Trash Pandas and the "trashed panda"

A drunken raccoon has gone viral, and the Rocket City's own Trash Pandas took notice.

Driving the news: The Trash Panda's official X account replied to news reports with, "COUSIN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" and "IT WASN'T ME, I PROMISE!"

• Other comments on X, noted by WAAY, included: "Sprocket would never drink bottom shelf liquor," and "There are trash pandas, and then there are 'trashed' pandas."

Catch up quick: In an incident first reported by Axios Richmond and later picked up by the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the TODAY show, BBC and many more, a raccoon ransacked a Virginia ABC store to the tune of about $250 in damage before falling asleep next to the toilet.

• It's even earned a Spotify Wrapped, via the Hanover County government, some holiday liquor recommendations, T-shirts and personalized cocktails from ABC, like the "Trash Panda Old Fashioned."
• It includes the tip: "Add a tiny pinch of smoked salt or brown sugar for a 'trash panda rummaged in the woods' vibe."

What we're watching: Sprocket's holiday drink recipe? Sprocket/splooted raccoon collab T-shirt?