(Author's Note)

IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE!

What's going on guys, 0n3dgeGaming here and HOLY SHIT! IT'S NOT DEAD!

So I think you understand what I mean now. Welcome back, to Cards Against Gamindustri.

So after going on a long ass hiatus on this story while I worked on other things, I thought it would be best to return to one of my more popular stories. That being this.

With that said, Expect more of the same, more of the new, and a bunch of idiots playing a card game instead of interacting like normal human beings.

Yep.

Well, with that said, ONTO THE STORY!

Bryce had gone through some sh*t before. Hell, he's died like… what, 3 to 4 times now? It's something like that.

However, nothing really prepared him for today, and what it was going to entail.

"Remind me again why I was dragged along to a four goddess shopping trip?" Bryce asked, hands in his pocket as he stared at the entrance to the mall in front of him, as if the mall was the final boss' chamber in a game, and he had skipped straight to it, Breath Of The Wild style.

"Because Plutia wasn't going to go without you." Said Vert, as Bryce looked down on the sleepy girl next to me, as she stood there with her eyes closed.

"...She's awake right?" Bryce asked, raising an eyebrow.

"She is…!" Plutia said. Her eyes opening.

"Alright then." Bryce said, as he looked at his party at the moment.

The idea was originally Vert's, but somehow she was able to convince the others to join in, and that included Bryce via association.

"Whatever, let's get going." Bryce said, taking a step forward. The area around them started to warp around as they entered the mall, the next thing they knew, they were passed out.

Bryce woke up to find himself in a black room, the only thing visible was a table, with six chairs around it.

The guardian took a second to stand up, as he collected himself. He turned to find he was alone.

He walked over to the table, a single stack of cards in the center. He took a seat, as the cards started to float in the air.

"Okay, now if didn't live in the ultradimension, I would have been wondering if someone drugged me… It would explain the cards floating." He said, as a single card flew out, turning over to reveal a king of diamonds, only with him on the card.

Bryce took it, as the deck was shuffled again, and 5 more card flew out of the deck as Bryce recognized the five individuals on the cards.

On the card to his left, it was a queen of hearts, with the image replaced for one of Neptune.

The next card was a queen of spades, the image being that of Vert.

The card facing opposite of the table to him was a Ace, the image being that of Rei Ryghts.

To the left of the above card, there was a jack of hearts, the image being that of Nepgear.

To his right, it was a queen of Diamonds, Plutia was imprinted on the front of the card.

Suddenly, a beam of light cut into the section of the table Bryce was sitting in front of, as it started to float up into the air, his card floating in front of him. The room seemed to open up, as he felt a rush of air.

The movement stopped, as he looked to see 5 more individuals in his very position floating in the air a ways away.

Suddenly he shot forward, as the 5 individuals seemed to join him in the action.

Segments of the table connected together, as the area seemed to box up around them. He looked around, finding the table inhabited by some familiar faces.

"This is some way to start out this arc huh?" Neptune asked Bryce, as he just moved his hand through his hair.

"Not exactly what I was expecting when we were going shopping." Said Vert, Plutia nodding along.

"Nep Jr! What exactly were we doing again?" Neptune asked.

"Well, if I remember correctly we were heading to the Guild because Histoire kicked us out…" Nepgear said.

Rei sat across from Bryce, as she seemed to look down a bit ashamed. Bryce looked confused, as during this point of time he hasn't met her yet.

"Bryce…" Rei said.

"...Yeah?" He asked.

Rei stopped, before looking at Bryce. She seemed to study his face for a second, before realizing something.

"...You don't know me…" She said, as he gave a brief nod.

"...Is anyone else confused by this interaction they're having?" Asked Neptune.

"I don't like it…" Plutia said, moving a tad closer to Bryce.

Suddenly, six card slots appeared on the table, shining with a blue huhe.

Bryce gave everyone an uneasy look, before grabbing my card, placing it face up on the table.

Everyone followed suit, placing their cards down. The cards flipped over, descending into the table as the holes closed up.

Suddenly the table lit up, Neptune suddenly spoke up.

"Woah… Jr, you got a weird indicator thingy around your head…" Neptune said.

Nepgear moved her eyes to the side and seemed to notice a floating Hologram of sorts that seemed to follow her head movements. It showed an indicator, and a 0/10 counter.

Everyone had one of these, and they took a moment to understand it all.

"Okay… so does anyone know why we're here?" Asked Vert.

"That… that is an excellent question." Bryce said.

"I believe I can explain this…" A voice said, as it reverberated throughout the room.

"Woah! Where'd the floaty voice come from?" Neptune asked, as Bryce looked around.

"I bet you're wondering why you're here." The voice said. "Allow me to answer that question with one of my own… Would you like to play a game?"

Before anyone could object, Plutia answered for the rest of the group.

"Okay… what's the game?"

"Plutia, I love you, but if we die because of this I'm filing for ghost divorce…" Bryce said, a resounding 'Aww…' from Plutia was heard.

"Cards." Said the voice, sounding menacingly.

"...I-I'm sorry, I don't think I heard you exactly…" Rei said, as Bryce just gave a sigh, as if he just heard the most underwhelming thing ever… of all time.

"Cards. You know… Cards Against Humanity?" The voice said. "You're here, because I'm bored, and this will make me not bored."

"...Wait… so… you want US," Bryce motioned to the group. "To play an adult's card game… in what I can only think of as a pocket dimension… because you're bored…"

"...Um… Yes."

"...I hate this universe and everything in it…" Bryce said.

"With that all said and done, I'll just leave you all to it." The voice said. "Oh oh! By the way, I disabled the profanity filter. Have fun with that!"

The group sat quietly at the table, as Bryce let out a sigh.

"Well… let's fucking do this." He said, as 6 slots popped out of the table, before dealing everyone 10 cards.

Nepgear's indicator popped up on her hud, as a black card was dispensed to her, the dispensers slid back into the table, as Nepgear flipped the card over.

"I'm the… czar?" Nepgear asked, to which Bryce nodded. "Okay… 'Good morning class! Today, we are learning about _.'"

(Author's Note)

Hey guys! 0n3dgeGaming here.

So this is here, finally. And with it, more bullshit, I guess.

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, the next one will release sometime this weekend if I finish it in time.

But until then, if you feel like it, I'd suggest reviewing, it helps me improve and helps me keep my writing drive going.

With that said, Cards is back!

Until next time…

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