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I like how the Barman has a headband with Nish’s Symbol on it, similar to how Sparrows has one with Caper of Euros’s later on! Did she get the idea from him or is it a common practice to wear the symbol of your Iterator/ City’s symbol?

Ha iterator mascots at big sport games with the teams in the according color.

well, the idea of an Ancient wearing an Iterator's mark first came to be with Sparru and the idea there was to signal that she belongs with him. to audience as his partner, but in-universe as his Mechanic. she's dedicating her whole life to servicing this Iterator, she might as well take on a piece of his identity upon herself at that point, yanno

so Mechanics wearing their Iterator's mark is a must

the Barman wears Nish's mark for two reasons: 1. since he's running a business that isn't local, he tries to cash in on it/advertize it. yanno, how you go to a chinese restaurant to get chinese food- you go to his place to get drinks (n maybe some food too) from No Significant Harassment's colony 2. people of Risio are Very proud of where they come from. oh they know how important Nish is as the second senior of Looks to the Moon's group. but most importantly, Nish is part of family over there. the Houses might be frowning upon it, but the citizens ultimately don't see Nish as their Iterator, but as their big brother/uncle/whatever have you

so people who wear an Iterator's mark see or understand that That Iterator is unimaginably important to their life, either in career or emotionally. the Houses also wear their respective Iterator marks since... yeah, representation, and Yes sport teams would Also absolutely have dresses and mascots in correspondance with the Iterator they come from!

normal citizens/groundbound people don't usually touch that stuff much. think of it like a country's flag or uhh... erb.... Coat Of Arms !!! coat of arms fits the best!

cuz a country's flag equivalent would be smth to represent the whole group- for example, the Aeolus Council and the Children of Eo all come together under a flag with a snake on it. this is also one of reasons why Zephyr's mark is a snake. that beast was chosen becaue (religious reasons and) there are some real nasty snakes living in the Aeolus Root's range. their venom is very potent and one of the most precious resources this group has to offer- it is used for medicine purposes, including as a main ingredient in an anti-The-Rot shot

and then Iterator marks are those Coat of Arms <3