Play the Hero

If this comic was in color, you'd see those solidly-toned people in the bottom left panel are green and purple. Visible transhumanism isn't really the style in Earthsphere, but there's always some passing through a station. Frankly the Infinity Braid is probably would be way weirder.
I invoke Artistic License all OVER hair, forever. Terry Moore said "I don't have capes or superpowers, so I draw hair". Yep.