Herb used to have a bad nervous habit of scratching behind their ears, so a while ago, they decided to get their ears pierced so they'd have something else to fiddle with when they got stressed. Although they've outgrown this habit, Herb likes to keep the earrings as a reminder of how they overcame it. They've started getting new piercings along their journeys as a reminder of where they've been and all the challenges they've overcome.