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Status updates, sharing of pictures and videos, finding old friends... The realm of the online social network is a vast realm of resources and sharing. The most notable include Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, obviously, but there's many more out there.

Skype, MSN, YIM, AIM... The list goes on. They aren't available on the computers, but you can hook into the school's wifi with a laptop or desktop computer if you bring one with you and they won't stop you from using IMs, as long as you don't spill any secrets.

The classrooms look pretty much like regular classrooms. The desks are made of wood, coated in varnish and a dark stain to get them an elegant, classy look. Most of the classrooms have decorations and posters that make them appear to be a regular subject, like geography, even if they are not used for that purpose. All the classrooms that are unable to be disguised as regular classes are in The Underground, though those are few.

The Underground is hidden beneath the school. The stairwell used to get here is behind a scanner that scans irises and handprints, but is disguised as a mirror. If you have a class in The Underground, all you’ll have to do to get down there is place a hand on the mirror and keep your eyes open. When visitors come to the school, the scanner is shut down to avoid students using it to get to The Underground, keeping that secret safe.

There are various common areas at Wicker. The foyer, the hallways, the library and the dining hall are all considered part of the common areas. They tend to be decorated with large paintings, tapestries, and things like that, giving the building an older feel, though the walls aren’t stone like an old castle. There are a great many secret passageways hidden, and it is like a game for the students to see how many

In order to keep up their appearance, Wicker has a stable built with a great many pastures. However, through the years it has gone from an empty place that attempts to look well used to a real stable, housing about fifteen horses that are shared among students with space for the students who have their own horses to bring them if they so wish.

Kerry House is the dormitory for the girls of Wickervale Academy, found to the east of the main building with a covered hallway connecting the two buildings. Named after the founder of the school and an MI-6 legend, Joshua Kerry, the building was actually the first building to be finished during the building process. The outside is light gray stone with vines climbing the outside, but the inside has been refurbished to look rather modern. The dorm rooms spread around the outside of the building, fitting up to four students, with the common areas in a large space in the middle of each floor. The higher the floor, the nicer(and larger) the room, however there are no elevators, so it also means carrying your luggage all the way up multiple flights of stairs.

Just because they go to a spy school doesn’t mean the students don’t have hormones and all that. They still end up dating within the student population, or dating someone they meet in Colorado Springs. The restaurants and cafes make for perfect date spots, though that’s not to say that’s all the students use them for. Birthday dinners and stuff are also pretty common.

There are countless recreational activities available for the students here, from bowling alleys to dance clubs specifically meant for underage teens with no alcohol available. The school will often host end of semester field trips to places like these in order to give the students some time to unwind just before the stressful exam period.

No one can avoid getting hurt forever, and whether it’s life threatening or just a fractured bone, students of Wicker, and just about everyone else, gets brought to the hospital. Of course, they could fly in medics, but it’s far easier to just come up with a cover story for the injury, particularly since most of the injuries pertain to regular, teenage activities, such as handling the horses or falling down a flight of stairs. Just because they’re training to be spies doesn’t mean they’re always graceful!

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