A Startlement of Fur and Feathers

A Startlement of Fur and Feathers is a sub-mission of March to Mastery: A Star Is Born during the Trailblaze Continuance chapter Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (I).
==Steps==
# Leave Stargazer Navalia and return to the sword practicing area
# Monitor the suspicious character
# Find a suitable box to hide in
# Track down the suspicious character
# Photograph evidence of the suspicious character's activities
==Gameplay Notes==
* This sub-mission is considered a challenge, and pressing Esc offers the option to "Pause and Save" or "Quit Completely" to exit.
** If "Quit Completely" is selected, the sub-mission may be restarted after talking to Yanqing.
* This sub-mission uses the Fate's Ensemble system, played from the perspective of March 7th. The game provides her for use as a Story character.
==Dialogue==
===Leave Stargazer Navalia and return to the sword practicing area===
;(Approach marked location)
: Craftsman: ...Oh, just shut up, Red Fang! This is not a beast ship, I need some time to take care of things
: Cloud Knight Soldier: You willingly donned the skin of a lowly beast to join this mission, dedicating yourself to our glorious cause. And now you're telling me you can't handle it? Do you realize how many ships we need?
: Craftsman: I'm doing my best, alright? It takes time to figure all this out.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: When the guns go off tomorrow, all eyes will be on it. That'll be our only chance...
: Cloud Knight Soldier: Harr-zaa-xi? W-who's there?!
: Yanqing: Who are you guys?
: Craftsman: An impromptu inspection. Why are there outsiders loitering in Stargazer Navalia? And a bunch of kids at that!
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Hey, kids, didn't your parents ever tell you to stay away from the Stargazer Navalia? I know it's an automated facility, but it doesn't mean you can just break in and do what you want.
: I'll take the little ones away right now.
:: March 7th: Ah, sorry, I'll take the little ones away right now.
: Who are you calling "kids?"
:: March 7th: First of all, I'm an adult. Second, I didn't just break in...
:: Yanqing: Yeah, we flew here on a starskiff! Like... woosh!
:: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Well, I'm not trying to tell you off, but this place is off-limits to the public, you know?
: Yanqing: Big sis! Let's go! I want to play in Ever-Hunt Plains!
: March 7th: Huh? Ever-Hunt Plains? Uh... yeah, sure! Big sis will take you there.
;(March 7th, Yanqing, and Yunli leave)
: Cloud Knight Soldier: Xuu haa... You should have let me...
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Shhh, the overhaul is done, and everything looks good. We should leave.
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: Yunli: Could you repeat what you just said, Yanqing?
: Yanqing: What did I say?
: Yunli: Big sis! Let's go! I want to play in Ever-Hunt Plains!
: Yanqing: Come on. Can't you read the room? Something is definitely off about the three people we just met.
: Yunli: Yeah, anyone could see that. I just wanted to hear you say it again.
: Yunli: That pink-haired fox tried to say something. I'm pretty sure he sensed something fishy. Since he's not familiar with this place, he just dropped us a hint, but you didn't seem to be paying attention at all.
: Yanqing: I knew that from the beginning!
: That Cloud Knight... didn't recognize Master Yanqing?
:: March 7th: That Cloud Knight didn't recognize Master Yanqing at all... That's really weird.
:: Yunli: What, is he famous on the Luofu or something? Not even the Cloud Knights on the Zhuming, who all know my glorious name, might recognize my face.
:: March 7th: You have a point.
: Looks like they were tampering with the starskiff production line, huh?
:: March 7th: They said they were doing an overhaul, but it looked like they had no idea how to operate the starskiff production line, right?
:: Yunli: And it's suspicious how they suddenly finished their "overhaul" and walked away as soon as they laid eyes on us.
: Yanqing: A Cloud Knight, a member from the Sky-Faring Commission, and a craftsman... They're from various departments, and the reason for the overhaul seems legit, but one of them blurted out some weird language just now. Did you hear that?
: Yanqing: I have a feeling that if we secretly tail them, we'll definitely catch these guys in the act.
: Yanqing: Follow my lead, and be careful not to blow our cover.
===Monitor the suspicious character===
;(Approach the suspects, optional)
: Yanqing: Don't get too close, Miss March! They might spot you!
;(Approach marked location)
: March 7th: Never mind who they are, let's just film them.
;(Take a photo of the suspects plotting at the scene)
;(Open Multi-Conditional Photoshoot Tutorial)
: Cloud Knight Soldier: We should have just killed those lowly beasts.
: Cloud Knight Soldier: Those little brats won't take up much space. There are boxes all over this place. Just dump them into one and no one will notice.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Cut the theatrics, Grulok. Even the slightest slip-up could interfere with Lord Mok Tok's plans.
: Cloud Knight Soldier: So, where are we heading next?
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: To check the freight skiffs. We've got a lot of preparations to do. Also, don't forget to take those crates with you.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Weapons, supplies... we've got to be well-prepared. Otherwise, we're screwed.
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: Yunli: So, are they... smugglers? What exactly are they up to?
: Yanqing: I have no clue, but they seem to be moving those crates. I've got an idea. We can hide inside the crates and follow them.
===Find a suitable box to hide in===
;(Investigate crate)
:Taking advantage of the temporary absence of the group, you cautiously approach a crate and crawl inside.
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: March 7th: Ugh, it's so cramped in here...
: Yunli: I can hardly breathe.
: Yanqing: Just hang in there...
:You hear footsteps pacing back and forth beside the crate. If someone were to open the crate at that moment, they would certainly catch you in your ridiculous hiding position. Fortunately, that doesn't happen.
:The floating mechanism at the bottom of the crate is activated. You feel it begins to drift slowly forward.
:After what feels like an entire Amber Era of holding breath in silence, you heard the sound of the crate touching down.
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: Craftsman: Let's just put the cargo here for now, alright? Then we'll move on to inspect the ships.
: Craftsman: Lord Mok Tok said that as soon as we're done, we're to board the freight skiff and leave this place.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Don't worry. I've changed the shipping schedule. You two, come with me.
: Cloud Knight Soldier: Is it just me? I keep smelling that stench of lowly beasts everywhere we go.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Don't be so paranoid.
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:The departing footsteps sound like a signal, prompting you to breathe a sigh of relief.
: Yanqing: Looks like they're planning to escape on the skiffs in Stargazer Navalia.
: Yanqing: They're keep talking about their "plans," but where did they come from? And what do they want to do on the Xianzhou?
: March 7th: They're definitely up to something bad. Wait, they disappeared? Let's catch up to them!
===Track down the suspicious character===
;(Open Trailing Tutorial)
;(Attempt to leave, optional)
: Yanqing: Where are you going, Miss March? Follow them!
;(Follow Sky-Faring Commission Member)
: Yanqing: Tread softly, breathe quietly...
: Yanqing: And make sure to keep an eye on them. Hide out of sight as soon as there's any sign of activity.
;(Idle quotes)
:Sky-Faring Commission Member: Keep looking...
:Sky-Faring Commission Member: Pay attention to your surroundings.
:Sky-Faring Commission Member: There's quite a number of things to prepare...
:Cloud Knight Soldier: The ship is paramount.
:Sky-Faring Commission Member: Mok Tok's request must be seen to.
:Cloud Knight Soldier: Understood.
;(If target is on alert)
: Yanqing: Did he spot us? Quickly, hide!
: Yanqing: Watch out! They're on high alert!
;(If detected)
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: I knew something was off. There's always this stench of lowly beasts in the air...
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Looks like those brats were following us the whole time.
: Yanqing: Why are they coming back? Quickly, retreat!
:You were discovered by the target... maybe give it another try.
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: Cloud Knight Soldier: 
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Xuu harr, I'm coming!
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;(Follow Sky-Faring Commission Member)
: Yanqing: They're leaving. We should catch up to them, quickly!
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: Yanqing: What are they up to? They're all wearing official uniforms, but I'm pretty sure they're not members of the Sky-Faring Commission, the Artisanship Commission or the Cloud Knights... This is way too suspicious.
: March 7th: Never mind who they are, let's just film them. That way, if they do anything bad, we'll have solid evidence against them.
===Photograph evidence of the suspicious character's activities===
;(Take a photo of the suspects plotting at the scene)
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Look at this, a freight starskiff with enough room to fit at least twenty of my men. I'll let the others know and have them prepare more starskiffs.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Once we're past the checkpoint, there will be beast ships waiting for us.
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Lord Mok Tok is ready. The revival of our ancient bloodline all hinges on this operation...
: Yanqing: What did he just say?... Beast ships?
: Sky-Faring Commission Member: Who's there?!
: Cloud Knight Soldier: It's those brats! I told you to get rid of them, but you didn't listen, you idiot!
: Cloud Knight Soldier: Wipe them all out!
;(Begin battle against )
:: Yunli: Borisin?!
:: Borisin: Adusa! Die, you lowly beasts!
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;(After the battle)
: Yanqing: How is this possible? How did these foxians... change their appearances like that?!
: Yunli: They're not foxians at all. They revealed their true form. They're borisin, just like the bandits I defeated on the IPC ship.
: Yanqing: Wait, that means...
: The borisin have infiltrated the Xianzhou...
:: March 7th: How did the borisin manage to infiltrate the Xianzhou?
: How did the borisin disguise themselves as foxians?
:: March 7th: What kind of trick did they use? When we were tracking them earlier, they looked just like normal Xianzhou foxians...
: Yanqing: It's not just a simple disguise of wearing our clothing and shaving their whiskers. They're somehow able to alter their appearance to be indistinguishable from foxians.
: Yanqing: They even have official IDs for the Sky-Faring Commission, the Artisanship Commission, and... even the Cloud Knights?
: Yanqing: Let me check this fake Cloud Knight's tag. Maybe it'll give us some clues.
: Yanqing: Lujun? An officer of the patrol defense squad... Wait!
: Yunli: What's the matter?
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: Yanqing: I encountered a patrol officer named Lujun before. It was a few weeks ago when we were transporting the borisin prisoners.
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: Yanqing: If they can forge official identities and move around the Xianzhou without raising suspicion... Oh no, this is bad.
: March 7th: Even worse. If you find one cockroach on the Express, it usually means...
: Yanqing: There are more borisin hiding on the Xianzhou. I bet their plan is much bigger than just stealing information.
: Yanqing: We've got to report this to the Seat of Divine Foresight!
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