#i guess i technically wouldnt have to swim- i'm walking up up up

[darabeatha]

[mleemwyvern]

Hello! I have many Nethered thoughts but I'm a bit too tired for Discord talks, so I guess I'll just send them here if that's alright! You can answer in your own time, or not at all if things get spammy.

First of all: Tango! What a wonderful design, I have so many thoughts...how does he feel about his new form, now that he can hug his friends and more or less live his life again? Does it disturb him to be crumbling all the time and burning and just generally not-quite-him? I wonder how many things he accidentally sets on fire just by interacting with them in ways he used to but can't do anymore safely...I guess I just generally want to hear more about Nethered!Tango, if there's anything you wanted to share that you didn't get the chance to already!

At first.. he's just grateful that existence is no longer constant, burning agony. That he can hug his friends, speak properly, move properly. That he no longer burns everything he touches.

Later, after the initial reflief has worn off... he hates it. He hates the constant crumbling, sand everywhere. He hates that he cant touch water without pain. He hates having eyes of blue flame, so easily extinguished if he isnt careful around water- getting caught in the rain not only hurts, but blinds him, and he cant find his way to shelter very easily if he cant see. He'll never swim again, never use a bubblevator, never use a water bucket to break his fall. Water is everywhere, and it hurts.

He doesnt burn things with just a touch anymore, but his hair is fire, and will definitely burn things. He doesnt get to wear hats. If firetick wasnt off, he would burn down any flammable building with low ceilings, simply by standing in it. He wouldnt be able to sleep in a bed, as it would catch fire the moment his head hit the pillow. But firetick being off prevents his flames from consuming everything. He's never been more grateful for it.

And finally, a few fun facts!

- he may not burn to the touch anymore, but he is still warm. significantly warmer than a person should be, but not burning. Just warm. This makes him very good for hugs, if you can get past Sand Everywhere (and the others can)

- even the smallest parts of his new form are annoying. why did it have to be blue fire? thats not his colour! also, he wants his fabulous hair back.

- he doesnt cry regular tears anymore. thats at least somewhat good, because if he did, he would blind himself every time he cried. what are his tears now? soul sand.

- since the nethered hermits have cut off access to the nether, they've lost sources of many resources. quartz, blaze rods, ghast tears, wither skulls... soul sand would normally be included here. but technically, tango generates an infinite supply of soul sand. its just... really fucking weird, getting it this way.

- nethered takes place before decked out. decked out may not end up existing in this universe, and if it does, the dungeon is quite a bit different due to the lack of 1.16 blocks. and it definitely wouldnt include punching out soul flames. not when its creator.. kind of is one.

- yes, he can (theoretically) be used in a bubblevator. nobody would ever do that, because it would hurt him. but he does make a bubble column.

- this form only mostly sucks. it is kind of cool that he isnt hurt by fire or lava anymore. he can and will just walk through fire and not even care. he probably bathes in lava, due to the aforementioned water pain.

- if he is touching fire, it turns blue! for as long as hes in contact with the flames, theyre burning off of soul sand, and theyre soul fire now. it goes back to normal fire when he leaves.