one interesting thing about pantalone’s association w currency and therefore value, is that value is a relational concept as nothing has absolute value by itself, and similarly pantalone’s story despite him being a lonely person is ultimately determined by relationships
18 x 45 dottocest … 45 teasing 18 about his obvious crush on pantalone, saying a kid like 18 could never satisfy him as 45 does and 18 saying he’ll show 45 what he’s capable of …