Lets pretend I didn't read the original plot

Making Money pt4

After arriving at the station, I pay for my pre-booked ticket and Kain purchases a ticket in an adjacent compartment. I glance at the number on the ticket as we are lead into a compartment near the front of the train. I thought I purchased a more general ticket not business class. My ticket did however say business class so it must have been a deal that I got when I paid, because I didn't pay enough for business class. I settle into my cabin and check my email, there is one from the parents... How efficient, barely five hours and the adoption are through and my disownment all settled with a generous payoff. At least the payout is nice and they signed the name change documents. "I'm officially Rayne Shay."

I forward the documents to the academy and then notice that there is already an email from them in my inbox. I read it and then freeze. "Provisional acceptance is granted consideration for scholarship pending, fee should scholarship be denied... Holly..., I need to earn more money."

"Is something wrong?" Kain asks as he comes in the door holding his tablet while I'm speaking.

"I need to earn more money, a lot more money in the next seven weeks, or I'm am going to seriously underfunded, I mean if these is the tuition fee, I may have been too conservative with what I was expecting for rent for the next seven weeks." I run the calculations of what I had plus the disappear money from the ex-parents and then run them again when I don't like the answer. "Son of a, no ordinary job is going to be able to make that sort of money in time." I could hack maybe, but that is got to be a last result I'm still not sure what sort of correction system this world has nor the ramifications.

"ah, well I was coming in to show you this, it may be just the thing for you." Kain turns the tablet to face me.

"Model contest...."

"You are aware that your looks are outstanding, the prize money is also very good."

"well I won't contradict that I have a pretty face but I don't have the right presence, also you normally have to walk a runway for that sort of thing, and after the trip to the station you should be well aware as to the issues with that." I hadn't hit the ground from my loss of footing on the way to the train station but only because Kain managed to catch me in time.

"The modelling doesn't come until later in the contest and there is a significant prize for each contest each time they pass a stage increasing the further you go." He clicks on the page detailing the prize figures.

"Let's try it. The first stage is only photos and I should at least pass that."

"It says to supply four unique photos." Kain takes a camera out. Where did he have that? Never mind let's just get this over with.

Determined to take this opportunity to earn some quick cash and get some use out an otherwise useless ability, namely a pretty face I opened my case and pulled out three other out fits to change into. Glancing around I open the window and settle onto the chair effecting a thoughtful expression and Kain instantly takes a photo.

"Any good?" I ask and Kain nods. I should hope so, just because I didn't get to participate at home doesn't mean I don't know what I'm doing. It is only photos anyway.

I strip and change into the next outfit, when I look up after putting the shirt on the room door is closed and Kain is gone. Weird. I open the door and Kain is standing in the hallway.

"Problem?" I ask

"ah, no I just.....came to look for the next shooting area."

"Ok, what did you find?

"The dinning cart is nice." I nod and while carefully gripping the rail to prevent myself from falling completely make my way to the dinning cart. As soon as we reach it I lean against the bar counter and smile indifferently.
"perfect," Kain mutters as he appears and takes another photo. This outfit was a white dress shirt with black vest and black pants I had placed a trilby hat on my head so as to give of an air of aristocratic arrogance. With that photo taken I headed back to the room and changed again. This time into a pale blue crop singlet with light grey three quarter length pants and then tousled my hair and tied the lower half in a ponytail and brought it over my shoulder.

As I step back out Kain blinks. Not surprising since this look made me look much younger. With that in mind I stepped up to one of the nearby windows and struggled for a bit before settling on an I'm up to no good mischievous look as I seemed to peer down the corridor. After Kain takes that photo I go back into the room and change into the one dress that I had bought. It was a fashionable summer dress in deep red with beaded black roses twining up the skirt. I then brushed my hair out and pulled on the red beret.

When I walk back out again Kain does an almost comical double take. Shaking my head I ask "You have a last place?"

"There is a sort of parlour two carriages down," Kain murmurs.

"That will do then." I once again studiously hold onto the rail until we get to the parlour. As I go through the door to kids come barrelling out bumping against my side and my already suspect balance gives way sending me tumbling into the carriage and waiting for the impact with the floor.