Peppermint Patty

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[[Media:Peppermint Patty]] is the self-selected work name of a prostitute at the Redlite Ranch Bordello in Antelope Valley, Nevada. She provides Danny Evachevski a conversational partner as he waits to acquire Nevada residency for a divorce in December 2000, as depicted in Square One. While giving Danny a standing offer for a freebie, he prefers to spend his time just talking with her.^SQ03

Patty is first described as "blonde; Danny guessed she might go five-one or five-two, slender, and shapely, if not real large in the chest."^SQ01

Patty's family doesn't have much money, but she got into UCLA for pre-med. Her roommate MaryAnn introduced her to George Bush and the Redlite. She worked every other weekend for over a year, but "I wasn’t gaining any ground on my student loan debt, and I needed some time off."^SQ03 As of the fall of 2000, "I’m taking a year off to work three on and one off. I’ve banked about a hundred thousand since May. I’ll work weekends when I go back to school."^SQ01 With this plan she hopes to finish medical school debt-free.

Patty's parents are separated and think she's "working as a waitress in a casino. Neither of them is real happy about it. They’d shit if they knew what was really going on."^SQ03

About 2009, a new Doctor arrives in Spearfish Lake, Dr Trishia York, who to Danny's surprise is Peppermint Patty. Danny promises to keep her secret.^SQ51

Note for readers outside the USA: The words "Peppermint Patty" and "York" are a humorous play on words. Hersheys Corporation makes a confectionery in several sizes - a chocolate coated peppermint pattie and markets it in under the York name.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Peppermint_Pattie and http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/york/index.asp