I’m having the same issue and starting to feel like it’s some gem speed up conspiracy I have many very active neighbors, I send my requests in batches and usually get them all back in a few hours max, usually under 2. I got 10 in under an hour and then nothing for the last 8 hours. I hate these neighbor requests as there is no consistency and we only have theories as to how they work. There is no way one of my 100 neighbors hasn’t logged in.
I too started the event a few days late this time since last storybook had a lot of glitches I wanted to wait. Add me if you like and we can see if it works.
ID: RobinCradles