The company also secretly creates Can-D , an illegal but widely available hallucinogenic drug allowing the user to `` translate '' into Perky Pat ( if the drug user is a woman ) or Pat 's boyfriend , Walt ( if the drug user is a man ) . The company also secretly creates `` Can-D '' , an illegal but widely available hallucinogenic drug allowing the user to `` translate '' into Perky Pat ( if the drug user is a woman ) or Pat 's boyfriend , Walt ( if the drug user is a man ) .