These are all quickies. I'm not going to repeat that in each submission from this point on.
Incoming, unorganized rant of cannigirl-related information:
Contrary to what some viewers may think, cannigirlism is not well-known in this parallel universe. Any act of cannigirlism is usually kept secret. The U.S. government has a confidential research agency that studies cannigirls both in the lab and in the field. This agency also prevents U.S. citizens from knowing about cannigirlism in order to prevent panic. If the world were to know that most females have the ability to devour others and store them within themselves, there would undoubtedly be a gender war. Most females don't know that they're cannigirls, and most men do not realize that they are nothing but fun meals and butt padding to some females. There are underground organizations consisting of cannigirls that are trying to spread awareness among the female populace. The government attempts to fight these groups by employing private contractors who likewise employ cannigirls to dispose of parties in these organizations. Unfortunately for the government, this doesn't always go so well. (See [link].) Some of these cannigirl organizations are disguised as innocent college sororities. Some of these cannigirl organizations have small branches that influence girls of public and private high schools to start their binging at a young age. However, there are not too many instances of these groups. Therefore, most are confused when they see females with seemingly deformed or disproportionate buttocks. News agencies and tabloids report that an alarmingly number of women are getting butt implants or are wearing butt padding. Or there's some newly introduced chemical in the water or milk that's causing fat to concentrate and gather on the butts of women only. Is this input that they're receiving from the government to hide the truth? Most likely. Women are getting bigger butts, and the general population is accepting this. To think that they're eating people and that there are living human beings inside of their buttocks would surely land oneself in a mental institution. If you could even amuse the notion and get past the point that they somehow got a whole living person inside of their body without dying, you probably wouldn't accept the concept that the victim is still alive and will continue to live until the girl's death without oxygen, water, food, etc (and that at least one whole human being is inside of buttocks that doesn't look to contain at least one whole human being). There's no scientific reason for why this would work. And yet it does (because this is fantasy and we can say "fuck off" to the limits of reality, but it would certainly perplex nearly every character within this universe). Cannigirls themselves don't know how they work. They just accept it, and they eat, and their buttocks grow bigger and fill up with people like you and me. Most will continue to live in ignorance of cannigirlism. If anything, it's just an urban legend preached by conspiracy theorists and nutjobs.
Therefore, when Josh's buddies discovered the above unedited image on Josh's cellphone, they were confused. Other than asking who this girl is, they should be asking why she's taking a picture of her large butt. The one friend is on to something; maybe Josh is hanging out inside of her butt. Of course, it's an absurd idea, and the other friend doesn't appreciate the joking in the midst of a serious situation. However, as the external viewing audience, we all know that that one guy is correct. She ate Josh. She took a picture of her butt, which Josh is curled up inside of an organ immediately behind it, as a cocky testament. "Look, here's where your friend vanished to, but you'll never know this. The authorities won't know this. There's no evidence of Josh being inside of me. I'm off the hook even if I'm located." (If you're confused, be reminded that this organ that contains the victims cannot be picked up by modern medical technology. Even if the cannigirl were to be dissected, it wouldn't turn up. Upon contact with air, it dissolves; killing all within. This is one reason why killing a cannigirl in revenge of eating one close to oneself is generally a bad idea. You're aiding in the murder of the one eaten as well as the one doing the eating.)
Unfortunately for this cocky cannigirl, there is now a way of obtaining said evidence. Researchers discovered a chemical compound found in abundance within a rare gemstone that pretty much allows further magic to occur. If one has this gemstone implanted within them, they are invulnerable to the permanent effect of cannigirlism; that is, being trapped inside of the cannigirl for the remainder of the cannigirl's lifetime. If ingested with the stone, the devoured one can teleport out of the cannigirl's body upon arriving inside of the aforementioned organ. Field researchers created a new method of studying cannigirls: interview them, inspect the outside of their body, be eaten by them, interview any possible occupants, inspect the inside of their organ, and teleport out. The researchers also use this approach as a way to keep tabs on who is a cannigirl. The research agency keeps records on cannigirls and has checkups for them of every two years. If this girl were to be located and the scope of the criminal investigation got to the federal level, the FBI could employ the help of this agency to enter the cannigirl and confirm that, yes, she ate Josh. However, there is no punishment for the act of cannigirlism yet. The girl may be found guilty of some other count, but the evidence that she ate Josh cannot be brought up against her in court. Why? Because people will know about cannigirlism, and the government doesn't want people to know. She might get a breaking and entering count for getting inside of Josh's house to eat him and take the picture, but she's generally off the hook. She's found not to be guilty for Josh's disappearance, yet Josh sits inside of her, alone in the dark, freedom and liberty stripped from him, under the full control of another sentient being. Life isn't fair.
TL;DR: Most don't know that cannigirlism is a thing, which explains the confusion of Josh's friends upon viewing the image. If they knew that cannigirlism is a thing, then they would suspect that this girl ate Josh given the size of her butt and the situation. Even if she's found, she most likely will get away with eating Josh despite there now being means of obtaining evidence for the act. The government does not want people knowing about cannigirlism, and using such evidence in court would be counterproductive toward their agenda.
Incoming, unorganized rant of cannigirl-related information:
Contrary to what some viewers may think, cannigirlism is not well-known in this parallel universe. Any act of cannigirlism is usually kept secret. The U.S. government has a confidential research agency that studies cannigirls both in the lab and in the field. This agency also prevents U.S. citizens from knowing about cannigirlism in order to prevent panic. If the world were to know that most females have the ability to devour others and store them within themselves, there would undoubtedly be a gender war. Most females don't know that they're cannigirls, and most men do not realize that they are nothing but fun meals and butt padding to some females. There are underground organizations consisting of cannigirls that are trying to spread awareness among the female populace. The government attempts to fight these groups by employing private contractors who likewise employ cannigirls to dispose of parties in these organizations. Unfortunately for the government, this doesn't always go so well. (See [link].) Some of these cannigirl organizations are disguised as innocent college sororities. Some of these cannigirl organizations have small branches that influence girls of public and private high schools to start their binging at a young age. However, there are not too many instances of these groups. Therefore, most are confused when they see females with seemingly deformed or disproportionate buttocks. News agencies and tabloids report that an alarmingly number of women are getting butt implants or are wearing butt padding. Or there's some newly introduced chemical in the water or milk that's causing fat to concentrate and gather on the butts of women only. Is this input that they're receiving from the government to hide the truth? Most likely. Women are getting bigger butts, and the general population is accepting this. To think that they're eating people and that there are living human beings inside of their buttocks would surely land oneself in a mental institution. If you could even amuse the notion and get past the point that they somehow got a whole living person inside of their body without dying, you probably wouldn't accept the concept that the victim is still alive and will continue to live until the girl's death without oxygen, water, food, etc (and that at least one whole human being is inside of buttocks that doesn't look to contain at least one whole human being). There's no scientific reason for why this would work. And yet it does (because this is fantasy and we can say "fuck off" to the limits of reality, but it would certainly perplex nearly every character within this universe). Cannigirls themselves don't know how they work. They just accept it, and they eat, and their buttocks grow bigger and fill up with people like you and me. Most will continue to live in ignorance of cannigirlism. If anything, it's just an urban legend preached by conspiracy theorists and nutjobs.
Therefore, when Josh's buddies discovered the above unedited image on Josh's cellphone, they were confused. Other than asking who this girl is, they should be asking why she's taking a picture of her large butt. The one friend is on to something; maybe Josh is hanging out inside of her butt. Of course, it's an absurd idea, and the other friend doesn't appreciate the joking in the midst of a serious situation. However, as the external viewing audience, we all know that that one guy is correct. She ate Josh. She took a picture of her butt, which Josh is curled up inside of an organ immediately behind it, as a cocky testament. "Look, here's where your friend vanished to, but you'll never know this. The authorities won't know this. There's no evidence of Josh being inside of me. I'm off the hook even if I'm located." (If you're confused, be reminded that this organ that contains the victims cannot be picked up by modern medical technology. Even if the cannigirl were to be dissected, it wouldn't turn up. Upon contact with air, it dissolves; killing all within. This is one reason why killing a cannigirl in revenge of eating one close to oneself is generally a bad idea. You're aiding in the murder of the one eaten as well as the one doing the eating.)
Unfortunately for this cocky cannigirl, there is now a way of obtaining said evidence. Researchers discovered a chemical compound found in abundance within a rare gemstone that pretty much allows further magic to occur. If one has this gemstone implanted within them, they are invulnerable to the permanent effect of cannigirlism; that is, being trapped inside of the cannigirl for the remainder of the cannigirl's lifetime. If ingested with the stone, the devoured one can teleport out of the cannigirl's body upon arriving inside of the aforementioned organ. Field researchers created a new method of studying cannigirls: interview them, inspect the outside of their body, be eaten by them, interview any possible occupants, inspect the inside of their organ, and teleport out. The researchers also use this approach as a way to keep tabs on who is a cannigirl. The research agency keeps records on cannigirls and has checkups for them of every two years. If this girl were to be located and the scope of the criminal investigation got to the federal level, the FBI could employ the help of this agency to enter the cannigirl and confirm that, yes, she ate Josh. However, there is no punishment for the act of cannigirlism yet. The girl may be found guilty of some other count, but the evidence that she ate Josh cannot be brought up against her in court. Why? Because people will know about cannigirlism, and the government doesn't want people to know. She might get a breaking and entering count for getting inside of Josh's house to eat him and take the picture, but she's generally off the hook. She's found not to be guilty for Josh's disappearance, yet Josh sits inside of her, alone in the dark, freedom and liberty stripped from him, under the full control of another sentient being. Life isn't fair.
TL;DR: Most don't know that cannigirlism is a thing, which explains the confusion of Josh's friends upon viewing the image. If they knew that cannigirlism is a thing, then they would suspect that this girl ate Josh given the size of her butt and the situation. Even if she's found, she most likely will get away with eating Josh despite there now being means of obtaining evidence for the act. The government does not want people knowing about cannigirlism, and using such evidence in court would be counterproductive toward their agenda.