Babylon 5 has 250,000 humans and aliens, a sizable portion of whom have hair. So there are bound to be hairdressers, probably even ones dedicated to the Centauri. And yet Londo has Vir do his hair for him. And not only that, Vir does Londo’s hair while Londo is in the middle of a meeting. Does Vir have a special talent for hairdressing? Does Londo just not want to be bothered to go out for it?

More seriously, this is likely supposed to mirror how nobles in the 18th century would have people come watch them as they prepared for the day. (Which strikes me as an awful thing to go through, but then, I don’t have to, so it’s not my problem.)

(How do Londo and Refa’s ranks compare, anyway? Londo is the ambassador no one wants, and Refa’s a lord of some sort, but I can’t remember if it gets any deeper into that. I want to know the order of precedence at the Centauri court, and alas, there is not nearly enough detail. Does the fact that Refa’s here watching Londo prepare imply he’s even lower down the social ladder? Or at least that Londo is trying to make it seem that way? Or is visiting in the middle of toilette just a normal thing for Centauri nobles to do?)

Also, Vir is absolutely adorable.