ABC15/TwitterIt is with heavy heart that we report to you guys out on the Internet that despite the buzz on Twitter, two llamas are not on the loose again. We repeat: the greatest story of 2015 is not happening again in 2016.
We're sure you feel the same way we do upon hearing this news. We'll let Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson demonstrate our emotions at this time:
SAME, RON. SAME.
Earlier on Friday morning, NBC12 in Virginia tweeted that 2 llamas were on the loose in Chesterfield. Well, you can imagine how the Internet took the news that once again, llamas were making a break for it. Remember how glorious that day was back in 2015? Forget about the damn dress debate. The real star was those llamas capturing the hearts of the whole world.
So yeah, the Internet promptly lost its collective s--t when they saw the news:
@NBC12 We're gonna need a chopper in the air for live coverage
? Austin Hunt (@AustinHunt) April 15, 2016
@NBC12 Helicopters? Drones? Did we not invent these things for televised llama chases?
? NC Progress (@nc_progress) April 15, 2016
I will never cheer for a Marvel or DC superhero the way I do for llamas racing for freedom.
? Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) April 15, 2016
@NBC12 Here's the suspect joyriding one of them: pic.twitter.com/CbI9CPfOGV
? Michael Hackney (@MHackneyTN) April 15, 2016
WE HAVE LLAMAS ON THE LOOSE! I REPEAT, LLAMAS ON THE LOOSE https://t.co/SmjD4GCjE2
? Amanda Lasky (@AmandaWeindel) April 15, 2016
IF THERE ARE LLAMAS ON THE LOOSE AND THERE'S NO LIVE STREAM, WHY AM I EVEN ALIVE?
? Alexis Kleinman (@alexiskleinman) April 15, 2016
?? ??? The llamas have escaped again ???https://t.co/IX9dpz639r
? V? (@vuhlessuh) April 15, 2016
@NBC12 I DEMAND LIVESTREAMING VIDEO NOW.
? Amy Vernon (@AmyVernon) April 15, 2016
Llama llama llama llama RT @NBC12: 2 llamas on the loose in Chesterfieldhttps://t.co/ssrdVnGtTF #LllamaDrama pic.twitter.com/qPzPIVgMrJ
? Wade Neely (@WadeNeely) April 15, 2016
LLAMA CHASE 2016 AHHHH RT @NBC12 JUST IN: 2 llamas on the loose in Chesterfieldhttps://t.co/R4gTXUtBUi ? #LllamaDrama
? Quiet Storm (@TheInfamousMarv) April 15, 2016
@NBC12 GET A CHOPPER IN THE AIR
? Reality Protagonist (@Alex_Keck) April 15, 2016
Llamas on the loose! pic.twitter.com/Ez0wSmUxa4
? Tyler (@jtdant) April 15, 2016
Every minute that goes by is another minute that Im not seeing the llamas on the loose https://t.co/XonCJhWOc2
? Amanda Lasky (@AmandaWeindel) April 15, 2016
EVERYBODY STOP WORKING! LLAMAS ON THE LOOSE! https://t.co/dOYrLD4AU7
? susanna murley (@susannamurley) April 15, 2016
It was shaping up to be a truly incredible Friday. Llamas on the loose again?! We had all sorts of celeb baby announcements yesterday, but already today was 100% more exciting just at the mere thought of watching llamas run wild through a city again.
But then. The darkness. It came swiftly.
Chesterfield police told Buzzfeed that after receiving a call about a "possible sighting" of llamas running loose, they didn't find anything of the sort and "the call was close."
The pain hit us like a punch to the gut. And we don't think the Internet will ever bounce back from this heartbreak.
@bryandevasher Let's not the let the facts get in the way of a good story here.
? Eric Kolenich (@EricKolenichRTD) April 15, 2016
@BuzzFeedNews sigh.. this really needs to become a tradition .. especially for a friday!
? Tom Moore (@tommoore2004) April 15, 2016
@TasneemN @BuzzFeedNews @missykaybm WHY MUST MY JOY BE STOLEN pic.twitter.com/GK0VDBcvSy
? Missysaurus Rex (@missykaybm) April 15, 2016
Thought Friday Twitter was about to get going but no. https://t.co/OYKeIpl3bL
? NickBaumann (@NickBaumann) April 15, 2016
ARE THERE LLAMAS ON THE LOOSE OR NAH @NBC12?! AMERICA NEEDS THIS! #LlamaDrama
? Cafe Darkness (@cafedarkness) April 15, 2016
@TasneemN @BuzzFeedNews my llamas left me
? gibby (@soilentgibby) April 15, 2016
We were so close to establishing an annual tradition... https://t.co/E2RusBpVGP
? Izzy Galvez (@iglvzx) April 15, 2016
@TasneemN @SaraLang @BuzzFeedNews this is a llama cover-up!!
? Chris Wagner (@Cwags86) April 15, 2016
.@TasneemN @BuzzFeedNews pic.twitter.com/R1vWJlPifY
— Manoose Bolton (@ManuclearBomb) April 15, 2016
All we know for sure is that this girl is asking the real questions:
I, for one, welcome our new Llama Overlords
? kat (@bgardnerfanclub) April 15, 2016
We choose to believe this theory over the supposed "we did not find anything" story from the police.
Stay tuned for more developments regarding #llamahostages2016