Riker: Life support has failed on decks 7 and 13, sir. Now what if this thing manages to rewrite our entire system? It's so far beyond us that we don't have a hope of understanding it, let alone controlling it. Our own ignorance could kill us.
Picard: We may never reach that point. A variation of what happened to the Yamato might destroy us first.
Riker: So we just sit here and watch our ship disintegrate around us?
Picard: The probe was launched from Iconia, probably from an automated system. There may be records near the launch site that could help us find a solution.
Riker: I'll arrange an away team.
Picard: And I'll lead it.
Riker: You will lead it?
Picard: Yes.
Riker: Sir, we've had this conversation a hundred times.
Picard: And we will have it again, Number One. I have been studying the Iconians since I was a cadet. I have to be the one to go. The Enterprise is yours.
(Picard leaves)
Riker: For as long as she lasts...
— Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Contagion"
