Inner Scales 1:Choice

《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.

Backstory

Zhang Cheng, a new office worker, accepts a mysterious out-of-town assignment to secure his permanent position and earn extra money: four days of confined delivery work, no mobile phones allowed, with a daily pay of 1,000 yuan. Thinking it’s just a simple part-time job, he instead enters a heavily guarded suburban prison building.

Here, he delivers meals and takes body measurements for eight unknown women on the second floor each day, only to gradually discover they were all kidnapped. The entire building is under surveillance, its walls wired with high-voltage electricity, and corpses in identical prison uniforms are buried at the corners.

A mysterious figure in black, who controls everything, never shows up and only issues cold orders. As the four-day deadline approaches, Zhang Cheng finally realizes the truth: the organization never intended to set anyone free, and he himself has long been part of their twisted game.

He can follow the rules, finish the four days, take the money, and leave—letting the eight women meet their unknown fates.

Or he can disobey orders, risk his life, and use a food cart that can hide only one person to make the heaviest choice of his life:

Who to save? Who to leave behind?

Who are you willing to risk your life for?

Character Introduction

Zhao Mengyao

A confident live-streamer with a sensitive physique. She was kidnapped mid-broadcast and is used to using her charm to seek safety. Direct and bold, she hides her loneliness behind a lively facade.

Su Qingqian

A timid college student with a strict family background. She was kidnapped on her way to school and is desperate to escape and fulfill her dream of graduating. She is innocent, fragile, and easily attaches to those who show her kindness.

Lin Yuwei

A proud female CEO who once laid off Zhang Cheng. She was drugged and imprisoned due to corporate disputes. Calm, smart, and used to using money and status to solve problems, she gradually opens up to Zhang Cheng in desperation.

Xia Meng

A cheerful but insecure dance teacher with a dream of stardom. She was drugged at a party and captured. She loves dancing, craves recognition, and uses optimism to hide her fear of the unknown.

Su Wan

A quiet, injured intern nurse burdened with family debt. She is kind and responsible, worrying about her older sister who raised her. Fragile but persistent, she holds onto hope for a normal life.

Qin Xue

A strong single mother fighting to raise her child alone. She is imprisoned for unknown reasons and is terrified of never seeing her child again. She is gentle, tough, and willing to do anything to survive for her family.

Shen Xingyao

A spoiled young lady from a wealthy family. She was kidnapped after ditching her bodyguards to get her father’s attention. Naive, willful, and eager for care, she is unfit for hardship but pure at heart.

Zhang Xiaoai

A gentle kindergarten teacher who loves singing and drawing. She was kidnapped on her way to work and breaks down under fear, yet still retains kindness and innocence.