MrPotato & Harlan
MrPotato MrPotato
Harlan Harlan
MrPotato MrPotato
Ever imagine a potato as the protagonist of a suspenseful heist? I bet we can cook up a plot where a humble spud pulls off the biggest heist in a grocery aisle. What do you think, Harlan?
Harlan Harlan
A spud pulling off a grocery‑aisle heist? That’s oddly intriguing. To make it tense you’ll need a reason why a potato would risk everything—maybe it’s not just a tuber, maybe it’s a genius mind in disguise. Give it a secret backstory, a hidden motive, and raise the stakes—what’s at risk if it fails? The more you layer the motive and obstacles, the richer the suspense. So tell me, what’s driving this spud to pull the biggest heist in aisle three?
MrPotato MrPotato
Oh, Harlan, picture this: the spud’s actually a retired mastermind, a spud‑renamed genius who’s been buried in a potato field for decades. He’s got a secret stash of stolen cash—well, secret bags of mashed‑tuber gold—hidden in the pantry of a billionaire’s fridge, and the only way to get out is to steal a high‑tech, laser‑guarded grocery‑aisle scanner that counts every single fry. If he fails, the billionaire will shut down every “healthy snack” line worldwide, turning all our kale smoothies into kale sludge, and the spud’s life will be—well, still a spud, but no more the hero of the tuber underworld. So he’s pulling the heist to keep the world snack‑worthy and to prove that even a humble potato can be a mastermind. What’s your take?
Harlan Harlan
That’s a delicious twist—so our spud is a long‑dead genius hiding in a field, now scrambling to keep the world’s snacks alive. The idea of a laser‑guarded scanner in a grocery aisle is perfect, but you’ll need to nail the “why the billionaire would shut down healthy snacks” angle. Make that threat personal, maybe something about the billionaire’s children’s future or a corporate war, so the stakes feel real. Also, give the spud a distinct voice; even if it’s a potato, it should have a signature quirk that makes the reader feel it’s the mastermind we’re rooting for. It’s a quirky premise, but if you layer the motives and the risks, it can be a tasty thriller.