Supplementing air raid alarms with telepathic broadcasts reduced death rates via bombs by twenty percent1. Supplementing radio broadcasts with telepathic broadcasts increased public morale to the point where some neighborhoods were rebuilding twice as fast2, with close and prolonged exposure. In the field, it can reduce instances of battle fatigue and shellshock3 and bring soldiers home more whole and less scarred by the horrors they've experienced.
This helps. Whether it's coming from a propaganda broadcast or a telepathic one does not change that.
ooc: 1 - This also came at a time when air raid procedures were being refined and perfected, and citizens were growing more accustomed to the reality of bombings, which no doubt contributed to the statistics. 2 - This particular neighborhood was targeted for several days at the peak of young!Charles' power for the purposes of filming some propaganda about how British citizens were handling the Blitz. 3 - This is true, but early on, Charles reducing a soldier's fears often meant increasing his likelihood of getting killed, and led to a rise in casualties in the short run. He's gotten better at the technique now but still not eliminated that problem. Also it tends to result in him absorbing the trauma of everyone's fear, thus making him someone you really don't want to be around in those situations.
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This helps. Whether it's coming from a propaganda broadcast or a telepathic one does not change that.
ooc: 1 - This also came at a time when air raid procedures were being refined and perfected, and citizens were growing more accustomed to the reality of bombings, which no doubt contributed to the statistics.
2 - This particular neighborhood was targeted for several days at the peak of young!Charles' power for the purposes of filming some propaganda about how British citizens were handling the Blitz.
3 - This is true, but early on, Charles reducing a soldier's fears often meant increasing his likelihood of getting killed, and led to a rise in casualties in the short run. He's gotten better at the technique now but still not eliminated that problem. Also it tends to result in him absorbing the trauma of everyone's fear, thus making him someone you really don't want to be around in those situations.