Awnser this whenever you're ready because I know you've been working hard on the shock spear and figuring out how to well learn more about it.
What would happen say if zim got pushed into a pool.
Would his skin peel off?
Would his pak break?
Would his pak try to heal him?
Would he go numb?
Would he have some sort of reaction if he got out of the water?
Would he go near water after the experince or isolate himself in his house for a few days or weeks or...YEARS?
Starting with his PAK, I don’t think anything big would happen there.
Irken PAKs are definitely waterproof. Zim has been covered in water and other liquids before and his PAK has always been fine. Plus it would be terrible design if the devices that Irkens need to live could be damaged by water.
The only way Zim’s PAK could be damaged by water is if Zim intentionally exposed the more delicate parts of his PAK that aren’t supposed to be exposed in the first place.
Zim on the other hand, would be significantly less fine.
If Zim was pushed into a pool, he’d basically be unable to get out on his own, as the constant pain from the acidic water would prevent him from being able to do anything. His PAK would have to save him, and I don’t doubt that it could. Irken PAKs can let the wearer breathe in space and can operate fully independently of the Irken if they’re incapacitated. So Zim’s PAK would automatically activate, activate that spacesuit function so Zim doesn’t drown, and then get Zim out of that pool as fast as possible, either by using the PAK legs, the built in EVA pack, or a mix of both (EVA pack to get Zim to the surface, PAK legs to climb out of the pool).
However again, that wouldn’t be the end of it. Zim would be covered in chemical burns and would be basically unable to move due to the pain for a few minutes until he dries off at least a little bit. And even then he’d be sore for the rest of the day.
His injuries would heal though. His eyes would heal first in just an hour or so as Irken eyes heal the fastest, followed by his antennae healing not long after the eyes and the rest of his body healing after about a day, as they don’t heal as fast as the antennae or eyes.
Also he’d probably avoid that pool for as long as he physically can, or at least until he finds a way to upgrade his waterproofing (or even just a way to make sure he applies it consistently).
Speaking of waterproofing, Zim with his paste waterproofing could withstand a pool for a good amount of time, being able to swim like a regular human. He’d get out as soon as he feels his paste starting to wash off (noticeable due to the slowly increasing burn of the water).
