Locations

The Academy books are set in and around Charleston, South Carolina. (I know you'll all want check out the area on Google Maps!)

Some locations are fictitious, while others exist in real life.

Sunnyvale Court
Sunnyvale Court is a fictitious half-circle street, tucked away behind a forest near a new highwayundefined, which is a couple of miles from the interstate (I-26?)which heads eastward into Charlestonundefined. There are only twenty middle-income houses in the quiet neighborhood.undefined The development is on drained land, with drainage ditches running behind properties on both sides of the streetundefined.

Behind Sorenson house is a wooded area of about two acres, with a plank over a drainage ditch which separates the yard from the treeline. Several trails run through the trees, including one that runs behind neighboring propertiesundefined.

Directly across the road from the Sorenson house is the last vacant lot on the streetundefined.

There is a half-finished house around the bendundefined.

Facing the road from the Sorenson driveway, the Lee house is to the left on the far side of the road, adjacent to the vacant lotundefined. The Griffin house is on the same side of the road as the Sorenson's, two doors down to the leftundefined.

Behind the Lee house, there is a dirt path between two palm trees that leads to a broad cleared path heading east just behind the tree line, with the ground flattened wide enough to possibly make a paved road in the future. Further along the track curves northward, with a small dirt road to the right, shaded in an archway of walnut trees. Down the small dirt road is a big pile of sawdust, left behind during development of the area. The main track goes on for about two miles and then cuts off against a line of trees.undefined.

Sorenson house
Sang's house has two floors, and is clad in gray siding.undefined Hydrangea bushes line the front of the wide concrete front porchundefined; there is a two-car garage on the outside; and a screened-in porch in the back. The yard is at least an acreundefined. There is a separate shed with a front roller doorundefined toward the end of the driveway, at the back of which is a oil-stained concrete patio and an overhangundefined.

The side outer door from the laundry room opens onto a short flight of stepsundefined leading down to a large double-sided garage (i.e. a garage with two separate single-car garage doors)undefined Hanging off the garage is a full height basketball hoop. The driveway is at least half-court sizeundefined (ie ~ 47' x 50').

There is a fireplace toward the back of the house. When Sang sits with North on the flat roof above the back porch, looking toward the back yard, there is a brick chimney on her right sideundefined.

From the ground floor there are two staircases leading up, one at the back of the house by the laundry roomundefined, and one at the front from the foyer area. The foyer has hardwood flooring and bare white wallsundefined.

From the foyer, a hallway leads past the master bedroom doorway to the kitchen. The living room is off the foyer. There is a side hallway that connects the laundry with the kitchen; the family room is a separate room off this at the rear of the houseundefined. (Luke circles from the kitchen down one hallway toward the foyer, through the living room, peeks in the family room door, and then to the kitchen). The family room is nearly empty, containing only a single red/orange couchundefined, a small television on top of a coffee table, and a desk and computer in the cornerundefined. The back door exits from the family room onto the back porch, and from there can be seen the basketball hoop on the garageundefined.

Master bedroom: The master bedroom is down a hallway from the foyer. It has beige/cream carpet, and light brown and ivy green wallpaperundefined, with heavy curtainsundefined and a wicker overhead fanundefined. The cherry-wood four-poster bed is placed opposite a dresser which holds a televisionundefined. Looking ahead and to the right from the doorway is a short hallway - doors in both sides of the hallway open to matching closets, at the end is a door to the ensuite bathroom. The bathroom has the same ivy green wallpaper as the bedroom, but hunter green carpet and a shower rod with a hunter green shower curtainundefined. The bathroom window looks out over the rear of the houseundefined.

Upstairs is a hallway between the staircases, with Sang's bedroom opening off it toward the front of the house, and Marie's bedroom, a bathroom and a hall closet opening on the other side toward the back over the master bedroomundefined.

Sang's bedroom: Facing the house, Sang's window is the second on the left above the front porchundefined, and from it she can see to Kota's houseundefined. Other than a built-in closet which has a tall mirror on the insideundefined, the room has only her bed, a small bookcase and a trunk. The floor is covered in mauve carpet. Against the wall near the window is a small half-door that leads to attic spaceundefined adjacent to the hall closet and over the laundry. Sang's window may be a dormer style, as from it she can step out onto the roof outside, then walk up and over the roof apex to the flat roof over the back porchundefined.

The attic space off Sang's bedroom is the enclosed area between the wall and the slant of the roof. At the back, about 10' from the door is a nook about the size of a closetundefined, that has a flat plywood base like a platform, and standing room aboveundefined. It is above the downstairs laundryundefined and adjoins the upstairs closetundefined.

The upstairs bathroom has a tiled floor, with toilet, shower/tub with curtain, and white vanity countertop with sink, above which is a mirrored medicine cabinetundefined.

Lee house
Kota's house is a one-story brick ranch-style home, with a finished room over a two-car garage.

The foyer contains tons of family photos on the wall, decorations in displays, rugs spread across the floor and knickknacks on tables. This leads to the living room which has a blue carpet similar to the one in Kota's room. There is a beige sofa with plump embroidered cushions. A widescreen TV sits inside an entertainment center. A couple of plants sit on side tables and there is a bookshelf along one wall filled with novels. The living room leads through to the dining room.undefined.

The dining room has a small round table with four chairsundefined, and a window with simple white blinds overlooks the yardundefined. A downstairs closet holds extra pillows and blankets for sleepoversundefined. There is a short hallway with wood flooring that leads to the garage. On the right side of the hallway is a door, opening to a stairwell with light blue carpet covering the steps. Up the stairs is Kota's bedroomundefined.

Kota's bedroom: From the top of the stairs, a door opens to the small en-suite bathroom, with another door for a closet beside it. Windows face the concrete driveway, and one window looks out onto the road at the front of the house. The window to the front has a bench seat with embroidered cushions in the corners. Kota's bed is pushed up against the wall, leaving a large empty space in the middle of the room. Underneath the bed is a roll-away bed for guests. In the far left corner is a computer desk with side drawers and chairundefined, with a monitor and brass touch-sensitive light. Beside it is a small bookshelfundefined.

The bathroom has just enough room for a tub, a toilet in the middle and a counter for a sink to the left with a wide mirror above it. The room has powder-blue flowery wallpaper and matching rugs. The tub has a shower rail with curtain. Kota keeps a first-aid kit under the sinkundefined.

Griffin house
Nathan lives in a sprawling brown/beige brick low-set houseundefined. There are glass panes on either side of the front door. The kitchen is at the front of the house with windows that face toward the Sorenson's front yard.undefined. The dining room contains a square kitchen tableundefined. The living room has a high white ceiling with exposed beams, white walls and a gray stone tile floor. The furniture is dark brown and leatherundefined, including a leatherundefined couch, armchair and a large wooden coffee table on a rug in the middle of the roomundefined.There is a wide-screen TV opposite the couchundefined. A hallway leads from the living room further into the houseundefined.

Nathan's bedroom: At the end of the hall from the living room is Nathan's room There is a low dresser pressed up against the wall and a standard double bed in the middle of the room, no headboard. There are karate movie and jujitsu poses posters along the walls. He has a walk-in closet. A window with wooden slat blinds opens on the front side of the houseundefined.

The master bedroom is next to the laundry, and has wood floors. A large waterbed is in the middle of the roomundefined.

The large main bathroom has a wide tub with a sliding glass door, a carved dark stone counter, white walls, and black stone tile floors. The walls are lined with photos of helicopters.

From the living room, a sliding glass doors leads to a 25' long, 6' deep rectangular pool surrounded by a beige concrete patio at the rear of the house.

Close to the wide wooden rear fence is large shed, which has a wide barn-door, pine wood flooring with black padding about a foot high against the wall around the edges. On the walls hang karate posters, and different colored belts in display cases, with Nathan's name and dates etched into gold plates in the frames. A framed newspaper clipping shows Nathan holding a trophy. A skylight at the top lets in natural light, and there is a small closet on the rear wall.

The rear fence has a latched rear gate which leads to the wooded area behind the neighboring housesundefined.

Derrick/Danielle's house
Derrick and Danielle live in a house around the bend in the neighborhood, in the middle of the other sideundefined.

Diner
'Uncle' Taylor purchased the former church on the corner of Sunnyvale Court and the highway, to remodel to a diner. The property is at least an acre in size, with a row of evergreen trees separating it from neighboring houses, and has a gravel parking lot.

Before renovation: The beige metal-siding building has 2' long narrow windows along the side and large white double doors at the front. Through the front doors and to the left is a hallway without natural lighting other than a window at the end. There is a wide double door to the right into the large central room, which has a platform at the far end. The doorway on the opposite side leads to another hallway lit up by a few windows. Off this hall is the entrance to the kitchen. On the far side of the kitchen from the entrance is a high windowundefined.

After renovation: The building is painted a rich deep blue with white doors and trim. Rows of rose bushes have been planted and the gravel parking lot smoothed out. A red neon sign over the door shows "Bob's Diner'. Inside there is an arrow pointing left directing to the dining room. Gabriel has designed a mural for the the wall depicting various diner styles through the decades. The mural from the hallway continues along the wall of the central room, which now has carved wooden booths along the walls, with a half wall cutting through the center allowing for more booth tables. Tables are lined up between the rows of booths. Each table has a single glass vase with a rose, giving an underlying rose scent to the air. The stage holds a jukebox. A counter holding a cash register, and with stools for customers, runs through the far side of the room, with a set of swinging doors behind that leading to another hallway and from there the kitchen. The far hallway has been painted the same blue as outside, and the flooring replaced with dark tile. Rolling trays and other supplies on shelving line the walls. The kitchen doorway has been widened, and the kitchen completely redone. To the left is the stainless steel door to the walk-in freezer, and a row of flat grill stoves. A couple of stacks of ovens are on the far side of the room. A huge stainless steel table is positioned in the middle with overhanging racks of spatulas and spoons. Opposite the stoves against the far walls are two double sinks side by side, along with piles of dishes. The flooring matches the dark tile from the hallway, and is then covered with black rubber matsundefined.

From the back door, a narrow hallway leads to an office. A dark wood desk is in sharp contrast to the off white walls and beige utility carpet, Behind the desk is a wood and leather rolling office chair. A faded beige and brown plaid couch is against one wall, and a shelving unit behind the computer chair holds paperwork, folders and a small printer. Above the door is a very small Virgin Mary painting framed in gold.

Korba apartment
The Korba family live in a fictional apartment complex not far from the interstate, between Sunnyvale Court and Citadel Mall. There is a swimming pool near the front, behind the office buildingundefined; a larger building stands behind the pool containing a fitness center with a hot tub and a couple of saunas. In the middle of the complex are tennis courts and a large pond with two fountains.

Their apartment is on the second (top) floor of the last building in the complexundefined, the door being the last on the right side. The entryway has beige carpet with two carpeted hallways leading left and right.

The right hallway opens up to an expansive living room. An L-shaped sectional couch is against the far corner, with a big wide-screen TV hanging on the wall opposite itundefined. A side table beside the couch holds a lampundefined. A big brown coffee table sits on top of a busy multi-colored rug which covers the majority of the dark wood floor. Two matching large brown leather Lay-Z-Boy chairs sit off to the side close to the couch, aimed at the television. One looks almost brand new, though coated with a fine layer of dust. The other has heavy creases from years of use, with a tear in the seat.

A kitchen is off to the left, cut off from the living room by a half wall with a light brown marble countertop and stools tucked under it. A plain white-faced clock hangs on the wall over the kitchen counter. The kitchen tiles are reminiscent of sand.

The left hallway from the entry leads to Silas' bedroomundefined. There are a couple of baseball posters on the wall, and sporting equipment leans in the corner along with several baseball bats, gloves and other gear. A computer desk and chair has a closed laptop and a tool belt on top of it. , Taking up most of the room is a massive square bed with a tall wooden headboard and matching footboard. Another flat-screen television hangs on the wall opposite the bed.

A little further down the hallway is a bathroom, with similar beige tiles to the kitchen and a splotchy brown marble counter. A shower tub is tucked into a nookundefined.

Morgan house
Victor lives in Charleston on the Peninsulaundefined, in the Historic District, the house stretching out for an entire block with part of it looking like a fancy sculpted parkundefined. The entrance to the property is through a wrought-iron gate.

The main house is huge, double the size of neighboring houses. Yellow siding is layered between white carved trim. Two curving staircases lead up to a broad front porch, with second and third-floor balconies aboveundefined. A doorbell is on the right of the massive two-door entrywayundefined.

The kitchen house is a second house behind the first one, about the same size as the Sorenson house, with two stories and a chimney. Two other building sit on either side: one is a huge garage, the other looking like a smaller house is the carriage house. Both the carriage house and kitchen house are built from brick, with green double doors on the front. A pathway winds around a manicured fern garden on the way to the rear door of main house.

The main house has intricately carved ceilings, with palm leaves down the middle, and the trim in the corners depicting scenes of fields, dogs running, and of oceans and forests. Some are of old houses and streets similar to the Charleston Historic District.

A rear staircase leads up to Victor's rooms on the third floor. From the top of the stairs, a hallway to the left has matching doors on both sides, and at the end opens out into a living area. Several wide window overlook the large grass yard below. A beige rug covers much of the dark wood floor. There is a long white couch against the far wall, with an antique wooden trunk in front of it which serves as a coffee table. A round, dark wood dining table is surrounded by seven chairs, with two more chairs under the windows. Against the wall beside the table is a small kitchenette, with a built-in mini fridge, a small sink, and an overhanging rack holding glassware, mugs and dishes. To the left are four leather armchairs surrounding an entertainment center cabinet. The other rooms off the hallway are Victor's office and bedroomundefined.

Victor's office has wood panel walls, with wood slat double doors opposite the entry from hallway, and another door off to the side. Along one wall is a bookcase filled with binders and computer manuals. There is a long light wood table taking up one side of the room. The top of it is littered with a collection of computers and other electronics, nearly all of which are opened with wiring exposed. There are other smaller tables against the walls around the room, piled with computer parts and the shells of laptops and phones. One small table holds two of Sang's old iPhones with pink cases, and a familiar broken laptop is nearby. On the other side of the room is a large mahogany desk, facing out. The feet are carved into claws standing on top of orbs. The front depicts a dragon sailing through the clouds. The top is bare, other than a large black desk mat that takes up the entire surface. Behind the desk is a leather wingback rolling chair. The left side drawer of the desk hides access to the desk's security panel, which then allows access to Victor's computer which is hidden below the desk matundefined.

The wood-slat double doors in Victor's office open out onto a balcony which overlooks part of the grounds, and neighboring houses in the street. Most of those houses have pale white pink or green siding, with exquisite gardens and architecture, but are very close to each otherundefined.

Victor's bedroom is bigger than his office. A white marble fireplace takes up one edge of the back wall. There is a large bed and several overstuffed chairs that match white plush rugs, contrasting against the dark wood floors. Three walls are dark grey with the far wall being a matte silver. A baby grand takes up most of one of the rugs. The en-suite bathroom has hand-carved stone tiles, a glass walled rain shower, and a circular tub large enough for three people in the far corner. The closet is about the same size as Sang's bedroom with various levels of shelving and hanging rods. Shoe-racks along one wall range from waist to eye-level. As well as his own clothing, Victor stores spare clothes for the other team membersundefined.

Taylor house
Luke and North live in a run-down Victorian house with a large clearing surrounded by a forest to the left. To the left of the house are a couple of trailers. One looks completely run down, the other looks nearly new with a few repaired places where paint has been reapplied. The house is in severe disrepair with broken windows along one side, some covered by boards. Luke and Mr North live in the house, North lives in one of the trailers.

In the back of the property is a large four-car garageundefined.

From the back door, a hallway leads to a kitchen on the right, followed by a front parlor. On the left of the hall is a set of stairs and beyond that more rooms. The house smells of paint, wood, and must. The downstairs rooms are large with high ceilings and bare walls. One is lined with several empty bookshelves, another is a bathroom with old black and white tile and a claw-foot bath, but missing a toilet and sink.

The stairs are solid, leading to several closed doors on the second floorundefined. The doors are all dark wood against white painted wallsundefined. The first door on the right is Luke's large bedroom with two levels. The lower level is toward the front of the house, with two steps to the upper level. The lower level has a couch and entertainment center with various game systems. Boxes are lined up against the wall, some filled with wallpaper and tiles, others holding personal objects, books and collectables. One box is filled with very random items, possibly trophies of jobs done. The upper level holds a white metal-framed bed covered with light blue blankets and a white painted nightstand. The bed's mattress is firm and feels new, and there are posters on the wall of faraway places like exotic beaches and waterfalls. A closet holds clothesundefined.

Other doors upstairs lead to a linen closet, an unfinished bedroom, and a bathroom. The bathroom has a stone tile floor with a new toilet and sink, but just a sink on a pedestal stand beside the tub - no wall mirror or countertop. The walls are white. To the left of, and adjoining, the bathroom is North's small bedroom, with a bed against the left wall, and a row of tall wardrobes to the right. It has a single bare bulb in the center of the ceiling. The walls are plain white. There are two utility nightstands near the head of the bed and one pillow on the bed, and a laundry basket at the foot.undefined.

Green condominium
Dr Sean Green lives in a condominium in a cozy neighborhood in downtown Charleston, not far from the Academy hospitalundefined. His condo is the last in a line of fiveundefined located at the end of a cul-de-sac. Each unit has a different design, like miniature versions of downtown Charleston estates with brightly painted colors. Sean lives in the far left end unit in a section painted light lavender. He has the most lavish landscaping, with an extensive flower bed surrounding most of the front porch containing rose bushesundefined, compared to the simple green bushes his neighbors haveundefined.

The front door opens to a short hallway which leads past the living and dining rooms to swing doors that reveal the kitchen. The living room has a neutral color paletteundefined, with a leather couch opposite an entertainment center with a DVD collection sorted in alphabetic order, a matching armchair near the window, a coffee table, and a picture of his adoptive parents on the far end table. The whole house is extremely neat and cleanundefined.

The kitchen is cozy, with beige tiles, a large kitchen island with dark counter and stools beside it, and a breakfast nook containing a small round table.

Carpeted stairs lead up to a narrow hallway with 4 doors:
 * The first door opens to a bathroom.
 * The second door, close to the bathroom, opens to an small office, with a desk and bookshelves. Paper butterflies, birds, fish and bugs are suspended overhead by fishing wire from the ceiling, and move in the slightest air current. Nearly very inch of space is covered in paper craftwork - shelves hold pedestals on which are homes and entire neighborhoods, both Japanese and American in style. Some looks familiar, including ones similar to Bob's Diner and the Academy hospital. There are flowers in vases on his desk, and picture boxes on the walls depicting various scenes. Some pieces are origami, others are pieced together from cut paperundefined.
 * The third door, close to the master bedroom, opens to the spare room.
 * The last door on the end is the master bedroom, which has a queen-sized space-foam mattress covered in a purple comforter stacked on top of a short dark wood pallet, and a very low headboard. There are tatami mats across the floor. The far wall has several sliding closet doors. Low side tables beside the bed hold vases with green bamboo. Along the other walls are tiny paintings of cherry trees in full bloom clustered together without frames. A wide window looks out over the front lawn and rose gardenundefined.

Coleman trailer
Gabriel Coleman lives in a trailer park in North Charleston. From downtown Charleston follow the I-26 north for around 20 minutes, take the North Charleston exit from the interstate, and cross two sets of train tracks. The trailer park sits alongside another set of tracks running counter to the main road.

The Coleman trailer is near the back of the park and is painted a faint yellow with white trim, and has a dull grey shed built next to it. The trailer isn't the newest in the park, but is the cleanest and best maintained. It has a wood deck and a screen door, with a yellow wooden door behind it.

The living room has thin beige carpet. A worn couch in a busy multi-colored pattern is jammed up against the far wall opposite an entertainment center which is cluttered with video games, DVDs and a few game consoles. A coffee table sits in front of the couch.

White and blue vinyl flooring from the kitchen meets the living room carpet, cutting the open area in half. There is a short hallway beyond the kitchen and one on the other side of the trailer beyond the living room. The fridge door has a dent, and the handle is loose.

Gabriel's room is through the last door in the hallway, with worn carpet on the floor. A large dresser is pressed up against one wall, covered in a collection of brushes and a large jewellery box holding multiple colors of crystal earrings. Against another wall is a table with one side covered in notebooks and folded clothes, and the other side holding a collection of glass vials, some of which are corked, some are open and clean, some have liquid in them in various colors. All of the walls are covered in a painted mural of a forest grove. A doe hides behind one of the trees, songbirds are in the branches, and a calm pool has shadows of fish under the surface. The mural gives the room a sense of quiet serenity. Gabriel's twin bed is pushed along the wall, under three windows which face east to let in the morning light, and the murals and outside view blend into each other. One section of the mural is incomplete, showing just the white wallundefined.

Lily's house
Lily, Henry Anderson, William, and live in a large whiteundefined two-story brick estate house on the southern side of Charleston, surrounded by live-oak trees in a wide circle around the property. It is a good distance from the nearest neighbor> approached down a long potholed gravel lane or driveway that runs for a couple of miles before ending in a loop in front of the house.

The plantation-style house resembles some of the old estates in downtown Charleston, with white columnsundefined, wide front steps, a large front porch with lights on either side of the door, and a tiny rusty doorbell to the right of the door. The door has a knocker. The property appears to be run down, with old white paint, dead ivy on the walls, and a heavy covering of fall leaves on the lawnundefined. The bushes are wild and need pruming, and the grass is filled with weeds </sup. There is a garage off to the side of the gravel drive, with room for several cars.

The foyer is cluttered along the walls with a collection of antique furniture - petite chairs, uncomfortable looking benches and tiny tables barely wide enough to hold a vase of flowers. The floor is tiled and an old fashioned and sturdy wooden stair railing leads up to a second floor. There is a living room to the left, and a set of side doors to the right lead into the library. A swinging doors divides the living room from the kitchen.

In the library, plush cozy sofas are placed in front of the wide marble fireplace, between them is a coffee table. On the white marble mantle is a group of photos framed in lacquered wood. A bookshelf holds silver-framed wedding photos. The windows are stained glass, depicting characters from different fairy talesundefined.

Ashley Waters High School
Ashley Waters is a fictional school in the Charleston area, with over two thousand students, most from poor neighborhoodsundefined. The bus ride from Sunnyvale Court is 30-40 minutesundefined. Driving to the school from the Peninsula takes 45minutes to an hour, depending on trafficundefined. The closest clothing store is a Wal-Martundefined Across the street from the school, in walking distance, is a shopping center with a payphoneundefined.

The color of the school emblem is orangeundefined.

Staff includes: Principal Hendricks, Vice-Principal McCoy, and teachers: Mr Ferguson, Ms Johnson, Ms Smith, Mr Morris, Mr Gerald, and Coach French.

The main building of the school is two stories, brown, drab, with no windows other than a handful along the second floor. The grounds are flat, with only a few trees along the border. Square hedges grow along the outside walls between sets of doors. There is a football practice area to the left, with a baseball diamond and some tennis courts beyond it. Each is well-worn with holes in the mesh guards, and warped benches. Beyond that are over 30 trailers extending out from the school.

The hallway from the right side entrance leads to the main hallway, which has a large window overlooking the central open-air courtyard. Glass double doors lead out to the courtyard, which is a square patch of flat grass in the middle of the school with a few trees and stone benches scattered strategically aroundundefined. The cafeteria also has windows overlooking the courtyardundefined.

Further down the main hallway toward the front of the buildingundefined is a line of vending machines, and along the opposite wall is a trophy case. There is a large staircase in the middle of the main hallway leading to the upper storyundefined.

The auditorium is entered via a hallway off the main hallway, toward the back of the school. At the end of the side hallway is an outer door leading out to the old wood bleachers at the baseball fieldundefined.

The library is upstairs at the end of a long hallway. Shelves line the walls and there is a handful of older computers in one corner. There is a small circulation desk, painted orange and brown. The library contains only the required reading books and encyclopediasundefined.

Vice-Principal's office: To the leftundefined from the front secretary's desk and down a hallway to the end, right next to the Principal's office. One window looks out onto the front lawn of the school - the glass is frosted to let in light but maintain privacy. The carpet is blue. In front of the desk is a wooden chair, while the VP uses an oversized desk chair. There is shelving behind the desk. On the left hand side inside the doorway is a security system keypadundefined.

Blackbourne/Green office: The unmarked office door is down an internal hallway to the right from the front desk in the administration areaundefined. It contains a pair of brown faux-wood desks facing each other, each with a computer and stacks of papers piled in brown plastic bins. There are a couple of filing cabinets in the corner, and a cork board nailed to the far wall with a calendar and some other notes tacked to it. A small radio sits on top of one of the file cabinetsundefined.

School Counselor's office: The third door to the right from the front desk, down the same hallway as the Blackbourne/Green office. It is small and windowless, with a file cabinet in each corner, a desk in the middle, and three ugly orange chairs facing the desk. The counselor's chair is old wood and black leather with duct tape patched in the corner. The desk has a small brass nameplate on it. .

Real Locations

 * Citadel Mall is a large shopping mall in Charleston with over 100 stores and features several times in both the Ghost Birdundefinedundefined and Scarab Beetle seriesundefined. There is a carousel in the center of the food courtundefined. Shops mentioned by name may or may not have a real presence at Citadel Mall, but include: Victoria's Secret; Claire's, Love Culture and Macy's.