The hologram shifted. The star charts dissolved, replaced by a topographical map of Sector 4. A single red dot blinked steadily.
“The memory wipe was standard procedure for the seeding population,” the device intoned. “MIDV279 was sent to retrieve the survivors once the planet's resources reached critical depletion. You built the ships, Architect. You built the sleepers. And then you chose to forget, so you could live a life without the guilt of leaving the others behind.”