I'm surprised no one's catching the undertones here.
follow along with me
Polly: "Sometimes I wish we could go back to the way we were."
end scene. end romantic feelings and niceness and all around good natured for old times sake.
now refresh, start again with next panels.
"its nothing, always pay extra if you want good service."
expectant looks follow... for those who are equally naive, she's asking for a tip for being her guide, as that was good service.
next page.
"... you really HAVE been gone a long time."
smile gone.
she then asks about money, saying the word MONEY, not once, or twice, but THREE times.
it's now become extortion and betrayal of old friends.
psh, all this drama over possible flings, this is so much more delicious as Bernadette meets betrayal after betrayal.
perhaps enough of it and she'll drop the nice girl act and attack of her own vocations.
remember: the comic IS titled FlipSide. expect every reversal and twist.
also, judging from the picture listed here :
http://flipside.keenspot.com/comic.php?i=355its very likely that platinum is worth more than gold as its listed on top. the question is how much more? i'm betting 1000 gold coins = 1 platinum.
so the problem is naive Bernadette has just possibly mentioned that she's carrying 200 Platinum, or 200,000 gold coins.
with the only hint of current pricings being "hey honey, one night is 60 gold", i'm sure the serious over kill of (again possible) gold coins is going to stir up some trouble to some prying ears. I don't know about you, but I know its stupid to mention i've got 200,000 in cash on me when i'm walking through a street with lots of people wearing hoods to hide their faces. That place looks crowded, and exceptionally shady.
on the other hand, if 200plat is worth like nothing >.> i vote bernadette gets into some serious trouble for starting a fight.
besides, with all the hubbub on money and prices and that the ONLY law is No Force, and there are No Taxes... kinda makes it a scammers dream.
buyer beware, no using force if you get pissed.