That's part of why I think it's awesome weirdness though. Everything from the language, to the scenario, to the characters genuinely seems a lot more "alien" than Star Wars usually is. Little touches like "colder than a Jedi's eyes" just seem to make it a lot more imaginative than a lot of the Star Wars stuff that was coming out at the time. Or at least having a lot more thought towards the cultures that would underly the setting.