>>95985918
>>She (apparently) hasn't merged with her core
>What gave you that impression?
The way Anastasia talks about her core spawning yours in the opening. Even if it's not a literal, physical merger (fusing body and core), she's still talking about her core in the third person, as a distinct entity. If they'd merged, I'd expect her to describe it in the first person, maybe even using plural pronouns (like Venom from Marvel comics)