▁E tern ity ▁Code . ▁In ▁this ▁install ment , ▁Col fer ▁describes ▁Op al ▁Kob oi ' s ▁com a ▁situation ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁Doctor ▁Jer bal ▁Arg on , ▁a ▁fict ional ▁fair y ▁g nome ▁psych iat rist ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁in car cer ated , ▁" ce le br ity " ▁patient :" If ▁only ▁every ▁fair y ▁in ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁as ▁do cile ▁as ▁Op al ▁Kob oi . ▁All ▁she ▁needed ▁was ▁a ▁few ▁int ra ven ous ▁tub es ▁and ▁a ▁monitor , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁more ▁than ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁her ▁first ▁six ▁months ' ▁medical ▁fe es . ▁Doctor ▁Arg on ▁fer vent ly ▁hoped ▁that ▁little ▁Op al ▁never ▁w oke ▁up . ▁Because ▁once ▁she ▁did , ▁the ▁LE P ▁would ▁ha ul ▁her ▁off ▁to ▁court . ▁And ▁when ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁tre ason ▁her ▁assets ▁would ▁be ▁fro zen , ▁including ▁the ▁C lin ic ' s ▁fund . ▁No , ▁the ▁longer ▁Op al ' s ▁nap ▁last ed , ▁the ▁better ▁for ▁everyone , ▁especially ▁her . ▁Because ▁of ▁their ▁thin ▁sk ull s ▁and ▁large ▁brain ▁volume , ▁P ix ies ▁were ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁various ▁mal ad ies ▁such ▁as ▁cat at onia , ▁am nes ia ▁and ▁nar cole ps y ." ▁R ather ▁than ▁being ▁in ▁an ▁actual ▁com a , ▁Col fer ▁has ▁Kob oi ▁in ▁a ▁com a - like ▁state ▁of ▁med itation ▁known