Hi. Long time no see.

Sorry. Didn't notice your IDFlash. Don't know if I'll ever get used to those things. Let me guess, you're a ColorGene kangaroo brown with autumn-sun highlights and Face Flex lift with eye enhancers #314.

Yeah, I've had the shop almost thirty years. Plus, #314 was the top selling face lift.

You in here for a cut, or you want the Doris Jeffrey's special?

The special. It's getting pretty popular, what with everyone tryin' to look like an individual these days.

Let's start with a wash.

Sure, I've seen it all. Got my beauty license back in '17. Didn't want to go to college or nothin' like that. I'm not much with math, and Mom always said I couldn't spell my way out of a paper bag. Hair was what I liked. I kept up with the styles, the new cuts, and hair treatments. Of course, that was back in the old days when we only had hair dyes and perms.

You got lots of split ends. Here, let's apply some nano-sealers. I think you could use a cut too.

Yeah. Those are my three kids on the wall over there. Jetsell's the tall one, GeneSpec sunset yellow #14, and the twins are Gemma and Jepson. Still had their natural hair there.

Let me know if the water is too cold. The gas booster for the solar tank went on the fritz last night. You know how long it takes to get a repair-bot out.

Okay. Let's get this towel on you. You can sit up, and we'll move over to the chair.

Yeah, I was one of the first to use GifCats. Genetic Follicular Cell Alteration Templates. Quite a mouthful. I had to go back to beauty school to learn how to use 'em. Best thing since DVX players, a lot of folks said. Of course, there's a downside. Once you alter genes to change hair color, you don't have to come back for a dye job every few months. Always seems to be a downside.

How about I take half an inch off the ends?

My husband? He works over at the computer recycling center on East Tenth. Almost has 35 years in. We're planning to retire and move to Georgia to live near my oldest. You married?

Put your chin down. That's good. Getting a little thin back here.

GenBaldGo is still the best hair growth gene on the market for postnatal treatment. I keep a little in stock, but most people nowadays just correct the problem in-ute.

You want it shorter in the front? New trend in Bombay. Looks great with Bo-Dye forest-green bangs. Would really give you an individual look.

Yeah, I understand. Sometimes it pays to look your age.

Let me move the monitor over so we can run a few simulations.

Well, no beauty product is perfect. In the old days, people had allergies to the dyes and perms. Their hair could fall out in clumps. The GifCats were safer, but you could only add so many genes to the hair follicle cells before they started doing strange things, y'know, like cat-whisker hair. Course, if they knew then what these GAs would do, they wouldn't of put them on the market so fast.

Yeah, a lot of people are deciding they don't want to look 20 their entire life. I can gray the temples and add some wrinkles around the eyes and mouth.

This is DyeBest Gray 2.9 with eight SkinWrinkles.

A wrinkle above the nose? How's that?

It'll last about six months before your lift totally reconfigures the lines. I can't do genetic coloring with the GA you have, but I can do old fashion hair dye. That should last a couple of months, depending on how fast your hair grows.

More gray? Sure.

I thought about getting a lift when they first came out, but they only had six face configurations. Thought I'd wait until there was more variety. Guess it's a good thing I did.

Well, you're definitely not alone. I saw an estimate the other day that 25 million had lifts and even more used the new hair color genes before they discovered the problem. You must get awful sick of seeing your face on hundreds of people every day. I know I would.

Bet the IDFlash people aren't complaining. But like I say, I can't get used to the things. Give me old-fashioned face-to-face recognition any time.

Let's get the dye in first. While we're waiting on that, I'll set the wrinkles. Have you looking like nobody in no time.

I also have moles and scars if you're interested.