It's unlocked, but Yosuke's in there

"Oh, don't worry! I left it unlocked. There's not a thing to worry about, unless you care about Yosuke being in there," Teddie responded with a salute, before stepping aside to hold the door open for Naoto like a gentleman. Inside, Yosuke Hanamura was resupplying several locker room items such as fresh towels and soap. He didn't seem to hear the two of them at all, owing to the over-sized orange headphones he was sporting.

Although it **** Naoto to release her suit's hold above her breasts for a moment, Naoto grabbed Teddie's arm and pulled it away from the door, allowing the locker room to creak shut. "Teddie, that's a huge problem! I can't possibly enter in and redress myself in front of Hanamura! How long do you expect he'll be?"

"Hmmm, well, Yosuke and I both like to use restocking that room as an unofficial bear-eak. Soooo... I guess it could be a while! We just have to find you somewhere to hide from the loyal Junes customers until he finishes up. No need to worry your fur over a little thing like that. There's all kinds of places to hide inside Junes! It's like the world's hugest hide-and-seek playground!" the unflappable bear exclaimed, holding both hands into the air dramatically. Naoto moved her hand from the door to his mouth, trying to stop him from drawing attention to their location. "Why not head up to the clothes department? We could even get you something else to wear up there! I've always thought you'd look good in a pretty summer dress, like the models wear, Naoto-chan!"

"There are a few problems with that idea, Teddie. For starters, I don't have my wallet to pay for any clothing and I'm assuming you have no money either."

"Yeah, but you can just take it off the rack and wear it! It's as easy as swiping honey from a tree!"

Naoto placed a palm over her face, suddenly feeling sorry for everything Yosuke had to go through on a day-to-day basis with this employee. "Very well. The second problem is that there will be a significant walk to reach the clothing department. I can't go there dressed like this..." she murmured, looking down at her exposed shoulders self-consciously. Just that part was bad enough, without thinking what the back looked like.

"I could just bring it for you!"

"How confident are you that you know my sizes?"

A bashful smile came to Teddie's broad face as he wiggled back and forth. "Oh gosh, Naoto-chan! It's pretty em-bear-assing to admit, but I won't say I haven't thought about them. Judging by how you normally look, I'd say... well, compared to the others, you seem to have a pretty narrow chest-"

Naoto immediately regretted that she'd asked and shook her head frantically, spilling beads of sweat onto the floor. "N-Nevermind! Please, just grab something oversized for now and I'll wear it! Too big is better than too small," she reassured him with a smile, while trying to get her friend to stop questioning why she was so defensive on this point.

Teddie nodded for a moment, then stopped, crossing his arms and knitting his brow in a cartoonish face of consternation. "Wait, hold on. Wouldn't it be easier if we just hid you somewhere until Yosuke comes back out? Or you could hide until I grab you those clothes, even! Anything's better than standing out here, right?"

"You're right! Please, you know Junes better than I do; can you take me somewhere close-by, on the first floor, where I can hide out until you've found me a replacement or Yosuke leaves the room?" She felt even more embarrassed as she realized how badly her usually quick mind was failing her, but for now, she really did have to rely on her friend. The mortifying situation had made it hard for her to apply her usual reasoning skills.

"I can, but, no offense-- you're a mess in that bear suit! You'd probably be a lot faster moving around bare than as a bear."

Teddie had a point, but just the thought of shedding the suit and running around the department store in her underwear was making Naoto blush furiously; she pulled the suit up higher on the front to hide the lower half of her face. Plus... didn't Yosuke have security cameras here at Junes? He might have already caught her on tape! That was all the more reason to get dressed back properly and then confront him, so she could come up with some reason for him to erase the footage at that time.