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Heat Tolerance

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Although your AEP suit can protect you against acute hot water burns for a limited time, prolonged exposure will cook your tissue like a sous vide pork tenderloin (simile flagged for review). Human proteins are sensitive to high temperature and will swiftly unravel.
Organisms that live near thermal vents can survive water above 65 degrees Celsius. Temperature may change from near 0C to above 100C in seconds. (Because pressure delays boiling, some deep hydrothermal vents can reach hundred of degrees C.) Pompeii worms, still extant in Earth's oceans, grow a coating or fleece of bacteria to survive exposure to hot water. These epsilonproteobacteria tolerate intense heat with heat shock proteins, which prevent and reverse the breakdown of cooked molecules.
Pioneer nanomachines will assist your body's cells in producing these heat shock proteins and monitor long term health effects. Regular return to safe water temperatures is advised.
Additionally, a layer of protective bacterial fleece between your skin and AEP suit will protect you from skin burns. Your PDA will monitor this bacterial culture and adjust its odor and secretions to prevent irritation. These bacteria have been derived from existing skin cultures and may help build appreciation for the role of healthy bacteria in day to day life. Say "thanks, staphylococcus."

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