X-Cross Base (General Information)
The Headquarters of the newly founded "X-Cross" faction of Spirit Tamers, built with the support of all Four of the Major Tamer Organizations at the heart of the North Pole and doubling as a supernatural Academy, it is perhaps the most technologically advanced of all of the Tamer Bases active today, with the possible exception of the NWAB's Moon Base, and even that may not be the case...
Consisting mostly of four main buildings, the Dormitory, the Academy Building, the Library and the Communications Hub/Astral Observatory, there are nevertheless a number of smaller structures that exist outside of the heart of the base, such as a Church built by the Rose Cross, a Formula Zero track that was planted here by the manager of a certain famous racer (complete with artificial environment generators), a pool building that perhaps a bit too much money was thrown into, and a sports field, placed here in a (mostly futile) attempt to remind people that training doesn't always have to happen inside of simulators.
The base itself is equipped with three different A.I who have been regarded as "experimental," although no one is quite sure what the higher ups mean when they say the word "experimental." Going by the names of "Burroughs," "Rice," and "Dejah," (because the last of the three claimed that Edgar wasn't cute enough for her) after the favorite author of their apparent creator, the three have varying personalities, have been encouraged to interact with the people on Campus for one reason or another, are notified when they're called by name (although don't always answer), and are responsible for general maintenance and security of the facility, and are often the ones ensuring that the Tamers don't accidentally break anything...
Due to a "Hard Light," auto-skill existing on the base grounds, it is possible for A.I to directly manifest themselves in a manner similar to wraiths on the premises, although a lot of them find the experience "disconcerting," and stick to their usual virtual forms.
Northern Cross Academy Dorms
The Dorms used by members of the X-Cross, connected to four different towers (each representative of the four Tamer Organizations, and where the individual rooms of the agents are) and connected to a central common room that all four share as the base of the building in an attempt to foster international cooperation; large swaths of velvet carpet, stuffed armchairs, and countless entertainment centers in various side rooms (one of which has been packed with arcade machines from both the pre and post magic era) make the common and dorm rooms inviting place to be...
Although the fireplace is a bit retro considering the modern age...
Northern Cross Academy Cafeteria
The place where on-base personnel typically eat; because of the nature of the X-Cross as an invitation only organization, it is capable of holding every registered member of the team at once, including non-Tamer staff such as the cooks, technicians, and janitors. Spotless and pristine, with plenty of menus, numerous food lines (many of whom represent restaurants from around the world, although one kitchen is open to Tamer Use), it's own Brewed Awakening's booth (normally manned by Vincent), and numerous television sets that are always tuned to the World News, the cafeteria is open from 7AM to Midnight on most days, and gets a decent amount of traffic at all times of the day on holidays...
Northern Cross Academy - University
Modern University Building, complete with assembly hall, open-use laboratories, general classrooms, and a (locked) gate into the Demonic Server. The education of a Spirit Tamer never actually ends, considering how fast knowledge of magitech and demon culture progresses nowadays. While it doesn't see much use on base-wide holidays it remains mostly open (the A.I won't let anyone into the server room) to on site personnel, with a number of people using it as a theoretical escape from the chaos, since it's usually the quietest area during the holidays...
Usually.
The Four Faction heads arrived here last night, and three of them seem to be plotting something in the Headmaster's Office... Which is currently locked, locked and barred, really it's a hell of a magical seal...
Northern Cross Academy - Communications Hub/Astral Observatory
The most obvious military facility of the X-Cross Base, a place of computer systems and communication networks, responsible for the continued function of the RAILS network in the area, as well as the place that processes reiki spikes detected by the four Harmonizer Towers, orders from the NWAB, and communications with the other Tamer Bases, with rumors stating that this building itself may go on to become another Harmonizer Tower in the future.
Normally only utilized for serious operations in the area, there is one part of the building that is open to general use, that being the Astral Observatory near the entrance of the facility; holding a high-powered telescope that's open to on-site personnel to use for Astronomy and Divination studies, although the latter is thought to be somewhat of a joke area of study...
Northern Cross Academy - Library
A place boasting a massive collection of books donated from the Four Major Tamer Organizations (with Alexia apparently sneaking some of the NWAB books in here too. As a result, it really can't be beaten by any other library on the planet, and is about the size of the school building all by itself; much like the school building it is open to all on-site personnel to do with as they like, although it seems that a painful fate awaits those that damage the books or return them late, considering you have to sign a contract to take anything out of here...
Said painful fate is also rumored to happen if you try to steal the books...
Pool Building
Olympic Style Indoor Swimming Pool with (rather expensive) temperature control and water purification technologies; while there's something inherently worrying about seeing snow falling outside while one is completely submerged in water, those inside of this place could be forgiven for forgetting that an eternal winter is rampaging around outside...
Outdoors
The great outdoors! Embrace of Mother Nature! Although considering the X-Cross Base is where it is, smack dab in the heart of the North Pole, it's a land of obvious extreme cold, still-!
Amidst the various ice and snow hills lies a pseudo-town that connects the different areas of the base together, constructed paths that naturally repel the falling snow and keep temperatures somewhat reasonable at all times. Such artificial environment manipulation is present at the Formula Zero Course and Sports Field as well, enabling that those particular facilities can actually be feasibly utilized in this sort of location...
Far off in the distance, a barrier of sorts shields the entirety of the base... Or at least you're pretty sure that's the case, it's not really visible, but Tamer Organizations always have some sort of Bounded Field up around their areas, it's their way of claiming the land...
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Originally Posted by Airen
: “OH NO YOU DON’T!” 
: “What do you mean, Amelia?” 
: “You were just thinking ‘Hmm, I suppose I’ll have to spend the next twelve hours in the simulator under x20 gravity in the Mercury zone fighting space horrors that cause mental damage just by perceiving them’, weren’t you?” 
: “Given the lower gravity on Mercury, it’d actually have to be around x50 to get the same results.” 
: “And that day is?” 
: “Oh, Christmas Eve.” 
: “It really depresses me how you manage to miss these things.” 
: “Anyways, no locking yourself away for high-intensity training! This is a holiday, so take it easy, talk with people, end up under the mistletoe with someone special! No spending it alone!” 
: “You’d be with me either way, though.” 
