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Genie chuckled. Lydia seemed certain that her Hephaestus powers were just the greatest things since sliced bread. Granted Genie had always thought she was special but it was kind of neat to have someone else think that especially when that someone else was a really cute girl that liked chocolate dipped strawberries. "Well if you ever need to find me I'm usually in the forge. iPods are really easy so just bring them over. I'm always happy to help." She smiled at Lydia hoping that she really would be seeing the girl again. Who knew, maybe she was the kind that liked a girl getting all hot and sweaty in the forge. Probably not though.

The smile continued as Lydia began talking again. Genie may have been wrong but it was quite possible that Lydia was flirting with her and her idea of a strawberry picker was perfect. Maybe this was her chance to show off what she could do. "That actually sounds like a excellent idea." She said thoughtfully as she took another bite of a strawberry. Now that the idea was in her head her mind was already racing to work it out and there was no doubt she would figure it out before long. "I can definitely see the benefits and maybe if I make one just for you you'd be grateful enough to provide some fruits from your labors?"

Genie watched Lydia curiously as she took another strawberry. The girl seemed to be relaxing now which was good. Genie tended to have that effect on people when they found out that she was as nice a person as you could hope to find these days. Such as it was the Hephaestus girl was just happy that Lydia had stopped worrying so much about a few missing berries and was just enjoying herself. That’s what really mattered after all.

“I don’t know.” Genie said thoughtfully as Lydia finished. “Magic makeup powers would be nice to have too. May not seem like much but a magic makeover can do a girl good every once in a while. I’ve never been much good at all that girly stuff myself but getting all dolled up can be nice if you have someone to get dolled up for." Genie wouldn't lie. Sometimes she wished she was a little more girly. Maybe then she could get a date every once in a while. That bring said she could understand where Lydia was coming from. "But naw I don't have any dreams that fancy. I just like working on my machines and making people happy when I fix something for them. I'm sure you probably know what I mean though."

Some would have looked at the prospect of getting caught red handed with something they weren’t supposed to have as a bad situation but Genie didn’t think she would mind being caught by Lydia every time she decided to sneak a few berries. The Dionysus girl might take offense to that of course but Genie thought she would take what she got if it gave her a chance to run into Lydia again. She supposed it was one way to get the other girl’s attention after all.

Maybe there were better options for that though. Genie watched and listened as Lydia enjoyed her strawberry. She even pushed the container a little close to the other girl just in case she wanted another. “Oh I wouldn’t say it’s boring. Psychologist are all about helping people with their problems and I think it’s great that you want to help people like that.” She said in genuine interest. It was no wonder that the girl sounded so smart though. Genie wasn’t much for books unless they had fast cars or incredibly talented leading mechanic characters in them but she could definitely appreciate how much work went into studying philosophy. “Hey it’s a lot better to tell people than ‘I just work on machines.’”

The little girl opened her mouth and gave Genie a simple compliment that was just as nice and as sweet as she looked. It made the Hephaestus girl's heart melt right away and Genie knew instantly that she liked this one very much. She wasn't sure who this girl was or what her circumstances were but she expected the two of them would get along just fine.

"Thank you," Genie said in response. "And I think you're just adorable." If it was possible Genie smiled even more warmly at the girl after the compliment. A lot of people said that the Hephaestus girl really knew how to light up a room with her smile and that was definitely true in this case as Genie visibly brightened with pure delight. Coming over when the picture was offered Genie leaned down and inspected the drawing almost like a serious art critic examining a work of art. The daughter of Hephaestus was certainly no artist herself, at least not one that used paper or canvas mediums, but she did like to paint and draw at times and she thought that this looked great. "I love it and strawberries are my absolute favorite thing so I definitely approve your work."

Genie watched as the little girl went back to coloring and was just about to ask her name when she beat her to the punch. "Hope. That's a lovely name. Well I'm Virginia but you can call me Genie. That's how everyone else knows me. I'm from the Hephaestus cabin and it's nice to meet you." It was no wonder that they were getting along so well if Hope was a Hecate kid. Genie had learned long okay that Hecate and Hephaestus had a pretty good working relationship so it only followed that their kids would too. Still, it was definitely more than just that and Genie didn't want to stop their conversation yet. "Mind if I sit down? I would love to watch you draw and it would give me a chance to sneak a few berries." She said with a giggle.

Genie watched as Lydia struggled with indecision unsure why the girl was having so much trouble. She wasn't really the type to rat on anyone or throw them under the bus if they got caught and if all else failed they could just say Lydia didn't know. Besides, they were just strawberries and Genie still stood by her original point that they wouldn't get in too much trouble for eating just a few. The girl looked to be coming around though and when she finally did Genie smiled happily and began digging around in her basket.

"Who doesn't love chocolate?" The Hephaestus girl said with a giggle. Lydia wanted the finest strawberry Genie could find and when she brought out her pick she didn't think the girl would be disappointed. Genie apparently had an eye for strawberries. "Here we are. One delicious strawberry for you to enjoy. Be careful though, once a strawberry you do pop, I think you'll find it hard to stop." She said letting the last part come out in a little sing songy voice. It was good to see Lydia relax a little and stop stressing out about the strawberries. Nobody would miss them. "So Lydia of the Dionysus cabin, what do you do besides tracking down strawberry connoisseurs? You sound really smart."

The mention of automatons seemed to provide the distraction Genie hoped it would. She didn't really know of any solution for Hailey's problems but sometimes it was best just to forget about them for a while. Genie was certainly no philosopher and didn't think she had stumbled on some great cosmic truth but in her experience people usually wore out their problems in time. Eventually things worked themselves out one way or the other and life went on. Most of the time it was the hanging on that was the hard part.

Grinning her big warm grin and chuckling at her sister's excitement Genie got up and held her hands out to Hailey. "Oh yeah I've built all kinds that you haven't seen yet and I've even got some designs you can help me with too. Come on Hailey I've got a lot to catch you up on."