Bobby as usual can be found in the garage and working on one of his girls. Ronnie was spending the day with her father and Bobby didn't want to be a third wheel. He had a new Jag shell he was working on and he wanted to get her done in the next few months to have her ready for the spring.

The shell was up on jacks and he was currently underneath it with just his feet sticking out.

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"You know," Catalina says peremptorily as she walks into the garage. "It's hard to believe your mom hasn't put voices in all of your girls."

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"She saves that for Uncle Misha," Bobby said. "I know that voice." He slid out from under the car and sprang to his feet. There was a very big hug for his cousin. "My favorite cousin in the world. Just don't tell AJ and Suzie."

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Hugs! "Your secret's safe with me. Nice job on the Kang thing. The news while we were doing the earthquake relief was fuzzy, but I was cheering for you."

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"Thanks, but we only won because of some of our parents from the past. Talk about weird." He gave her another squeeze before releasing her. "How'd that go?"

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"It went well. I pulled an honest-to-god Rapunzel. Complete with a 'handsome prince' who was about 9 and had been stuck in a crevice. Little guy kissed my nose after he climbed out. It pays to be the girl with a constant supply of rope."

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Bobby smiled. "You are awesome and that sounded cute. Did you get a picture?"

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She nodded. "One of the Red Cross volunteers. I'll e-mail it to you."

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"Thank you. So what brings you to the home of the A-team? Just stopping by to say hi, or can I help you with something?" he asked as he grabbed a rag and started wiping his hands.

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"I come to the home of the team /whose name happens to begin with an A/ in order to discuss manicures."

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Bobby chuckled. The A-Team joke was a long running family joke started by their parents and happily continued by the kids. He looked at his hands and nails. "I do need one. It has been awhile," he grinned.

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Catalina laughs. She pulls out her little saw. "I just can't seem to keep an edge on this thing. I don't want to keep getting new ones --" even if Dad would happily buy her new ones "--all the time, or bothering Granpa Hank about it. What's your take on good metal-sharpening options?"

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He took the saw and looked at the dulled edge. "Metal is so last century," he said. "I bet I could whip up a laser cutter. You'd get cleaner, smoother edges and you'd never have to worry about it going dull."

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"Ooh. That could be nice. You could make it portable?"

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The patented Stark smile appeared on his face. "Darling, I could make it smaller than your pretty little pinky. I could even make it pink. Or whatever color you prefer."

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"I was overdosed a little on pink as a child, thanks to mom. But red, to match the toothbrush and the lipstick case, would be delightful." Familial cheek-kiss! "You're the best cousin ever."

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"Of course I am," he said with a grin. "Just make sure you tell Suze and AJ that. Often. Red it is. Let's go to the lab. I can have it done in a few minutes."

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"They'll be the best cousin ever on some other occasion," she said earnestly. "Thanks." And she'll follow.

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Bobby will lead her into the lab in one of the sub-basements and pull out a stool for her. He collected various bits of electronics from different areas of the lab and placed them on the table in front of him. "So what else have you been up to?" he asked as he started to bring the pieces together with his abilities.

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"All the stuff with the Red Cross-and-Crescent have gone well. Helped Mom proofread her new book on linguistics and Dad set up the new infirmary at the center."

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"You've been a busy little bee," he said as he worked. "Do you take any time to have fun?"

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"I'm a McCoy. Editing books on linguists is fun." Catalina grins. "I've had plenty of time to relax between things, too."

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"Good. Because all work and no play makes life very boring. Are you dating anyone, or has Uncle Misha and Logan scared away all the boys?"

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"No boys right now."

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"Girls? Don't want to limit yourself to only half of the population."

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"I'm open to many eventual possibilities that don't involve tequila and vodka."

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"Good girl," he said with a smile. "Nothing makes you have more regrets than a drunken one night stand." Bobby would know a little about this. He had enough of them.

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"So what's this I hear about your settling down?"

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"Geez. You're making it sound like I'm getting married. I have a girlfriend now. I wouldn't qualify that as settling down."

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"It's a comparative settling down." Catalina giggles.

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"Point," he said. "Try this," he said as he snapped the last piece in place and then handed it to her. "Not too powerful, but should be enough for your needs."

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"Thank you," Catalina says as she takes it and carefully cuts a shaving of bone off of her thumbnail. "Oh, this works great."

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"It should last awhile before it needs a new power source." He grinned and offered a cheek. "Who's you favorite cousin?"

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That cheek gets kissed. "You are, Bobby."

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"Don't you forget it," he chuckled. "Can I interest you in some ice cream? I know for a fact the freezer was just restocked."

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"Mmm. I could murder some Rocky Road."

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Bobby offered an arm. "I know where you get that from. Ain't no place strange."

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