Systole

Systole: noun
1. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward.
He wants them to stop, to stay zeroed, not least because divorce is expensive. People don’t always trust resets, and Greg feels like shite knowing that his blood makes him a marked man. A used soulmate, someone else’s seconds, and, given his reset rate, a likely reoffender.