Motif · from book 2
The xistera
A jai-alai scoop from a Gold Fan Box, matched to the Cesta Punta skill an Earth Hobby Potion gave Carl at random: a metallic basket that retracts into a bracer, hurls a hob-lobber at 250 mph, and retires the slingshot. The AI's plan for him, traced back to cherry bombs tossed off a cutter onto Arctic ice.
First appears: Book 2
Series arc
Through book 2
Skill in B2 ch. 5, scoop in B2 ch. 17, cannon in B2 ch. 18.
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario | 7/26 | Ch. 5, Ch. 8, Ch. 17, Ch. 18, Ch. 20, Ch. 21, Ch. 25 · the book's own page |
By book
The xistera in book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario
A hobby potion gives Carl Cesta Punta and no explanation (ch. 5); a fan box gives him the scoop (ch. 17); the memory of a senior chief lobbing cherry bombs onto Arctic ice tells him the AI planned it. An orange disintegrates against a saferoom door; hob-lobbers pre-lit in inventory fly at 250 mph (ch. 18); Zev wins — no more slingshot. It retracts into a bracer the gauntlet fits over.