Naoto was pleasantly surprised to see her friends had picked out a swimsuit that actually fit her conservative style! The same shade of blue as her iconic hat, the one-piece suit covered up a decent amount of skin, though it still left her legs and arms more bare than she'd like. Slipping into the suit, Naoto was even more surprised to find that the suit fit quite well, albeit perhaps a tiny bit snug. Then again, considering her measurements, Naoto knew the others probably did the best they could. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad, Naoto thought to herself.
Meanwhile, outside the changing stall, Teddie was cowering from a ranting Yosuke.
"You can't keep using me as a personal credit card, Teddie!" Yosuke said, waving his arms at his naive teammate. "I'm not made of money!"
"Aww, come on, Yosuke! It's not like I'm using your card for useless stuff!" Teddie shot back.
"Oh?! What about that time you 'borrowed' it for-"
"That's not important right now!" Teddie said, cutting off his friend's rant. "Besides, I know how you feel about that, so you'll be happy to know Nao-chan's suit wasn't expensive at all!"
Yosuke's rant stopped in its tracks, his anger seeming to dissipate with this newest revelation. "Wait, seriously? So what was all that stuff about 'no expense is too great!'?"
With a cheeky blush and a smile, Teddie put a hand behind his head. "You gotta tell the babes what they wanna hear, Yosuke. Don't you know anything about talking to ladies?"
It was true that Teddie's choice of suit for Naoto had been surprisingly cheap. Yukiko, Chie, and Rise didn't bother paying attention to price, seeing as it was Yosuke's money being spent, so no eyebrows were raised when the suit was purchased. At least, no eyebrows were raised by the Investigation Team; the cashier, however, was rather curious. Most of what the store sold was normal, dependable swimwear and other beach items, but that particular type of suit was something else. It was cheap because, well, it wasn't meant to be a long-term garment.
The reason the one-piece suit Naoto was now stepping out onto the beach with was a mere fraction of its normal price, was because it was-