TheDonBot had been pacing back and forth around his chair inside one of his favorite coffee shops, staring at an object sat upon the center of his table. Joey Mousepad and Clamps were of course nearby, a few tables over. TheDonBot had been making plenty of friends in the time since he'd made his way to Vegas, despite the humans initial weariness of him and his robot companions. Quite a few of these friends had a topic they loved discussing...the potato.

Lillith, Keypunch, even that robot from Chicago, Technical, had shown some interest in the potato. But, as TheDonBot sat himself in his chair and stared at the spud on his table, he couldn't see what the fuss was. Sure, the humans loved to eat these things, but what didn't they eat? Grumbling to nobody in particular, TheDonBot slammed his fist upon the table.

"I demand to know what the big deal is!"

A meek, timid looking Thug walked up and waited to be addressed.

"Yes, kid, what?! I'm very busy here trying to figure this out!"

"Uh...TheDonBot...Sir," the kid squeaked out, sliding over four newspapers. "I don't think people are really kicking up too much a stir about that," he nodded to the potato sitting on the table, "I think they're probably talking about this... it's this newspaper that TsuDhoNimh writes...err, used to write?"

TheDonBot slipped him a twenty dollar bill and waited for him to go away. The kid didn't seem to get the hint when he got no response other than the money, so TheDonBot growled. Still not taking the hint, TheDonBot took the spud on his table and chucked it at the kids head.

"Go on, scram!"

Joey Mousepad and Clamps stood up ready to assist, but TheDonBot waved them off as the kid scampered away, cursing under his breath. As he read his way through the first, second, third and fourth issue of 'The Potato', TheDonBot began to realize what everyone had been so amped up about. The content was brilliant. As he skimmed back through the latest issue, he noted the date; almost three weeks ago.

Gesturing for Joey and Clamps to join him at his table, TheDonBot lit a fat cigar.

"Gentlemen...We need to figure this out, immediately!"

A few moments passed as TheDonBot puffed on his cigar, twisting one of his many spectacular rings around his finger.  

"...Figure what out, boss?" Joey Mousepad asked, as Clamps flexed his...clamps.

"The Potato famine!"

Shini walked into the coffee shop, taking his time exploring the city. He wasn't much of a coffee fan but he liked the smell of it. Maybe he would get a cup of tea instead and find a quite place to read. The young male was about to get in line when he heard someone yell about the potato famine.

"What about the potato famine?" He asked since the line seemed a little long and he wanted to wait until it died down a little.

From across the street Doctor_Zoidberg noticed an object go whizzing through the air in the nearby coffee shop. Curious he scuttled over quickly to see what all the commotion was about. Spying the potato on the ground and "The Potato" on the table, he quickly scooped up both the spud and the newspapers and ate them all. Feeling all the eyes in the room on him he rapidly scuttled away.

"WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB WOOB!"