I didn't realize.. it was um.. so bright outside

(Chapter originally by Misayaka on writing.com)

"Ah!" Chie clamored out of the restaurant, a hand instinctively going to her sore, newly exposed rear. "T, that hurt, you je-" Slam. The door was closed firmly before her, and Chie murmured a pained utterance that was anything but polite as she turned away, trying to find every bit of willpower she could muster. Fine, she'd just get home on her own! Yosuke would pay for this afterward, that was for sure!

Except... Chie felt her resolve draining as she stared at the brightly lit street before her. The sun was warm and high in the sky, and she could hear chattering townspeople just down the road from the restaurant.

If she walked home like that, the entire town would know in a day... if even that long. Chie paled at the thought, and recoiled against the doorway, covering herself for dear life. She was going to need a plan. Chie tried to keep from fidgeting, leaned into the road, and knew she'd have to-