Escape Pod 902: Bishop’s Opening (Part 3 of 4)

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Fiction, Science Fiction, Drama

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🗓️ 17 August 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Bishop's Opening (Part 3 of 4) By R.S.A. Garcia (Continued from Part 2...) The Pawn was seated at the table with arms outstretched along its surface. Metal restraints held their forearms and wrists immobile. They had been stripped naked and their mask removed. Their neck and torso were fastened to the chair, which was bolted to the floor. Bishop took the clear plastic robe Second Rook held out to him and wrapped it around himself. He strolled to the other end of the rectangular table, which had deep grooves around its edges. Sitting, he placed his left ankle on his right knee, gripping it lightly with his fingers. The two Rooks stood on either side of the door as he studied the Pawn. Studied the even rise and fall of their pale brown chest and the smooth, emotionless face with its dark, angry eyes. He gave himself time to bring his focus back to the task before him, instead of the swirl of conflicting emotions he'd left in the cabin, along with the most beautiful man he'd ever seen. "No lies," Bishop said. "Or there will be consequences. Unlike some, I keep my word."

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0:00.0	EA is now on Twitch. Join us Wednesday nights when Alistair reads a bedtime story, and Sunday
0:07.3	mornings for a few hours of chill casual gaming. Plus interviews, special guests, pick up
0:13.2	streams, and more. Visit twitch.tv slash EA Podcasts. And follow us to be notified when
0:20.6	we go live. Plus access VODs of past broadcasts.
0:28.6	Be warned. This story does contain graphic violence.
0:41.7	EscapePod Episode 902. Bishops opening. Part 3 or 4. By RSA Garcia.
0:50.6	Hello and welcome to EscapePod, your weekly science fiction podcast. I'm Valerie Valdez, your host
1:19.9	for this episode. Our story this week is Part 3 of Bishops Opening by RSA Garcia. The story was
1:27.4	first published in Clarks World Magazine in January 2022. RSA Garcia is a writer of speculative fiction
1:36.0	and a sturgeon, nebula, locus, and ignite award finalists. Her Amazon bestselling science fiction
1:42.5	mystery, Lex Talaionus, received a star review from publishers weekly and the silver medal for best
1:48.9	sci-fi fantasy horror e-book from the Independent Publishers Awards in 2015. She's published short
1:55.3	fiction in magazines such as Clarks World Magazine, EscapePod, Strange Horizons, and International
2:01.4	magazine. Her stories have been translated into several languages and have appeared in a number
2:07.1	of anthologies, including the critically acclaimed The Best of World Sci-fi of Volume 1, The Best
2:12.7	Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 4, The Apex Book of World Sci-fi, Volume 5, and Sunspot
2:19.0	Jungle, Volume 2. Her work has also been long listed for the Locus Awards and the Berger Science
2:25.0	Fiction Awards. She lives in Trinidad and Tobago with an extended family and too many cats.
2:31.4	Learn more at RSA Garcia.com. Our narrator, Dominic Rabran, is an artist
2:38.5	living in Silver Spring, Maryland. He also runs a show online called Dom's Sketchcast,
2:44.1	where he makes art while listening to music and interviewing creative people.
2:48.5	Find out more at DomRabran.com.
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