Astral Codex Ten

Caitlin

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Caitlin

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Caitlin is a recurring person in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between September 25, 2025 and January 13, 2026. The archive places it in contexts such as “you turn to another woman nearby, who introduces herself as Caitlin”; ""Haha, just kidding,” says Caitlin, and smiles”; ““I know some Wiccans,” says Caitlin”. It most often appears alongside Bay Area, Bay Area House Party, Bob.

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  • Category: People
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: September 25, 2025
  • Last seen: January 13, 2026

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Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Sources Say Bay Area House Party
September 25, 2025 · Original source
“Too bad,” says Gabrielle, “let me know if you hear otherwise.” She hands you her business card, which is the closest you’ve ever come to getting a woman’s number at a Bay Area House Party. Encouraged, you turn to another woman nearby, who introduces herself as Caitlin. “So, what’s it like being a journalist?”
“Haha, just kidding,” says Caitlin, and smiles. “But if you subscribed to Condemnr, you wouldn’t have to worry about that kind of thing! Hashtag Boko Haram, hashtag rape, hashtag radical Islam.” She sees that a small crowd has gathered around her, and recognizes a face. “Hi Bob! What are you up to these days?”
“I know some Wiccans,” says Caitlin, “and I don’t think they’d go for this. They believe in the law of sevenfold return. If you use magic for good, you are repaid with seven times as much good. But if you do evil - like hiring a hitman to kill someone - you have seven times as much evil happen to you.”
SOTA On Bay Area House Party
January 13, 2026 · Original source
“Hi Caitlin,” you say. “Can’t believe so many people made it to an AI-generated event on a Tuesday night!”
Caitlin frowns. “Yeah, but the problem there is that you still get some useful information from, like, their clothes. I think the only non-cringe way to meet people is through blind dates with completely randomly selected people, so that you need to go through a thousand miserable interactions before you even meet someone who’s the right age and gender for -”