[Danny]

Friendly Fire

(4) Friendly Fire
For each of your headquarters missions, randomly select a personnel to be killed. You may discard two events from hand to prevent this.
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I have two headquarters, and I'm facing this dilemma. Two personnel have been randomly selected to be killed. Does discarding two events from hand prevent:

• one kill;
• two kills;
• the dilemma entirely?

[jadziadax8]

I would rule that it prevents the two kills. They both happen at the same time.

[The Prefect]

I would rule that it prevents the two kills. They both happen at the same time.

That is how I would as well. The discard prevents any number of kills from the dilemma.

[jadziadax8]

To add to my answer, if the discard prevented the dilemma, it would have (should have?) said prevent and overcome the dilemma.