Content Warnings: Discussion of Female Underwear
"Hey, Tifa... I've been meaning to ask but why do you keep wearing sports bras that are too small?" Yuffie pondered.
Tifa frozen in horror.
Cloud blinked in confusion.
"...Did you really just ask that!?" Tifa hissed.
"Uh, yeah. I noticed it at that inn last night, I forgot to ask then but..."
"I don't know if you noticed by shopping for underwear isn't on my list of priorities, Yuffie! And can we talk about this somewhere else?!"
Yuffie shrugged.
"I just thought you weren't too bashful about that stuff fighting in that skirt. Besides, Cloud's not too embarrassed by it..."
"I am!" Tifa hissed again.
"Uh, yeah, Yuffie, I think it's better to keep that conversation in private..."
The next inn gave Yuffie her chance.
"So... About earlier..."
"Are you going to say sorry?" Tifa demanded.
"...For what?"
"Asking that beside Cloud!"
"Oh, right. Sorry."
Tifa frowned.
"Say it like you mean it."
"I do! It's just I don't see the big deal... Well, I know you like him and all, he's kind of cute but he's not really my type, guess he's yours but..."
"Yuffie, this has nothing to do with how cute he is! It's about the fact I don't like talking underwear with a guy around!"
"Really? Not even Cid?"
"No!"
"Vincent?"
"No!"
"Red?"
"...I don't really count him as a guy, he's a different species."
"Ah, so we can talk about it around him..."
"We can't talk about it around anyone!" Tifa snapped.
"Oh. Not even Barret?"
"ESPECIALLY not Barret! It's his fault I wear these ones..."
Yuffie cocked her head to the side in confusion.
"...What?"
Tifa sighed.
"I bought these ones in Kalm a while ago. I got... uh, bigger... since then, and when I tried to buy some that fit better, it turns out only Shin-Ra makes the right sizes for me. So either I get them at twice the price made to order, or..."
"Wow. Seriously? He demanded you don't wear Shin-Ra underoos?"
"No, it... it was what he said about the security. They only sell them in Shin-Ra shops, they're in the upper city, and they have cameras everywhere..."
"Even the changing rooms?" Yuffie realised.
Tifa nodded.
Yuffie lost the colour in her face.
"But what about the lower sectors?"
Tifa groaned.
"Ugh... Never trust those shopkeepers... Ever. They don't even hide the cameras sometimes."
"Jeez... How the hell did none of them catch me shoplifting?!" Yuffie said in shock.
"Shoplift... That's what you were worried about?"
"Duh. Anyway, so, you were paranoid about the cameras... So, why not buy some more here?"
"No time... or money." Tifa sighed.
Yuffie seemed to accept this.
"Well, I guess you won't be okay with stealing some... So I guess the next time we're with Aeris you and she need to go shopping."
That came a few days later, in another inn in Costa Del Sol as it happened. Tifa mistakenly mentioned it to the other woman.
"...She has a point. This is my size!" Aeris noted, holding one of the too-small sports bras up.
"...Aeris, can you stop looking at my laundry?"
"Well, take off your shirt and I'll tell you the size you do need..."
"...What?"
Reluctantly, she did so.
"...Ow, doesn't that hurt? Your breasts are being crushed... And they're made to look bigger."
"They are?"
Aeris stared.
"...That's not why you wear them, is it?"
"What? No!"
Aeris however smirked.
"Well, take that off too, so we can get your real size?"
Tifa sighed.
"Fine..."
She unhooked, and Aeris tutted.
"Okay, it's not too bad but from the look of it you're a few sizes too small. And they really are made to look bigger. Tomorrow we can go buy something and get a professional to measure..."
"But the money..."
"Look, Tifa, if you keep wearing them it'll cause problems." Aeris said sternly.
Tifa gave in, pulling her shirt back on without her bra.
"...And your shirts seem a little small as well." Aeris noted.
"What next, my panties are too small?!"
Aeris glanced down.
"Well, maybe. Let's see..."
Tifa groaned, pulling her skirt down. The white panties revealed had Aeris sigh.
"Yes, these are too small as well... And with your skirt I think it would be better to wear shorts as well."
"I don't.... Oh. Right. Uh, I never really thought about that..."
"Let's see the rest of your stuff..."
As it happened, all of Tifa's underwear was found lacking.
"Hm... Well, I know these chocobo-print panties are cute but they're too small... All your sports bras, too small... This black thong is..."
Tifa sighed as Aeris listed it all off. It didn't help she only had two pairs of plain panties, the chocobo ones, two black thongs, and one dark blue pair. Her four sports bras were of course too small.
"Anyway, I'd stop wearing these and get new ones."
And then Tifa realised she was sitting in her panties being told all her underwear was too small.
"...Wait, if it's too small and you think I should stop wearing them, what do I do tomorrow?"
Aeris grinned.
"We can go buy some early and maybe convince Cloud to stop for a little break. It's been non-stop and I'd like to go to the beach... But neither of us has a swimsuit!"
"So... We ask for too much money and buy me new underwear. But what about me not wearing any tomorrow?!"
"Let's see them." Aeris asked from outside the changing room.
"What?"
Before Tifa could protest further, Aeris poked her head in.
"...Looks better. Your chest isn't as constricted. But somehow they still look bigger..."
"Are the panties making my butt look too big?!" Tifa snapped.
Aeris looked down.
"No. Now try some shorts..."