Well, one thing was for sure, it wasn't only genes that transferred form father to son. What was that one phrase? Nature versus nurture? Right, well, this opened up a new avenue for Jake to experiment with, certainly.
He ran a hand through his thick beard, savoring the sensation. It certainly made him look older. While he could easily change himself directly, he liked the unpredictable effect he got from altering his father instead. It kept things interesting. Jake began searching though the change options, looking for something new to experiment with. Eventually, his eye was caught by the "Hair and Hairstyles" menus. His first instinct was to throw several different hairstyles at his dad and see what happened. Though, glancing back at his father's picture, he noted that his father had begun to bald now that he was in his fifties. Then an idea struck Jake. What if he were to make his father completely bald? Not shaved, but male pattern baldness bald. He wasn't exactly sure, which made it an excellent experiment. Opening the appropriate menus, Jake found a slider labeled "MPB Progression" The arrow on the slider seemed to be a little past half way. Experimentally, Jake dragged the arrow all the way to the right and clicked the green Go button, being sure to accept the world changes.
Again, downstairs, the changes accompanied Jake's dad. While he was a very muscular hirsuite man, he was balding on top. His already receded hairline retreated further back, joining with his rapidly expanding bald spot. Eventually, there was no hair on top his head, save for a horseshoe fringe of grey and brown hair wrapping around the back of his head. He couldn't help but wonder just what it was his son had up there. He was tempted to go up and find out, but his son was 25 now, for goodness sakes. It wasn't really his business to go poking into his son's affairs anymore. Though, he wished Jake would find a place of his own, already. He absentmindedly ran a hand over his perfectly smooth pate. As far as he could remember, he'd been bald for years. He'd almost forgotten what having hair on tip his head felt like.
Upstairs, Jake was admiring his buffer body. It felt like sort of a cheat to get the results without the hard work. Though, he could remember doing the hard work in the new reality the Chronivac had invented. Jake's thoughts were interrupted by a tingling on his head. Glancing in the mirror, Jake could see his frontal hairline was slowly receding.
"No way! I'm only 25!"
Regardless, he could see his hairline retract a few good inches, taking on the traditional M or peninsula shape. The hair at the front most part seemed to thin out some, becoming sparse. The changes then stopped. Running a hand through his hair, Jake could feel the hair on the back of his head was thinning as well. Opening the high school year book, he could see his hairline was noticeably higher in his senior year. Apparently the men in his family now balded fairly early on. Though, glancing up at his reflection, the receded hair seemed to oddly fit with the full beard and hirsute body.
"Weird..."