Mark was ready to leave the Chronivac alone, when he came up with an idea. What if only one member of the
family was getting older? How would that affect their relationships and lives? He opened the time acceleration
mode again and switched to the advanced options. Sure enough, you could choose to change the flow of time for
individual people. Should he choose himself? Although he'd like to see how he'd look when he reached Simon's
age, maybe he'd do that another time. He wanted to be an observer for once. He can't make Bryan or Simon older
as they were both already so old. The sudden appearance of his nephew Danny did seem to mix things up a bit.
Maybe he should see the boy become middle aged throughout the day. But wouldn't Jay notice that his son
suddenly became their brother? Although Mark had adjusted his awareness of the situation for Jay, he was still
pretty suspicious of the changes Mark had made, which had thrown a spanner in their brotherly relationship.
Mark clicked on Danny's name and tried to decide on a time. He wanted Danny to become old, but not too old.
Maybe he should make Danny end up the same age as him and Jay by the end of the day, therefore making them
triplets. But it didn't sound clean to him, aging him 28 years. In the end, he decided to round that up to 30
years throughout the day, making him 42 by the end. He typed in the details and before clicking agree, he'd
decided with a twinge of regret to change Jay's awareness to the same as Bryan's, which is to say he wouldn't
be aware at all. He was getting too suspicious in the day and he wouldn't want to anger him more once his only
son became their older brother. However he also changed Danny's awareness to the point Jay's was previously,
wondering how an "outsider" would react to knowing something was up with his life, without previously knowing
what the Chronivac did. With a bit of hesitation, he clicked accept and the Chronivac did its work, the wave-
like energy bursting forth, though Mark didn't feel anything this time. He turned the Chronivac off and went
back to his room, briefly bumping into his father on the way. Luckily the bathroom was opposite Simon's room
so he didn't rouse suspicion. They exchanged goodnights and went to bed.
Danny had woken up early from his slumber, scratching his stubbly cheeks. He froze suddenly, since when did
he have to shave? He was only a kid. But no, he wasn't. He was almost 20 now, and he'd inherited his dad's
high testosterone levels. He'd been shaving since he was 14 near enough. He must of been remembering a dream
of his, and yet his whole body didn't feel right. Standing up, he wobbled a bit on his large feet, now the
tallest man in the family. His height gave him a better spread for his weight so he didn't look as large as
his relatives at this age. In fact, he was in a healthy shape. Not as healthy as his uncle, but he tried to
keep up. He itched his chest which was covered with hair that many men his age would be envious of and went to
the bathroom. It was already occupied. They really needed more than one in the house seeing how there were 5
men sharing it, but they couldn't afford a new one. It wasn't long before his grandfather had finished and let
him in. The old man gave him a weird look, like he'd never seen him before, then shook his head and continued
to his own room. Danny frowned, did he look as different as he felt? Danny entered the bathroom and looked at
his adult face. He looked the same as normal, yet there was a hint of unfamiliarity about it. He got to
shaving his face, leaving a wide strip on the bottom of his face hairy, which wasn't a hard feat given his
genetics. He'd seen the style on one of his favourite actors once and thought it looked cool. He fiddled with
his hair, which had steadily receded by a couple of inches. It wasn't too noticeable if he combed his hair
forward, yet it was obvious he'd follow the rest of his family. He wanted to shave his head like his uncle
Mark, but his dad had told him it was a coward move and to embrace his hairline like the rest of his family.
Maybe in a few years he'd have the courage to shave it. He sighed and got in the shower to clean up.
Mark had woken up, still as a 40 year old and looked out of his bedroom door. He saw Simon leave the bathroom,
not looking any different from their exchange in the night, while a young hairy man went in. He remembered
what he did last night and went downstairs to fix breakfast. Meanwhile, Jay had woken up and waited outside
the bathroom to be let in next. Danny came out and said good morning to his dad and headed down the hall to
get changed. Jay couldn't believe how much his son had grown over the last few years. It only felt like
yesterday that he was drawing pictures of the family. He'd kept one of them on the fridge, much to Danny's
embarrassment, because it reminded him of the good old days. Now his little boy had graduated from high school
and went straight to helping his family in the auto repair shop. He was even growing his first beard, an
extended goatee which suited him well. Jay entered the bathroom and looked at his aging face in the mirror. He
wondered where all that time went.