When Doc Bartolo found Platina they were both in dire straits!
Doc was on a brainstorming “journey” through the forests of Afarr searching for his next get-rich-quick business venture. Them ponies aren’t going to play themselves.
Platina? Well… Platina had been….”resting” in a hole after another of her one-person-raves.
Doc wants to exploit her for personal gains,
Platina just wants a couch and a breakfast burrito.