“Cesta Punta?” I said. Was that a martial art? I looked at my hands. I didn’t feel any different.[1]
Cesta Punta Skill is an Earth skill based on an Earth game. Carl gains this skill drinking the Earth Hobby Potion he receives in his Earth Box for choosing an Earth Class, Compensated Anarchist Class. [1]
Description
Jai alai is a sport involving bouncing a ball off a walled-in space by accelerating it to high speeds with a hand-held wicker, commonly referred to as a cesta. The game, whose name means "merry festival" in Basque, is called cesta-punta ("basket tip") in the Basque Country. The sport is played worldwide, but especially in Spain, France, the U.S. state of Florida, and in various Latin American countries.
Story
Book 2
Carl gets this skill from his Earth Hobby Potion he gets from the Earth Box from selecting an Earth class, his Compensated Anarchist Class. He doesn't recognize the skill at first, thinking it might be a martial art. [1]
He later realizes what the sport entails when he receives his Xistera from a Fan Box. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 5)
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 17)