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When they finally did break away Genie grinned down at Lydia trying to catch her breath. She could still go for a little more make out time but so long as they weren't interrupted she didn't think Lydia was going anywhere. Genie closed her eyes as the Dionysus girl reached up to gently tuck an errant strand of her hair behind her ear and when she opened them again she found that Lydia looked even more irresistible than ever.

"So what does this mean for us?" She asked feeling that this was kind a special moment for both of them. "I'm not really a booty call kind of gal and I'd be lying if I said I didn't like you." Genie grinned a little at this. She didn't really think Lydia was that kind of girl either. They hadn't talked about anything of the sort but the thought was already there that this wasn't just a random thing. "Do you, ya know, want to go out with me?" She giggled a little. “I mean I’m not much but I do like you a whole lot Lydia and this…well I like this a lot too.”

With the confusion cleared up and the knowledge they wouldn't be disturbed in her mind Genie was all too happy to go back to taking full advantage of this situation. She was about to say just that but then Lydia leaned forward and put the issue to rest in a much more effective way. Genie hugged the other girl close and just let herself be carried away by the soft press of Lydia's lips and the sweet taste of her breath.

Genie kissed Lydia back much more eagerly this time and as they got more into their kissing she tugged hot Dionysus girl back to her own little personalized corner of the forge where her hammock awaited. Maybe it wasn't as perfect as being back in one of their rooms but it would be better than standing around and Genie was willing to bet the Lydia wouldn't mind getting a little more comfortable so long as the kissing continued. On that matter she thought they were both in agreement.

Twenty one days of kissing rehabilitation with Lydia didn't sound so bad though Genie did hope things could maybe last longer than that. She did like the Dionysus girl and if Genie had her way she was definitely going to see if there was anything more to that happy fluttering in her stomach than just a strong physical attraction. Right now though the attraction was very strong and when Lydia came back for seconds Genie eagerly accepted the renewed attention leaning into the girl's caress and kissing her back with a little more intensity now that she had gotten over the shock.

It was getting hot in here and not just because of the forges. Genie found herself wishing that they were back in her room where she could lay the pretty girl down on her bed and properly make out with her. Genie had never been much of a girly girl to be scared of getting a little sweaty and dirty but she did feel self-conscious of the fact that Lydia looked so hot while she probably looked like a hot mess. In the end it was that thought that caused her to reluctantly pull away giggling a little in embarrassment. "Are you sure you didn't mistake me for one of my smarter, prettier sisters? They probably would have found a better place to kiss you than a deserted forge."

Genie watched as Lydia approached her. She couldn't get a good read on the situation so she wasn't really sure how this would go down. Lydia didn't look like she was mad and that was good but Genie would be lying if she said she wasn't a little anxious. Still, she could definitely agree that Lydia was the hottest thing in here at the moment as she marched across the room and that was including the forges.

Wiping her brow off on her sleeve Genie really wished that she had the time to clean herself up a little bit. She knew she looked like a hot mess but that apparently didn't matter much to Lydia. The girl matched right up to her and before Genie could even say anything she had a very pleasant surprise pressed up against her.

Quick kisses were nice but this was much better than nice. Lydia leaned into her and Genie kissed her right back closing her eyes and giving a soft contented sigh. She didn't know how long that kiss really lasted but it seemed like an eternity. When they finally did break away though Genie was smiling. "Wow..." She said in a dreamy tone. "...that was...well, wow. Guess I should have enjoyed that first kiss a little more when I had the chance huh?"

Genie was a little nervous. She had been all day. Last night she had gone rogue as it were and followed her impulses. They had led to her to giving Lydia a kiss goodnight and while she had really liked doing it at the time she had sped off really quick in embarrassment and excitement, so fast in fact, that she didn't even stick around to see what Lydia had thought about it. While not necessarily a bad thing and it had certainly seemed right at the time she realized now that by running off she was at a pretty big disadvantage. Did Lydia like it? Was it the right thing to do? These were just some of the questions in her mind and now, instead of enjoying the blissful floating on a cloud sensation that she anticipated she was wondering if she hadn’t just screwed up her chances with Lydia entirely.

The worst part was that she hadn't seen Lydia at all today and even though Genie knew they were supposed to meet up she was finding it really hard to concentrate. She hadn't been able to get any work done in the forge all day and if she wasn't careful she was going to mess up some of her projects. She supposed it would serve her right but the not knowing really was driving her crazy. Finally she decided if she hadn’t heard anything from Lydia by the end of the day she would march right over to the Dionysus cabin and see what was going on herself. She just hoped Lydia wouldn’t slam the door in her face when she did.


Lydia Shepard

"Hmm that's a good way to think of things." Genie said as she considered his point about nightmares. She didn't really understand what she might get out of her nightmares especially the irrational ones where she was running from Freddy Kruger but then again Genie didn't have many bad dreams which was probably pretty fortunate compared to many here at camp. "Some of those things I wish I could forget though like the ones where you accidentally go to school naked. Those nightmares are the worst."

Genie didn't have long to ponder over the finer points of this dream theory he had though as he was soon pushing the picture he had been working on towards her. Once it was turned right side up she had no trouble picking out what it was because it was a face that she had seen staring back at her in the mirror over the course of her entire life.

The picture itself was pretty great and incredibly life like. It was almost like looking at a photograph and Genie had never really seen anyone draw anything like it. The Hephaestus girl stared at the picture in awe, a bite of cake still on her fork and it was all she could do to not just reach out and touch it to make sure it wasn't real. Adam really had some talent and it made Genie smile that he would pick her as the subject of his work.

"Oh wow. That's a real wizbang picture. Have you always been able to do that?" It was pretty crazy to think that this guy had done such a good job but here it was and Genie had gotten to see it with her own eyes. Not only that but he had more pictures too that he showed her and each one was just as good as the last. "Have you ever thought about being an artist professionally? It looks like you've got some great talent. These pictures are all so good. Really impressive stuff."

She listened to his explanation of his work and nodded along. Genie couldn't do anything like that but she could understand where he was coming from at least. "Oh I know." She said happily. "I get the same kind of thrill when I work on a new machine or get an old engine running again. Really just doing anything with my hands. It's all an act of making things in some way or another even though I'm bending metal and melting things down I'm still doing something beautiful."

She really liked the positive outlook that Adam was giving off while they talked. It fit well with Genie's own happy view of the world. Of course Adam seemed way more heady than she could ever hope to be but he was an Athena kid after all so that made sense. For now she would leave all the philosophical fancy talk to him since he seemed to be able to put things in better words than she could and it was kind of fun just listening to him explain things in his own way.

As he spoke up again Genie discovered that Adam's interests were almost as varied as hers. She was about to say as much but she was interrupted as he thought up one more thing to tell her and it was apparently tied to her heritage as a child of Hephaestus. She wondered what it could possibly be but she didn't get an answer for a few minutes as Adam gave some instructions to his hellhound first. Still, Genie waited patiently and eventually an explanation did come but it wasn't anything that she would have expected.

A weapon? People normally turned to Genie's siblings for those kinda of things as the girl wasn't much for weapons. In fact, Genie was all but a self claimed pacifist. That said it was the job of the Hephaestus cabin to keep the camp well supplied. Fortunately she had worked on a few before but still, would she be able to do what he asked? "Hmm...I guess I'll just have to see what you've got. You never know till you try and a little look see never hurt anyone right?"

Despite Genie's reservations she was a little curious about what he was bringing her. Also, it wasn't like she was working on a sword or gun or anything. Staves could be used for nonlethal combat right? Genie sure hoped so though she guessed she could add some flowers and pink ribbons on the end if all else failed. That made everything way less dangerous. At least in her mind.

Angel returned a moment later carrying the staff in her mouth. When Adam offered it to her Genie took it and began running her hands over it and examining it with an appraiser's eye. She didn't really mind the drool. She worked with oil and fire and soot. Getting her hands dirty had never really fazed her so there were no worries there. Still, she spent a few minutes turning the staff, examining the angles and letting her mind work over the problem.

"Well it's not very mechanical." She said in a disappointed voice but she didn't hand the staff back right away. "It may be a little tricky but I can see what I can do. How attached are you to the staff?" It may take her making a new one, one that was built from the ground up to do what Adam was wanting it to do but she wasn't about to turn down a challenge if she thought she could do something with it. Genie thought she could definitely do something maybe even more than he was asking. It would just take a little ingenuity on her part.

Not a strawberry guy? The words were almost foreign to Genie who perhaps enjoyed strawberries a little too much for her own good. Still, she supposed she could understand. Not everyone could like strawberries as much as she did and if there was one good thing about him not being a strawberry guy it meant more for Genie if she wanted it. "It's a delicious cake but I've got you. Actually is kinda a shame to mess up such a beautiful creation but cakes are made to be eaten."

Genie watched as the boy pulled out some art supplies and saw him begin to work on something. She wasn't sure what it was yet but she liked to watch artists work because she thought it was interesting. Personally Genie had never gotten much past stick figures and paint by numbers but she did have a pretty strong creative side and her lack of skill didn’t stop her from decorating the forge and her room with big pastel flowers painted with all the skill of a child’s finger paint masterpiece. The Hephaestus girl liked bright colors and she was just doing her part to fill her life with as much of them as she could. Still, real artists were almost memorizing to watch and Genie found herself falling under the spell as the two of them talked.

“I guess I could see where not forgetting things could be a problem. It’s a bummer about the nightmares but at least you’re awake now and there’s no nightmares here.” Genie supposed some might make the case that the hellhound, Angel, could give nightmares but the Hephaestus girl really didn’t mind. There was a lot of stuff in the world that was way scarier so a friendly hellhound wasn’t that big of a deal. Still, having nightmares was never fun. Genie wished there was something more she could do for Adam but sometimes being friendly and upbeat did more to help than you realized.

“Hmm…I didn’t know that about the dyslexia. It’s good that you have your brother to balance you out though. Personally I’ve never been much for books either. Machines and their workins are what I get into but you probably knew that.” Genie said as she continued to watch him draw. “It looks like you found your own thing that you’re pretty good at though and that’s just a part of what makes us all different. Speaking of, whatcha drawin?”

Genie took another bite of her cake as she tried to puzzle it out. It was difficult to tell what he was really doing from this angle but it seemed to be coming along nicely. In the meantime she turned her attention to answering his question. “Oh lots of things.” She said with a giggle. “I like relaxing in my hammock or taking walks down by the lake. Hanging out with my friends or my siblings is fun. I love shopping even though I don’t have much time to go and even just taking a moment to sit around and people watch is a good way to pass the time. I guess you could say a lot of things make me tick really. What about you?"