Not a lot of successful mind readers here. Specially if you think you know what a woman is thinking.

I ask if that sort of thing comes up. Just grow a pair and communicate.  
Might improve the relationship.  

Have fun.

Abbreviated version:  

Man is granted a wish by a Genie. Asks for a bridge from LA to Hawaii. The Genie laughs at him and says are you freaking crazy? Do you know the engineering behind that, the months it will take, you're crazy!

The man thinks about it and says, "ok, how about letting me read minds and know what a woman is thinking?"

Genie says, "You want that two lanes or four?"

 
She needs money, the monkey is a terrible when he's on your back. She needs a fix.  That simple.

Then don’t ignore the red flag.  If she has never offered a discount before why now.  Nothing wrong with saying you can’t make it happen and then contact her down the road.  Don’t know your past relationship with her but if this is way off then pass.  

Of course she is desperate for cash.  

enough with time and frequency, for you to ask her what is going on?  stop wondering and guessing because you would probably never guess correctly anyway.  That is too much mental energy wasted.  You are not out of line since she reached out to you out of the norm.

Mine would say;  stay away.

in need of cash. But I don't think it's for a drug fix. She's been talking at you all week. If she needed a fix she'd not drag it out that long. She'd go right to her low number to get the money.  

My best guess is she's owes on something to someone and she's getting more and more desperate to gather the funds. Maybe her business has slowed and her reduced cash flow is putting her behind. In my experience, not all, but most providers are very liberal in their spending habits. In other words, usually they don't save worth a damn. So when business slows they find themselves in need.

Rent money or something.  Or business is slow.  
I wouldn't necessarily avoid her but you have to decide your budget & time.  If you want to help her out, that's fine.  But I'd see her on my terms, not hers.  I'd not be out after midnight If that's not my usual thing.        

and she is on crutches you will know that she had a debt that needed to be paid.

Did you bbfs with her....

....about 9 months ago

May be we can help in another way?  I would be willing to go her way if I knew who she is.  But I don't want you to advertise her so how can this work?

Maybe ask her what's going on with her right now. Just keep this in mind If you go down this road with her, she may repeat this behavior again. You've known her for a while so do what you are comfortable with.

Steph XO

She has fallen in love with you and wants to have your children.  She will keep discounting, so don't give in too early.  If you wait her out, in the end she will be willing to pay YOU to come and see her.  Ain't love grand?

She's offered a discount, not a bad thing. She might be in a bind and my thinking is this. If you're in the "mood" you have the time and you do know her, what's the big deal? See her, you'll maybe be helping her out, you'll feel better...and after all you did call her so there must have been some interest on your part.
So go have a good time.....that's what I would do.

In the big scheme of things, this is the kind of demand most of us hobbyists would love to receive. 😉
I imagine I would be inclined to take that offer if I were in your shoes...

It is that simple. As to why she is offering this discount, and contacting you. Who knows. But it likely not your business, unless she has feelings for you or something like that. She likely needs money for whatever reason and she knows your safe and respectful. So she offered you a discount. Discounts are not a bad thing.  

But always listen to your gut as it can save you so many headaches. Also if she tells you she needs help. Only help her if you want to and it won't put you out. Don't expect anything in return as that leads  to bad feelings. It just isn't worth the aggravation.

Seriously why not? If she brings up issues and ruins the mood leave.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. I have decided to give it a pass. She has been texting me all day (last one just five minutes ago). I asked if she needed money, was ok, and she said everything was fine. I am just not feeling comfortable with this. I prefer to go about the hobby on my terms and am not enjoying the heavy sell (even if it is literally more bang for my buck!).

A good problem to have though!!

Forgive me for pointing out what seems obvious, but I don’t understand why you are confused.

You see her fairly regularly anyway, at what I can only assume is her usual posted (non-discounted) rates. It is obvious she is trying to wrangle up some immediate funds for some reason or another. Since you see her somewhat regularly, an offer to see her at a discounted rate is not a loss for you.

That being said...if you book a session at a discount and during your time with her she explains her situation to you...my only suggestion would be this:
If you are inclined to help her further by offering her more money, only offer an amount you are comfortable giving her as a gift with no further expectation. This will ensure no damage to the existing relationship/respect.

 
Xxx
Maddy

Don't overthink it.  
Enjoy your time together.
It sounds like you are each others ATF's.  

 
Kisses

Elle Vegas (the Sexy Swinger)

I had a girlfriend almost 20 years ago now.  Highly educated, great professional job that she woke up every morning to go to, almost geeky in her goodness.  She got really involved in yoga and often preferred that than to seeing me.  Didn’t bother me much until one day she said something that didn’t make sense—that she was sick and didn’t want company and then later that she was going to be doing yoga for the next three hours and did no want to be disturbed out of her spiritual trance—or something that made me cock my head to the side and raise one of my ears.  Well, in a moment of stalkerishness, I drove by her place.  Her car wasn’t there.  So, a couple of days later, I stopped by and told her that I saw her car wasn’t there.  She broke down and told me everything....

....she was a heroine junky.  I was like, “What???” and then I was just speechless while she went on with her confession that she started using again not long after we met.  I just sat there listening and thinking, “What did you just say???”.

Speaking from experience, you would have no clue if she was using heroine.  Some other drugs, you would know.  But with heroine, unless you know the difference between sexy eyes and nodding off or can tell a Maralyn Monroe voice from a junky drawl, you wouldn’t have any idea that she was using heroine.

If she’s calling and texting by the minute, I’d bet you whatever her fee is that she’s doing heroine.  Looking back on it, I really wish that I had stuck around to see that girlfriend through her crisis.  I was so freaked out that I drifted away from her fairly quickly.  It’s probably good advice to get away from that kind of environment ASAP.  And I’m certainly not advocating getting enmeshed in some type of enabler role.  But, if you like her at all (sounds like you do), you might stop in some time and ask her if she needs help finding a program.  Heroine eventually kills because of inconsistent product.  You might feel bad if you found out she stopped calling you because she overdosed.  

The hobby is supposed to be fun and worry free. In my opinion, if you are in need of asking for advice then it's time to move on my friend.