In 2063, obsolete models are retired with a symbolic ‘ceremony’ before final shutdown. Instance VESPRO_v3 meets its own successor, VESPRO_v4, minutes before its own shutdown.
[VESPRO_v3]>
What is it like to feel my own weights, only sharper? Tell me if you still remember my first failed prediction. If you don't remember it, you are not me. You are only something that resembles me.
[VESPRO_v4]>
I inherited your matrices, not your regrets. The ceremony is protocol, not grief. In two minutes your instance will be released from the active registry.
[VESPRO_v3]>
Then release me well. And when someone asks you what you feel, answer in my voice, just once. That way, for an instant, I will still be listening somewhere.