EDIT: This issue has since been resolved for me. I was able to do a "verify integrity of game files" to fix it on both systems. I'm gussing something must've gotten messed up in my install files after the recent patch somehow.
Original Description: This is a bug that occurs for me in the game on January 2nd, and I am unable to proceed in the story because of it.
I'm running the Steam Version of the game patched to version 1.02.
It doesn't seem to be hardware dependant because I can recreate it 100% of the time on both my Desktop and my Steam Deck.