
-
-	return OK
-
-
-func _load_data() -> Error:
-	var cached_json = FileAccess.get_file_as_string("user://card_cache/" + card_id + "/card.json")
-
-	if cached_json.is_empty():
-		push_error("%s\nCard json data was not found in cache" % _card_error("CACHE"))
-		return FAILED
-
-	var card_json = JSON.parse_string(cached_json)
-
-	if card_json == null:
-		push_error("%s\nCard json data is could not be parsed as valid json" % _card_error("DATA"))
-		return FAILED
-
-	card_name = card_json["name"]
-	card_type = card_json["type_line"]
-	oracle_text = card_json["oracle_text"]
-
-	return OK
-
-
-func _load_image() -> Error:
-	# NOTE: Assuming we're going with using the .png cards on board.
-	var cached_img = FileAccess.get_file_as_bytes("user://card_cache/" + card_id + "/card.png")
-
-	if cached_img.is_empty():
-		push_error("%sCard on-board image was not found in cache" % _card_error("CACHE"))
-		return FAILED
-
-	var image = Image.new()
-	var image_status: Error = image.load_png_from_buffer(cached_img)
-
-	if image_status != OK:
-		push_error("%sCard on-board image failed to load correctly" % _card_error("IMAGE"))
-		return FAILED
-
-	var size = $Area2D/CollisionShape2D.shape.size
-	image.resize(int(size.x), int(size.y), Image.INTERPOLATE_LANCZOS)
-
-	var image_texture = ImageTexture.new()
-	image_texture.set_image(image)
-
-	$Sprite2D.texture = image_texture
-
-	return OK
diff --git a/scenes/card/card.tscn b/scenes/card/card.tscn
index 2e0bf98..d6a58e4 100644
--- a/scenes/card/card.tscn
+++ b/scenes/card/card.tscn
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=3 uid="uid://cah3mvdnom1xg"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=3 uid="uid://cah3mvdnom1xg"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b3yqd1qu7dyq" path="res://scenes/card/card.gd" id="1_kikvd"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bkk0pyypi1id7" path="res://scenes/card/tween.gd" id="2_imta7"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dhgk6fhw8oua0" path="res://scenes/card/input.gd" id="3_vtcvk"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://vckbno504iay" path="res://scenes/card/load.gd" id="4_g65cd"]
 
 [sub_resource type="RectangleShape2D" id="RectangleShape2D_kikvd"]
 size = Vector2(125, 175)
@@ -17,11 +18,14 @@ script = ExtResource("1_kikvd")
 [node name="CollisionShape2D" type="CollisionShape2D" parent="Area2D"]
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_kikvd")
 
-[node name="TweenController" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+[node name="TweenController" type="Node" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource("2_imta7")
 
-[node name="InputHandler" type="Node2D" parent="."]
+[node name="InputHandler" type="Node" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource("3_vtcvk")
 
+[node name="DataLoader" type="Node" parent="."]
+script = ExtResource("4_g65cd")
+
 [connection signal="mouse_entered" from="Area2D" to="." method="_on_mouse_entered"]
 [connection signal="mouse_exited" from="Area2D" to="." method="_on_mouse_exited"]
diff --git a/scenes/card/input.gd b/scenes/card/input.gd
index 29fb8fd..e643983 100644
--- a/scenes/card/input.gd
+++ b/scenes/card/input.gd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-extends Node2D
+extends Node
 
 var card: Node
 var tween_controller: Node
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func handle_inputs(delta: float) -> void:
 	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("SELECT"):
 		card.dragging = true
 		Input.set_default_cursor_shape(Input.CURSOR_DRAG)
-		card.mouse_offset = get_global_mouse_position() - card.global_position
+		card.mouse_offset = card.get_global_mouse_position() - card.global_position
 	if Input.is_action_just_released("SELECT"):
 		card.dragging = false
 		card.check_hover()
diff --git a/scenes/card/load.gd b/scenes/card/load.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5603660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/card/load.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+extends Node
+
+var card: Node
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	card = get_parent()
+
+	if _load_card() != OK:
+		# TODO: No need to push another error as the failure state of loading does that already,
+		# if the card is not cached, perhaps a placeholder blank card can be used instead?
+		# Setting that up can be put here later...
+		push_error("Failed to load card.")
+
+
+func _load_card() -> Error:
+	if _load_data() != OK:
+		return FAILED
+
+	if _load_image() != OK:
+		return FAILED
+
+	return OK
+
+
+func _load_data() -> Error:
+	var cached_json = FileAccess.get_file_as_string(
+		"user://card_cache/" + card.card_id + "/card.json"
+	)
+
+	if cached_json.is_empty():
+		push_error("%s\nCard json data was not found in cache" % card.error("CACHE"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	var card_json = JSON.parse_string(cached_json)
+
+	if card_json == null:
+		push_error("%s\nCard json data is could not be parsed as valid json" % card.error("DATA"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	card.card_name = card_json["name"]
+	card.card_type = card_json["type_line"]
+	card.oracle_text = card_json["oracle_text"]
+
+	return OK
+
+
+func _load_image() -> Error:
+	# NOTE: Assuming we're going with using the .png cards on board.
+	var cached_img = FileAccess.get_file_as_bytes("user://card_cache/" + card.card_id + "/card.png")
+
+	if cached_img.is_empty():
+		push_error("%sCard on-board image was not found in cache" % card.error("CACHE"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	var image = Image.new()
+	var image_status: Error = image.load_png_from_buffer(cached_img)
+
+	if image_status != OK:
+		push_error("%sCard on-board image failed to load correctly" % card.error("IMAGE"))
+		return FAILED
+
+	var size = card.colission_size()
+	image.resize(int(size.x), int(size.y), Image.INTERPOLATE_LANCZOS)
+
+	var image_texture = ImageTexture.new()
+	image_texture.set_image(image)
+
+	var card_sprite = card.get_node("Sprite2D")
+	card_sprite.texture = image_texture
+
+	return OK
diff --git a/scenes/card/load.gd.uid b/scenes/card/load.gd.uid
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9bcf60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scenes/card/load.gd.uid
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://vckbno504iay