It had been three days since Vivian's operation. Kirito had a meeting with the doctor.
"Vivian has depressed brainstem reflexes" The doctor said as he looked at her report.
"What's that?"
"The brain turning responses off--
Such as pupils not responding to light, no responses of limbs, except for reflex movements, no response to painful stimuli and irregular breathing. The person is still alive, but the brain is functioning at its lowest stage of alertness."
"You mean a coma?"
"Yes. So, we'll set up a life support"
"A life support?"
"It's any combination of machines and medication that keeps a person's body alive when their organs would otherwise stop working....