#invented dynamic

@yuriyuruandyuraart

for those who are wondering, ves can reset but doesn't retain the memories because they're still a monster despite the determination. so they continue making the same mistakes every single time and always revert back to being a narcissistic selfish fool with a god complex when they die.

it's why ash is reluctant to get too personal with them even if they are extremely affectionate and caring throughout their relationship... even in the times they DO soul bond. (it often causes more trouble than it's worth)

cuz it's technically meaningless but it's a promise to the previous one to knock some sense into them. just in case they remember.

Ashe never really LOSES ves in a sense of death. she loses progress with them. she loses the built up memories with them. and wonders if this shallow husk is even worth it.

be it out of obligation or not, she finds it hard to just let this stupid cat chase it's own tail with no understanding of it's own power or how it shapes the world without their knowledge.

hey! it's an inverted dynamic!

though if ves were to experience dust's memory glitch they'd need to die a LOT more times... which just isn't worth the mental pressure ash deals with.

it's also another reason why ash insists not to soul bond. she doesn't want ves to remember all at once since she's scared how it'd affect them.

maybe they'd go mad? maybe they'd have a panick attack and destroy something?

best to take things slowly when your partner is an unstable murderous Dragon.

it creates tons of issues because ash feels like she's manipulating vrs at times. knowing them like the back of her hand while they are clueless.

though she does notice small changes. those SMALL changes make her hope that maybe it's not all that bad.

also all humans remember resets. they have an entire system based on it to plan ahead against anomalies (the monsters stole the reset from humans by absorbing their souls during the war and now they have great magic powers)

so by extension ash is a permanent criminal even if the people she killed are back to life!