Heya Rey!
Design Approval is now open again, our apologies for the wait <3
Regarding the grace period, the reply below (tagging
Guduler so they know as well) is incorrect. As per the event journal;
"Grace periods are now 3 weeks long. During the 1st week of the grace period, new vayrons may enter, however after that week passes, only vayrons already entered into that phase can continue through the storyline. "
I.e. you're free to enter up until the grace period begins
and up to one week after that- the last two weeks are the only ones in the phase closed to new entrants c: