[ WP ] Due to a genetic mutation , hair follicles have now been linked to pain receptors and getting a haircut is absolute agony . As a barber , describe how your life is changed and what your new role in society is .

Oh, they are all CG'ers now, or, Crystal Gaylers. Even the men. Every once in a while I will get the brave soul who just ca n't live with hair down to their ankles anymore. The others, the CG'ers, just walk past with nary a glance my way but how could they see past their brilliant ladder-supported, high-rise pompadour, or their Radio Flyers, as they like to call a particular style where the pile their hair onto a classic childhood favorite and strut around town. 
 
 At first, most were willing to put up with the pain. Some, including myself, would offer up nitrous oxide, like at the dentist, but licenses from the DOH were difficult to obtain. So a black market of various knock out vapors and drugs grew out of the need to have one's hair cut. The DEA tried to keep up with the incessant flow but as the tides go out so do the tides come in. 
 
 Gradually, everyone got used to having long hair. No longer were business men and corporate types required to be high and tight. In fact they were some of the first ones to abandon haircuts, why should they have to feel any pain. 
 
 The tall glass vial in which the blue barbicide has nearly evaporated away is like a meter for my life. There is just an inch of blue left. 
 
 `` Just a little off the top, please''
