The art is great. The setting is horrifying. The music is appropriately oppressive. I thought the characters were well-written, they all had their own voices and personalities, none felt generic.

I did quickly find myself yearning for a clear game-mechanical dilemma when I approved rations. It meant that I only approved rations, because unless I can see the water disappearing before my own eyes (even if it's just a number representation), or if I don't have a supervisor breathing down my neck scolding me for being too soft, I just don't feel any reason to choose the harsh-but-necessary option.

But I'm guessing that lack of feedback is due to running out of time. I am curious to see how this game might develop in future!

This game smells like this song!

The water situation, the (very well done!) expressions of the characters, the agony, the certainty of an end, and the control over the uncontrollable. The state of the station and the protagonist himself is a good reminder of the Tocquevillian dilemma, where despite the existence of freedom, the sacrifice of liberties for equalities is a zero-sum game. You end up nowhere; you’re not equal to others because being equal is a choice, and if it’s not a choice, then you’re not free. And if you’re not free, you can’t be equal, because without the free decision to cooperate, it’s not stability, it’s oppression.

As much as the music was very good, I turned it off and listened to this music on a second play to test choices, because I understood, after the first time I played, that I’m not participating in something; I’m witnessing an end—melancholic, futile, broken, and most importantly, hopeful that it could be different. A genuine faith that it can be different, because reality has already decreed that it’s over; too many things have been spoiled, and you can’t fix what was born flawed. My sincere congratulations to whoever wrote and directed the art and the story of the game, I'm sure if had more time, it would be even more incredible.  It's in my top 3 favorite games and this was the last Jam game I played :) So I had a lot of cool references and I still really liked it.

I really liked the art style! Also it is very cool that the story is not just a story but rather a part of something more: you can see that there is lore behind all these characters and events they speak about.

I also enjoyed the remarks you give about the characters and it is really interesting to get in conversations! Though sometimes it seemed that I don't get that well what all the topics that the characters were discussing :D they surely know much more than I hahah

Also the game ended abruptly on the second day: one of the characters left and nobody else came; I am still sitting at my desk waiting for someone :D was it intended or did I stuck on some king of bug?

Very fun experience!

Rationale - the title suits the gameplay experience - what is the rationale behind choosing to give or refuse rations? Making such a  judgement is never easy. Detailed world-building, sharp and distinct character design, vivid personalities: it's all well done. 

I played till what I felt was a significant extent, and I don't know if I missed it, but I couldn't really get a lot of informed feedback; there did not seem to a visual depiction of external parameters that keeps shifting according to our choices, and a tangible representation of exactly how limited the rations are. What happens if I say 'Yes' to everyone? It's quite possible it's because I didn't play it enough, though.  Since the characters are recurring, maybe the previous choices I made with regard to them reflect their current behavior and demeanor? 

Either way: it's such good efforts, your group seems to have build a whole universe!