Hey everybody. If any of you here from this corner of Fanfiction . net remember my previous Persona story, Motley Crew of Fools, you all know that it was deleted. The reason for this was because, well...I was going in half-cocked. I had NO idea what I was doing.

Here, however...I actually have an idea of what to do. This idea came into being when I started playing a game called "The Caligula Effect." If you don't know, the man behind its story is Tadashi Satomi, who worked on Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, the Persona 2 Dualogy and their PSP remakes! He also worked on Digital Devil Saga if you're familiar with it!

Small background info. The Caligula Effect is set in the fictional digital world called Mobius, which is controlled by a vocaloid-like being known as μ. People who enter this dreamscape are more or less living out the life of a high school student on a repeated loop. It's a special place meant for people who are sick of the reality they live in. Problem is...you can't leave. The protagonist, your character, is one of the few who realizes what's happening and becomes apart of the Going Home Club, a group of individuals who want to leave Mobius. Aiding you is Aria, a being like μ but helps you by helping you obtain a power known as the "Caligula Effect" – the power of your trauma and desire to face it given manifest. Standing in your way are the Ostinato Musicians, who are like μ's private security force. And they won't let anyone leave their "paradise."

My story is following a similar premise.

Persona: Catharsis Caligula is set in a virtual world known as Paradise City. A world meant to be a haven for those cannot take the physical or mental abuse in reality and want to escape to their own personal paradise. Paradise City can be entered via a special app downloaded on a blog forum, provided you know the right one. In this world, you are what you envision yourself to be. You can be anything. A politician. A high school student. A teacher. An astronaut. ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER DREAMED OF. And when you've grown weary of your paradise, you can leave and return again when you've hit rock bottom.

But, the longer you stay in this dream world, the more you begin to lose sight of yourself. Eventually, you forget that there even was a real world. Then Paradise City is your only true home.

Can you escape this virtual hell?

Here is the format!

-BASIC INFO-

Name:
Name Meaning:
Age:
Blood Type:
Height:
Weight:
Hair Color:
Eye Color:
Occupation:

-PERSONAL INFO-

History:
Personality:
Trauma (reason for entering Paradise City):

-PERSONA INFO-

Initial Persona:

-Resist:
-Null:
-Absorb:
-Repel:
-Weak:

Ultimate Persona:
-Resist:
-Null:
-Absorb:
-Repel:
-Weak:

Arcana:
Social Link Event (how the social link between the MC and OC goes):

For the record, by Name Meaning, I mean the kanji that makes up the character's name. I personally found the site, "Behind the Name" to be an excellent source of finding kanji that made the protagonist's name to be quite insightful.

If you any of you are interested in this story and want to see your character in such a premise, please send in your OC! Keep in mind, however, I have only seven slots open!

Chapter 1 is already underway! Look forward to it in the coming future, and I hope to see you all again soon!

EDIT: On a more excitable note, for anyone here who has played and managed to enjoy The Caligula Effect (in spite of its clunky framerate), I have good news! An anime adaptation of the game is scheduled to air in April! Furthermore, in May, a PS4 remake titled "Caligula: Overdose" is set to be released in May, with four new additional characters and a brand new storyline where you have the option of joining the Ostinato Musicians! Fingers crossed for a Wester Release!