I'm working on a scene where Mark is beating himself up over a mission, and I want his mind to replay every insult Cronus ever said to him. Unfortunately, I can't access my whole BotP collection at present, so I'm hoping someone here can refresh my memory. Thanks in advance!!

Darn! At the very beginning I thought you were asking for new, original insults.

I'm not sure that Cronus ever directly insults Mark. I think it is more innuendo and arrogance, that Cronus knows better than anyone else. Between the way he is drawn, the way he is written, and the way he is voiced, he comes across very condescending, particularly when dealing with team. He'd rather they get out of the way and let him do his job. But will complete them, particularly Mark, when he is not around to hear. Although, I don't know if he ever actually said them, I can hear Cronus saying words that that Red Impulse used such as "Be Man" "Be a leader" "What kind of a leader are you?".

Isn't there a scene where Cronus says something to the effect of "my friend, let's see if you can really fly that thing." EW, I'll consider insults that Cronus might have hurled at Mark. What do you think he would have said? Thanks again!

Originally posted by jublke Isn't there a scene where Cronus says something to the effect of "my friend, let's see if you can really fly that thing."

I believe so. I think that is at the beginning Space Rocket Escort, but I could be wrong. I'll see if I can find time to watch that; it should have some good ones.

Drat, I thought she wanted some other ones too....heard some great ones lately...

Originally posted by jublke EW, I'll consider insults that Cronus might have hurled at Mark. What do you think he would have said?

I'll have to do some thinking about Cronus-appropriate barbs... When I read "I need some insults", I had "You've got a mind of Teflon -- nothing sticks" pop into my head right away. Though, honestly, I don't think Cronus would say that, exactly.

EW, when I read that you and k2p2 had insults at the ready, my first thought was, oh my gosh, they've been waiting all this time to insult me ... Yes, I am an insecure nerd at heart ...

OH pick me!!! Know wonder Spectra is kicking your arse What do you call that? Mmmm I see you need some more training Didn't you listen is class...boy? And you are suppose to be a leader.. Anderson confidence in you and your team is misplaced You can't control your team And you can't control yourself Looks like I had to step in again Go home and stop playing with the men are you going to disappount me again.. oh great white eagle ( said with sarcasm) Your wasting my time and everyone elses Your actions are getting more people killed

Those are some excellent insults, LW! Based on your last one .... I wonder if it is only in my AU that Mark hears (has continually running through his mind): "Your actions WILL get your team/friends killed!"

Originally posted by jublke EW, when I read that you and k2p2 had insults at the ready, my first thought was, oh my gosh, they've been waiting all this time to insult me ...

K2, she's finally figured us out! (Just kidding!) LW, that's the kind of poem I'd expect Cronus to send to Mark in a Valentine's Day card!

LW, those are perfect! I will definitely use a couple.

Roses are red violets are blue your team got it's arse kicked and spectra is laughing at you to .....man up boy signed Cronus

lw, that's better than what I thought of: Roses are red Violets are blue If skunks had a college It would be named after you (Get your act together!)

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Your team is incompetent And you are, too. (Hey, this is kinda fun!)

Mark gets enough of these cards and he's gonna be "accidentally" firing on Cronus.

Roses are Red Cronus is blue did your plane get shot down? Oh! boo hoo keep out of our way, signed The White shadow

LW, nice to see the Eagle standing up for himself. I always found in the BotP version that Mark seemed a bit baffled by Cronus and was often at a loss as to how to deal with him. I'm assuming that the same holds true for Ken & Red Impulse?

Red Impulse is meaner to Ken than Cronus is to Mark. He really gets under Ken's skin as Ken worships him a bit, yet is constantly smacking him upside the head (usually it's verbal but not always). It's a bit of a love/hate relationship. Toward the end of the RI storyline their relationship gets a bit better.