I'm always amazed at how much drying peppers can take. I have a kpakpo shito seedling that was flat on the ground with its leaves rolled up from wilting, and I watered it. It's about half back to normal now.
4, maybe five of last year's plants left. Depends if the brain strain can regrow from three inches of stem and a leaf bud. All seven of the kpakpo shito were spared the aphids though.