Is there a wrong way to open the book with the inciting incident?

For context, my story has two plots, one which impacts the world and all the characters in it and the second which personally impacts and motivates the MC. The inciting incident I’m referring to is for Plot 1, which DOES affect the MC, but she responds to it differently from everyone else, which is another motivator that compounds during the Plot 2 inciting incident that occurs in chapter 3.

I have two plot lines since the story tackles multiple themes, but Plot 1 is fairly significant since it dramatically changes the course of history. Is it a bad idea to start there? The only issue I have with adding a buffer chapter is that it would likely be incredibly boring for the reader.

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For anyone interested, here’s a general idea of the two plot lines:

Plot 1: Earth is invaded by two aliens who may or may not be dangerous, since their arrival (inciting incident 1) is first broadcasted on the news in a lighthearted, talk show format. Nevertheless, people are traumatized. This becomes known as “the second apocalypse” since it basically causes everyone to lose their minds. Throughout the story, the characters navigate around this chaos as more information is revealed and the situation evolves.

Plot 2: the MC (19f) learns that the real reason why she can’t make any friends and people avoid her is because her family basically caused the global revolution that occurred around 16 years ago, now known as “the first apocalypse,” which lead to millions of deaths around the world. So now she thinks that she’s a murderer and is humbled. Before she learned about this, she was one of the last few “wealthy” people left in the world and thought that everyone hated her because “eat the rich.” The only reason she hadn’t heard about this incredibly impactful historical event before is due to debilitating anxiety and blacking out related to her own involvement in the first apocalypse. Essentially, a gap in her memory caused by trauma.

There are other plot lines, and the story is complex, but it’s fairly simple during the exposition. The prologue and chapter 1 tackle the aliens while chapter 2 and 3 carefully add information about the MC in order to build up to the second inciting incident at the end of ch 3.