Thank you so much for the feedback! It's especially interesting to hear about a playthrough where the first event gets brushed off - I experience that a fair bit with the smaller scale events, but I had never thought to approach one of the large scale ones that way. The tension of knowing what's going on as the player while your character is in the dark is always a good time, so I'll be keeping that in mind to see if I run into the potential for similar experiences the next time I play.
Please let me know how it goes the next time you play - I always love to hear about folks' experience with it. Have fun!