The site news mentions someone having trouble finding enough hankies. Did I miss something? Where does a quantity of hankies come into play? Just in the brothel or do you need hankies someplace else? I finished the game in a rather hankie-less manner, so I'm curious...

Hi there.

I think the problem was that people had sold
all their hankies before realizing that they need one in the brothel.

And hankie is an item crucial for game progress. Those people sold them all never heard of RPG unwritten rule: never get rid of the item you don't know where to use.