We are not planning strictly paid content. The idea we adhere to is early access for sponsors. Eventually, we plan to release everything to the public, but our sponsors always get a version that is several months ahead in development compared to the public one. As we progress in development, some of what was previously closed will become publicly available.
But I'm afraid you're asking about this because you've encountered an error that prevents you from progressing past the second encounter with Astrid. If that's the case, I apologize, we really messed up with this update.
Exit the game completely, then return and load your save. We've discovered a caching issue, and we'll soon release new builds that fix this problem, but this should help you for now. The scene you need will start when you go to sleep.