Is there a reason why people are expecting the return of an old character? Did Jeph say something about it?
Why was Bench Girl ignored completely? Something is very wrong here.
She may have stood up an introduced herself to Marten two seconds after Tai said she could make a giraffe. Since there's been a fast-forward with a move indoors, we don't know how much happened between strips, including whether or not Marten accepted the weed. Since nobody's got the bag in the indoor scene, Bench Girl probably got it back, which could've happened in the course of introductions.
Alternately.... So far we've seen her (1) filling the bag of high and (2) making a sad puppy face when it's taken out of her hand. We haven't seen her eyes leave the bag of high to acknowledge the presence of the newcomers. Possibly she was already so stoned that Delilah knew better than to try to involve her in a rational conversation, and she's going to spend the next hour or so sitting in the same spot and staring raptly at the hedge.
The volcano bags aren't latex, they're more like roasting bags (nylon I think). They aren't stretchy and wouldn't tie into balloon animals. Trying it would likely break the bag and result in a lot of sad stoners.
But could a balloon-animal-type balloon be attached to a Volcano? Does the, um, vapor (guessing that's what you call what you get from a vaporizer) come out with enough pressure to inflate such a balloon?
I like Bob!
In a crowd like this one, bear-hugging everyone he meets would be totally normal and welcome... Marty's reaction is hilarious. It looks like the theme of this arc may be "Marten is immersed in an unfamiliar subculture."